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BY DARLA A. [email protected]

TEHACHAPI — On the third Saturday of every month, volun-teers gather at First

Baptist Church in Tehachapi to fulfill a special purpose: creating Angel Gowns to dress infants for eternal sleep.

Each meeting begins with a prayer for the families who will be receiving the garments, which are crafted from de-constructed wedding gowns, suits and other formal attire donated to the ministry.

Each gown is made with love, and, when finished, are breathtakingly beautiful. Em-bedded in the silky fabric are many a prayer, as well as a few tears.

TURNING SORROW INTO BEAUTYIn 2017, Patti Browne re-

ceived a wedding dress her cousin, Susan Moore, wore in 1950 from her mother, Bonnie Moore-Moffitt. She decided to find a purpose for the vintage gown by turning the fabric into lovely funeral attire for infants.

BY EMA [email protected]

When one parent felt frustrated with administra-tors in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District who she felt were not do-ing enough to stop alleged instances of bullying in-volving her son, she took to social media.

Kami Buchanan’s post which describes bullying, name calling, inaction from the district and her son’s recent hospitalization has captured the attention of the community and has been shared by more than 4,200 people as of Friday.

From it all, she is looking for a silver lining.

“All I want is for every-one to be safe and that the school goes through the necessary steps to inform parents (of bullying),” Bu-chanan said Thursday.

Since enrolling her son, James, into the Pan-ama-Buena Vista Union School District for kinder-garten, Buchanan said bul-lying has been an issue.

“He went to Montessori preschool for years and thrived,” she explained.

When he began kinder-garten at Ronald Reagan Elementary School, she

described, there were initial instances with chil-dren calling him “gay” and “pushing him around,” but most concerning was an alleged instance on the playground.

After more instances of alleged bullying took place, Buchanan decided she had enough. She met with Ger-rie Kincaid, assistant super-intendent of educational services, to discuss transfer options.

“I heard good things about (Leo B. Hart Elemen-tary School), and I heard good things about how the principal dealt with bully-ing,” Buchanan said.

Since the transfer, how-ever, Buchanan says “it’s been chaos.”

“It seems like weekly I am hearing of something that’s happened,” she said. “James used to like to go to school, now he doesn’t. He cries himself to sleep at night, he doesn’t sleep at night, he has anxiety, he’s talked about how he wishes he could be in heaven where everyone would love him.

“He’s had kids put their hands on him — pushed,

‘Each child that receives a gown is

dressed in love’

DARLA A. BAKER / TEHACHAPI NEWS

David’s Cradle founder Patti Browne works on one of the garments.

Carol Batelaan cups a tiny hat knitted by one of the volunteers.

David’s Cradle merges with Angel Gowns of Kern County

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Parent’s post on alleged bullying captures notice from community

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With milder temperatures, Kristen Montoya paints wildflowers on an electrical box in Panorama Park Friday morning. This is the second of three boxes she needs to finish by Oct. 1. The park received paintings with a theme of wildflowers, including drinking fountains, trash receptacles and electrical boxes. The Arts Council of Kern, Supervisor Mike Maggard and the Kern County Park Department announced the Panorama Park Murals Initiative in October 2018.ALEX HORVATH / THE CALIFORNIAN

Painting in the park

BY SAM [email protected]

Bakersfield residents de-serve a round of applause, at least in terms of the city’s water usage.

So far in 2019, city resi-dents have saved 3,348 acre feet of water compared to 2013 quantities. Cumula-tively, the city has cut water usage by nearly 12 percent since 2013, an average year before drought struck the state.

“As a city, we’re doing re-ally good,” Water Resources Manager Art Chianello said. “It seems like, definitely, the residents of Bakersfield are water aware, and they’ve been using water wisely.”

The city touts the latest water news as a humble,

but important, victory. In a relatively wet year, the water savings will help re-charge the groundwater be-neath the Kern River, which had been depleted after a roughly three-year drought emergency declared by Gov. Jerry Brown.

“Through the drought, I think people got to using less water, whether or not they adjusted their land-scaping or put in different sprinklers,” said Bakers-field City Councilman Bob Smith, who chairs the Water Resources Board. “Habits were formed during the drought that have continued, because we have consistently been

Bakersfi eld’s water usage drops as residents’ behavior becomes more effi cient

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hit, just little things that kids do. Mainly, he’s incessantly name called,” his mother added. He came home one day and asked her what the word “gay” meant because he heard kids at school call-ing him that, along with a homophobic slur.

“If he ends up being gay, that’s part of his identity, and I don’t want it to be negatively associated with of all this.”

Although she and her husband have followed up with the school on several of these instances, she says school administrators do not get back to them or provide incident reports.

Hart Elementary School did not respond to requests for comment Thursday and Friday.

After the most recent bul-lying incident — James was allegedly beat up on a school bus on Monday, two days before his ninth birthday — she decided to share her frustrations on Facebook.

In the post, she recounts a meeting in December 2018 with Kincaid where “she dropped in on a meet-ing between the principal and I, and wouldn’t let him talk to me. She told me they didn’t have to provide inci-dent reports and that I was no longer allowed on cam-pus if I was going to keep pushing these issues. She dropped my purse on top of my baby and he tipped over and hit his head. She shoved me out of the office with her body.”

Kincaid on Thursday said she was aware of the Facebook post and the way she is characterized in it “is false in its entirety.”

“She has reported in-stances regarding her son, like someone has been mean to him, unkind and a recent incident involved on a school bus where a first-grader hit her son,” Kincaid said. “The principal, in all cases, has investigated it and taken appropriate ac-tion. He’s very concerned about the child’s safety.”

Kincaid explained if a child is experiencing is-sues of any kind, they are encouraged to tell their teacher, a supervision aide or another adult. Parents can make a report, and the school’s principal will investigate the situation to determine what conse-quences would follow if ap-

propriate. Kincaid also said employees are trained on ways to deal with bullying effectively.

“We try to be very timely. We want to make sure ev-ery child feels safe,” said Kincaid. “Their social and emotional well-being is our priority.”

She visited the school site Wednesday to speak with faculty about any other alleged instances of bullying among students, but she said there are no concerns currently.

Social media has also expanded the district’s view on bullying, with Kincaid saying older students are experiencing it more on-line. Students are still en-couraged to let adults know about any and all types of bullying.

After her post reached thousands of people, Bu-chanan thought it would lead to more action from the district, but she said Thursday she did not re-ceive any calls from admin-istrators. Regardless, the family is moving forward and currently on a waitlist to homeschool James through Inspire Charter Schools.

A direct result of the post, however, was James coming home on his birth-day Wednesday with a backpack full of cards and words of encouragement. Buchanan said she could not stop crying. A little kindness goes a long way, not just for her family, but children everywhere.

“When I know that par-ents read it, they must have spoken to their children about it,” she said. “Other kids are still at school, feeling how he feels. I felt so proud of our commu-nity and the parents and students when I opened his backpack. I have faith that at least the kids are going to help protect other students.”

Ema Sasic can be reached at 661-395-7392.

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She has since named this endeavor David’s Cradle.

Browne approached her pastor and his wife, John and Nita Lopez, at First Baptist Church in Tehachapi, and told them of her idea for Da-vid’s Cradle. Pastor and Mrs. Lopez embraced Browne’s idea with open arms, and gave it a home.

“A church cannot function with-out ministry to the community,” said Nita Lopez. “We have to show the community that people care, and people care about hurt and hard-ships and what we go through and let them know that there is hope in all of this. We don’t understand it, but we know that God is powerful, and he loves us, and he knows the reason. This is a ministry of hope for those who go through this.”

The ministry continued until a tragic loss resulted in an unexpected growth in operations. About a year ago, Browne received a call from Susan Linder, a Bakersfield woman who founded Angel Gowns of Kern County.

“We lost Susan last December to cancer, and she asked me to take Angel Gowns of Kern County over to be part of David’s Cradle so that we could continue this ministry and combine them together,” said Browne.

Now that both ministries operate under the same entity, Browne said she has been able to expand their outreach to Bakersfield and beyond.

Browne said the ministry is a labor of love as each gown represents a grief process, both for the families as well as the volunteers.

“I’ve helped dress a child that was lost,” Browne said with tears in her eyes. “To see that family grieving was painful.”

A GROWING EFFORTSince its inception, and merger

with Angel Gowns, David’s Cradle continues to grow both in volunteers as well as services it provides.

Currently, the volunteers include two husband and wife teams who reside in Bakersfield and travel up the hill each month to help build on the inventory.

Sally Hulsey and her husband, Jack, of Bakersfield, are two such volunteers.

This year, Sally entered two of her gowns into the 2019 Kern County Fair, and both won ribbons, first and second place, in the category of children’s garments for competitive exhibits.

“When they realized what they were, they were really moved,” Jack said of the reaction the gowns re-ceived by exhibit coordinators.

Sally said she and Jack have been volunteering for the past year.

“We started when we brought up a wedding dress that belonged to my niece,” said Sally.

Serving as a volunteer is Linda

Stivers of Tehachapi, and her daugh-ter Kerry Knight, who helps from her home.

“I pray for the baby and the family as I am making them because I feel like the prayer goes with the blanket,” said Stivers of the infant wraps she creates. “I feel like God blesses that, and that the infants are wrapped in love and covered in prayer.”

Charlene Relyea, of Tehachapi, said she was introduced to the sew-ing ministry after attending a wom-en’s fellowship at the church.

“Patti Browne gave a presentation that day, and it just broke my heart,” said Relyea, holding back her tears. “I knew that was God’s calling for me to be a part of this ministry.”

Since its inception, former Kern Medical Center NICU nurse Carol Batelaan, of Tehachapi, has been a volunteer of David’s Cradle.

“When I was a NICU nurse in the 1990s, there was nothing like this,” said Batelaan. “This is so wonderful, because it gives them closure in a beautiful way.”

HELP IS AVAILABLEIn addition to infant gowns

and infant wraps for babies too small or fragile to dress, David’s Cradle also serves cancer patients and families who have suffered tragedies by providing hats and prayer blankets in an effort to spread compassion and love. Pastor John Lopez is also available for pastoral support. There is never a cost to the family.

David’s Cradle continues to accept donations of dresses and suits of all sizes and colors, and always encour-ages volunteers to join in and share their talents. Drop-off donation sites are located in both Tehachapi and Bakersfield.

Donations of yarn, fabric, thread and other sewing items are also sought, as well as monetary donations.

For more information about Da-vid’s Cradle, call Patti Browne at 972-7172. Donation arrangements can also be made by calling Browne or at the First Baptist Church, located at 1049 S. Curry St.

More information can also be found on Facebook for both David’s Cradle and Angel Gowns of Kern County pages.

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Gathered for the David’s Cradle sewing meeting held Sept. 21 were, from left, Carol Batelaan, Jean Arriaga, Patti Browne (founder), Sally Hulsey and Charlene Relyea.

COURTESY OF KAMI BUCHANAN

Students from James’ school made him cards for his birthday, his mother Kami Buchanan shared on Facebook.

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lower than what we were since then.”

Even as the city’s water district population has grown from 135,960 in 2013 to 153,773 in 2019, water usage has dropped.

The city says that water reduction equates to ap-proximately 15.31 percent per person per day.

The water savings have occurred steadily since the end of the drought.

All those savings have come mostly from more efficient technology and changes in behavior that

were first implemented during the drought.

Chianello said the city still gets daily water waste reports through the city’s app, Bakersfield Mobile, of citizens pointing out their neighbors’ poor water behavior.

The city either talks to the person in question or

leaves a brochure on the person’s doorknob to pro-vide education on better water practices.

“It’s meant to be educa-tional and not punitive,” Chianello said.

The drought emergency officially ended in April 2017, and since that time the city has not officially

restricted water usage. The city does not expect to put in place any specific water policies in the near future, but will need residents to continue using water efficiently in order to meet groundwater sustainability goals set by the state.

“We’re not quite there yet, but we have plans to

get there,” Smith said of the city’s sustainability goals.

Given a few more wet years, the city could well be on its way to meeting those goals.

Sam Morgen can be reached at 661-395-7415. Follow him on Twitter: @smorgenTBC.

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BY EMA [email protected]

They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes, but thanks to Allure magazine, one local Bakersfield College student and aspiring cos-metologist received the oppor-tunity of a lifetime when singer Lady Gaga surprised him during a makeup lesson.

Brandon Galaz, 19, is a busi-ness major at BC who also wants to pursue a fashion degree and esthetician license to be a cosmetologist.

His Instagram page, @makeup_merlot, shows off vari-ous makeup looks on himself that feature different winged eyeliners and bold eyeshadow shades. He often draws inspiration from Ga-ga’s makeup artist, Sarah Tanno.

When he wants to be his most confident self, makeup does the trick.

“It’s there to help you give you more confidence and make you feel stronger when you’re in pub-lic,” Galaz said Thursday.

Additionally, he’s been a fan of Gaga for years, saying he loves her music and the messages of love and inclusivity she spreads through her lyrics and Born This Way Foundation, which supports the mental and emotional well-ness of young people, according to its website.

When he heard Gaga was re-leasing a makeup line — Haus Laboratories — he immediately ordered a makeup kit.

His Instagram page and use of the hashtag #MakeUpHas-NoGender attracted the likes of Allure magazine, and to celebrate the launch of the singer’s new brand, the magazine invited Galaz to attend a makeup class with Tanno in Los Angeles.

Galaz said he was asked to bring a letter of what he would say to the pop star about the im-pact she has had on his life. He was then asked to read the letter to Tanno, and unbeknownst to him, the pop star was listening as well.

While he’s reading the letter, Gaga comes up behind him to surprise him. Galaz said he was “in shock” and “speechless” when he realized it was her.

He continued to read his letter to her. “Your lyrics in ‘Born This Way’ spoke to me, ‘no matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgen-der life, I’m on the right track, I was born to survive.’ The song made me realize that I had to be me,” the letter wrote.

He told Gaga he came out as gay to his mother and sister, and they accepted him “with the blink of an eye.” His coming out drove a wedge in his relationship with his father, but “I found strength and permission to accept myself in your words,” he read from the letter.

Gaga wiped away tears in the video and replied, “You remind me that it’s important to see yourself as you see you. I’m so

proud of you.”“I want to spread a message

that you yourself can accomplish anything, even coming out will only make yourself stronger,” said Galaz Thursday.

After he read the letter, Gaga put some makeup on him, and later Tanno continued the

makeup lesson.With his Allure video and

Instagram page, Galaz hopes others can see makeup is for ev-eryone and that “it removes the stereotype that men can’t wear makeup.”

He also wants to start a You-Tube channel of his own where

he will show makeup tutorials and speak about the LGBTQ community. In the future, he would like to start a business of his own as well.

Ema Sasic can be reached at 661-395-7392. Follow her on Twitter: @ema_sasic.

BC student, a Lady Gaga superfan, gets surprise visit from her during makeup lesson

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Singer Lady Gaga surprised Bakersfield College student Brandon Galaz during an Allure Magazine video.

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BY MAUREEN [email protected]

The Bakersfield Police Department arrested 17 people earlier this week during a “John sting” oper-ation targeting those pos-sibly involved in human trafficking or sex work on Union Avenue.

Those 17 people were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of either solic-

itation of prostitution, loitering for the purpose of prostitution, or arranging a meeting for sex acts with a minor.

Additionally, one person was arrested for a felony warrant and another was issued a citation for jaywalking.

Sex trafficking and sex work are both “very prev-alent” on Union Avenue

year round, but officers do see a spike in activity when the Kern County Fair is in town, said BPD public information officer Sgt. Na-than McCauley.

Bakersfield police re-ported the following arrests were made:� Eight people were ar-rested on suspicion of solicitation of prostitution: Ezekiel Aguas-Rojas, 54;

Luis Millan, 26; Andrew Mercado, 24; Jose Ayala, 25; Rolando Figueroa, 54; Saul Cruz-Ambriz, 31; Angel Cervantes, 19; and Hugo Alvarez, 21.� Another eight were arrested on suspicion of loitering for the purpose of engaging in prostitu-tion: Gustavo Flores, 35; Efrain Aguirre, 42; Martin Gutierrez, 51; Hilario San-

tos-Martinez, 20; Jose Ar-gueta, 35; Alexander Rubio, 32; Alfonso Chacon, 34; and a minor.� Juan Galvan, 43, was arrested on suspicion of meeting a person believed to be under 18 for sex acts.

BPD typically arrests about 20 people in these operations, which the department conducts fre-quently, McCauley said.

Doug Bennett, founder of Magdalene Hope Min-istry, a nonprofit offering support to women trapped in sex work and slavery, said the Kern County Fair tends to attract some people who traffic human beings for sex to Union Avenue.

They come from far away to sell their “product” to the people visiting the fair, he said, sometimes from as far as Las Vegas, Bennett said.

But Bennett wants those involved in sex trafficking

or sex work to know what happens on Union Avenue doesn’t have to stay on Union Avenue.

“Oftentimes we vilify a prostitute, and most of the people I talk to think they’re out sleeping with people and doing it because they want to,” Bennett said. “But about half are being prostituted against their will.”

Louis Gill, director of the Alliance Against Family Violence & Sexual As-sault and the Bakersfield Homeless Center, focused on the prevalence of hu-man trafficking and sex work, saying “it’s under our noses.”

“It’s not just a contained thing and people are harmed. It’s not just some-thing that happens in that neighborhood,” Gill said. “Every person working Union is someone’s baby. That was someone’s child at one point.”

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Reader: Uh, no (“Can you imagine Ba-kersfield without oil? EPA does,” Sept. 25). That’s a big no, Robert Price. I think #Kern County should give up its oil pro-duction at the exact same time that all Cal-ifornia citizens give up their cellphones, health care products, vehicles, bus trans-port, bikes, sports, computers, clothing (this could go on forever) — all petroleum products.

Because getting all of the components of our lives from Saudi Arabia and other for-eign countries is not #winning. Local jobs. Local schools. Local nonprofits. Our public safety officers. All benefit. And produced using the highest standards — this is what

California-pro-duced oil and gas provides.

Loved your col-umn on this, by the way.

— Tracy Leach

Price: You’re ex-actly right about this, Tracy: Kern County oil ob-serves the strictest

extraction standards on the planet, rep-resents an essential component in a wide range of products and processes, and bol-sters the local economy in a vital and dra-matic way. Today, as a global commodity, oil is substantially irreplaceable.

But it’s not completely irreplaceable. California’s 32 million cars and trucks represent the state’s largest category of greenhouse gas emitters. Transitioning all vehicles to electric is an achievable if com-plicated goal that the state fully intends to undertake. The technology (battery capac-ity, mainly) isn’t there yet, and neither is re-charging infrastructure, but the market is solid, almost to the point of thriving. Con-sumers and carmakers alike have bought in more quickly and enthusiastically than anyone could have expected.

Should a greatly diminished market for gasoline ever come to pass in California, the local industry would suffer tremen-dously and we in Kern County would all feel it. Demand for petroleum derivatives used in manufacturing should remain strong, at least, although some industries may be able to switch to other constituent ingredients. For example, transportation officials might one day look at replacing road asphalt — pretty much just oil and gravel — with a paving product made from desert sand.

Kern County has been needing greater economic diversification for decades, and that’s still the case whether oil remains part of the equation or not. Today’s politi-cal and environmental climate ratchets up the urgency considerably. Yes, oil is a deep-seated part of Kern County history and culture. Yes, the local oil industry has been a central contributor to the economy as a well-paying employer, as a major payer of property tax, and as a generous philan-thropic citizen. But California fully intends to “manage” it out of existence.

The governor’s office is keenly aware of the price Kern County — and thus the state — will pay if the localized economic contributions of the oil industry are not fully accounted for. Kern County, which has been called the Appalachia of the West, is already a net recipient of state aid. Its low educational attainment levels make it a less desirable landing spot for certain industries. If Kern County oil is truly going away, the region’s economy will need a state-assisted infusion perhaps unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Might Sacramento help lure information tech-nology companies to Kern County with grants, public-private partnerships or tax

mega-incentives? Might the University of California team with Bakersfield College or other institutions to create a training institute capable of imbuing a new-gen-eration workforce with not-yet-identified skills? Nothing is really on the table, which means everything is on the table.

California has been and will continue to be a leader in fighting climate change, no matter what President Trump or anyone else has to say about it. Consequently, Kern County has been and will continue to be a subject of great interest to state reg-ulators, economists and futurists. We can squawk about it while the state imposes its will or we can come to the table with ideas. The time to decide is now.

Reader: Really good story by Steven Mayer (“Does Oildale need another supermarket? Residents say yes, please!,” Sept. 23). Yes, it is important to many of us to have another choice besides Walmart. Oildale could use another market — too bad the old Alpha Beta at 731 Airport Drive is going to be our third gym instead.

In June, I sent letters about Oildale’s need for more grocery stores to Aldi, WinCo, Wood-Dale Market and Foods Co. Also I sent letters to Farmer Boys, Habit Burger Grill, Blaze Pizza, In-N-Out and Checkers, inviting them all to Oildale. I have lived here 57 years and would love to see Oildale prosper.

I told them all that their companies would be perfect fits and very welcome in our community: “With our economy doing great things, it would be a win/win. Your business, with its great value, is what Oildale needs and now is the time to leap.”

— Fred and Linda Enyeart

Price: I like to believe companies like those you’ve contacted actually listen to enthusiastic local residents, and I’ll bet they do. You do a great service to Oildale, Fred and Linda.

Reader: My letter to Sound Off regard-ing fracking published Sept. 21 was not

intended to criticize the messenger.I had hoped to entice The Californian to state in print that there was no known relationship between fracking and harm to groundwater. Your reporter did an ex-cellent job of doing that. Thank you, Mr. John Cox.

I would hope that in the future, that whenever a letter or article states that such a relationship exists, that the messenger would point out that such a relationship does not, in fact, exist. That’s what I hope, not what I expect. In the meantime, some-body might point this out to the governor, not that that would make any difference. His mind is made up. Politicians do not let facts get in the way of developing whatever plan they have devised. His is to destroy the oil business.

— Byron Ayme

Price: We should indeed be correcting provably false claims and assumptions about fracking. Part of the problem with the fracking debate is that people confuse that practice, which involves injecting water and chemicals into the ground to crack open underground, oil-bearing rock formations, with other extraction practices that also involve injecting water under-ground. In the case of one such practice, naturally occurring saltwater that comes up from the ground with crude oil is then returned to the earth.

As John Cox reported this past week, a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey concludes that particular oil field activity has lowered the quality of groundwater in western Kern County, making it saltier and possibly affecting nearby irrigation sources but not harming drinking water. But it doesn’t involve fracking.

Reader: In 1890, James Ben Ali Hag-gin and Lloyd Tevis formed the Kern County Land Co., which was purchased by Tenneco Inc. in the late 1970s, and later became Tenneco West. In 1984, Tenneco West built an office building at the corner of Ming Avenue and Old River Road, and started the development of

Haggin Oaks, all in an effort to pull the city to the south and the west.

Haggin Oaks exists today because of Tenneco’s foresight. But no place in your article (“Where We Live: 25 years after the Battle of The Marketplace, Haggin Oaks is at peace,” Sept. 1) is Tenneco even men-tioned. Besides donating land, funding schools and many other civic activities, the southwest part of Bakersfield exists today through Tenneco’s efforts.

Do a little more research. At least a mention in your article would have been appreciated.

— Bradley Troxel

Price: You are correct, both on the local relevant history of Tenneco West and on the fact that I should have included it.

Reader: Valerie Schultz’s Sept. 22 piece, titled “Grateful for an anniver-sary waltz,” was really good. It meant a lot to me because it seemed to really reflect my wife and me at this point in our lives. Thank you, Valerie, for sharing these per-sonal feelings.

— Douglas Blankenship

Reader: Just wanted to point out to you that the foreground picture you show in your column, “Can you imagine Ba-kersfield without oil?,” is not alfalfa, it is wheat. LOL.

— Dave Herren

Price: Duly noted. I’m a suburban kid. I’ve always harvested my crops from the gro-cery store’s vegetable aisle.

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Reader: Your Sept. 27 Opinion section has a political cartoon that is nothing more than a cheap shot. It shows an alien landing a spaceship outside the White House and telling a Republican elephant, “Take me to your leader.” The Republican answers, “Not unless you have dirt on Joe Biden.”

Does this mean that The Californian endorses Joe Biden telling Ukraine lead-ers they have six hours to fire a prosecu-tor that is investigating Joe Biden’s son

and if they don’t, he, Joe Biden, will not turn over money that is supposed to go to Ukraine? Oh, by the way, the prosecu-tor got fired.

— Irene Edmonds

Price: Political cartoons are, almost by definition, cheap shots. They boil down complex issues to single punch lines.

Does publishing this one, by Steve Sack of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, mean The Californian believes in Biden’s

complete innocence in this matter? No. Does publishing a recent cartoon lam-pooning Biden’s bumbling performance in a Democratic debate, coincidentally also drawn by Steve Sack, mean The Californian opposes Biden’s quest for the presidency? No.

It means we seek out opinions from multiple perspectives, both in cartoons and syndicated columns. Apparently, Sack is also an equal opportunity cheap-shot artist.

Editorial cartoonist Steve Sack of the Minneapolis Star Tribune on the Ukraine controversy: Does publishing the cartoon on the left mean The Californian supports Joe Biden? Does publishing the one on the right mean the newspaper opposes Biden?

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Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1 atSt. Francis of Assisi Church, 900 H Street in Bakersfield, for Arthur Ghilarducci,beloved father, grandfather and longtime Buttonwillow resident, who passedaway peacefully Sept. 20, 2019 at age 93. Art was born April 16, 1926 in Bakersfield to Joe and Natalina Ghilarducci ofButtonwillow. He attended Buttonwillow Elementary School and Kern CountyUnion High School in Bakersfield. As a high school senior, Art drove the highschool bus for students between Buttonwillow and KCUHS. While attendingBakersfield College, Art was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. Heserved in the South Pacific from 1944-46. Art returned to Buttonwillow to work in the family grocery store,Ghilarducci’s Market. He married Eleanor Riccomini on May 9, 1948 at St.Mary’s Catholic Church in Buttonwillow. Art and Eleanor were blessed withthree children: Eileen, Albert and Margaret. In 1960, Art became a cotton farmerin the Buttonwillow area. Art and Eleanor were involved in many of Buttonwillow’s community, churchand school activities. Art belonged to St. Mary’s Church Council and Men’s Club.He was a member of the Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce from 1955-2019,serving as president in 1969-70 and as Honorary Mayor in 2001. Art was a lifemember of the Buttonwillow PTA and an officer in the Shafter High School PTA.He was a commander of American Legion Post 674 and an officer in the Veteransof Foreign Wars Post 9282. He was an honorary member of the Cub Scouts. Art and Eleanor co-chaired the Kern County Heart Association for theButtonwillow area. Art was instrumental in the creation of the ButtonwillowHealth Center. He helped found what is now Buttonwillow’s annual Fall FarmFestival. In 1993, he and Eleanor served as grand marshals in the festival parade.In 1970, as president of Buttonwillow’s Chamber of Commerce, Art dedicated24.5 miles of Interstate 5 from Stockdale Highway to County Line Road. In 1996, Art was honored by Pope John Paul II and awarded the BenemerentiMedal in recognition of his outstanding service to the Catholic Church andsociety. In more recent years, Art enjoyed visiting with patrons and employees ofWillow Ranch Restaurant near Buttonwillow. Art was preceded in death by Eleanor in 2018; son-in-law Randy Berry; sisterAnita Merlo; brother Leo Ghilarducci; and brothers-in-law John Merlo and GeneGaribaldi. He is survived by daughter Eileen Ghilarducci of Bakersfield; sonAlbert (Sharon) Ghilarducci of Buttonwillow; and daughter Margaret Berry ofBakersfield; sister Joan Garibaldi; grandsons Stuart and Nicholas Berry and Jason(Amber) Ghilarducci; great-grandchildren Faith, Sienna and Gino; aunt OlgaJacobs; sister-in-law Flora Ghilarducci; and numerous cousins, nieces andnephews. Pallbearers will be Stuart Berry, Nicholas Berry, Jason Ghilarducci, LarryMerlo, Anthony Ghilarducci, Mark Garibaldi and Michael Riccomini. Honorarypallbearers will be Roberto Lucas, Tom Vontz and Ernest Antongiovanni. Burialwill take place at Union Cemetery. The family would like to thank: Stuart Berry for the five years he cared for hisNonno Art; Dr. David Dougherty; and Alicia Webb and the staff at Carrington ofShafter. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American HeartAssociation or charity of your choice. Art, who loved trains, is now riding the rails with the angels.

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GEORGE LOUIS STREITJuly 28, 1932 - September 25, 2019

After a long battle with Alzheimers, George cannow rest in peace. A New York native, his life wasfull of adventure, education, and work that he loved.After serving in the United States Navy, hegraduated from NYU and began his career as aMechanical Engineer. He is survived by his children: Lori Streit Glagola(Bruce), Jackie McAndrews (Pat), Steven Streit(Wendy), and step daughter Kimberly DaleCrawford (Allan). He has 8 grandchildren and 2great-grandchildren. Married to Joy Siler Dale for 39years. Life was full of travel, golf, friends, and love. No funeral services are planned. Remembranceof George will be held at a later date. In lieu offlowers, please consider donating to the AlzheimersFoundation.

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23. Service 2 p.m. Oct. 2, Bakersfield National Cemetery.

Steven Thomas Mathias Jr., 64, Bakersfield, Sept. 25. Memorial service 2 p.m. Oct. 5, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 4500 Buena Vista Road. Greenlawn Funeral Home, Southwest.

SERVICES PENDINGMargaret Ann Noel, 72, Bakersfield,

Sept. 24. Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary.

Patricia Ann Sutton, 66, Bakersfield, Sept. 25. Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary.

NO SERVICESDonna Ruth McNew, 65, Bakersfield,

Sept. 26. Greenlawn Funeral Home, Northeast.

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A 700-bed detention facility in McFar-land is no longer housing inmates as of Thursday following a decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom to phase out the state’s use of private prisons and to “end the out-rage of private prisons once and for all.”

The California Department of Cor-rections and Rehabilitation announced Friday it will no longer use the Central Valley Modified Community Correctional Facility and will end its contract Monday with the private prison company, GEO Group Inc.

“Private, for-profit prisons have been used for many years to help the state over-come prison overcrowding challenges, but it is time to end our reliance on them,” Newsom said in a CDCR release.

