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The Bakersfield Voice Sunday, September 4, 2011
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YOUR GARDEN
It’s time to ‘fall’ into a new gardening season
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ince we have had such a nice summer, I'm looking forward to my favorite time of year — fall! I love the weather in fall and the way the sun angles hit the foliage. Every garden takes on a different glow in the fall. This year, everything is pointing to a great season. Bring it on! In good 'ol B'field we like to call September a summer month! I always remember going back to school with some pretty toasty temperatures. That being said, it is time to start thinking about the fall application of pre-emergent. Clean out all your flower beds and sprinkle on the seed control to catch all those fall weeds before they start germination. If you over seed your lawn, you will have to wait on this application. If you’re not going to over seed, get it done soon! Another thing that I’ve noticed this year is the abundance of flying creatures eating away all over the yard. A general clean up spray will work wonders — remember to spray in the early
morning and repeat the application each week for three weeks. Bring by samples of damaged leaves and we can get you the best treatment for your problems. Snail bait where needed — pet safe Sluggo or Gro Power’s cinnamon spray are both good alternatives to some of the stronger products. I like a light application once a week. I also Gardening columnist always put the baits out of the path of any animals that might pass through my garden. I usually wait until October to put in my fall color. The nights have started to cool off, but the days and ground are still warm. Pansies, snaps, calendulas, Iceland poppies are all good annuals that should thrive clear through spring.
KATHY ROBINSON
October is also the best time to plant new perennial color. The plants can get established through the winter and get the benefit of that spring growth spurt. Robby’s Nursery will be getting in a lot of new stock as soon as the weather cools down a bit. At Robby’s, we definitely believe fall is for planting. It is probably the best time to plant and we have always ordered accordingly. Our move is going quite well. The “new digs” should have a paved road by the time you read this. Walls are going up on the new store and plans are being finalized for the new seminar area. We’re optimistic about the future and are leaping forward with faith that it will all work out! Thank you to all our good friends and colleagues who are helping to make this happen. Come by and check out our progress and see where we’re going. Here’s to a great fall!
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Kathy Robinson waters flowers at Robby's old location, 13129 Hageman Road. The nursery is planning a grand opening at its new location, located about 300 yards to the south of its old location, by the holiday season.
YOUR PETS
Learn to be heart smart Pet Food Pantry achieves food donation milestone
BY PAMALA K. MCCARVER Community contributor
fter 35 years as a physician, Dr. Jerry Kornfeld came to the conclusion that our hearts die too young. He believes that the heart is designed to last 100 years or longer. He believes the problem is “that few of us do the necessary things that will keep it in good working order for that long.” “Your 100 Year Heart” is a book written in “patient language, not doctor talk.” The number one killer in our nation is heart disease. This book, written by Dr. Kornfeld, examines the factors that negatively influence our heart including attitude and spirituality, traditional risks factors, obesity and medications. Dr. Kornfeld has dedicated his professional life to being a healer. He received his Bachelor of Science from the school of Public Health at UCLA and then went on to medical school at the University of California at Irvine. As a member of the faculty of the UCLA Medical School, he taught freshman medical students the lost art of bedside manner and communicating with their patients. He has appeared on national television as the medical commentator. Dr. Kornfeld will be the keynote speaker at the fifth seminar on Spirituality in Health Care: Bridging Healing and Spirituality from 5 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 6. This annual event is held at the Dore Theater on the California State University, Bakersfield campus. The seminar is hosted by the CSUB Alumni Nursing Chapter in partnership with Mercy & Memorial Hospitals and Gem Care Health Plan. A book signing and an opportunity to meet Dr. Kornfeld will held be before and after the event.
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Dr. Jerry Kornfeld For information on the seminar go to: http://www.csub.edu/nursing/documents/Spirituality%20in%20Health%20Care.pdf Cost for the seminar is $25. before Sept. 12, which includes a light meal and syllabus material. The seminar will be $50 after Sept. 12. Register online at: http://www.csubfoundation.org/giving/alumnigiftform.cfm For more information regarding the event, call Pamala K. McCarver at: 331-3789 or go to: pamalakmccarver.com. PROVIDED PHOTO
The Bakersfield Pet Food Pantry is in need of volunteers and pet food donations on Sept. 11.
