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October 22-28, 2010 • Volume 5 Issue 17www.Taftindependent.com

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October 22-28, 2010 TAFT INDEPENDENT 3

Community Events........3

News Briefs......................3

Letters To The Editor....4

Your Best Bet Weekend.5

Westside News.................6

Westside News..................7

Bill Rintoul.......................8

Oildorado Recaps..........10

Oildorado Calendar......12

Community Voices........16

Westside Horoscopes....17

Classified Ads.................18

Shop Taft.........................20

Inside Community Events

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CITY OF TAFT COUNCIL MEETINGSTuesday October 26, 2010 – 7:00 p.m.

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Taft California“Gateway to the Carrizo Plain National Monument”

Domino’s Pizza World Record Event Starts Friday, October 22nd

Be a part of history! Domino’s Pizza will set a new world record during their 24 hour pizza marathon which starts at 4pm on Friday, October 22nd and goes til 4pm on Saturday, October 23rd. Order all the medium pepperoni pizzas you can carry; each one just $3.99. The goal is 5,000 + pizzas, but Domino’s needs your help! Results will be verified by Guiness World Records. Join Domino’s during their Midnight Parking Lot Party and see X-Statik along with other bands. Park-ing lot party starts at Midnight on Friday, October 22nd and goes til sunrise on Saturday morning. Let’s do this Taft!

The Taft All Star Band Washington DC Fundraiser Saturday, October 23rd

The All Star band is raising money for a trip to perform in Washington DC in November 2011. It is a BBQ at the TUHS cafeteria on Oct 23rd between 1 and 4. Tickets are on sale for $10 and they can be bought from any band kid at Lin-coln or Taft High, also the Oildorado Store. This will be great for people leaving the Oildorado grand parade and heading to the game.

Soroptimist All You Can Eat Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast Saturday, October 23rd

The women of Soroptimist are at it again with another All You Can Eat Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast! The breakfast will be held from 7am to 10am before the Oildorado Grand Parade on Saturday, October 23rd at the Taft High School Cafeteria. Cost is $5 per person for all you can eat on site only. Tickets can be purchased at the Oildorado Store. With no hospital in town, Soroptimist funds a critical care transportation project for chemotherapy and dialysis patients.

All Class Reunions TUHS Tour Saturday, October 23rd

All Class Reunions are welcome to join a tour of TUHS on Saturday, October 23rd at 1pm.

Local Taft rockers ALAST need your help on Saturday, October 23rd

Local rock band ALAST is currently in the process of raising money for theirforthcoming CD “Watching the World Burn” but they need your help. DuringOildorado on October 23rd & 24th at The Rails to Trails they will be sellingt-shirts, demo CD’s and stickers. All the money that they raise will go to therecording of their new album at well known Santa Monica studio 4th StreetRecording. They will have shirts with various designs to choose from for an unbelieveable price of $10, three demo CD’s to choose from for $5 each(3 for $10) and professionaly done stickers for $3. Come on down to the ALAST booth at The Rails to Trails on Saturday the 23rd and Sunday the 24th during the last weekend of the Oildorado festivities and support your hometown band. ALAST will be playing their first show with their new drummer, new songs and that same passion to make you rock at The Oasis in January. To hear ALAST and connect with them online, you can find them at www.reverbnation.com/alast or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/alastfans.

Country Hoedown Saturday, November 6th

Enjoy a great evenin’ at the Historic Fort with music, BBQ, dancin’, raffle and si-lent auction. Saturday, November 6th, happy hour begins at 5pm, Western BBQ at 6pm and Country music and dancin’ at 7pm featuring Jerry Hall and Trick Shot. Advance tickets recommended for $20. Tickets at the door $25. RSVP by November 1st at 765-7371

The Marketplace at Peace Saturday, November 6th

Peace Lutheran Church is holding the Marketplace at Peace Saturday, November 6th from 8am to 1:30 pm at Peace Lutheran Church, located at 26 Emmons Park Drive. Rent a table to sell your stuff ! Reserve a table for $10, at the door $15. Bake sale, crafts, yard sale items, pottery, farmer’s market, quillts, avon, jewelry, etc. Pie and Ice cream social, hot dogs and chili and popcorn. Call 765-2488 or 765-6248.

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Taft College Resurrects Literary Magazine By Kent Miller

Taft College’s resurrected and renamed literary magazine, "A Sharp Piece of Awesome," is accepting submissions from students and the public for its first publication. Literature can consist of: from one to five poems; or one to seven pages (up to 2,250 words) of fiction. Submissions can be e-mailed to [email protected]; or sent c/o Geoffrey Dyer, Taft College, 29 Emmons Park Drive, Taft, Calif. 93268. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 15.

Carrizo Advisory Committee Plans October Meeting The Bureau of Land Management’s Carrizo Plain National Monument Advi-sory Committee will meet Oct. 30 at the Carrisa Elementary School to discuss management planning for the monument. The school is located approximately two miles northwest of Soda Lake Road on Highway 58. The public meeting will run from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. There will be a public comment period from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Lunch will be available for $8 or you may bring a sack lunch. “At this meeting, monument staff will present updated information on implementation of the Carrizo Plain National Monument Resource Manage-ment Plan and the Environmental Impact Statement,” said Johna Hurl, BLM monument manager. The Record of Decision for the plan was signed in April and BLM is preparing the subsequent documents to implement the plan. The nine-member committee advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of public land issues associated with the public land management in the Carrizo Plain National Monument in Cen-tral California. The public may present written or verbal comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and the time available, the time allotted for individual oral comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations should contact BLM as indicated below. Committee members are: Dale Kuhnle, Carrisa Plains; Neil Havlik, Ph.D. (Chairman), San Luis Obispo; Ellen Cypher, Ph.D., Bakersfield; Michael Khus-Zarate, Fresno; Raymond Watson, Bakersfield; Jim Patterson, Atascadero; Carl Twisselman, McKittrick; Raymond Hatch, Taft; Robert Pavlik, San Luis Obispo. For more information, contact Hurl at the BLM Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, Calif. 93308, telephone (661) 391-6093, e-mail [email protected] or go to website http://www.ca.blm.gov/news/rac.html

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Asian Experience

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Asian Food and PizzaLunch and DinnerTuesday - Friday

11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.Saturday 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Live Music Saturday Nights

Tumbleweed Café and Steakhouse

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Monday – Friday 6 am to 2 pmSaturday – Sunday 7 am – 2 pm

Dinner Hours Friday and Saturday 6 pm to 9 pm24870 Highway 33, Derby Acres

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El Jacalito Authentic Mexican Dining

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Greg Gray Not running

Paint Train Station Oct 9

Dear Editor, Some of us attended a special meeting held by the MaricopaCity Council on October 13, 2010. The meeting was supposeto be Special Budget Workshop. It sounded interesting andit was and much more. At that meeting We, the people learned that “ the City hasincreased deficit spending of $ 419,812 for recent completedfiscal year ending June 30, 2010”. I do not know if the threeCouncil Members who were present had knowledge of thisdeficit or they were shocked as we were. When I requested a copy of the summary report the CityManager passed to the Council Members, he said it wasa workshop so he did not need to passed the report around.I guess, he does not about the Ralph M. Brown Act, California’s Open Meeting Laws or he wanted to keep the shocking informa-tion of almost half a million dollars deficit under wraps. I think the City Manager shows lack of experience and believes people need not to be informed of the City finances. I also believe he wants all of us to disappear and not to bother him. Dan Ayala, the City Manager, works for the City Council but he forgets that the taxpayers of Maricopa pays his salary. People who live in Maricopa, pay taxes and vote here have no idea what their elected officials or elected officials’ representative is doing.I think a deficit of $ 419,812 did not happened in a year or two.Last two City Managers put the City’s future in grants they thought they might get and used the administrative fees to run the City. Now, we know why the police in Maricopa trying so hard to make the ends meet for the City. But it is going to take a lot of citations, booking fees, impounded cars to make Maricopa’s deficit to disappear. A city cannot run by grants or citations alone. I truly hope Dan Ayala looks for other ways to bring revenues to the City. Cynthia TonkinMaricopa

