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Monthly Archives: January 2012
DHFYG more than your average youth group
by JOSE ‘PABLO’ ANTONIO/South Kern Sol
LAMONT–The Dolores Huerta Foundation Youth Group is an organization where youth can create events that will be beneficial to their communities and help develop their leadership skills all while having fun and getting to know one another.
Support from family and friends keep Perez scoring on the football field
by LIZETTE MIRELES/South Kern Sol
ARVIN–Although Juan Perez likes to have a good laugh, when it comes to his education and football: it’s no laughing matter.
South Kern Teens Turned To The Fields To Help Pay For College
by BERENICE SANCHEZ and LUZ PEÑA/South Kern Sol
LAMONT–With her tousle hair and her infectious smile, Analleli Gallardo a 2011 graduate from Arvin High School looked forward to her first semester at San Francisco State University this fall.
Bakersfield Pride gives a chance for love, acceptance
by ANDRES GARCIA/South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD— On Oct. 15, 2011, Bakersfield LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning) community is inviting all of Kern County to come out and have a good time.
Cal/OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention regulation
by STEPHANIE ESPINOZA/South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD– Last month a 16-year-old farmworker suffered from a heat-related illness in Kern County.
Cancer Society Outreaches to Latinos about Colon and Rectum Cancer
by DIANA DELGADILLO/South Kern Sol
ARVIN–Everyone hears about breast and prostate cancer, but little do they know of colorectal cancer.
Quintanilla a champion for students
by STEPHANIE ESPINOZA and DIANA DELGADILLO/South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD–His door is always open for anyone to stop by.
The American Dream Continues in California
by MIROSLAVA DE LEON
SOUTH KERN–For Dream Act students, whose hope is to attain ‘The American Dream,’ the dream is slowly becoming a reality.
La Guelaguetza a celebration of culture, pride and unity
by E-MAGINNE A. GRANT/South Kern Sol
BAKERSFIELD–On Saturday, Oct. 9, 2011, the Unidad Popular Benito Juarez organization will be hosting their annual La Guelaguetza at CSUB to help remember the customs and traditions of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Anonymous: The Liberating Terrorists
by GIBRAN ‘GIBZ’ MONCAYO/South Kern Sol
LAMONT–“Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot”
Is a quote explained by the character V (Hugo Weaving) in the movie “V for Vendetta,” where he says this quote in remembrance of Guy Fawkes (Guy Fawkes Day), who in 1605 devised a treasonous Gunpowder Plot to blow up the Parliament building to get rid of a tyrannical government ruled by James I.