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Scooter power!Scooter power!

BARC does Taco Fiestafor Cinco de Mayo Pg. 2Meet karate champ Pg. 5Paw Print City looks athomeless pet law Pg. 6

Local club to mark 25 yearsof coolness & friendship, pg. 4Local club to mark 25 yearsof coolness & friendship, pg. 4

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BY SANDY FOLEYCommunity contributor

ring out your family and learn about life onthe farm Wednesday, May 6 from 9 to 11:30a.m.

This free event is presented by ValleyOaks School and is open to the community

and all home school families within Kern County.Farm Day at Hokit Farm, 3501 Chester Ave. — nextto the Kern County Museum — is an event with lots of“hands on” fun. Pet a baby chick, feed a goat or brusha horse, and learn about the importance of agricul-ture in our daily life.

Reservations are requested, but all are welcome.Please call 633-5288 for more information. Bring a

sack lunch and enjoy a picnic after your adventureson the farm.

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Life on the farm is loads of ‘hands on’ fun

BY LISA A. PLANKCommunity contributor

elebrate Cinco de Mayo with BARC andMOVE International! Join us for a delicioustaco salad lunch, provided by Jake’s TexMex, enjoy a performance by the talentedBARC Singers and browse the collection of

vases and chip and dip bowls, hand-painted by ourBARC clients, available for purchase. Finish yourlunch with a piece of Jake’s famous chocolate cake!

Taco Fiesta! will take place at the Kern SchoolsFederal Credit Union corporate offices, 9500 MingAve. (just west of the Marketplace). Lunch servicewill be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 5.“To-go” containers will be available for those in a bitof a rush to get back to work.

Cost is $15 a person. Proceeds benefit BARC andMOVE International.

To make your reservation or for more information,please contact Karen Odle at 834-2272, via e-mail at:[email protected] or visit our Web site: www.barc-inc.org to download a flyer and registration form.

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his is the season for school carnivals!Columbia Elementary’s School Carnival willbe Friday, May 1 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at theschool, 703 Mondavi Way.

Admission into the carnival is free. Dinneris $10 a plate, catered by Coconut Joe’s restaurant.There will be booths, a cake walk and basket raffles.

Details, contact Karen Bloom by e-mail at: [email protected] or call (661) 243-6651.

Almondale Elementary will have its carnival 5 to 8p.m., Friday, May 1 at the school, 10510 Chippewa St.Games, a kiddie train and a silent auction with ticketsto Disneyland and Jay Leno. Food: Me N Ed’s Pizza,Grills Gone Wild, cotton candy and Rocky MountainChocolate Factory Candy Apples. Details, 587-9089.

TSchool carnivals at Columbia & Almondale

Taco salad feast, singing & browsingfor handmade goods round out thisCinco de Mayo fiesta!

Baby chicks on the farm.

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5Bakersfield’s ‘Karate Kid’

Local boy is national champion informs competition at New Mexicotournament.

6 Paw Print CityTalking to Sen. Dean Florez

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BY JON ROWLESCommunity contributor

es, there were mullets and acidwash jeans, but for me, themid-1980s marked the rebirthof cool.

It was then that I discoveredand embraced the sophisticated style ofthe early ‘60s. I’m not talking the tie-dyed, peace-and-love 1960s hippything. I’m talking the “mod” scene.

Black pork pie hats, dark glasses,skinny black ties and ska music.Straight from the frames of“Quadrophenia,” I had the look down.

I also had the ride.Not my orange Volkswagen Thing

(though I had that, too). I’m talkingabout the ultimate accessory for anyself-respecting modster. The finestexample of Italian engineering on twowheels — the Vespa.

My first Vespa was purely for looks.Nothing looked cooler than the modsriding into the West High parking lot. Itwasn’t long after I got that first bike — aP-200E — that Vespa went from stylishicon to lifelong obsession.