Any inmates housed at the Central Val-ley Modified Community Correctional Fa-cility as of Thursday were either paroled, sent to other community-based facilities or sent to other prisons to carry out their sentences, said Terry Thornton, deputy press secretary for CDCR. Thornton was unsure how many inmates were housed at the facility, and specifics of the inmates’ locations were not disclosed.

In 2013, CDCR entered into a five-year lease agreement with GEO as a way to ease the overcrowded state prison system. GEO operates at least two other private prisons in McFarland, the Golden State Modified Community Correctional Facil-ity and the McFarland Female Commu-nity Reentry Facility.

“We appreciate our long-standing relationship with CDCR,” a GEO spokes-person said in a statement. “We’re proud of the valuable services provided by our dedicated employees at the Central Valley facility for the thousands of individuals who have benefited from our state-of-the-art rehabilitation and community reentry programming.”

Any CDCR employees working at the Central Valley facility will be transferred to other positions within the department, Thornton said.

“We are thankful for the dedication of our employees who have faithfully served this mission at the Central Valley facility, and we are committed to assisting them in this time of professional transition,” GEO said. “We are pleased to have been able to provide cost-effective solutions for California’s taxpayers when the state’s prison system faced capacity constraints.”

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Bakersfield police have arrested a man on suspi-cion of fraudulently using a stolen debit card, and continue to look into his possible connection to burglaries.

Kyler Jiminez, 25, was arrested Thursday after police executed a search warrant at his residence and recovered items from burglaries, police said.

Officers had been looking for a suspect or suspects for questioning about mul-tiple burglaries and thefts from unlocked vehicles between Sept. 20 and 21. The person or people were sought in the burglaries of multiple apartments at 2501 Bernard St. that happened while the victims were home asleep, police said.

Police said the investi-gation into the burglaries continues.

The Bakersfield Po-lice Department has determined threats made against Thomp-son Junior High School Thursday night were not credible, the depart-ment reported Friday.

The BPD said officers responded to a residence in regard to threats posted on Instagram by one of the school’s former students. The BPD said the post con-tained a picture of several firearms.

The photo was deter-mined to be from a news article written in Sacra-mento, the BPD said. Police contacted the former student and he cooperated with the investigation.

While the BPD said the threats were not credible, officers are still investigat-ing the matter.

Police ask that anyone with information contact them at 327-7111.

A Kern County Superior Court judge denied a motion to dismiss charges against a Kern County sheriff’s dep-uty who is accused of crimes for which he was already tried and pleaded guilty to in fed-eral court.

In September 2018, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office filed multiple felony charges against Logan August after he already pleaded guilty in

federal court for conspiring to sell pot.

The federal court case stemmed from an FBI investigation that found August and fellow deputy Derrick Penney stole 25 pounds of pot from evi-dence lockers and resold it in 2014.

A District Attorney’s Office investigation subsequently revealed the two deputies stole an additional 350 pounds of marijuana than was orig-inally believed as well as other previously unknown alleged crimes.

Earlier this year, August’s attorney, David Torres, filed a motion to dismiss the district attorney’s charges, citing doubly jeopardy, or punishing a person for the same crime twice.

When August was indicted, then-District Attorney Lisa Green noted it’s not double jeopardy to charge him in connection with crimes already faced in federal court because federal and state court are separate jurisdictions. A person can be tried in federal court for an offense then stand trial in state court for the same act, and vice versa, she said.

Police arrest man accused of using debit card stolen while residents slept


Kern County Fair leaders have released an official statement in response to allegations that they grossly mismanaged tax-payer funds for years.

A state auditor’s report released in August details widespread instances of violations of state law and workplace misconduct at an unnamed county fair.

For the last several days, employees and former employees of the fair have

said to numerous local media, including The Californian, that the inves-tigation pertains to Kern County.

The claims have cast doubt over the fair as it wraps up its second week of festivities.

In response to the questions, Kern County Fair CEO Mike Olcott and Chairwoman Blodgie Rodriguez released a state-ment Friday evening.

The statement is, “Due

to California whistleblower law, we are unable to dis-close the name of the fair that was the subject of the State Auditor’s report last month.”

The statement echoes a claim made by the State Auditor’s Office, which said it could not reveal the name of the fair due to the state whistleblower law.

It remains uncertain if the fair in question will ever be unveiled by the state.

Fair officials continue silence regarding allegations they mismanaged taxpayer funds

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complaint might well be the work of “a partisan operative.”

The White House acknowledged that a record of the Trump phone call that is now at the center of the impeachment inquiry had been sealed away in a highly classified system at the direction of Trump’s National Security Council lawyers.

Separately, Trump adviser Kel-lyanne Conway told reporters that the whistleblower “has protection under the law,” something Trump himself had appeared to question earlier in the day. He suggested then that his accuser “isn’t a whis-tleblower at all.”

Still at issue is why the rough transcript of Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukraine’s presi-dent was put on “lock down,” in the words of the whistleblower. The CIA officer said that divert-ing the record in an unusual way was evidence that “White House officials understood the gravity of what had transpired” in the conversation.

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BY JOHN FLESHER AND EMILY SWANSONThe Associated Press

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Turn off the lights when they aren’t needed? Check. Lower the thermostat a few

degrees in winter? Maybe. Go full-time vege-tarian? Probably not.

Americans are willing to go only so far in engaging in habits that conserve energy and reduce emissions that are warming the planet, according to a new poll by The Asso-ciated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll adds to research showing that many take modest steps they consider convenient and feasible — and good for their pocketbooks. But actions that would involve significant lifestyle choices such as diet or transportation are a tougher sell.

Roughly 9 in 10 Americans say they often or always turn off unnecessary lights, includ-ing 6 in 10 who do so all the time.

About half often or always set the thermo-stat at 68 degrees or lower in winter to reduce heating, while slightly fewer say they keep summertime air conditioning temperatures at 76 degrees or higher.

“It has to be pitch dark outside for me to turn a light on,” said sandwich shop worker Tay Harris, 25, of Terre Haute, Ind., who said she wants to help with climate change and considers it common sense to save electric-ity. “If you have the beautiful sun that God blessed us with, use it.”

The poll found about 2 in 10 Americans often or always use public transportation, carpool, bike or walk instead of driving, while nearly 3 in 10 do so some of the time.

Similarly, while only 5 percent say they always eat vegetarian meals, another 13 percent said they often do so and 37 percent said they sometimes do. Meat production contributes to global warming in numerous

ways, scientists say. It generates manure that releases methane to the atmosphere and encourages destruction of forests that store carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas, to clear land for pasture and livestock feed crops.

Overall, 14 percent said they frequently plant trees. About 6 in 10 city dwellers said they rarely or never plant trees, as opposed to about half of those living elsewhere.

Climate concern isn’t the only reason Americans conserve energy. Previous re-search by The AP-NORC Center suggests an-other motive is saving money. The latest sur-vey, conducted last month, shows that some people who don’t believe in climate change routinely take some actions, such as turning off lights and limiting use of heat and air conditioning. So do many who acknowledge

BY DAVID CRARYAP National Writer

There will be some differences — and some constants — over the coming days as the New Light congregation observes Rosh Ha-shana, the Jewish New Year, for the first time since three of its mem-bers were among 11 Jews killed by a gunman nearly a year ago at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

The man who last year blew New Light’s shofar, the ram’s horn trumpet traditionally sounded to welcome the High Holy Days, was among those killed. Richard Gottfried, 65, a dentist nearing retirement, was one of the con-gregation’s mainstays in reading the haftara, a biblical passage that follows the Torah reading.

In Gottfried’s place, the shofar will be blown this year by the congregation’s rabbi, Jonathan Perlman. And the venue for the services will not be the Tree of Life synagogue, the site of the massacre. All three congregations that shared space there have been worshipping at neighboring syn-

agogues since the attack on Oct. 27, 2018.

However, Perlman’s wife, writer Beth Kissileff, said the congre-gation plans no changes in the substance of its services over the two-day holiday that starts Sun-day evening.

“I feel conducting Rosh Ha-shana prayers as we have in the past is a form of spiritual resis-tance,” Kissileff said. “Part of our defiance of what the shooter was trying to do is to conduct our reli-gious lives with as much normal-ity as possible.”

A week ago, looking ahead to the New Year holiday, Kissileff wrote a first-person article for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency describing how her congregation was coping.

Referring to the shofar, she said the horn’s sounds are intended to resemble wailing.

“That won’t be hard; there is plenty to wail about this year,” she wrote. “We need to hear this

Energy-saving habits vary in popularity

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In this April 10 file photo, rush-hour traffic heads west, right, and east, left, along the Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia. According to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released on Friday, Americans have mixed feelings about changing personal habits to conserve energy and reduce emissions that are warming the planet.

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A sign hangs on a fence surrounding the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Sept. 17. The first anniversary of the shooting at the synagogue that killed 11 worshipers is Oct. 27.

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UNITED NATIONS — Insist-ing he wasn’t making a threat, Pakistan’s leader denounced his Indian counterpart on Friday and warned that any war between the nuclear rivals could “have con-sequences for the world.” India’s prime minister took the opposite approach, skipping any mention at the United Nations of his gov-ernment’s crackdown in the dis-puted region of Kashmir.

“When a nuclear-armed coun-try fights to the end, it will have consequences far beyond the borders. It will have consequences for the world,” Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a wide-ranging, at times apparently extemporaneous U.N. General As-sembly speech in which he called Modi’s actions in Kashmir “stupid” and “cruel.”

“That’s not a threat,” he said of his war comments. “It’s a fair worry. Where are we headed?”

An hour earlier, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ad-dressed the U.N. meeting with a speech that focused primarily on his country’s development, though he warned of the spread-ing specter of terrorism. He never mentioned Kashmir directly.

India and Pakistan have fought two of their three wars over the Himalayan region. They’ve been locked in a worsening standoff since Aug. 5, when Modi stripped limited autonomy from the portion of Kashmir that India controls.

Modi’s Hindu nationalist gov-ernment imposed a sweeping military curfew and cut off res-idents in the Muslim-majority region from virtually all commu-nications. Khan said there were 900,000 Indian forces in the region policing 8 million Kashmiris.

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The whistleblower com-plaint alleges that Trump used his office to “solicit interference from a foreign country” to help himself in next year’s U.S. election. In the phone call, days after ordering a freeze to some military assistance for Ukraine, Trump prodded new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to dig for potentially damaging material on Democratic rival Joe Biden and volun-teered the assistance of both his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, and U.S. Attorney General William Barr.

Pelosi refused to set a deadline for the probe but promised to act “expedi-tiously.” The House intel-ligence committee could draw members back to Washington next week.

Pelosi said she was pray-ing for the president, add-ing, “I would say to Demo-crats and Republicans: We

have to put country before party.”

At the White House, it was a senior administration official who acknowledged that the rough transcript of Trump’s conversation with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy had been moved to a highly clas-sified system maintained by the National Security Coun-cil. The official was granted anonymity Friday to discuss sensitive matters.

White House attorneys had been made aware of concerns about Trump’s comments on the call even before the whistleblower sent his allegations to the intelligence community’s inspector general. Those al-legations, made in mid-Au-gust, were released Thurs-day under heavy pressure from House Democrats.

All the while, Trump was keeping up his full-bore attack on the whistleblower and the unnamed “White House officials” cited in the complaint, drawing a warning from Pelosi against retaliation.

Late Thursday, Trump denounced people who might have talked to the whistleblower as “close to a spy” and suggested they engaged in treason, an act punishable by death. Then on Friday, he said the per-son was “sounding more and more like the so-called Whistleblower isn’t a Whis-tleblower at all.”

He also alleged without evidence that informa-tion in the complaint has been “proved to be so inaccurate.”

Pelosi told MSNBC, “I’m concerned about some of the president’s comments about the whistleblower.”

She said the House panels conducting the impeach-ment probe will make sure there’s no retaliation against people who provided in-formation in the case. On Thursday, House Dem-ocratic chairmen called Trump’s comments “witness intimidation” and suggested efforts by him to interfere with the potential witness could be unlawful.

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the planet is warming but think it’s happening natu-rally, instead of from human activities.

Jon Dahlstrom, 77, who lives in Iowa’s Lynn County, said climate change is real but described the idea of people causing it as “kind of grandiose thinking.” Still, he often dims the lights and sometimes adjusts the ther-mostat to limit energy use.

“That’s just to help lower the bills, or get to where I feel comfortable,” the retired elevator mechanic said.

Still, the poll found that people who believe in cli-mate change are more likely to take environmentally

friendly steps than those who don’t. For example, more than half of those who think climate change is hap-pening often or always set the thermostat at 68 degrees or lower in winter, while about 4 in 10 of the nonbe-lievers do so.

The poll found that 19 percent of those who be-lieve climate is warming use alternatives to driving, compared to 7 percent of the nonbelievers.

Among climate change believers, those who think their actions can make a difference are slightly more likely than those who do not to take some climate-friendly actions. For example, about 8 in 10 of those who believe their actions matter say they at least sometimes keep the

thermostat lower in win-ter, compared with about 7 in 10 of those who don’t think their actions make a difference.

Feasibility is a big factor with some actions. While 30 percent of those who live in urban areas say they frequently use alternatives to driving, just 14 percent of those in suburbs or rural areas do the same.

“I’m out in the middle of the county in Iowa, so there is no public transportation,” Dahlstrom said.

George Johnson, 48, a barber in Deltona, Fla., said he rarely uses public transportation but is wor-ried about climate change and keeps his driving to a minimum.

“You’ve got to start some-where,” he said.

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wailing, and be induced to wail ourselves, so that we can change.”

She also noted that many members of the congrega-tion, which numbers about 100 families, deepened en-gagement in their faith and their community over the past year by attending ser-vices more regularly, learn-ing or relearning the skills needed to serve as cantors, or making an effort to learn Hebrew.

As Rosh Hashana arrives, Kissileff wrote, “all American Jews, shocked to our core at the resurgence of violent an-ti-Semitism here — a coun-

try to which our ancestors immigrated as a haven from such things in the rest of the world — will hear the shofar as a wail and scream.”

“However, this deep trauma we have experi-enced also means we can and need to think about how as a community we can attempt to work through the trauma to achieve meaning-ful growth,” she added. “It is not uncomplicated, but Rosh Hashanah is coming, and we all have the oppor-tunity to begin again — however difficult.”

She suggested that sur-viving members of the con-gregation could honor those who were killed by doing good deeds in their name. She cited slain congregation

member Melvin Wax as a role model, recalling his ef-forts to organize hurricane relief and encourage people to register to vote.

“Those of us who knew the people killed, we just want to honor their memo-ries by continuing to value the things they valued and connect to the traditions the way they did,” she said.

Leaders of Tree of Life’s three congregations have been planning for com-memorations on Oct. 27 to mark the passage of one year since the massacre. Planned events include a private Jewish service in the morning, a community service event, and a public memorial service in the evening.

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“What’s he going to do when he lifts the curfew? Does he think the people of Kashmir are quietly going to accept the status quo?” Khan said. “What is going to happen when the curfew is lifted will be a bloodbath.”

He added: “They will be out in the streets. And what

will the soldiers do? They will shoot them. ... Kashmiris will be further radicalized.”

While not mentioning Kashmir by name, Modi touched on terrorism: “We belong to a country that has given the world not war, but Buddha’s message of peace. And that is the reason why our voice against terrorism, to alert the world about this evil, rings with seriousness and outrage.”

Modi has defended the Kashmir changes as freeing the territory from separat-ism. His supporters have welcomed the move.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during his U.N. speech later Friday that “as a neighbor of both nations, China hopes to see the dis-pute effectively managed and stability restored to the relationship between the two sides.”

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BY OLGA R. RODRIGUEZThe Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — When California’s largest utility warned it would cut power to thousands to prevent its equipment from starting wildfires during warm, windy weather, officials in the wealthy wine region of Sonoma County sprang into action.

They declared a state of emergency and called up additional first responders who could direct traffic or take vulnerable residents to places with electricity.

Nearly 200 miles north, officials in rural Butte County simply posted Pacific Gas & Electric information online about which neighborhoods would be affected and what to do with perishable food.

Both counties had communities deci-mated in wildfires ignited by power lines in recent years. They face the long-term prospect of frequent power shutoffs during fire season as PG&E and other utilities try to prevent their equipment from sparking blazes like the one last year that killed 85 people and nearly destroyed the Butte County town of Paradise.

More populated, wealthier counties have adapted their emergency plans to respond to the new reality of thousands of residents losing power for an undeter-mined amount of time.

But the preventive outages are proving to be a burden to smaller, poorer coun-ties without resources to set up places for people to cool off or mobilize staff to deal with emergencies if outages stretch past two days.

“The outages are to avoid an emer-gency and a fire disaster, but there are no resources that counties can access to make sure that people are at a cooling station or get the transportation they need to get there,” said Darby Thomas, deputy executive director of the Califor-nia State Association of Counties.

California lawmakers this year set aside $75 million to prepare local governments for the outages, but officials have yet to decide how to distribute the money.

The outages are new for PG&E and Southern California Edison, which to-gether provide power in 55 of California’s 58 counties. The utilities and county of-ficials are working together to figure out their roles, but a lack of standards has led to disparate responses.

This week, PG&E shut off power to more than 48,000 customers in seven counties in wine country and the Si-erra Nevada foothills as the humidity plunged, temperatures rose and winds kicked up — a combination that has fu-eled some of the most destructive blazes in California history.

The outages lasted less than a day, and no major problems were reported.

In Sonoma County, PG&E cut power to 700 people in the Santa Rosa area, where a massive blaze in October 2017 killed 22 people and destroyed more than 5,000 homes.

The county started planning for power outages shortly after regulators approved them in May, emergency management director Chris Godley said.

“Just like we prepare for an earthquake, or fire season, or flood season, we also prepared for the de-energization because if the power will be out for more than 48 hours, it’s really an emergency for the community,” he said.

The county’s outage plan calls for opening facilities with air conditioning, adding more police patrols to direct traf-fic after streetlights go out and sending workers to check on those who are sick or immobile.

“Our response philosophy is to ensure maximum and full response immediately because we don’t know the level and scope of what’s going to happen,” Godley said.

In Butte County, where 24,000 custom-ers lost power twice this week, authorities ensured backup generators worked, had staffers ready in case they needed to check on vulnerable people and shared PG&E updates on social media. They planned to rely on two PG&E cooling centers.

“Our role is to make sure the infor-mation gets out there because it’s really PG&E’s thing,” county spokeswoman Mi-randa Bowersox said.

Lake County, home to just 60,000 people in the Sierra foothills where wildfires in recent years killed four peo-ple and burned hundreds of buildings, emergency officials have spent $500,000 buying and installing generators that can power police, fire, water and sewage services.

It doesn’t have the resources to do much more than ensure government buildings are operating during an outage, said Dale Carnathan, county emergency services manager.

As in Butte County, Carnathan said Lake County’s focus has been on telling people the location of outages, advising them to buy nonperishable food and generators, and urging them to charge their phones.

“What people need to understand is that local government is not going to be able to come to their rescue,” he said. “We need them to take responsibility for their own safety and security, at least for the short term, because we’re going to be in the same boat they are in.”

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In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo a home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Calif.

Boat fire cause still a mystery

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In this Sept. 12 file photo, the burned hull of the dive boat Conception is brought to the surface by a salvage team off Santa Cruz Island.

BY STEFANIE DAZIO The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Investigators com-pleted a two-week examination of the charred wreckage of a scuba diving boat and could not determine what ignited the fire that killed 34 people off the Southern California coast, a law enforcement offi-cial said Friday.

The boat, named Conception, was anchored just off Santa Cruz Island when it caught fire and sank early on Sept. 2. It was raised and brought to Port Hueneme, a naval base northwest of Los Angeles, where specially trained teams from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-arms and Explosives tried to figure out what sparked the blaze.

They completed their work there with-out finding the cause, but the investiga-tion will continue, said the official, who was not authorized to release the infor-mation publicly and spoke to The Associ-ated Press on condition of anonymity.

Pieces of the boat have been sent to labs for additional testing, and inves-tigators are poring through hundreds of documents seized from the boat’s operator, Truth Aquatics Inc., the official said. Some parts of the boat washed away when it was submerged.

Carlos Canino, special agent in charge of the ATF’s Los Angeles office, said there’s no target date for completing the investigation.

“We don’t put a time limit on it,” he said. “That all depends on the science and the evidence.”

The cause ultimately will be ruled as accidental, incendiary — meaning it was deliberately set — or undetermined. Au-thorities have said there is no indication the fire was arson.

In the meantime, the Coast Guard, FBI and U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles are leading a criminal probe, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating safety issues.

Coast Guard rules require a “roving” night watch, but investigators have said the captain and four crew members were asleep on the upper deck when the fire broke out around 3 a.m. and quickly swept through the boat. The 33 passen-gers and a deckhand sleeping below deck during a three-day scuba diving excur-sion were trapped and died.

The crew members tried to rescue peo-ple but were driven back by the flames and abandoned ship, investigators have said.

Any criminal charges would likely involve an obscure federal law known as the seaman’s manslaughter statute. It only requires showing negligence or that the captain or crew committed mis-conduct or neglected their duties. That means an inability to determine the fire’s exact cause may not affect the criminal case.

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Environmentalists just got some great news.

America’s power plants will emit 2.3 percent less carbon dioxide this year com-pared to 2018. Even better, emissions will continue falling next year, according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Informa-tion Administration.

This progress isn’t the result of new en-vironmental protections or alternative-en-ergy breakthroughs. The credit actually belongs to natural gas firms.

These companies have harvested such massive quantities of the cheap, relatively clean-burning fuel that power plants have transitioned away from energy sources with higher emissions such as coal. The firms have also invested millions to make their drilling operations as environmen-tally friendly as possible.

Green activists often demonize these companies. They ought to thank them instead.

New drilling technologies, such as frack-ing, greatly boosted natural gas production starting in the mid-2000s. Power plants soon began switching to this invisible fuel, which was cheaper than coal and also produces about 50 percent fewer carbon dioxide emissions. Thanks to this transi-

tion, U.S. carbon dioxide emissions fell 8 percent between 2010 and 2017.

Natural gas firms have actively tried to cut emissions even further.

Consider Ecosphere Technologies. The company developed a new technique that employs ozone to remove contaminants from fracking water. Via ultrasound technology, Ecosphere creates tiny bubbles that kill contami-nants and help disinfect water when they pop. Then, the com-pany runs an electrical current through the fluid to break down salts.

The process helps fracking operations reuse massive quantities of water, which re-duces pressure on aquifers. It also reduces the need for using chemicals such as des-caling agents and biocides.

These new techniques have already ben-efited the environment. In Pennsylvania, for example, the amount of water reused in fracking operations ballooned from 2.6 million barrels a year in 2010 to over 22 million in 2015.

The industry’s also spearheading ef-forts to reduce emissions of methane — a

greenhouse gas. For instance, dozens of firms have joined together to inspect their pneumatic controllers — which regulate the level, flow, and pressure of natural gas. These controllers sometimes release small

amounts of methane into the atmosphere during normal drilling operations.

Recent advancements have enabled firms to reduce — and even eliminate — these leaks. So far, firms have replaced or retrofitted about 30,000 old “high-bleed” controllers. The Environmental Partnership — an alliance of U.S. energy firms committed to a greener indus-try — led these replacements.

The industry has also made headway with new leak-detection technol-ogies, such as optical gas imaging cameras. These devices scan large areas of natural gas infrastructure and detect the infrared signature of compounds like methane, catching leaks otherwise invisible to the human eye.

Such tools and precautions have yielded impressive results.

In Texas’s Eagle Ford basin alone, meth-ane pollution dropped 65 percent between

2011 and 2017. This occurred even as pro-duction soared 130 percent. Meanwhile, in the Appalachia basin, methane emissions from natural gas operations fell 70 percent in that same period, while production nearly quadrupled.

Though often portrayed as reckless pol-luters, energy firms are actually using their technical know-how to do right by the en-vironment. And judging by the latest emis-sions numbers, their efforts are paying off.

Lowman S. Henry is chairman and CEO of the Lincoln Institute and host of the weekly Lincoln Radio Journal.

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For the first time in Ameri-can history, the president has pleaded guilty to an

impeachable offense.This is effectively what hap-

pened when the White House re-leased the readout from Donald Trump’s July 25 call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. There is now no question that Trump asked the leader of a for-eign country to investigate Joe Biden and his son — a request that was made in the context of a broader discussion of American aid to Ukraine. This was the use of American power and diplo-macy, not to serve the interests of the country, but for personal and selfish gain. It constitutes corrup-tion of the first order.

Impeachment may be inadvis-able. It may apply a cheese grater to the nation’s partisan wounds. The process may be conducted foolishly. It may feed a Republi-can thirst for revenge against a future Democratic president. It may motivate Trump’s base to salivating enthusiasm. The broad, American middle may yawn and switch to ESPN.

All of this matters, especially if it increases the chances of

Trump’s reelection. But it matters like a fate, not like a choice. In T.S. Eliot’s “Murder in the Cathedral,” a priest says of unfolding events, “Let the wheel turn.” Archbishop Thomas Becket later comments: “The fool, fixed in his folly, may think/ He can turn the wheel on which he turns.”

No one in our un-folding drama can now turn the wheel on which they turn. Trump’s clearly im-peachable offense has given the partisan instincts of elected Democrats the added justification of principle. The whis-tleblower complaint has affirmed those concerns and expanded their scope. This makes the process of impeachment inevitable. Now the actors are merely choosing what roles they will play.

Trump’s role is to push and push until he meets firm re-sistance to his abuse of power — something he has rarely expe-rienced. Note that Trump’s call with Zelensky came during the denouement of the investigation

of Russian influence. According to the readout, Trump says: “As you saw yesterday, that whole nonsense ended with a very poor performance by a man named Robert Mueller.”

Consider this a moment. Trump gloated about beating the charge that he conspired with a

foreign government to win an election, during a call in which he proposed to conspire with a foreign government to win reelection. The man is immune to ethical instruction. And further, Trump thought that releasing the readout of the call would somehow

be exculpatory. He has spent so many years in the trash heap of corruption that he can no longer recognize the stench.

Because Trump tests bound-aries of morality and legality, his defenders are, in effect, calling on Americans to ratify those changes. By all the evidence, Trump believes that politics, stripped of pretense, is the dirty, unethical pursuit of power, which

is properly used to destroy your enemies. Republicans who de-fend or excuse him are providing permission for his radical rede-sign of public life. This is perhaps the saddest result of Trump’s cor-ruption: turning good men and women into the bodyguards of a petty, cruel, lawless, would-be autocrat.

Because Trump has chosen to be transparently corrupt, con-gressional Republicans cannot dispute the facts of the case (as they did during the Mueller in-vestigation). They may still insist: No quid pro quo. But this is more of a rally chant than an argu-ment. Trump’s request for foreign help to win the 2020 election was not like Belgium asking Uruguay for a favor. It was a global super-power asking a country depen-dent on American military aid — which had just been withheld in a “review” — for favors. Trump pointedly reminded Zelensky that “the United States is doing quite a lot for Ukraine.” Trump’s requests were made in an atmo-sphere of menace.

In the transcript, Trump’s first request concerns the “CrowdStrike” investigation of

the Democratic National Com-mittee’s security breach during the 2016 campaign. Conspiracy theorists allege that the inquiry was an elaborate hoax to fake a breach and that the evidence is contained in a computer server somewhere in Ukraine. Evidently the president of the United States believes this as well. His request will be long remembered at the State Department as one of the most incomprehensible and asinine of American diplomatic history.

Trump’s main request — a joint Ukrainian/U.S. Justice Depart-ment/Rudy Giuliani investigation of Biden’s (falsely) alleged role in preventing the Ukrainian pros-ecution of his son — is nearly as strange and specious. But it was made by the most visible repre-sentative of America, speaking in the name of the American people.

The American people will ul-timately decide if this disturbs or bores them. Whatever the outcome, the wheel has begun to turn.

Michael Gerson’s email address is [email protected].

The process of impeachment is now inevitable

LOWMAN S. HENRY

MICHAEL GERSON

Summit Bible College is hosting a Pow-er-Full Parenting seminar today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hodel’s Country Dining, 5917 Knudsen Drive. This conference is about empowering parents to deal with challenges and becoming children’s greatest influence. Includes discussions on blended family challenges, single parenting, personal health, marriage dynamics, parenting children struggling with addictions and being proactive about social media influence. Register at summitbiblcollege.com.

Emmanuel Lutheran, 1900 Baker St., offers Sunday morning worship service at 10:15 a.m. with Pastor Dawn Wilder, along with adult education hour at 9 a.m. and Kid’s Club at 10 a.m. The community is in-vited to our 26th annual church rummage sale at 8 a.m. on Oct. 4 and 5. emmanuel-bakersfield.org or 323-3355.

Center for Spiritual Living, 222 Eureka St., presents The Edinburgh Lectures, an eight-week class on the work of Thomas Troward, led by Dr. Carol Carnes. Classes held from 6-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Tuition is $245; payment plan available. 323-3109 or centerforspirituallivingba-kersfield.com.

Christian Science radio program, “Find-ing success in college and beyond,” avail-able at www.csbakersfield.org/media. Hear El Heraldo Spanish’s radio program “Love keeps us united” 7 a.m. Sunday on 96.9 KEBT-FM. 324-6938.

First Congregational Church/UCC, 5 Real Road, offers Sunday service at 10 a.m. led by Rev. Elizabeth Steele. Sun-day School is at 10:15 a.m. Coffee hour and Greater World Gift Store held after church at 11:15 a.m. For information on our Child Haven preschool call 327-1631. The community is invited to a free Patrick O’Connell Group jazz concert Sunday at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary. Donations of non-perishables to our food pantry and blessing box are appreciated. fccbakers-field-ucc.org or 327-1609.

First Presbyterian Church, on the corner of Truxtun Avenue and H Street, offers midweek Wednesdays in Westminster Hall for a meal ($5, $2 for children 11 and under) and fellowship, dinner begins at 5 p.m.; classes begin at 6 p.m. Worship services are held Sundays at 9 a.m. or 10:45 a.m.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2216 17th St., celebrates the Eucharist on Sun-days with Rite 1 at 8 a.m. and Rite 2 at 10 a.m. Held Monday through Thursday at 8:30 a.m., morning prayer features a service of scripture, prayer and silence. A simple celebration of the Eucharist is held at 9 a.m. Wednesdays. The community is invited to The Bakersfield Interfaith Group meeting held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Meeting/Forum Room. The subject will be “Justice.” Readings from various religions will allow for collegial in-terfaith dialogue and discussion; meeting

is free and open to all. Light refreshments provided. 869-1630.

