Refrigerator Door: Local Voices, News & Trends
Do The Math Wins Beautiful Bakersfield Award
by Thygerson Vaun
Contributing writer and mother of three
Jul 30, 2024
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Return of KWAC 1940 as Luz Divina Radio

Lotus Bakersfield Corp announces the return of KWAC 1490 AM to the airwaves as Luz Divina Radio, a vibrant Spanish Christian music station dedicated to uplifting and inspiring listeners. This transformation marks a new chapter for the station, as it now fills the air with a blend of contemporary Christian hits, timeless classics, and heartfelt worship anthems, available 24/7. 

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Luz Divina Radio promises to be a sanctuary of sound that celebrates faith, hope, and love, reaching out to the hearts of the faithful in our community. The station will feature both well-known artists and emerging talents in the Christian music industry, providing a platform for a diverse range of voices to be heard.

“Our new station, Luz Divina, aims to be a beacon of positivity, connecting believers and spreading the message of God’s love through the power of music, uplifting melodies of both established and new Christian artists,” says Daisy Ortiz, the General Manager of Lotus Bakersfield Corp.

Wildest Dreams Consignment & Antiques Under New Ownership

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Bakersfield’s iconic Wildest Dreams Consignment & Antiques recently held a re-grand opening event to signify an ownership transition from long-time owner Dixie Brewer to friends and colleagues, Tina and Gabe Ulloa. Brewer, who started the business 24 years ago in a modest 1,500-square-foot house on H Street, expanded the store over the years, eventually moving it to a 29,000-square-foot retail space on F Street nearly three years ago. 

“I wanted to downsize and simplify,” Brewer says of her decision to sell the business. Tina and Gabe Ulloa, both deeply involved with the store for years, are now poised to continue and expand on Brewer's legacy. Tina has been a vendor with In Your Wildest Dreams for eight years and an employee for the past five years. Gabe, whose professional background spans 15 years in marketing, communications, and PR, started a vendor booth specializing in Pokémon cards, vintage video games, and other gaming collectibles.

The Ulloas are excited to uphold the store's legacy while bringing in fresh ideas and energy. In Your Wildest Dreams will remain a place where customers can find unique treasures, enjoy a cup of coffee, and feel a sense of community. The store will continue to maintain its family-friendly, pet-friendly atmosphere that customers have come to love.

Do The Math Wins Beautiful Bakersfield Award

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The Beautiful Bakersfield Awards, presented by the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, recently honored the Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS) for its Do the Math television program in the education category. For more than 20 years, Do The Math has supported math education for 4th to 12-grade students with free tutoring and encompassing all aspects of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics).  

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With diverse educational content and two innovative segments:  Let’s Talk Math and Manipulatives of Math, Do the Math plans to kick off its 23rd season in September.  “We are deeply grateful to KCSOS and the Chamber of Commerce for their unwavering support and recognition of Do the Math as an educational pillar for math students of all needs,” says host Mike Cushine. “This acknowledgment by our community members reinforces our mission of providing students with the support they need to realize how mathematics is in everything.”

For more information and time and dates for showtimes, turn to https://dothemathonline.net/. 

Kern Medical’s Largest Graduating Class of Physician Trainees

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Kern Medical recently graduated over 35 physician residents, its largest class in its 67 years of training doctors, and its largest incoming class of 40 new residents just started. Kern Medical is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and many of its faculty have teaching appointments there.  

The hospital recently started three new teaching programs for physician residents in training, going from six to nine specialty training programs. These new programs are in the specialties of infectious disease, general surgery, and addiction medicine. Kern Medical already had teaching programs in internal medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics-gynecology, general psychiatry as well as sub-specialty training in child & adolescent psychiatry and addiction psychiatry.  

Dr. Amir Berjis, who is responsible for leading the graduate medical education teaching programs at Kern Medical says, “We plan to continue to increase the size of our graduate medical education teaching programs as well as create pathways for students from the Central Valley to become physicians with the aim to grow our own doctors that will care for our communities.”

For more information, please visit www.kernmedical.com.  

Kern Dance’s Books in Motion Program Inspires Children to Read

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As the summer 2024 season for Kern Dance’s Books in Motion (BIM) wraps up, there are still a few showtimes available for August. This program combines dance and literacy to encourage children to get excited about reading when their favorite books come to life.   

Geared for children in the early literacy stages (K-3rd grade), a typical performance includes storytelling, dance, choreography, and small group crafting. Books in Motion has reached over 10,000 children and has given away nearly 6,300 free books since 2016. 

In August, the following dates and times are open and free to the public. August 1st at 12pm, Northeast Branch, “Cat in the Hat,” performed by McLaughlin Dance Collective; August 1st at 3pm, Beale Memorial, “Cat in the Hat,” performed by McLaughlin Dance Collective; August 2nd at 11:30am, Boron Branch, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go,” performed by Heather Benes and the East Kern Ragtag Revels; August 2nd at 2:30pm, Boron Branch, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go,” performed by Heather Benes and the East Kern Ragtag Revels; August 3 at 10:30am, Lamont Branch, “B is for Ballet:  A Dance Alphabet,” performed by Bakersfield City Ballet; August 3 at 2:30pm, Beale Memorial “Pepe And The Parade performed by Ballet Folklorico Huaztecalli.  For more information, please visit www.kerndance.org/bim. #inspireachildtoreadthroughdance 
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