The Bakersfield Voice 05/09/10

BY KATHERINE ROSS Community contributor

vents at the Beale Memorial Library, 701 Trux-tun Ave., in May include:

Google Books — Thursday, May 13, 3-5 p.m.Learn how to use and “google” Google

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Beginning Surfing: Basic Internet — Saturday, May15, 10 a.m.-noon.

Let experts show you their tricks and tips to findingfun and reliable information on the Internet. Learnhow to develop effective search strategies, choose theright search engine, decipher URLs, and much more.

Requires basic level of computer mouse & keyboardskills.

Kern County Library Online — Thursday, May 20, 3-

5 p.m.One-Stop-Shopping —for Information! Come to

Beale’s Computer Lab and learn about their excitingdatabases, such as General OneFile, with millions offull-text magazine articles; Newsbank (full-text arti-cles from 730 newspapers); Auto Repair ReferenceCenter; Health and Wellness Resource Center; Learn-ing Express (online testing); and Reference USA (cus-tom business lists).

Social Networking — Saturday, May 22, 10 a.m.-noon.

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ongratulations to the Bakers-field Renegade 14U BaseballClub for winning the champi-onship of the U.S.T.S.A. Baseball

Tournament held in Riverside. Thetournament win qualifies them for aberth in the U.S.T.S.A. World Series tobe held in San Diego in July.

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BY RHONDA FRANKHOUSERCommunity contributor

he Optimal Hospice Foun-dation is presenting theFirst Walk and RememberMemorial Event for familyand friends to gather to

celebrate the lives of their lovedones. The event is Saturday, May22, from 8 a.m. to noon at BeachPark, corner of Oak Street andHighway 178.

Funds raised at this event willbenefit hospice patients in need ofsupport and other foundationsponsored programs such as Kid’sCamp — an innovative campdesigned for young people whohave experienced a loss.

Here’s what you need to know:°Ask family, friends, co-workers

and neighbors to donate in memo-ry of your loved one(s).

°Walk the self-guided, one-miletrack. Water & snacks provided.

°Family-oriented event for allages. Animals on a leash are wel-come!

°The lives will be honored by abutterfly release at 11:30 a.m.

°You can come for an hour, orstay for the entire event, but pleasedo come and celebrate with us.

For more information, or toobtain registration forms, please

contact: Ann Smart, foundationdirector at 716-8000.

The following Community Out-reach programs offered by OptimalHospice Care will be showcased atthe event. If you would like to learnmore about these programs, or ifyou have an interest in volunteer-ing for hospice, come by and meetour teams or call the volunteerdepartment today at 716-4000.

Programs include: CarePals PetTherapy, Various Volunteer Pro-grams, Bereavement Care Programand Grief Support Groups and Kid’sGrief Connection.

Certified Pet TherapyTeams, Hairstylists and those interested in pro-viding light housekeeping areencouraged to come out and askhow you can become a valuedmember of our program.

‘Walk and Remember’ loved ones at Optimal Hospice event

PHOTO BY AMY ROGERS

Young people who have experienced a loss benefit greatly from OptimalHospice’s CarePals Pet Therapy Program.

hen I applied to enter Cal Poly, San LuisObispo, I applied to one university. Itnever occurred to me that I wouldn’t beaccepted. And I was — along with myclassmates who also only applied to oneuniversity.

Oh, how times havechanged!

Colleges are turningdown students in the highschool class of 2010 indroves! Cal Poly’s turn-down letter sounds likethis: “Thank you for givingus the opportunity to con-sider your application foradmission …We receivednearly 41,000 undergradu-ate applications … forapproximately 4,000 avail-able new student open-ings.”

California State Universi-ty, San Diego’s sounds similar: “Admission to SDSUis highly competitive; this year, we received 61,800applications for 6,158 enrollment spaces.”

UC Berkeley’s admissions office reports it receivedmore than 50,000 freshman applications for approx-imately 10,700 admission spaces, resulting in anadmit rate of only 21percent.

The applicant pool included nearly 27,500 stu-dents with a weighted grade point average of 4.00 orhigher!

Fortunately, good news is out there for those whowork hard — taking advanced placement courses,maintaining nearly an A average, and gettinginvolved in the community.

CSU, Chico’s acceptance letter starts with bold let-tering, “Congratulations! … it is a pleasure toinform you of your provisional admission for fall2010.”

CSU, Fresno’s says: “Congratulations on youradmission … We look forward to having you joinus.”

