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Riding through golden years

At 83, Jack Cook's passtime is peddling.
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Christmas Light Tour

Houses on holiday display.
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Holiday Parading

Getting into the Christmas spirit.
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Set Free Church

Ex cons, bikers and hard luck cases find home at Oildale church.
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Veterans Day

Bakersfield gives thanks to those who've served our country.
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Your new airport terminal

The construction of the William M. Thomas terminal.
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The Nutcracker Ballet

Alicia Angelini is all grown up as the Sugar Plum Fairy.
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Showcase House of Design 2005

This year's showstopper is a downtown mansion.
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Casey's Favorites

Photographer Casey Christie's wildlife picks for 2005.
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The Majestic Fox Theater

Celebrating 75 years as a downtown cornerstone.
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Legacy of Bill Thomas

Images of the congressman over the years.
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Hart Park Cats

Abandoned felines make home on 'The Hill.'
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Mesa Marin Raceway

Photos from the final year of this Bakersfield landmark.
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Visiting San Francisco

A day in the city by the bay.
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Raising Quintuplets

A day in the life of five near-two-year-olds.
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Edison

Potato sheds and trucks line this small town east of Bakersfield.
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Bakersfield Business Conference

The final year of politics and punditry.
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Homecoming

Local Marines return home from Iraq.
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Jacky Wood

Paraplegic racer finds no limits at Speedway.
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Drag Weekend

14th Annual California Hot Rod Reunion.
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Kern County Fair

Two weeks of fun, food, rides and more.
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Special People Day

Charles Shackelford enjoys the fair.
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Kern Plateau

Riding along the trails.
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Hurricane evacuees

The McDonald family leaves Louisiana for Bakersfield.
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Black-Eyed Susan Wildflowers

Black-Eyed Susan wildflowers in bloom in Weldon, California.
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Army Pfc. Ramon Villatoro Jr.

Loved ones grieve for fallen soldier.
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Wild Kern

Animal shots by Casey Christie.
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Monterey

The greatest meeting of land and sea.
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Daisy's Quinceañera

Emerging into womanhood.
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River Patrol

Forest Service worker spreads the word about the dangers of the Kern River.
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McNally Fire

Life returns three years later.
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Silver Streakers

Softball for seniors.
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Eastern Sierra Wonders

Stunning vistas, alien seascapes, bountiful lakes.
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Match Made in Heaven

Twenty-somethings Jimmy Zetino and Rubi Norman won't kiss or hold hands until marriage.
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Surprise!

Bronze statues, Garth Brooks' proposal stun fans at Crystal Palace concert.
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Relay for Life

2005 walk-a-thon for cancer research.
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Adam's Story

A tough start on life.
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Face of Hope

Aimee Blaine's battle with Hodgkin's disease.
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Youth Baseball

Putting the 'fun' in fundamentals.
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The Week in Pictures
August 25 -
September 7, 2008

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John Harte

John Harte

John Harte has been a staff photographer at The Bakersfield Californian since September, 1981.
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