When I got that first Vespa, it wasn’trunning. With no local dealer to go tofor advice (or for parts), I joined thelocal scooter club — the San JoaquinTreads.

What I got in return was more thanjust help getting my bike running. I metthe guys that would become my bestfriends.

Over the years, the San Joaquin

Treads logged a lot of miles on those 8-inch tires. We attended hundreds ofscooter rallies across California andNevada. We restored and customizeddozens of Vespas and Lambrettas(another type of Italian scooter).

The collection of bikes and collectionof friends continued to grow and hasn’tstopped.

On Saturday, May 2, the San JoaquinTreads will celebrate its 25th anniver-sary with a scooter run leaving fromBeach Park at noon, followed by a cus-tom show, live bands and DJs at Nar-ducci’s Cafe, 622 E. 21st St.

Custom show categories include BestStock/Restored Lambretta; BestStock/Restored Vespa, Best CustomLambretta; Best Custom Vespa; Peo-ple’s Choice; and Best Classic.

After 25 years, I’m still a member ofthe San Joaquin Treads — and I’m stillhooked on Vespas.

My original bike has grown to a col-lection of four; including an orange,1957 beauty that’s proudly parked inmy living room.

I couldn’t be happier to see the inter-est in scooters coming around again.With Vespa importing to the U.S. againand a dealership in town (a luxury Icouldn’t have imagined), a new genera-tion is discovering Italian, two-wheelcool.

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Two-wheeled cool makes a comeback

YAs this local scooter club gets ready to celebrate its quarter-century anniversary, the two-wheeled vehicles are back in vogue.

San Joaquin Treads Club tocelebrate 25 years & payhomage to scooter scene

A wide assort-ment of scoot-ers will be ondisplay Satur-day, May 2.Riders leaveBeach Park atnoon and acustom showfollows at Nar-ducci’s Cafe.The public isinvited.Photos byKrista More-land.

San Joaquin Treads 25thAnniversary Celebration

Saturday, May 2Scooter run leaves Beach Park at noon

Custom show follows at Narducci’s Cafe

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Comedy Show • 1916 Celtic Rock Band

Performance • Fishing Derby Sponsored by Bob’s Bait Bucket

• Rubber Duck Race • Remote Control Boats Sponsored by T&T Hobbies

• Bounce House Sponsored by Amazing Bounce

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Local champions dedicatedto study of martial artsBY RUBEN CORTEZCommunity contributor

n April 17, the United StatesKarate Alliance held theirNational Tournament in Albu-querque, N.M. All participantshad to have qualified in a tour-

nament that was designed to be a quali-fier for the 2009 USKA Nationals.Bakersfield’s own Nicholas Ahumadaqualified in August in Riverside wherethe USKA State Championships wereheld. Nicholas placed second in forms(Kata), second in weapons competitionand third in sparring (fighting). Byplacing, in at least one of the events, theparticipants were able to compete inthe 2009 USKA Nationals. At thenationals, Nicholas competed withchampions from other states and wasable to take second in weapons and wasnamed 2009 National Champion inForms competition. Nicholas has beentraining in Seikukan Karate-Do with

his instructor, Ruben Cortez, for thepast 13 months.

Another student that participated inthe California State Championships inAugust was Asher Klock, also fromBakersfield. Asher was named the2008/2009 California State Champion inweapons competition.

These two students have demonstrat-ed their dedication to the sport ofkarate and have made karate and mar-tial arts a part of their lives.

ONicholas Ahumada placed second in Kata.

Educator of the month

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Nominated by Logan Van AllenI would like to nominate Mr. Kevin Turn-

er as educator of the month. Mr. Turner isthe seventh-grade language arts teacher atFreedom Middle School. Mr. Turner isalways making jokes and having a goodtime teaching. Mr. Turner makes languagefun and enjoyable. He is always smiling!

