December 17-23, 2010
Inside Community Events.........3
News Briefs.......................3
TAFT INDEPENDENT
Westside Watcher............4 Painting Class Every Thursday Night til December 23rd
Westside Society...............................5 . Westside News.................6 Westside News..................7
Painting Class beginning November 11th until December 23rd from 6pm to 9pm at The End of Times Gallery located at 428 Center Street. $10 per class. Acrylic paint is the suggested media. Students are responsible for their supplies. Please call for supply list. (Supplies available at Michaels or Aaron Brothers in Bakersfield.) Demonstrations and work time from 6pm to 8:15pm, class criticism from 8:15pm to 9pm. Class limited to 13 students. No class on Thanksgiving, November 25th.
Community Voices..........8
3rd Annual Chilled and Grilled Toys for Taft Run Saturday, December 18th
Westside Horoscopes......9
The Chilled and Grilled is hosting their 3rd annual Toys for Taft Run Saturday, December 18th. Pre-register $30 per bike or car, $5 for additional rider or passenger. Day of event $35 per bike or car, $10 for additional rider or passenger. Sign ups begin at 7am on the day of the event at Chilled and Grilled, located at 621 Center Street. The ride will start at 9am at Chilled and Grilled and end at the Fifth Street Plaza, between Center and Main Street. There will be a BBQ with hot dogs, chips and soda after the ride with a bounce house for the kids and a special guest...Santa Claus will be there! 50/50 raffle, drawing for prizes $1 or 6 for $5. Poker cards will be handed out, lowest and highest wins, and a shoe boz auction. Food donations are also welcome and remember all donations stay in the Taft area. For more information call Chilled and Grilled at 765-2000.
Classified Ads.................10 Westside News...............11
The Taft Independent 508 Center Street P.O. Box 268 Taft, California 93268 (661) 765-6550 Fax (661) 765-6556
Email: Taftindypublisher@bak.rr.com Website: www.TaftIndependent.com Locally and Independently owned since 2006 The Taft Independent is a locally owned community newspaper published weekly on Fridays for your enjoyment and reading pleasure. We publish 3,500 issues and distribute to over 225 locations in the city of Taft and the neighboring communities of Cuyama Valley, McKittrick, Maricopa, Fellows and Western Kern County, California. The Independent is available free of charge, limited to one copy per reader. Additional copies are $1 each. The contents of the Taft Independent are copyrighted by the Taft Independent, and may not reproduced without specific written permission from the publisher. We welcome contributions and suggestions. Our purpose is to present news and issues of importance to our readers. Subscriptions. Subscription home or mail delivery of the Taft Independent is available for $8.00 per month or $97.00 per year. To subscribe to please call 765-6550.
Taft Manna 4 U is planning their 4th annual Christmas Dinner and toy give-away to be held at the Spot located at 201 Harrison Street on Tuesday, December 21st from 11:00 am to 1:30pm. Last year Taft Manna 4 U fed over 350 hurting people, and gave away over 400 toys. If you are hurting, lonely, or in need of help, you are invited to join us for this meal. Santa Claus will be there to give toys to kids in need age 10 and under. This will be a traditional Christmas Buffet Dinner with turkey, ham, potatoes, gravy, stuffing, green beans, fresh baked rolls and dessert. Seating is limited, so be early and please surrender your chair after eating so that others can sit and enjoy a meal. Taft Manna 4 U is asking for volunteers from the community to help serve dinner to our guests. We are also asking for donations of turkey, stuffing mix, instant potatoes and the all important pies. This is your chance to help your friends and neighbors who are having a hard time by showing your love and compassion to others. Remember “Feed my Sheep” and “We are known by our deeds not our words.” Taft Manna 4 U is a 501 non profit public benefit group, so all donations are tax deductable.
To all MAGIC TOUCH & MAGIC TAN family and customers,
As of Jan.31st 2011 our salon’s doors will be closed. Our shop will be joining the beauty team at Special Effects. Please contact your beauticians for their departure dates as each may vary. To our Magic Tan customers please come in and use any unfinished packages as they cannot transfer over to Special Effects. Please come take advantage of our Special Effects tanning facilities. We are so sorry for any inconvenience and would like to say thank you for being a part of our family through the years. Again, THANK YOU so much and we are all looking forward to starting a new year with you at Special Effects.
Shredding on Santa’s Sleigh SKATE/ROLLERBLADE COMPETITION - this Saturday, Dec 18 at 10:00am, Taft Skate Park. $10 entry fee. Pre-registration required in the District Office by Thurs 12/16. Co-presented by The Garcia Spot. DJ, Raffles, Giveaways and Food!
Love, Rosemary and all of us at Magic Touch
Taft Resident Painting Show for January or February Call for Taft artists to participate in a Taft resident painting in January or February at the End of Times Gallery located at 428 Center Street. Each participating artist will be given 6 to 8 feet of wall space. Each artist can invite friends and family to the opening where refreshments will be served. The work will be displayed for 1 1/2 months. If you are interested in showing your work please call Jane at 765-4790. Musicians who would like to perform at the gallery please contact Jane also.
Get Your Birthday, Anniversary, or Special Event in the 2011 Taft Independent Community Calendar
CITY OF TAFT COUNCIL MEETINGS Tuesday December 21, 2010 – 7:00 p.m. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER 209 EAST KERN STREET, TAFT, CA (661) 763-1222
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Bike Layaway Now Available for Christmas
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Taft Manna 4 U 4th Annual Christmas Dinner
Shredding on Santa’s Sleigh Skate & Rollerblade Competition Saturday, December 18th
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