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September 23 - 29, 2011 TAFT INDEPENDENT

September 23 - 29, 2011 • Volume 6 Issue 13www.Taftindependent.com

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Pinson Announces Supervisor Candidacy, Watson Will Not Seek Reelection

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Taft Union High School Celebrates 100 Years

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The Taft Chamber will be handing out as much as $100,000 in prizes at the Annual Golf Tournament on October 1. Prizes are awarded for the top 9 teams in the tournament with the top team taking home $1,600. There are four par 3 holes; in which golfers have an opportunity to win $20,000 for a hole in one, with $200 for the closest to the hole on each par 3. The putting contest winner receives $200, with $10,000 for making a 50’ putt. Other contests include pitching and men and women’s long drive. Contact [email protected] for more information or stop by 400 Kern Street to get your entry form.

Community Events.........3

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

Westside Watcher............4

Westside News.................5

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Best Of Taft.......................8

Community Voices..........9

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VFW Bingo Every Tuesday Night at 5:30pm

The VFW will hold Bingo Night every Tuesday at 6:30pm at 600 Hazelton Street in Maricopa. Doors open at 5:30pm, buy in is $5 a pack, food will be served. Come on out, bring a friend and support our vets!

End of Times Gallery Fall Art Classes

The End of Times Gallery, 428 Center Street, is offering the following Fall classes: Tuesdays - Adult drawing class, 1-2:30pmWednesdays - Adult Painting Class (acrylics) 1-2:30pmThursdays - Adult Water Color Class, 1-2:30pmSaturdays - Children’s Art Class, 10-11:30am. Supplies provided for a $3 fee per class.All classes are $12 per session, $40 per month.Please call for supply lists.For more information, please call Jane at 661-765-4790 or 661-623-0494.

Taft Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Classic Saturday, October 1st

Teams are forming now for the Taft District Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Classic being held on Saturday October 1, 2011 at Buena Vista Golf Course spon-sored by Westside Waste Management in Association with Area Businesses. We are also looking for additional sponsors for this event! Contact the Chamber to sign up your team! Tournament begins with shotgun start at 1:00PM with Putting and Pitching contests (start at 8:00AM.) 4 person team (form your own teams) Scramble Format with an open flight, gross score format. Registration is $100 per player ($400 teams). Entry fee includes Green Fees, Cart, Drinks, Goody Bag, Dinner, & first round participation in putting & pitching contests. This event is sure to sell out. Reserve your teams today! Contact shannon.taftchamber@gmail. com for more infor-mation or stop by 400 Kern Street to get your entry form.

Taft ARC Barbeque Saturday, October 8th

The Taft ARC will be holding a BBQ on Saturday, October 8th from 11am to 2pm at the Taft ARC, located at 204 Van Buren St. $10 a plate and includes tri tip, salad, beans, roll, drink and dessert. Lunch ticket includes a drawing for Harris Ranch Meat Basket. Raffle tickets for other prizes. 6 tickets for $5 or $1 each.

Marketplace at Peace Saturday, November 5th

Marketplace at Peace Saturday, November 5th 8am-1pm at Peace Lutheran Church. Tables are available to rent to sell your wares- crafts, yard sales, farmers market or whatever. Bake sale and eats are available- chili, hot dogs, chicken on a stick, popcorn and drinks. Call to reserve your table jean at 765-6248

