Stay Focused Ministries to host annual Easter community drive-thru
Stay Focused Ministries will be back at it in 2021, hosting its annual community Easter drive-thru on Friday afternoon.
According to a news release from the ministries, the event will be held from noon to 2 p.m. in the back of the Stay Focused office, located at 1225 California Ave.
The event, which is free for all families across the community, will feature the ministries handing out free Easter baskets and food boxes on a first-come, firstserved basis. There will also be prizes available.
The news release stated that last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled.
Stay Focused elected to hold it again this year, however, and is asking those who attend to utilize the ministries’ sanitation stations and wear a facemask.
Bakersfield College’s Peace Initiative will host a Mothers for Peace webinar today from 4-5 p.m.
According to a news release from BC, the webinar is part of BC’s peace garden project, designed to create intentional spaces for the community to break down walls of polarization and provide areas for reflection, meditation and healing.
Featured panelists for the webinar will share their thoughts on motherhood, their identity as a mother and their visions for a peaceful future, the news release stated.
Special guests will include:
■ Sonya Christian, President, Bakersfield College
■ Norma Rojas-Mora, Director of Communications and Community Relations, Bakersfield College
■ Sandy Woo-Cater, Anti Trafficking Expert
■ Lauren Skidmore, District Director for Assemblyman Vince Fong
■ Pawan Gill, Director of HR and Community Development, City of Arvin
■ Antrenette Carr, Human Resources Manage, Amazon
The webinar is free and open to the public. Interested individuals can register online at https:// bit.ly/3maIvwD.
The Kern County Public Works Department will be hosting three Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events in April.
According to a news release from the department, residents can drive up and drop off household hazardous waste for free, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., during the following one-day events:
■ Saturday at Tehachapi Recycling & Sanitary Landfill, 12001 Tehachapi Blvd.
■ Saturday, April 17, at Taft Recycling & Sanitary Landfill, 13351 Elk Hills Road.
■ Saturday, April 24, at California City Airport, 22636 Airport Way.
Public works reminds residents that household hazardous waste can always be dropped off at the following Kern County Special Waste Facilities:
■ Metro-Bakersfield SWF, 4951 Standard Street, open Wednesday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
■ Mojave SWF, 17035 Finnin Street, open the first Saturday every other month from 9 a.m. to noon.
■ Ridgecrest SWF, 3301 Bowman Road, open the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The department said when transporting household hazardous waste these practices and guidelines are important to keep in mind:
■■ Transport no more than 15 gallons or 125 pounds of waste per trip, and no more than 5 gallons per single container.
■■ Make sure containers aren’t leaking and are properly labeled.
■■ Do not mix materials.
■■ Keep materials separated and away from passengers.
Tentative nighttime road closures are scheduled for the intersection of Stockdale Highway and North Stine Road this week.
The closures will be implemented through Thursday, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. According to a news release from the Thomas Roads Improvement Program, the closure is necessary for falsework erection in the area.
The news release stated that residents can detour around the work zone and enter or exit the neighborhood by using McDonald Way or Real Road.
All other traffic will be re-routed by using Wible Road and California Avenue.