Mr. Kevin Turner

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I’d like to nominate my twin daughters’ kindergarten teacher Mr. Rhodes who teaches at Discovery Elementary School. At the beginning of the year, I was so skeptical after having learned that they were going to have a male teacher for kindergarten. He has superseded all of my expectations as to what a great kindergarten teacher should be. My girls love Mr. Rhodes. He teaches them lots of cute and silly songs. He builds up their self-esteem. He is just so marvelous with my girls!

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LAST CHANCE!!!

P A W P R I N T C I T Y

Pet responsibility billn Feb. 24 (Spay Day U.S.A., ifanyone’s keeping track), Cali-fornia State Sen. Dean Florez(D-Shafter) introducedSB250, The Pet Responsibili-

ty Act, a statewide bill aimed at reduc-ing the number of homeless animalscurrently being euthanized in shelters.Senator Florez was gracious enough totake a little time from his schedule andanswer the following questions aboutthe pending bill:

Q. Senator Florez, how will SB250, ThePet Responsibility Act, aid in reducingthe number of pets currently being euth-anized in shelters?

A: As more pets are spayed andneutered, the costs and burden of shel-

tering animals will go down becausethe unwanted pet population will ulti-mately decline. For instance, the Coun-ty of Santa Cruz experienced a 50percent decrease in its overall stray

animal intakefollowing thepassage oft h e i rspay/neuterordinance.

Q: Why doyou believeSB250 is nec-essary in Cali-

fornia?A: California

taxpayers arebearing the

burden of unaltered animals. In a 10-year period, nearly $2.75 billion wasspent to shelter animals — and morethan half of those animals are tragicallyput to death because they cannot findhomes. According to figures reported tous (by local animal shelters,) we havealready euthanized more than 130,000unwanted pets at a cost of approximate-ly $66 million this year alone. It’sunconscionable that we are spendingthis kind of money when we need tobuild more schools, roads and help peo-ple find work.

Q: How does SB250 differ fromAB1634, the California Health Pets Act,which sought mandatory spay/neuter inCalifornia?

A: Our approach under SB250 is far

different than last year’s bill in two keyways:

1). We are not proposing mandatoryspay/neuter — rather, the bill affordsresponsible owners a choice betweenspaying/neutering their dog or pur-chasing an unaltered license (fromtheir local jurisdiction) if they intend tokeep their dog intact; and,

2). Our bill does not penalize ownersfor having an unaltered dog, in and ofitself, and will not lead to additionaldoor-to-door enforcement becauseowners cannot be cited unless they arealso in violation of some other localordinance.

Q: How do you respond to people whobelieve the pet overpopulation problem

OSen. Dean Florez sheds some light on SB250, animal euthanasia

VICKYTHRASHERPet columnist Please see SB250, page 7

This week’s Star Athlete: Nathan Soland

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ous 11-year-old who attends Down-town Elementary and is a straight Astudent . He started out with YMCAsoccer and basketball, but thenexpanded his athletic repertoirewith things like fishing, skiing, ten-nis and archery. He also found ahome for the last four years atFighting Dragons kung fu school.The last two years he has been onhis school's track team. This springhe joined a wrestling club team.Because of Nathan's willingness and

ability to learn new skills, I nomi-nate him for Star Athlete of theWeek.

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is a matter of personal responsibility andnot a legislative issue?

A: Unfortunately, the status quo hasled to a hefty price tag — approximate-ly $250 million per year to house andeuthanize unwanted pets — therefore,we are taking a modest approach totackle this problem. I agree that mostpeople are responsible — however, amajority of responsible pet owners arepicking up the tab for a minority of irre-sponsible owners and backyard breed-ers who permit their unwanted dogs toroam the streets and fill up our shel-ters.

Q: Any additional thoughts for peoplewho may still be on the fence aboutwhether or not to support SB250?

A: Folks suggest that this bill penal-izes responsible owners, yet if peopleare truly responsible — by either spay-ing/neutering their dog or purchasingan unaltered license — they will havenothing to worry about whatsoever.