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Save The Date, Oktoberfest Is Coming To Taft Friday, October 21st Save the Date! Oktoberfest is coming to Taft, October 21-23, 2011! There will be food vendors selling german food including brats, sauerkraut, and sausages as well as other local food favorites. A beer garden with several microbreweries and a full bar will be set up along the Rails to Trails stage area with live entertainment all weekend. Located along the Rails to Trails down to 5th Street Plaza, a craft and vendor faire, bounce houses, a large carnival, and games are some of the activities for this weekend event. Kicking off the festival, a carnival opens Thursday, October 20 and runs until Sunday, October 23. You can buy presale booklets of tickets for $15 for 25 tick-ets. Tickets can be redeemed at the carnival, Thursday-Sunday and are good on all of the rides. One ticket booklet can be redeemed for a wristband on Thursday night for unlimited rides 5:00-10:00pm only. You can purchase tickets at the Taft Chamber of Commerce, Hayden’s Hope, Personal Style, State Farm Julie Franks, Ten Percent Firearms, Westside Furniture and the Westside Recreation. On Saturday, October 22 at 10AM, join us as we Dedicate the Newest Bronze Sculptures to the Taft Oilworker Monument. Sculptor Benjamin Victor will be here to unveil the woman and son figures that are being added to the Monument. There is no charge for the dedication and a luncheon at the Taft Petroleum Club will follow. Tickets for the luncheon may be purchased at the Taft Chamber. For information about the event or to become a vendor for Oktoberfest, stop by 400 Kern Street, Taft, or email [email protected], or call 765-2165.

Congressman McCarthy Joins Facebook Live Forum On Monday Congressman McCarthy, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan will join a Facebook Live forum on Monday, September 26th at 3 p.m. PT to talk about what they’re doing to help the U.S. economy rebound and how tech-nology is changing the way government works. Here is the link to the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=249923878384514&ref=notif&notif_t=event_invite And here is the link to the live page: http://on.fb.me/fblivehq

Annual Taft Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic Tees Off Next Saturday, October 1st

Ken McMinn and Jon Neumann

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Westside Watcher

Your Guide To The Best Restaurants and Entertainment on the Westside

The Taft

Restaurant and Entertainment Guide

Independent

Taft Petroleum Club

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Asian ExperienceAsian Food and Pizza

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

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Sagebrush Annie’sRestaurant and Wine Tasting

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Taft Crude Coffee HouseCoffee House and Deli

Monday – Friday 7 am to 4pm.

Saturday 7 am to 2 pmSundays 7:30 am to 10 am

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Black Gold Cafe & DeliPastas - Sandwiches

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Governor Signs Fuller LegislationMeasures Will Eliminate Duplicitous Regulation and Improve State’s Unclaimed Property ProgramSACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown, Jr. has signed two bills by State Senator Jean Fuller (R-Bakersfield) that will eliminate duplicitous regulation and improve the administra-tion of the State’s unclaimed property program. SB 619 will eliminate duplicitous state regulation of flight instruction schools and flight instructors. As flight instructors and flight instruction is already regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration because of the need for uniform instruction across the country, there is no need for the State of California to further regulate these institutions. Unfortunately, the legislature passed legislation in 2009 that would have required these schools and instructors to pay several thousand dollars in fees and be subject to duplicitous and unnecessary requirements. “The number one complaint I get from small businesses in my district is that they are being regulated to death. While I would like to see much broader regulatory reform, during my time in the Legislature, I am going to continue to fight overregulation and bring common sense to the process, even if it is just one industry at a time,” said Senator Fuller. Also signed by Governor Brown was Senate Bill 495, legislation that continues to improve upon the state’s unclaimed property program. Amongst other technical aspects, this legislation requires the State Controller to hold personal property of sentimental value for a total of 7 years before it can be disposed of. Current law allows items of no value to the state to be disposed of after 18 months. The bill also requires some additional reporting to owners before their property escheats to the state. For further information on the state’s unclaimed property pro-gram or to find out if the state is holding your personal property, go to www.claimit.ca.gov. “If for some reason property has gone unclaimed and it is turned over to the state, it is imperative that the State do everything pos-sible to find the rightful owners, while taking care of the property for a long enough period that allows the owners to come forward,” said Senator Fuller. Senator Fuller represents the 18th Senate District, which includes Bakersfield, Tulare, Tehachapi, Inyo and the High Desert communities in Eastern Kern County and San Bernardino County.

