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Happy 3rd Birthday Axle!

Happy 3rd Birthday Axle!Dad,I would like to let you

know how much I appreci-ate you always being therefor me. Happy Father’sDay!

I love you,Damien

Happy Father’s Day

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In honor of Father’s Day this weekend, we puta call out for your dad’s goofiest moments!Boy, there are some goofy dads out there! Ofcourse, bringing fun into the family is just oneof many contributions fathers make. As such,we want to wish all dads a very Happy Fa-ther’s Day! Thank you for the contest entries!

Your photo could be on our next cover! Photos and stories for the July 5 issue mustbe posted by Wednesday, June 24 at 5 p.m.

About the cover

Contents

4 Better pomp Our education columnist

offers her views on an improved gradua-tion policy.

5 Local online graduates Three local students — two

from Bakersfield and one from Shafter— among online high school grads.

6-7Those goofy dads! See the results of our contest

for Father’s Day — some funny stuff!

8 That’s entertainment! All you need is a lawn chair &

a love of good music for TheMarketplace free summer concerts.

9 Show us your stripes!Check out our new contest —

we’re asking for your Fourth of July pix.

11 Paw Print City Can we get the same phenom-

enal results for our pet population?

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Christmas in July!COURTESY OF CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD

uring the summer, parentsoften hear their children say,“I’m bored!” California StateUniversity Bakersfield’sChildren’s Art Institute is

giving parents of kindergartenthrough sixth grade students a breakthis summer by announcing a summerart contest that will give children theopportunity to show off their creativeart skills for a great cause.

The Children’s Holiday Art contestis designed to encourage children tocreate their own winter art piece thatwill be reviewed by a panel of judgesand scored based on four principles:artistic merit, creativity, theme/sea-son communication and adherence tothe rules.

Four entries will ultimately beselected and the artwork used for holi-day cards that will be sold at Russo’s

Marketplace Books. Proceeds fromthe sale of the cards will benefit theChildren’s Art Institute, a programthat supports children’s art in localschools, community and on the CSUBcampus.

The winning students will receive abox of the holiday cards to keep andtheir artwork will be posted on theChildren’s Art Institute Web site. Inaddition, each student who enters willhave a chance to win free tuition to aChildren’s Art Institute’s campoffered in 2010.

Following the conclusion of thecontest all entries will be sent toMarines serving in Iraq during theholidays.

For complete contest rules, submis-sion information, and entry forms logon to http://www.csub.edu/children orcontact Dianne Turner at 654-2422.Entries must be received by 3 p.m. onMonday, Aug. 24 to be eligible.

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What?! You can get skin cancer of the foot?BY DR. BRANDON HAWKINSCommunity contributor

ecently I was reading a med-ical journal that stated thatchildren who have summerjobs where they are exposed tothe sun have a higher likeli-

hood of developing certain types of skincancer in their adult life. As if a lightwent on over my head, I suddenly real-ize why I was having such an influx ofpatients recently who were developingskin cancer on their feet.

Yes, it is possible to get skin cancer ofthe feet! As farfetched and as unlikelyas it seems, skin cancer can developanywhere where the skin is exposed toconstant sun exposure. As some of myreaders know, our children are activelyinvolved in various swim teamsthroughout the summer months. Oftentimes I volunteer to be a timer for theseevents. I have noticed that in our city,as well as most of California, we tend to

wear sandals and flip-flops. It’s here inthe blistering sun that I noticed thatthose individuals who would time withme often forget to apply sunscreen totheir feet. I, too, am guilty of this, andby the end of the day, I would noticemany of us would have red burnt feet.Everyone would play if off as if theywould have a better tan for next week.

What I didn’t realize until I recentlyread this article is that most of us applysunblock to the whole of our bodies, butwhen it comes to our feet, we seem toforget them. Why is that? I guess manyof us are so busy or so concerned withour outward aesthetics that we forgetthat our feet need the same attentionthat the rest of our body needs.

As a gentle reminder, I would urgeeach of us to take the time to apply sun-block to our children’s feet as well asour own feet.

Remember, if your feet are happy,then your life seems to be a whole lothappier.

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The Hawkins family at a Santa Monica beach. People should remember to apply sun-block to their feet, too!