In sum, this bill is a step in the rightdirection — if we can make a minordent in the overall unwanted pet popu-lation and reduce the amount of money

we are spending each year to house andeuthanize those animals — then SB250will be a success.

To read the text of SB250 in its entire-ty or to find out more about SB250, goto: YesonSB250.com

Have a pet-related question or com-ment? E-mail Vicky at: [email protected] or visit:www.pawprintcitytimes.com.

SB250: Status quo is costlyCONTINUED FROM 6

FELIX ADAMO / THE CALIFORNIAN

Dogs like these at the Kern County AnimalShelter are always looking for a “foreverhome.” Officials encourage pet adoption.

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701 CENTRAL V ALLEY HWY

(DRIVE-UP WINDOW)

661-746-4444

SOUTHWEST “1” STOCKDALE SOUTHWEST “2” ROSEDALE LAMONT ARVIN 3550 NEW STINE

AT PLANZ (ACROSS FROM FIRESTONE)

836-1111

5620 CALIFORNIA AT STOCKDALE

(NEXT TO STARBUCKS)

324-8888

8040 WHITE LANE AT GOSFORD (NEXT TO RITE AID)

834-2222

ROSEDALE AT CALLOWAY

(BEHIND CHEVRON)

588-1111

10504 MAIN STREET

(IN CHIPRES PLAZA)

845-2222

534 BEAR MOUNTAIN BLVD.

854-8888

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LIMITED TIME OFFER. VALID ONLY AT PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS.

PARTY PACK FOUR LARGE PIZZAS WITH PEPPERONI

$ 25 99 ORIGINAL ROUND

CARRY OUT - PLUS TAX

Limited time offer. Limited delivery area and hours. Delivery available at additional cost.

$ 17 99 $ 11 99 1 LARGE PIZZA 2 LARGE PIZZAS

Limited time offer.

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BUNDLE!BUNDLE!

$ 21 99 $ 14 99

• ONE OR TWO PIZZAS WITH PEPPERONI • ONE 8 PIECE ORDER OF CRAZY BREAD

• 8 PIECE CAESAR WINGS • CRAZY SAUCE

1 LARGE PIZZA 2 LARGE PIZZAS

Limited time offer.

ORIGINAL ROUND CARRY OUT - PLUS TAX

PLEASERS

$ 19 99 $ 11 99

VEGGIE OR SUPREME UP TO 5 TOPPINGS

1 LARGE PIZZA 2 LARGE PIZZAS

ORIGINAL ROUND CARRY OUT - PLUS TAX

Limited time offer.

GOT THE MUNCHIES?

$ 2 99 8 PIECES

CRAZY BREAD & CRAZY SAUCE

ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

CARRY OUT PLUS TAX

$ 3 99 10 PIECES

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$ 4 99 8 PIECES

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CAESAR WINGS

QUAL ITY ! QUAL ITY !QUAL ITY ! QUAL ITY !

DID DIDYOU YOU

KNOW KNOW THAT? THAT?

We Use 100% Real California Cheese & Our World Famous Pizza Sauce is Made Fresh

Each Day

We Slice And Dice Our Veggies Daily.

TOPPING CHOICES Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Onion, Green Peppers, Ham, Ground Beef, Italian Sausage, Bacon, Anchovies, Hot Pepper Rings,

Black Olives, Jalapenos, Pineapple, Tomatoes, Extra

Cheese

pizza!pizza!

MEAL DEAL SPECIAL ONE or TWO LARGE PIZZAS WITH 1 TOPPING •

ONE 2 liter SOFT DRINK • ONE 8 piece order of CRAZY BREAD • CRAZY SAUCE

FEED THE CROWD SPECIAL

8 LARGE WITH ANY

ONE TOPPING ONLY

$ 49 99 CARRY OUT

$ 6 99 HOT-N-READY LARGE PIZZA

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