City Council Takes Reversible Steps Forward On Two Agendas And Renames 7th Street Wildcat Way By Kent Miller

Taft City Council took reversible steps forward on two agenda items at its meeting Tuesday – but stands ready to back away from final commitment on either one or both if things don’t go the city’s way in the future. The biggest item was a resolution “approving the (Taft Com-munity) Development Agency’s preliminary draft recognized obligation payment schedule, transmitting such schedule to the city ... approving an agreement to transfer tax increments between the TCDA and the city ...” The measure is due to Gov. Brown’s signing of two bills that according to city literature “have the combined effect of abolish-ing the city’s redevelopment agency unless the City Council ... elects to participate in the ‘Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program.’ Participation in the Program includes an agreement to pay a ‘community remittance.’” In their discussion, Councilmember Paul Linder noted that remittance and ransom both start with the letter r. It is the paying of the remittance that could cause the council to back away from the measure if the courts don’t overturn the bills to abolish redevelopment agencies. The city’s remittance to keep alive the TCDA would start with a payment of $140,000 in Janu-ary and include another payment of $111,150 next June. Without the hoped-for court action, cities all over the state would have to decide by mid-January if they will pay to continue operating their agencies or close them down – a costly decision for future budgets. Taft councilmembers were worried that approving the resolution Tuesday would commit the city to paying the remittance.Councilmember Dave Noerr presented the question of “if we pass this (do we) have to be ready to write a check on Jan. 15?”“(There is) no commitment yet, (the council can) decide by Janu-ary,” said City Attorney David A. Prentice of Cota-Cole LLP.

TEA time The second item the council could ultimately back-away from

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Edith Laurin, the Execu-tive Director of the Taft Fort Preservation Society, is the person to talk to if you need any information or assistance regarding the Fort. Laurin was born in Paris, Arkansas but she moved to Taft as an infant. Laurin has traveled throughout her life, living in both South Carolina and California as an adult. She lived in the Bay Area for some time and, after deciding that she wanted her children to attend the Taft schools, she moved back to Taft. “I love Taft and its central location,” said Laurin. “Just not the hot weather!” Edith has two children of her own and two stepchildren. She also has two grandchildren and four step-grandchildren. Even though she doesn’t have much spare time, she likes to read, cook and shop when she can. “I owned a gift/ floral shop downtown,” said Laurin. “I also do decorating and flower arranging at the Fort.” Other activities that Laurin actively participate in are the Taft Relay for Life and ARC. “I am co-head of the survivor committee and I’m on the board of the ARC,” said Laurin. For the most part, Laurin runs the Fort. She does weddings, office work, planning and more. “I do just about everything around here,” explained Laurin. “At the moment, my goal is to have all of the office space in the Fort filled preserve it while I’m the Executive Director.” Laurin doesn’t just work at the Fort; she was also married there. “Getting married in the Fort was great and a lot of fun!” said Laurin. Laurin also has a lot of side projects, including a cookbook for the Fort Preservation Society. “I’m working on a cookbook in my spare time to support the Fort,” said Laurin. “We also try to have a fundraiser every other month.” Laurin loves her job and she loves to help people whenever pos-sible; in her words, “I love my job and I love Taft!”

