Shafter Offers Billions for Tourist Makeover Plan
At a city hall special meeting a Japanese firm proposes a five year program to raze downtown in stages and build offices hotels a Hilton Inn theaters and a mall in Shafter while starting nearby Nine Flags amusement park a 100 acre water complex a railroad depot bus depot and a large 18 hole golf course plus tennis facilities. A 30 day decision window sparked a heated debate between pro and anti sides over economic impact versus preserving Shafter’s quiet town character. Next meeting set for Wednesday April 1.
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City Council and Planning Commission
Shafter
Minter’ Field
United States
Dim Sum screening moved to Sunday at Bakersfield
Fligs presents Wayne Wang film Dim Sum at Bakersfield Community Theater with a 6:30 p.m. show on Sunday April 5. The comedy centers on a Chinese American family, with Laureen Chew as a daughter torn between marriage and duty to her widowed mother Kim Chew. For more details call 325-4815.
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Bakersfield
FLICS
Wayne Wang
Bill Forsythe
Wang
Laureen Chew
Kim Chew
Whitbey Completes Administrative Clerk Course
Pvt. Larry R. Whitbey of Shafter has completed the administrative clerk course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Calif. He learned typing naval correspondence and office functions. A 1985 Shafter High School graduate he joined the Marine Corps Reserves in February 1986.
Rosedale PTA Offers $250 Scholarships
The Rosedale PTA awards a $250 scholarship to one high school senior boy and one girl who are eighth grade graduates from Rosedale School. Applications are available from each high school scholarship chair at Shafter High, with an April 24, 1987 deadline. For information contact Scholarship Chair Sharron Wennihan at 399-9591.
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Rosedale Pta
Rosedale School
Shafter High
Sharron Wennihan
Wasco Association for the Developmentally Disabled Meeting
The annual Wasco Association for the Developmentally Disabled Inc meeting is set for Monday April 6 1987 at 7 p m at the Wasco Veterans Hall at the corner of Poplar and 12th Streets. Friends of WADD are invited. The WADD Singers and Square Dancers will perform and awards will be presented to clients volunteers clubs and others who have worked for disabled people.
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Wasco Association For the Developmentally Disabled Inc
Wasco Veterans Hall
Poplar and
12Th Streets
Friends of
WADD
Agricultural bloom stage set for citrus south of Seventh Road
Agricultural Commissioner Bob Edwards announced March 31 as the 10 percent bloom date for all citrus south of Seventh Standard Road. The period marks strict insecticide restrictions to protect bees and their pollination of citrus blossoms, reducing pesticide harm.
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Bob Edwards
Seventh Standard Road
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PBS
Rosedale
D.D
Seventh Street
Wasco
DR. Vincent Smith
Wasco Dental Office
Wasco Family Medical Center
Sergio Riffel
E. Street
Ant
Madam Seki Wai
Habla Espanol
Faiiliy Ul
Tony Ucense
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