May Festival Set for City Hall With Theme A Place to Grow
April 1 marks the May Festival at City Hall with a map of activity areas available. Kern County Fire Department urges use of 9 1 1 for emergencies as hot weather raises fire risk from dry weeds, and calls for neighborhood fire-control efforts.
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Christensen
Deel
California Patrol
Kern County’ Fire Department
Kern County Fire Department
City Hall
MFAD board wrestling toxic site amid land swap plan
MFAD directors debated a proposed land exchange to relocate Noel Wilson Inland Crop Dusters Inc containment plans at Minter Field. Costs to test and clean toxics run from seventy thousand to potentially up to a million dollars. The panel also addressed hangar wiring, staffing, and maintenance before adjourning with a promise to revisit the issue at the April 9 meeting.
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Wayne
Minter Field
Noel Wilson
Ray Nelson
Tom Alm
Wallace Ryker
Tom Wilson
Lemieux
Ween Wilson
Inland Crop Dusters Inc
MFAD
Joe Martin
Martin
Noel
Aie
Gene Guenther
Nelson
Weeds Rising in the Yard as Summer Approaches
The message urges yard work to curb growing weeds before summer heat. It frames outdoor labor as a healthy sunlit activity to build muscle and enjoy warmer days, turning chores into a proactive seasonal routine.
Air Quality Talk Draws Kern County Audience
City officials and Kern County leaders met at the Elks Club to discuss air quality after a dinner. Dr. Joan Denton of the Air Resources Board outlined the history of air pollution and federal and state rules, noting Kern County’s status and the need for decisions based on pollution data.
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Kern County Association of Cities
Johnny Thomas
Don Ratty
Bakersfield
Joan
Air Resources Board
Shafter City
Elks Club
Kern County
Joan E. Denton
Sacramento
Ratty
London
England
USA
Spanish Air Force base duty recalls no tortillas in Spain
A veteran recalls being assigned to a Spanish Air Force base with US personnel in 25th Wing era. He served as an independent duty medical rod pm Vela counselor in Wiesbaden Germany but Hurricane Juan delayed his ship departure to Spain. He returned to Shafter Dallas for a week of treatment and reflected there are no tortillas in Spain.
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Wiesbaden
Ger
Shafter
Dallas
Jane
Craent
Spain
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Dee Eae
Sidcuss
Suiditty
USAF
Ellas Vela