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Throughout Kern County’s fascinating history, we have certainly had our fair share of enigmatic characters who helped to build the great community that we currently enjoy. These people were not afraid...
View ArticleFlying High in Kern: Pancho Barnes
Florence Lowe made a name for herself in the aviation world. But that name wasn’t Florence. And it certainly wasn’t Flo or any other derivation… No, the world would come to know her as Pancho, a...
View ArticleBakersfield Masonic Lodge
The laying of a cornerstone may not seem like much of an occasion to some, but it only seems fitting that when the Masonic Lodge on 18th Street started the building process, it brought attention far...
View ArticleThe Golden Bungle: Kern’s Not-so-Great Train Robbery
By Gordon F. Lull The boy dug more furiously here at the end than he had at the beginning, when he buried the things. Back then, he wielded the shovel in panic and greed. Now he worked quickly under a...
View ArticleBellevue Ranch
It is true that our lovely city has grown quite a bit throughout the years. It has seen swampland turned to farmland that fed the world, and farmland turned to homes that housed generations of...
View ArticleSequoia Paint Company
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 A 16 year old boy from Arkansas, a fifth grade education, and dreams about making it rich may not sound like the most promising start for a great...
View ArticleKern County Photo Archives
When’s the last time you took a look at your family’s photo albums? Though it’s not an activity loved by all, most people enjoy taking a walk down Memory Lane and not only seeing themselves at...
View ArticleKern Schools Federal Credit Union
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 For more than seventy-five years, Kern Schools Federal Credit Union has served the needs of its Members and the entire Kern County community. From its...
View ArticleBakersfield Rubber Stamp
Bakersfield Rubber Stamp first opened its doors in 1941 and, believe it or not, the business still has the phone number it was issued that year. While it was Edna Garrett who first started the...
View ArticlePyrenees French Bakery, Inc.
For 70 years, Pyrenees French Bakery has been the endeavor of the Laxague family. The Laxagues are members of the ancient and colorful Basque culture, which extends throughout the Pyrenees Mountains...
View ArticleBanks Pest Control
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 “Hello Banks… Bye, Bye Bugs!” If you have lived in Kern County at any time since the 1980s, chances are you know that tune. The song belongs to Banks...
View ArticleAchilles Prosthetics & Orthotics
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 While Achilles Prosthetics and Orthotics is recognized today as one of the most successful producers of orthopedic equipment and prostheses in the...
View ArticleCalifornia Keyboards Music Center
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 Don and Beverly Wade made a big decision in 1976. The local couple jumped into business in a big way when they opened a store dedicated to the sale of...
View ArticleHaddad Dodge
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 Often it takes someone else to point out our greatest strengths to set us on the right path. Elias “Chuck” Haddad was in the U.S. for school—Los Angeles,...
View ArticleGolden Empire Transit
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 Bakersfield residents have always needed transportation. As early as 1874, the first public transit was carrying passengers to the train station two...
View ArticleUrner’s
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 David E. Urner and Errol P. Janes entered the business community in a big way back in 1919. They opened Home Appliance Company, later known as Urner...
View ArticleDewar’s Candy Shop
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 If there’s one thing people know about Bakersfield it’s that we’re loyal; we love supporting a local legacy. And when that legacy also includes delicious...
View ArticleGalbraith Van & Storage Company
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 How many businesses do you know of that started with teams of horses, wagons, and two “auto trucks” that are still thriving to this day? Unbeknownst to...
View ArticleKern River Power Equipment
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 Sometimes when a business has been around for decades, too much emphasis gets put on the past; the way things used to be. For some companies, that can...
View ArticleAlspaw Tree Service
Profile appeared in our 32-1 Issue – April 2015 Many great things have been built upon the hard work and focus of a single person—things that can withstand the test of time. Anyone who knows the story...
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