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THREE OILWORKER MONUMENT CONTRIBUTORS

There were some individuals who were not recognized for their donation of cash, labor and equipment at the Oilworker Monu-ment dedication. Charlie Beard worked harder and put in more hours than any person involved with the monument. GPS is a Black Gold sponsor. Charlie also donated GPS employees and equipment to prepare the site (he was actually running the grader). Charlie worked right alongside his GPS employees as they built the walls for the sponsor plaques, installed the rig and all equip-ment and the bronze oil worker statues. GPS employees laid all the bricks. Charlie was always a step ahead when something needed to be done. All the things Charlie did are too numerous to list. The Oilworker Monument committee members all realize that the monument would not be as grand without Charlie Beard. We appreciate you Charlie and all your hard work. We know it was a labor of love. Joe Burke was a partner in Accelerated Services when their

Lakeview Gusher sponsorship was received. Joe and Monee have been strong supporters of the monument from the beginning. Thanks to you both. In addition to a large cash donation, Dave Noerr, president of Huddleston Crane donated the large crane and employees to unload each piece and worked alongside W.E. Sauer employees to complete the cable tool rig. They also lifted the bronze oilworkers from the truck high over the rig and placed them in their perma-nent place on the rig floor. Dave worked right along with all the others. I know this isn’t the same as being recognized at the dedication, but I want the people of this community to know you were all major players from start to finish.Carolyn HoskingSecretary/TreasurerOilworker Monument Committee

Dear Editor,

For several weeks I’ve been contemplating a response to the Driller’s article on the Grand Jury’s report of the West Kern Water District. The Grand Jury report, from my perspective, was tame. Certainly not rising to the pitch of the blogging drum roll and as such I felt that the whole thing spoke for itself. However, there was a slant to the article that made me tilt my head and say “hmmm?” I was tempted to weigh in on the article’s suggestion that the District “handle” this or that, or respond to the sugges-tion of “misuse” of reserves, or the curious and somewhat random reference to a current lawsuit (What was the point of including that reference anyway?). Wanting to avoid a line by line critique, I can’t help but comment on a mindset that seems to want to keep the past ALIVE…..call it “stirring the pot”. I understand the importance of objectively reporting on something as significant as a Grand Jury report on a public agency. But again, it was the slant that left me a little flat footed.

From my perspective, there is a down side to this sort of thing. If I was to use a sport’s analogy, it’s like playing a football game in a torrential rain storm. Sure, it’s football and we all love a great football game, but in the resultant slop, there’s not a whole lot of scoring going on. Players flop around and make little progress toward their goals. Some might find this kind of folly entertain-ing. But at the end of the day, it’s hard to move the ball and afterward the players are a mess. Not a good recipe for getting much accomplished.

In spite of at times a “muddy field”, I truly enjoy the daily challenge of trying to provide guidance and leadership to the District the best that I can. As I have stated previously, there are tremendous challenges facing the District. I’ve been in the business for 23 years and I’ve never seen it in this kind of mess. The groundwater and water supply issues have the potential to significantly impact this District. I’d like to use my experience to help the Board and staff navigate these types of challenges on behalf of the customers.


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“Where Everybody Meets”

Breakfast, Lunch & DinnerOpen 7 Days

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Sat. 6 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Wed, Fri. 6 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.Sunday 6 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

765-6915

Asian ExperienceAsian Food and Pizza

Lunch and DinnerTuesday - Friday

11 am - 2 pm 4 pm - 9 pmSaturday 4 pm - 9 pm

215 Center Street, Taft763- 1815

Sagebrush Annie’sRestaurant and Wine Tasting

Tasting Sat. & Sun. 11:30-5 pmDinner by Reservation

4211 Highway 33, Ventucopa(661) 766-2319

Taft Crude Coffee HouseCoffee House and Deli

Monday – Friday 6:30 am to 5pm.

Saturday 7 am to 2 pmSundays 7:30 am to 1 pm

1010 6th Street, Taft763-5156

Your Guide To The Best Restaurants and Entertainment on the Westside

Asian Experience

215 Center Street 763-1815

Asian Food and PizzaLunch and DinnerTuesday - Friday

11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.Saturday 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Live Music Saturday Nights

Tumbleweed Café and Steakhouse

Steak, Seafood, Wild Game, Full Bar

Monday – Friday 6 am to 2 pmSaturday – Sunday 7 am – 2 pm

Dinner Hours Friday and Saturday 6 pm to 9 pm24870 Highway 33, Derby Acres

768-4655

Paik’s Ranch HouseWhere Everybody Meets

Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerOpen 7 Days

Mon. Tues. Thur. Sat. 6 am-9pmSun. Wed. Fri. 6 am - 10pm765-6915 200 Kern St. Taft

El Jacalito Authentic Mexican Dining

We do Catering for any Special Event!Orders to go.

Sunday - Thursday10:30 am - 8:00 pmFriday and Saturday10:30 am - 9:00 pm101 B. Street, Taft

763-9890763-9892 fax

Always Fresh!

Mon. - Fri. 10am - 2;30pmDine In or We Deliver

765-4143700 Kern Street Taft, CA

Westside Entertainment

FOXTHEATER

All shows before 6 p.m.- $7.00 -

Late ShowChild and Senior $7.00

Adults $9.00www.taftfoxtheaters.com

765-4802514 Center St

NOW SHOWING

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Award Winning Wines

766-23194211 Highway 33, Ventucopa

Chilled & GrilledEvery Wednesday Night

Bike Night!Drink and Appetizer Specials from 7-9pm.

$1 Drafts!!!

765-2000621 Center Street

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Please visit the Taft Petroleum Club at Oildorado Days!

Friday, October 15th Karaoke contest at the Club and Live Lounge bar at the main tent on Rails to Trails

Saturday, October 16th Beer Booth in front of Oil Workers Monument on the Rails to Trails

Sunday, October 17th Main tent on Rails to Trails for lunch and bar during the Whiskerino and Tessie Garratt contest

Monday, October 18th Monday Night Football at the ClubTuesday, October 19th Maids of the Petroleum Queen Contest

for RIbeye Steak SandwichesWednesday, October 20th Industries Night at the Club

Thursday, October 21st Eddie Money Concert Petroleum Club Bar at Beer Garden

Friday, October 22nd Karaoke Contest Finals at the Club

Greg Gray Not running

Paint Train Station Oct 9

CITY OF TAFTCCF OFFICE TECHNICIAN

$14.86 - $18.06/hour

Applications will be accepted for the position of Of-fice Technician to fill a vacancy at the Taft Commu-nity Correctional Facility.

Under general supervision performs varied complex secretarial and responsible office clerical work requir-ing initiative and independent judgement.

Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or GED equivalent with specialized course work in general office practices such as typing, filing, business English and spelling, and two (2) years of clerical expe-rience, or any combination of training and experience which may provide the required knowledge, abilities and skills. Interested employees must submit a City of Taft Application to City Hall, Personnel Department, 209 East Kern Street, Taft, CA 93268. Final filing date: 6:00 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 2010. Applica-tion and job description may be obtained at City Hall, 209 East Kern Street, Taft. EOE.

Call for Oildorado Days Rousabout Contestants

Taft Oildorado Days is still seeking roustabouts for its Oilfield Skills contest. Those interested in the rousatbout competition, should call Rusty Risi at 805-9030.

450 Petroleum Club Road - 763-3268 Open Monday- Friday Noon-Close During Oildorado

Not the Best of Taft: Proven Leadership - Not!

We’re not sure if you’ve seen Cliffy’s campaign reelection signs all over town this week. His friend Fast Eddy is putting them up everywhere since the Spinman no longer lives in Taft and has to have someone else post his signs. You see, the Spin-man has a new job north of Fresno, so to participate in city council meetings he has to call in on a telephone. Cliffy also probably doesn’t want to be seen around his signs anyway since the biggest assest he says he has for reelection to city council - Proven Leadership - some how hot mispelled on his posters - Leadship. Well, what do you expect.

