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FFA competes, gears up for holiday season
Shaunna Edwards, Chapter Reporter
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Young motorcyclist lucky to be alive
Cathy Perfect
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Young hunters learn sportsmanship, safety at Junior Pheasant Hunt
Brandon Muncy
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Adventure for Beginners: Hiking the Whiskey Flat Trail
Valerie Cassity
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Federal Appeals court clears way for DirecTV lawsuit for alleged ‘bait and switch’ scheme
Deborah Mathis
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Light up a Life Dec. 8 in Kernville
Light up a Life is Hoffmann Hospice’s annual remembrance ceremony, where we gather to remember and honor loved ones with the traditional lighting of the Christmas tree. Guests may place a symbolic light on the tree in memory of a friend or a loved one who has passed away. For those who wish to honor someone still living, there are lights for them, too.
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Wildland fire season officially ends
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tule River Reservation Fire Department (TIA) and Kern County Fire Department (KCFD) officially declared the end of the 2009 wildland fire season on Saturday, November 21st.
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Stevens, Hagemeier, Puckett named Exchange Club Firefighters of the Year
Brandon Muncy
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Ray Conner
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Kernville Union School District trustees left to right, Cassie Wingender, Mike Hughes, Tom Moore and Ross Elliot look on as Dennis Voller, Project Manager of the Woodrow Wallace Phase III Project and Mary Barlow, former KUSD Superintendent cut the ribbon to officially open the new middle school campus and gymnasium/community use building on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Complete coverage of the event will run in next week’s issue of the Kern Valley Sun.
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Cemetery District honors veterans
Brandon Muncy
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Adventure for Beginners: Turkey Treasure Hunt
Valerie Cassity
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Ribbon cutting and budget cuts focus of KUSD meeting
Susan Barr
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Rep. McCarthy backs tax credit for small businesses that support troops
Congressman Kevin McCarthy joined House colleagues in cosponsoring bipartisan legislation, the Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act (H.R. 4042), that would extend a tax credit for small businesses that pay differential wages to their employees who are Armed Forces servicemembers and have been called up to active duty.
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....
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Local man injured in truck-plunge off road
Cathy Perfect
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USFS: Eliminate senior, disabled camp discounts
Cathy Perfect
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Isabella man killed on boulevard
Cathy Perfect
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Susan Barr
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Sierra Nature Conservancy tours Valley
Valerie Cassity
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KRVR covers of projects, upcoming events
Valerie Cassity
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Enter the Kern Valley Sun's 2009 Christmas Lighting Contest...it's FREE!
Do you like competing with your neighbors to see who can produce the best lighting display each year? Why not take it one step further and enter the Kern Valley Sun 2009 Christmas Lighting contest. The competition is valley wide.
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Lake Isabella man injured in single-vehicle rollover on Barlow Dr.
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Wallace Preschool celebrates Christmas with song
Susan Barr
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Philanthropy, new officers highlight of annual dinner
Susan Barr
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Law Enforcement
CHP preparing for a safe holiday travel season
The Thanksgiving holiday traditionally means heavy traffic on California’s roadways. However, holiday travelers won’t be the only ones making the trip this year. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will mount a focused campaign against safety belt violators during the Thanksgiving holiday.
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KCSO warns musical instrument theft on rise
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Kern County Sheriff’s Department
George Dale, 81, of Caliente, was killed Friday, Nov. 20, while driving his 1991 Mercury Sable southbound on Auxiliary Dam Campground Rd., approaching Hwy. 178 at a slow speed. Dale failed to see Casey Hubbard, 21, of Lake Isabella, driving westbound on Hwy. 178 at 45-55 miles per hour and he entered the intersection directly in the path of Hubbard’s 2001 Kia Sephia, the California Highway Patrol reported. Hubbard applied his brakes to avoid a collision but was unable to stop. The front of Hubbard’s Kia then struck the left side of the Mercury. Dale was pronounced dead upon arrival at Kern Medical Center. Hubbard and passenger Kristie Dill, 21, of Lake Isabella were not transported to the hospital. All parties were wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision.
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Public Agency Reports 11/25/09
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Search for narcotics nets two for narcotic sales
On Nov. 8, deputies from the Kern Valley Substation responded to 2512 Pinon Street in Lake Isabella to conduct a probation search for narcotics. During the search of the residence, James Henry, 58, was found to be in possession of approximately one ounce of methamphetamine for sale. A search warrant was also executed for the search of the residence and vehicles at the scene. After the execution of the search warrant, Gary Victory, 43, was also found to be in possession of methamphetamine for sale. Methampehtamine, paraphernalia, and $2,170 in US currency was seized. Both subjects were booked into the Central Receiving Facility on various narcotics related charges.
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Public Agency Reports 11/18/09
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Kernville man detained for alleged bomb threat
Bomb threat at Kern River Health Care Center
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Public Agency Reports 12/09/09
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Man killed crossing Lake Isabella Blvd. identified
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KC Sheriffs offer holiday safety tips
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CAL-MMET unit conducts pro-active narcotic enforcement in Kern Valley
Kern County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Dorkin along with additional members of the California Multi-jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team (CAL-MMET) conducted several enforcement investigations in Kern Valley area on Dec. 3. The investigations originated from citizen information and parole/probation terms. Deputy Dorkin was the case agent who developed and coordinated the searches and subsequent arrests.
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Public Agency Reports 12/16/09
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Sheriff's helicopter assists in arrest near Lake Isabella
On Nov. 30, at approximately 10:00 p.m., a Deputy Sheriff conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for one headlamp on Elizabeth Norris just south of Hwy 178. The vehicle pulled over and came to a stop. As the vehicle stopped two subjects climbed out of the vehicle and ran north from the vehicle. The Deputy stayed with the vehicle and detained the two other occupants.
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Increase in reported scam attempts
KCSO Detective Sam Smith
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Public Agency Reports 12/02/09
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New Chief Probation Officer appointed
After a nationwide search, the Superior Court of California, County of Kern, has announced the appointment of David Kuge as Chief Probation Officer for the County of Kern effective Dec.18.
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