CSU, Bakersfield bumps up the enthusiasm withtwo exclamation marks. “Congratulations!! … ThePresident, Faculty, and Staff at California State Uni-versity, Bakersfield are honored to welcome you asour newest Roadrunner!”

I personally think Bakersfield College is an out-standing choice where students can make the tran-sition to college academics from the safety of theirown homes. They avoid the pressure of also figuringout how to live with people who very possibly don’tshare the same values. Costs are minimal, compara-tively, but BC also has so many new students com-peting for classes.

With all that good news, one would think the col-lege bound class would be ecstatic — and I’m surethey will be after they’ve settled into their choices.

But for now, quite a few students are a bit shellshocked at one very competitive year for admit-tance to colleges where record students are apply-ing, record fees are being added, and recordturndown letters are arriving.

Peggy Dewane-Pope is a teacher in the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District.

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he Canyon Hills Women’s Ministry will be hosting aPull For Hope Sporting Clay Shoot May 15 startingat 7:30 a.m. at Five Dog Range, 20238 Woody Road.

Each year, the women of Canyon Hills Church,along with women of the Assemblies of God

churches throughout Southern California, raise money forProject Hope, an outreach to help women and children ina different location.

This year’s project is focused on helping women andchildren in Bagdad, Iraq.

Register for the clay shoot by Friday, May 14. Cost is $75per shooter. Barbecue lunch is included!

Gun Raffle: Stoeger 20g Over & Under Shotgun, made byBenelli. Tickets are $10 or three for $25.

Prizes awarded to: Top Team, Top Individual, Most Chal-lenged Individual.

Sponsorships still available:

Raffle Sponsor — $500Food Sponsor — $400Marksman Sponsor — $300Sharpshooter Sponsor — $200Outfitter Sponsor — $100

For more information, contact Canyon Hills Church at871-1150

‘Pull For Hope’ sportingclay shoot to benefitwomen and children in Iraq

TCOURTESY PHOTO

Liberty high school college bound seniors (left toright): Anthony Whittaker-UCSD, Corinne Pope-UCSC, Luca Grumbach-Wendt-Germany’s Friedenss-chule Munster, Elizabeth Brooks-UCI and TravisWestbrook-Cornell University.

COURTESY PHOTO

Players from lower left: Taylor Burns, Walker Frayne, NickSantoro, Zach Rivera and Levi Fane. Upper left: Coach RayRivera, Justin Nieto, Zac Hedrick , Cole Frayne, Taylor Sheldon,Harrison Smith and Coach Todd Burns. Coach Tom Fane is notpictured.

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Mrs. Beth Christoff teaches a first/second-grade combination class

at Laurelglen Elementary School. In a year when changes are hap-

pening (class size increases and budget decreases), she keeps her

eye on the prize — “Is learning happening in my classroom?” The

answer, for all 30 students, is a resounding YES!

Mrs. Christoff celebrates the students’ successes as they continue

learning to read, write and do arithmetic. My son, Jake, flourishes in

her classroom and we appreciate all the teaching, supporting, and

mentoring she does.

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Record number of turndown letters leave 2010college-bound students a bit ‘shell shocked’

BY SHANNON COOKCommunity contributor

rt for Healing, a program of Mercy Hospitalsof Bakersfield, is offering, Printmaking: Self-Expression Using the Senses, Saturday, May22, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

So you think you don’t have a creative bonein your body? Well, you don’t need one to participatein these healing programs. Come experience how“being in the moment” may lead to healing andwholeness.

This program will involve using tempera paint withbrilliant colors, and large pieces of paper. This is a newtwist on an old experience of using your hands withwater- based paint. It will be a tactile experience andfun.

Let go of the day's troubles and come be a part of aplayful experience.

Presented by Elizabeth Hinkle at the newly dedicat-ed Mercy Art & Spirituality Center.

Classes are for those 18 years of age or older. There isno charge for the classes.

Art for Healing seeks to create a comfortable spacewhere one can experience art-making, creativity,music, dance, and theatrical improvisation activitiesthat may help in the release of stress and anxietyresulting from illness, loss, grief, or caring for another.

All programs are open to the general public.Come and enjoy the experience of letting go, play-

ing, or just sitting in this quiet, reflective space.No experience is necessary. Unless otherwise noted,

all materials are provided.For more information, or to register for this class,

please call 324-7070.Mercy Art & Spirituality Center is located at Truxtun

Avenue & A Street.

You don’t need to be an artist to participatein hospital’s ‘Art for Healing’ programs

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