We guess they don’t have spell check at the sign company, so Cliffy has to put up with the signs - just like we have to put up with his campaign - why is it he is running again? - for city council. Why, any fool would know that you wouldn’t have a chance of getting reelected to the city you just sued! We just hope enough people remember all the problems Cliffy has caused down at city hall before they vote. We’ll have our fingers crossed on election day.

We have all heard of grown men doing odd things to promote a cause they believe in. Heads have been shaved, dances have been danced, and men have gone swim-ming in icy polar bear events. However, when a motorcycle officer decides to don a tutu, heads will surely turn. That is the challenge that Taft native and City of Berkley Police Officer Brandon Smih(known as Officer Smitty) has posed to motorcycle riders everywhere. This member of the Taft High class of

1992 is the Berkley PD’s chairman for Special Olympic fundraising. Taking on this respon-sibility has changed his life. He has become totally committed to supporting Special Olympics and way possible and what an event he has created! While planning to ride his motorcycle to Southern California for a Special Olympic Torch Run convention the thought oc-curred to Officer Smitty to make a fundraiser out of the trip. He said if they could raise $10,000.00 he would wear a pink tutu the entire trip on his Harley. The Law Enforcement Torch Run Tutu Ride was born. 85,000 police officers annually raise money for Special Olympics programs through the Law Enforcement Torch Run. These Torch Runs take place around the world and involve a broad cross sec-tion of the law enforcement community. The idea began in 1981 in Wichita, Kansas by Police Chief Richard LaMunyan. It was quickly adopted by the International Association of Police Chiefs. The Torch Run is an actual running event in which officers and athletes run the Flame of Hope to the opening Ceremony of local, State, National and every two years the World Special Olympic Games. As the idea developed officers came up with a variety of fundraising events in addition to the Torch Run itself. This is where our “Officer Smitty” enters with the Tutu ride idea. The first inaugural Tutu Ride will be held Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 18th and 19th. The ride begins in Sacramento and ends in Long Beach with a one night stay in San Luis Obispo. There will be a Taft group joining the ride on Tuesday in San Luis Obispo. They will be leaving from Artz’s Chevron Station on Kern Street at 7am. You would be more than welcome to join this group of adventurers and wearing a tutu is encouraged. This event has been fully endorsed by Special Olympics. For further information or if you would like to contribute to the cause check out Smitty’s web site at www.tuturide.kintera.org or call 765-9508.

Tutu Ride for Special Olympics

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A ground breaking ceremony was held Friday, October 15 at the West Side Recreation and Park District located on Cascade Place in Taft, California. The event was attended by dignitaries and friends of the District including Supervisor Ray Watson, Mayor Dave Noerr and City Manager Bob Gorson. Designed to serve the needs of the Taft community, the 20,802 s.f. Multi-Purpose Facility will include a gymnasium which accom-modates three volleyball or three basketball courts, activity room, weight room, daycare and a lobby. The facility also contains four bowling lanes that will be available for public rental. “We can hardly wait to get started,” said Don Koenig, District Administrator. “Our community has been in need of a new recreation center for some time, and I am so pleased we’re able to develop this extraordinary facility for the folks of Taft.” The new facility’s design was developed by Klassen Corporation who will also serve as building contractor. “It’s an honor for the great community of Taft to start this important project, ” said Roland Maier, West Side Recreation and Park District Board President. “It’s been a long time coming and we appreciate the work that Klassen Corporation has provided thus far.”

KLASSEN CORPORATION INFORMATION

Klassen Corporation is a family owned and operated archi-tecture and construction firm headquartered in Bakersfield, California. With over 33 years of experience in integrated project delivery, the firm’s client portfolio includes leaders in education, oil and gas, agriculture, healthcare and commercial industries. Visit klassencorp.com for more information.

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The Grand

Everyone will have a chance to see when Shakespeare meets the Old West on Taft Union High School’s auditorium stage with four separate showings. There will be three showings at 7:00pm on October 20, 21, and 23 and a special Sunday matinee at 2:00pm on October 24. Children five years of age and under children get in for free and general admission for adults and children over five is only $6. Don’t miss a chance to see this classic melodrama starring up and coming actors and actresses from the Taft community and all over the Westside.

Shakespeare Comes to Calamity Creek

The Grand Parade, Aircraft Exhibit & Fly Over, Melodrama, Carnival, Craft Fair, Food and Vendor Booths

This year, once again we will have the rare op-portu-nity of having these great histori-

cal planes in our presence. You are being offered the opportunity to ride one of the most famous medium, twin engine bombers of WWII. Make your reservations now to guarantee yourself a place on one of the 20 minute rides that will be given on Saturday and Sunday the weekend of October 23rd and 24th. The flights are on a first come first serve basis. Mechanical or weather delays will result in refund or reschedule if flights are available. Ride times will be scheduled to fill planes. Call Paul at 661-765-5356 today to make sure you don’t miss this rare opportunity to ride in Heavenly Body or Executive Sweet. Make your call now!

Warbird and Biplane Rides at Oildorado

Your Best Bet This Weekend

By Jessica G. Miller

By Kent Miller

The highlight of the 10 days of Oildorado – “The Grand Parade” – will kickoff at 10 a.m. Saturday, with a grand marshal who is older that the city of Taft.Taft is marking its 100th anniversary this year; Grand Marshal Opal Smith will turn 101 next week. Smith has lived in Taft since she was 7. Following a low-level flyover of the start of the parade by two World War II B-25 Mitchell bombers, the parade will start at 6th and Ash streets and head south on 6th to Center Street, where it will turn east. There will be a grandstand in front of Lincoln School, 810 6th St. Dignitaries riding in the parade include Assemblywoman Jean Fuller and the designer of the Oil Worker Monument, Benjamin Victor.

Clydesdales There will be 138 entries in the parade, including the Wells Fargo stagecoach and the Budweiser Clydesdales, said Kathy Cooper, volun-teer co-chair of the Parade Committee with Rene Linder. Cooper was also in charge of the Civic Luncheon and is the wife of Eric Cooper, 2010 president of Taft Oildorado, Inc.“We are saving them (the Clydesdales) for last so everyone will stay to see the end of the parade,” Cooper said.

Bands galore There will be eight school marching bands: Taft High and Lincoln Junior High, from Taft; Richland Junior High from Shafter; South High School, Standard and Ollivier Middle schools, and Stonecreek Junior High School from Bakersfield; and Rio Bravo-Greeley Junior High.Two non-marching musical units, the Hank Decapo Show country and western band and the Dixie Land group will ride through the parade while performing.“We have tons of equestrian groups,” Cooper said. In addition to the Wells Fargo and Budweiser groups, there will be the Grand Marshal’s Posse, miniature horses, Kern County Sheriff ’s Mounted Posse, Kern Trail Riders, and a group from Ken Twissleman’s Ranch, she said.

Cars and motorcycles Old cars will be plentiful. There will be two Model A Ford clubs, one Model T Ford club, one Ford Mustang club, and lots of hot rods and a mixture of different old cars, Cooper said.Motorcycles will be well represented, with the Kern County Shrine unit, the Vice Riders, Free Riders, Christian Motorcycle Association, and the Bakersfield Hogs Harley-Davidson owners group. The Bakersfield Bike Club will also be riding. Other parade entries include: Jingles the Clown, Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty, and lots of floats from business, civic and student groups, she said.

8,000 pizzas One of the events taking place during the run of The Grand Parade is an attempt by owner Bob Leikam and his staff at the Taft Domino’s Pizza store to bake and serve a Guinness Book of World Records’ 8,000 or more 10-inch pizzas in a 24-hour period. The 24 hours start at 4 p.m. today (Friday) and end at 4 p.m. Saturday.

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The pizzas will be donated to local non-profit organizations and sold to the public for $2 each. The record number of pizzas baked and served in a 24-hour period is more than 5,000, by a Domino’s in Gulfport, Miss.