St. Philip the Apostle Church, 7100 Stockdale Highway, invites the commu-nity to Thursday Morning Bible Study with the Gospel of Luke at 9:30 a.m., held in Logan Hall for men, women and Span-ish groups. Babysitting will be provided with a $20 fee. 833-2218, ext. 214.

Community Bible Study at First Presby-terian Church, 1705 17th St., is regis-tering for 2019-20, studying the book of Genesis. Held through April 29, classes meet from 9 to 11:05 a.m. in the sanctu-ary. Register at communitybiblestudy.org/registration or 333-4244.

St. Vincent de Paul Center, 316 Baker St., invites the community to its Fall BBQ on Thursday; doors open at 5 p.m.; dinner served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. $35; dine-in, takeout, drive through and valet parking will be available. Purchase tickets in advance at the St. Vincent Store or on the night of the event. 872-1543.

City Gate International Church, 9100 Ellashosh St., invites the community to its 18th Anniversary and Annual Dinner at 2 p.m. Oct. 6. Powerful breakthrough praise and worship will be followed by dinner. 717-9125 or 229-8920.

Mill Creek Christian Church, 1660 S St., has Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. The Harvest Faire will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12, with the Honor Flight Band, crafts, vendors, bakery, hand-

crafted gifts, opportunity drawings, home decorations and caramel corn; sandwiches, salads, soups and drinks will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. $10; $5 for children, free for ages 5 and under. 327-1673.

Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3700 Union Ave., has Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m. followed by coffee and dough-nuts at 10:45 a.m.. This week’s message is “Why Should I Believe the Gospel?” from Mark 1:14-15. Hispanic worship service at 2 p.m.

Olive Knolls Church, 6201 Fruitvale Ave., invites mothers of preschool-age kids, to join us at “#motherhood” from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. A car show will be held Oct. 12, presented by the Golden Empire Kiwanis Club, and the annual Harvest Festival is Oct. 27, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. 399-3303.

Trinity Anglican Church, on the corner of Buena Vista Road and Campus Park Drive, invites the community to attend Sun-day worship at 8 a.m. with light music, and 10 a.m. with full choir, nursery and children’s Sunday school, for preschool through third grade. Adult Bible study is at 9:15 a.m. trinitybakersfield.com or 665-7713.

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Welcome into the midst of the Season of Cre-ation, which runs each

year from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4. It is a time of Christian prayer and ac-tion to honor and preserve God’s wondrous work. A little history: Sept. 1 is the World Day of Prayer for Creation, which was initiated in 1989 by Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I for the Orthodox Church. Other Christian churches in Europe officially supported the Day of Prayer in 2001, fol-lowed by Pope Francis’ invitation to Catholics in 2015 to embrace this impactful day, along with the Season of Creation. Fittingly, the Season of Creation closes on Oct. 4, the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animal lovers and ecologists, as well as the pope’s chosen papal name.

The Season of Creation is now celebrated worldwide, compris-ing concrete actions to advocate for the environment, ways to en-courage sustainable living for the good of all, daily online spiritual reflections, and special liturgies

and prayers to commemorate these efforts on behalf of our earthly home. The theme for this year’s Season of Creation is “Bio-diversity.” We are called to engage ourselves prayerfully and actively

in “protecting the web of life in all its variety, because each species reveals the glory of the Creator.”

Catholics can look to Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si: On Care for our Common Home,” for a kind of spiritual blueprint for the Season of Creation.

“Laudato Si” carefully lays out the immediate problems we face, including the loss of biodiversity, climate change, deforestation, air pollution, the degradation of our oceans, access to safe drink-ing water, consumerism and the unheard cry of the poor. It is also a call to faithful action, hopeful prayer and “to live in communion with God, with others, and with all creatures.” (“Laudato Si” No. 240) Pope Francis allows that not ev-eryone is a Christian, but believes his job as pope is to inspire us all to integrate love and justice into

all we do. “Love,” he writes, “over-flowing with small gestures of mu-tual care, is also civic and political, and it makes itself felt in every action that seeks to build a better world.” (“Laudato Si” No. 231) Our work is ongoing. It does not end with the Season of Creation.

I thought about titling this column “God Wants You to Eat Less Meat,” but it seemed unnec-essarily inflammatory. Fasting from meat periodically, however, as in Meatless Mondays, is very much in keeping with the goals of the Season of Creation: reducing consumption of meat is a simple step to a lower-carbon lifestyle. Other practical changes we know we can make: Conserve water. Waste less. Recycle more. Buy organic. Compost. Use renewable energy. Educate. Advocate. Vote.

Surely God wants you to vote.Then I considered using the ti-

tle “Pope Francis and Bob Marley: Soulmates,” but wasn’t sure how far I could extend the comparison. For Pope Francis, love of God and our fellow creatures and our common home is all one love. Which Bob Marley sang this way: “One love, one heart / Let’s get together and feel all right.” Bob Marley, God rest him, is known for his mastery of reggae music and devotion to marijuana, two things I am pretty sure do not apply to Pope Francis. But Marley also sang, “Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner / There ain’t no hiding place from the Father of Creation.” Which seems a succinct summary of the Pope’s 70-page discourse in “Laudato Si.”

The Season of Creation re-

minds us of our sacred responsi-bility to care for God’s creation. As the challenge of climate change grows starker, and the cry of the earth grows louder, believ-ers and nonbelievers alike must rise to the occasion of healing the home we share. Our children face unimaginable consequences if we do not; love for our children must goad us to act. Our children may even be the ones who lead us: witness the trending world-wide #FridaysForFuture climate strikes and Swedish teenage ac-tivist Greta Thunberg’s message to the grown-ups in power to “unite behind science” and “take real action.” With resolve, with prayer, with urgent changes in policy and law, with commitment to environmental justice, and by individual example, we can overcome this existential peril. “We must not think,” writes Pope Francis, “that these efforts are not going to change the world.” (“Laudato Si” No. 212)

One love. One heart. One God. One planet. One human race. Let’s get it together. Amen.

Email columnist Valerie Schultz at [email protected]; the views expressed here are her own.

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1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. ( 7 ABC KERO (12:30) College Football Clemson at North Carolina. (N) (Live) Coll. Football Coll. Football College Football Ohio State at Nebraska. (N) (Live) _ = CBS KBAK (12:30) College Football Ole Miss at Alabama. (N) (Live) Madam Secretary “Spartan Figures” News on KBAK Weekend News News on KBAK Eyewitness News & Z FOX KBFX (12:30) College Football USC at Washington. (N) (Live) MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals. (N) (Live) # 1 NBC KGET (12:30) College Football Virginia at Notre Dame. (N) (Live) Naturally, Seo Vets Saving Pets News NBC Nightly News Kern County I On the Money (N) $ M JTNW KUVI FBI: Criminal Pursuit FBI: Criminal Pursuit Cold Case Files A murder goes awry. Cold Case Files Cold Case Files Cold Case Files 2 B PBS KVPT Antiques Roadshow Rick Steves’ Europe Samantha Br Cooking School Martha Bakes Mexico/Bayless Milk Street This Old House Ask This Old House NewsHour Wk Valley’s Gold ∂ TCM (11:15) ›››› “Spartacus” (1960) (:45) ››› “Absence of Malice” (1981, Drama) Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban. ››› “A Warm December” (1973, Romance) Sidney Poitier, Esther Anderson.

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( 7 ABC KERO(4:30) College Football Ohio State at Nebraska. (N) (Live)

23 ABC News Special Edition

Inside Edition Weekend (N)

Castle “Rise” Detective Beckett struggles to survive.

Stumptown “Forget It Dex, It’s Stump-town.” Dex Parios tries to stay out of trouble. (DVS)

23 News at 11 (N) (:35) Castle “Heroes & Villains” A vigilante is suspected of murder.

_ = CBS KBAKJeopardy! Wheel of Fortune

“Weekend Get-aways”

Bob Hearts Abisho-la “Pilot” Bob falls for his cardiac nurse.

Carol’s Second Act Carol begins her first day as an intern.

All Rise “Pilot” Lola works to get justice for people.

48 Hours (N) Eyewitness News on KBAK at 11 (N) (Live)

(:35) Two and a Half Men “Corey’s Been Dead for an Hour”

(12:05) NCIS: New Orleans “Careful What You Wish For”

, (17.2) CW KGET2American Ninja Warrior “Southeast Regional Qualifying Round” (Part 2 of 2)

››› “Foul Play” (1978, Suspense) Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith. An innocent woman is drawn into a plot to kill the pope.

Seinfeld “The Wiz-ard” Jerry buys dad a birthday gift.

Bob’s Burgers “Thanks-hoarding” (DVS)

black-ish Kyra’s estranged father shows up.

black-ish An incident at school worries Junior.

The Goldbergs Beverly decides to take up dance.

& Z FOX KBFXModern Family Tensions rise at a family barbecue.

Modern Family Lily gets a bump on the head.

Last Man Standing Kristin feels under-mined by Ed.

Last Man Standing Vanessa sets Eve up with a student.

The Big Bang The-ory “The Confidence Erosion”

The Big Bang Theo-ry “The Matrimonial Metric”

Eyewitness News at 10 (N) (Live)

Modern Family Gloria takes Alex dress shopping.

Beat Shazam “Besties and Big Bros” Best friends; brothers. (DVS)

Ring of Honor Wrestling (N)

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$ M JTNW KUVICold Case Files “Weepy-Voiced Killer; The Mr. Big Sting” Elaborate sting.

Cold Case Files “The Lady Killer; A Hus-band’s Secret” Three inmates help convict a murderer.

World’s Most Evil Killers “Tracie Andrews” A man is killed in a road-rage incident.

World’s Most Evil Killers Steve Wright brutally killed five women in 2006, and is known as the Suffolk Strangler.

Trace of Evil “Baby Doe” Men’s Health - All-Natural Secret for Prostate Health

MYTV KCOPChicago P.D. “Care Under Fire” Halstead goes under cover to save a kid. (DVS)

Major Crimes “Dead Zone” The squad uncovers a criminal operation.

Major Crimes “White Lies Part 1” The team audits a serial killer’s trial. (Part 1 of 3)

The King of Queens Doug goes to a den-tist for a root canal.

The King of Queens Carrie tries to im-press the neighbors.

Just for Laughs Gags “The Yolks on Him.”

Matter of Fact With Soledad O’Brien (N)

Extra (N)

# 1 NBC KGETEntertainment Tonight Demi Moore (book “Inside Out”). (N)

The Voice The coaches seek Ameri-ca’s best voice.

(:29) Saturday Night Live “Woody Harrelson; Billie Eilish” (Sea-son Premiere) Woody Harrelson; Billie Eilish performs. (N) (Live)

(:02) Saturday Night Live (N) 17 News at 11 Weekend (N)

(:29) Saturday Night Live “Woody Har-relson; Billie Eilish” Woody Harrelson; Billie Eilish performs.

2 B PBS KVPTShakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators “This Cursed Hand” The disappearance of an oligarch.

Midsomer Murders A woman is shot in Ford Florey.

(:44) Midsomer Murders “Blood on the Saddle” A woman is shot in Ford Florey. (Part 2 of 2)

Maigret “Maigret Sets a Trap” A young woman is stabbed to death.

Secrets of Underground London The wonders beneath London.

Secrets of the Tower of London

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µ AMC (5:30) ››› “Twister” (1996, Action) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes.

›› “Pearl Harbor” (2001, War) Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale. Best friends become fighter pilots and romantic rivals in 1941.

›› “Pearl Harbor” (2001) Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett. Best friends become fighter pilots and romantic rivals in 1941.

≠ Animal Planet The Zoo: San Diego - California Tales (N) The Zoo: San Diego “Cooking for 7,000” The Zoo: San Diego “Miracle Calf” (:01) The Vet Life “Llama Drama” (N) (:03) The Vet Life: Bonus Tails (N) Access

H BET (4:55) ›› “Think Like a Man” (2012) “Always a Bridesmaid” (2019, Comedy) Javicia Leslie, Jordan Calloway. Premiere. ›› “Bad Boys” (1995) Martin Lawrence. Two Miami cops attempt to recover stolen police evidence.

∑ Bravo (:12) ›› “Baby Mama” (2008, Comedy) Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear. A career woman hires a surrogate mother to have her baby.

(:20) ›› “Baby Mama” (2008, Comedy) Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear. A career woman hires a surrogate mother to have her baby.

(:27) › “Something Borrowed” (2011) Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson.

∞ Cartoon Net. World of Gumball World of Gumball Dragon Ball Z Kai Dragon Ball Super Bob’s Burgers Bob’s Burgers Family Guy Family Guy Dragon Ball Super Dragon Ball Super Dragon Ball Super

Cinemax (6:05) ›› “Unlawful Entry” (1992) ›› “Pacific Rim Uprising” (2018) John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian. (9:55) ›› “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004) Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal. ›› Soldier (1998)

» CNBC Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss “Yankee Candle” Carol Alt at 57 Retirement Income Jay Leno’s Garage

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W Discovery Alaskan Bush People Birdi goes hunting. Alaskan Bush People “Winter Storm Eli” A storm is followed by the birth of Eli. (N) Alaskan Bush People “Never Surrender” (:01) Alaskan Bush People Alaskan Bush

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J E! (6:00) ››› “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009) Daniel Radcliffe. Premiere. (DVS) ››› “The Hunger Games” (2012) Jennifer Lawrence. In a dystopian society, teens fight to the death on live TV.

[ Food Network Halloween Wars Halloween Wars “Clowns vs. Zombies” Halloween Wars “Witch Gets a New Ride” Halloween Wars “Halloween Time Travel” Halloween Wars The spine-tingling finale. Halloween Wars

¡ Fox News The Greg Gutfeld Show (N) Watters’ World Justice With Judge Jeanine The Greg Gutfeld Show Watters’ World Justice Judge

± Freeform (5:20) ››› “The Incredibles” (2004) ››› “Iron Man” (2008, Action) Robert Downey Jr. Premiere. A billionaire dons an armored suit to fight criminals. Emergence “Pilot” (DVS) Freaky Friday (2003)

D FX (5:30) ››› “Spider-Man” (2002) ››› “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017) Tom Holland. Peter Parker harnesses his new powers to battle the Vulture. Mayans M.C. Secrets unfold. Amer. Horror

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Hallmark “Bottled With Love” (2019, Romance) Bethany Joy Lenz, Andrew Walker. “All of My Heart: The Wedding” (2018) Brennan Elliott. A distant relative of Jenny’s claims rights to the inn. (:20) “Autumn Dreams” (2015) Jill Wagner.

HBO (6:00) “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” ›› “Isn’t It Romantic” (2019) Rebel Wilson. Premiere. Succession “Return” Room 104 “Itchy” ›› “Isn’t It Romantic” (2019) Rebel Wilson.

Z HGTV Dream Home Dream Home Dream Home Dream Home A Very Brady Renovation Dream Home Dream Home Dream Home Dream Home A Very Brady

X History American Pickers “The Mother Load” The guys fall for a Model-A tow truck.

American Pickers “Hard Bargain Picks” Vintage cars in a Kansas hanger.

(:02) American Pickers “Van-Tastic” VW buses are under threat from vandals.

(:05) American Pickers Mike and Mefford look for Madame X. (DVS)

(:05) American Pickers “Big Moe” Pastor Bill lives each day like it’s Christmas.

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C Lifetime “Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother” “Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story” (2019) Ian Lake, Addison Holley. Premiere. (:03) “My Husband’s Secret Wife” (2018) Helena Mattsson, Josh Kelly. Trapped: The

∏ Lifetime Mov. “Am I a Serial Killer?” (2019, Suspense) Monroe Cline, Crystal Allen. “Mistress Hunter” (2018, Suspense) Laurelee Bell, Lydia Look, Martin Copping. “Am I a Serial Killer?” (2019) Monroe Cline, Crystal Allen.

MoreMAX (:10) ›› “Quantum of Solace” (2008, Action) Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko. ›› “Unknown” (2011, Suspense) Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger. (10:55) ››› “The Town” (2010) Ben Affleck.

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K MTV ››› “Friday” (1995, Comedy) Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long. ›› “Next Friday” (2000) Ice Cube. A young man lives with kin who won the lottery. › “Friday After Next” (2002) Ice Cube, Mike Epps.

Æ Nat. Geo. Drugs, Inc. “Cocaine Crisis” Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks or Bust (N) Underworld, Inc. “Las Vegas Hustle” Underworld, Inc. The black market. Underworld, Inc. “Moonshine Mayhem” Underworld, Inc.

Ø Nickelodeon The Loud House Henry Danger Henry Danger (N) All That (N) ›› “Good Burger” (1997, Children’s) Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson. Friends (:35) Friends (12:10) Friends

F PARMT ››› “John Wick” (2014) Keanu Reeves. An ex-assassin hunts down the gangsters who ruined his life. (:35) ››› “John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017) Keanu Reeves. Legendary hit man John Wick takes on deadly killers in Rome.

(1014) QVC (5:00) Holiday Gift Preview (N) (Live) Flameless Candles (N) (Live) Holiday Gift Preview (N) (Live) Best Dressed

Showtime Shameless “Order Room Service” Shameless “Survival of the Fittest” ››› “The Help” (2011) Viola Davis. An aspiring writer captures the experiences of black women. ›› “Mile 22” (2018) Mark Wahlberg.

Starz “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” › “Holmes & Watson” (2018, Comedy) Will Ferrell. (:34) Power “King’s Gambit” (:35) ›› “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” (2018) Claire Foy, Beau Gadsdon.

G SYFY (6:30) ›› “Red 2” (2013, Action) Bruce Willis, John Malkovich. (DVS) ›› “The Magnificent Seven” (2016) Denzel Washington. Mercenaries battle a ruthless industrialist in the Old West. (DVS) ›› They Live

@ TBS (5:30) › “Allegiant” (2016) (DVS) Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Full Frontal ››› “Wedding Crashers” (2005)

¥ TBN Hour of Power Leading the Way Huckabee Somebody’s Leon Fontaine (N) Discover the Bible “The Wedding Chapel” (2013, Drama) Emmanuelle Vaugier. Praise

∂ TCM ››› “Magnificent Obsession” (1954, Drama) Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush. A guilt-stricken playboy becomes a surgeon to restore a widow’s sight.

››› “The Harder They Fall” (1956, Drama) Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling. A jobless writer with mob contacts exposes the fight racket.

(:15) ›› “It Came From Outer Space” (1953) Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush. An astronomer catches on to an alien plan.

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A D V I C E W I T H A T T I T U D E & A G R O U N D E D S E T O F V A L U E S

CAROLYN HAX

P R A C T I C A L , D E P E N D A B L E T I P S F O R T O D A Y ’ S B U S Y C O N S U M E R S

HINTS FROM HELOISE

Need Carolyn’s advice? Email your ques-tions to [email protected].

Send your hints to Heloise@ He-loise.com or mail them to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000.

Dear Readers: Is your dog itching, scratching, chewing and scooting? An allergy to a PROTEIN in the dog’s food may be to blame. A good way to test for food allergies is an elimination diet. Over the course of eight to 12 weeks, your veterinarian will mon-itor your dog while replacing the dog’s regular diet with a special food. The protein in this special food is so small, the animal’s im-mune system won’t react to it.

The dog must avoid snacks, treats, table scraps and any other foods for the elimination diet to be effective. Ask your veterinar-ian about this diet and for more

information about allergies and treatments for pets.

— Heloise

Dear Readers: Meet Gigi, a 7-year-old beagle mix, and Opie, a 5-year-old pit bull, enjoying some vitamin D in the backyard on a Sunday morn-ing. Elizabeth H. is their proud pet parent.

To see these two, visit www.Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.”

— Heloise

Dear Heloise: I have a hint for you to stop diarrhea in dogs. A

veterinarian friend told us to use a tablespoon of canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling) for our 65-pound Weimaraner female, mixed into her dog food.

Larger dogs, of course, need more pumpkin; smaller dogs need less. It works!

— John G., Kihei, Maui, Hawaii

Dear Heloise: My grandparents used to put eggshells in their coffee while it was brewing. Why?

— Art S., Via Email

Art, this is a somewhat classic hint from the days of percolators!

After filling the basket with coffee grounds, a topping of egg-shells would prevent or diminish errant grounds from ending up in your cup!

— Heloise

Dear Heloise: A lady asked what she could do about her husband’s smelly feet and shoes. I use antiperspirant on my feet, the same as underarms.

This keeps my feet from sweat-ing. Also, I put a good dose of pow-der in my shoes after wearing.

— Philip M., Bellevue, Neb.

Dear Heloise: What’s an eco-

nomical facial scrub?— Ryanne W. In Ohio

Ryanne, I’m going to reach for one of my all-time favorites, bak-ing soda!

Just mix three parts baking soda and one part water. After my regular daily cleanser, once a week I’ll finish with this gentle scrub, avoiding the eye area. I rinse thor-oughly with cool water.

— Heloise

Hi Carolyn: I am a 30-year-old, recently married woman.

My husband and I did not get married in haste — we went to premarital counseling and have been together six years — but I am beginning to feel like the wool was pulled over my eyes this entire time.

I have been slowly uncovering financial issues such as unpaid rent and car notes, credit card charges, and extra equipment and phone lines in my name. My husband is not being cooperative in explaining this, and I teeter between feeling like a complete idiot for allowing him to handle our finances — my career is in finance — and just com-pletely overwhelmed and hurt.

I have started the process of removing his access to my accounts, but how do I know if this is something to walk away from?

Where do I start to pick up the pieces?This is not how I imagined starting out.

— Falling Apart

Dear Falling Apart: Of course not. No one likes to be faked out.

But being faked out is not a reflection of your personal failings — it is all about his. So stop inviting in shame as another party to this already crowded problem.

You have nothing to be embarrassed about.

Plus, a career in finance hardly inoculates you against fraud, especially when the fraud here appears to have been largely emotional.

You were trusting because you loved him. In presenting himself as loving and trust-worthy, he just managed to lie well enough to fool you. If there’s any shame to feel here, it’s all his.

Removing his access to your accounts is a good first step and also the model for your next ones: Specific, financial remedies first, one-by-one in order of greatest urgency.

Lock down what you need to lock down,

talk to an attorney if you haven’t already, etc.

That methodical, business-first approach will eventually leave you with only the central emotional problem to deal with, by which point you presumably will feel more ready to face it: that your husband lied to you, caused you harm, and apparently does not see getting caught as an opportunity to stop doing either one.

He is OK with hurting you. Is there any question, really, about whether to walk away?

The only reason to stay is when there’s something to stay for, with additions greater than what someone subtracts — and it’s hard to see any way to make the math work with someone subtracting love and trust.

Dear Carolyn: Is there any way to deal with someone who feels that your po-

litely excusing yourself from a conver-sation or social gathering — because the subject matter makes you uncom-fortable, because you’re tired, because you need to introvert — is unspeakably rude? I’m guessing nope?

— You Have To Stay!

Dear You Have To Stay: There is always a way to deal with someone; there just aren’t always ways to make people like what you choose.

Excuse yourself as you wish or must. Then, as needed, politely rebuff anyone who tries to correct you for it. As it happens, telling others how to behave is higher up on the rudeness scale than, “My apologies, I have to go.”

B6 The Bakersfield Californian Saturday, September 28, 2019 Saturday, September 28, 2019 The Bakersfield Californian B7

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) �� Op-portunity hits. A loved one would like to start anew. He or she would like a new beginning to your relationship. Be generous of spirit and go with this offer. It might never appear again. Tonight: As you like it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) �� You might make a resolution involving your health, habits or daily life. Today you have the power of the planets behind you, giving you that extra push. What might appear to be a good risk if you go with the moment might not be if you look at the situation again in a few days. Tonight: Do not push yourself too hard.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) �� A loved one or potential sweetie could push hard to be noticed. A new begin-ning becomes possible. The other party is certainly serious, even if overly dramatic about his or her feelings. Why not go with the moment? Tonight: Need we spell it out?

CANCER (June 21-July 22) �� Curb a tendency to be overly possessive, especially about anything involving your domestic life. Opt for a spontaneous get-together. Be more open. Tonight: Let the party go on and on.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) �� You simply need to smile to draw someone in. You walk into a room, and everyone seems aware of your presence. A child or new friend delights you with his or her interest and caring. Tonight: Be more childlike.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) �� You could surprise yourself with an unusually pos-sessive streak. You might not under-stand where these feelings are coming from. Look at the object of these feelings to understand more. Tonight: Treat a friend to munchies.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) �� If ever the planets were rooting for you to make a change, it is today. The status quo is nice, but opting to take the first step toward a long-desired goal might be more appropriate. You will ultimately experience more happiness. Tonight: Just be you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) �� Your feel-

ings remain intense and suggest that a change might be needed. Take your time deciding which way to go. If need be, discuss your feelings with someone you can confide in, and get good feedback as well. Tonight: Vanish while you can.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) �� A friendship plays a significant role in your day, or at least in your mind. You cannot seem to release these thoughts. Bring together friends and loved ones for a potluck dinner. Tonight: Watch fun unfurl.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) �� You tend to take charge naturally, and today is no exception. Whether you play the leader of the gang at a party or instru-ment a happening, you are in your element. . Tonight: Plan on going to the wee hours.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) �� Eye the long term when having a discussion with a friend, relative or loved one. You might not be ready to take off today, but planning a trip in the near future might be feasible. Sharing fantasy vacations or trips makes you smile. Tonight: Pretend you are somewhere else.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) �� One-on-one relating takes you down an interest-ing path. Remain sure of yourself when dealing with a very special loved one. Do not question what is going on between you; rather, live it! Tonight: Continue the dance.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY For Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019: Your power, magnetism and determination mix to make this year unforgettable. If single, you could meet someone who makes your heart sing. Take the time to get to know each other, as you could project a lot into the tie. If attached, you have a tendency to only see situations from your own viewpoint. Another Libra envies your good luck.

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Shane Jones isn’t feeling particularly chatty.

The Bakersfield College sophomore seemingly has a lot to talk about, following his best game as a college running back.

With starter Isaiah Martin sidelined with an ankle injury, Jones took immediate ad-vantage of his increased workload in a 41-6 win over Santa Monica last weekend, scor-ing on touchdown runs of 29 and 59 yards on back-to-back carries in the first quarter.

Jones, who finished the game with a career-best 93 yards rushing, showed the explosiveness that made him a star in his junior season at Bakersfield High School, where he accounted for more than 1,400 yards of offense and averaged 11.7 yards per touch in 2016.

It also gave needed pop to a Renegade offense that had scored just two touch-downs in its first two games, a total Jones equaled just 3:49 into Saturday’s game against Santa Monica.

So how did Jones feel about the performance?

“It was cool, I guess,” he said.While making big plays gives Jones a

sense of joy, he doesn’t seem to derive the same pleasure in discussing them.

“I just like playing football. That’s it,” he said.

More than two years removed from a devastating injury, Jones is savoring the chance to once again be a big-play threat.

Hoping to further show recruiters what he could do following a great junior year of high school, Jones’ senior season ended before it started after he tore his ACL during a Driller basketball game that winter.

A lengthy rehab helped get him back on the field with BC in 2018, but Jones at times struggled to find a role in a crowded backfield. Eventually, he was moved to wide receiver, finishing the season with 13 receptions for 291 yards and two touchdowns.

Ready to move back to tailback, he struggled with the rest of the Renegade offense out of the gate, averaging just 1.8 yards per carry during BC’s 0-2 start. But even if the numbers didn’t jump out, BC coaches say they saw a player that was ready to break out at any moment.

“Last year, his endurance levels weren’t very high and I think that’s certainly changed this year,” offensive coordinator Carl Dean said.

Quiet Jones hopes to let his play do the talking

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CONCORD, N.C. — A critical playoff race that will end the championship chances for four NASCAR drivers has been overshadowed by a free-agent market that took a wild turn this week when Roush Fenway Racing abruptly dumped Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Stenhouse was told Wednesday the team was not interested in exercising the remaining two years on his contract and would instead put Chris Buescher, a former Roush development driver, in the flagship No. 17 Ford next season. Both Stenhouse and JTG Daugherty Racing, Buescher’s current team, were blindsided as another name was added to a crowded group of drivers chasing a handful of open seats for 2020.

“It was unfortunate for sure, definite tough timing for myself and my group to try to find another option,” Sten-house said Friday.

He appeared briefly emotional re-flecting on his 11-year relationship with Jack Roush, which resulted in back-to-back Xfinity Series championships and a pair of Cup Series victories. But Sten-house has not made the playoffs the last two seasons, is ranked 23rd in the Cup standings and has been outrun all year by new teammate Ryan Newman.

“I’ve got to look back on the 11 years I had with Jack, and winning races and

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Stenhouse firing makes for frenzied free agency


Three 2019 NCAA Tournament opponents await the Cal State Bakersfield women’s bas-ketball team in non-conference play.

A schedule released Thursday opens with a home game against Dominguez Hills, before the Roadrunners travel to the Pacific Northwest for road matchups against Wash-ington on Nov. 8 and Gonzaga on the 10th. The Bulldogs won 29 games last year and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

CSUB will also visit defending Horizon League champion Wright State on Nov. 19 and Oregon State, which eliminated Gonzaga en route to a Sweet 16 appearance last winter, on Dec. 29.

Between the road tilts with the Raiders and Beavers, the Roadrunners will play six straight home games. They then close non-conference play Dec. 31 at UC Riverside.

WAC play begins with consecutive road games at Grand Canyon (Jan. 4) and California Baptist (Jan. 8). The Roadrunners face defending league champion New Mexico State at home on Jan. 30 and in Las Cruces on Feb. 29 before closing the regular season at home against Grand Canyon on March 7.

Dates for the WAC Tournament have not yet been revealed.

CSUB WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Roadrunners reveal 2019-20 hoops schedule

SOUTH, WEST FACE OFF

JENNIFER JOHNSON / FOR THE CALIFORNIAN

Damion Brown (9), from West High, runs for a big gain during a first quarter scoring drive against South High on Friday night. Find up-to-date high school football coverage at Bakersfield.com and on pages C1A and C1B of today’s e-edition.

G O D I G I TA L F O R M O R E H I G H S C H O O L F O O T B A L LFind our most up-to-date coverage at Bakersfield.com and on pages C1A and C1B of today’s e-Edition.

TOMAS OVALLE / FOR THE CALIFORNIAN

CSUB center Vanessa Austin puts the ball up against UMKC’s Taylor Larson and Kristen Moore during a game last season.

