Shafter Community Alerts and Public Service Events
Motorists are warned about new stop signs on Central Valley Highway at Beech and a left turn lane change at East Lerdo Highway. Watch for misjudgments and potential rear end collisions. Also, Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast at Bank of America lot 6 10 a.m. proceeds fund community projects. Arts class for seniors starts at W C Walker Senior Center Mondays 12:30 3:30 open to ages 55 plus. Blood Bank today 3 6 p.m. Head Start seeks 1990 91 enrollees age 3 6 by Sept 1 1990 call 746 6477.
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Central Valley Highway
Beech
Highway 43
East Lerdo Highway
Central Valley
Kiwanis Club of
Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bank of America
W.C. Walker
Leilani Sault
Bakersfield
Georgette Kadel
MFAD to pursue water funding with Shafter in joint plan
MFAD board agrees to partner with the City of Shafter on a Department of Water Resources funding application under the California Safe Drinking Water Bond Act. A surface water treatment plant could cost about seven million dollars, with consumer bills rising from fourteen to around twenty five dollars monthly.
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Minter Field Airport District
MFAD
Kern County Building Department
Kern County Health Department
Wayne K. Lemieux
Richland Lerdo board approves bilingual textbooks and grants
The Richland-Lerdo School District board approved K 8 bilingual Language Arts series from McMillan and Houghton Mifflin, selecting the texts as age appropriate. They also authorized grant applications AB 1470 for technology at Richland Primary and Intermediate, aiming to fund a lab with equipment and interactive video resources, with district matching funds required.
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Richland-Lerdo
Tommie Sarees
Tom Flanagan
McMillan
Houghton Mifflin
Flanagan
Chris Frazier
Lyle Mack
Richland
Richland Primary
Frazier
CSU
Mack
County Superintendent of Schools
Grupo Folklorico Xochipilli to perform Cinco de Mayo set in Shafter
The four year old group led by Eva Patino prepares for a Cinco de Mayo festival in Shafter featuring Mexican folk dances. Dancers, many teams and relatives rehearse weekly and study seven Oaxaca dances to ensure authenticity.
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Grupo Folklorico Xochipilli
Shafter
Cinco de Mayo
Eva Patino
Patino
Daughters of Dance
Felisa
Eva
Deanna Rodriguez-Root
Flavia Gamargo
Gary Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Oaxaca
Mexico
April Street Faire returns bigger in Shafter
Shafter gears up for the second annual April Street Faire organized by Russell Searcy. The event runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a 6:30 a.m. Kiwanis pancake breakfast for early arrivals. Thirty two booths are planned, area expanded two blocks along Central Avenue between Central Valley. The fair aims to showcase the new street and local ambience.
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Shafter
Russell Searcy
Earlybirds
Kiwanis Club
Spon
Central Avenue
Searcy
Chamber Eng Owinhen
Tohnson
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Shafter Visions and Goals Project
Richland Primary School
American Legion
Lemieux
Gnerly
Marine Corp
Skylab Inc
Dave Salez
Kern County
Dariene Williams
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