Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Shafter Press in Shafter, California

02 Apr 2003

Page 2

We have 16,224,565 pages in California
Shafter Press April 2, 2003 Page 2 old newspaper archives

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 2003

Page

2

Community calendars list weekly meetings and services

The Shafter area publishes recurring meetings across churches and clubs. Locations include Free Will Baptist Church 155 Redwood and Home Fellowship Church 520 California Avenue with 7 p.m. sessions. plus municipal boards, commissions, and service groups meeting at various dates and venues such as Veterans Hall 301 California Avenue and 336 Pacific Avenue.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Free Will Baptist Church Redwood Home Fellowship Church California Avenue Richland —Richland School District Music Room Shafter Avenue Veteran’s Hall James Street Food Bank Bakersfield Kern —Kern Sundale Avenue Espanol Mexican Baptist Church Shafter Post of the American Legion Veterans Hall Shafter City Council Pacific Avenue Shafter Planning Commission Shafter Veterans Hall Richland Parent Teachers Association Golden Oak S. Wall American Legion Auxiliary We Women Shafter Women’s Club Kiwanis Shafter Kiwanis Club Shafter Minter Field Minter Field Aviation Street Shafter Youth Council SRPD Shafter Recreation and Parks Department Board of Directors Walker Senior Center Sunset Home Fellowship Lions Shafter Lions Club China Cuisine Rotary Shafter Rotary Club Minter Airport Alzheimer’s — Alzheimer’s Shafter Convalescent Hospital E. Tulare Shafter Historical Society Central Valley Highway Shafter Depot California Lerdo Highway Chamber of Commerce Minter Field Air Museum Shafter Depot Museum
Read with Free Trial

City awards paving contract for downtown

The Shafter City Council awarded a bid of 67 762 to Kern Asphalt for concrete paving at 341 Central Avenue across from the Downtown Plaza and a second central city parking lot at Central Avenue and Central Valley Highway. Bids cover grading base paving concrete work and some demolition. Excludes underground utility work electrical fixtures landscaping irrigation or trash enclosure foundation at the Central city lot which will cost 1600. Award approved at March 18 council meeting.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Shafter City Council Kern Asphalt Central Avenue Central City Central Valley Highway Brookside Deli
Read with Free Trial

Evidence Registry Streamlines Case Review and Audit

A street block history describes a system tracking 504+ cases in the files. It enables review of evidence used in testimony, auditing at any time, and greater department accountability. Bell notes bar coded items move through a defined chain of custody to storage, with only the Kern County District Attorney allowed to authorize destruction, at a total project cost of 17000 dollars.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Bell Kern County
Read with Free Trial

MUON City seeks 5 million overpass funds with BNSF partnership

The MUON City Council approved a plan to partner with BNSF Railroad on a Santa Fe Way Seventh Standard Road overpass funded by 5 million dollars from the State Grade Separation Program. The deal assigns 5 to 10 percent of costs to BNSF and secures city funding through Resolution No. 1609 as the project advances with a 2003 April 1 state grant application deadline. If federal funds fail to materialize the city may withdraw from the project.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad BNSF Santa Fe Way Seventh Standard Road Public Utilities Commission PUC Bnsf Railroad
Read with Free Trial

Hoffman Arrested in Fresno in Death of Dr Joy Kimpo

Forty two year old John A Hoffman of Hanford was arrested March 24 2003 in Fresno on Kern County issued warrant after an accident March 11 that killed Delano National Health Services Chief of Staff Dr Joy C Kimpo. He is held on 500000 bond. Authorities say he was under a controlled substance influence and ran a stop sign at Whisler Road and SR 43 north of Wasco. He also possessed a controlled substance at the time of the collision. Felony possession to manufacture a controlled substance, felony D U L, felony vehicular manslaughter and possession of a controlled substance.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

John A. Hoffman Hanford Fresno Kern County National Health Services Joy C. Kimpo Delano Hoffman Whisler Road SR 43 Wasco Kimpo Broad D.U.L
Read with Free Trial

Also Mentioned on This Page

Margaret Baker Muon City John Guinn Sylvia Socrates SGO Mirros Scerom Shafter Shafter Kern County E. Lerdo Mar Renaira Eekly
Read Page with Free Trial
Search Courier

Search the Shafter Press Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Start for Free

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Shafter Press?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Advanced Search
Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication