CHP to host 10th annual CHiPs for KiDs Toy Drive

Help a child in need this holiday season by donating a toy to the 10th annual CHiPs for KiDs Toy Drive.

The toy drive, put on by the California Highway Patrol, will take place Nov. 18 through Dec. 16 to help benefit children up to 16 years old, according to a news release.

The public can help a child in Kern County by bringing a new unwrapped toy to these locations:

■ CHP office on Compagnoni Street.

■ Motor City inside the Auto Mall.

■ KERO 23 news station at 321 21st St.

■ Both Carniceria La Carreta locations.

■ All local Walgreens stores. On Dec. 6, CHP will be downtown on the corner of Chester Avenue and 28th Street from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. to collect todays, according to the release.

Assemblyman Rudy Salas will host three senior scam stopper seminars in Kern and Kings counties to help protect seniors from becoming victims of fraud, according to a news release.

The free educational seminars will be in partnership with the California Contractors State License Board and local community organizations, the news release said.

The following seminars will take place Nov. 18 through Nov. 20:

■ On Nov. 18, the Wasco seminar will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wasco Senior Center located at 1280 Poplar Ave.

■ On Nov. 19, the Bakersfield seminar will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at the Richard E. Prado Center located at 2101 Ridge Road.

■ On Nov. 20, the Lamont seminar will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at the David Head Center located at 10300 San Diego St.

For more information call Salas’ Kern office at 661-335-0302 or the Kings office at 559-585-7170.