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Music will be a big part of Taft Oildorado Days – the 10-day celebration marking 100 years since the city was incorporated.Eddie Money will be in town next week to headline a down-town street party, and a host of local bands will appear at several venues.Kicking off the celebration’s music is a concert tonight at Taft High’s Martin Memorial Stadium featuring three popular contemporary Christian music groups. Headlining the event is the Dove Award-winning progressive pop band Tenth Avenue North. Alternative pop-rock band Addison Road and acclaimed singer-songwriter Matt Maher also will perform. “We’re looking forward to being in Taft,” said Tenth Avenue North drummer Jason Jamison Friday as he sipped a latte be-fore taking the stage for a performance in Jamestown, N.Y. Two performances in New York marked the midway point of the band’s 22-state, 35-market tour that opened in Jacksonville, Fla. and will close at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. “The tour is going very well,” he said. “We’ve had lots of sold-out shows. We’re extremely grateful.” The tour promotes the band’s sophomore album, “The Light Meets the Dark.” Jamison describes the band’s sound at “acoustic rock with roots in ’90s rock. I have roots in’ 70s rock, so there is that influence too.”The words, though, are paramount. “Our music is definitely lyric-driven,” he said. “We think of music as our trust to communicate the gospel. We are passion-ate about what we do, and our lyrics are a very strong part of that. Lyrics have to communicate truth to our audience.” Lyrics definitely drive the band’s gospel message, Jamison said.“We want our audience to be encouraged by the gospel,” he said. “We want them to walk away understanding that the decisions they’ve made, the mistakes they’ve made doesn’t define who you are. We want them to understand that God does that.”“The Light Meets the Dark” debuted No. 1 on the Nielsen Christian SoundScan chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Top 200.The band’s No. 1 single “By Your Side” was named Song of the Year last April at the GMA Dove Award ceremony. Dallas, Tex.-based Addison Road, like Tenth Avenue North, debuted two years ago and was named Best New Artist.In June, the band released its sophomore album (“Stories”) produced by Grammy-nominated Chris Stevens. Matt Maher is a singer/songwriter/recording artist/worship leader who last spring received six Dove Award nominations, including Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year. He has written songs that were recorded by such artists as Chris Tomlin, Bethany Dillon, Brenton Brown and Phillips, Craig & Dean. The concert is a collaboration of the Westside Christian Ministers Association and Jesus Shack. Tickets priced at $15 for grandstand, $25 for field level and $10 for children under age 9 at the Taft Oildorado store (430 Main St.) and at the stadium tonight.Gates open at 5:30 p.m., and the music begins at 6:30.

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Much like the parade, the Whiskerino and the Maids of Petroleum contest, the melodrama is a staple in the celebration of Oildorado each year and this year will be no different with the featured show, presented by sponsor, Niagara Services LLC, Shakespeare Comes to Calamity Creek.

The show takes place in a small mining town where an arrogant actor and his troupe of unruly thespians arrive bound and determined to bring culture to this remote town. There is a bit of romance, suspense, twists and turns, a dash of mystery, dastardly villains, damsels in distress, triumphant heroes and many more unforgettable characters and of course side splitting comedy, all unraveling in typical, melodramatic fashion and set against a musical background.


Shakespeare Comes to Calamity Creekby Jessica G. Miller

Michael Robert Black

1953-2010

Michael was born on June 22, 1953 in Taft, California, and passed away peacefully at his dream beach home. Michael was one of 5 children born to Jean and Glenn Dolder Black.

When Mike was growing up in Taft, he helped out with the family business Taft Plumbing, Co. and was assigned all of the “rookie” work such as digging trenches and tar-ring roofs during the summers, and always reminded us how much he enjoyed it.

Michael graduated from Taft High School in 1971, graduated from Taft College in 1973, and attended and graduated from Cal State University Bakersfield with his degree in Liberal Arts in 1975. He began his teach-ing legacy in 1976 at Castle Elementary and continued teaching second grade for 33 years until his retirement from Bill L. Williams Elementary in 2009. Mr. Black loved teaching children and thoroughly enjoyed the time he spent with his students and fellow educators. He es-tablished life-long friends throughout the years he spent in the classroom.

Michael enjoyed many things during his life, his family was his highest priority & he took every opportunity he was given to be able to spend time with them. He was a true blue Dodgers fan & looked forward to attending games at Dodger stadium every season. He loved being at the beach, riding his motorcycle along the coast, throw-ing the Frisbee for his dog Scout, tending to his turtle and tortoise, collecting sports and film memorabilia, reading books, watching, researching, and referencing old mov-ies and television shows, and making people laugh any chance he could with all of his jokes and his one of a kind sense of humor.

Michael is survived by his wife Melanie, his Daughter Annie, Sons Joseph and T.J., and his Grandson and best buddy Aiden, his parents Dolder and Jean Black, Older Sister and Brother Kathy & Steve, Younger Sister & Brother Kelly & Glenn. Michael has many nieces and nephews he loved just like his own children. Michael is leaving behind a lot of family members, and many close friends. Words cannot begin to describe what an amazing person Michael Black truly was, he was one of a kind, he will be deeply missed, but his memory and spirit will live forever in our hearts and our lives. Love you Papa…we all love you so very much!

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Taft and the Westside are in danger of losing the area’s only movie theater. The historic Fox Theater in Taft is not in foreclo-sure, despite rumors to the contrary, said owner Jeff Lockwood.“Not the theater, the building is not in foreclosure,” Lockwood said Wednesday. “The property and the commercial is (in foreclo-sure). The commercial property, we are letting go.”But while the theater is not in foreclosure, its future is in doubt.“I may close the theater,” he said. “The people don’t support it. I’ll operate it for the next few months and then make a decision on closing.“If they (the public) don’t want to support it, I don’t want to spend money on it.” Two months ago, Lockwood announced that the movie theater business and all the equipment required to run movies was for sale. He would retain ownership of the building. Lockwood purchased the building and invested more than $1 million in renovations more than 5 years ago and reopened the theater which had been closed. In August, Lockwood said he would not close the theater.“We are doing much better this year than last,” he said in mid-August. “It really needs a local owner/operator.” Lockwood said then that he plans to concentrate on his horse ranch and winery in Santa Ynez, in Santa Barbara County.

Fox Theater Not in Foreclosure But in DangerBy Kent Miller

Set-up a non-profit“There has been no interest shown in the sale of the business,” he said Wednesday.“I’ll sell the business and let someone step-up and set-up a non-profit. It would be a very good deal. “I will work with someone. (But) some-one will have to put in some work.” The facility opened in the early 1920s as the Hippodrome Theater and had a vaudeville stage. Today, that revamped stage can be used for putting on live plays, concerts and other entertainment. The main screen/stage area seats 500 and the other two screen areas seat 98 and 118 people, he said.“It would be a great facility for the com-munity,” Lockwood said. “But they keep cutting back.“Tell somebody to step-up and do something so the community can keep the theater.” If not, it will be closed later this year or early in 2011, he said. If the theater is closed, Lockwood will sell the movie equipment, he said.Lockwood can be reached at (805) 455-5403.

Some history“My family and I bought and restored the theater in 1995 and I was the general manager of the theater for over four years,” said Wade Holland in a Sept. 2, 2004 Internet posting.Fire ravaged the Hippodrome on Feb. 22, 1950. After the fire, the theater reopened as the Fox in either 1950 or 1951, Holland said.“When we bought it in 1995, it was run down and had been closed for several years,” he said. “We took about nine months restoring it. We took out tons of asbestos, repaired seats, painted everything – I personally painted the entire marquee by hand – repaired neon, and did a lot of cleaning. “The main auditorium originally would seat close to 1,300 people, I believe. We took out several rows of seats and added a much larger stage up front so we could have live performances. “We also eventually took out several rows in back, added plat-forms, and put in leather recliners.” When they were finished with their work, the seating capacity had been cut down to 750, Holland said. “We reopened it in May, 1996,” he said. “We originally showed only second-run movies, but eventually moved into some first-run stuff during the busy periods. “After about a year and a half, we bought the empty lot next to the lobby and added two more smaller screens with about 300 seats

between the two of them. We began running quite a bit more first-run movies then. “After a few more years I left, but my family continued to operate it until September 2003. There just wasn’t enough business to keep it open. The multiplexes of Bakersfield were just too close. The theater was sold during the summer of 2004.“It’s a beautiful theater that I ab-solutely love. It was my life for a couple of years and they are years I look back on very fondly.”The Humanities Council of Kern County presented an historic preservation award to the theater in recognition of the successful restoration efforts.

