Taft Independent2012 Calendar

Taft is open for business! Located in Southern California 30 miles west of Bakersfield, Taft is a growing community with excellent opportunities for growing small and medium sized businesses. With a one day turnaround to nearly 35 million people, Taft provides direct access to the world’s sixth largest economy via Interstate 5, Highway 99 North and South, Highway 46 west to the coast and Highway 58 east to Interstate 15.

City of Taft

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Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm

8 9 10 11 12 13 14Happy Birthday Jerry Melton

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Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm

22 23 24 25 26 27 28Happy Birthday Robert Mitchell

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PO Box 1113 • 877 Oleander Road Taft, California 93268 • 661-765-61824730 & 4760 Airport Drive • Bakersfield, California 93308 • 661-393-2547

Central Coast • 805-904-6074 - Porterville • 559-784-0277www.SouthernSierraInc.com • License #887301

• Pumping Unit Sales, Service & Repair

• Lubrication Service

• Machine Shop

• Welding and Manufacturing

• Crane Service 12 to 90 Tons

• Trucking & Transportation

• Portable Concrete Foundations

Southern Sierra General Engineering, Inc. was founded in February 2006 with a team of a combined 100 years of experience. Southern Sierra serves Kern, Tulare, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Our mission is to assist our customers achieve their goals with exceptional quality of service

at a fair price. Southern Sierra offers a large inventory of new and reconditioned pumping units. For more information, please contact our

business office at 661.765.6182 or email us at Info@SouthernSierraInc.com.

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1 2 3 4Groundhog Day World Cancer Day

5 6 7 8 9 10 11Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm

Chamber Installation Dinner

12 13 14 15 16 17 18Valentine’s Day

19 20 21 22 23 24 25President’s Day

Shrove/ Mardi GrasTaft City CouncilMeeting 7pm

Ash Wednesday

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The Historic Fort

Edith LaurinExecutive Director

The Fort is a massive adobe brick structure, which was patterned after Sutter’s Fort in Sacramento, California. It is slightly larger than the original. It was completed and dedicated on May 22, 1940.

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1 2 3Happy Anniversary Acme Jewelry

4 5 6 7 8 9 10Taft City Council Meeting 7pm

11 12 13 14 15 16 17Daylight Savings Begins

St. Patrick’s DaySoroptimist St. Patricks Drawing at The Fort

18 19 20 21 22 23 24Taft City Council Meeting 7pm

Happy Birthday Linda Folger

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It is the mission of West Side Urgent Care to provide the broadest, most efficient, and convenient quality medical care to all patients. We will do this by utilizing 100% of

our knowledge, skills, and abilities to treat each patient. Every patient will be treated with respect and care at each level of contact within the clinic, as we

provide the highest quality medical care.

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Palm Sunday

Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm

Good FridayHappy Birthday Landon Reich

8 9 10 11 12 13 14Easter Sunday

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Synagro

Our focus is helping companies and communities create sustainable solutions to the waste by products generated from civic and commercial progress that reflects a commitment to strong local and national partnerships that embrace development and prioritize the preservation of our natural heritage. It’s a singular approach that leverages innovative planning, cutting-edge techniques and collaborative relationships to distinguish us as a national leader in converting waste challenges into essential solutions for the environment. By synchronizing growth with responsible environmental stewardship, our integrated services empower key stakeholders to advance their mission and achieve their goals.

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1 2 3 4 5Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm Farmers Market

Cinco de MayoChamber Cinco de Mayo Celebration

6 7 8 9 10 11 12Farmers Market

13 14 15 16 17 18 19Mother’s DayHappy Anniversary Passion For Nails

Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm Farmers Market Taft Relay for Life

20 21 22 23 24 25 26Taft Relay for Life Farmers Market

Soroptimist Garden Affair

27 28 29 30 31Farmers Market

J&D Recycling

J&D Recycling was founded in 1993 and our orginal location was on 312 Lincoln Street in the parking lot of 11C Market. We then expanded to a second location on 4th Street in the ally behind the Pilot Plaza (Safeway Shopping Center). In 2003 we purchased the old McKee Electric buildings at 1277 Kern Street. Our new warehouse had ample room to recycle in the shade during those hot summer months and keep you out of the rain in the cold winner season. We are a family owned business. Dean and Jan Rowden have been married since 1974. Their daughter Becky and her husband Neil have worked for J&D Recycling since high school.

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Happy Birthday Donna SmithFarmers Market

Summer Kick Off Concert

Chamber Car & Motorcycle Show

10 11 12 13 14 15 16Happy Birthday Judy Melton Farmers Market

17 18 19 20 21 22 23Father’s DayKC Photography Anniversary

Taft City Council Meeting 7pm Farmers Market

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm

Independence DayTaft Independent’s 6th AnniversaryChamber 4th of July Picnic

Farmers Market

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Farmers Market

Happy 15th Anniversary Miller’s Beauty Supply

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Roger Miller Insurance Agency is a staple business in the Westside and has been a part of Taft’s business community for over 50 years. They are an international company and a division of DiBuduo and DiFendis Insurance and an Assurex partner. They can help you get your driver’s license back and insure your home, rentals, car, motorhome, motorcycle, jet ski, and boat. They can take

care of your life and health insurance needs, as well as provide coverage for oilfield equipment home and overseas and ransom coverage for your key employees working abroad, among so much more. Each insurance policy is tailored to your individual needs.

