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The Downtown Bakersfield Christmas Parade

Californian staff photographer Henry A. Barrios covers the annual extravaganza.
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Friday Night Lights: the playoffs

Centennial trounces Buchanan High and Bakersfield beats Clovis East.
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Veterans Day Observed

Photographs from Veterans Day events around Kern County.
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Friday Night Lights: Week 11

Liberty faces Fresno and Highland meets Chavez.
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Ridin' Herd

Profile on Dennis "Buckshot" Tipton, longtime Kern River Valley cowboy.
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McFarland Cross-Country Champs

Team wins the Division 4 C.I.F. Central Section Cross Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno.
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The Hills are Alive

Casey Christie photographs the fall colors in the Greenhorn Mountains east of Bakersfield.
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Volkslauf

Local athletes attempt the volklauf obstacle course.
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Friday Night Lights: Week 7

Foothill and Highland face off and Taft and Tehachapi tangle.
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Jack Palance Auction

More than 1,400 lots belonging to Jack Palance will be auctioned off at the Holly Brooke Ranch in Tehachapi.
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Friday Night Lights: Week 6

North meets South and Centennial and Stockdale clash head-to-head.
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Program brings animals HOPE

Reduced cost spay/neuter clinic aims at cutting down the animal population.
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BC vs. Reedley

The Renegades romp over Reedley in their home opener.
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Friday Night Lights: Week 2

Delano takes on Ridgeview and Centennial and Liberty clash head-to-head.
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Casey Christie Covers Kern County

Landscape and wildlife photographs from staff photographer Casey Christie.
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Friday Night Lights: Week 1

Bakersfield H.S. faces Sacramento Grant and Liberty High plays Clovis West.
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Friday Night Lights: Week 0

West and Bakersfield go head to head at West and Taft and Foothill clash on Friday night, under the lights.
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The Zaca Fire

Local firefighters help contain the Zaca wildfire.
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The First Day of School

Students across the city has their first day of school.
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Stamped

A local English teacher directs the filming of a feature-length movie at Frontier High School.
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Road to the 100 Giants

Casey Christie takes you on a visit to the Sequoia National Forest.
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Conquering New Heights

Test pilot Michael Hsu climbs Mt. Everest.
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Historic Heroes

A historic parade in Kernville.
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Bonfire Tour

Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler and others visit Bakersfield.
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Relay for life

Annual fundraiser raises money for fight against cancer.
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Mountain games

Jousting, archery, sword fighting and more in Frazier Park.
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League of dreams

Little league for developmentally disabled children.
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Warbirds in action

Classic war planes gather in Shafter.
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Tent revival

Old fashioned tent revival visits Lake Isabella.
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Classic slalom

Kayakers take on the white waters during the Kern River Festival.
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Homer and Buddy

Homer Joy comes to Bakersfield Saturday night to turn the original lyrics to The Streets of Bakersfield over to Buddy Owens.
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Rainy Day

Locals get soaked in recent rain storm.
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Casey Christie's extras

Get a peek at Casey's images including some that didn't make the paper.
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The many faces of Kern County

Casey Christie captures the latest landscapes of Kern County
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King of the Blues

Musicians duke it out for local title.
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Casey Christie's scenery

Casey Christie captures more landscapes of Kern County.
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Washington's birthday

Bakersfield celebrates nation's first president.
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Sinkholes hit Bakersfield

A pair of sinkholes open up in Bakersfield.
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Pipeline explodes

Explosion levels building and injures four.
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Kern kids

These children are just so cute!
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Valley animals

Casey Christie's latest nature photos feature winged creatures.
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Cold Snap

Casey Christie shares the icy side of Kern.
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Nightside

Casey Christie shows Kern County after dark.
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The Week in Pictures
August 25 -
September 7, 2008

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Past Weeks

PHOTOGRAPHERS

John Harte

John Harte has been a staff photographer at The Bakersfield Californian since September, 1981.
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Best of 2007

Our photographers pick their favorite photos of the year.

Alex Horvath
Felix Adamo
Henry A. Barrios
Casey Christie
John Harte
Michael Fagans

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