🌱 Where Delano residents can cool off for free starting June 1
Delano, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Delano! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Where Delano residents can cool off for free starting June 1
- Could Delano’s airport finally get its fair share of funding?
- How Delano’s Assemblymember helped bring $11M to fight fentanyl
Also on today's calendar: Juneteenth Celebration and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: How far can a fast dog run into the woods? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and cool, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 71, low: 54.
- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kern County Cooling Centers to Open June 1 (kuzz.com) — Delano residents will have two official county cooling centers this summer at the Jefferson Center on Jefferson Avenue and the 11th Avenue Community Center on West 11th Avenue. Kern County will open these and other centers June 1–September 22 whenever extreme heat is forecast, with hours from 1 to 8 p.m. and daily opening decisions announced by 11 a.m. the prior day. 
• Hurtado focuses on needs of smaller airports, especially in the Central Valley (hanfordsentinel.com) — Delano’s small airport could see new funding and services if Sen. Melissa Hurtado’s SB 661 passes, redirecting aviation fuel revenues toward smaller fields. The bill and a new LA flight from Bakersfield’s Meadows Field aim to boost regional travel, jobs, and economic opportunities for communities like Delano across Kern County.
• Assemblymember Bains touts Kern County fentanyl task force, receives nearly $11M in funds (bakersfieldnow.com) — Delano residents are represented at the center of Kern County’s fight against fentanyl, as Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains has helped secure nearly $11 million in state funding for the county’s task force. The program has already created Kern’s first inpatient detox program for Medi-Cal patients and, since July 2024, helped remove more than 224 pounds of fentanyl from local streets.
📸 Around Delano
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Upcoming Events in
Delano
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★ Featured events ★
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Kern-Tulare WD BM — Friant Water Authority →
Pandol Brothers Inc., 33150 Pond Rd, Delano
2:30 pm
Thursday May 28
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Other local events
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Senior Picnic
Robert F. Kennedy High School Delano, CA 93215
8:00 am -
RFKHS Band Concert
Delano Joint Union High Delano, CA 93215
6:00 pm -
Juneteenth Celebration →
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, 4011 Grant Dr, Earlimart
11:00 am -
Delano Fall Festival Car Show | 2026 | Delano, CA →
Memorial Park, 110 S Lexington St, Delano
11:00 am -
Valley High School Graduation
Cesar E. Chavez High School Performing Arts Center
5:30 pm -
Robert F. Kennedy High School Graduation
Delano Joint Union High Delano, CA 93215
7:30 pm -
Cesar E. Chavez High School Graduation
Delano Joint Union High Delano, CA 93215
6:30 pm
Thursday May 28
Saturday May 30
Sunday May 31
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
📣 Delano Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Delano-Earlimart ID BM — Friant Water Authority →
Delano-Earlimart Irrigation, 14181 Avenue 24, Delano
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Bakersfield Christian vs Kennedy →
Robert F. Kennedy High School, 1401 Hiett Ave, Delano
7:30 pm
Thursday June 11
Friday September 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Niagara Bottling, LLC posted a job opening for Seasonal Production Operator in Delano. Apply here.
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Delano. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Delano here.
🗞 Nearby News
Shafter
- ‘Green Truck Corridor' Is Formed (labusinessjournal.com)
- California Woman's Last Wish Was to Host a Country Concert… Then Luke Bryan's Farm Tour Called (whiskeyriff.com)
Porterville
- Highway 190 one-way traffic control west of Porterville begins today (recorderonline.com)
- 250 Years OI Sacrifice: Annual Memorial Day Service held (recorderonline.com)
- Calico Mermaid holds annual quilters retreat at SCICON (recorderonline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Halfway. After that, the dog is running *out of* the woods. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)
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