Westside News & Business Briefs

“Newest Taft Oilworker Monument Sculpture to be unveiled in Taft, California” You are cordially invited to attend the Dedication Cer-emony for the Mother-Child Sculpture at the Taft Oilworker Monument Site. The one-of-a-kind Oilworker Monument, erected in Taft, California, is expanding. On Saturday, Oc-tober 22, 2011, the addition of two new bronze sculptures, a mother and her child, will be unveiled next to the three current oilfield workers on display. The mother and child, dressed in historically-accurate 1910-era clothing, symbolize the family environment in which oilworkers lived, as evidenced by the lunch pail in the mother’s hand, as she hand carries her husband’s lunch to him on a typical workday. These two new figures, commissioned by the original artist, Benjamin Victor (the youngest artist to have a sculpture in the National Statuary Hall at the United States Capital) will stand 7 feet 3 inches tall to compli-ment the 8 foot roustabouts standing next to the oil derrick. Taft, a city rich in its 100-year history, exists because of the abundance of oil in the surrounding hills. This unveiling ceremony will take place on October 22 at 10:00AM at the site of the exist-ing Oilworker Monument, the corner of 6th Street and Supply Row, followed by a celebratory luncheon at the Taft Petroleum Club, 450 Petroleum Club Road. Both the dedication and the luncheon are open to the public, and while the unveiling is a free event, tickets for the luncheon are $25 per person. Tickets may be purchased at the Taft Chamber of Commerce, 400 Kern Street, 661-765-2165. This event is one of many occurring the weekend of October 21-23 in Taft. The West Kern Oil Museum will be celebrating Boomtown Days on Saturday and the Taft District Chamber of Commerce is hosting their first Oktoberfest, held at the Rails to Trails in downtown Taft. Run entirely by volunteers, the West Kern Oil Museum has two large annual fundraisers to assist with maintenance and restoration of oil equipment, artifacts and preserve the history of the oil from California, with a focus on West Kern County. Boomtown Days will be from 9:00AM – 3:00PM with model trains, quilts, small engines, a replica oil derrick, McKittrick Tar Pit, Blacksmith, and restored antique cars on display.

Newest Taft Oilworker Monument Sculpture To Be Unveiled During Oktoberfest

Pony Express Stops At Taft USPS In Route To Kick Off The 2011 Kern County Fair

Hayden’s Hope Thrift Store Reaches Out To Taft’s Youth

Meet Your Westside Public Servants, Edith Laurin, Executive Director Of The Fort Preservation Society

Haydens Hope thrift store is one of the newest store fronts to make its way to Center Street. Mike and Angela Hayden opened the thrift store two weeks ago as a way to raise funds and awareness for the Taft youth. Haydens Hope is fully stocked with clothing, house hold items, furniture, knick knacks and much more! “Our goal is to keep kids off the street, and help others get into local sports programs that cannot afford it,” said Mike Hayden. The Haydens hope to sponsor different youth members from the community that may need assistant to get into sports programs. “Hopefully for some kids that may not have this opprotunity they can see that others care and give them a hope,” Mike added. Mike and Angela are very family focused and make their sched-ules work around their kids, Karlee, 15, Michael, 10 and Anjewelia, 5. To kick off their grand opening Mike and Angela held a raffle with all proceeds going to sponsor a Taft youth. Christine C won a $25 Visa gift card, Linda R won a $25 Kmart gift card and Lynna R won a $100 tattoo certificate by Ed at Naked Als. Haydens Hope is located at 522 Center Street and is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30am-2pm, Friday 8:30am-6pm, closed between 2pm-3pm (to pick up the kids), Saturday 9am-6pm. Closed on Sundays and Wednesdays. For more info Haydens Hope can be reached at 763-1110, Facebook or at [email protected]. This Saturday only almost everything in the store will be half off, stop by and check it out!

By Nicole Frost

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Taft Union High School Celebrates 100 Years

A Special Thank YouFrom one business owner to another...

Thank you to all involved who helped Robert at KC Photography during his accident.

The Fire DepartmentCity of Taft

Personal Style And whoever else helped out,

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Happy birthday Taft Union High School! The TUHS Home-coming is this Friday and, since this year marks the school’s hundredth anniversary, there have been a variety of Taft-themed celebrations this week in honor of the event. Like usual, Homecoming week comes along with dress-up days and lunchtime activities, but this year they are more closely related to the centennial celebration. Monday was “Oilfield Worker Day”; students and staff dressed