2019-20 CSUB WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

NON-CONFERENCENov. 5 — vs. Dominguez Hills

Nov. 8 — at Washington

Nov. 10 — at Gonzaga

Nov. 17 — vs. Fresno Pacific

Nov. 19 — at Wright State

Nov. 26 — vs. North Texas

Nov. 29 — vs. San Jose St

Dec. 2 — vs. North Caro-lina Central

Dec. 7 — vs. Pacific

Dec. 11 — vs. Westcliff

Dec. 14 — vs. UC Santa Barbara

Dec. 29 — at Oregon St

Dec. 31 — at UC Riverside

WACJan. 4 — at Grand Canyon

Jan 8 — at Cal Baptist

Jan. 16 — vs. UMKC

Jan. 18 — vs. Chicago St

Jan. 23 — at Utah Valley

Jan. 25 — at Seattle

Jan. 30 — vs. New Mexico St

Feb. 1 — at UT Rio Grande Valley

Feb. 5 — vs. California Baptist

Feb. 13 — at Chicago St

Feb. 15 — at UMKC

Feb. 20 -vs. Utah Valley

Feb. 22 — vs. Seattle

Feb. 27 — at UT Rio Grande Valley

Feb. 29 — at New Mexico St

March 7 — vs. Grand Canyon

NICK ELLIS / FOR THE CALIFORNIAN

BC’s Shane Jones gets past a Santa Monica defender for a gain in the first half of a 2018 game. Jones had his best collegiate game as a running back against Santa Monica last Saturday, rushing for 93 yards and two scores in a 41-6 Renegades win.

TODAY’S GAMEWho: Golden West (1-2) at Bakersfield College (1-2)

What: Week 4 of CCCAA football season

Where: Memorial Stadium

When: 6 p.m.

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S P O R T S

MLB ROUNDUP

Rays beat Jays 6-2 to clinch spot in playoffsTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Rays returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2013, clinching an AL wild card berth with a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night behind Tommy Pham’s two-run homer and 4 1/3 hitless innings from Tyler Glasnow.

Tampa Bay will play Oakland in the wild-card game on Wednesday night. The Rays will start Charlie Morton.

At 96-64, the low-budget Rays have their most wins since 2010 and can tie the team record of 97 set in 2008, when they won their only AL pennant and lost to Philadelphia in the World Series.

Tampa Bay began the night with a magic number of two to clinch, and Cleveland lost 8-2 at Washington while the Rays were in the eighth inning.

Jubilant players poured out of Tampa Bay’s dugout for a celebration around the mound after right-hander Emilio Pagan retired Reese McGuire to end it.

Austin Meadows also homered for the Rays, hitting his 33rd this season off Ryan Dull in the ninth.

T.J. Zeuch (1-2) allowed three runs and four hits in five innings.

NATIONALS 8, INDIANS 2WASHINGTON — Cleveland will miss

out on the postseason for the first time since 2015, eliminated from the AL wild-card race in a loss to the playoff-bound Washington.

Gerardo Parra had four RBIs to lead the Nationals to their sixth straight win. The Indians have lost three straight, totaling just two runs and seven hits in the last two, and their loss clinched a wild-card berth for Oakland.

Parra broke a 2-all tie for Washington with a sacrifice fly in the sixth off Nick Goody (3-2), and Asdrúbal Cabrera fol-lowed with a double that added two more runs.

Parra also hit two-run double off Zach Plesac in the second, and a solo homer off Dan Otero in the eighth.

The Indians’ runs came on an RBI dou-ble by Ryan Flaherty and a sacrifice fly by Francisco Lindor against Austin Voth (2-1), who went six innings.

ORIOLES 4, RED SOX 1BOSTON — Renato Núñez hit a three-

run homer, Asher Wojciechowski pitched six shutout innings and Baltimore beat Boston.

Wojciechowski (4-8) struck out six as the Orioles took the opener of the sea-son-ending, three-game series for both clubs.

Baltimore also guaranteed that the Red Sox will finish with a losing record at Fen-way Park. The Red Sox fell to 37-40 at Fen-way, where they last finished with a losing record in 2014 — when they were also coming off a World Series championship.

Núñez’s three-run shot to left in the third off of Nathan Eovaldi (2-1) was just about all the scoring the Orioles needed. It was the 30th homer of the season for Núñez, who added an RBI single in the ninth and drove in all four of Baltimore’s runs.

Xander Bogaerts broke up the shutout with a single up the middle, scoring Ra-fael Devers, who led off the ninth with a double off Richard Bleier.

PIRATES 6, REDS 5PITTSBURGH — Kevin Newman hit a

two-run homer with two out in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

Jake Elmore set up Newman’s game-ending swing with a leadoff single against Raisel Iglesias (3-12). After Erik Gonzalez and Melky Cabrera grounded out, Newman hit a drive into the bleach-ers in left for his 12th homer.

Newman also hit a three-run homer in the fifth and is batting .310 this season. The shortstop and Bryan Reynolds are an-gling to become the first pair of qualified rookie teammates to each hit over .300 since 1975.

It was Iglesias’ sixth blown save oppor-tunity. Yacksel Rios (1-0) worked a score-less inning for his fifth career victory.

Michael Lorenzen put the Reds ahead with an RBI single in the eighth and pitched two innings of scoreless relief

after moving to the mound from center field.

The Reds scored two in the first and two in the fifth off Steven Brault. A two-way player in his own right, Brault had a sacrifice bunt and a single to increase his batting average to .341 on the season.

METS 4, BRAVES 2NEW YORK — Pete Alonso hit his 52nd

homer to match Aaron Judge’s rookie record, and the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 Friday night.

Alonso connected in the first inning against Dallas Keuchel, narrowly clearing the wall in left field for a solo shot that tied Judge’s mark from his breakout sea-son with the New York Yankees in 2017.

The 24-year-old Alonso smiled as he hurried around the bases. He did hand-shakes with teammates outside the dug-out and took a curtain call on the top step to big cheers from the crowd at Citi Field. He has two games left to surpass Judge and maintain his major league lead.

Braves star Freddie Freeman returned to the lineup and went 0 for 5 after taking four days off to rest his sore right elbow. The four-time All-Star has a career-high 38 homers but none since Sept. 1, and the NL East champions are hoping to get him right before they open an NL Division Se-ries on Thursday.

With Ronald Acuña Jr. resting his tight left hip for the rest of the regular season, the Braves dropped to 97-63, ensuring the club will fall short of 100 wins. They hav-en’t reached triple digits since 2003.

Keuchel (8-8) allowed four runs over five innings in his final postseason tuneup. The left-hander was pulled after 98 pitches.

Mets starter Marcus Stroman (10-13) pitched two-run ball over six innings in his season finale, and J.D. Davis hit his 21st homer.

Seth Lugo pitched the final two innings for his sixth save a day after manager Mickey Callaway said he’d limit Lugo to one-inning appearances with New York eliminated from postseason contention. Lugo struck out two, setting a career high with 104 for the season.

Alonso has already set franchise re-cords for homers, total bases (343) and extra-base hits (84). He has 119 RBIs and 100 runs, becoming the first Mets rookie to reach triple digits in both categories. No New York player had reached those to-tals in any season since David Wright and Carlos Beltran in 2008.

TWINS 6, ROYALS 2KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Minnesota

Twins became the record fourth team in the major leagues to win 100 games this season, beating the Kansas City Royals 6-2 Friday night behind two-run homers from Miguel Sanó and Ryan LaMarre in a game shortened to 6½ innings because of rain.

Minnesota reached the century mark in wins for just the second time in franchise history. The 1965 Twins went 102-60, then lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games.

“It’s a really nice, kind of cool round number to look at and talk about after the fact,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said before the game.

Houston, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees also have 100 wins. Before this year, the only seasons with as many as three 100-game winners were 1942, 1977, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2016 and 2017.

At 58-102, the Royals are among a re-cord-tying four teams with 100 losses, joining Detroit, Baltimore and Miami. Kansas City has reached triple figures in losses for the third time. The only previ-ous season with four 100-loss clubs was 2002.

Nelson Cruz and Eddie Rosario hit RBI singles in the first off Eric Skoglund (0-3), and Sanó booted the lead to 4-0 in the second with his 34th homer. LaMarre’s second home run of the season made it 6-1 in the third.

Minnesota’s 303 home runs are second in the major leagues behind the New York Yankees’ 305.

José Berríos (14-8) struck out nine, allowing two runs and six hits in his first complete game this season, the third of his big league career.

“He put in a lot of work in the offseason and put himself in pretty good shape.

“And that’s great for us because he’s got a chance to score every time he touches the ball. He’s that kind of guy.”

Dean is hoping Jones can use his explo-siveness against a strong Golden West run defense, which comes to Memorial Sta-dium for a 6 p.m. matchup Saturday.

The Rustlers enter with the 13th best run defense in the CCCAA, allowing just 76 yards per game. They limited the Rene-gades to just 60 yards on 26 carries a year ago, defeating BC 13-11.

Jones’ football future after this season remains up in the air. While his abilities

are enticing recruiters, Jones admits he’s trying to get on track academically and that teams have told him he needs to shore up his work in the classroom before they make serious offers, a matter his current coaches are trying to help him correct.

“He’s a Division I talent for sure, but he’s got to make sure he’s taking care of his business in the classroom,” Dean said. “He controls that and if he does, he’s got the the ability to move on.”

While not exactly verbose when dis-cussing the matter, Jones clearly makes it known that he’s not ready for his football career to end.

“I can’t really even think about that,” he said. “I can’t see myself not playing some-where. I just don’t see it happening.”

RENEGADESContinued from PAGE C1

championships, and getting my first Cup win and being competitive. Not as consis-tent as we wanted,” Stenhouse said before choking out his next words. “At the end of it all, I am very thankful that Jack took a chance on a dirt racer from Mississippi to come drive his cars. That was fun. A little emotional with the relationship Jack and I have. Only team I’ve ever been at.”

The firing was blasted by Bakersfield native Kevin Harvick, who has a manage-ment company that takes over represen-tation of Stenhouse beginning next year. But Kevin Harvick Inc. is already at work trying to find a seat for Stenhouse.

“Ricky has got a great reputation in the garage, is well-connected, he’s the only driver at Roush Racing that has won races since Carl Edwards,” Harvick said. “That’s the unfortunate thing, is he’s a Cup win-ner, he’s a two-time Xfinity champion and it’s just bad timing. That’s not the way I would run a business.

“It’s a lot to digest in a couple of days and you have to digest that and come up with a plan pretty quick.”

Roush was not contractually obligated to inform Stenhouse he was not return-ing until Dec. 1, but told him the morning after the deal with Buescher was com-pleted this week.

Harvick still questioned the timing.“Those particular business practices

are tough to deal with just because of how late in the season it is and how few cars there are. Based on everything that we’ve been involved with, nothing had ever been talked about,” Harvick said of Stenhouse’s potential firing.

“When I had tough moments at (Rich-ard Childress Racing) and things were bad, we would sit down and we would talk through things and we’d say ‘OK this is what we need to do, this is what I need to do better, this is what I think the team needs to do better.’ You had real life conversations. Just to drop the hatchet in a surprise meeting with seven days to go is pretty bad business ethics in my opinion.”

It’s no secret that Roush’s cars had fallen off the pace and have not been able to compete with NASCAR’s elite teams for years. But as the organization tried to find improvement, it never came for Stenhouse — even in a season in which Newman not only qualified for the play-offs but is in position to advance to the second round.

Although he thought he was safe at Roush through 2021, the team made an abrupt shift when it learned Buescher had yet to extend his deal with JTG.

Buescher began his career with Roush, but was loaned out to Front Row Motor-sports in 2016. A clause was added to his contract at the time in which Buescher had to inform Roush if he ever became available, and when the team learned in the last two weeks that his deal with JTG was not completed, they pulled him back in.

Roush said he was making right one of his biggest regrets in his 32 seasons of NASCAR racing in that he should have

expanded his team and funded a car for Buescher out of pocket instead of let-ting him leave the organization. He also seemed to take a shot at Stenhouse’s on-track mistakes, which last week included him spinning championship contender Martin Truex Jr. as Truex tried to put Sten-house a lap down as the leader.

Stenhouse has failed to finish 28 of his 248 Cup starts and failed to qualify at Tal-ladega in 2014.

“We are going to work on our cars be-ing faster and not repairing them after they are damaged,” Roush said.

Tension was already high headed into this weekend’s hybrid oval-road course race on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The elimination race will trim the playoff field from 16 to 12 at the checkered flag on Sunday. The bottom four in the standings are Alex Bowman, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch and Erik Jones.

In Friday qualifying, William Byron edged teammate Bowman for the pole in an all-Hendrick Motorsports front row. Byron is ahead of Bowman by just two points in the battle for the 12th spot and advancing into the second round of the playoffs.

Harvick qualified in 6th.Bowyer and Busch are among the many

drivers yet to announce deals for next season, although Bowyer said he feels confident his contract will be extended at Stewart-Haas Racing. Chip Ganassi has said over the last month that he and Busch are in the final stages of an ex-tension; Busch said his focus is on the playoffs.

Regardless of whether Bowyer and Busch stay with their respective teams, seats are filling fast and there won’t be enough jobs to go around.

Daniel Hemric learned last week he was not being brought back for a second season at Richard Childress Racing, Dan-iel Suarez could be out at SHR if the team promotes Cole Custer from the Xfinity Se-ries and Stenhouse is now suddenly avail-able. A second group of drivers — think Ross Chastain, Corey LaJoie and Michael McDowell — are also seeking jobs in a competitive market with a fluctuating pay scale. Lower tier drivers typically work out one-year contracts with their teams that leave them looking for work at the end of each season.

Michael McDowell missed the only Cup practice at Charlotte Motor Speed-way because he was taken to the hospital to be treated for a kidney stone.

He passed the stone and quickly re-turned to the track for qualifying.

“I’m feeling much better than I was this morning,” McDowell said. “I just woke up this morning with a lot of abdominal pain and side pain. Not sure what was going on. I just thought, ‘Ahh, you know, I’ll just fight through it.’ As the morning went on, it was clearly evident it was not some-thing I was going to fight through.”

He ended up going to the infield care center “in a lot of pain” and vomiting. Austin Cindric practiced in the No. 34 for Front Row Motorsports after McDowell left the track.

“I wouldn’t wish that on anybody,” said McDowell, who qualified 22nd. “It was rough but now I feel pretty good.”

NASCARContinued from PAGE C1

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William Byron celebrates after winning the pole for Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., on Friday.

FRED THORNHILL / AP

Tampa Bay Rays’ Tommy Pham, right, is greeted by Willy Adames (1) after he hit a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the third inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Friday.

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S P O R T S

Compostable plastic is supposed to be agame-changer but does it work?

For pet owners and businesses searching foreco-friendly packaging and choices, bioplasticsseem to be a win-win: you’re replacing petro-leum with plants! Sounds like using bioplasticproducts is an easy non-guilt decision. Theyare considered to be biodegradable. Right? Theissue is the term bioplastic is a vague catch-allfor a wide range of plastics made of biologicalmaterials. They can be as little as 25 percentplant-based. And the lion’s share — 80 percentof bioplastic — is not intended to biodegrade atall. Once produced, they are molecularly iden-tical to regular PET plastic — the ethanol usedis partly derived from sugarcane. They are de-signed to be recycled, not thrown in the greenbin— or flung in an ocean for that matter. Afteryears in seawater or soil, even a bioplastic bagtagged “biodegradable” was found very muchintact and ready to carry groceries. A thin baglabeled “compostable” does dissolve after threemonths in seawater, but it’s a risk. Certifiedcompostable plastic is designed to breakdownin industrial composting facilities in the heatrange of 55 to 60 Celsius or 130 to 140 Fahren-heit. There are new “marine biodegradable”options for bioplastics coming from Europe,though certified plastics could still take from 28days to a year to fully break down in the ocean.

How often do you find plastic, nonbiodegrad-able dog poop bags discarded on our beaches,lakes and thrown in trees along the trails ortossed to the side of the sidewalk or road?Marine wildlife, birds, etc. are eating plasticwaste bags that are carelessly discarded, butthe bigger question is, does anyone care? Thefocus has been on what the last generation hasdone in terms of destroying our planet, butwhat are companies and people doing to stopthe cycle. We have found that human natureloves convenience. The easier to use, thebetter. The cheaper, the better. Unfortunately,cheaper usually means made in China as well.Growing up, I was always told if it were easy,everyone would be doing it, and doing the rightthing isn’t always easy. We need to be betterand do better as manufacturers, retailers andconsumers for the sake of our children andgrandchildren.

The facts are that most dog waste bags do notbiodegrade; they are made with oxo-biode-gradable plastic and contribute to the plasticcontamination that kills our wildlife. The other

option is to use bioplastic bags - again; thereis still a big argument against these types ofproducts.

Are you even more confused now? The com-mon word amongst this statement is PLASTIC!Confusion about what bioplastics are and do- led California andWashington State to banthe sale of plastic products that call themselves“biodegradable” or “compostable” — unlessthey’ve been certified compostable to a specificstandard.

The big hitch is that — except for some greenbin liners in certain cities — even productsthat are certified to the highest compostabilitystandards aren’t accepted by the vast majorityof curbside green bin programs. That’s partlybecause people dump all kinds of plastics intotheir green bins, and optical sensors and work-ers on high-speed sorting lines can’t tell thedifference between a genuinely compostablecoffee cup from a regular plastic one, let alonea quasi-biodegradable one that doesn’t reallybreak down. Not only that, most cities don’thave a great dog waste program set in place.

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NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: final practice, Char-lotte, N.C., NBCSN, 11 a.m.

NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Drive for the Cure 200, Char-lotte, N.C., NBCSN, 12:30 p.m.

BOXINGPBC: Prelims, Los Angeles, FS1, 4:30 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALLNorthwestern at Wisconsin, ABC, 9 a.m.

Central Michigan at Western Michigan, CBSSN, 9 a.m.

Texas A&M vs. Arkansas, Arlington, Texas, ESPN, 9 a.m.

Middle Tennessee State at Iowa, ESPN2, 9 a.m.

Buffalo at Miami (Ohio), ESPNU, 9 a.m.

Texas Tech at Oklahoma, FOX, 9 a.m.

Kansas at Texas Christian, FS1, 9 a.m.

Clemson at North Carolina, ABC, 12:30 p.m.

Mississippi at Alabama, CBS, 12:30 p.m.

Georgia Tech at Temple, CBSSN, 12:30 p.m.

Iowa State at Baylor, ESPN, 12:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Purdue, ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.

USC at Washington, FOX, 12:30 p.m.

Virginia at Notre Dame, NBC, 12:30 p.m.

Florida Atlantic at North Carolina (Charlotte), NFL, 12:30 p.m.

Southern Methodist at South Florida, ESPNU, 1 p.m.

Mississippi State at Auburn, ESPN, 4 p.m.

Connecticut at Central Florida, ESPN2, 4 p.m.

Ohio State at Nebraska, ABC, 4:30 p.m.

Colorado State at Utah State, CBSSN, 4:30 p.m.

UNLV at Wyoming, ESPNU, 5 p.m.

Washington State at Utah, FS1, 7 p.m.

UCLA at Arizona, ESPN, 7:30 p.m.

Hawaii at Nevada, ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.

GOLFLPGA Tour Golf: The Indy Women in Tech Championship, third round, Indianapolis, GOLF, 9:30 a.m.

PGA Tour Champions Golf: The Pure Insurance Open, third round, Pebble Beach, 1 p.m.

PGA Tour Golf: The Safeway Open, third round, Scottsdale, Arizona, GOLF, 3 p.m.

HORSE RACINGBelmont Park Live: From Elmont, N.Y., FS2, 11:30 a.m.

Super Saturday: From Santa Anita, NBCSN, 3:30 p.m.

MLBOrioles at Red Sox, MLB, 10 a.m.

Indians at Nationals, FS1, 1 p.m.

Dodgers at Giants, SNLA, 1 p.m.

Cubs at Cardinals, FOX, 4 p.m.

Astros at Angels, FSW, 6 p.m.

Brewers at Rockies OR Yankees at Rangers (games joined in progress), MLB, 7 p.m.

Athletics at Mariners OR Astros at Angels (games joined in progress), MLB, 8 p.m.

SOCCER (MEN’S)Bundesliga: Bayern Munich at SC Paderborn 07, FS1, 6:30 a.m.

Bundesliga: Schalke at RB Leipzig, FS2, 6:30 a.m.

Premier League: Brighton at Chelsea, NBCSN, 6:55 a.m.

Bundesliga: Werder Bremen at Borussia Dortmund, FS2, 9:20 a.m.

Premier League: Manchester City at Everton, NBC, 9:30 a.m.

Liga MX: Tigres UANL at Monterrey, FS2, 5 p.m.

TENNISITF: Junior Davis Cup & Fed Cup, Semifinals, TENNIS, 8 a.m.

ATP/WTA: The Chengdu Open, Finals & The China Open, Early Rounds, TENNIS, 9:30 p.m.

TRACK AND FIELDIAAF World Championships 2019: Day 2, Doha, Qatar, NBC, 11:30 a.m.

IAAF World Championships 2019: Day 2, Doha, Qatar (taped), NBC, 6 p.m.

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JC FOOTBALLGolden West at BC, 6 p.m.

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCERCSUB at San Jose State, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALLCSUB at Chicago State, 10 a.m.

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Division 5, at Ridgeview

Chavez vs. Arvin, 8 a.m.

Ridgeview vs. Mira Monte, 9:30 a.m.

Arvin vs. Shafter, 11 a.m.

Ridgeview vs. Chavez, 1 p.m.

Mira Monte vs. Shafter, 2:30 p.m.

Division 6, at West

Golden Valley at South, 8 a.m.

West vs. Delano, 9:30 a.m.

South vs. Foothill, 11 a.m.

West vs. Golden Valley, 1 p.m.

Delano vs. Foothill, 2:30 p.m.

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INTERLEAGUEat WASHINGTON OFF Cleveland OFFCollege FootballFAVORITE TODAY O/U UNDERDOGat WISCONSIN 24½ (46½) NorthwesternWake Forest 6½ (69½) at BOSTON COLLat UCF 43 (64½) UCONNat W MICH 16½ (59½) C MichiganSMU 7½ (62) at S FLORIDABuffalo 2½ (46½) at MIAMI (OH)at TEMPLE 8 (48) Georgia Techat FLORIDA ST 7 (61½) NC StateIowa St 3 (55½) at BAYLORBYU 2½ (60½) at TOLEDOAkron 7½ (61½) at UMASSat MICHIGAN 28 (49½) RutgersMinnesota 1½ (53½) at PURDUELa-Lafayette 3 (55) at GA SOUTHERNat IOWA 23½ (52) MID TENNat WYOMING 9 (47½) UNLVat UTAH 6½ (55½) Washington StFresno St 20 (63) at NM STat NEVADA 2½ (64½) HawaiiStanford 3 (56) at OREGON STat MICH ST 14 (44) IndianaClemson 27 (60) at N CAROLINAat S CAROLINA 3 (53½) Kentuckyat ALABAMA 37½ (61½) Mississippiat VANDERBILT 7 (52½) N Illinoisat TCU 14½ (49½) Kansasat OKLA ST 4 (59½) Kansas Stat AUBURN 10 (46½) Mississippi Stat OKLAHOMA 27 (69½) Texas Techat CHARLOTTE 1 (65) FAUat N DAME 11 (48½) Virginiaat APP ST 15 (59½) C CarolinaCincinnati 4 (47½) at MARSHALLat OLD DOM 3 (47) E Carolinaat LIBERTY 7 (73½) New Mexicoat TROY 7 (58½) Arkansas Stat LA-MONROE 15 (57) S Alabamaat S MISS 27 (49) UTEPLa Tech 8½ (48½) at RICEUAB 3 (47½) at W KENTUCKYat UTAH ST 24 (69½) Colorado StOhio State 17 (66½) at NEBRASKAat N TEXAS 7 (58½) HoustonTexas A&M 23½ (60½) Arkansasat WASH 10½ (61½) USCat ARIZONA 6½ (71) UCLANFL

SUNDAYFAVORITE TODAY O/U UNDERDOGat HOUSTON 3½ (47) Carolinaat BALTIMORE 7 (45) Clevelandat NY GIANTS 3 (48½) WashingtonLA Chargers 14½ (44½) at MIAMIat INDIANAPOLIS 7 (45) OaklandKansas City 7 (55½) at DETROITNew England 7 (42½) at BUFFALOat ATLANTA 3½ (46) Tennesseeat LA RAMS 9 (49) Tampa BaySeattle 5½ (48) at ARIZONAat CHICAGO 2 (38½) Minnesotaat DENVER 3 (37½) JacksonvilleDallas 2½ (47) at NEW ORLEANS

MONDAYat PITTSBURGH 3½ (45) Cincinnati

TransactionsBASKETBALL

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONNBA — Announced the resignation of senior vice president and head of referee operations retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson, effective Oct. 15.FOOTBALL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUENFL — Granted the L.A. Chargers a roster exemption for RB Melvin Gordon III.ATLANTA FALCONS — Released OL Nate Wozniak from the practice squad. Signed DE Austin Larkin to the practice squad.CHICAGO BEARS — Signed RB Kerrith Whyte Jr. from the practice squad.CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed DE Davin Bellamy to the practice squad.DETROIT LIONS — Signed WR Tom Kennedy from the practice squad and DT Frank Herron to the practice squad.PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed WR Greg Ward to the practice squad.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Waived DT Bryan Mone. Signed S Adrian Colbert from the practice squad and CB Linden Stephens to the practice squad.

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUEEDMONTON ESKIMOS — Released PK Greg Hutchins from the practice roster.HOCKEY

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUENHL — Fined Tampa Bay F Cedric Paquette $2,500 for high-sticking.ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned F Lane Pederson and D Kyle Capobianco and Jordan Gross to Tucson (AHL).CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned Cs Byron Froese and Luke Philp, Gs Jon Gillies and Artyom Zagid-ulin, LW Justin Kirkland, RWs Matthew Phillips and Buddy Robinson and D Andrew Nielson and Rinat Valiev to Stockton (AHL). Waived D Brandon Davidson for the purposes of being assigned to Stockton.COLORADO AVALANCHE — Traded D Nicolas Meloche to San Jose for G Antoine Bibeau.DETROIT RED WINGBS — Assigned G Kaden Fulcher to Toledo (ECHL). Released Fs Matthew Ford, Josh Kestner, Troy Loggins and Tyler Spezia; D Marcus Crawford, Charle-Edouard D’Astous and Alec McCrea; and G Pat Nagle from tryouts.LOS ANGELES KINGS — Assigned Fs Jared Ander-son-Dolan and Rasmus Kupari to Ontario (AHL).NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled D Alexandre Carrier and Jeremy Davies, G Ken Appleby and Fs Rem Pitlick, Anthony Richard, Eeli Tolvanen, Yakov Trenin and Josh Wilkins from Milwaukee (AHL).NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned Fs Nathan Bas-tian and Michael McLeod to Binghamton (AHL).WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with F Patrik Laine on a two-year contract.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUELEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS — Returned F Steven Swavely and D David Drake and Rob Michel to Reading (ECHL). Released Fs Trevor Yates and Trevor Gooch from professional tryouts and returned them to Reading.<mLACROSSE

NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUEBUFFALO BANDITS — Signed D/T Brent Nose-worthy to a two-year contract and G Joel Watson and D Reid Acton and Chukwuemeka Okaeme to one-year contracts.TENNISITF — Re-elected president David Haggerty and Katrina Adams, Carlos Bravo, Martin Corrie, Bernard Giudicelli, Jack Graham, Nao Kawatei, Anil Khanna, Ulrich Klaus, Salma Mouelhi Guizani, Camilo Pérez López Moreira, Alexey Selivanenko, René Stammbach, Stefan Tzvetkov and Bulat Utemuratov to the board of directors for four-year terms.COLLEGEFLORIDA — Granted a two-year contract extension to men’s basketball coach Mike White through the 2024-25 season.

High school roundupVOLLEYBALL

From ThursdayBCHS d. Tehachapi 25-10 25-19 25-19BCHS: Kills: A. Herman 16, A. Johnson 11. As-sists: L. Reynish 30; Aces: L. Reynish 3; Blocks: T. Sule 4, L. Reynish 3, A. Herman 3; Digs: G. Kennelley 18, I. Calderwood 15Arvin d. McFarland 25-22, 25-18, 17-25, 25-19AHS: (14-10-1, 5-0 SSL): Aces: Gallardo 8, Velez 4; Kills: Luviano 8, Garcia 7; Blocks: Buelna 2; Assist: Buelna 26; Digs: G.Perez 32, Buelna 18, Luviano 18Independence d. Golden ValleyGVHS (3-5, 0-2 SYL) Aces: Chavez 2, Flores 1, Ortega 1, Haney 1; Kills: Flores 3, Frausto 3, Haney 2; Digs: Llanes 10, Perez 8, Chavez 6, Villanueva 6; Assists: Frausto 18West d. RidgeviewWHS: Mosley leads with 10 blocks. Barraza with 35 passes.South d. East 14-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23SHS (8-9): Tatyana Mendoza lead team with 17 kills and 5 Blocks. Taylor Castaneda with 8 kills and 3 Aces. Mariela Acevedo contributed 30 assist and Alena Cisneros had 12 digs.

GIRLS GOLFFrom ThursdaySSL No. 4 at North Kern Golf Course Par 361. Taft 267, 2. Chavez 322, 3. Kennedy 327, 4. Wasco 346, 5. Shafter 350. 6. Arvin 365.

NASCARCharlotte Bank of America ROVAL 400 LineupFriday qualifying; race SundayAt Charlotte Motor Speedway Road CourseConcord, N.C.(Car number in parentheses)1. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 103.198 mph.2. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 103.078.3. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 103.037.4. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 102.893.5. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 102.838.6. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 102.383.7. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 102.359.8. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 101.769.9. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 101.737.10. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 101.587.11. (2) Brad Keselowski,Ford, 101.486.12. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 101.449.13. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 101.953.14. (47) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 101.943.15. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 101.887.16. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 101.881.17. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 101.871.18. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 101.862.19. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 101.732.20. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 101.696.21. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 101.566.22. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 101.542.23. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 101.461.24. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, 101.148.25. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 101.136.26. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 101.077.27. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 100.520.28. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 100.507.29. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 100.480.30. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 100.346.31. (51) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 99.169.32. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 98.618.33. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 97.896.34. (53) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 97.602.35. (52) Garrett Smithley, Ford, 97.363.36. (36) Matt Tifft,Ford, 0.000.37. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 0.000.38. (77) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 0.000.39. (27) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 0.000.40. (96) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 0.000.

