y gosh! There's a whirlwind of activityswirling around in the sports world as oflate. High schoolers are back, pro andcollege football is just taking off, the MLBplayoff scenarios are just about decided,etc., etc. Let's just throw it all into our

potpourri pool and take aswim. You know, cool downfrom the annual mid-90s tem-peratures we're experiencing asthe latter part of Septemberrolls around.

Um,it must be Kern CountyFair time!

THE most exciting prep foot-ball player in town is Stock-dale's D.J. Martin. The shifty,versatile Mustang is a manamong boys. D-I recruiters arealready salivating like Pavlov'sdog. Floyd “Big Mouth” May-weather Jr. needs to man-upand take on Manny Pacquiaoafter his demolition of VictorOrtiz in their recent welter-weight bout. “Pac-Man” has

agreed to Mayweather's insistence that there beOlympic-type drug testing. Put your money whereyour mouth is Floyd. Novak Djokovic's U.S. Opensemifinal comeback from two sets down, saving twomatch points along the way, against Roger Federercould very well conjure up a newly-coined monikerfor the Swiss king: “Fed Ex.”BTW, Djokovic went on toman-handle Rafael Nadal inthe final. Personally, I feelthat track and field needs torevert back to giving sprint-ers one false start per race.Seeing world-record holderUsain Bolt disqualified fromthe 100 meters race at theWorld Championships inSouth Korea due to a falsestart was disheartening notonly for the fans who hadpaid to see track and field’spremier event but also for fans worldwide. The oldrule used to allow for one false start per contestant.Be cool if they reinstituted it prior to next year’sOlympic Games in London.

Can the Oakland “Faders” regroup after blowing an

18-point first-half lead at Buffalo in game two?Refreshing to see that perennial bottom-feedersDetroit and Buffalo are 2-0. But don't hold yourbreath! When’s the last time you saw an NFL rookiebe the best player on one’s team two games into theseason? Carolina’s Cam Newton needs a supportingcast. And fast. Until the 49ers secure a top-notchquarterback they will continue to languish in the bot-tom one-third of the league. Even coach Jim Har-baugh’s collegiate “rah-rah” style won't translate tovictories without the needed signal caller. Ah! Like afine wine, New England’s Tom Brady just keeps get-ting better with age.

Back to the fuzzy ball — it was quite refreshing tosee Australia’s Samantha Stosur take the women’stitle at the U.S. Open as she role-reversed SerenaWilliams and was the intimidator in the straight-sets victory. Serena had bulldogged her way intothe final but met her match in the athletic, stoicAussie. Serena’s mini-tirade and subsequent refusalto shake the chair umpire’s hand at the conclusionof the match shed more light on the – fact that sheis a whiner when things do’'t go her way. Whilewe’re here, has there ever been a more invisiblewomen’s number one in the world of tennis thanslamless Caroline Wozniaki from Denmark? Yikes!

The Major League Baseball regular season is com-ing down the home stretch. There’s been talk, howev-er muted it may be, of shortening the season to 154games vs. the 162 now played. Thumbs up! Thatwould help to take out the seemingly prolonged play-off run and would ensure somewhat better weatherfor the World Series as it is now stretching into lateOctober, early November. It would also keep playersfresher by approximately two weeks and a more wor-thy champion may emerge. Dunno.

With but two weeks left in the regular season as ofpress time it appears that none of our Californiateams are going to make the playoffs. The last vestigeof hope lies with the Los Angeles Angels as they chaseboth the Texas Rangers for the division title and theBoston Red Sox for the Wild Card entry. San Diegonever was in the hunt, San Francisco’s late rally willfall short and the Dodgers ... well, you know that sto-ry. But be proud of our Bako boys! Phil Dumatrait,Colby Lewis and Brent Morel have done us proud.Phil has hung tough as a long reliever for the Twins,Colby has been a stout starter for the division-lead-ing Rangers and Brent has come on strong at thirdbase for the White Sox as his power and confidenceare now emerging.

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COURTESY OF HAN’S TAEKWONDO ACADEMY

t the Russia Taekwondo Open in Chelyabin-sk, the California Unified Taekwondo Asso-ciation brought a select group of Californiafighters to compete in the Team Competi-tion Event. The event followed the WorldTaekwondo Federation Tag Team Rules. The

only fighters representing USA were California'sGabriel Martinez, Nathaniel Ahlstrom, Cory King,

Jason Alvelais, and Chris Smith. The group wascoached by Bakersfield's Master Francis Esposo ofHan's Taekwondo Academy.

In heated tag team melee, USA fighters won the tagteam competition beating Russia's team 31-27. Agreat win by the underdogs in a country so strong inthe sport of Taekwondo.

For more information about the event go to:www.HansTaekwondo.com.

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BY CAITLIN OWYANGCommunity contributor

d like to share the inspira-tional story of Daniel Torres,a Bakersfield resident andpatient in the Children’sHospital Los Angeles Reha-bilitation Unit.

While at school on Feb. 22,Daniel suffered from sudden brainhemorrhaging — either from ananeurism or stroke. After emer-gency brain surgery, doctorsinformed Daniel’s parents that hehad less than an one percentchance of surviving.