Oildorado Days Civic LuncheonBy Jessica G. Miller

The Civic Luncheon was held Friday, October 15th at the Oildorado Midway Pavillion on the Rails to Trails. The sold out crowd that included Taft College Foundation Director, Sheri Horn Bunk, insurer of the entire Oildorado celebration, Rich Miller, Ray and Lodema Hatch and city council members, Randy Miller and Paul Linder, were all treated to a terrific buffet style lunch catered by Hodels as well as words from Mayor Dave Noerr, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, and Oildorado President, Eric Cooper, a dance performance from the Maids of Petroleum and so much more. Inside the giant tent situated in the heart of the bi-decade celebration, people of all ages sat at tables beautifully adorned with souvenir bottles of water from the Oildorado store and spectacu-lar centerpieces created by Taft High’s welding class. Although it was warm inside, the atmosphere buzzed with excitement for the Diamond Jubilee celebration. After a short video from Felix Rodriguez from Channel 23 news on the history of Taft, President Cooper gave thanks to all those who helped bring this 100th anniversary celebration to life including the oil companies who sponsored this event and more, the Oildorado committee and board as well as all of the volunteers who have been powering the Oildorado Store. The Arts Council of Kern also presented the City of Taft with an award for Art City of the Decade and Pete Gianopulos con-cluded his Countdown to Oildorado. Vickie Wikoff completed the luncheon with her rendition of America the Beautiful.

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Music will be a big part of Taft Oildorado Days – the 10-day celebration marking 100 years since the city was incorporated.Eddie Money will be in town next week to headline a down-town street party, and a host of local bands will appear at several venues.Kicking off the celebration’s music is a concert tonight at Taft High’s Martin Memorial Stadium featuring three popular contemporary Christian music groups. Headlining the event is the Dove Award-winning progressive pop band Tenth Avenue North. Alternative pop-rock band Addison Road and acclaimed singer-songwriter Matt Maher also will perform. “We’re looking forward to being in Taft,” said Tenth Avenue North drummer Jason Jamison Friday as he sipped a latte be-fore taking the stage for a performance in Jamestown, N.Y. Two performances in New York marked the midway point of the band’s 22-state, 35-market tour that opened in Jacksonville, Fla. and will close at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. “The tour is going very well,” he said. “We’ve had lots of sold-out shows. We’re extremely grateful.” The tour promotes the band’s sophomore album, “The Light Meets the Dark.” Jamison describes the band’s sound at “acoustic rock with roots in ’90s rock. I have roots in’ 70s rock, so there is that influence too.”The words, though, are paramount. “Our music is definitely lyric-driven,” he said. “We think of music as our trust to communicate the gospel. We are passion-ate about what we do, and our lyrics are a very strong part of that. Lyrics have to communicate truth to our audience.” Lyrics definitely drive the band’s gospel message, Jamison said.“We want our audience to be encouraged by the gospel,” he said. “We want them to walk away understanding that the decisions they’ve made, the mistakes they’ve made doesn’t define who you are. We want them to understand that God does that.”“The Light Meets the Dark” debuted No. 1 on the Nielsen Christian SoundScan chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Top 200.The band’s No. 1 single “By Your Side” was named Song of the Year last April at the GMA Dove Award ceremony. Dallas, Tex.-based Addison Road, like Tenth Avenue North, debuted two years ago and was named Best New Artist.In June, the band released its sophomore album (“Stories”) produced by Grammy-nominated Chris Stevens. Matt Maher is a singer/songwriter/recording artist/worship leader who last spring received six Dove Award nominations, including Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year. He has written songs that were recorded by such artists as Chris Tomlin, Bethany Dillon, Brenton Brown and Phillips, Craig & Dean. The concert is a collaboration of the Westside Christian Ministers Association and Jesus Shack. Tickets priced at $15 for grandstand, $25 for field level and $10 for children under age 9 at the Taft Oildorado store (430 Main St.) and at the stadium tonight.Gates open at 5:30 p.m., and the music begins at 6:30.

Truck Flips Over

Much like the parade, the Whiskerino and the Maids of Petroleum contest, the melodrama is a staple in the celebration of Oildorado each year and this year will be no different with the featured show, presented by sponsor, Niagara Services LLC, Shakespeare Comes to Calamity Creek.

The show takes place in a small mining town where an arrogant actor and his troupe of unruly thespians arrive bound and determined to bring culture to this remote town. There is a bit of romance, suspense, twists and turns, a dash of mystery, dastardly villains, damsels in distress, triumphant heroes and many more unforgettable characters and of course side splitting comedy, all unraveling in typical, melodramatic fashion and set against a musical background.


Shakespeare Comes to Calamity Creekby Jessica G. Miller

Michael Robert Black

1953-2010

Michael was born on June 22, 1953 in Taft, California, and passed away peacefully at his dream beach home. Michael was one of 5 children born to Jean and Glenn Dolder Black.

When Mike was growing up in Taft, he helped out with the family business Taft Plumbing, Co. and was assigned all of the “rookie” work such as digging trenches and tar-ring roofs during the summers, and always reminded us how much he enjoyed it.

Michael graduated from Taft High School in 1971, graduated from Taft College in 1973, and attended and graduated from Cal State University Bakersfield with his degree in Liberal Arts in 1975. He began his teach-ing legacy in 1976 at Castle Elementary and continued teaching second grade for 33 years until his retirement from Bill L. Williams Elementary in 2009. Mr. Black loved teaching children and thoroughly enjoyed the time he spent with his students and fellow educators. He es-tablished life-long friends throughout the years he spent in the classroom.

Michael enjoyed many things during his life, his family was his highest priority & he took every opportunity he was given to be able to spend time with them. He was a true blue Dodgers fan & looked forward to attending games at Dodger stadium every season. He loved being at the beach, riding his motorcycle along the coast, throw-ing the Frisbee for his dog Scout, tending to his turtle and tortoise, collecting sports and film memorabilia, reading books, watching, researching, and referencing old mov-ies and television shows, and making people laugh any chance he could with all of his jokes and his one of a kind sense of humor.

Michael is survived by his wife Melanie, his Daughter Annie, Sons Joseph and T.J., and his Grandson and best buddy Aiden, his parents Dolder and Jean Black, Older Sister and Brother Kathy & Steve, Younger Sister & Brother Kelly & Glenn. Michael has many nieces and nephews he loved just like his own children. Michael is leaving behind a lot of family members, and many close friends. Words cannot begin to describe what an amazing person Michael Black truly was, he was one of a kind, he will be deeply missed, but his memory and spirit will live forever in our hearts and our lives. Love you Papa…we all love you so very much!

Memorial service will be held on October 21, 2010 at 4:00p.m. at the Bakersfield Junior League located at 1928 19th St. Strict dress code will be enforced: Hawaiian shirts, flip-flops and or Dodger Blue and apparel. The “Dude” would have wanted nothing more.

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Taft FFA Sheep Show Team (left to right) Stacia Buehler, Felipe Xancale, Markie Ogelsby, and Jesekah Rogers prepare to show at Kern Co Fair

Taft High senior Patrick Wilke plans to be a mil-lionaire. He’s off to a good start, selling two steers for a total of $19,000 at the Kern County Fair the past two years. You could ask him about it this week, if you’re in Indianapolis. He also ex-cels in the Future Farmers of America. He is president of the Taft High FFA and one of 60 California delegates to the national FFA conven-tion this week Oct. 17-23. He is leading a five-student contingent to Indiana, shepherded by adviser Teresa Taylor, to the annual event.