up as their favorite petroleum-based workmen. Tough Guy Volley-ball was also on Monday and the Gold team was this year’s winner. Tuesday was “Generations Day” and each class dressed-up as the era after which their homecoming float was themed; Freshmen, 1920’s; Sophomores, 1990’s; Juniors; 1980’s; and Seniors, 1950’s. The Great Race was also on Tuesday at lunch and the Sophomore class won the competition. Wednesday was “Mascot Day,” and I’m sure there were quite a few Wally’s on campus. The Powder Puff football game was on Wednesday, as well. Congratulations to the Blue team on their 20-8 win and congratulations to Daisy Guitron, the team’s Most Valuable Player. The 2011 Homecoming King was announced at half-time and the nominees were Hunter Self, Caleb Lopez, Tony Martinez, Aaron Kolb and Tyler Johnson. Congratulations to the 2011 Homecoming King…Caleb Lopez! The 2010 Homecoming King, Peter Galvan, returned to TUHS to pass on his crown. Thursday was “100 Year-Old Person Day” and the TUHS 100-year birthday party was at lunch. Cake was served and so were smiles as Taft High’s “geezers and grandmas” gathered around. Friday, like usual, is “Blue and Gold Day” and the Homecom-ing rally will take place during school. The Homecoming game is tonight, and the boys are playing against Corcoran High School, so come and support your Wildcats! The game will start at 7 p.m., but float presentations and the crowning of the Homecoming Queen will start at 6 p.m. Good luck to the Queen nominees Daisy Guitron, Rochelle Rahe, Lauren Melton, Mariah Melton and Hadley Pittman. Bill Kehoe, Taft High graduate of 1931, will also be celebrating his 100th birthday soon and he looks forward to the festivities. “I’m actually going to participate on one of the floats,” said Kehoe. “I didn’t know anything about [the celebration] until recently. Someone asked me if I wanted to participate and I said

‘why not?’”Kehoe even has some words of wisdom for the younger Wildcats. “Learn all you can,” said Kehoe. “You can be anything in this whole wide world if you just put your mind to it.” If you want to take part in the centennial celebrations, come to the Martin Memorial Stadium tonight at 6 p. m. and have some fun. Go ‘Cats!

By Nicole Frost

Taft Union High School, formerly Conley School circa 1918

Photos below: The Christmas Ball from 1952 with queen Jacquie Stumbaugh.The Girls Glee Club from 1927.


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Best Of Taft 2011 It’s that time of year again, we are so proud to announce our 5th annual Best of Taft readers poll revealing what you, our readers, consider to be the top businesses, organizations, nonprofits and people in your community! But first, you need to fill out this ballot. It has to be at least 30 percent filled out to be counted. Make your marks, then drop it off or mail it to us by Friday, October 14th. The Taft Independent will announce the winners on Friday, October 21st. You won’t want to miss it, and we don’t want to miss your input!

Best of Taft 2010 Winners

Best Pizza: Pizza FactoryBest Mexican Restaurant: Mi CasitasBest Salsa: La SalsaBest Burger: Paik’s Ranch HouseBest Coffee: Taft Crude Coffee HouseBest Breakfast: Paik’s Ranch HouseBest Restaurant, Period: Paik’s Ranch HouseBest Meal for your money: Super Tom’sBest New Business: NTSBest Salon: Personal StyleBest Stylist: Vickie Gregory at Personal StyleBest Mechanic/Auto Body Shop: Billy Messenger at San JoaquinBest Health Club: Samson’sBest Teacher/Professor: Mr. Vickory at RooseveltBest Sales Clerk: Christie Perry at KMARTBest Waitress: Loretta at Jo’s RestaurantBest Weekend Getaway: Bueana Vista LakeBest Tourist Destination: West Kern Oil MuseumBest Facebook Page: Next Step CardioBest Property Management Firm/Real Estate Agent: Sam CauseyBest Bank/ Credit Union: CVCUBest Local Band: Taft High School BandBest Convenience Store: Fastrip on Kern StreetBest Place to Pamper your pets: Shaw’s Western ShopBest Customer Service: Paik’s Ranch HouseBest Place for Home Improvements: True ValueBest Place to People Watch: Rails to TrailsBest Non-Profit organization: Taft Lions ClubBest Community Event: Taft Relay for LifeBest Elected Figure: Randy MillerBest Community Volunteer: Floyd AdamsBest Law Enforcement Professional: Taft Police Chief Ken McMinnCreate Your Own Categories: Best Book Shop: Ben’s BooksMost Inspirational: Melinda Swope

The Taft IndependentBest of Taft 2011

What’s your favorite Restaurant? Who makes the best pizza?The best Burger? Or, what is your favorite business?

