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On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager made aviation history at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County when he broke the speed of sound. Yeager had broken several ribs just days earlier in a fall from a horse.
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 16:34:59 PDT
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Elected to the state Assembly in 1918, one of the four women to break the legislature¹s gender barrier that year. First woman to introduce a bill before the Legislature; re-elected in 1920, 1922 and 1924
Dorris, wife of...
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 16:32:47 PDT
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First policewoman on the Bakersfield force, hired in 1941. Married to veteran policeman Charlie Dodge, who in 1966 won an upset victory in the race for Kern County sheriff.
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 16:22:32 PDT
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One of the finest draftsmen ever to work at the Walt Disney Studio, Marc Davis has become a legend in our time. Born in 1913 in Bakersfield, California, he was one of the "Nine Old Men" whom Walt Disney gathered around him in...
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 16:14:43 PDT
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Bakersfield-bred pitcher signed by the Yankees, Culver struck out 18 batters in one of his first big-league games. A starter with the Reds in 1968, he no-hit Philadelphia on July 29, walking five, to win 6-1.
From 1970 on, he was a...
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 16:10:01 PDT
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Frank Bidart was born in Bakersfield from Basque stock in 1939.
The renowned poet is a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle finalist. He has received the Academy of American Poet's Wallace Stevens Award, the Lila...
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 16:00:32 PDT
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Johnny Callison: All-star outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies and three other teams for 15 major-league seasons ending in 1973. Born in Oklahoma and grew up in Bakersfield, where he was a hometown hero as a minor-leaguer.
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 15:59:31 PDT
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Jim Burke: Bought majority interest of what was then Haberfelde Ford in 1974. Under Burke's ownership, the dealership became one of the largest single-point Ford dealerships in the nation. Burke started a long-lived student scholarship...
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 15:56:45 PDT
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The agency, often called Kern COG, is an association of city and county governments primarily created to address regional transportation issues. Its member agencies include the county of Kern and the 11 incorporated cities within Kern...
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- Wed Aug 29, 2007 17:11:56 PDT
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When Carmelita Araujo married Vicente Contreras in 1889 in Tehachapi, neither one could have foreseen their legacy in Kern County.
The Contrerases had 12 children — unfortunately, one died during infancy. These children grew...
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- Tue Aug 28, 2007 14:44:33 PDT
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Are you interested in exploring Hispanic culture on a local level? Then make sure you spend some time at Más, the web site and weekly magazine in Bakersfield showcasing all aspects of the Latino lifestyle and community for...
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- Tue Aug 28, 2007 13:44:45 PDT
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This opera start from the turn of the century to the 1920s, Winters was known as Bakersfield's "Golden Throated Contralto." One of Bakersfield's most prominent black women in her day. Winters died in 1957.
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- Tue Aug 28, 2007 13:24:40 PDT
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Volunteering is a great way to meet people who share your interests, allows you to get to know your community and be a force for positive change. If there is a specific agency or non-profit organization you are interested in,...
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- Fri Aug 17, 2007 15:33:42 PDT
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Robert Beltran is Bakersfield-bred stage, film and television actor has appeared in Luis Valdez's "Zoot Suit" (1981), Paul Bartel's "Eating Raoul" (1982, as Raoul) and "Star Trek: Voyager" (as Commander...
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- Mon Aug 13, 2007 09:25:52 PDT
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was the son of Edward Fitzgerald Beale. Bakersfield's Truxtun Avenue is named for him. He also built and dedicated the Beale Memorial Clock Tower to the city of Bakersfield in memory of his mother, Mary.
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- Mon Aug 13, 2007 09:20:55 PDT
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