Shortly after his surgery, Danielwas transported to Children's Hos-pital Los Angeles’s Pediatric Inten-sive Care Unit where he remainedfor a week.

“I would watch him sleeping inthe hospital,” said Odilia Torres,Daniel’s mother. “He would sit upand move his arms while he wasasleep, but he couldn’t move at allwhen he was awake.”

Then Daniel began rehabilita-tion therapies in the Children'sHospital Los Angeles’s Rehabilita-

tion Unit. After more than 150 daysin rehab, and after completingnearly 30 hours of physical, occu-pational and speech therapy perweek, Daniel now walks, talks andlaughs again.

Daniel was discharged from

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles onAugust 12 to return to his home inBakersfield where he will continueoutpatient physical and occupa-tional therapies.

He comes back to the hospitalonce a week for speech therapy.

Local youth overcomes life-threatening brain hemorrhage

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BY CANDICE JACOBSONCommunity contributor

resh & Easy Neighborhood Market recentlykicked off registration for its 2011 Shop forSchools fundraising program. Now in itsfourth year, Shop for Schools is an easy wayfor parents, educators and the neighborhoodto raise much-needed money for localschools. For the first time, schools can regis-

ter for the program online atwww.freshandeasy.com/shopforschools.

All schools with students in kindergarten throughthe eighth grade within a three-mile radius of a Fresh& Easy store are eligible to participate in Shop forSchools. Participating schools receive a $1 cash dona-tion for every $20 receipt collected from any Fresh &Easy store from September 15 through December 31,2011.

The school that raises the most money in the statethrough receipt collection will also win a $5,000 bonus.

In addition to collecting receipts, schools can havetheir own Shopping Night, a fundraising event wherefive percent of a local Fresh & Easy store’s total sales,on a designated evening, are donated to the school.Last year, schools raised more than $1.3 millionthrough Shop for Schools and Shopping Nights, withparticipating schools in Bakersfield raising more than$30,000. Schools are able to use these funds for what-ever they need most.

Columbia Elementary in Bakersfield used the mon-ey they raised through Shop for Schools to pay forschool supplies that parents and teachers would havehad to otherwise purchase out of their own pockets.

“With school budgets being so tight, fundraisingprograms such as Shop for Schools are very impor-tant to our school to pay for basic school supplies,”

said Karen Bloom, Columbia Elementary’s Shop forSchools Coordinator. “Having the incredible supportof our parents, teachers and local communitythrough this program has allowed us the opportunityto give back.”

Shop for Schools was created to help during a timewhen schools’ budgets continue to be cut. Fresh &Easy has donated over $2 million so far to its neigh-borhood schools. More information about Shop forSchools can be found at:www.freshandeasy.com/shopforschools.

The local Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market ishosting fundraising Shopping Nights to benefit localschools between now and the end of the year. Shop-ping Nights allow local schools to raise five percent ofa local Fresh & Easy store’s total sales from 4 to 8 p.m.on the designated dates. The neighborhood isencouraged to support its local schools by shoppingon these nights, while benefiting from fresh, whole-some food at affordable prices.

Shopping Nights are part of Fresh & Easy’s Shop forSchools fundraising program which provides a $1donation to participating schools for every $20receipt collected September 15 – December 31.

Bakersfield schools raise $30,000

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BY BARBARA LANZ-MATEOCommunity contributor

ore than 300 people braved a little early rainand some humidity to participate in thefirst-ever Walk to End Alzheimer’s at ThePark at River Walk on Saturday, Sept. 10.

“We couldn’t have been more pleasedwith the turnout,” said Carol Hatton, the

CEO and President of Continuum Senior Care in Bak-ersfield and the organizer of the Bakersfield Walk. “Weraised $30,000, with donations still coming in. This willhelp the Alzheimer’s Association open a much-neededoffice here in Bakersfield. Currently, Kern County resi-dents are driving to San Luis Obispo to take advantageof the free care and support services offered by theAssociation.”

Today, approximately 10,000 Kern County residents— and their families — suffer with Alzheimer's. With-

out a breakthrough in research, that number is expect-ed to jump to almost 21,000 residents by 2030. Until atreatment or cure is found, the Alzheimer’s Associationoffers free support services to families, including careconsultations, support groups and education for fami-lies and professionals.

Not only will we be opening an office in Bakersfieldwith the money raised at the Walk, but the donationswill also be used, in part, to fund desperately neededresearch in the field of Alzheimer’s. The disease is theonly one in the top 10 causes of death without a way toprevent, cure or even slow its progress. That’s justunacceptable.”

Alzheimer’s disease is a growing epidemic and isnow the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death. As babyboomers age, the number of individuals living withAlzheimer’s disease will rapidly escalate, increasingwell beyond today’s estimated 5.4 million Americansliving with Alzheimer’s.

Alzheimer’s walk draws supporters

Daniel Torresreturns homeafter suffer-ing a brainhemorrhage.

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More than 300 people braved a little early rain and some humidity to partici-pate in the first-ever Walk to End Alzheimer’s at The Park at River Walk on Sat-urday, Sept. 10.

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