Courtesy of Calvary Bible Church alvary Bible Church will be holding its annual “Junk-A- Tique,” Bakersfield’s Biggest Yard Sale, on Friday, May 7 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 8 from 6 a.m. to noon. Find incredible deals on furniture, clothes, books, toys, sporting goods, appliances, antiques, collectibles and more. A pancake breakfast and food booth will be available. All pro- ceeds go to missions work locally and around the world. Calvary Bible Church is located at 48 Manor St., just below the bluffs. For more information, call 327-5921 or visit the Web site at: www.gocbc.org. BY CATHERINE OGAS Community contributor he history of Los Angeles is riddled with historic places, some still there, and others gone — lost in the sands of time. One of those historic places is the Los Angeles Incline Railway. Better known as “Angels Flight,” this is the shortest railway in the world. After 27 long years of storage, this historic landmark has recently been rebuilt and reopened to the delight of my family and I. Those of you who have never heard of, or rode on, Angles Flight — let me give you some background information. Angeles flight was built in 1901 running northwest from the corner of Third and Hill streets. Angels Flight consisted of two carriages named Olivet and Sinai. The car- roages were pulled up a steep incline, Bunker Hill, by metal cables powered by engines at the top of the hill. As one car ascended, the other descended by gravity — with a wave and smile from the passengers passing by. This nostalgic railway gave my dad a thrill — he had not ridden Angles Flight in 45 years. I was hypnotized by the clank, clank, clank of the rail cars, and I was somehow transported back to old Los Angels where Angels Flight was a new attraction and things were much different. I was pleasantly surprised to find a most beautiful garden at the top of Bunker Hill filled with lovely flowers and fountains amongst small shops and cafés. There’s plenty of places to rest your LA weary feet amongst the beauty of Bunker Hill and Angles Flight. Those interested in taking part of one of the most interesting and nostalgic parts of Los Angeles’ his- tory can visit Angels Flight located at 351 South Hill St. in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. It’s only 25 cents to ride this attraction — quite the excuse for a weekend vacation to see this his- toric landmark! 2 The Bakersfield Voice Sunday, May 2, 2010 Share stories, photos, blogs www. bakersfieldvoice .com ■ Submitting your sto- ries for The Bakersfield Voice is simple and FREE! Just go to: www.bakers- fieldvoice.com and create a profile. ■ Choose what you’d like to contribute (an article, letter, picture or community event listing) and post it yourself. ■ For delivery issues, please email: voicedelivery@bakersfield.com ■ Still need help getting your contributions onto our Web site? E-mail Sandra Molen at smolen@bakersfield.com YOUR CELEBRATIONS BY CLAUDIA J. NORMAN Community contributor he Bakersfield Blue Chips took first place in the 2010 NJB National All Star Tournament the weekend of April 9-11 in Irvine, Calif. The team was lead to victory by Coach Josh Thompson and Assistant Coach Bruce Laver- ty. After winning the California Central Sectionals by an average of 33 points per game in March, the Blue Chips went undefeated in the Adidas National Tour- nament with the following schedule: Villa Park (W64- 55), Fairfield (W62-61), Foothill (W59-48), Castro Valley (W65-58), and then Fairfield again (W65-62) for the championship. T Congratulations Blue Chips! BY LIS SIERRA Community contributor talian Heritage Dante Associ- ation will hold an Italian Pic- nic on May 16 from noon to 6 p.m. The picnic will include a deep- pit style barbecued dinner ($12 adult, $5 children), and a pasta plate for $6. Italian finger foods, beverages, homemade Italian desserts will also be served. Children’s games, a bocce tourna- ment, Italian music, exhibits, a raf- fle, and more, will round out the day. Free admission and parking. The picnic will be held at 4415 Wilson Rd. Contact Julia, the office manager, at 831-0867; or, presi- dent, Katie Ryan, at 834-0641. Picnic with the Italian Heritage Dante Assn. YOUR TRAVEL T Nostalgia abounds on heavenly flight! ay is a busy month for pet events in Bakersfield! First, Self Serve Pet Spa is hosting a pet nutrition workshop in Bakersfield on May 16. The featured speaker is Sabine Contreras, a self-described Canine Care & Nutrition Consultant and host of The Dog Food Pro- ject. The workshop will feature topics including learning to read pet food labels, supple- mentation, feeding for