BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Kern County residents, especially the elderly, are encouraged to use cooling centers to beat the heat. The following is a list of cooling centers in Kern County, and their status for Friday:

San Joaquin and Kern River Valleys Centers:

Ben Austin Community Center, 1751 McKee Road, Bakersfield -- OPEN

Delano Veterans Building, 1025 Garces Highway, Delano -- OPEN

East Bakersfield Veterans Building, 2101 Ridge Road, Bakersfield -- OPEN

East Niles Senior Center, 6601 East Niles St., Bakersfield -- OPEN

Kern River Valley Senior Center/Veterans Building, 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella -- OPEN

Lamont Senior Center, 10300 San Diego St., Lamont -- OPEN

Martin Luther King Community Center, 1000 S. Owens St., Bakersfield -- OPEN

North of the River Veterans Building, 400 West Norris Road, Bakersfield -- OPEN

Rasmussen Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane, Bakersfield -- OPEN

Shafter Veterans Building, 309 California Ave., Shafter -- OPEN

Silvercreek Community Center, 7011 Harris Road, Bakersfield -- OPEN

South Bakersfield Veterans Building, 1905 Wilson Road, Bakersfield -- OPEN

South Fork Community Building, 5225 Kelso Valley Road, Weldon -- OPEN

Taft Veterans Building, 218 Taylor St., Taft -- OPEN

Wasco Recreation Building, 1280 Poplar St., Wasco -- OPEN

Mountain centers:

Frazier Park Recreation Building, 300 Park Drive, Frazier Park -- CLOSED

Tehachapi Veterans Building, 125 East "F" St., Tehachapi -- OPEN

Desert centers:

California City Police Department, 21130 Hacienda Blvd., California City -- CLOSED Hummel Community Building 2500 20th Street, Rosamond -- CLOSED

Inyokern Senior Center, 1247 Broadway Street, Inyokern -- CLOSED

Mojave Veterans Building, 15580 "O" Street, Mojave -- CLOSED

Rand Community Building, 17721 Broadway St., Johannesburg -- CLOSED

Ridgecrest Senior Center, 125 S. Warner St., Ridgecrest -- CLOSED

Temperatures required to open County Cooling Centers are 105 degrees in the San Joaquin and Kern River Valleys, 95 degrees in Frazier Park and Tehachapi, and 108 in Desert areas.