NFLAMERICAN CONFERENCE

EAST W L T Pct PF PABuffalo 3 0 0 1.000 66 47New England 3 0 0 1.000 106 17N.Y. Jets 0 3 0 .000 33 70Miami 0 3 0 .000 16 133

SOUTH W L T Pct PF PAHouston 2 1 0 .667 68 62Indianapolis 2 1 0 .667 70 71Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 58 60Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 67 52

NORTH W L T Pct PF PABaltimore 2 1 0 .667 110 60Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 49 66Cincinnati 0 3 0 .000 54 83Pittsburgh 0 3 0 .000 49 85

WEST W L T Pct PF PAKansas City 3 0 0 1.000 101 64Oakland 1 2 0 .333 48 78L.A. Chargers 1 2 0 .333 60 64Denver 0 3 0 .000 46 67NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EAST W L T Pct PF PADallas 3 0 0 1.000 97 44Philadelphia 2 2 0 .500 110 105N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 63 94Washington 0 3 0 .000 63 94

SOUTH W L T Pct PF PANew Orleans 2 1 0 .667 72 82Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 68 77Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 60 75Carolina 1 2 0 .333 79 70

NORTH W L T Pct PF PADetroit 2 0 1 .833 67 61Green Bay 3 1 0 .750 85 69Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 78 47Chicago 2 1 0 .667 50 39

WEST W L T Pct PF PAL.A. Rams 3 0 0 1.000 77 49San Francisco 3 0 0 1.000 96 54Seattle 2 1 0 .667 76 79Arizona 0 2 1 .167 64 88

THURSDAY’S SCOREPhiladelphia 34, Green Bay 27

SUNDAY’S GAMESCarolina at Houston, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m.Kansas City at Detroit, 10 a.m.Oakland at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.L.A. Chargers at Miami, 10 a.m.Washington at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.Tennessee at Atlanta, 10 a.m.New England at Buffalo, 10 a.m.Seattle at Arizona, 1:05 p.m.Tampa Bay at L.A. Rams, 1:05 p.m.Jacksonville at Denver, 1:25 p.m.Minnesota at Chicago, 1:25 p.m.Dallas at New Orleans, 5:20 p.m.Open: San Francisco, N.Y. Jets

MONDAY’S GAMECincinnati at Pittsburgh, 5:15 p.m.

National LeagueEAST

W L Pct GBx-Atlanta 97 63 .606 _y-Washington 91 69 .569 6New York 84 76 .525 13Philadelphia 79 80 .497 17½Miami 56 103 .352 40½

CENTRALW L Pct GB

z-St. Louis 90 69 .566 _z-Milwaukee 89 70 .560 1Chicago 82 77 .516 8Cincinnati 73 87 .456 17½Pittsburgh 69 91 .431 21½

WESTW L Pct GB

x-Los Angeles 103 56 .648 _Arizona 82 77 .516 21San Francisco 77 82 .484 26San Diego 70 89 .440 33Colorado 68 91 .428 35x-clinched divisiony-clinched wild cardz-clinched playoff berth

FRIDAY’S SCORESWashington 8, Cleveland 2Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 5N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 2Miami at Philadelphia, lateMilwaukee at Colorado, lateChicago Cubs at St. Louis, lateSan Diego at Arizona, lateL.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, late

TODAY’S GAMESCle (Plutko 7-4) at Wash (Corbin 14-7), 1:05 p.m.LAD (Ryu 13-5) at San Fran (Webb 2-2), 1:05 p.m.Miami (Smith 10-10) at Phila (Eflin 9-13), 3:05 p.m.Cincinnati (Bauer 11-13) at Pittsburgh (Marvel 0-3), 4:05 p.m.Atlanta (Fried 17-6) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 10-10), 4:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Hamels 7-7) at St. Louis (Mikolas 9-14), 4:15 p.m.Milwaukee (Woodruff 11-3) at Colorado (González 2-6), 5:10 p.m.SD (Quantrill 6-8) at Ariz (Ray 12-8), 5:10 p.m.

MLBAmerican League

EAST W L Pct GBx-New York 102 57 .642 _y-Tampa Bay 96 64 .600 6½Boston 83 77 .519 19½Toronto 65 95 .406 37½Baltimore 53 107 .331 49½

CENTRAL W L Pct GBx-Minnesota 100 60 .625 _Cleveland 93 67 .581 7Chicago 70 88 .443 29Kansas City 58 102 .363 42Detroit 46 112 .291 53

WEST W L Pct GBx-Houston 104 55 .654 _y-Oakland 96 63 .604 8Texas 76 83 .478 28Los Angeles 72 87 .453 32Seattle 66 93 .415 38x-clinched divisiony-clinched wild card

FRIDAY’S SCORESWashington 8, Cleveland 2Minnesota 6, Kansas City 2, 7 inningsTampa Bay 6, Toronto 2Baltimore 4, Boston 1N.Y. Yankees at Texas, lateDetroit at Chicago White Sox, lateHouston at L.A. Angels, lateOakland at Seattle, late

TODAY’S GAMESBalt (Means 11-11) at Bos (Chacín 3-11), 10:05 p.m.TB (Yarbrough 11-5) at Tor (Thornton 5-9),

12:07 p.m.Cle (Plutko 7-4) at Wash (Corbin 14-7), 1:05 p.m.Det (Alexander 1-4) at CWS (Nova 11-12), 4:10 p.m. (G1)Det (Boyd 9-11) at CWS (López 9-15), 4:10 p.m., (G2)Minn (Pérez 10-7) at KC(Sparkman 4-11), 4:15 p.m.NYY (Severino 1-0) at Texas (TBD), 5:05 p.m.Hou (TBD) at LAA (Suarez 2-6), 6:07 p.m.Oak (Anderson 12-9) at Sea (Gonzales 16-12), 6:10 p.m.

MLSEastern Conference

W L T Pts GF GANew York City FC 17 5 10 61 61 39Philadelphia 16 9 7 55 57 46Atlanta 17 12 3 54 54 41D.C. United 13 10 9 48 42 38New York 14 13 5 47 53 48Toronto FC 12 10 10 46 54 50New England 10 10 12 42 47 54Chicago 9 12 11 38 48 43Montreal 11 17 4 37 43 59Orlando City 9 14 9 36 41 46Columbus 9 15 8 35 37 46Cincinnati 6 22 4 22 30 74Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GALos Angeles FC 20 4 8 68 81 35Minnesota 15 10 7 52 51 41LA Galaxy 16 13 3 51 53 51Seattle 14 10 8 50 50 49Real Salt Lake 14 13 5 47 43 40Portland 13 13 6 45 47 46FC Dallas 12 11 9 45 48 43San Jose 13 14 5 44 51 51Colorado 11 15 6 39 54 60Houston 11 17 4 37 44 55Sporting Kansas City 10 15 7 37 47 59Vancouver 7 15 10 31 33 55

SUNDAY’S GAMESToronto FC at Chicago, 2 p.m.Orlando City at Cincinnati, 2 p.m.Philadelphia at Columbus, 2 p.m.Atlanta at Montreal, 2 p.m.New York City FC at New England, 2 p.m.D.C. United at New York, 2 p.m.FC Dallas at Colorado, 4:30 p.m.Vancouver at LA Galaxy, 4:30 p.m.Los Angeles FC at Minnesota, 4:30 p.m.Houston at Real Salt Lake, 4:30 p.m.Seattle at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.Portland at Sporting Kansas City, 4:30 p.m.

FROM THURSDAYEagles 34, Packers 27Philadelphia 0 21 6 7—34Green Bay 7 13 7 0—27

FIRST QUARTERGB_A.Jones 3 run (Crosby kick), 10:31.

SECOND QUARTERGB_FG Crosby 30, 14:01.Phi_Jeffery 6 pass from Wentz (Elliott kick), 11:48.GB_FG Crosby 31, 8:24.Phi_Goedert 3 pass from Wentz (Elliott kick), 2:45.Phi_Howard 1 run (Elliott kick), :59.GB_Allison 19 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), :09.

THIRD QUARTERPhi_Howard 20 pass from Wentz (pass failed), 9:12.GB_J.Graham 14 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 3:16.

FOURTH QUARTERPhi_Howard 2 run (Elliott kick), 14:13.A_77,509. Phi GBFirst downs 24 31Total Net Yards 336 491Rushes-yards 33-176 20-77Passing 160 414Punt Returns 0-0 1-0Kickoff Returns 2-77 2-45Interceptions Ret. 1-22 0-0Comp-Att-Int 16-27-0 34-53-1Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-8Punts 4-41.8 2-41.5Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 9-93 5-50Time of Possession 27:39 32:21

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING_Philadelphia, Howard 15-87, Sanders 11-72, Wentz 6-13, Sproles 1-4. Green Bay, Rodgers 5-46, A.Jones 13-21, Allison 1-7, Vitale 1-3.PASSING_Philadelphia, Wentz 16-27-0-160. Green Bay, Rodgers 34-53-1-422.RECEIVING_Philadelphia, Ertz 7-65, Jeffery 3-38, Howard 3-28, Goedert 2-16, Hollins 1-13. Green Bay, D.Adams 10-180, J.Graham 6-61, A.Jones 6-37, Allison 3-52, Valdes-Scantling 3-47, Lewis 2-19, Vitale 2-15, Tonyan 1-11, J.Williams 1-0.MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.


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Rams hope offense sparks in visit from BucsTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — Although the Los Angeles Rams are 3-0, the defending NFC champions’ offense clearly hasn’t hit its stride.

The unit that tore up the NFL for the last two years sits squarely in the middle of the pack this season, with the Rams’ excellent defense leading the way instead.

A visit from the rebuilding Buccaneers (1-2) on Sunday looks like an ideal chance for Jared Goff, Todd Gurley and their gifted receivers to find that groove again. But with former Rams lineman Ndamukong Suh out front, Tampa Bay’s defense has enough talent to keep the Rams from pre-dicting an easy afternoon at the Coliseum.

“He’s a great player,” Goff said of Suh, who started every game last year in his sole season with the Rams. “He’s a pro, and he knows what he’s doing. I’m sure he’ll be wanting to get after us, as I expect he would. He’s a friend of mine, and I wish him the best.”

Suh knows plenty about the Rams’ offensive line after going against all five linemen in practice last season, so he has given tips to his fellow Bucs. There’s not much he can say about Gurley that isn’t already known, even by an opponent that hasn’t faced him since 2016.

But the Rams’ judicious use of Gurley has caught the NFL’s attention, the Bucs included. After Gurley was in the top five in the NFL in touches in each of the past three seasons, his snap counts and touches have been down sharply.

While McVay and the Rams still stren-uously deny they’re practicing load man-agement with their high-priced running back and his balky left knee, even Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians can see what’s up. It provides him no comfort, however.

“I think they’re probably using him wisely and saving him,” Arians said. “They’ve got young backs they like, but he can break out for 200 (yards) at any point in time. He’s always dangerous in the pass-ing game. I don’t see any drop-off at all.”

The Rams have already beaten two NFC South teams this season, and their defense will be primed to face Jameis Winston and a Tampa Bay offense that hasn’t been terri-ble, but also hasn’t dominated.

The Rams would dearly benefit from a blowout win and the chance to rest their starters at the beginning of two games in five days. Still, their attention appears to be focused solely on the Bucs, and not on their high-profile trip to Seattle the follow-ing Thursday.

Here are more things to know about the Buccaneers’ first trip to Los Angeles since 1993:

SHAQ ATTACKBucs linebacker Shaquil Barrett leads

the NFL with eight sacks after only having 14 in four seasons with the Denver Bron-cos, where he primarily was a backup. Arians felt he had a chance to make a difference with the pass rush when Barrett signed a one-year deal in free agency. But no one envisioned him more than making up for the absence of Jason Pierre-Paul, who’s expected to be sidelined at least half the season after injuring his neck in a car accident.

“I don’t think anybody could totally re-alize it would happen, but you saw things on tape and he was going to get opportu-nities,” Arians said. “He’s made the best of them.”

With another multi-sack game Sun-day, he would have the NFL’s most sacks through four games since 1982, when indi-vidual sacks became an official statistic.

“No one’s done it - it’s a first. To me, when you put that in the history of football, that’s big,” Arians said. “What

he’s done is big, and hopefully he can continue.”

SACK ATTACKWinston has been sacked 10 times this

season, tied for seventh most in the league. The Rams’ defense has eight sacks, and 2018 NFL sacks leader Aaron Donald just got his first last week. Donald is still wreck-ing game plans, but his modest statistical start might have something to do with Suh’s departure.

PACK YOUR BAGSTampa Bay is beginning a stretch in

which it won’t play another true home game until Nov. 12. After facing the Rams and Saints on the road, the Bucs will fly to London for a “home” date against the Panthers. Following a bye week, they’ll play at Tennessee and Seattle before finally returning home to play Arizona.

ROJO RETURNSTampa Bay running back Ronald Jones

II is back at the stadium where he played three mostly outstanding seasons for USC. He had more than 100 yards from scrim-mage last week for the first time in his NFL career, and he might be ready for a bigger role in the offense.

“I think he has been working his tail off all offseason, and it’s showing,” Winston said.

“All of our running backs have been running very efficient, but RoJo has been dominating. I’m proud of him, and I’m just going to keep on giving him the rock.”

SAY WHAT YOU WANTDespite missing a potential winning

field goal and failing to convert two extra points (one blocked) last week, rookie kicker Matt Gay still has the support of Arians, who was asked what he would say to fans still angry about the poor performance.

“You paid your money, (so say) whatever you want to say,” the coach said. “He isn’t going anywhere.”

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Rams running back Todd Gurley jumps over offensive tackle Rob Havenstein during the second half of a game earlier this month against the Saints in Los Angeles.

Colts’ defense, Raiders’ offense seeking breakthrough moment

Winless Dolphins hope for better blocking against Chargers

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Raiders wide receiver Tyrell Williams celebrates with teammates after catching an 11-yard touchdown pass during the second half of last week’s game against the Vikings in Minneapolis.


INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich has seen the numbers and watched the tape.

He’s not the least bit concerned about the Colts’ defense.

Instead, Reich draws on his NFL experi-ences to provide perspective and motiva-tion for a group of players who could use a boost right now.

“When it’s going bad, when you feel it’s going bad as an individual player or as a unit or as a team, it’s not as bad as you think,” Reich said. “I experienced that as a player, I’ve experienced that as a coach. I’ve experienced that individually, as a unit and as a team. So you’ve got to — as they say — keep chopping. You never know when you’re about to break through.”

The numbers don’t lie.Indy’s defense heads into Sunday’s

game against Oakland (1-2) ranked in the bottom half of the league in yards rush-ing, yards passing and total yards allowed. Only six teams have fewer takeaways than the Colts’ three and last week Indianapo-lis allowed the Falcons to convert eight of 10 third downs.

Again, the Colts (2-1) won’t be at full strength. Starting safety Malik Hooker could miss more than a month with an injured knee, All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard was still in the concussion proto-col this week, and after No. 1 cornerback Pierre Desir fought his way back from a bruised knee last week, he’s now dealing

with an injured hamstring.The Raiders pose an intriguing

matchup. While their offense has strug-gled through the first three weeks, Indy can put on the tape from last year’s 42-28 shootout and see just how dangerous Oakland can be.

Or the Colts can listen to coach Jon Gruden giving his team a similar message about getting back on track.

“I’m not going to sit here and say that we are a finished product yet,” Gruden said. “We’ve gone through a lot of change through the first three weeks and we played two really good teams, actually three really good defenses.”

And the Colts think they can make it four good defenses in a row.

“Just keep believing, keep trusting and keep working, the breakthrough is just around the corner,” Reich said. “That’s our mentality.”

TRAVELING SHOWThe Raiders will go straight from India-

napolis to London, where they will spend the week practicing before a “home” game against Chicago. Oakland is in the midst of a stretch that features 48 days between games at the Oakland Coliseum, with four road games, one off week, and the trip to London. This week marks the second of five straight games that start at 10 a.m.

“It’s an odd travel schedule I guess,” tight end Darren Waller said. “But I feel like we have the guys to lock in and get it done.”

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Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) walks off the field in the second half of last week’s game against the Lions in Detroit.


MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins’ offen-sive line is a revolving door, and not just during games.

On the right side they’re tried three starters who joined the team after the ex-hibition season.

Two of them were quickly sidelined by injuries, and another injury last week forced third-round draft pick Michael De-iter to slide over from guard to left tackle, were he struggled.

No wonder the Dolphins rank last in the NFL in many offensive categories, including points. Quarterback Josh Rosen might be running for his life a lot again Sunday when Miami (0-3) faces the Los Angeles Chargers (1-2).

“Sooner or later I think we’ll get some consistency going,” Rosen said of his line. “We’re just trying to find the best spots to put guys in.”

That may take the rest of this season and beyond. Meanwhile, here are things to know about a game that has the team traveling 2,500 miles to kick off at 10 a.m. California time favored by 16½ points even though it hasn’t won in Miami since January 1982:

WHERE’S THE BLOCKING?The Dolphins have scored one touch-

down and are on pace to total 85 points, which would shatter the record for fewest points in a 16-game season by Seattle, which scored 140 in 1992.

Miami has allowed 13 sacks and is aver-aging 2.6 yards per rush, both statistics a reflection of bad blocking. A lineup unset-tled largely because of an ongoing roster purge hasn’t helped.

This week’s question is whether the Chargers take advantage of the matchup; their line play has been a problem on both

sides of the ball. A pass rush led by Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram has totaled four sacks, while the offensive line is without injured left tackle Russell Okung, and Philip Rivers was sacked five times last week.

“I think the guys understand we need some urgency right now,” coach Anthony Lynn said.

SECONDARY MATTERSThe Chargers have three defensive

backs on injured reserve, including safe-ties Derwin James and Adrian Phillips. Undrafted rookie Roderick Teamer, who got the start at strong safety last week against Houston, had seven tackles but was exposed in coverage on a couple of occasions.

Cornerback Brandon Facyson, a sec-ond-year undrafted player, also started last week.

The Chargers have allowed only three 300-yard passing games since the start of the 2017 season, but all three have been losses.

ON THE RUNMelvin Gordon ended his holdout

Thursday but will not play against the Dolphins after missing all of training camp. Even though Gordon hasn’t played a snap this season, the running game has not had a dropoff.

Austin Ekeler leads AFC running backs in yards from scrimmage and Justin Jack-son is averaging 7.9 yards per carry.

According to Inside Edge, Chargers running backs are averaging a league-best 6.5 yards from scrimmage per touch and 5.4 yards per carry, which is third best.

The Dolphins are 2-14 when allowing 120 or more rushing yards since the start of the 2017 season, tied for fourth-worst in the league.

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Fink gets turn to start as No. 21 USC faces No. 17 Washington

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USC quarterback Matt Fink throws against Utah during the second half of last week’s game in Los Angeles.


SEATTLE — A month ago, the idea of Matt Fink even seeing the field for No. 21 USC seemed unlikely.

Maybe in a blowout or some mop-up duty at best.

Even he finds it a little shocking to be sitting in his current position, about to make his first start today at No. 17 Wash-ington after coming off the bench to en-gineer an upset of Utah a week ago.

“It’s kind of surreal. It’s an amazing op-portunity for me and for the team to keep moving forward,” Fink said.

“It hurts to see anybody on the team get hurt in any way or shape, but it’s a great opportunity for me to grow and for this team to be better.”

The Trojans (3-1, 2-0 Pac-12) already lost J.T. Daniels for the season due to a knee injury.

Kedon Slovis is expected to miss to-day’s matchup with the Huskies after suffering a concussion on the opening possession against the Utes.

Fink is the only healthy scholarship quarterback on USC’s roster as it makes the trip north, and with his first start comes the chance to prove what he showed last week against Utah wasn’t a fluke.

Fink threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns in the victory.

He got plenty of help from his wide re-ceivers, Michael Pittman Jr. in particular, but it was Fink at the helm.

“That’s just football, and guys go down, and then other guys step up. Matt played great, and we beat the No. 10 team, so that was great,” Pittman said.

“I didn’t feel like we had to step up more as receivers. I felt like we just had to go out there and do what we do every day.”

Washington (3-1, 0-1) has rebounded from its loss to California in Week 2, thumping Hawaii before a convincing 45-19 win at BYU last week.

Jacob Eason demonstrated his im-proving mastery of Washington’s offense, throwing for 290 yards and completing 24 of 28 passes for a career-best 85.7 com-pletion percentage.

Along with Eason’s performance, Washington’s pass catchers seem to have addressed the drops that became a major factor in the loss to Cal.

“I think there was good progress there. Probably collectively as a group, the quarterback to the wide outs, I thought those guys caught the ball well. Obvi-ously, Jacob threw it in there pretty well,” Washington coach Chris Petersen said.

Other things to watch when the Trojans and Huskies meet for the first time since the 2016 season:

PITTMAN PUNCHWhile several USC wide receivers had

big games against Utah, no one was more difficult to stop than Pittman.

He finished with 10 catches for 232 yards and a 77-yard touchdown.

The 10 catches were a career high and he has 19 in the past two games combined.

But the Trojans pass game has yet to face a secondary with the talent of Washington’s.

The Huskies have four interceptions in the past two games and have allowed one pass play of more than 28 yards all season.

“We’re just doing us. We haven’t really put in any special plays for Washington. We’re just going to go out there and do whatever we do,” Pittman said.

FULLER’S HOUSEAaron Fuller is coming off one of the

best all-around games of his career. Washington’s leading pass catcher had eight catches for a season-high 91 yards and a touchdown against BYU.

He also took a punt back 88 yards for a score.

Fuller has 21 receptions and is one of three Washington pass catchers with more than 200 yards receiving.

Fuller could be in line for another big game.

USC allowed a season-high 299 yards passing in its loss to BYU.

RUN COMMITTEEWashington has spread the wealth

among its running backs. Salvon Ahmed was the primary ball

carrier the first three weeks before miss-ing last week with a leg injury.

Sean McGrew filled in and rushed for a career-high 110 yards.

Richard Newton has also found a key role in short-yardage and red zone situations.

Newton already has five rushing touchdowns.

The balance of running backs will be important facing a USC defense that’s giving up 170.5 yards per game on the ground and 4.3 yards per rush.

ROAD WOESThe Trojans’ loss at BYU two weeks

ago continued the team’s troubles on the road.

USC has lost five of its past seven road games over the past two seasons.

The Trojans haven’t beaten a ranked team on the road since Nov. 12, 2016, when they defeated then-No. 4 Washing-ton 26-13 in Seattle.

UCLA faces Arizona after comeback win at Washington StateTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TUCSON, Ariz. — UCLA pulled off an epic comeback against Washington State last weekend, saving its season, possibly coach Chip Kelly’s job.

The Bruins can’t afford to let the eu-phoria linger too long. They have an-other tough game at Arizona coming up tonight.

“Now that we know what winning feels like and that joy and stuff, you definitely don’t want to go backward,” UCLA quar-terback Dorian Thompson-Robinson said.

“That’s what we’re working toward right now, just keep going up that hill and keep going forward.”

UCLA went 3-9 in its first season under Kelly and an 0-3 start this year put his job on shaky ground.

The Bruins and Kelly seemed to be in bigger trouble after falling into a 49-17 hole against Washington State early in the third quarter last week.

Then UCLA’s dormant offense woke up.

The Bruins, who had failed to score more than 14 points the previous three games, stormed back to pull off the wild 67-63 victory.

A comeback like that is easy to get ex-cited about.

The Bruins (1-3, 1-0 Pac-12) better shake if off quick.

Arizona (2-1) not only had a week off to prepare for today’s game, the Wild-cats are coming off perhaps their best all-around game, a 28-24 win over Texas Tech.

Arizona’s offense found the right gear with the run game, particularly during a 99-yard, 13-play, all-run drive that put the game out of reach.

The Wildcats defense, maligned after its performance against Hawaii and Northern Arizona, shut down one of the nation’s most prolific offenses most of the night.

“You’ve got two teams Saturday that are coming off playing their best football so far, that are kind of hitting their stride right now, you’d think,” Arizona coach Kevin Sumlin said.

A few more things to look for when UCLA plays at Arizona today:

UCLA DThe Bruins may have won last week’s

game, but it was not a pretty defensive

performance.UCLA gave up 63 points, 720 total

yards and Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon broke the school re-cord with nine touchdown passes while throwing for 570 yards.

Arizona isn’t quite as prolific as Wash-ington State, but quarterback Khalil Tate has been healthy and effective this sea-son after struggling with injuries.

The Wildcats also averaged 5.1 yards per rush (314 total) against Texas Tech last week, led by Tate’s 129 yards.

Tate did not play in UCLA’S 31-30 win at the Rose Bowl last season.

The last time UCLA faced one of the nation’s top dual-threat quarterbacks, Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts accounted for 439 yards and four touchdowns.

The good news for the Bruins: they forced six turnovers against Washington State last week after managing two com-bined the first three games.

TAYLOR AILINGArizona could be without its top run-

ning back, J.J. Taylor.Sumlin doesn’t discuss injuries, but

acknowledged Taylor was dinged up last week, limiting him to 11 carries.

Gary Brightwell picked up the slack when Taylor went down, rushing for 85 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Darrius Smith also averaged 7.0 yards per carry last week and could get more touches this week if Taylor isn’t able to play.

STOPPING DORIANThompson-Robinson may have hit his

stride at the right time.The dual-threat quarterback was

forced to play early last season due to injuries and started seven games before suffering a shoulder injury.

Thompson-Robinson was up and down through the first three games this season, but had a breakout game last week against Washington.

Thompson-Robinson led the come-back against the Cougars and set a school record with 564 yards of offense while accounting for seven touchdowns.

He hit 25 of 38 passes for 507 yards, a week after throwing two interceptions against Oklahoma.


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O C T. 1Nick Jr. Live!: “Move to the Music,”

6 p.m. Oct. 1 and 2, Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $18-$55. 852-7300. axs.com.

Crepe paper Chrysanthemum Flower Workshop: Registration required, 10 a.m.-noon, Riverlakes Ranch, 5201 Riverlakes Drive. $15. 395-4431. levan.asapconnected.com.

Kern audubon Society meeting: Get information about Birding Festival, 7 p.m., Kern County Superintendent of Schools, 1300 17th St., Room 1B. [email protected].

Links for Life Support Group meeting: 6:30 p.m., Links for Life, 5301 Office Park Drive, Suite 370. 322-5601. linksforlife.org.

O C T. 2bC Distinguished Speaker

Series: Erin Gruwell, founder of Freedom Writers Foundation, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., Bakersfield College, Indoor Theatre, 1801 Panorama Drive. Free. 395-4011. bakersfieldcollege.edu.

Kern County museum Lecture Series: “Bakersfield’s Notorious Honky Tonks” with Lori Wear, 6-8 p.m., Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $10; $5 students; free for members. 437-3330. kerncountymuseum.org.

Downtown mural ribbon Cutting: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Rio Acai Bowls, 1914 Chester Ave. bakers-fieldchamber.org.

Job Fest: Bring copies of resumes and prepare for on-site inter-views, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 2, Tejon Ranch Commerce Center, 5821 Dennis McCarthy Drive, Lebec; Medical Career and Resource Fair, 9 a.m.-noon, Oct. 3, Ag Pavillion, 3300 E. Belle Terrace. 556-0174.

meditation at the museum: 10 a.m. Oct. 2; Yoga at the Mu-seum, 6 p.m. Oct. 4, Bakersfield Museum of Art, 1930 R St. Free. 323-7219. [email protected].

O C T. 3the milk Carton Kids: 7:30 p.m.,

Buck Owens Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd. $35. 328-7560. buckowens.com.

St. Vincent annual Fall bbQ: Doors open at 5 p.m.; dinner served from 5:30-7:30 p.m., St. Vincent de Paul Center, 316 Baker St. $35. 872-1543.

“empowHer- a Girl’s Night Out”: RSVP requested, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Mercy Hospital South-west, 400 Old River Road; Friends of Mercy Walking Path; 551 Shanley Court. Free. 324-7070.

“DisabILIty movement event”: Showcase and resource fair, 2-6 p.m., IBEW Local 428, 3921 N. Sillect Ave. Free; all ages welcome. 395-2553. [email protected].

California Clean air Day: 5:30-7 p.m., CSUB, Edible Garden, 9001 Stockdale Highway. 654-3552. csub.edu/sustainability/ediblegarden.

“Water presents” Lecture Series: With Mark Arax and Lois Henry, 6 p.m., CSUB, Walter W. Stiern Library, Dezember Reading Room, 9001 Stockdale Highway. Free. 654-3036. csub.edu.

“Comedy and Cocktails”: 7 p.m., The Tower Craft Bar and Grill, 1200 Truxtun Ave. $5-$13. 321-9597. thetower-restaurant.com.

O C T. 4a taste of Grace: 6-9 p.m., The

Gardens at Mill Creek, 712 19th St. $30-$100. allevents.in/bakersfield/a-taste-of-grace.

Greek Food Festival: 5-11 p.m. Oct. 4; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Oct. 5; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 6, Greek Or-thodox Church, 401 Truxtun Ave. $5; children under 12 are free. 325-8694. BakersfieldGreekFood-Festival.org.

Ghosts art Show: Bubble Pop Gal-lery: 5-9 p.m. Oct. 4, Fox Theater, East Lobby, 2001 H St. 324-1369. bubblepopgallery.com.

Sierra Hull Concert: 7:30 p.m., World Records, 2815 F St. $40. 325-1982.

Smokin’ armadillos: 8 p.m. Oct. 4 and 5, Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $35-$70. 324-1369. thebakers-fieldfox.com.

amber michelle: 7-9 p.m., Temblor Brewing Co., 3200 Buck Owens Blvd., Suite 200. Free. 489-4855. temblorbrewing.com.

the Sorting Hat book Club: “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” 3 p.m. Oct. 4 and 18, Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. 868-0701. kerncoun-tylibrary.org.

Kern astronomical Society meeting: 7:30 p.m., Round Table Pizza, 4200 Gosford Road. 632-6677. kernastro.org.

bC manufacturing Day 2019: 9 a.m.-noon, Bakersfield College, Outdoor Theater, 1801 Panorama Drive. Free. 395-4011.

OctoberTHE MONTH AHEAD

O C T. 5Sip and Savor: 7-11:30 p.m.,

Bakersfield Country Club, 4200 Country Club Drive. $100. 871-4000. eventbrite.com/e/sip-and-savor-a-festival-of-kern-county-wines.

Links for Life Lace’n It up: Features 5K Fun Run and Breast Cancer Celebration Walk; regis-tration required, registration at 7:30 a.m.; run at 8:30 a.m.; walk at 9 a.m., Park at River Walk, 11200 Stockdale Highway. $30 for

participants; $15 for supporters. 322-5601. linksforlife.org.