YOUR SCHOOLS
BY CINDY FRYE Community contributor
CSUB’s 60+ Club is full of possibilities, enrichment COURTESY OF CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD alifornia State University, Bakersfield’s 60+ Club Possibilities Day will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the CSUB Student Union, MultiPurpose Room, 9001 Stockdale Highway. Coffee, tea and cookies will be served. Admission and parking are free. Possibilities Day is the 60+ Club’s annual kick-off event to invite retirees and residents 60 years of age and up to learn more about the benefits of membership by exploring the wide variety of interest group activities. Sharon Goldsmith, 60+ Club president, encourages all residents to attend. “The 60+ Club is a great way to meet people and get active in the campus community, “she said.” At Possibilities Day, our featured speaker will be Dr. Kathleen M. Knutzen, Dean of CSUB’s School of Social Sciences and Education. Please join us on Sept. 8.” The 60+ Club is a member-motivated and membergoverned organization working in partnership with
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CSUB. Its purpose is to provide personal enrichment, educational opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and social activities in a campus environment. There are no educational requirements to join, and participation is voluntary. In addition to monthly 60+ Club meetings and newsletters during the academic year, members receive advantages such as special ticket pricing to campus events, use of the Walter Stiern Library, and taking designated courses. Members may also choose to volunteer time to serve CSUB through the Action Network or to join in the activities of a dozen Interest Groups. Possibilities Day directions: Enter CSUB at the traffic signal on Stockdale Highway on Don Hart Drive East. Continue down Don Hart Drive East and park in either Lot L or Lot K. A parking permit is not needed for this event. For more information, call 654-3211.
YOUR CELEBRATIONS
Happy 14th Birthday, Joseph Waters!
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he Bakersfield Pet Food Pantry’s next pet food bagging event will be Sept. 11 at 2 p.m., in front of the Self Serve Pet Spa, 2816 Calloway Drive, Suite103. Volunteers and donations of dog and cat food are needed. There’s a lot of good news lately from the Pet Food Pantry! We have hit a milestone, — over 50,000 pounds of pet food has been donated to the pantry over the past two years! That's a number to be proud of. Letters have been sent to all the schools and churches here in Bakersfield. We are requesting their help with pet food drives, and also student community service hours through volunteering. We’re extremely excited because this also teaches the kids love and compassion
for needy people, and their pets, living here in our community! The pet food pantry has added St. Vincent de Paul, 310 Baker St., with pet food for the pets. St. Vincent de Paul is a wonderful program that helps homeless people get off the street for a few hours a day to a safe place, and get a meal and shower. If they have a dog, they are able to kennel crate it so that the dog is safe while they are eating, or in the shower. The dog is fed also. There’s a veterinarian who volunteers her time once a month to help the pets of the homeless. Good things are happening! We appreciate all your help, and couldn't do it without you! For more information about volunteering or donating pet food go to: www.bakersfieldpetfoodpantry.org, or call 619-2029.
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Hospital recognized for performance BY TERESA ADAMO Community contributor
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an Joaquin Community Hospital (SJCH) has received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) ACTION Registry-Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2011 — one of only 94 hospitals nationwide to do so. The award recognizes SJCH’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients, and signifies that the Chest Pain Center at SJCH has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the AmericanCollege of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations. To receive the ACTION Registry–GWTG Silver Performance Achievement Award, SJCH’s Chest Pain Center consistently followed the treatment guidelines in ACTION Registry–GWTG for four consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 85 percent for specific performance measures. Following these treatment guidelines improves adherence to ACC/AHA
Clinical Guideline recommendations, monitors drug safety and the overall quality of care provided to STelevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non- STelevation myocardial infarction patients (NSTEMI). “SJCH is dedicated to making our cardiac unit among the best in the country, and this Silver Performance Achievement Award confirms that we continue to excel and to improve the outcomes of our cardiac patients,” said Stella Williams, SJCH’s Chest Pain coordinator, who recently earned the status of Certified Chest Pain Coordinator, the only one in Kern County thus far. “We are pleased to be recognized for our dedication and achievements in cardiac care.” About SJCH’s Chest Pain Center: SJCH’s Chest Pain Center received full Cycle II accreditation with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) from the Chest Pain Accreditation Review Committee in June 2009. With the addition of the Nationally Accredited Chest Pain Center, SJCH becomes the first hospital between Los Angeles and San Francisco to house both a Nationally Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center.
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