BY MEGHAN MORONEYCommunity contributor
tate Senator Jean Fuller(R-Bakersfield) and KernCounty Sheriff DonnyYoungblood visited anafter-school program at
W.A. Kendrick ElementarySchool on December 15 to seehow the program keeps studentsengaged in productive educa-tional activities and steers themaway from crime.
Sheriff Youngblood and Sena-tor Fuller met to discuss themany benefits of quality after-school programs and the needfor continued public funding ofsuch programs. Research showsthat after-school programs fillthe hours after school with safe,constructive activities that keepkids off the streets and out oftrouble.
Quality after-school programscan help prevent both juvenilecrime and high school dropoutby improving school attendanceand building skills that lead tosuccess in school and in life.
don’t take many real vacations. Youknow, the kind where I’m out of theoffice for a full week, ready to restup, relax and enjoy the joy and won-der of not being on a schedule for a
few days. I’m only a few days into mytime off and I’m slowly rememberingwhy.
Pets have no concept of vacations.There are days when they are fully staffed— and days when the staffing levels fallto tolerable, but not optimal standards.Beyond that, well, there is no “beyondthat,” because as most pet owners arewell aware, it’s all about them.
Day one of vacation time began thesame as practically every other day withone cat screaming to get outside so hecan use the litter box he created in apatch of yard rather than use the twothat are conveniently located in thehouse. His rumblings then set off Darby,who begins jingling his tags as he shakeshis head, hoping for an invitation to bed.As I reach for the phone to see what timeit is, the cat sleeping on the pillow above
my head starts up, since motion is a suresign that I’m awake and ready to serve.It’s 4:40 a.m.
Yea, vacation.I stagger out of
bed, giving up mywarm, soft spot tothe dog while I setabout feeding thecats, cranking outsome coffee so myeyes will fully openand letting BadKitty Bo outside sohe can use therestroom and gethis morning drinkfrom the pool.
Well, at least thenewspaper is here.
The world is divided by two types of peo-ple: those who read the paper everymorning and those who do not. Beingthe former, I decide to get my morningdose of news in the peace and quiet ofmy first pre-dawn vacation day. I can
easily digest everything that interests mein 20 minutes or so.
Well, that was my plan, anyway.The cats had other things in mind,
namely, using me as their personal door-man and treat procurer every four to sixminutes for the next hour. In the door,out of the door, in singular or groups.Finally, their bellies, bladders and gener-al curiosity sated, the cats settle down fortheir post-breakfast snooze.
Naturally, it’s now Darby’s turn to getup and repeat the same pattern, exceptfor the 12 trips in and out the back door.He makes up for his lack of indoor/out-door indecisiveness by grabbing thenearest toy, pushing it into the paper I’mstill trying to finish reading. We play theclosest thing to fetch Darby knows for abit and he settles down in “his” chair. Atleast he settles down until he sees“Brindle,” the neighborhood stray, mak-ing his way through the backyard. Thesight of the cat sends him into spasms ofbarking, whining and turning in circles,imploring me to open the back door so
he can give chase.And so it goes. Turns out they actually
do nap — while I’m out running last-minute errands, leaving them refreshedand ready for more inside/outside, headrubs, belly rubs, butt rubs, treats, eatsand play, the moment I get home.
Finally, the sun sets and everyone is infor the night, dozing in their respectivespaces as my husband and I settle in for abit of television before turning in for thenight. I’ve already warned him thattomorrow it’s his turn to be lead servantto the four-footed emperors we’ve culti-vated over the years.
Six more days of this and I’ll be beggingto go back to work.
Here’s hoping you got a little rest andrelaxation over the holidays, but if you’rereading this it’s highly probable that youare a pet owner, in which case I’m guess-ing you didn’t.
Good thing they’re so adorable, isn’t it?Questions? Comments? Email Vicky at:
Vicky@ pawprintcity.com or visitwww.pawprintcitytimes.com.
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IIt’s just no vacation when I’m home with my pets
Volunteers needed to bag donateddog, cat food to help feed needy pets
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State Senator Jean Fuller (R-Bakersfield) and Kern County Sheriff DonnyYoungblood talk with students at W.A. Kendrick Elementary School.
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A cat takes a rest in a grassy field.
ABOVE:
OLLI art students create Mo-saic art pieces.
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Students at CSUB’s OsherLifelong Learning Institutelearn about wine with Im-bibe.