The other students attending the convention are: Payden Bethel, Lindsey Gregory, Jonathan Salyards and Felipe Xancale. His steer was judged best of all steers bred in Kern County last year. He wears the belt buckle that proves it. The buckle, which reads, “Champion Kern bred and fed market steer,” holds up his Wranglers. He plans to major in ag business at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo to learn to operate heavy equipment, then get his contractor’s license, and own his own business. He will also raise cattle on his family’s farm in Venticopa, which he will one day inherit with his younger brother, Nathan. A practi-cal, young man, he plans to plow his profits back into his business.

Former Taft resident Elisa (LeClair) Queenan has just had her 3rd research paper published in the prestigious Journal of Hel-lenic Religion. It was titled, “Sparta Vs. Rome: Gods, Death and the Afterlife.” She had previously published two papers in the Journal of Ancient Spartan and Greek History. Elisa will be starting her doctorate program at the Univer-sity of Leicester in England. She is a graduate of CSUB, where she got her degree in Applied Economics followed by her MBA from the

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Taft and oil.There are a lot of names in the oil industry with links to Taft. But one of the best known had an equal amount of ink and oil in his veins.William Thomas “Bill” Rintoul, who was born in Taft in 1922 and graduated from Taft Union High School in 1939, passed away in 2001 in Bakersfield. Rintoul reported six days a week on developments in the oil patch through his column, Oilfield News, in The Bakersfield Californian.The column – written in the terms of the oilfields, such as “spudding-in” and “set the shoe” – ran from 1950 to 2000. I had many conversations with Bill and as a copy editor for The Californian for many of the years between 1975 and 1998, I read hundreds of his columns. I don’t recall ever finding any mistakes.“I doubt you found any mistakes,” said Mary K. Shell, former Bakersfield mayor, Kern County su-pervisor and journalist. “(In addition to producing errorless copy), he knew more about the oil industry

than anyone I have ever met.“He was a valuable resource. He did so much research into the industry for the books he wrote.”

Column and booksIn addition to his column, Bill wrote four books: Spudding In, Drilling Ahead, Oildorado, and Drill-ing Through Time. He also had articles appear in several publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Tulsa Daily World, Pacific Oil World, and the Oil & Gas Journal; had two collections of short stories; and was published in several anthologies.In 1982, a reviewer for The Los Angeles Times praised the writing in Bill’s books.“Rintoul knows the men who work the drilling rigs; he knows their families, their aspirations, their fears, and it is his use of that knowledge, along with solid literary craft, that has produced the richest body of writing to emerge from the under-world of petroleum,” wrote reviewer Gerald W. Haslam.Bill wrote: “There are two things to keep in mind about working in the oil fields. One, it is dangerous. All those who go to work do not necessarily come home.“(As a result), there is a fraternity among oil workers similar to the group Bill Mauldin identified as ‘them that has been shot at.’“Second, when you work in the oil fields you get dirty ... We cleaned our skins with Pearl oil, which is itself part of the oil that comes from the earth.”

“A good guy”“I knew him quite a while,” said Les Clark, executive vice president of the Independent Oil Producers’ Agency. “Bill and I would be together in meetings, in discussions of oilfield activity, new technology, government agency reports. I would see him probably a couple of times a month. I would see him at the Petroleum Club”Bill was a good guy, Clark said.“He was such a gentleman, it was a pleasure to be around him,” Clark said. “He was there to report the facts. His credibility, he had a tremendous amount of credibility. If you read Bill Rintoul’s columns you had the latest oilfield information.“He was relied on (in the oil industry) for the latest of the latest information.“It was a pleasure to discuss the latest news with him. Engineers would read his articles to see what was really going on in the oil industry. A lot of folks looked forward to reading his articles.“His style of writing ... He could make the depth of a well interesting. He had that flair about him.”He read Bill’s books, Clark said, and they still give the books out as gifts to speakers at industry events.“His books to me were very entertaining and factual,” the IOPA official said. “If you read his books after knowing him you would see that great sense of humor.“For an insider, it was really funny some of the issues and situations and characters in the oil patch and his flair for picking those stories.“I have only one regret. Knowing Bill, I took it for granted he would be here forever. I wanted him to do a history of IOPA.”Bill was well respected in Kern County and statewide in the oil business, Clark said. “They named a new room after Bill at the Petroleum Club,” he said. “Those types of kudos don’t come along very often. They illustrate the kinds of contributions he made over the years.”His books were fascinating reading, Shell agreed.“He went back into some of the early days in the oil industry here,” she said. “My husband ( Joe Shell) was an independent oil operator. He really admired the work that Bill did.“Bill was real quiet and unassuming. You would never know he was so knowledgeable because he was so quiet. He was a perfectionist.“Bill was really a pleasant person to be around and a great writer.”

Served in EuropeAfter graduating from the University of California in 1943, Rintoul joined the 89th Infantry division and served in Europe. He was awarded several medals including the Bronze Star. After the war, he traveled throughout Mexico and Central America, and then returned to Taft to work as a roustabout for Standard Oil. On June 19, 1948, Bill married Frankie Jo Miller, also of Taft, and attended Stanford University, where he earned a master’s degree in journalism.Bill returned to Kern County in 1949 to work as a stringer in the Delano area for The Californian. In 1950 he moved to Bakersfield and began writing Oilfield News, covering oil activities from Kern County to around the world.He also taught classes in freelance writing at Fresno State University and Bakersfield College. Bill

Drilling Through Time with Bill Rintoul Domino’s Pizza Goes For World Record

By Jessica G. Miller

Beginning the day before The Grand Parade on October 23, Domino’s Pizza will embark upon a mission to break the world record for most pizzas made within a 24 hour period. Although the Guiness Book of World Records only calls for twelve inch cheese pizzas for this endeavor, Taft’s Domino’s knows the people of the Westside would prefer pepperonis atop their pies.On Monday October 18, Taft High’s AVID classes put together 8,000 pizza boxes for the world record undertaking. Even though the record that this particular local pizza parlor is shooting for is just 5,000, they will be making as many as they can. “We think we will be able to make about 7,500 pizzas,” Tina Leikam of the local franchise said. If they can reach this goal, they will be the first to make this mark in the history books.Domino’s has not only reached out for assistance from not only their former employees but also the community to help achieve the record. “We have a handful of people coming from out of state to help us, from Phoenix and Los Angeles,” Leikam said. “People have been coming in just to ask us how they can get involved.” With shifts lasting three hours each and around 30 people spanning eight in total, their “brain child” is well within reach. “We are very anxious,” Leikam went on to say. “We have been pumping up the crew and we are ready for it to start happening.’The restaurant has even enlisted the help of their neighbors to help house the record making effort. For the time, Jo’s Restaurant will be an extension of Domino’s. “Joe and Ofelia Fuller [Owners of Jo’s] have helped us out so much with everything.”Already, they have pre-sold 3,000 pizzas to various sponsors and they will also be selling more at the TUHS football game on Friday, October 22 where a “Domino’s Golden Ticket” can be purchased to retrieve a world record attempt pizza. The event will last from Friday until Saturday where even Congressman Kevin McCarthy will be help-ing out. These world record pizzas can be purchased not only from the Domino’s location at 530 Kern Street but also at two different booths along the parade route on Saturday.

received many honors, including Desk and Derrick Oil Person of the Year in 1973, Grand Marshal in the Taft Oildorado 1980, the Pacific Section AAPG Journalism award in 1986, API Oil Baron 1989, the national AAPG Journalism award, and the IOPA Ray Bradley/Tom Woodward Lifetime Achieve-ment award in 1996. In 2000 the Kern Press Club established an annual scholarship in Bill’s name, and he was honored with a “Bill Rintoul Night” by the San Joaquin Geologic Society.

Students from TUHS Avid Program assemble pizza boxes.


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With all the focus on whiskers, lawlessness (Wooden Nickel Gang) and such, there is a pretty side to Oildorado Days. The good folks of the town select a handful of lovely maidens called the Maids of Petroleum to be the official royalty of the celebration. One of them is selected by an impartial panel of judges to be the fairest of them all, and she’ll be called the Oildorado Queen. The queen and court are the official goodwill ambassadors of Oildorado by promoting events and, well, adding a much-needed touch of class to the whole thing. Queen candidates are selected and sponsored by local organizations.

