mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | May 19th, 2009
Event: ‘A Night Of Champagne And Shopping’ To Raise Funds For Arts Council Of Kern
Shopping. You love to do it and now you have a great excuse as proceeds will benefit the Arts Council of Kern. Champagne and wine: you love to drink them, and well, Tobin James is a sponsor. Oh and don’t forget free limo rides home. Shopping and limo rides and art? Just how fancy is [...]
Raw News From The Nest: Condors Jersey Auction Raises Nearly $10,000
The Bakersfield Condors are always doing something. Usually it’s raising money for the community in one way or another as their mascots are literally big-time Bako celebrities. Read some news straight from the Nest:
The game-worn jersey auction that was held on eBay finished strong raising $9,880 the Active 20/30 Club, which supports local youth organizations [...]
Blaze Route Rawhide 10-5 To Split 4-Game Series
The Blaze (17-21) won 10-5 on Monday as the team combined for 10 runs on 18 hits splitting a four-game series in this weekend’s Highway 99 match-up against the first place Visalia Rawhide (25-13).
Bakersfield jumped to an early 1-0 lead with their first at-bat on a Mauro Gomez’s RBI double scoring Matthew Lawson who singled [...]
Hitmen Hand Brigade 4-0 Loss For Third Straight Defeat
The Bakersfield Brigade (0-3-1) were shutout for the second straight match by the Hollywood United Hitmen, 4-0, extending their losing streak to three on Saturday at Stadium by the Sea in Santa Monica.
The Hitmen (3-0-0) out-shot the Brigade 13-3 but could not find a way to tuck it behind Brigade keeper Victor Chinchilla (3.250 GAA) [...]
Standin’ at the Crossroads
This week I shot my mouth off, but if I’d have had any sense I would have aimed a little better.
WARNING: Sweepstakes Scams On Rise In Kern County
According to the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, over the past few weeks they’ve noticed an increase in the number of attempted scams being reported. The reports include a variety scams that include a letter or phone call advising the victim they are entitled to some sort of winnings or money.
Sheriff’s officials said the letter appears [...]
Bako Blaze Split Doubleheader With Modesto Nut
The Blaze (15-19) split a double header with the Modesto Nuts winning game one 5-4 in 11 innings and losing the second 3-2, in front of a home crowd of 335 Thursday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Nuts (20-14) took a 3-1 lead into the start of Thursday’s action, as game one began in the bottom [...]
Bakersfield Brigade To Take On Hollywood United Hitmen
The Bakersfield Brigade (0-2-1) are still looking for their first win of the 2009 season as they face of against the Hollywood United Hitmen on Saturday, May 16 at 7p.m. at Stadium by the Sea in Santa Monica.
The Hollywood United Hitmen, the replacement for the now defunct San Fernando Valley Quakes who won the Southwest [...]
Invasion Of Bakersfield Sump Toads? No, Really.
According to KBAK, “thousands of toads are terrorizing a northwest Bakersfield neighborhood.” Bad Movie. Blown out of proportion a bit? Likely.
Toads can’t terrorize people per say or strap themselves to suicide bombs. But they have been a nuisance at times in Bakersfield for years. While KBAK reports a plague of toads are infesting a home [...]
Report: Wheelchair-Bound Father Attacks Own Son, Eats His Eyes, Then Hacks Own Leg With Ax
In a bizarre news story, KGET reported that a wheelchair-bound Bakersfield man attacked his own boy’s hands and eyes, and ate one of the eyeballs out of his child’s face. This was according to Bakersfield court documents and police reports that KGET uncovered.
KGET aired a news segment on Friday morning, showing police tape and the [...]