Second annual ties and tiaras Father Daughter Dance: Reser-vations recommended, 4-9 p.m., The Mark, 1623 19th St. $20-$50. 322-7665. eventbrite.com.

Community recycling Day: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Kern Schools Federal Credit Union, Adminis-trative Office, 11500 Bolthouse Drive. Free. 833-7816. [email protected].

Kern County museum Walking tour: “Downtown Mid-Century Architecture” by Lori Wear,

10 a.m. meet at Bakersfield City Hall South, 1600 Truxtun Ave. $10; $5 for children; free for members. 437-3330. eventbrite.com.

bC rad tech program 50th year Celebration: Cocktail hour begins at 5:30 p.m.; dinner and dancing begin at 6:30 p.m., Coconut Joe’s Banquet Hall, 4000 Easton Drive. $38. eventbrite.com.

Fall Winemaker Dinner: Featuring Andrew Jones of Field Recordings Winery, registration required, 6-10 p.m., All Seated in a Barn An-imal Rescue, 10332 Shellabarger

Road. $140; $180 VIP. 204-4016. allseatedinabarn.com/eventlist.

“Celebrating beethoven”: With the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Rabobank Theater, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $20-$45. 323-7928. bsonow.org.

bakersfield High School Class of 1974, 45th reunion: 6 p.m., Lu-igi’s, 725 19th St. $60. 335-2195. [email protected].

North High School Class of 1999, 20th reunion: 6 p.m., Speakeasy Bar and Grill at 1933 Event Center, 7900 Downing Ave. $50. 829-5377. [email protected].

Craft and Vendor Show: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., The Villas at Scenic River, 4015 Scenic River Lane, 4015 Scenic River Lane. 588-2400.

Kern astronomical Society Community Star party: 7-9 p.m., Barnes and Noble, 4001 California Ave. kernastro.org.

the Improv playground: Practice improv at 6 p.m.; enjoy a show at 8 p.m. Oct. 5 and 12, Empire Improv, 1220 Oak St., Suite C. $10-$12. 530-414-0050.

Fourth annual pep boys Car Show: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Pep Boys, 4605 Planz Road. Free entry for all vehicles. 834-6858, Ext. 3.

blaine Willard memorial Car Show: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Wasco Elks Lodge, 16694 Wasco Ave., Wasco. 747-8831.

blast from the past 4, boat, Hot rod and motorcycle Show: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Lake Ming, Lake Ming Road. 310-625-1352. fot-mevents.net.

O C T. 6We Will rock you: The Musical on

Tour: 7 p.m., Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $45-$180. 324-1369. theba-kersfieldfox.com.

Go red por tu Corazon a tu Salud: Features health screen-ings and more, 1 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 900 H St. Free. 327-4734. [email protected].

O C T. 7WWe monday Night raw:

4:30 p.m., Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $15-$95. 852-7300. axs.com.

Kern County Science alliance: 7 p.m., Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science, 2018 Chester Ave. 333-3203. [email protected].

O C T. 8men’s Strong Links Hangout:

Men only please, 6:30 p.m., Imbibe Wine and Spirits, 4140 Truxtun Ave. 322-5601. linksfor-life.org.

bC active Shooter response training: Noon Oct. 8 and 17, Bakersfield College, Levan Center, 1801 Panorama Drive. Free. Ba-kersfieldcollege.edu.

O C T. 9alliance 12th annual bbQ burger

Fundraiser: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., KGET Channel 17, parking lot, 2120 L St. $5 for burger, chips, cookie and drink.

Diamonds and Denim: 8 p.m., Buck Owens Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd. $100-$150. 328-7560. buckowens.com.

Kern County museum Lecture Series: “Bakersfield Modern Influence of USC School of Ar-chitecture,” 6 p.m., Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $10; $5 for children; members free. 437-3330.

reptile Club of bakersfield: 7 p.m., Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science, 2018 Chester Ave. 333-3203. [email protected].

pride Week Cultural Compe-tency training: With the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity Advocacy Services Coordinator, Anne-Natasha Pinckney, noon, CSUB, Walter W. Stiern Library, Dezember Reading Room. Free admission and parking. 654-3172. csub.libcal.com.

O C T. 10Newsboys united: 7 p.m., Rabo-

bank Theater, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $22-$116. 852-7300. axs.com.

Son Volt: Featuring Andrew Du-Plantis, 7:30 p.m., World Records,

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HALLOWEEN AND FALL EVENTSOctober Fun Fest: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sundays through

Thursdays; 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, now through Oct. 31, Murray Family Farms, 6700 General Beale Road. $5.99-$14.99. murrayfamily-farms.org.

tapia’s rosamond pumpkin patch: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Oct. 1-31, 1855 W Rosamond Blvd., Rosamond. 256-0577.

Scare Valley/Halloweenville: 6 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, 6 to 10 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 4 through Nov. 2, Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $15 for haunt, $10 Halloweenville activity wrist-band, $10 for paintball. 437-3330. scarevalley.com.

banducci’s Family pumpkin patch: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun-days, Oct. 5-31, 10747 Taft Highway. 832-2332.

Dark Dial: Haunted Radio: 6-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. 868-0701. kerncountylibrary.org.

Happy Halloween bunco: RSVP required, must be 21 and above, food served at 5 p.m.; game at 6 p.m. Oct. 5, Mauricio’s Grill and Cantina, patio area, 10700 Rosedale Highway. $10. 589-5292. face-book.com/events/mauricios-grill-cantina.

Second annual Oktoberfest 2019: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 5, Bootleggers Craft Pub and Eatery, 955 Oak St. Free; must be 21 and above. 322-2123.

Halloween adult Cookie Class: For ages 16 and above, 2-4 p.m. Oct. 6, Sweet Miss Bake Shop, 7700 Palodura Court. $30. facebook.com/events.

Chris Lopez Halloween Spootacular magic Show: Recommended for ages 7 and above, 7 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12; 2 p.m. Oct. 13, Stockdale Affairs Event Center, 201 New Stine Road, Suite 350. $15-$20. 324-6561. ChrisLopezMagic.com.

tehachapi apple Festival: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 13, Green Street, downtown Tehachapi. tehachapiapplefestival.com.

Second annual Oktoberfest: Must be 21 and above, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 12 Junior League of Bakers-field, Community Center, 1928 19th St. $55; $85 VIP. 322-1671. juniorleagueofbakersfield.org.

Harvest Faire: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Oct. 12, Mill Creek Christian Church, 1660 S St. $10; children $5; chil-dren ages 5 and under are free. 327-1673.

a Frightful Fete and magic Show: With magician Ron Saylor, dinner at 6:30 p.m.; magic show at 8 p.m. Oct. 14, Dot x Ott, 930 18th St. $80; must be 21 and above. 324-7112.

CSub party in the park- Halloween Nights: 6-9:30 p.m., Oct. 18, CSUB, Alumni Park, 9001 Stockdale Highway. $25-$50. 654-3391. eventbrite.com/e/2019-party-in-the-park-halloween-nights.

pumpkin Dinosaurs: Kids create Halloween arts and crafts, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 19, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science, 2018 Chester Ave. $4-$8. 324-6350.

boo-at-the-Zoo: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 19 and 20, CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. $5-$10; members free and children 12 and under free. 872-2256. calmzoo.org.

“Spooky Stories to tell in the Library”: For ages 16 and over, three tours starting at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and 24, Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. Event is free but you must register at eventbrite.com starting Oct. 9.

2019 annual Safe trunk or treat: 5-7 p.m. Oct. 25, Kern County Sheriff’s Office, 1350 Norris Road; Sheriff’s Activity League, 1700 Flower St. Free. 391-7500.

Halloween treats and pumpkin painting With bakersfield Special Needs activities Group:

Bring a pumpkin for your child to paint, candy to pass out, trick-or-treat bag, seating; costumes encouraged, 11 a.m. Oct. 26, Windsor Park, 10400 Dorchester St.

Second annual Halloween pub Crawl: Must be 21 and above, 4:30-9 p.m. Oct. 26, starts at Riley’s, 1523 19th St. $12-$36. eventbrite.com.

Fright Hike/Wind Wolves Night Hike: Regis-tration recommended; no pets allowed, 6:15 p.m. Oct. 26, Wind Wolves Preserve, 16019 CA-166. Free. 220-5057. riverrunrvpark.com/events/fright-hike-wind-wolves-night-hike.

Fifth annual Halloween bash: Costumes required, must be 21 and above, 9 p.m. Oct. 26, Elements Venue and Banquet Centre, 3401 Chester Ave., Suite H. $10-$25; reservations recommended. 301-4681. eventbrite.com.

“the rocky Horror picture Show”: With Velvet Darkness, 11:59 p.m. Oct. 26, Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $5-$20, prop bag $3. thebakersfieldfox.com, 324-1369.

byte me Halloween event: 8 p.m. Oct. 26, Brook-lyn’s Event Center, 4500 Buck Owens Blvd. $15-$320. 426-3901.

Halloween party: 5 p.m. Oct. 26, 1933 Event Center, 7900 Downing Ave. $13 in advance; $18 at the door. 829-5377. eventbrite.com.

Optimal Cares Halloween Car Show and trunk or treat: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 26, Bakersfield RV Resort, 5025 Wible Road. 716-8000.

bakersfield monster mash Dash: 9 a.m. Oct. 27, The Park at River Walk, 11298 Stockdale Highway. $25-$40. runsignup.com/RACE/CA/Bakersfield/BakersfieldMonsterMashDash.

Cinema macabre: “Psycho,” 6 p.m., Oct. 30 Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. Free.

Safe Halloween at Kern County museum: 5 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31, Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $10 for ages 5-13; $5 for ages 14 and above; ages 4 and under are free. 437-3330. kerncounty-museum.org.

Halloween parade: 9 a.m. Oct. 31, Bakersfield City School District, 1300 Baker St. 631-4600. bcsd.com.

Halloween Night: 9 p.m. Oct. 31, The Padre Hotel, 1702 18th St. No cover charge. 427-4900. thepa-drehotel.com.

Kernville Fall Festival: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Oct. 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 27, Riverside Park, 10 Kern River Drive, Kernville. 760-376-2629.

annual Harvest party: 11 a.m., Oct. 26, Northmin-ster Presbyterian Church, 3700 Union Ave. Free. 325-0929.

Fall Festival: 4-6 p.m. Oct. 27, Westside Church of Christ, 7300 Stockdale Highway. Free. 831-4460. westsidelife.org/fallfestival.

annual Harvest Festival: 5-7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Olive Knolls Church, 6201 Fruitvale Ave. Free. 399-3303. oliveknolls.com.

Fall-Le-Luiah Festival: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31, Heritage Bible Church, 2323 Mt. Vernon Ave. Free. 833-2800. heritagebible.us.

Fall Festival and trunk or treat: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31, Olive Branch Community Church, 12000 Olive Drive. Free. 589-9003. eventbrite.com/e/fall-festival-trunk-or-treat-tickets.

trunk or treat: 6 p.m. Oct. 31, Grove Community Church, 3804 Green Oaks Way, Shafter. Free. 527-2090. [email protected].

Harvest Carnival: No scary costumes or dogs please, 6-8 p.m., Oct. 31, Christ Church of the Val-ley, 13701 Stockdale Highway. Free. 589-8724.

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Lora Rogers, right, with Kern County CattleWomen, gives out treats during last year’s Safe Halloween at the Kern County Museum. It will return Oct. 30 and 31.

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2815 F St. $45. 325-1982.Friends of the Kern County

Library Used Book Sale:11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Oct. 10; 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12, Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Ave. 868-0796. [email protected].

Go Ye Therefore: Why Go: Panel discussion with author of “The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind,” 7 p.m., Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 1900 Baker St. 323-3355. [email protected].

21st annual Stand Down Day:Veterans receive housing ser-vices, free breakfast, lunch, gro-ceries, pet food, clothing, shoes, backpacks, grooming services, showers, haircuts, hygiene kits, medical services and apply for veterans benefits, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Stramler Park, 3805 Chester Ave. 873-4600. cavaf.org.

O C T. 1 1Dwight Yoakam: 8 p.m., Fox

Theater, 2001 H St. $56-$96. 324-1369. thebakersfieldfox.com.

Smooth Sounds of Santana: A Santana tribute, 7 p.m., Bakers-field Music Hall of Fame, 2231 R St. $30; $35 VIP. 864-1701. bakersfieldmusichalloffame.com.

Jo Koy, “Just Kidding World Tour”: 8 p.m., Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $45-$55. 852-7300. axs.com.

Hip Hop for Hope: 7 p.m., Temblor Brewing Co., 3200 Buck Owens Blvd., Suite 200. $15. 489-4855.

Fifth annual BYP Downtown Street Party: 7-11 p.m., The Park at The Mark and Wall Street Alley, 1623 19th St. $20-$35. 327-4421. eventbrite.com.

Kern 2019 Women Inspiring Girls Awards Dinner: 6 p.m., Petroleum Club of Bakersfield, 12th floor, 5060 California Ave. $100. 800-490-8653, Ext. 130. WIGSKern19.givesmart.com.

34th annual Budweiser Nation-als Race: Gates open at 5 p.m.; racing begins at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12, Bakersfield Speedway, 5001 N. Chester Ave. $6-$12, free for ages 5 and under. 393-3373. bakers-fieldspeedway.com.

O C T. 1 2Godsmack with Halestorm:

7 p.m., Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave. $36.50-$76.50. 852-7300. axs.com.

Glitter Fox: 7:30 p.m., Ovation Theatre, 1622 19th St. $20 plus two-item minimum. 866-568-2846. theovationtheatre.com.

The Legendary Count Basie Or-chestra: 7:30 p.m., Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $30-$60. 324-1369. thebakersfieldfox.com.

Golden Empire Kiwanis Fall Fling Car Show: 7 a.m.-2 p.m., Olive Knolls Church, 6201 Fruit-vale Ave. $30 preregistration per car; free for spectators. 332-9721. goldenempirekiwanis.com.

First annual ASIAB Streets of Bakersfield Fundraiser Ride:Includes an equestrian ride on your own horse, lunch and T-shirt for all participants; registration recommended, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., The Park at River Walk, 11298 Stockdale Highway. $40. 204-4016. allseatedinabarn.com/eventlist.

Fifth annual Children Are Pre-cious Carnival: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 13, Rancho Rio Equestrian Center, 5320 Peacock Park Lane. Free. 631-2272. [email protected].

Seventh annual Rusty Roots Show: Shop for antiques and vin-tage items, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., CSUB, 9001 Stockdale Highway. $5-$10. 654-3036. eventbrite.com/e/rusty-roots-show.

Sikh Riders of America seventh annual Motorcycle Ride: Reg-istration 8-10:30 a.m.; kick stands up at 11 a.m., Bakersfield Harley Davidson, 35089 Merle Haggard Drive. $18. 325-3644. sikhriderso-famerica.com.

Colonel Allensworth 12th annual 5K Run/Walk for Health Event: 9 a.m., Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, Palmer Ave., Earlimart. $7-$20. 849-8433. active.com.

Bakersfield Cactus and Succu-lent Society’s 20th annual Show and Sale: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 12; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 13, St. Paul’s Church , 2216 17th St. Free admission and parking. 831-8488.

Bakersfield Brunch Fest: Must be 21 and above, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $70-$110. 437-3330. eventbrite.com.

16th annual Walk to Defeat ALS:Registration required, check-in at 9 a.m.; walk at 11 a.m., The Park at River Walk, 11298 Stockdale Highway. 559-285-0074. web.alsa.org.

Bakersfield’s Food Truck Festival and Business Expo:Noon-5 p.m., Kern County Fair-grounds, 1142 S.P St. $5; free for kids 12 and under, military, law en-forcement, fire and paramedics. 833-4900. kerncountyfair.com.

13th annual Dine in the Dark Fundraiser: Presented by the

Greater Bakersfield Council of the Blind, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Salva-tion Army, 4417 Wilson Road. $25. 378-8282. [email protected].

Bounty of Kern County Farm to Fork: 5 p.m., Kern County Fair-grounds, 1142 South P St. $150. 397-9635. [email protected].

Sensory Friendly Celebration:For autism and special needs children, 9:30 a.m., CALM, 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway. Free; RSVP required. 872-2256. [email protected].

50th Reunion for BHS Class of 1969: 5:30-11:30 p.m., Marriott Hotel, 801 Truxtun Ave. $80-$100. 588-2092. [email protected].

North High School Class of 1989 30th Year Reunion: 6-10 p.m., Wool Growers Restaurant, 620 E. 19th St. $35. 333-0889.

A Movement Flight: 7:30 p.m., Temblor Brewing Co., 3200 Buck Owens Blvd., Suite 200. $35-$50. 489-4855. kerndance.org/FLIGHT.

Fifth annual Music Festival:7-10 p.m., Babe Ruth Ball Park, 1280 Poplar Ave., Wasco. $20 in advance; $30 at the door. eventbrite.com.

Bakersfield Photography Class:8 a.m., Hart Park, Alfred Harrell Highway. $149. 714-745-4222. [email protected].

O C T. 1 3Taste of the Arts: 4:30-

6:30 p.m., CSUB, Dore Theatre, 9001 Stockdale Highway. 654-3036. facebook.com/events/csub-music-theatre/taste-of-the-arts.

Strides 4CJD Bakersfield:Features two-mile walk or 5K run; dogs on leashes welcome, 9 a.m., Lake Ming, 12769 Lake Ming Road. $20-$30. 322-8741. [email protected].

Halloween Full Moon Bike Ride:Dress in costume and ride from Beach Park to The Marketplace with Bike Bakersfield, 7 p.m., Beach Park, 3400 21st St. 321-9247. bikebakersfield.org.

O C T. 14CASA Fall Hybrid Volunteer

Training Class: 5:30 p.m., CASA of Kern County, 1717 Columbus St. 631-2272. [email protected].

Kern Turtle and Tortoise Club:6:30 p.m., St. Phillip the Apostle Church, Logan Hall Complex, 7100 Stockdale Highway. 873-1545. KernCTTC.org.

O C T. 1 5An Evening with Scott B. Bomar:

Presentation with Bakersfield Sound historian, registration required, 6 p.m., CSUB, Walter W. Stiern Library, 9001 Stock-dale Highway. Free. 654-3172. eventbrite.com/e/scott-b-bomar.

O C T. 16Kern County Museum Lecture

Series: “Bootleggers, Booze and Busts: Prohibition in Kern County, 1919-1933” by Richard Roux, 6-8 p.m., Kern County Mu-seum, 3801 Chester Ave. $10; $5 students; free for members. 437-3330. kerncountymuseum.org.

“The Bakersfield Sound” CD Box Set Release Party: Doors open at 5 p.m., music starts at 6:30 p.m., Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd. No cover; RSVP recommended at 328-7560.

Mobile Health Clinic: No appoint-ment necessary, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Lamont Library, 8304 Segrue Road, Lamont. Free. 321-3000.

Free Women’s Self Defense Class: With Bakersfield Elite Martial Arts, 6-9 p.m., Alliance

Outreach Center, 1921 19th St. Free. 322-0931. eventbrite.com/e/free-womens-self-de-fense-class-registration.

O C T. 17Carly Pearce: 8 p.m., Buck Owens’

Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd. $20. 328-7560. buckowens.com.

Strange Days: Tribute to The Doors, 7 p.m., Bakersfield Music Hall of Fame, 2231 R St. $30; $35 VIP. 864-1701. bakersfieldmusi-challoffame.com.

Taste of Downtown: 5:30-9:30 p.m., Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave. $5 entry ad-mission; $1-$10 per tasting ticket; children admitted free. 325-5892. bakersfielddba.com.

Rose and Whiskey Tasting:5:30 p.m., Imbibe, 4140 Truxtun Ave. $25 in advance; $30 at the door. 322-5601. [email protected].

League of Women Voters Meeting: With Louis Gill of the Bakersfield Homeless Center, dinner at 5:30 p.m.; program at 6:15 p.m., Reider Center, 2000 K St. 634-3773.

Kern River Valley Astronomy Club Meeting: Bring your own telescope or borrow one of the groups to learn about the stars, 7 p.m., Kernville Museum, 49 Big Blue Road, Kernville. 760-376-1291. kern-river-valley-astronomy.weebly.com.

Kern County Mineral Society Meeting: 7:30 p.m., East Bakers-field Veterans Hall, 2101 Ridge Road. Free; open to all. 391-9436.

O C T. 1 8Steve Rannazzisi: Must be 18 and

above; shows at 7 and 9 p.m., Temblor Brewing Co., 3200 Buck Owens Blvd., Suite 200. $30; $50 VIP. 489-4855. temblorbrewing.com.

Latina Empowerment Day 2019:8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Doubletree Hotel, 3100 Camino Del Rio Court. $25-$35. 323-7111. eventbrite.com.

Chevron Retirees annual Fall Picnic: RSVP required, 11 a.m., Riverlakes Ranch, picnic area, 3825 Riverlakes Drive. $16. 589-6543. [email protected].

28th annual Old Time Ped-dler’s Faire: 5-9 p.m. Oct. 18; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 19; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 20, Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 S. P St. 833-4900.

1969 Foothill High School 50th Reunion: Meet and Greet, 6 p.m. Oct. 18; prayer breakfast 9-11 a.m. Oct. 19; Basque banquet, 7 p.m. Oct. 19, all events at Elements Venue, 3401 Chester Ave., Suite H. $25-$75. 203-1125. [email protected].

Improv Jam: Second annual 37th

Year Improv Reunion, 3, 5:30, 7, 9 and 10:30 p.m. Oct. 18 and 19, Empire Improv, 1220 Oak St. $10 in advance; $12 at the door. 530-414-0050. [email protected].

Health and Resource Fair:5:30 p.m., Kern County Fair-grounds, 1142 South P St. 868-1212. [email protected].

O C T. 1 921st annual Via Arté Italian

Street Painting Festival:10 a.m.-8 p.m. Oct. 19 and 20, The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave. $20. 323-7219. viaartebakersfield.com.

Third annual Hart Park After Dark: 5-8 p.m., Section 7 of Hart Memorial Park. Free.

“Startacular”: 6 p.m., Stars The-atre Restaurant, 1931 Chester Ave. $100. 325-6100. bmtstars.com.

El Tri De Alex Lora, Victimas and La Castaneda: 7 p.m., Fox Theater, 2001 H St. $65-$125. 324-1369. thebakersfieldfox.com.

Fall Variety Show: Musical mys-tery show with The Bakersfield Blend Chorus, 3 p.m., Bakersfield Masonic Hall, 1920 18th St. $20; $10 for ages 6-12. 619-3255. [email protected].

2019 Walk to End Alzheimer’s:Registration required, donations accepted, registration at 8 a.m.; ceremony at 9 a.m.; walk at 9:30 a.m., The Park at River Walk, 11200 Stockdale Highway. 437-8148. ALZ.org/walk.

Kern County Heart and Stroke Walk: 5K or 2K non-competitive walk, dogs on leashes welcome, 8 a.m., CSUB Amphitheater, 9001 Stockdale Highway. [email protected].

Second annual Valley Fever Kids Day: Children with valley fever receive activity wristbands, $5 game card, pizza; parents/ siblings pay $15 for wristbands, RSVP required, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Camelot Park, 1251 Oak St. 319-2098..

North High School 50th Year Re-union: RSVP required, 6-10 p.m., Hardscrabble Barn, 18346 Old River Road, Gate 4. $79; must purchase tickets in advance. 706-3212. [email protected].

Devoted Women’s Conference:8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Canyon Hills Assembly of God Church, 7001 Auburn St. $55-$60. 871-1150. canyonhills.com/rsvp.

Ninth annual Rib Cook-off: Con-testants start at 11 a.m., dinner at 5 p.m.; Mojave Elks lodge #2059, 16200 K St., Mojave. 747-3435. mojaveelks.com/ribs.

Strong and Beautiful Links for Life Lunch: Ladies only please, 11:30 a.m., Too Fat Sandwiches, 721 18th St. 322-5601. linksforlife.org.

Market Day Event: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Tractor Supply Co., 6710 Colony St. 396-9636. [email protected].

12th Winfield-Watson Gather-ing: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Gene Winfield Rod and Custom, 8201 Sierra Highway, Mojave. 824-4728.

40th Chevy Classic Car Show:8 a.m., Lake Ming, barbecue area, Lake Ming Road. 345-6235. [email protected].

O C T. 2 0J Balvin: 8 p.m., Rabobank, 1001

Truxtun Ave. $54-$1,092. 852-7300. axs.com.

Los Temerarios: 8 p.m., Fox The-ater, 2001 H St. $55-$125. 324-1369. thebakersfieldfox.com.

“The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band: 3 p.m., Rabobank Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun Ave. Free; limit of four. 202-433-5809. marineband.ticketleap.com.

Shades of Buble: 2:30 p.m., Har-vey Auditorium, 1241 G St. $5-$75. 588-3920.

Bakersfield Salsa and Music Festival: 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Stramler Park, 3805 Chester Park. $15-$60. eventbrite.com/e/the-bakers-field-salsa-music-festival.

Mommy and Me Planks and Juice Boxes Event: 2-4 p.m., Temblor Brewing Co., 3200 Buck Owens Blvd., Suite 200. $40. 489-4855. planksanddranks.com.

O C T. 2 2Joe Bonamassa: 8 p.m., Fox The-

ater, 2001 H St. $69-$179. 324-1369. thebakersfieldfox.com.

O C T. 2 3The Steel Woods: 8 p.m., Buck

Owens’ Crystal Palace, 2800 Buck Owens Blvd. $15. 328-7560. buckowens.com.

Farmers Market at Seven Oaks Business Park: 5 p.m., 4521 Buena Vista Road. [email protected].

O C T. 24One Night on Bourbon Street:

Meet and greet at 5:45 p.m.; program at 6 p.m., Bakersfield Museum of Art, 1930 R St. $50 advance tickets; $60 at the door. 407-3929. [email protected].

10th annual Alumni and Friends Cougar Cookout: 5:30-8:30 p.m., Taft College, in the Quad, 29 Cougar Court, Taft. $30; $20 alumni, faculty and staff; free for veterans. 763-7961. eventbrite.com.

Kaiser Permanente Pediatric Educational Series: “Effects of Social Media on Adolescents,” 5:30 p.m., Kaiser Permanente, 5055 California Ave. Free. 852-3682. [email protected].

O C T. 2 5Night at the Museum: Flashlight

tour in the dark, 6:30 p.m., Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science, 2018 Chester Ave. $6-$8. Reservations required. 324-6350.

Toast and Taste the Season Fundraiser: Casual attire and garden appropriate footwear encouraged, 6-8:30 p.m., Buena Vista Edible Schoolyard, 6520 Buena Vista Road. $75. 241-7047. esytoastandtaste.com.

O C T. 2 6Out of the Darkness Kern

County Community Walk: Free registration required, check-in/registration at 9 a.m.; walk from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., The Park at River Walk, 11298 Stockdale Highway. 909-367-4071. afsp.donordrive.com.

Run to Remember 2019: 7 a.m., Hoffman Hospice Home, 4401 Buena Vista Road. $30-$45. 410-1010. [email protected].

Seventh annual Trinkets and Treasures Yard Sale/Arts and Crafts Show: 8 a.m., Woman’s Club of Bakersfield, 2030 18th St. 325-7889. womansclubbakers-field.org.

“Halloween Havoc”: All ages wel-come, 4:30 p.m., Jerry’s Pizza and Pub, 1817 Chester Ave. 633-1000. jerryspizza.com.

Lights Out Bully Fest: 3 p.m., Sam Lynn Ballpark, 4009 Chester Ave. 716-4487. allevents.in.

Coffee and Cars: 7-9 a.m., The Blvd., 3200 Buck Owens Blvd., Suite 300. Free for spectators; food and beverages available for purchase. 431-7688. temblor-brewing.com.

O C T. 2 7Village Flea Market:

8 a.m.-4 p.m., Kern County Mu-seum, 3801 Chester Ave. $5; free for children 10 and under. 437-3330. kerncountymuseum.org.

Seventh annual Ladies After-noon Tea: 2-4:30 p.m., Kern Law Enforcement Association, 3417 Pegasus Drive. $40. 392-4430. klea.org.

O C T. 2 9Block Printing Art Class: For

beginners; registration required, 10 a.m., Beverly’s Fabric and Crafts, 2819 F St. $10 for class; $25 for materials. 395-4431. levan.asapconnected.com.

O C T. 3 0The One Book Project: Book sign-

ing of “The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind” by William Kamk-wamba, 7 p.m., CSUB, Icardo Center, 9001 Stockdale Highway. 654-3060. kerncountylibrary.org.

O C T. 3 1Eighth annual Porterville

Veterans Stand Down and Resource Fair: Includes VA Healthcare Enrollment (bring DD214), employment assistance, homeless resources, California Dept. of Veterans Affairs, VA benefits and disability, flu shots, hepatitis C and blood pressure testing, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Porterville Veterans Memorial Building, 1900 W. Olive Ave., Porterville. 559-781-7963. Free registration at bit.ly/2mcgSbF.

OCTOBERContinued from PAGE D1 THEATER

35th annual Kern Shake-speare Festival: Featuring “Henry V” and “Twelfth Night,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12; 2 p.m. Oct. 6 and 13, Bakersfield College, Edward Simonsen Indoor Theatre, 1801 Panorama Drive. $8-$12. 395-4011. eventbrite.com.

“Night of The Living Dead Live”: 8 p.m. Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26; 2 p.m. Oct. 6, 13 and 20, Bakersfield Community Theatre, 2400 S. Chester Ave. $10-$16. 831-8114. bctstage.org.

“Scary Poppins”: 7 p.m. Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26; 2 p.m. Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27, Gas-light Melodrama, 12748 Jomani Drive. $14-$25. 587-3377. themelodrama.com.

“Camelot”: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12; 2 p.m. Oct. 6, Stars Theatre Restaurant, 1931

Chester Ave. $30-$70. 325-6100. bmtstars.com.

“Veronica’s Room”: 8 p.m. Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19, The Empty Space, 706 Oak St. $10-$60. 327-7529. esonline.org.

Pitch Day at The Empty Space: Appointments re-quired, noon-2:30 p.m. Oct. 5, The Empty Space.

“In the Mood”: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5, Ovation Theatre, 1622 19th St. $25. 866-568-2846. theova-tiontheatre.com.

“The Turn of the Screw”: Pre-sented by Theatre in the Black, seating is limited, 8 p.m. Oct 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26, Guild House, 1905 18th St. Cost is $30, includes snacks and wine. theatreintheblack.com.