Queen For A Day: The Maids of Petroleum Past and Present Having A Good Hair Day?The Tessie Garratt and Whiskerino results are in!

Dr. Tang: WANTED by the Posse

Tessie Garratt

Cindy Patterson gives Wesley Morris a run for his money in the red beard category. Photo by Arthur Tamayo

On Tuesday, October 19th the Maids of Petroleum and Former Queen Luncheon was held at OT Cookhouse, all former queens and contestants that were able to attend posed for a large group shot with the 2010 Maids of Petroleum. Later that evening Vanessa Talavera was crowned as the 2010 Oildorado Queen.

Left: Vanessa Talavera

Vanessa Gardener won in the salon most unique pony tail competition with her design by Cindy Shaffer from Cindy’s Hair Affair.


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Above Left: Taft Police at the Oil Worker Monument. Right: Spectators with their fancy koozies.Below: Brian Mort has double vision of the Oil Worker Monument

Above: Aerial View of Oil Worker Monument Photo by Arthur Tamayo

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Oildorado Midway Great Place to People Watch

By Jessica G. Miller Thursday night’s Oildo-rado sanctioned Street Party on Center Street was a wild suc-cess with over 5,000 people in attendance. It was a sold out night full of fun for people of all ages.The two block stretch of Center Street from 6th to 4th street housed many vendors, food booths, a beer garden and even a mechanical bull. However, the bull was not the major draw in for those who came - it was local band, Good Question, comedian Darrin Carter, and of course...Eddie Money. Although he called Taft some variation of Maricopa and Mariposa a few times, he put on a good show, featuring his hits from over the decades that entertained the crowd and even inspired some to shake it with the Money Man.

Anthony and Stephanie (Owens) Wuco were joined in holy matrimony on October 21st atop the Hoosegow. Anthony and Stephanie shared their first date 5 years ago during Oildorado. Congrats!

Taft College Cookout

Taft College held their First Annual Cougar Rib-Eye Cookout last Thursday, October 14th to kick off the Oildorado festivities.


Friday October 2210am - 4pm Old Timers Registration1168 Wood St.West Kern Oil Museum

12pm - 11pm Carnival Main & 10th St.

2pm until Dark Rock Wall & Bounce HousesMain & 6th St.

4pm Start: Domino’s World Record - 10,000 Pizzas to be sold in a 24 hour time periodFrom 4pm Friday 10/22/10 to 4pm 10/23/10. Get your pizza taste buds out and let’s help put Domino’s on Taft’s list of FIRSTS!

5pm - 6pm Class of 1970 Presents the All TUHS Reunion-Wine and Food Pairing Seminar501 Supply RowOildorado Pavilion Admission: $15 Open to the public, limited seating

6pm - 9pm Class of 1970 Presents the All TUHS Reunion-Wine and Tequila Tasting501 Supply RowOildorado Pavilion Admission: $15 Open to the public

5pm - 7pm That 70’s Reunion 72,74,75,76 Beer & Wine Tasting 915 N. 10th St.The Historic Fort

5:30pm - 10pm TUHS Football at Home Against Wasco800 San Emidio St.TUHS Martin Memorial StadiumAdmission: $5

6pm - 12am Kiwanis Club of Taft Casino Night500 Cascade PlaceWest Side Rec AuditoriumAdmission: $20 No-host bar, pizza and snack food available for purchase.

9pm That 70’s Reunion Class of 72, 74, 75, 76 Dance915 N. 10th St.The Historic Fort

9pm - 12am Oildorado Concert Series Presents Friction Addiction501 Supply Row, Oildorado Pavilion, Admission: $5

Saturday October 237am - 10am Soroptimist Biscuits & Gravy All You Can Eat Breakfast701 7th St.Taft High School CafeteriaAll you can eat for $5.00

9am - 6pm Craft & Vendor/Food Fair 501 Main St.Oildorado Midway

9am - 5pm Class of 1970 Presents the All TUHS Reunion501 Supply RowOildorado Pavilion Bottled water for sale-Open to the public-Relax in the shade!

10am - 12pm Oildorado Grand Parade Starts at 6th & Ash St., then East on Center St. Grand Stand in front of Lincoln School 810 6th St.

10am Parade Fly Over529 Center St.

10am - 9pm Kern Trail Riders Mechanical Bull & Beer GardenMain & 6th St,

10am - 11pm CarnivalMain & 10th St.

10am until Dark Rock Wall & Bounce HousesMain & 6th St.

11:30am - 2pm WKOM BBQ 1168 Wood St.West Kern Oil MuseumBBQ Sandwiches: $10

11:30am - 1pm Lunch for School Bands After Parade501 Supply RowOildorado Pavilion

12pm - 1pm Kern Arts Council Presents AlibiMain & 6th St.Midway Amphitheater

12pm - 5pm Aircraft Exhibit and Fly-in 500 Airport Rd.Taft AirportFood available for purchase

1pm - 4pm Taft High & Lincoln Bands Deep Pit Dinner701 7th St.Taft High School CafeteriaAdmission: $10

2pm - 3pm Parade Awards Presentation501 Supply RowOildorado Pavilion

2pm - 3:30pm Oildorado Concert Series Presents Yester YearMain & 6th St.Midway Amphitheater

4pm Ending: Domino’s World Record - 10,000 Pizzas to be sold in a 24 hour time period Get your pizza taste buds out and lets help put Dominos on Taft’s list of FIRSTS!

4pm - 6pm Kern Arts Council Presents Iron OutlawsMain & 6th St., Midway Amphitheater

4pm - 10pm Alumni Football Game Taft VS. Bakersfield8th St. at San Emidio St.TUHS Martin Memorial StadiumAdmission: $8 Tri tip sandwiches & chips will be available for $8 by the Taft Kiwanis Club

5pm - 8pm Class of 1970 Cocktail Hour Followed by Dinner501 Supply RowOildorado Pavilion

5pm - 11pm Class of 1960 Reunion205 North 10th St.O. T. Cookhouse

5pm - 11pm That 70’s Reunion; Class of 72, 74, 75, 76 Dinner915 North 10th St.The Historic FortDance to follow at 9pm

6pm - 11pm Taft Motorcycle Club Arenacross RacesHwy 119 & Ash St., Franklin Field Aren-acrossAdmission: $5Food available for purchase by Taft Mid-way Sunset Lions Club 4:30pm-9:30pm

6pm - 12am Maricopa High School All Class Alumni Dance218 Taylor St.Taft Veterans HallReservations Required

7pm - 8:30pm Oildorado Concert Series Presents Really Big MidgetsMain & 6th St.Midway Amphitheater

7pm - 9pm Oildorado Melodrama 701 7th St.Taft Union High School AuditoriumAdmission: $6

7pm - 12am 60’s Review Public Dance450 Petroleum Club Rd.Petroleum ClubPresented by the Class of 1968

8pm - 1am Class of 1970 Presents the All TUHS Reunion-Dance to the music of Bandit501 Supply RowOildorado Pavilion Admission: $5 Open to the public

9:30pm - 12am Kern Arts Council Presents Super Sonic BandMain & 6th St., Midway Amphitheater

Sunday October 2410am - 4pm Craft & Vendor / Food FairOildorado Midway

10am - 9pm Kern Trail Riders Mechanical Bull & Beer GardenMain & 6th St.

10am until Dark Rock Wall & Bounce HousesMain & 6th St.

10am - 5pm Aircraft Exhibit and Fly-in 500 Airport Rd., Taft Airport

10am - 4pm Old Timers Registration1168 Wood St.West Kern Oil Museum

12pm - 7pm Carnival Main & 10th St.

