ain is a good thing — but with all therainfall this year, pests are a big prob-lem! Yesterday morning, I was walkingaround my yard just looking. I noticedan unusual amount of chewing had

been going on. I know snails are a big problemthis time of year but, oncloser inspection, Inoticed the harder tosee slugs out in recordnumbers.

This means WAR!The slugs I saw were

mainly a greyish colorand not too large. Theyare much harder to seebut their slim trail iseasy to spot.

I also found some bigfat long slugs, but notvery many. If you don'thave pets, Cory’s BugBait is the best I’vefound. The Bug Bait has two kinds of insecticideso it has a broader range of kill. It also gets sowbugs and earwigs — both can be huge problemsand harbor in the same areas as snails and slugs.

Remember, though, to mix up your baits — don’talways use the same thing and you’ll get bettercontrols.

I feel like a hunter tracking down the “biggame” that are after my plants! Here is what Idid in the early a.m.: First, I went through theyard and used the pet safe Sluggo. I have one dogthat will eat first and ask questions later — can’tput anything out in the open! Sluggo takes abouta week to work.

I can’t stand to leave it to chance so, next, I gota bottle of ready-to-use Slug and Snail Away byGro Power. It’s made of cinnamon oil. Armedwith this, I went back out there and went hunt-ing!

One squirt on each critter I saw (slug or snail)and it was history. They begin to foam and falloff my plants — yeah, instant gratification!

My next line of defense — I took some heavyboards that my dog can’t move, laid them on theground up near heavily foliaged areas — in someplaces I slide them under big shrubs. I then bait-ed with my favorite (Cory’s Bug Bait) that is notpet safe. It has an attractant in it so the slugs andsnails are drawn to it; plus, they love to harborunder the boards.

I told you, it was WAR!

With this triple line of defense, I hope to takeback my yard. I will get another bottle of the oil(I used one the first day) and scout out my yardeach morning for “escapeeees”!

It is a jungle out there and I’m on the hunt —those little critters won’t get all my spring flow-ers. Oh, by the way, all these products are avail-able at our nursery — Robby’s, 13129 HagemanRoad.

On with the WAR!

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erby Revolution of Bakers-field is Bakersfield’s onlyWFTDA ApprenticeLeague — we playWomen’s Flat Track Roller

Derby. Derby Revolution of Bakers-field (DRB) is a league that is forthe skaters, by the skaters.

The mission of DRB is to providean athletic club for athletic mindedwomen. We are to be governed byskaters in conjunction with a boardof community members.

We will provide a constructive,athletic experience for those whoskate with us, and a positive formof entertainment to our Bakersfieldcommunity.

DRB recently held its very own,first, roller derby tournament —The Dustbowl Invitational, Howthe West Was Won.

In attendance were 10 teamsfrom various cities from Californiaand Arizona. All 10 teams played(four) mini bouts, with two groupsof five teams seeded. The top threeteams of each group were reseed-ed, moved onto bracket play forday two of great roller derby actionthe next day.

DRB’s tournament and bouts arehosted at Saunders Park with guar-antees of family fun and hard hit-

ting roller derby action.

Final Results of the DustbowlInvitational:1st place: Silicon Valley Rollergirls 2nd place: Sac City Rollers3rd place: Tucson Roller Derby 4th place: Santa Cruz5th place: Derby Revolution ofBakersfield 6th place: Sonoma County RollerDerby

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team of bright CaliforniaState University, Bakers-field business studentsplaced fifth in the Region-al HRGames held in Reno,

Nev., on March 20.The team, comprised of stu-

dents, Amber Newsom, AdrianNevarez and April Perreira, securedtheir slot to compete in the region-al competition after placing fifth inthe California State HRGames heldat CSUB in February.

In addition to the team from Cal-ifornia State University, Bakers-field, other participating teams inthe HRGames were from the Uni-versity of Hawaii, Boise State, Uni-versity of Nevada, Reno,Washington State, Vancouver, Cali-fornia State University, Fresno, andCalifornia State University, Stanis-laus.

A team from California State Uni-versity, Fresno placed first.

The HRGames is an academicevent designed to foster friendlycompetition among university stu-dents throughout the region. TheHRGames were designed to helpstudents prepare for the Profes-sional in Human Resources (PHR)certification exam.

The competition is based on a“Jeopardy” style format coveringareas such as employment law,recruiting, staffing, compensation,benefits, unions, etc.

When asked about the competi-tion, Professor Decker, advisor andcoach, stated: “I am very proud of

our team. The students workedhard to prepare for the competi-tion. To place fifth in their firstRegional HRGames competition isa great accomplishment.”

For more information aboutHRGames, contact Diane Decker at654-2619.

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CSUB business students, Amber Newsom, Adrian Nevarez and April Per-reira, placed fifth in the Regional HRGames recently held in Reno, Nev.

Pictured from left to right, Top row:Coach Adriane, Dawn, Jasmine,Ryleigh, Alia, Mikayla, Sylvia andCoach Jeff. Bottom row: Emily,Kylie, Rhyann and Alyssa.

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BY SONFLOWERANDGRACE

here are no words toexpress how fulfillingand humbling it has beenthis past year as our

home as been headquarters forMonday’s Angels, who meet atleast every Monday morning todo whatever needs to be done inthe neighborhood.

These “brothers from anothermother” are gentlemen on theupside of a downward spiralfrom addiction but have madetheir first step towards recovery.

Listening to neighbors’ com-ments and watching the trans-formations, I ponder how similarthese yards are to the lives ofthose who are working so hard toclean them up. The piles ofrefuse and unwanted items sym-bolize all that God has to siftthrough in our hearts. Welcom-ing us with open arms, Jesusbegins sorting through all ourpersonal garbage ... recycling

and repurposing. Using what we have been

through for His purpose, Hecasts off all of which we repent.

Gathering on our front lawnfor prayer before this group ofwayward gentlemen makes itsway throughout the community,we see God working in amazingways! The community is cleanedand refreshed. The guys are heldup and encouraged as they re-learn healthy work habits andearn funds to help pay for hous-ing and necessities in the pro-gram.

Within each heart a miracleemerges and hope is restored asfaith is renewed ... one yard at atime! For more informationabout Monday’s Angels contactKaren at 337-8916.

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The President’s Cup champions!Congratulations

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Well done, girls andspecial thanks to the

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Discovering beauty and light in Bakersfield’s own backyard

Local photographer Doug Kessler captured the sun peeking through a canopy of tree limbs in an almond orchardhe discovered south of Shafter on Zerker Road on a recent spring day.

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