“The Addams Family”: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18, 19, 25 and 26; 2 p.m. Oct. 20 and 27, Ovation Theatre. $15-$35.

MOVIESFOX THEATER2001 H St., 324-1369, thebakersfieldfox.com

� Oct. 7: “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” 7 p.m. $5.

� Oct. 18: “Burning,” 7:30 p.m. $6.

� Oct. 21: “Psycho,” 7 p.m. $5. � Oct. 25: “Mystery Film,” 7:30 p.m. $6.

� Oct. 26: “The Rocky Horror Pic-ture Show,” 11:59 p.m. $5-$20.

FATHOM EVENTSEdwards Bakersfield Stadium 14, 9000 Ming Ave., FathomEvents.com. $12.50, unless noted

� Oct. 5 and 10: “Ghostbusters,” 4 p.m. Oct. 5; 7 p.m. Oct. 10, $7-$11.

� Oct. 7 and 10: “Elvis Un-leashed,” 7 p.m. $15.

� Oct. 12 and 16: “Turandot,” 9:55 a.m. Oct. 12; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16, $18-$24.

� Oct. 13, 15 and 16: “Alien,” 1 p.m. Oct. 13; 7 p.m. Oct. 15 and 16.

� Oct. 14: Rob Zombie’s “3 From Hell,” 7 p.m.

� Oct. 14: “Skid Row Marathon,”

7 p.m. $7-$11. � Oct. 15 and 17: “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot,” 7 p.m. $15.

� Oct. 21: QT8: The First Eight,” 7 p.m. $15.

� Oct. 24: “The Reliant,” 7 p.m. � Oct. 26 and 30: “Manon,” 9:55 a.m. Oct. 26; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Oct. 30, $18-$24.

� Oct. 27, 28 and 30: “Spirited Away,” 12:55 p.m. Oct. 27; 7 p.m. Oct. 28 and 30.

� Oct. 27: “Raymonda,” 12:55 p.m. $18.

� Oct. 28: “Love and Mercy,” 7 p.m. $7-11.

� Oct. 29: “Luzia,” 7 p.m. $12.50-$15.

READING CINEMAS VALLEY PLAZA WITH IMAX2000 Wible Road, 833-2230, readingcinemasus.com. Horrorfest screenings at 7 p.m.; admission is $9.50

� Oct. 2: “28 Days Later” � Oct. 9: “Shaun of the Dead” � Oct. 16: “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”

� Oct. 23: John Carpenter’s “The Thing”

� Oct. 31: “Psycho”

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Walters & Associates, Inc.Leslie R. Walters CalDRE # 643622 661-332-7836

2224 Spruce Street $546,500


Gorgeous Tuscany Villa 2 story/courtyard design, built by Rod Brownon the Golf Course of Riverlakes! Rotunda Entry, views of the inte-rior courtyard from the E, FRML dining, great rm, custom ofc, openisland kitchen w/breakfast area. Loads of windows for natural light,custom window treatments, light color scheme, 2 fireplaces. Lushmature landscaping w/pool, spa and water fall, covered patio andattached 3 car garage. Too many upgrades to list.

4908 Islands Dr. $850,000

Riverlakes with a Pool!

Walters & Associates, Inc.Leslie R. Walters CalDRE# 643622 661-332-7836

One owner Home Built by Hardt Construction Builder Plan 3779 SQ.FT on 1 Acre Lot, N/S facing lot. Upgraded throughout: fresh paint,newer stainless appliances, plantation shutters, newer hard surfaceflooring. The Plan: Entry, Frml Liv, Frml Din, U-shaped Kit adj break-fast area, 4 bdrms/oversized Master bdrm, 2.75 bths, oversized Office.4 car garage, RV space, Pool/Spa, Cvd tie in Patio. Award winningschool within walking distance!

6604 Saddleback Drive $595,000

1 Acre in Quailwood


This is a great Mobil Home! This 1989 Silver Crest, Split Wing 3 bed-room, Master Bedroom has a sitting room, 1 3/4 baths Master Bathhas 2 sinks, separate oval tub /shower, island Kitchen with graniteand white cabinets adjacent Family Room with fireplace, separateFormal Living and Formal Dining, inside Utility. Nice lot with handi-cap ramps to the rear yard, Storage Building, yard to garden, andgated. Pool/Club House/Tennis Courts, RV Storage area.

8536 Kern Canyon Road #26 $70,000

Great opportunity!


Stockdale Estates/Split Wing Floor Plan/True RV/Paid Solar Fresh paint,newer hardwood flooring, newer upgraded carpet in bedrooms,beautiful double door entry with lead glass, Formal Living Roomadjacent Formal Dining Room, newer remodeled white Kitchen: BestCabinets, black granite island, stainless steel appliances, adjacentbreakfast area that opens to the Family room. Extended tie-in patio,sparkling pool, mature landscaping front and rear. On a Cul-d-sac.

1504 Corte Perito $570,000

Quality Remodel/Laurelglen: 3 bdrms, 1 3/4 bths, Frml Liv, Frml Din,Fmly Rm, U-Shaped Kit, Fmly Rm w/frpl blt in book cases, 2car gar,pebble tec pool, yard to play, Newer plumbing, newer Pellawidows/Anderson sliders, maple wood flring, custom maple curvedceiling, custom cabinets. This is a beauty!


7613 Valemount $309,950

Watson Realty ERAPatsy Burch CalDRE # 1041898 661-706-4161

Custom home on 2.73 acres in gated Uplands of the Kern communityat secluded end of the road. 5 bed, 4 bath, plus office. Gourmetisland kitchen: Wolf cook top and granite. River rock fireplace withgas insert. Huge master, fireplace, jetted tub & walk in closet. Amaz-ing yard with pool, pergola, orchard, and chicken coop. 4 car garage.Central vac. Attached MIL unit has living area, bedroom, bath, andkitchenette. Fish, kayak, and jet ski from your own backyard.

5201 Uplands of the Kern $825,000

Tranquil Riverfront

Watson Realty ERAMary Christenson CA DRE#00818891 661-301-6279

Bear Valley Springs! 7-acre estate! Serene, peaceful in a beautifulmountain setting, extensive brick work, magnificent trees. Mainhouse+guest house, huge shop parking for 4+ cars, plus big RV barn.Perfect for a family compound or vacation getaway! Grand livingarea, game room, wine cellar, office, sunroom & large gazebo over-looking the grounds. Call for BVS guard gate pass in advance!

24320 San Juan Dr., Bear Valley Springs $1,225,000Sunday 1-4

Coldwell Banker Preferred, RealtorsDolores Stevenson - DRE 00936088 661-978-5468

Beautiful custom home in gated Blackwood Estates. Move in readyw/hardwood floors, new carpet, tile, paint & custom cabinets. Splitwing design w/ 4 bedrooms plus mother-in-law quarters or bonusroom, breakfast area, formal dining & spacious guest room. Greatroom is perfect for large gatherings & holidays. Overlook the 1/2 acrelot, pool, spa, fire-pit & outdoor kitchen plus bonus paid solar.

7923 Red Bud Ct. $814,888Sunday 1-4

Large 4 bedroom, 2 full baths, with large family room, open diningarea, nice breakfast area and great patio. Oversized two car garageand huge RV parking with shed. Large lot!

Coldwell Banker Preferred, RealtorsSharron Perdue - DRE # 949515 661-205-4663

11710 Blanket Flower Dr. $329,000

Home has formal living room with view of the pool, family room hasa cozy fireplace, updated kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 1.75 baths. Coveredpatio overlooking the pool.

Coldwell Banker Preferred, RealtorsSharron Perdue - DRE # 949515 661-205-4663

3217 Montello Street $215,000

Live near the mountains, clean, turn-key home in great locationin a good neighborhood, on cul-de-sac , in immaculate condition,walking distance to excellent schools, true 4 BDRM, 2.5 BATHS.Priced to SELL! Built in 2006,approx. 2,184s.f . on a 7,841s.f. lot,2-story, granite island kitchen, tile fireplace, family rm/kitchencombo, formal living rm, formal dining rm, lush landscaping, 3-cartandem garage, tile roof. QUICK CLOSE! NO HOA fees!

RSC Realty Company Mr. Robin Ablin CalDRE #996751 CALL NOW! 661-809-1910

10909 Stone Haven Drive, NE Only $325,000!

RIO BRAVO - Mountain Meadows!


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Apartments for Rent

PARKWOOD APARTMENTSsmall pet O.K. - 2 fenced dog parks

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Houses for Rent$1,295, 2+1, Kern City, 55+

on the Golf course, new paint & flrs.,washer dryer/storage rm. pool jacuzzi,

lots of activities. 562-594-8171

Office Space$2,700/mo Avail. 12/18/19.COMPLETELY RENOVATED

2,300 sq ft. Across fromCourthouse in Delano.

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Homes for Sale

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Comm. & Industrial$1250 Mo. Office Building, Columbus St. 661-535-5879

Watson Realty ERADoug Carter - CalDRE # 01098135 661-203-4943

Beautifully kept home in The Greens at Seven Oaks 55+ active-adultgated community. 3 bedrooms, one set up as an office with built-incabinetry, 2 baths, living, dining, kitchen nook. 2 car garage. Indoorlaundry room. Absolutely move-in ready. Just a stone's-throw fromthe lovely clubhouse with a pool & gym.

3015 Rose Petal St. $339,900Saturday 11-1

Delightful Iron Oaks Gated Community. Denny Uhles custom Modelhome built with 4 bed plan, 2.75 bath & 3 car garage. Property fea-tures formal dining & living and separate family room w/cozy brickfireplace. Gorgeous kitchen w/Corian counters, custom cabinets,island, oversized dishwasher, walk-in pantry, breakfast bar & areawith lovely views to the backyard. The relaxing backyard has a cov-ered patio, block wall and amazing lush greenery with mature trees.

Team Busby - Miramar International-Mill RockJon Busby CalDRE # 00974087 661-410-7355

6604 Iron Oak Drive $625,000

Take another Look

Beautiful property with 7 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 2- car garage and asparkling pool. This elegant property features formal dining, formalliving, five fireplaces and lovely kitchen with plenty of cabinet space.The spacious backyard has a covered patio, amazing lush greeneryand sparkling pool perfect for those hot summer days.


717 Holtby Road $489,900

Classic Home

St. Clair RealtyIsaiah Acosta CalDRE # 02093444 559-542-5073

Beautiful Southwest. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is freshly paintedwith brand new carpet, has gorgeous granite counters with deluxecustom cabinets, has classy crown molding throughout home, beau-tiful ceramic tile, new upgraded fixtures, is only 8 years old and has alarge covered patio.

909 Marmara Ave. $219,900Sunday 12-3

Don’t miss this exceptional weekend Get-Away! Renovated &Updated warm Cozy Interior! Vaulted Ceiling, Cozy woodstove pro-pane-Fired! w/ Beautiful Rock Surround. Master downstairs - sleepingloft up. Washer / dryer, new water heater! Cabin is Ready to Go! Justbring your personal items. Easy year around access!

Coldwell Banker Preferred, RealtorsCarrie Shreffler - DRE 01813041 661-301-3990

45845 Booth Ave., Panorama Heights $149,000

JUST REDUCED

Major remodeled two story home in Stockdale Estates w/ 4 bed, 2.75baths, RV parking & oversized detached 2 car garage. Home featurescustom fixtures & appliances, formal living & dining, updated wetbar, great room, 2 fireplaces, spacious indoor laundry room, & mas-sive game room w/plenty of storage space. Gorgeous remodeledkitchen w/granite counter. Backyard offers cvd patio & sparkling pool.


305 Montalvo Drive $454,000

Huge Price Reduction

Don’t miss out on this great cabin. Nestled in he pines this 3Bd, 1Bthcabin is perfect for that weekend Get-Away! Bth updated w/ traver-tine tile “walk in” shower! Master Bd Down 2 Bds up. Firepl Garagew/ washer & dryer. Hook ups, Enclosed patio perfect to just sit w/ yourfavorite read! Very motivated , check this one out!!


45846 Booth Ave., Panorama Heights $89,000

Reduced to Sell!

Great cabin nestled in the tall Pines! Backs up to National Forest! 2Bd, 1-3/4 Bath this one has vaulted T&G Ceilings, lots of windows,Firepl. Insert Antique Cookstove. Very warm & welcoming. Bring thePets, fully fenced yard! Nice wrap around Deck w/ Forest views! Sucha wonderul cozy cabin. Easy year around access! Don’t miss this.


45974 Carlin Drive, Panorama Heights $145,000

New Listing!!!

Miramar International-Mill RockEvelyn Martinez CalDRE # 01898624 661-348-0321

RUN to see this home in the much loved community of River Oaks.This home will not disappoint. New carpet installed and freshlypainted for the new owner to put their stamp on it. Kitchen wasremodeled by Lowes costing 20K and adding that perfect touch tocomplete this beautiful home. The yard is large enough to put in apool. Adorable shed in yard to stay along with a beautiful fountain.

604 Cottage Park Way $279,895Sunday 2-4

Check out this charmin, cozy cabin, great floor plan! w/ master, kith-cen, living @ street level. 2 Bds + utility / shop area downstairs! withExterior access! T&G wood thru-out, wood stove, large deck, unob-structed Forest views w/small creek adjacent to lot! Perfect forentertaining or just relaxing.


1724 Alta Sierra Rd., Wofford Heights $249,000

Terrific Cabin - Alta Sierra

Watson Realty ERANila Starr - CalDRE # 1060606 661-301-2790

PAID SOLAR!! GOLF Lovers will enjoy an 800 sqft putting green withflood lights for evening enjoyment NO Expense has been spared inrenovation & upgrades. Home features a split-wing floor plan withwood-like floors throughout. Seller had fantastic taste when choos-ing gorgeous upgrades such as counters, appliances, back-splash andlighting in the kitchen. Both bath give a spa - like feeling.

4606 Polo Club Dr. $363,500Sunday 2-4

Over 2 acres with this charming country living property with 5 bed-room, 3.5 bath, with an office, pool, tennis court and RV parking. Thisproperty features formal dining, 2 living areas, 2 brick fireplaces, anice kitchen & breakfast area, mother in law quarters. Huge back-yard with a covered patio, built in BBQ, tennis court, playground,amazing lush greenery surrounding the property, large garden area,fruit trees and a sparkling pool. There are animal corrals.


33181 Peterson Road $499,000

Perfect for Entertaining

Watson Realty ERARobin Blanquette CalDRE # 02034955 661-301-3920

Hidden gem in one of Bakersfield's most affluent and desirableneighborhoods. Surrounded by lush landscape and mature trees - Youmust see inside to appreciate the beautiful Robert Mosley mid-cen-tury design & upgrades – perfect for entertaining! 3bed+2bath -Island kitchen w/bar seating, quartz, stainless appliances & farm sink.Wet bar w/wine fridge. Side-by-side slate fireplace

940 Fairway Dr. $594,949Saturday 12-3

Watson Realty ERAKim Sheridan CalDRE# 01368775 661-978-4026

Located in one of Bakersfield's most desirable & sought after neigh-borhoods on over half acre lot! Kitchen w/lots of storage, bar seating& nook. Family room w/fireplace. Formal living & dining w/wet bar.Large master w/fireplace & walk-in closet. Master bath w/dual vani-ties, separate tub & shower. Indoor utility w/sink. Park like backyardw/mature landscaping, covered patio, outdoor kitchen and pool.

15901 Johnson Rd. Price Reduction $624,950Sunday 1-3

San Joaquin Valley Homes CalDRE # 01951779Call Elsa Silva at 661-301-8115

Spacious 2,659 SF New Home filled with Upgrades & Aesthetic Details• Includes: 4 Beds, 2.5 Baths, Loft, Open-style Great Room with Fire-place & Built-in Cabinets, Gourmet Kitchen, Tile Flooring, GraniteCounters, Luxurious Owner’s Suite on First Floor, Large Covered Patio,Tile Roof & More! Lot 209

4219 Spring Tree Lane JUST REDUCED $389,900OPEN HOUSE Saturday 10-6 & Sunday 12-6

Ask About Close-out Incentives

Miramar International - Riverwalk OfficeBob Malkin CalDRE # 01173215 661-332-7677

Immaculate & well-maintained Laurel Glen home! 3 BR/2 BA, formalliving & dining areas, & separate family room. Remodeled MBR suitefeaturing soothing jetted tub, separate walk-in shower, dual washbasins, beautiful Oak cabinets & large walk-in wardrobe closet! Back-yard will immediately become your own private retreat! There is alarge pond w/cascading waterfall & your own gate to Corvallis Park!

6501 Chewacan Drive $309,500Sunday 1-4

Watson Realty ERAShandy Grantham CalDRE# 02049685 661-549-0179

NW Palms Corner Lot Home – Entertainers Delight!4Bed+Office+2.5Bath - Effortlessly flowing floorplan w/life-proofflooring in high traffic areas. Fam room w/fireplace. Formalliving&dining rooms. Kitchen w/granite, stainless, island, bar seating,gas cooktop, nook & pantry. Master w/new walk-in shower & cedarlined walk-in closet. Indoor utility. Cvrd patio. Backup generator.

13308 Giro Dr. Price Reduction $445,000Sunday 12-2

$725 NOR 2+1, patio, lndry rm.105 1/2 Moneta. 661-619-8947

Farms & RanchesPistachios. 10+/- Acres. Kerman Vari-ety Planted 1979. Terra Bella IrrigationDistrict.Horse Property with 2.7+/- Ac.Includes a HOME AND MOBILE HOME.25 Horse Stalls and tack rooms andRiding Arena. Private gate access tothe Kern River/Equestrian Trails. Oil-dale. $199,000W. Michael Bennett (559)359-0781

DRE LIC #475779Home Realty and Land Co.

120 N Main Street, Porterville

3.8+/- Acres. Across street from newcourthouse. Zoned D-PO. 500 feetfrontage on Olive Ave. Markets, gov-ernmental agencies, drive-thru locatedin same block..Three parcels-- .5 to .75 acres each.Zoned Commercial General ServiceW. Michael Bennett (559)359-0781

DRE LIC #475779Home Realty and Land Co.

120 N Main Street, Porterville

$715 NOR, 2+1, A/C, patio, laundry rm.318 #3 Sycamore drive. 661-619-8947

Watson Realty ERAKathy Rivera CalDRE # 01395061 661-340-1846

Well kept mobile home in great location w/views of the rolling hillsfrom the front porch, triple wide manufactured split wing plan. Largebedrooms, 2 full baths, master w/soaking tub & shower in the processof updating w/new cabinets & granite. Beautiful dining area open toupdated kitchen perfect for family gatherings, spacious great roomw/corner fireplace, indoor laundry, + storage galore & nice backyard.

8536 Kern Canyon Road #213 $49,999

Watson Realty ERAKathy Rivera CalDRE # 01395061 661-340-1846

Great NE home, check out the Spacious Living Room with a nice Din-ing area, large Galley Kitchen with nook and pantry, a Nice den withcozy knotty pine walls and a large glass sliding door access to thehuge covered Patio and Breezeway. The bathroom is very spaciousand has been updated. The home has been freshly painted, originalwood flooring throughout, AC plus owners have Updated Plumbing,back yard is very large w/grass area, fruit trees & rock water fountain.

3128 North Inyo St. $169,900

4523 Judd Street $292,500Beautiful Home 3 bed, 2 ba, Built 20061 Acre Lot, Large Shop, beautifullylandscaped low maintenance.

Roberto Ramirez 408-464-0285 Cal-DRE#02058510

Vista Real Estate Group, Inc.

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Motorcycles & ATVs

Autos

Autos

Harley-Davidson 1997Heritage Softail, 9,700 miles, Like new,

must see to appreciate, currentregistration paid til 6/2020. included

are orig mufflers, HD Chaps, 2 helmetsand gloves, $6,500. 661-832-2147

Cadillac El Dorado 2001,64K miles, xlnt condition. $6,000.

661-587-0412 or 661-619-3947

Chevy CORVETTE 2007 Z51, 1 owner,very clean, atomic orange metallic,

new brakes & tires, chrome aluminumwheels, Nav. head up display, $20,000.located Wofford Heights 909-215-6471Harley-Davidson 2014 Street Glide,

Touring Model. 3K miles, mint condi-tion, Asking $15,500/obo. Will consider

possible trade 661-978-7019

Harley-Davidson, Softail Deuce 2002,1450CC 22k mi., fuel injection, lots of

extras, $7,000 760-801-8659

Chevy Corvette 2016 Z06 3LZ red, one owner, 12K mi, perfectcond, $64,495, (661) 664-8112

HD Roadking 2001, Clean, Good condruns strong. Purple/Silver, 5 SpdTranny, Vance & Hines Exhausts, Lotsof Chrome. Comes with a set of Hard-bags (unpainted) OEM Harley Hard-ware and locks keyed to match theignition. Title in hand... Asking $6500Contact Tom @ 661-301-2486

Yard Sale - 93312

ESTATE/YARD SALE11106 Chimney ROCK Dr.

Fri. Sat. Sun 7-1pmEverything Must Go!!!

Chevy SSR 2005 excellentcondition 72K miles $22,000/obo.Cleanest SSR you will find. Con-

tact 661-549-7579 or 661- 837-8709

Yard Sale - 93314

HUGE Estate SaleSaturday/Sunday

7am to 1pm,17-20 tables. Clothes, toys,

some old tools. Shabensprayer, dog/cat carriers,bikes, Honda 5.5 motor.Antique glass bottles.Too much to list!3220 Nord Rd,

take Rosedale Hwy west,go North on Nord.

Honda Goldwing 2010 20k mi. This has every option a Goldwing can

have . Comes with extra brand newfront and rear tire . 14,000. obo

661-821-1952

Fiat POP, 2014 $6,500 obo Excellent condition.Call 661-204-4649.

Motor Homes

Ford Focus SE 2011 excellent condition, low mile, economical

$6900 661-204-8876

BOUNDER 2002, Class A 36 Ft. Ford Chassis 1 slide, back-up

camera, 2 A/C’s, 44k mi, 2 TV’s,$12,500 661-809-6634

Daybreak Class A 1996, 1 owner, 24Kmi., 28 ft. new tires, batteries, loadedgood cond. Gen. $9,500 661-747-8367

Ford Focus ZX3, 2001 only 36k mi, 4cyl. auto, AC, , 1 owner #245000 AutoWarehouse $3,995 661-477-1417

Guns

Travel Trailers

RIFLE - Weatherby MK V Deluxe lefthanded .300WDY Mag bolt action Rifle,

with 26inch magna ported barrel.No scope included. serial #H69537.

year model 1973.(never fired) $1,500/obo. 661-331-1946

Gateway 2014 5th Wheel, 40 ft.,2 bed, 2 bath, indoor & outdoorkitchen, 5 slides cost 80,000 selling for$29,500/obo 661-397-8767

Tools & Equipment

Holiday Rambler 2002,30RKD, 32ft. 5th wheel, xlnt cond.,

2 slide-outs, non smoker, too much tolist!! $11,000. 661-589-6186

Ford Fusion SE 2007 excellent condi-tion 4-cylinder great on gas $2600661-204-8876

WOODWORKING TOOLS,classic Jet Table saw on movable

sled, out feed table, wood jawclamps, bar clamps, electric tools.

661-332-6571

Hy-Line, 2006, 5th Wheel, 36ft.,electric jacks, new crpt self contained,Mint cond., 3 slides, jumbo air, w/dupgraded, no smoking or pets, apart-ment on wheels., appraised at $32,000asking $17,500 818-679-7985

Ford Taurus 2003, all power, A/C,runs xlnt Clean title, 141K miles.$1,800.obo. 661-326-8896

Cats

Ragdoll Kittens $600 OBO ea. males& females shots dewormed, multi col-

ors 562-326-7263 / 661-229-3517

Fiat 500. 2013 like new low milesthis car makes you feel very young

$4,900 661-204-8876

Teardrop Traier- full galley with sideboard. Side dining table w/ 2 chairs,easyup with side tent, all camping

gear included. A customized must seeunit. $5,500 Call 661-578-1560

DogsDachshund - AKC,

piebalds, shots, wormed, blk/tan,red/tan, $800 each. 559-358-0226

FRENCHIES for 2,000 each or makean offer. I have 2 males 12 weeks old

661-343-8393

Dodge B250 Ram 1984 , fullCustom RV Van . all refurbished, smogCertificate. made in Canada, 3/4 ton,original owner, $8,500. ready to view

Eddie 661-823-7331 818-388-2851

LABRADORS - AKC/OFA.yellow. chocolate. black $600/$800.

Mini, Mid-Size, StandardLABRADOODLES $800/$1,500.

GERMAN SHEPHERDS AKC/OFA $800 GERMAN SHORTHAIR

POINTERS AKC, $800. 559-358-0226

Antiques & Classics

1976 Standard BeetleBeaut Vegas Gold, 1600cc, made inGermany.All numbers match. New

muffler and cat conv. xlnt cond in/out.New SS roof rack. Will cruise70 mph, no strain. 48,801 mi,

$9000. 661-619-7928

Yorkie Mix Puppies,8 weeks old, shots and dewormed,

$450. 971-601-0177Dodge Business Coupe 1938 V8

engine, turbo 350 auto trans, new BFGoodrich tires, American mag wheels,31,047 mi. $30,000 Call 661-872-8844

Lost

Lost yorkie! Please help us findCooper! We miss him very much!

Reward if found! Last seen inVicinity of Oak and Chester Lane661-333-6106 or 661-303-2779.

Ford 1934 Steele coupe chopped,350 /350, Trade & offers over /under

$15,000 motorcyclelegend@gmail559-259-1234

Packard Clipper Deluxe 1946.Best offer over $30K Must Sell.

Western NSRA Director's Pick professionally restored locally, LS1with overdrive, Power Steer, Disk

Brakes, AC, Cad power front seats,Ford rear end, Whitewalls (2 yrs old)

on Spoke Wheels, Custom Suspension,Dual Exhaust, new glass. Driven to

work several times a week, garagedwith cover, 19,230 Miles, Call/text

(661) 869-4316, serious buyers only.

Go Karts

BRAND NEW KIDS RACINGGO-KART,100cc Yamaha, race or

just for fun. electric starter and standincluded. $1,800/obo. 661-201-9043

2008 Mercedes 300s3.9 Eng. new tires & brakes, 112K miles,excellent condition. tags and smoggedthru 12/2019. Sell or Trade $6,500. 661-201-7556

BMW 535i 2011 . One owner, 91,600miles, very good condition, includessports package and was always parkedin a garage and serviced timely. $9,500.661-203-5340

Cadillac 2002 STS, 40K mi. Leather,Bose sound, Garaged, climate control

$5,500. 661-599-0161

Air Cond. & Heating

Cleanup & Hauling

Fencing

Legal

Plumbing Services

TileB & D MECHANICAL A/C & Heating

661-805-2017. Lic#908325Fall & Winter Specials. We will beatany ones legitimate written estimates.

Best prices in town. Locally OwnedSe Habla Espanol. Visa & M/C.

ALBERTS JUNK HaulingCommercial & ResidentialWe haul it all! Big Truck/

Trailer, Lic.942387. 717-4395

FENCING BY GEORGE - Best for less!Spring Special Redwood $18.50 ft.chain link/ iron, Redwood steel posts$22.50/ft. Lic.775561- 661-618-0460

EVICTIONS$100 + Court Cost. 21 yrs. exp.,licensed, bonded 661-664-1200

ELITE PLUMBING SERVICE All Repairs, gas/water lines, sewer, etc.,

lic.#966082. 661-862-0504

Flores Tile - All Types Tile,Small Jobs Ok, Repairs and Floor

Specialist. lic# 747917 - 661-619-4350

Tree ServicesSTEVEN’S Plumbing & Drain Service

Available 24-7 $50 A drain.661-447-7876 / 661-201-2350

STEVE MORRISON CONSTR.,New Wood Fencing/Gates, RepairsCC Accepted Lic.769841 834-5025

Masonary Services

Longs Hauling & GarageCleanup Resdnt’lComm’l

Storage, Long 661-246-7943

N & J TREE SERVICE, Trimming, Removal, Hauling,

Free Est. #1037431 661-204-9711

GARY NELSON MASONRYBrick - Block - Stone. CUSTOM DESIGN

lic#856408 - 661-717-6767

Pools & Spas

NORTHERN UNITED FENCE, All TypeOf Fence Work, 15+ Yrs Exp, Best Qual-ity & Prices, # 1033886. 661-735-7717

ARMOR FIBERGLASSPool resurfacing, shower& tub repair

& glazing. #897287, 661-323-7373

Quality Masonry/Concrete, block,stone, yard maintenance, disposal,

no job too small. non lic. 661-440-0446

Floor Covering

Roof & Gutters

Amador Junk Removal and Clean upsAll types of removal services. Lic &Bonded. 661-805-7621/ 438-6447

CARPET REPAIR & RE-STRETCHING 30 yrs. exp. Lic. #573844

Call John 661-747-6892, 834-5872

Miscellaneous

Local Professionals

Quality Roofing Services,Best prices, Free est. Financing

avail! 661-534-1513.... Lic#1048424

VALLEY GRILL CLEANING SERVICERESIDENTIAL BBQ/GRILL CLEANING,

lic. & ins. Jeff 661-472-3798

All Around Clean- Ups, Evection, ,Garages. Free est. 661-444-2225

Household Hndypsn

WESTERN TREE CARE*661-348-1419*

Professional Tree Trimming, Removals,Tree Evaluations & Clean-ups Cert.

Arborist, Sen. Disc., #1006088

BIG BUILDERSHEATING & AC Service

Free Est on new installs. Service, Repairs7 Days Week, #921695 661-330-7084

Computer

MO’S HANDYMAN SERVICES all types of home repairs.

non lic. 661-847-8074

Mortgages & Loans

CTR CPR COMPUTER TECH Quick Repair Service & Tech Tutor,

Makes House Calls. Sean 661-331-2133

GET LOAN & $500GIFT; to BUY HOMEor PAY BILLS; & PAYNO PAYMENTS or inter-est; ask how & conditions. Dre00707520. For free appraisal &loan quote, give us [email protected], tel text661 330 2222

Gallardo A/C & HeatingAll service & repairs, free est. Lic.#1000230 661- 808-6021

ALL HOME REPAIRS, floor tile, dry-wall texture/paint, roof repairs, guttercleaning, Call Francisco 661-348-1136

Many local professionals advertise in the Directory of Services. They have the knowledge, experience and skills

reqiured to resolve your specfic needs.Give one a call today.

Concrete Work

RODRIGUEZ HEATING/AIR-CONDITIONING REPAIR ~ Replace,Lic #787688. 661-201-4720 - 800-3477

Lndsape & Sprinklrs.