2pm - 4pm Oildorado Melodrama Matinee701 7th St., Taft High School AuditoriumAdmission: $6



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Community Voices

Most wish to protect liberty in their voting but may not know how to do so. Media accounts of candidate activities and/or their public statements by them selves rarely give enough information to vote intelligently; and candidate debates, at least on the state, county, and city level, are poorly attended. One wonders if candidate charisma along with color, size, and number of signs displayed are not the most significant factors for most voters in making a selection. Sadly the rule of thumb is that he who spends the most money wins the election. There are a few things you need to do in order to protect liberty with your vote. First formulate a philosophical base that should go far deeper than the rhetoric of a political party. My own base begins with my strict Christian background. Regard-less of party or ideology, I want my public servants to emulate such solid values as honesty, integrity, morality, etc. I also would like to believe that when confronted with tough decisions they, like Washington and Lincoln, would not hesitate to ask God to illuminate their understanding. Next, become immersed with the writing of our Founding Fathers as they have already traversed the same ground that we now tread and for the same reasons. Parliament was ever so ready to impose more rules and regulations upon them. The cause of the American Revolution was excessive government--consult any U.S. His-tory text. Immerse yourself in the Constitution. Stay firm to it regardless of party ideology. Individual liberty cannot be maintained by straying too far from that document or from the collective philosophi cal base of that group of early patriots. Make their collective ideological base your own. Their philosophical base consisted of many elements. Space permits my covering only two or three. They believed that governmental power should be limited and strictly defined in a contract with the people. (See U.S. Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 8; Art II, Secs 2-3; and Art. III, Sec. 2). Liberty lovers cannot support candidates who are ignorant of these limitations or who work to increase government influence outside these Constitutional parameters. Nor should tax monies be collected and spent outside these specific grants of power. When this happens, power flows non-stop to Washington D.C. and away from the states and the people. Once gone it is seldom returned. Have your federal candidates read Art. I, Section 8, and are they willing to live within those parameters? State candidates must be aware of federal limitations, and must be willing to op-pose federal intrusion even if bribed not to do so by federal grants. Are your state, county, and city candidates strong enough to “just say no” to the temptation to get “free” money to sell their authority? Career politicians almost always sell their “birthright” to stay in office. We must apply more scrutiny to them. Said another way: when considering a candidate for public office, does this person actively work to keep decision-making power as close to the people as possible—even if it is unpopular to do so—or is his usual answer to every governmental dilemma more government and more money to fund more programs? The latter candidate is sure to leave us with less freedom and less money. Another basic premise of the Founding Fathers that is crucial to the preservation of liberty is that we should never elevate to a higher level of government that which could be resolved at a lesser level. In other words, the county should never assume as part of its governance load that which the city could and should do. Nor should the state assume the prerogatives of the county, or the Federal Government those of the state, county, or city. Those who make the decisions are less accessible, less accountable to local influence; and the program, now managed from hundreds or thousands of miles away, usually costs more because of less efficient management. This principle will also help with respect to propositions for those states that have them. In other words: Could this function be handled at a lesser level of govern-ment? If yes, then your vote should be no. My last piece of advice is to remove from office as soon as possible those addicted to debt. China already owns 10% of us. Propositions are normally called bonds rather than debts to deceive the public who very likely would not support them otherwise. George Washington excused only war as a legitimate reason for debt. Education might be a second but my experience says that they too should wait for more prosperous times. I hope this helps. We are indeed in trouble and need to return to our base to sur-vive. Together let us bring better people to the front lines. Our liberty is at stake. Dr. Harold Pease is an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedi-cated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and applying that knowledge to current events. He has taught history and political science from this perspective for over 25 years at Taft College. To read more of his articles, please visit www.LibertyUnderFire.org.

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Scorpio (October 23-November 22): Don’t be too hard on a sig-nificant other for sharing their opinions too freely. Remember, that’s something you love about them; right?

Sagittarius (November 23-December 21): Don’t let tension with one co-worker affect the entire workplace. It’s not fair for everyone else to walk on eggshells without them even knowing why.

Capricorn (December 22-January 19): Unfortunately life is about to get very stressful for you and your family. You’ll have each other to help get through it, so just hang in there.

Aquarius ( January 20-February 19): If you are completely miser-able and can only think of changing your surroundings, then get out of there – for your sanity if nothing else.

Pisces (February 20-March 20): You want to make sure you don’t show your hand this week. Your next plans will only work if no one else finds out about them, so be careful.

If your birthday is this week: It’s not enough to talk the talk right now; you have to be able and willing to walk the walk as well. Talk-ing has not gotten you to where you want to be, so it’s a good time to change tactics. I can’t see there being a better time for it than right now, so don’t hesitate a moment longer.

My camera died. This is bad. I had some great shots of the Hog Herd at Taft College. The Piggy Pageant is once again upon us and the pigs are on display all over campus. The Psych Club placed a record 17 piggy banks this year. Pigs were requested even by off-campus businesses. Please stop by and check them out. There is a slug of them in Administration Building. Counseling was first to display their creation, Peyton “Pigskin” Manning. Ya’ gotta see it! Up in the Business Office they are keeping Count Pigula with his coffin. The EOPS people are very excited about their entry—a lady bug and her baby. Student Sup-port Services has an uncanny likeness of Hamm, star of Toy Story I, II, and III. Harold in Admissions has a well-traveled adventure pig. The Cashier’s Desk has a Pink Piglet juxtaposed with Kevin Kasper’s Porcutus of Boarg from Stardate 44001.4. Take the tour. It’s well worth the time. Alas, few souls have submitted bios, let alone pictures and, as you may remember, my camera is broken. Nevertheless, Kevin Kaspar produced a mug shot as well as the story behind the pig. And let’s not forget “The Oildorado Oinker” over at the Taft Crude Coffee House. Its bio is readily readable for inquiring minds. Other than that, nobody’s squealing. One last item: Food Services displays “My Little Pinto Piggy,” judged as “Best in Show,” according to the ribbon on its bridle. Ex-cuse me? According to whom? Just wait until the official judging on Oct. 29, in the Administration Building at 12:30. That’s when the authorized, no kidding titles and prizes will be awarded by the official Psych Club, whose brain-child this thing is. As you well know, the Taft College Psych Club sponsors this event annually to raise funds to go to the Western Psychological Association’s (WPA) Convention, this year held in Los Angeles. The Taft College Psych Club is well respected at WPA for their research and outstanding attendance. Please support this effort by slinging as much money as possible into the Psych Pigs on and off campus. Maybe I can get my camera to work by next week’s edi-tion. I’ll put my mind to it.

Leslie BauerProfessor of Psychology and SociologyTaft [email protected]

By Leslie Bauer

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years and I’ve never seen it in this kind of mess. The groundwater and water supply issues have the potential to significantly impact this District. I’d like to use my experience to help the Board and staff navigate these types of challenges on behalf of the customers. Getting back to the Grand Jury report, I’m going to review the District’s response on October 27th at our regular monthly board meeting. I expect the review to be uneventful. After that, I’d like to encourage everyone to move forward from whatever gave rise to the investigation and hold me accountable to conduct District affairs with professionalism, integrity and fairness. In closing, I believe there is something better waiting for all of us, but we will never know unless we first let go of the past.

All the best,

Harry StarkeyGeneral ManagerWest Kern Water District

To the Editor, Taft Independent

Taft College Library was dedicated two years ago as a state-of-the-art academic and community library. In an open, inviting setting, the library brought together books and magazines, com-puters and audiovisuals for student and faculty support and for the community. With a Kern County Law Library workstation, quiet study rooms, tutoring services, workspace for faculty, and children’s resources for ECE and Child Care programs, the library was truly a learning commons. Now the library is being balkanized and the open learning environment is being threatened by huge “Quiet Please” posters taped to the pillars and even the windows! The audiovisual area is blocked off to accommodate students being proctored, and normal library interactions are being curtailed by the posters for the same purpose. Ten years ago, it was recognized that proctoring was a very different service from library activities and belonged in a separate, dedicated area. I had been hopeful that such an area would be created during the campus reconstruction; instead, it appears as though the library is being reduced from an interactive learning center to a silent proctoring center. Perhaps our community minded trustees will strive to bring Taft College Library “back to the future.”

Dr. Mimi CollinsTC Library Director, Retired

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