special needs pets and a question and answer session. I’m fascinated to see how this workshop works out. In the time I’ve been in Kern County. there have been few seminars offered specifically for pet owners. We’ve had a few folks come through like Bill Bruce, who spoke to the Animal Control Commission regarding the success of Cal- gary’s pet overpopulation issues, but for the most part, there aren’t many open-to-the-public speaking engagements where pet owners can get information that’s relevant to their daily lives. Should this prove to be a success, it could mark the beginning of a whole host of educational topics that can be brought to the pet-owning residents of Kern County. I’d love to see seminars on everything from pet acupuncture to disaster preparedness to rethinking vaccination schedules — and everything in between. This city should be more than large enough to host events of interest to pet owners. Pet Nutrition is a great place to start. Space is limited at the Pet Nutrition workshop, so if you’re interested you need to sign up soon. Head over to Self Serve Pet Spa’s Web site or to their shop, located at 2816 Calloway Dr. for details. Let’s get this event sold out soon! Next up, for all you cat people, the first ever sym- posium regarding feral cats in Kern County has been set. On May 22, cat-friendly groups from around the greater Bakersfield area will gather at the Kern Agri- cultural Pavilion to discuss ways to deal with feral cats in our area. Maybe you’re someone who puts out a little food for the neighborhood strays. Perhaps you’ve noticed that neighbors moved some time ago, but their cats are still wandering around the neighborhood. Or you’ve got a few feline friends hanging around your workplace. The symposium is the perfect place to learn about Trap-Neuter-Release and how it can help keep two cats from becoming twenty. The keynote speaker at the event will be Shelly Kotter, coordinator of the Focus on Felines program at nationally-known Best Friends Animals Society. Registration for the event is taking place now, so if you care about the homeless cats of Kern County, make plans to attend this first-ever event. Call the Bakersfield SPCA at 323-8353, ext. 14 to reserve your seat. Whether you’re a cat person or a dog-person, there’s an event for you in May. See you there! Have a pet-related question or comment? E-mail Vicky at: [email protected] or visit: www.pawprintcitytimes.com. YOUR PETS A ‘tail’ of two pet events! M COURTESY PHOTO COURTESY PHOTO I EXTRA! EXTRA! VICKY THRASHER Pet columnist Bakersfield’s BIGGEST yard sale May 7 & 8 C YOUR SCHOOLS Courtesy of Bakersfield High School Music Department he Bakersfield High School Music Department would like to invite you to its First Wind Ensemble Invitational Concert on May 14 at 7 p.m. in the Harvey Auditorium, featuring Frontier High School, John W. North High School from River- side, Calif., and Bakersfield High School. Guest Conductor will be Sal Lozano. Mr. Lozano is cur- rently a member of the “Dancing with the Stars” band and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat band. Mr. Lozano’s resume includes performing with Frank Sinatra, Chicago, Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Lopez and many others. He has played in Disney movies such as “Beauty and the Beast,” “Happy Feet,” “National Treasures” and again, many others. Mr. Lozano is currently a professor of saxophone at Cali- fornia State University, Long Beach, and conducts clinics and master classes across the country. Additional performance by Kelulu at 6:30 p.m. A spaghetti dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Admission for the concert will be $3 and $5 for the dinner. If you have any questions, contact Randy Bennett at Randy_Bennett @kernhigh.org or call 324-9841, ext. band room. Sure hope to see you and your students at this wonderful event. ‘Dancing with the Stars’ band member to conduct BHS wind concert T CASEY CHRISTIE / CALIFORNIAN FILE Stray cat being fed. The Blue Chips consist of the following local eight-grade boys (as pictured left to right): Calvin Laverty, Jag- meet Sandhu, Chase Allmon, Caleb Thompson, Calvin Winkler, Samuel Berkshire, Justin Gapper, Alexander Nor- man, Ryan Roodzant, and Owen Schoneveld (not pictured). IF YOU GO The Los Angeles Incline Railway — better known as “Angels Flight” 351 S. Hill St., Los Angeles, 90013 Major Cross Streets: Hill St. and 3rd St. Email: angels-fl[email protected] Official Web site: angelsflight.com Hours of Operation: 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTONIO OGAS PHOTO COURTESY OF CATHERINE OGAS PHOTO COURTESY OF CATHERINE OGAS