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Senator, sheriff visit local school to talkabout benefits of after-school programs
COURTESY OF BAKERSFIELD PET FOOD PANTRYakersfield Pet Food Pantry is a non-profit, allvolunteer organization in Bakersfield dedicat-ed to assisting disabled/home bound seniorsand low income community members by pro-viding them with dog and cat food.
We started in April 2009 by donating dog and cat foodto folks who received food from Church Without Walls,a local church and soup kitchen. We are happy to saythat we’ve expanded BPFP to also help the elderly inneed who are home bound and on a fixed income bypartnering with North of the River’s Meals on Wheelsprogram.
Recently, we held our last pet food bagging for 2010.We thank our brave volunteers who were not afraid toget a “little” wet and helped us sort and bag a record1450 pounds of pet food!
We are always in need of pet food and will accept anybrand of dog or cat food — whether it’s bagged orcanned. You can also help BPFP through volunteeringor by giving monetary contributions through Paypal or,by sending a check to: Bakersfield Pet Food Pantry, P.O.Box 82153, Bakersfield, CA 93380.
If you would like to sign up as a volunteer, pleasesend us an email [email protected]. and we will sendupdates about what we are doing and informationabout volunteer opportunities.
How you can help us keep our pantry stocked?1. Donate cat and dog food, either canned or dry.
Please call 619-2029 to schedule a pick-up.2. Hold a pet food drive in your community, or at
your school, church or business.3. Become a volunteer “barrel buddy” and let us put a
collection barrel for pet food in your business. We’llstop in and collect the donations regularly.
We also welcome monetary donations!You can always drop us a line at: info@bakersfield-
petfoodpantry.org.
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Volunteers brave the rain to help package donateddog and cat food to be distributed to needy pets.
New year, lots of new courses at OLLIBY JENNIFER PATINOCommunity contributor
inter is here! Getout of the houseand into some-thing fun — likeCalifornia State
University, Bakersfield’s OsherLifelong Learning Institute(OLLI) program.
Some of OLLI’s winter class-es include:
• Women & the Criminal JusticeSystem
• Tai Chi
• Contemporary Moral Prob-lems
• History of Africa
• Native American Religion
• Digital Photography
• Archaeology in Middle Egypt
• DIY for Women
• A Journey into the Blues
• Food & wine pairings
• Learn to play Bridge
• Create Mosaic Art
• Field trip to the NethercuttMuseum
These and many more classesare offered — all with NO tests,homework, or stress — justlearning for the fun of it!
Contact OLLI at CSUB at 654-2441; go to our Web site at:www.csub.edu/OLLI; or emailus at: [email protected].
There’s something for “OLLI”of YOU!
WCSUB hosts electronic waste recycling event Jan. 7-8COURTESY OF CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD
alifornia State University, Bakersfield willhost its Sixth annual Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Recycling event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8.
The event is open to all residents and busi-nesses in Kern County. To drop off items, enter cam-pus from Camino Media at the western entrance(Southwest Drive) and turn into the dirt lot on theright.
The recycling event is in response to state regula-tions that make it unlawful to dispose of “universalwaste,” including all electronic devices, in commontrash receptacles.
Electrical items that will be accepted include, butare not limited to, answering machines, camcorders,CD players, copiers, DVD/VCR players, electric type-writers, electronic games, fax machines, laptops,mainframe computers, cell phones, modems, pagers,PDA's, personal computers (CPU, monitors key-boards, mice, and peripherals), printers, radios,remote controls, scanners, stereos, tape players, tele-phones and telephone equipment, televisions, test-ing equipment, and two-way radios.
“Residents must provide their name, address andphone number for reporting to the California Depart-ment of Resources, Recycling and Recovery. E-wastewill be segregated and properly disposed of,” said JuliSmith, CSUB’s Interim Director of Safety and RiskManagement.
Please remove batteries from devices prior to dropoff. Furthermore, CSUB cannot accept batteries, lighttubes or bulbs, mercury waste or used oil. Please con-tact the Kern County Waste Management Depart-
ment for proper recycling of these items. Completeinformation can be found at:http://www.co.kern.ca.us/wmd/Pdfs/KernCoun-tyRecyclingGuide.pdf.
For recorded information regarding the E-WasteRecycling event, please call CSUB’s Safety and RiskManagement Office at 654-2581 or 654-6320 for busi-ness E-Waste assistance.
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Old televisions and computer monitors can bedropped off for recycling at CSUB Jan. 7 and 8.
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