New rules offer better pomp & circumstanceBY PEGGY DEWANE-POPEEducation columnist

ighth graders at Panama-Bue-na Vista schools spent the yearon an emotional rollercoasternot knowing if they wouldexperience a graduation cere-

mony. In the end we had a graduationfar better than any I’ve seen in mymany years of teaching.

The expense of renting a facility bigenough to house our students and theirfamilies at our five junior highs initially

put a halt to the ceremonies. After per-suasive presentations by parents andguardians our board and staff opted togo ahead with the festivities but in ourown facilities.

That meant we distributed only twotickets to each grad to keep our atten-dance in our gymnasiums at a levelacceptable to the fire marshal. Holleringextended family obviously stayed homefrom the bash at Stonecreek Junior Highbecause everyone could hear everychild announced without air horns, hoot-ing, and catcalls (which have been stan-

dard fare in the past!). The crescendo atthe end showed how delighted the fami-lies were to see their loved ones gradu-ate decked out in dresses, shirts and ties,T shirts and shorts, as well as everythingin between. There didn’t seem to be thepressure to go over the top with expen-sive outfits (although some did) norwere there a slew of girls with excessiveprimping of hair and nails. It was justright. Real.

Who knew that a budget crisis wouldresult in such an improvement? Sure,many were disappointed that we didn’t

allow people to bring in balloons, teddybears, and flowers — especially sincevendors lined up to sell their goods, butfor the most part it went beautifully. Ilove having several speakers but ourStudent Body President Austin Whittenmade up for it clearly communicatingthe feelings of our students. The wholeceremony was so tasteful — and whocould ask for more?

— Peggy Dewane-Pope is a teacher atStonecreek Junior High School in thePanama-Buena Vista Union SchoolDistrict.

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Two Bakersfield students among online graduates COURTESY OF INSIDE SCHOOL OF CALIFORNIA

akersfield’s own Tommie Don-aldson and Megan McAllisterwere among those graduatingfrom the online public highschool Insight School of Cali-

fornia, Los Angeles on June 11.Another local student, Lindsey Cor-

rea of Shafter, also graduated.The graduates spanned the Central

Valley and the Southland — from Bak-ersfield to San Bernardino and fromVentura to Anaheim, reflecting theregion’s growth of online education.Ceremonies at Fullerton College inOrange County with grad night festivi-ties at Disneyland offered an excitingopportunity for these online students togather face-to-face for this specialevent.

A total of 40 students, including threeseniors, made the switch to Insightwhich is a full-time, diploma-granting,online public high school offeredtuition-free for residents of Los Ange-les, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardinoand Kern counties.

It is governed by Portable PracticalEducational Preparation Inc.

As an online school, the Insight pro-gram is delivered consistently, regard-less of where each student lives.Students can do their class and home-work wherever they may be, wheneveris most convenient for them via theInternet with a school-provided laptopcomputer. They find a robust academiccurriculum, highly personalized sup-port, a wide range of social activities,and career development resources.

The school is in its second year.Other local students enjoy the school

because it is an alternative.Maddison Kenefsky

“I love Insight because I can go at myown pace instead of the teacher’s, thework is fairly loaded, and the teachersactually care about the students.”

Ariel Quiroz

“I love that I can do my work at myown speed and have no complainingfrom anyone.”

Sheila Shiebler, Insight School of Cal-ifornia executive director, said “Stu-dents often have very different

aspirations and goals. High school is acritical transition point in reachingthose individual goals and finding theiridentity. The Insight online environ-ment is designed to provide an idealapproach for helping each of our stu-dents pursue the path that is right forthem.”

Insight School of California, LosAngeles focuses on each student’slifestyle, learning style, interests andneeds to prepare them to achieve theirgoals for life after high school.

It teaches skills and provides experi-ences for the 21st century, skills thatare relevant and that students will useafter high school, and experiences thatwill prepare them for a global economy.

Families and students interested inlearning more can visit www.insight-ca.net.

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At Insight School of California Los Angeles graduation ceremonies, Tommie Donald-son, 19, of Bakersfield is congratulated by Dr. John Arnold, Secretary/Treasurer of theschool’s governing board, and school Executive Director Sheila Shiebler.

“High schoolstudents have unique

personalcircumstances andneeds in terms offamily, work and

social network. Theyoften have very

different aspirationsand goals.”

— Sheila Shiebler, Insight School ofCalifornia executive director.

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Here’s Bakersfield’sgoofiest dad!

fter reviewing entriesfrom our “Goofy DadMoments” contest, fun-ny man Mitch Wooters

wins our title of “Bakersfield’sGoofiest Dad,” winning six tick-ets to the Monterey Bay Aquari-

um (a nearly $200 value)!In honor of Father’s Day, read-

ers were asked to tell us a funnystory involving dear ol’ dad.Here is Wooters’ story, and oth-ers that tickled our funny bone.

Have a happy, and a goofy,Father’s Day!

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BY AMBER WOOTERSCommunity contributor

My dad, Mitch Wooters, is the goofiest guy inthe whole world, but I couldn’t be more happi-er that he is my daddy. Ever since I was ababy, my dad dresses up like a clown and doesclown and puppet shows for me and myfriends. I wish I had it on video to attach to thisbecause you too would laugh. My mom evenpeed her pants one time during his “show.” Ilove my daddy because he always has time forme. We go on long walks, bike rides, Frisbeegolfing, swimming, tree climbing, to the park

... just to name a few. I love when we playgreen light the best. Every time I say “green”my Daddy tickles me until my cheeks hurt.When Mom is working, my dad even lets mecook and do his hair ... shhh, don’t tell mom.We just had a Daddy/Daughter Dance at myschool and me and my dad got all dressed upand danced all night. My daddy made me feelso special, he even bought me a rose. I love mydaddy so much and would love to be able togive him something (this story and tickets tothe Aquarium) to remind him just how muchhe means to me and our family.

Our family’s favorite clown!

BY ALYSSA KINGCommunity contributor

My name is Alyssaand I am 8. My dadand I are best bud-dies. My dad is agoofy dad becausehe dances like amonkey on thetrampoline with me.He throws gum atthe neighbor’s grasssometimes, but noone lives there.Then he goes andcleans it up. Heswims like a maniacin the pool. He likesto play basketball inthe pool, but he usesa hoop and a rubberball to play with. Helikes to tickle meand roll me up in ablanket like a burrito. It’s cool! We do danceDance Revolution together and he dances soweird. On days that I don’t have school, he getsexcited because he can sleep in with me if he’soff work. When we’re driving down the road,he honks at people when they’re not evendoing anything wrong. He thinks it’s funny.These are all the funny, goofy things about mydad, John. I love him so much, even thoughhe’s GOOFY!

My goofy dad John

My daddy ... my heroBY DENISE BOTELLOCommunity contributor

My daddy, Lorenzo Botellois not necessarily “goofy,”but I consider him to be hero-ic. My daddy dresses up likedifferent super heroes fordifferent functions aroundtown. During Christmas, hedresses up like Spidermanand goes to the hospital tovisit sick children and takesthem presents. Another timemy daddy dressed up as Spi-derman to go to a local ele-mentary school during its“Just Say No To Drugs” weekand set the theme: “Don’t getcaught in a web of drugs.”But, most of all, my daddy ismy hero. He takes care of meand is the best daddy ever!

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Nominated by Erin & Max RicheyMrs. Christine Whitaker was our son, Max’s,

first-grade teacher at Bimat Elementary. Tosay that she is his teacher is truly an under-statement; she is also his friend and a mentor.She is an inspiration not only to him, but also tome as a parent. Mrs. Whitaker cares not onlyabout her students’ academic progress, but alsoabout their character development, citizenship,and overall well-being in and out of the class-room. Mrs. Whitaker is an extraordinary per-son!

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We’re just two peas in a ‘pot’BY KATE BARRETT-MUGGECommunity contributor

My dad and I are “two peas in a pot,”says beautiful Kate Claudia (5 yearsold). That’s what she told me, hermother, today. I asked her what is fun-ny about her dad and that is what herlittle 5-year -old mind thinks is funny.I said, “Oh, two peas in a pod.” OK.“You are right, Kate,” I told her.

We laugh about the fact that she andher daddy are alike because they sleepin SO much in the morning — two

sleepy heads and then they both cangiggle about what they share in com-mon. Dad can sleep through just aboutanything — one day, we were having agarage sale and we had to move outsome things from right near his bedfor the sale. He stayed asleep thewhole time! We probably could havemoved his whole bed out and he wouldhave stayed asleep. Kate has a greatgiggle about that. Dad works a lot,that’s why he gets so tired! He is agreat Daddy!

Our Daddy Ken is a jokester!BY CAMBRIA & REAGAN BEIBERCommunity contributors

On my 7th birthday, my dad started asilly string fight with me and all myfriends while we were watching amovie in the family room! He is alwaystelling jokes and “fibs” that no oneknows when to believe him. They all

look at my mom for the truth. He tricksus by knocking on the door and thenhiding so we go running to the door.When he walks through a door in a pub-lic place, he acts like the door hit him inthe nose. He makes the loud thumpingnoise with his knee and everyone looksat us. It is so embarrassing and funny!

Scott Briscoe for ‘Goofy Dad’BY ASHLEY BRISCOECommunity contributor

My dad, Scott Briscoe, is very goofyindeed. Sometimes I wonder if he’sreally a teenager inside of a 43-year-oldman’s body. For example, whenever Isee my dad (the little bit that I do), heloves playing card games with me.Whenever I lose, he’ll chuckle and say,“You’re in big daddy’s house!” Anotherexample is my dad would play his gui-tars 24/7 if he could (he secretly thinkshe is a rock star). He is actually teach-ing me how to play a few chords. Also,when my dad and I go on long car rides,we usually get bored and start beat-boxing to kill time. We’ll end up crack-ing up laughing because when we reachour destination, the dash is coveredwith our saliva.

I don’t have the opportunity to spend

much time with my dad because helives about three hours away from me.It would be great to win the tickets to beable to spend some time with my dad. Ican honestly say, “My dad is the BESTDAD IN THE UNIVERSE!”

I love you, Daddy! Happy Father’sDay!

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Cool evenings, hot tunesCOURTESY OF FIRECREEK PHOTOGRAPHY

ool temperatures and hotrhythms brought the crowdsout Thursday night, June 11 atThe Marketplace, 9000 MingAve. for Foster & Friends, the

second week of the 2009 summerseries.

Foster & Friends rocked the crowdwith their renditions of Motown hitsand Rhythm & Blues favorites. Theband has it all, great back-up singers,strong lead singers and talented musi-cians. My favorite part of the band isthe wailing brass section.

We chose to go early and have dinnerthere before the concert. Later onfriends joined us at our table, bringingtheir own seating. It is always a goodidea to bring chairs if you do not plan onarriving early. Seating and parking goquickly.

Be sure and mark your calendars forThursday nights at 7 p.m. and come outand join the fun at The Marketplace.

June 25: The Beagles — Our favoriteBeatles hits

July 2: Thee Majestics— Oldies,Funk, Latino and Country

July 9: A.K.A. — Top 40 Hits & Clas-sic Rock

July 16: The Moosehead Band —Country favorites

July 23: Bakersfield Jazz Orchestra— Jazz

July 30: Southside Chicago Seven —Dixieland Jazz

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ave you been getting readyfor the Fourth of July sinceJanuary? Do you have anAmerican Flag flying at your

home 365 days a year? Do you dressyour children in red, white and blue?

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BY JIM YOUNGCommunity contributor

he Beardsley Band celebrat-ed its 70th Spring Concertlast month. The May 5 eventfeatured musical selectionsranging from classical to pop,

including numerous movies themes(“Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Raiderof the Lost Ark,” etc). In addition, theaudience was treated to a special 70thanniversary video, cake and icecream, photos and memorabilia, and aspecial guest visit by former banddirector, Jim Reed. The Beardsleyband was formed in 1939 by localmusician and educator Elden Miller.

Miller established the band’s reputa-tion of excellence over four decades,retiring in 1973. He was followed byJim Reed who continued the band’swinning ways and secured Beardsley’sstanding as one of the finest elemen-tary/junior high school band programsin Kern County. Under Mr. Reed’stenure as director, the band began

their tradition of yearly performancesat Disneyland, won numerous march-ing awards, and received superior rat-ings at local music festivals. Reedretired in 2006 after 39 years of dedi-cated teaching in the Beardsley SchoolDistrict. The band is currently underthe direction of Jim Young and contin-ues the tradition of excellence begunin 1939, having won numerous topawards in marching competitions dur-ing the past few years.

One of the highlights of the 70thanniversary celebration was the inau-gural “Beardsley Band Booster”Award. The first-ever award was pre-sented to Beardsley Assistant Super-intendent and Elden Miller’sgrandson — Paul Miller. Not only isMiller an enthusiastic supporter of thearts but he has personally providedfunding for instruments and musicprograms.

The Beardsley band wishes to thankthe community for their ongoing sup-port and will continue to work hard torepresent, not only the Beardsley

School District, but the North of TheRiver community with excellence.

Our summer band program is cur-rently meeting from 8 a.m. to 12:20p.m. Monday-Friday through June 30at San Lauren School. This year’s

camp is running about 80 studentswho track through three classes -band, sports/games andtechnology/science. In addition, werun our annual drumline camp con-currently.

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Beardsley Band celebrates 70 years of music!

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The 2008-2009 Beardsley Marching Band under the direction of Jim Young.

The ‘74 Beardsley Band, directed by Jim Reed. Reed followed Beardsley’s first musiceducator, Elden Miller, credited with establishing the band’s reputation for excellence.

This week’s Star Athlete: Noah Thompson

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Nominated by Michelle Thompson Look out world ... here comes Noah! Noah

Thompson, 5, is a BMX (bicycle motocross)racer. He is new to the sport, but you wouldnever guess that by watching him race! Ithink what truly makes him a star athlete,though, is his ability to be gracious whetherhe wins or loses. Nothing makes me moreproud than when I see him congratulateanother rider on a good race!

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These pets may be adopted quickly! Please visit the KERN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER at 201 S. Mt. Vernon Ave. to see all of our adoptable pets. For more

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Hi! My name is Midnight. I came to the shelter as a stray. I am a neutered male, all black (except for a little white on my chest), domestic short hair mix. I am approximately one year old. I have a reduced adoption fee of just $15! I love to be with people and will try to give you a hug if you pick me up. Don’t forget my ID number - 764261!

Hi! My name is Melody and I am spayed female, black, Chihuahua/Dachsund mix. I am approximately a year old. I came to the shelter after my owner was no longer able to care for me. I am very affectionate, cuddly and loving. I love to be with people and would make a great pet for just about any family. Don’t forget my ID number - 763969!

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Paw Print City: It all begins with the licensefew years ago I wrote an arti-cle in response to people frus-trated over what theybelieved were inefficiencieswith our Animal Control

department. The gist of the article wasthat the monies generated by doglicenses are monies that can be spentmaking Animal Control what we all

want it to be,and if we wanta responsive,e f f i c i e n td e p a r t m e n twe should allbegin by mak-ing sure ourdogs arelicensed.

I thoughtagain aboutthat article asI listened tothe presenta-tion Bill

Bruce, Director of Animal Servicesand Bylaws of Calgary, Alberta, Cana-da, gave to the Animal Control Com-mission in Bakersfield on June 10. Inhis city of 1.1 million people, 91 per-cent of all dogs are licensed, creatingthe linchpin of a highly effective pro-gram that benefits pets and pet own-ers.

His program, which contained fartoo much information for a column asshort as this, uses licensing fees toexpand their offerings into a numberof activities including a curriculum-based education series for kids, imme-diate home returns for lost pets withno stop at the shelter along the way,money for training and behavior pro-grams for wayward dogs (and theirowners), and, through the recentlicensing of cats, a free spay/neuterprogram for those who cannot affordthe standard fee. And they managed toeuthanize fewer than 450 dogs andcats in 2008 (and no, I didn’t drop anyzeros).

All accomplished without breed spe-cific bans, mandatory spay/neuterlaws or even limits on the number ofpets an individual may own.

When all is said and done, I’m leftwith one question: Is this a placewhere we can start? Are the tenets ofthis program a place where the breed-er, the rescuer and the family downthe street can finally come togetherand work toward the one goal every-one would like to see — the reductionof homeless pets in Kern County?

Maybe. I’m hoping that before theafterglow has burned down to anember, the people attending that pres-entation will begin spreading the wordand making plans for a real, substan-tive push to get a program along theselines going.

Lives depend on it.

Have a pet-related question or com-ment? E-mail Vicky at: vicky@paw-printcity.com or visit:www.pawprintcitytimes.com

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