mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | September 30th, 2009
60 Firefighters Battle Kelso Valley Grass Fire
Kern County firefighters had to battle a grass fire fanned by 25-mile-per-hour winds in Kelso Valley on Tuesday near the town of Onyx.
Fire officials from the Kern County Fire Department said they were notified at 10:11 p.m. of the blaze in the area of Highway 178 and Kelso Valley Road. Around 60 firefighters fought the [...]
Raw News: Hungry Hunter Found By Sheriff’s Helicopter Crew
More raw news, just the way you like it. In this press release from the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, a hungry hunter was found…
At about 2030 hours on 9-26-09 the Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue Unit was notified that a hunter had not returned to his campsite on Breckenridge Mountain.
The hunter, 50 year old James [...]
United Farm Workers To Fight For Grape Picker Labor Contract At Giumarra Vineyards
The United Farm Workers announced they are making a move to help bring a labor contract and union to Giumarra farm workers. And they say it’s going to cost them.
Giumarra is located a few miles west of Bakersfield in Edison, Calif., and also in the Central Valley in Reedley. Giumarra also has offices across the [...]
That Is Not The Census Guy Knocking At Your Door
Have you already been solicited? You should have. And you might be solicited again. It’s U.S. Census time and that means people you don’t know were wandering around your neighborhood in a day and age when, well, door-to-door salesmen are almost non-existent.
It’s not that you can’t trust the U.S. Census Bureau. It’s the people who [...]
Metro Galleries Photography Exhibit Opens First Friday
It’s no longer just paintings, sculptures and sketches going on at Metro Galleries in downtown Bakersfield as two photographers have filled the studio with images from their lenses.
Metro Galleries latest exhibit showcases Susan Reep’s “Altered Landscapes” and Michael Fagan’s “Unguarded Moments” is a photography show that are best described as Realism and Surrealism.
Susan Reep has [...]
Desire
By Juliette Bartsch
It’s a hair past 5 in the morning and I’m driving down the winding mountain road that leads me from my home to the reservoir where I am learning to row. I turn the radio on to wake myself up & my curiosity for what is on the early morning airwaves is fulfilled. [...]
Garces Football Coach David Fanucchi To Step Down After 2009-2010 Season
In a Sports Monster exclusive, ESPN 1230 learned that Garces High School football coach David Fanucchi would not be returning as head coach of the Rams for the 2010-2011 season.
ESPN 1230 reported that sources confirmed that Fanucchi informed his team this week that 2009-2010 would be his last season at the helm of the Garces [...]
Hey chingpea, ‘How Do I Break-Up With Her?’
I need help to break up with a girl I’ve been with since high school. It’s been 6 years and we’re not young anymore. We’ve grown apart but I know she’s not good with change. I’m ready to move on.
Is there any way to break up with a girl and still be friends? I really [...]
KCFD Declares Arson In 6 Mountain Grassfires
The Kern County Fire Department declared arson in 6 separate fires that flared up east of Bakersfield early Tuesday morning.
The Kern County Fire Department said they received word at 3:08 a.m. of 6 grassfires along Caliente-Bodfish Road and Bena Road.
Fire officials said 60 Kern County firefighters were assigned to the blazes, including 3 patrols, 1 [...]
Man Beaten Outside Of Bar Inspired To Make $50 Film
Myron Ward is nowhere near 6-feet, 8-inches tall. But that’s how big the guy was he said knocked him out in front of a local bar, an event that inspired him to make a $50 movie.
“Sometimes inspiration can just hit you in the face,” said Ward who wrote and directed “Who Hit Me?” (2009) a [...]
