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Winding Up For The Last Pitch

Winding Up for the Last Pitch

By Alberto Muro

The Bakersfield Blaze played their last home game at Sam Lynn Ballpark on August 28. The Sunday evening weather comforted the 1,745 fans in attendance ready to say goodbye to a team that kept baseball culture alive since 1941.

The Bakersfield Blaze organization announced in early August that they would cease operations after the completion of the 2016 season. Although Blaze fans were disappointed about the news, that did not prevent them from enjoying their last weekend at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

For 75 years, The Bakersfield Blaze endured an abundance of transitions. From changing team affiliates to producing quality players, the people of Bakersfield stood behind the team’s decisions.

Prior to the first inning, Assistant General Manager & Director of Broadcasting Dan Besbris walked onto the field and gave thanks on behalf of the organization to everyone for years of attendance and creating memories with the team.

The final game at Sam Lynn ballpark concluded with Bakersfield defeating Stockton 8-11. The Bakersfield Blaze will finish their remaining seven games in Northern California.  Sam Lynn ballpark will remain open for playoffs as the Blaze have secured as spot allowing them one last championship run.

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Coachella May Be over. . . but the Desert Trip Has Just Begun!

By Veronica Renaker

GOLDEN VOICE PRESENTS: DESERT TRIP
A rock n’ roll music festival

Weekend 1: October 7th, 8th, & 9th
Weekend 2: October 14th, 15th, & 16th

“Two Weekends, Six Iconic Bands, Six Nights of Rock and Roll.”

The time is nearing where the heat of the desert doesn’t stop fans from rocking out to their favorite artists.
Due to an overwhelming demand Goldenvoice, the promoters of Desert Trip, have announced that they’ve added an identical second weekend.
Held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, iconic artists such as Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, the Who, and Bob Dylan will be putting on a show.
Weekend 1 is Oct. 7 through the 9th and Weekend 2 is Oct. 14 through the 16th. Each weekend will include more than 30 culinary masterminds if you need a bite to eat and a break from the rockstar lifestyle.

For tickets and/or information: http://ww2.deserttrip.com/

Disneyland ASB Trip

By Jonathan Celiz

On May 6^th, the ASB Club had their annual spring trip to the Disneyland Resort. Headed by lead chaperone Myisha Cutrona, it was a 2 night trip: Friday afternoon to the LA Farmer’s Market and the next day to the Disneyland Park.

During this time, the park is celebrating its 60^th Diamond Anniversary with festive decorations throughout both parks especially Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. It also marked the premiere of their latest nighttime shows, an updated variation of Disney’s California Adventure’s World of Color water fountain show titled “World of Color: Celebrate,” celebrating the legacy of Walt Disney as well as a new nighttime parade “Paint the Night,” a spiritual successor to Disneyland’s famous Main Street Electrical Parade and a fireworks spectacular called “Disneyland Forever” which utilizes mapping projections throughout the castle and main street to create the most technologically lavish fireworks show to date.

Another seasonal event going on in the park was a Star Wars-themed event in Tomorrowland titled “Season of the Force” which hosts a ton of new additions and overlays to the land such as the Star Wars Launch Bay which offers exhibits, merchandise, and meet-and-greets with famous Star Wars characters such as Darth Vader and Kylo Ren.

The new “Star Wars: Path of the Jedi” movie offers a montage of famous clips from all the Star Wars movies. A new overlay for Space Mountain, now re-themed as “Hyperspace Mountain,” puts you in the middle of a space dogfight between X-wings and TIE fighters, and a new segment in Star Tours is based on the desert planet Jakku from the latest film The Force Awaken.

Now doubt it is a most exciting time to visit the park with the summer season coming up; the ASB Club has had their fill of excitement to finish off the semester at the happiest place on earth.

Annual Passports to the Disneyland Resort

Hannah and Emily

By Emily Davis

In August of 2015, I got with one of my good friends and we decided to get Annual Passports to the Disney parks. Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure.

The decision to purchase an AP was almost a no-brainer for me. I have loved the Disney parks for my entire life and no matter how many times I go to the parks, it’s never enough!

The only thing that almost stopped me from purchasing an AP was the cost. I chose to purchase the least expensive AP which, at the time, cost $299. Since I purchased my AP the prices have gone up.

The link to the prices, payment plans, and different types of AP’s is: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/passes/

I have the Southern California Select Passport. This pass allows me access into both parks Monday – Friday for a majority of the year. Holidays, weekends, and other peak dates are blocked out for me.  Since I purchased my pass I have been able to visit the parks at least once a month and sometimes even more.

The link to blackout dates for all annual passports is: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/passes/blockout-dates/

Thor with Haylee and Emily

Overall, having an AP to the Disney parks has been a great decision. If you are a fan of Disney and have a way to get to the parks often, I encourage you to save up your money and get yourself an AP. It is a great way to get out of town and have some fun.

If you do end up with an AP, allow me to give you a little advice.

1. Go with the flow. If you have an AP you most likely know that you’ll be back to the parks pretty soon. If your favorite attractions line is 60+minutes just go on to something else. It’ll be there for your next visit.
2. Try something new. There are so many things that you can experience at the Disney Parks. Whether it’s trying a new food or going into a store that I’ve never been in, I always try something new each time I go into the parks.
3. HAVE FUN!