The Independent is seeking your vote for the Best of Taft 2011.Submit your nomination and vote today for the following categories or make up one of your own.

Vote your choice for The Best of Taft 2011 Best Pizza_____________________________________________________

Best Mexican Restaurant ________________________________________

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Best Restaurant, Period __________________________________________

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Best New Business/Company ______________________________________

Best Salon ____________________________________________________

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Best Tourist Destination (What brings people to Taft)__________________

Best Property Management Firm/Real Estate Agent ____________________

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Best Local Band ________________________________________________

Best Convenience Store __________________________________________

Best Place to Pamper you Pets/Groomer/Grooming_____________________

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Create Your Own Category. Best____________________________________

Best of Taft Rules: Submit your nominations to the Taft Independent on this official form. Mail this form to our office located at508 Center Street, Taft, CA 93268 or drop in our door mail slot, or fax the form to 765-6556. Nominations will only be accepted on this form.

DEADLINE to file your form is Friday, October 14th, 2011 WINNERS will be announced on Friday, October 21st, 2011.

was a resolution approving applying for funding for Phase 4 of Rails to Trails, a segment from Sec-ond Street to about 100 feet west of Highway 33.Money would come from the Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) Program. But TEA would only cover 88.53 percent of the estimated $755,004 cost of the project, meaning the city would have to pony-up nearly $86,600. The question here is: Would donation of land for the stretch of the trail and staff time spent on the project count toward the city’s 11.47 percent of the cost? Again, this is not a final step, only an application for the funding, the council was assured. And if it is determined the city’s share must come in cash, Taft can back-away. Adding to the council’s dilemma should it be cash-only, was an increase in the estimated cost of the project from $615,663 to the $755,004 figure, boosting the city’s portion from $70,616 to the $86,600 amount.

Wildcat Way Taft Union High School has moved. It is now located on Wildcat Way, instead of the Seventh Street location it has occupied for decades. As part of the school’s 100th anniversary celebration today, Taft Union High School District requested that the portion of Seventh Street from Emmons Park Way to Kern Street be renamed for the school’s mascot Wildcat. The district has agreed to compensate the city for costs related to the name change, including over-size Wildcat Way street signs that include a picture of a wildcat. The council voted 5-to-0 in favor of the renaming, after being assured that the U.S. Postal Service, emergency services and those who occupy the handful of residences with Seventh Street addresses approved of the change.

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Councilmember Dave Noerr, Councilmember Orchel Krier, Taft Union High School Superintendent Mark Richardson, Mayor Randy Miller, Councilmember Paul Linder and Councilmember Ron Waldrop show off the new Wildcat Way street sign.

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TAFT UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH

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“Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”

Pastor Cindy BrettschneiderSunday Morning Worship 10:00 AM

Adult Bible Study and Sunday School 11 AM

Adult Bible Study Monday 6:00 PMWednesday Night Service 6:00 PM

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NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH

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St. Andrew’sEpiscopal Church

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Peace Lutheran Church- LCMSTaft- A caring community under Christ

We welcome you to worship with us at peace lutheran church, 26 Emmons Park Drive (across from the College). Worship service begins at 10:00 a.m.

Communion will be offered 1st and 3rd Sundays

Sunday School for all ages at 9:00 a.m.

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Angel Food Program Tues. 9am - 12pm Thurs. 3pm - 6pm

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Is Social Security Constitutional?By Dr. Harold Pease