Come by and talk with Jordan, Kathy, Shelly or Rich to learn more. After all, they are, “Your Hometown Insurance Store.”

Roger Miller Insurance

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5 6 7 8 9 10 11Happy Birthday Greg MeltonTaft City Council Meeting 7pm

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12 13 14 15 16 17 18Happy Birthday Casandra & Katrina Malone Farmers Market

Happy Birthday Jessica G. Miller

19 20 21 22 23 24 25Taft City Council Meeting 7pm Farmers Market

26 27 28 29 30 31Taft Bike FestFarmers

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Westside Waste Management

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Taft Bike Fest Labor DayTaft City CouncilMeeting 7pm

Happy 48th Anniversary Jennifer & Ben Mangum Farmers Market

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Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm Farmers Market

23/30 24 25 26 27 28 29Happy Birthday Peri Bowling

FarmersMarket

Yom Kippur

Jerry Melton & Sons Construction, Inc. is an oilfield construction and contracting company based in Taft. Founded by Jerry Melton in 1972 with 12 employees, the company has grown in nearly 40 years to more than 80 employees, and fields over 100 construction vehicles, in-

cluding welding trucks, A frame trucks, hydrocranes, dumptrucks and backhoes. The family run business is managed and staffed by Jerry & Judy Melton, Karen Havens, Linda

Folger and sons Steve Melton & Greg Melton.

Jerry Melton & Sons

Steve Melton & Greg Melton

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1 2 3 4 5 6Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm Oktoberfest Oktoberfest

7 8 9 10 11 12 13Oktoberfest Columbus Day

Happy Birthday Steve Melton

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Huddleston Crane Inc.

Huddleston Crane, located in Taft offers more than just crane, trucking and hauling services, but a sense of local and community support. Huddleston Crane has been serving the Westside for 35 years and newest owner, Dave Noerr purchased the

company 16 1/2 years ago. Huddleston Crane is raising the standards for crane safety. Not only does Huddleston Crane take safety seriously but in the past 16 ½ years the company has had an RIR (recordable incident rate) of 0.00.

We Salute our Veterans!

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4 5 6 7 8 9 10Daylight Savings Ends

Election DayTaft City Council Meeting 7pm

City of Taft Incorporated 1910

11 12 13 14 15 16 17Veterans DayHappy BirthdayKaren HavensFree Breakfast for Veterans at Paik’s Restaurant 6am-10am

18 19 20 21 22 23 24Happy Birthday Unique Casteel

Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm Thanksgiving Day

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Merry Christmas Happy Holidays

fromAccelerated

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8Chamber Christmas Parade, Tour of Trees& Holiday Lights

Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm

Soroptimist “Home for the Holidays” Christmas Home TOur& Luncheon

9 10 11 12 13 14 15Hanukkah Begins

16 17 18 19 20 21 22Hanukkah Ends

Taft City CouncilMeeting 7pm

Happy Birthday Tilly Smith

23/30 24/31 25 26 27 28 29Christmas EveNew Year’s Eve (31st) Christmas Day Kwanzaa Begins

Fire Department303 N. 10th StreetTaft, CA 93268(661) 765-2155

Sheriff’s Department315 N. Lincoln StreetTaft, CA 93268(661) 763-8550

Westside Urgent Care101 Adkisson WayTaft, CA 93268(661)765-1935

Health Services1100 4th StreetTaft, CA 93268(661) 765-5044

Taft Chamber of Commerce400 Kern StreetTaft, CA 93268(661) 765-2165

Important Resources

Emergency....... 9-1-1Ambulance, Fire, Sheriff, Highway Patrol

Fire DepartmentTaft Fire Department801 Center Street(661)765-2155

Maricopa Fire Department801 Stanislaus St.(661)769-8239

Kern County Fire Department303 N. 10th Street(661)391-7000

Taft Police Department320 Commerce Way(661)763-3101

Sheriff’s Department315 N. Lincoln Street(661)763-8550

Public Utilities

ElectricityPacific Gas & Electric Co.(800) 743-5000

GasThe Gas Company(800) 427-2200

WaterWest Kern Water District(661) 763-3151

City/County ServicesCity Hall209 E. Kern StreetTaft, CA 93268(661) 763-1222

Police Department &City Animal Control320 Commerce WayTaft, CA 93268(661) 763-3101

Kern County Animal Control315 N. Lincoln StreetTaft, CA 93268(661)763-8593

Kern County Animal Control201 S. Mt. Vernon Ave.Bakersfield, CA(661)868-7100

Waste ManagementWestside Waste Management Co.274 East Cedar St., Taft(661) 763-5135

Taft Sanitary Landfill13351 Elk Hills Road

J&D Recycling1277 Kern St., Taft1021 4th St., Taft(661) 765-6752

Cable/Internet/PhoneBright House Networks145 Kern St., Taft(661) 323-4892

RoadsCaltransHighway Information Network(880) 427-7623

Taft Public Works Department(661) 763-1222

AirTaft-Kern County Airport500 Airport Rd., Taft(661) 765-5867

BusTaft Area Transit209 E. Kern St., Taft(661) 763-3822

Westside Recreation & Parks District500 Cascade Place.Taft. CA 93268(661) 763-4246

West Side Mosquito and Vector Control DistrictP. O. Box 205 7004 Gas Co. RoadTaft, CA 93268(661) 763-3510

City of MaricopaCity Hall400 California Street(661)769-8279

Community Resources