2 The Bakersfield Californian Sunday, July 29, 2012

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Y O U R C E L E B R A T I O N S

BY KRISTINA BROWNCommunity contributor

Assemblywoman ShannonGrove (R-Bakersfield) hashonored Bob Otto as the 2012Veteran of the Year for the32nd Assembly District.

Lieutenant Otto, a Korean War Veter-an and cancer survivor, served 20years with the Air Force and 30 yearsas a teacher in Bakersfield, the last 26years at East Bakersfield High School.

“Mr. Otto has embodied patriotismand dedication to our countrythroughout his entire life. He contin-ues to inspire these qualities in othersand I am proud to honor him today inthis special celebration,” said Assem-blywoman Shannon Grove.

Bob Otto enlisted in the Army AirForce in 1942 and served as a basicflight and instrument instructor until1946. He then earned a Bachelor’sDegree in U.S. History from WhittierCollege while serving in the Air ForceReserves. With the outbreak of theKorean War, Mr. Otto was recalledinto combat duty and completed 56missions before returning to teach inBakersfield in 1951. Active in the

local community, he volunteers as aRifle Club safety instructor, is a lifemember of the VFW and related vet-erans organizations, and plays thetrumpet at veterans’ funeral servicesas a member of the Associated Veter-ans of Kern County. Mr. Otto is cur-rently working on a Master’s Degreein Education from California StateUniversity, Fresno. He is 90 years oldand he and his wife celebrated their65th wedding anniversary last year.The couple resides in Bakersfield.

Assemblywoman Grove and BobOtto were joined by other veteransand elected officials from throughoutthe state for the fifth annual Veteranof the Year Recognition Luncheonthat took place recently.

Lawmakers praised the veterans forserving our nation by remembering aquote by President Abraham Lincoln:“The world will little note, nor longremember what we say here, but itcan never forget what they did here. Itis for us the living, rather, to be dedi-cated here to the unfinished workwhich they who fought here have thusfar so nobly advanced.”

Green awards slated to honor positivecontributions to local environment

BY BY CHRISTINE GRONTKOWSKI Community contributor

For the second straight year, agroup of children took on theheat, in order to take a standagainst MS. They held a“Stand Against MS” to benefit

their Walk MS team, “No MSnAround,” on Friday, July 20 at theRite Aid located at 11200 Olive Dr.(near Jewetta Ave. in northwest Bak-ersfield).

The children, who are between theages of seven and 13, sold lemonadeand Kool-Aid in front of the Rite Aidstore. All of the proceeds will benefitBakersfield's Walk MS, which raisesmoney for programs and services tohelp the thousands of people affectedby multiple sclerosis (MS) in KernCounty, along with cutting-edgeresearch worldwide. Last year, theteam raised over $2,000 total, $400from the lemonade stand.

“I don't know anyone with MS,”explained 13-year-old McKenna Tes-sandori, “but my mom has alwaystaught me how important it is to give,instead of take. That’s why I’m partof this team, and that’s why I’m rais-ing money.”

Walk MS will be held Saturday,October 27 at Yokuts Park. TheNational Multiple Sclerosis Society,Southern California & Nevada Chap-ter is currently looking for peoplewho would like to be part of thefundraiser, whether it be as a walker,planning committee member, or vol-unteer.

1,200 walkers are expected to takethe 1.5- or 3-mile stroll along theKern River Bike Path this fall. Hal-loween-themed fun will be placedalong the route and at the finish lineback at Yokuts Park, where partici-pants and volunteers will be treatedwith lunch by Santa Barbara Pizza &Chicken, RJs Bar & Grill, andRubio’s. The festival area will alsohave live entertainment, an opportu-nity drawing with great prizes, a kidsblock, Star Wars troopers, costumecontest and other awards, plus all theexcitement that comes from support-ing the generous spirit of Bakers-field's community.

Anyone interested in registering orreceiving more information can goonline to: www.WalkToEndMS.org, orcall: 321-9512 ext. 66401.

About multiple sclerosis:• Every hour in the United States,

someone is newly diagnosed with MS,

an unpredictable, often disabling dis-ease of the central nervous system.

• Symptoms range from numbnessand tingling to blindness and paraly-sis. The advancement, severity andspecific symptoms of MS in any oneperson cannot yet be predicted, butadvances in research and treatmentare moving us closer toward a worldfree of MS.

• Most people with MS are diag-nosed between the ages of 20 and 50,with more than twice as many womenas men being diagnosed with the dis-ease.

• MS affects more than 400,000people in the U.S. and 2.1 millionworldwide.

About the National Multiple SclerosisSociety

• The National MS Society helpseach person address the challenges ofliving with MS through our 50-statenetwork of chapters.

• Through our home office and 50-state network of chapters, we fundmore MS research, provide moreservices to people with MS, offermore professional education and fur-ther more advocacy efforts than anyother MS organization in the world.

• The Society is dedicated toachieving a world free of MS. We arepeople who want to do somethingabout MS now. Join the movement atwww.nationalMSsociety.org.

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Assemblywoman Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) has honored Bob Otto as the 2012 Vet-eran of the Year for the 32nd Assembly District.

PHOTO PROVIDED

About 1,200 walkers are expected totake the one-and-a-half or three-milestroll along the Kern River Bike Path thisfall. Halloween-themed fun will beplaced along the route and at the finishline back at Yokuts Park, where partici-pants and volunteers will be treatedwith lunch by Santa Barbara Pizza &Chicken, RJs Bar & Grill and Rubio’s. Thefestival area will also have live entertain-ment, an opportunity drawing with greatprizes, a kids block, Star Wars troopers,costume contest and other awards, plusall the excitement that comes from sup-porting the generous spirit of Bakers-field's community.

Shannon Grove honors Bob Otto asdistrict’s Veteran of the Year

Y O U R C E L E B R A T I O N S

BY SASHA WINESCommunity contributor

Kern Green is hosting KernCounty’s first annual GreenAwards Banquet. This eventrecognizes businesses andindividuals who go above and

beyond to make a positive environ-mental impact on our community.

Please join us on August 16 at AeraEnergy LLC at 6:00 p.m. Taxdeductible tickets are $45 per personand includes a Kern County agricul-ture dinner.

We are happy to announce this willbe a zero waste event. Come supportthe businesses in our community thatare working hard to make a positivechange.

Table sponsorships are availablefor $600. We still have a few cate-gories left for sponsorships so pleaselet us know if you are interested inhelping with our mission to create amore sustainable future in KernCounty.

Congratulations to the followingindividuals and organizations. It’sgreat to see that no matter how largeor small the organization, one can dotheir part to make a difference in ourcommunity. Kern County is lucky tohave the hard work and dedicationfrom the following companies andindividuals. Come join us in applaud-ing these efforts:Energy Efficiency & Conservation

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