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Long live music! BY MARJORIE BELL Community Contributor
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usica Viva, a cello, violin and harp ensemble from Fresno, will be in concert at 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 20 at First Congregational Church, 5 Real Road, as the first concert in the new season of the Fred and Beverly Dukes Memorial Concert Series. Harpist Laura Porter, cellist Dieter Wulfhorst and violinist Susan Doering serve on the music faculty of Fresno Pacific University. Wulfhorst and Doering have performed widely throughout the U.S. and Europe. Both have also been nominated for Grammy awards for recordings. COURTESY OF MARJORIE BELL The concert is free of charge and open to Violinist Susan Doering and cellist Dieter Wulfhorst will be in concert Sept. 20 with the public. harpist Laura Porter. Details, 327-1609.
Free electronic waste recycling BY USER NAME: NO WASTE
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rner’s in Bakersfield & Neil Agness E-Waste Recycling have teamed together to provide a FREE Electronic Waste Collection Event for all Kern County residents on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Businesses and residents are invited to bring their unwanted (working or non-
working) electronic items to the parking lot of Urner’s, located at 4110 Wible Road. Items accepted at NO COST include televisions, computer monitors, CPU’s and other computer accessories. Also accepted are all other electronic devices that can be plugged into the wall. We WILL NOT be able to accept large appliances. Any questions, please call Neil at 3699861, or e-mail: nlagness@yahoo.com.
Go country at ‘Evening on the Prairie’ BY KATHLEEN KRESS Community contributor
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akersfield Breakfast Rotary Club invites the community to its annual fundraiser — “Evening on the Prairie” — at Kern Agricultural Pavilion, 501 South Mt. Vernon Ave., 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19.
The Honky-Tonk Truckers will provide entertainment, which includes line-dancing lessons. A Santa Maria-style BBQ supper will be served. Live and silent auction, dancing, games and prizes round out the evening. Cost is $50. For more information, e-mail: dwhite@bacpas.com.
SEPTEMBER 13-19, 2009
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YOURCELEBRATIONS Sun shines on champion Intensity softball team
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BY SERENA RODRIGUEZ Community contributor
Congratulations to the 16u Central Cal Intensity (CCI) Fastpitch softball team on their championship finish in the NSA Fun in the Sun Tournament held Aug. 29-30 in Tulare, Calif. CCI 16u will compete in the Fall Classic at Big League Dreams in Chino Hills, Calif. The team will then travel to the Best of the West College Showcase in Palmdale, Calif. Oct. 3-4.
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