STARS CONCRETE,All Types of Concrete Work,

All Phases, Lic & Bonded, Free Est. 661-535-9263

BIG BUILDERSROOFING, NEW & REPAIRS

Free Est. We Do Gutters, Cool Roofsavail. financing avail. Best Warr. Lic#

921695, 7 days Week#921695 374-8991 LANDSCAPINGRepairs, New, Sprinklers, Leveling.

BBB A+ Accredited 35 years experience#944011. Tom Dunham 661-333-9235

Appliances

MARIO’S TREE SERVICE Sr. Disc.thin & shape, tree & stump removal,const. cleanup, trash/tree hauling

Comm’l & Resdnt’l, grapple/boom truck contractors lic. #961932. 661-333-0835

RC APPLIANCE AND A/C REPAIRFREE service call w/ repairs,

#43852 & insured 661-376-5752

Contractors

1 Call Sprinklerrepairs, valves, timers, new

installs & sod, Non Lic. 859-8716

POYNTER ROOFING BEST QUALITY - BEST PRICES

#745229. 661-703-0469 / 725-0328

Paint & Plaster

Kern General Construction All Construction, Lic # 1008509

www.foundationpropertiesinc.com661-565-6358

UNIVERSAL TREE SERVICESThin & Shape, Stump & Tree Removal,Clean-ups Sen disc. CGL Ins 703-8997

Cleaning

TINOCO PAINTING, int/ext. resdnt’l,comm’l, sandblasting, pool epoxy

coatings. 30 exp. lic#1012030. 317-2127

BEST LANDSCAPING & GARDENINGComm’l/Resdntl’l, sprinklers, valverepairs, timers, sod, #996234, 889-1195

SPARKLE HOUSE CLEANING20% Off First Visit.. 661-330-8493

DELANO ROOFING Roofing,Gutters and insulation. #745229.661-703-0469 / 661-725-0328

BARRY’S DRYWALL Acoustic Removal,Wall Texture, Painting & More. Sr. Disc,

Lic 774936. 661-912-1583

QUALITY SPRINKLER REPAIRSFast, Affordable, Lic. #909761, 817-3455

Cleanup & HaulingROOF REPAIRS

Best Prices & Service,35 yrs. #822259, 661-397-6402

CERVANTES TREE SERVICEStump Removal, clean-ups, trimming,lic.# 968957 661-204-9232 /340-3350

MASTER PLUMBER 50+ Yrs Exp.40 Gal gas water heater installed $950.

New tub/shower valve installed no damage guaranteed. Custom showerPans. Lic#1001402 Accepting all credit

cards, Call or Text, 661-859-3143

Decks & Patios

Lawn & Tree Care

HANDY- HAULINGCLEANUP & HAUL - LOW RATES Resdnt’l - Comm’l. Lic. #115571

CALL JOHN @ 661-448-9951

STUMPMASTERS.COMComplete Tree &Stump Removal non licSame Day Service!! txt or call 831-8085

Affordable Patios, Redwood decks,front porches, backyard creations, Lic

U Name it We’ll Frame It 661-817-5138

LANDCO ROOFING Best Prices,25 yrs Exp. Free Est. Lic.#933758

213-8488 or 633-9630

MURGIA LAWN SERVICE, Accepting new accts, Commercial &

Residential. flower beds, 661-836-2533

Chevy Corvette, 1987, “red,( Over-heated) invested 2,000. rebuilt trans,new booster, engine not working, as is.cash only $2,000 661-213-7357

Yard Sale - 933051809 University Ave.

No Early Birds Sat 8a-Noonhousehold and Misc. items

12209 ADIRONDACK AVEsofa, loveseat, dressers, decor,

entertainment center, glassware,No Early Birds!! Sat 7-12.

PERSIAN SIAMESE KITTEN,1 female, beautiful. white long coat.

w/silver tips. $300. 661-434-3175

Yard Sale - 93311 9515 Bard Court,

Saturday, , 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.Girl Scout Collectibles, Princess

House, other collectibles, house-hold items, lots of miscellaneous

12203 Grand Teton DrSaturday 6:30-11 am.

Crib/day bed/bed comboBed set. Furn., sporting goods

Kids toys and much more

Ranch Estate SaleAmerican Pickers style!

2 acre ranch land all hiddenunder years of dust.

TONS of tools, saw benches,hydraulic equip, ladders,

too much to mention.Saturday only 7-12.1125 Calamity Lane

Electrical Lndsape & Sprinklrs.

TUDOR ELECTRIC 24/7, Fast Troubleshooting, Low Rates, lic

#1019264. Debit /MC/Visa 636-7682

GOPHER PROBLEMS??will get rid of gophers for $20/head.

Call John 661-489-3367

SPRINKLERS Repaired, Timers & ValvesComplete Redos. Non Lic. 293-1787

Kitty Kleaners Licensed House Clean-ing. Homes Deep Cleaned $200 BasicCleaned $160. Text (661) 380-9555

WEST COAST Custom concrete patio,driveway stamp, stain, foundation,Google Us. lic#1003703. 808-5317

Musical InstrumentsGrand Piano, 6ft.,

K-Kawai, w/bench, chair, will deliverwithin an area of 20 miles.

and will have it tuned $5,000 obo 661-374-4469

Yard Sale - 9330816350 Driver Rd

LIQUIDATION SALEThur Fri Sat 9am--3pm

Everything Must GoAll office supplies, Refrig. Breaks room supplies,

Lot of Tools

DEMARCO CONCRETE All Types, Free Est. Over 28 Yrs. Exp.,

Lic. 932004 Ric 661-979-7186

The Fence Guys, your privacy, securityis our business, complete replacementrestorations & repairs lic 661-808-9352

Burial NeedsSingle Plot, Greenlawn RiverBlvd, Hillside area, value $3,200

Asking $2,800. 661-889-2229

8817 Chisholm Drive kids & adult clothes, toys, home decor,misc. hshld items, Saturday 7am

Artist Retreat4405 Native Dancer

DriveFriday and Saturday

8:30am - 2:30pmPatti Doolittle is leaving behind a

HUGE part of her collection.Her original paintings, prints,

books, magazines, trading cardsand art supplies can all be foundhere. Added to her collection are

her favorite artists work too.Furnishings, bedroom sets,

dressers. living room sofas andtables, desks, office furniture &TV's. Kitchen is stuffed!! Lots ofsterling and collectibles. Tools,

patio set, bench. Clothing, hats &linens. Acura car in great shape.

This is a quality and veryunique sale that you won't

want to miss.

15417 Anita Catrina Ct Saturday 6 am

Furn., clothing, household goods,knick-knacks and doo-dads.

213 El PasoSat 7am. No Early Birds

3 family sale. all kinds of uniquestuff. Too much to list

Local Professionals

Ball-Line RemodelingKitchens, baths, patios, outdoor

kitchens, BBQs. #910418, BBB, 619-9339

4340 Sandy Gap Wayfurn. electronics, clothes, toys,and much more. Saturday 7am

Yard Sale - 933042113 Belvedere Estate Sale, antique,furn., pictures, bedroom set, freezer &misc. Saturday and Sunday 8am

Victory Kingpin 2004, 1500cc,20K miles, mint condition,$4,000 firm. 661-387-1929

Yard Sale - 933091325 Thunderbird StSaturday and Sunday 8-3

Harley-Davidson 2006Heritage Softail Classic, mint cond.,

Vance & Hines pipes, always garaged,alarm, 22,k miles. $5,750 OBO.

661-428-5441

5201 CIMARRON ST women’s Golf clubs, scuba gear, cloth-ing men's & women's, household items,stampin up stamps, papers, etc.Saturday at 7AM

11705 Indianapolis DriveESTATE SALE furn.,

hshld items. BBQ. Generator,Sunday Only 8am

LABRADOR RETRIEVERBeautiful Silver, Charcoal, Champagne,

Black, Yellow & Chocolate PupsHealth Guarantee, Microchipped,

Farm Raised. Pups Avail Now !!go to www.SilveroseLabs.com

For Pictures. 559-246-0676

Roof & Gutters

Local Professionals

VALUE ROOFINGRe-roofs, Repairs,

Quick Response, Lic. #761321Member BBB. Free Est. 661 -703-9136

Yard Sales or Garage Sales are permitted twice a year per address, and each sale is limited to two (2) consecutive days.

One on-site and one off-site yard sale or garage sale sign per residence are permitted.

The Bakersfield Municipal Code 17.60.060 expressly prohibits anyone from placing the off-site sign within a city or public right-of-way and shall not be affixed to any utility pole, street sign, fence, traffic control boxes, etc.

Violators are subject to fines.

Yard Sales

Public Notice

Yard Sale - 93312 Travel Trailers

The price of items adver-tised by vehicle dealers in the vehicle classifieds does not include any applicable taxes, license, transfer fees, finance charges, fees for air pollu-tion control, device certifica-tions or dealer documentary preparation charges, price shown expires on the date of publication, unless otherwise specified by the advertiser.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO READERS AND

ADVERTISERS

Vehicles

Yard Sale - 93301ESTATE SALE

3200 EL ENCANTO #6Pottery, Rugs, Capodimonte, , ,Fine Art Work, Sofas, Dressers,Beds, Patio Furn, Yard Art. Full

Kitchen, China, Crystal, Costume Jewelry, Books,

And Much MoreSat Only 9am-12pm

German Rottweiler Pups, femalesmales 10 weeks, shots, tails docked,

healthy, parents on site $500. ea. obo661-410-9222

Notices

Merchandise

9009 Gleeson CourtMOVING SALE/YARD SALE

Lots of furniture, electronics, clothes etc

Saturday 6AM-10AM

Recreation

Pets & Animals

Don’t miss Applause in The Bakersfield Californian. . . .

celebrations, weddings, birthdays,

anniversaries and more.

Tired of riding shotgun?

There is a car for you in the Californian Classifieds.

Did you know you can place your ads online at www.bakersfield.com?

Everyday! - 24 hours a day!

Place your ads online @ bakersfield.com

or Call 322-SELL

Tired of asking for rides?Tired of using public

transportation?

Are you ready for a change?

Check out today’s bargains in our Transportation section.

See all of our Recreation

and Transporation ads

on the web @ bakersfield.com.

Harleys are looking for new homes in the motorcycle

section everyday of The

Bakersfield CalifornianClassifieds!


Toyota Prius ll Sport 2011 Like new in/out low mi. always garaged no dentor scratch. $11,900. 661-204-8876

VW Karmann Ghia, 1968, nice projectfor restoration, has engine, need floor

pans. $2,350 obo 661-619-1349

$$$ Wanted $$$ Motor Homes, Travel

Trailers, Rvs,Trucks Cars EZ as 123 Cash on theSpot. Top $$Dollar. Beat

any price!! 559-790-1582

Commercial Trucks

Ford F350, Super Duty, 1991 460 eng.5 spd., dual tanks, ton 1/2 flat bed,

xlnt cond. $2,500 661-324-7110

PickupsChevrolet 2001 V8, Turbo diesel

Crew Cab, short bed pick-up134000 miles, new tires, K & N filter

bed cover. $10,000 661 301 5778

Chevrolet Silverado 2000low miles one owner like new$5,900 661-204-8876

Chevy Silverado 2012, 2WD 6inch lift. good tires and wheels,

75K miles, $19,500 OBO 661-378-8408

Chevy Silverdo 2000, single cab,5.3eng. auto, 20in GM mags, bedcover and liner, new upholstery,$7,500. 661-343-5982

Dodge Ram 3500 2004 (Diesel) 161Kmi., 24 valve cummings diesel newtires & brakes. Added 100 gal fueltank, Fifth wheel hitch, tool box, 4wd.$21,900, 661-667-7628

Sport Utility Vehicles

Saturn Vue 2004, only 76k mi., 2WD,V6, auto 1 Owner, #810346 AutoWarehouse $3,950 661-477-1417

Toyota Sienna 2006, Original owner,runs good, ext has minor scratches,seats 7. $6,200 obo 661-664-7143

Hyundai Accent GS 2010, Only 48 k mi4 cyl auto loaded, 1 owner, #175538Auto Warehouse $5,995 661-477-1417

GMC 2003 Sierra 1500 4WD,211k mi, bed liner, tow pkg, $6,250(661) 205-8808

Utility TrailersUTILITY TRAILER ,with fenders 6x8,with tools, great for gardening $800.

661-900-1450

Hyundai Sonata Limited 2010 sharpin best condition leather moon roof$5,900. 661-204-8876

GMC SIERRA 3500 2008 6.6 LTURBO DIESEL CUSTOM FLATBED

W/ CRANE, 41,348 miles.661-304-1935

Lexus 2015 CT 200 H, 38,000 miles,fully loaded leather GPS 4 new tires 38MPG average. $18,500. 661-331-7057

Lexus LS400 1995, Only 56K mi. like new 1 owner, 028144 Auto

Warehouse $5,995 661-477-1417

Business Opps.Barber Shop 3 chairs w/clientele, xlntloc. serious inq. only $25K. 808-3613

Lincoln 1988 Mark VII, Automatic,5.0 V8, 62,000 miles. Excellent cond.$4500 OBO. 661-742-1345

Toyota Tundra 2017. 28,150 mi., SR5upgrade pkg (incl 38 gal tank/towpkg.) Fox susp, 2.5" lift, Toyo Allter-rain 2 tires, airlift 5000 wirelessremote air bags w/ on board com-pressor (everything professionallyinstalled by four wheel parts with 5 yr60K mi warr), Viper alarm system withtilt detection, amp with subwoofer, allspeakers have been upgraded, profes-sionally installed. Spray in bed liner,aftermarket limo tint on windows.Have receipts. See photo for optionsincluded with sr5 upgrade package.Serviced by dealer only. $38,900/OBO.Truck is paid off, have title and is inxlnt cond. Call or text 661 808 0248

Mercedes BENZ S430 2004, 155K micurrent smog/tags, new tires & brakes,xlnt cond., $5,900/obo. 661-900-5117

Mercedes E350 2006, Good cond.,low miles, new tires and rims,new brake job, $4,500. 661-472-8605

Ford Expedition XLT 2005 excellentcondition low miles one owner fullyequipped $5900. 661-204-8876

MGB 1976, Runs well!4,500/obo.

661-717-0707

Kia Sportage, 2002, Soft top, Only111K mi., 4 cyl, auto, 2WD, AC, 21930Auto Warehouse. $2,995 661 477-1417

Skilled LaborIRONSIDE TRUCK BODY

has an opening for:AUTOMOTIVE WITH

EXPERIENCEPrep & Painting utility bed.

Apply in person at:Ironside Truck Body

605 Williams St

Toyota Prius 2015,SE 5 dr. hatchback, winter greymetallic, 50K miles, includes a Toyotacare premium extended Warr.$16,000. 559-706-7000

Mitsubishi Outlander 2003 originalowner, smogged & tagged. 170,000miles. $3,200. 661-872-9098

Toyota Prius, C, 2014, hybrid,, auto,fully loaded, 60k mi., 4 dr., cold AC,

$9,800 obo now with gas over $4.00gal you get 55 mpg. 661-717-8775

Fictitious Names

Fictitious Names

FILE NO. #2019-B5514FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENTThe following person(s) is/are doing businessas:

GILL MARKET4602 OCEANROCK AVENUE

BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313KERN COUNTY

Mailing Address:SAME

Registrant's Name(s)PAWANDEEP GILL

4602 OCEANROCK AVENUEBAKERSFIELD, CA 93313

This business is beingconducted as an

INDIVIDUALSigned

PAWANDEEP GILLThis statement filed with the County Clerk ofKern County on 08/23/2019The registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name ornames listed above onN/AMary B. Bedard, CPACounty ClerkBy: J GARCIA"NOTICE THIS FICTITIOUS NAMESTATEMENT EXPIRES 08/23/2024”"NOTICE THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEWFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTMUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME, thefiling of this Statement does not in itselfauthorize the use in this State of A FictitiousBusiness Name in violation of the rights ofanother under Federal, State or common law(see Section 14411 et. seq. Business andProfessions Code).September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019(14639672)



RAZE PAINTING2829 RAVALL ST



Registrant's Name(s)RAYMOND MARTIN RODRIGUEZ

2829 RAVALL STBAKERSFIELD, CA 93306


INDIVIDUALSigned

RAYMOND MARTIN RODRIGUEZThis statement filed with the County Clerk ofKern County on 08/26/2019The registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name ornames listed above on01/01/2019Mary B. Bedard, CPACounty ClerkBy: N FRANCO"NOTICE THIS FICTITIOUS NAMESTATEMENT EXPIRES 08/26/2024”"NOTICE THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEWFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTMUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME, thefiling of this Statement does not in itselfauthorize the use in this State of A FictitiousBusiness Name in violation of the rights ofanother under Federal, State or common law(see Section 14411 et. seq. Business andProfessions Code).September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2019(14642234)



JJD TRANSPORT745 CONTESSA AVEDELANO, CA 93215

KERN COUNTYMailing Address:

SAMERegistrant's Name(s)

DIANE MICHELLE M DOMINGUEZ745 CONTESSA AVEDELANO, CA 93215


INDIVIDUALSigned

DIANE MICHELLE M DOMINGUEZThis statement filed with the County Clerk ofKern County on 08/29/2019The registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name ornames listed above onN/AMary B. Bedard, CPACounty ClerkBy: N FRANCO"NOTICE THIS FICTITIOUS NAMESTATEMENT EXPIRES 08/29/2024”"NOTICE THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEWFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTMUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME, thefiling of this Statement does not in itselfauthorize the use in this State of A FictitiousBusiness Name in violation of the rights ofanother under Federal, State or common law(see Section 14411 et. seq. Business andProfessions Code).September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2019(14642298)



TOM CONNER CONSULTING LLC5104 WILLOW TREE DR



Registrant's Name(s)TOM CONNER CONSULTING, LLC

5104 WILLOW TREE DRBAKERSFIELD, CA 93313


LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYSigned

TOM CONNERThis statement filed with the County Clerk ofKern County on 09/05/2019The registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name ornames listed above onN/AMary B. Bedard, CPACounty ClerkBy: N FRANCO"NOTICE THIS FICTITIOUS NAMESTATEMENT EXPIRES 09/05/2024”"NOTICE THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEWFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTMUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME, thefiling of this Statement does not in itselfauthorize the use in this State of A FictitiousBusiness Name in violation of the rights ofanother under Federal, State or common law(see Section 14411 et. seq. Business andProfessions Code).September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019(14639523)



OTHER DOG FILMS, THE6513 DERBY DR



Registrant's Name(s)TIMOTHY DAVID BANGLE

6513 DERBY DRBAKERSFIELD, CA 93306


INDIVIDUALSigned

TIMOTHY DAVID BANGLEThis statement filed with the County Clerk ofKern County on 09/12/2019The registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name ornames listed above onN/AMary B. Bedard, CPACounty ClerkBy: J CHAIDES"NOTICE THIS FICTITIOUS NAMESTATEMENT EXPIRES 09/12/2024”"NOTICE THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEWFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTMUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME, thefiling of this Statement does not in itselfauthorize the use in this State of A FictitiousBusiness Name in violation of the rights ofanother under Federal, State or common law(see Section 14411 et. seq. Business andProfessions Code).September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2019(14642378)



CAMBRIAN MARKETING621 GREENWOOD MEADOW LANE

UNIT 1BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308

KERN COUNTYMailing Address:

SAMERegistrant's Name(s)

MICKAYLA ELIZABETH DOWBRADLEY TODD GENTRY

621 GREENWOOD MEADOW LANEUNIT 1

BAKERSFIELD, CA 93308This business is beingconducted as an

GENERAL PARTNERSHIPSigned

BRADLEY GENTRYThis statement filed with the County Clerk ofKern County on 09/19/2019The registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name ornames listed above onN/AMary B. Bedard, CPACounty ClerkBy: J CHAIDES"NOTICE THIS FICTITIOUS NAMESTATEMENT EXPIRES 09/19/2024”"NOTICE THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEWFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTMUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME, thefiling of this Statement does not in itselfauthorize the use in this State of A FictitiousBusiness Name in violation of the rights ofanother under Federal, State or common law(see Section 14411 et. seq. Business andProfessions Code).September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 2019(14644991)

Bowman Asphalt, Inc. is actively soliciting bids from prospective subcontractors or materialsuppliers whose businesses qualify as a Section 3 Business Concerns, as well as individuals whoqualify as Section 3 residents in connection with County of Kern-Pedestrian PathImprovements in Rexland Acres project to be located in the County of Kern and funded by HUD.

Qualified Firms and Individuals may contact Bowman Asphalt, Inc. at 661-334-1356 [email protected].

A Section 3 Business Concern is a business: that is 51% or more owned by Section 3 Residents;or (2) whose permanent, full-time employees include persons, at least 30 percent of whom arecurrently Section 3 Residents, or within three years of the date of first employment with thebusiness concern were Section 3 Residents; or (3) that provides evidence of a commitment tosubcontract in excess of 25 percent of the dollar award of all subcontracts to be awarded tobusiness concern that meet the qualifications set forth in paragraphs (1) or (2) in this definitionof Section 3 Business Concern. A Section 3 Resident is: (1) a resident of public housing locatedin Kern County, or (2) as individual who resides in the County of Kern and who is a low orvery-low income person.

Hiring for the following trades: Operating Engineers, Laborers, Teamsters, Cement Masons, andCarpenters.

Bowman Asphalt, Inc. is seeking quotes from all certified Section 3 firms and small businessessubcontractors and suppliers, and Consultants for All bid items.

September 15-30, 201914642389

Ford F-150. 2012 excellent conditionshort bed V-6 engine sharp$7,900. 661 204 8876

FORD RANGER 1999,with camper shell. runs good.$1,800. 661-903-0576

Public Works DepartmentCounty of Kern, State of California

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSCONTRACT NO. 19083

Sealed proposals for construction on a highway in accordance with the plans and specialprovisions therefor to which special reference is made as follows: FOR CONSTRUCTION OFROAD RESURFACING AND SHOULDER IMPROVEMENTS ON RENFRO ROAD FROMROSEDALE HIGHWAY TO HAGEMAN ROAD, will be received until 11:00 a.m. on October 16,2019, at the following locations:

1. Delivered in person or by courier service to Kern County Public Works Department,Public Services Building, 2700 “M” Street, Suite 400, Bakersfield, California. From10:45 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on the above specified bid opening date, proposals will alsobe accepted in the first floor meeting room of said Public Services Building.2. Mailed via United States Postal Service to Kern County Public Works Department,2700 “M” Street, Suite 400, Bakersfield, California, 93301.

after which time they will be publicly opened and read on that date in the first floor meetingroom of said Public Services Building. No bid will be considered unless it is made on a blank form furnished by the Departmentand accompanied by bidder's security in an amount equal to 10 percent (10%) of the amountbid in accordance with the provisions set forth under Section 2, “Proposal Requirements andConditions,” of the Standard Specifications of the State of California Department ofTransportation, dated May, 2006, as modified by the special provisions. Plans, specifications,any addenda, and standard Bid Proposal form to be used for bidding on this project may beobtained at https://kernpublicworks.com/.

THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO THE “BUY AMERICA” PROVISIONSOF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1982 AS AMENDED BY THE

INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991.

The County reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The contract will be awarded bythe Board of Supervisors after a complete contract is prepared to the lowest responsible bidderwhose proposal complies with all of the requirements prescribed. The successful bidder mustfurnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in the amount of one-hundred percent(100%) of the contract price and on the form approved by the Kern County Counsel. Pursuant toPublic Contract Code Section 22300, the substitution of securities for money withheld by KernCounty to ensure performance of the contract will be permitted. All documents submitted incompliance with the requirements of this bid package and the contract must be scannable andphotocopiable. Each bidder must be licensed as required by law at the time the contract is awarded.Failure of the bidder to obtain proper and adequate licensing for an award of a contract shallconstitute a failure to execute the contract and shall result in the forfeiture of the security of thebidder. The contractor license classification required for this project is: A or C-12. This contract is subject to state contract nondiscrimination and compliance requirementspursuant to Government Code, Section 12990. No discrimination shall be made in the employment of persons for this project. Labor CodeSection 1735 and all other applicable State and Federal requirements relating to employmentdiscrimination shall be complied with. Bidders are advised that, as required by Federal law, the State has established a statewideoverall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. This Agency Federal-aid contract isconsidered to be part of the statewide overall DBE goal. The Agency is required to report toCaltrans on DBE participation for all Federal-aid contracts each year so that attainment effortsmay be evaluated. The County of Kern affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to thisadvertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submitbids in response to this invitation. This project is federally funded in whole or part. Minimum wage rates for this project aspredetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the Special Provisions andmay be obtained on the internet at http://beta.sam.gov (for WD use CA20). Pursuant to Part 7of Division 2 of the California Labor Code (Section 1720 et seq.) the Contractor shall not payless than the prevailing rate of wages to workers on this project as determined by the Director ofCalifornia Department of Industrial Relations. The Director's schedule of prevailing rates is onfile and open for inspection at the Kern County Public Works Department, may be obtained athttp://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/DPreWageDetermination.htm, and is incorporated herein by thisreference. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the UnitedStates Secretary of Labor and the prevailing wage rates predetermined by the Director of theCalifornia Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractorand all subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The Department will notaccept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wagedeterminations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) orany other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wagedeterminations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use bythe Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less thanthe Federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employeesin question. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free “hotline” service toreport bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays,between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Telephone No. 1-800-424-9071. Anyonewith knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities shoulduse the “hotline” to report these activities. The “hotline” is part of the DOT's continuing effortto identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operatedunder the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentiallyand caller anonymity will be respected. Any contractors seeking information regarding certification as a Disadvantaged BusinessEnterprise (DBE), bidding procedures, insurance or bonding requirements may call NicoleParker at (661) 862-8890.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The work to be performed consists, in general, of surfacing unpaved shoulders, roadwayrehabilitation, installing bike lanes, and painting traffic stripes and pavement markings.

COUNTY OF KERN

Dated: September 17, 2019 _________________________________Craig M. PopeDirector

September 25-October 4, 201914646171

Chevy Silverado 3500 2007, CrewCab, 6.6 L, 8 cyl. Turbo duramax,

diesel w/Allison auto trans, only 97kmi., equipped with 5th wheel hitch

goose neck & a standard tow hitch, 35gal auxiliary gas tank with tool box

$25,000 661-832-2762

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Public NoticesORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:BCV-19-102329

To All Interested Persons:Petitioner:

CAROLINA ANDRADEFiled a petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:Present name:

CAROLINA ANDRADETo Proposed Name:

CAROL ANDRADETHE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear beforethis court at the hearing indicated below toshow cause, if any, why the petition forchange of name should not be granted. Anyperson objecting to the name changesdescribed above must file a written objectionthat includes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appear at thehearing to show cause why the petitionshould not be granted. If no written objectionis timely filed, the court may grant thepetition without a hearing.NOTICE OF HEARING11/19/2019, 8:30 a.m., Dept. 12, SuperiorCourt of California, County of Kern1415 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301Date: 09/12/2019Judge of the Superior Court:/s/ Linda S. Etienne, CommissionerSaldivar, Rebecca, Deputy

Petitioner or Attorney:Carolina Andrade319 Sagebrush Ct.Wasco, CA 93280

September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 201914644882

SUMMONS (Family Law)CASE NUMBER (NUMERO DE CASO):

BFL-17003244

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre):JIT SINGH BRAR

You are being sued. Lo estan demandado.

Petitioner's name is: Nombre del demandante:KARAMJEET K. BRAR

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-220 or FL-270) at the court and have acopy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your right to custody of your children. You may also be ordered topay child support and attorney fees and costs, if you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get this information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-HelpCenter(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local countybar association.

Tiene 30 días corridos después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presenter una Respuesta (formulario FL-220 óFL-270) ante la corte u efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al solicitante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no basta para protegerio.Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o paraeja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sushijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de pr esentacion, pida alsecretario un formulario de exención de cuotas.Si desea obtenedr asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a unabogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de Califronia(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment isentered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has receivedor seen a copy of them.AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o paraja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, seemita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerias acataren cualquier lugar de California.NOTE: If a judgement or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourselfor the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearin g to set aside the orderto pay waived court fees.AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden de manutención, la corte puede ordenar que usted pague parte de, o todos las cuotas y costos de la cortepreviamente exentas a petición de usted o de la otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagar estas cuotas debe recibir aviso y la oportunidadde solicitar una audiencia para anular la orden de pagar las cuotas exentas.

1. The name and address of the court are (El nombre y dirección de la corte son):SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF KERN1215 TRUXTUN AVEBAKERSFIELD, CA 933012. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner's attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are:(El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son):Karamjeet K. Brar5424 Carrotwood AveBakersfield, CA 93313Date (Fecha): JUL 21 2017Terry McNally, ClerkN Hernandez, Deputy (Asistente)

September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2019 (14571729)

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. 144926 Title No. 3503798 NOTE: THERE IS ASUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/25/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULDCONTACT A LAWYER. On 10/21/2019 at 10:00 AM, The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC, as dulyappointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 06/03/2005, as InstrumentNo. 0205142570, in book xx, page xx, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorderof Kern County, State of California, executed by Daniel Zendejas and Patricia Zendejas,Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDERFOR CASH, CASHIER'S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by292411(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States), At the front entranceto the City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301. All right, title and interestconveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said Countyand State, described as: FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST. APN499-320-39-00 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real propertydescribed above is purported to be: 6222 Trinidad Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93313 Theundersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant orwarranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, asprovided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created byaid Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of theinitial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $316,338.71 If the Trustee is unable to convey titlefor any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of moniespaid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiaryunder said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a writtenDeclaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the countywhere the real property is located. Dated: 9/23/2019 THE MORTGAGE LAW FIRM, PLCAdriana Durham/Authorized Signature 27455 TIERRA ALTA WAY, STE. B, TEMECULA, CA92590 (619) 465-8200 FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730-2727The Mortgage Law Firm, PLC. may be attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtainedmay be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are consideringbidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding ata trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highestbid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of theproperty. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If youare the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens seniorto the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You areencouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist onthis property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either ofwhich may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, youshould be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may bepostponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant toSection 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trusteesale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those notpresent at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, ifapplicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714)730-2727 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site -www.servicelinkASAP.com - for information regarding the sale of this property, using the filenumber assigned to this case: 144926. Information about postponements that are very short induration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected inthe telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponementinformation is to attend the scheduled sale. A-4705969 09/28/2019, 10/05/2019,10/12/2019(14646473)

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