Rick Perry views social security as a ponzi scheme, a state issue, and even unconstitu-tional. Mitt Romney argues for its’ constitutionality because it has been around for so long. Who is right? Two views prevail, original intent and past practice. Original intent, what the Founders meant when they wrote the Constitution, largely based upon natural law, history, and their experience with governmental abuses of the past, was the only intended interpretation by the Founding Fathers. This was the way the Constitution was interpreted until the Progressive Era in the 20th Century, primarily the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. Thereafter past practice gained dominance. But when a Supreme Court ruling is rendered outside original intent (a rogue decision), other laws may stem from this departure and the departure in time becomes the new base for additional departures such that, again over time, what is constitutional is opposite of what was constitutional. Have I lost you? For example, prior to this moment there is no constitutional authority to force a person to purchase anything as a condition of citizenship. But if the Supreme Court rules Na-tional Healthcare constitutional it would be a rogue decision making constitutional the

government’s insistence that you purchase health insurance and upon this precedence other things as well. In time, perhaps healthy foods will be required or only green-fueled automobiles. Who knows where the precedent could lead us. This is called past practice and potentially could destroy original intent and freedom. Social Security started in 1935 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his New Deal program that basically ex-tracted payroll taxes from those employed and matching donations from their employers. Theoretically these funds were to be held by the federal government and returned as old age insurance. The theory was based on the notion that the people would not secure their future without being forced to do so by government mandate. Article I, Section 8, of the U. S. Constitution identifies the four areas where the legislative branch can make law as being: 1) to tax, 2) to pay the debts, 3) to provide for the general welfare and 4) to provide for the common defense. The rest of this long sentence with 18 paragraphs was qualifiers on these four areas. The power to tax had but one qualifier, the differ-ent types of taxes had to be uniform. There were no qualifiers on “to pay the debts.” General welfare and common defense each had eight qualifiers so as to prevent the federal government from using these broad phrases to justify anything it wished. So, if social security is not on the list, or even remotely related to any of the qualifiers that are, how can the govern-ment get away with mandating the extraction of someone’s pay and force the same from his employer? It did so by calling it a tax (a rogue decision). Original intent says that the power to tax is limited to the legitimate purposes of government as listed. Simply put, government does not have the power to tax for powers that it does not have. This was the most extreme overreach of gov-ernmental power to that date in U.S. History. But this was ignored by the Supreme Court that was at the time threatened by President Roosevelt’s Court Packing Bill that would have brought the Court under the control of the Executive Branch because the Court had already ruled as unconstitutional much of his New Deal program. In Helvering v. Davis, social secu-rity was upheld as a tax because, “The proceeds of both [employee and employer] taxes are to be paid into the Treasury like internal-revenue taxes generally, and are not earmarked in any way (301 U.S. 619, 1937).” This presented a thorny problem not yet resolved 75 plus years later. The money taken under the guise of taxes was not set aside for the giver for a future date but just added to the general fund and spent. When these people do retire they will have to depend upon the resources of future generations to cover what was promised. A second case, Steward Machine Company v. Davis, resolved the same day by a one vote majority, argued that it “is too late today for the argument to be heard with tolerance that in a crisis so extreme the use of the moneys of the nation to relieve the unemployed and their dependents is a use for any purpose narrower than the promotion of the general welfare (301 U.S., 548, 1937).” In other words, we will not limit ourselves to existing qualifiers on general welfare as intended by the Founders (a second rogue decision). The constitutional procedure for adding something to the list was by way of Article V but this too was ignored for perceived expediency. So, who is right? Rick Perry uses the correct interpretation of the Constitution, original intent, and Mitt Romney uses past practice, which over time can destroy the Constitution as I have shown. The problem could be resolved by having social security added to the Constitution by way of an amendment, as it should have been in 1935, but this time have it earmarked for the recipient so that it would actually be there for him. Dr. Harold Pease is an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedicated 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 weekly articles, please visit www.LibertyUnderFire.org.


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BLM Bakersfield Field Office Takes PublicComments on Draft Management Plan The Bureau of Land Management today released the Draft Bakersfield Resource Management Plan for public review and comment and will hold a series of public meetings in October. The Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement covers lands (exclud-ing Carrizo Plain National Monument) managed by BLM’s Bakersfield Field Office, which includes lands in eight counties in central California: Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kings, Tulare, Madera, eastern Fresno and western Kern. The Draft RMP/EIS establishes goals, objectives and management actions for approximately 404,000 acres of BLM-administered public land and 1.2 million acres of federal mineral estate. It also documents the analysis of the environmental impacts of many land management issues, including, recreation, special status species and energy development. Copies of the Draft RMP/EIS are available upon request from the Field Manager, Bakersfield Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308 or via the internet at http://www.ca.blm.gov/bakersfield. The Draft RMP/EIS can also be reviewed at the BLM California State Office at 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W 1834, Sacramento and at the following public libraries: Bakersfield Beale Memorial Library, Fresno County Public Library, Kern River Valley Branch Library, Taft Branch Library, Three Rivers Library, San Luis Obispo City-County Library, Santa Barbara Public Library and Ventura County Library.

The BLM Bakersfield Field Office will hold meetings to introduce the plan and answer questions beginning on Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the field office. Meetings also will be held, all from 6-8 p.m.:• Oct. 13, San Luis Obispo, Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa St.• Oct. 17, Kern River Valley Senior Center, 6409 Lake Isabella Blvd.• Oct. 18, Three Rivers Memorial Building, 43490 Sierra Drive.• Oct. 19, Taft Chamber of Commerce, 400 West Side Highway.• Oct. 20, Prather, Sierra Unified School District, 29143 Auberry Road.

The public is invited to submit comments on the Draft RMP/EIS prior to December 9, 2011, by email to: [email protected] or by mail to: Bakersfield RMP, Bureau of Land Management, 3801 Pegasus Dr, Bakersfield, Calif. 93308. “We look forward to the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with the public on how to manage our public lands for years to come,” Bakersfield Field Manager Tim Smith said. “When completed, the RMP will provide broad guidance for management of public lands for the next 20 years.” Central California is seeing a boom in population growth and energy development. In addition, it has one of the nation’s greatest concentrations of federally threatened and endangered plant and animal species. The plan revision will address the competing demands for public lands, such as protec-tion for special status plants and animals, the availability and management of public lands for energy development and livestock grazing, fire management and fuels reduction, recreation management and more. Additional information is available from the Bakersfield Field Office, (661) 391-6022, or by contacting BLM Public Affairs Officer David Christy at (916) 985-4474.

Your Weekly Gas Price Update Average retail gasoline prices in California have fallen 1.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.92/g as of Monday, September 19th. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.61/g, according to gasoline price website CaliforniaGas-Prices.com. Including the change in gas prices in California during the past week, prices Monday, September 19th were 95.9 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 21.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 2.4 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 88.0 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago. “It took the end of summer for a drop in retail gasoline prices, but I’m sure motorists won’t complain that we’re finally seeing some drops in prices,” said Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst. “We’ve seen wholesale prices continue to be somewhat volatile, but I believe as we enter October we’ll see markets slowly quiet down with retail gasoline prices falling to $3.35-$3.55 on average by Thanksgiving, with the excep-tion being typical hotspots on the West Coast,” DeHaan adds.

Harley Pinson Announces Candidacy For Kern County Supervisor, Ray Watson Will Not Seek Reelection Harley Pinson, local civic leader and petroleum attor-ney, announced today his candidacy for Kern County Supervisor, Fourth District. Supervisor Ray Watson recently announced that he will not seek reelection to the seat. “I’m running because our county needs both to im-prove the local business climate and to make our county government better serve its citizens,” Pinson said. Pinson offered two main points: “First, we need to increase the number of private sector jobs in our community. County government must act to create a healthier business climate that will lead to increased private sector investment and more employment. The Board of Supervisors should do two things: a. Consider the impact on the business climate of any action it takes, and b. Streamline its processes and eliminate unnecessary roadblocks to investment. “Second, our county needs to focus on delivering its essential services more efficiently and cost effec-tively. We must focus on the elimination of delays and duplication. We must identify ways to maintain a high level of essential services while reducing the burden on taxpayers.” Pinson and his wife, Cindy, have lived in Kern County for over 30 years, and have two grown chil-dren. Pinson is a graduate of U.C. Santa Barbara, and of McGeorge School of Law.

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