Shafter March health clinics and community events schedule
The Shafter Public Health Department lists March clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway requiring appointments for most sessions except the Immunization Clinic. April events include family planning, pregnancy screening, child health, senior health screening, and a free health fair in Shafter and Buttonwillow with a community fair, kindergarten programs, and resource center contact. Also announced are cookie sale by Shafter Girl Scouts, youth baseball softball registrations, a Kern Council child care meeting, Ten Star All Star Summer Basketball camp final applications, and a multi-state and international camp participant note with regional locations and a brochure contact.
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Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Senior Center
National Health Services, Inc
Shafter
Shafter Medical and Women's Health Center
South Central Valley Highway
Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow Health Center
East Front Street
Buttonwillow School
Buttonwillow Community Resource Center
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Prescott
Mass Honors Local Soldier Ricky Barraza in Shafter
Staff Sgt. Ricardo Barraza laid to rest after dying March 18 from wounds in western Iraq. Hundreds attended at St Therese Catholic Church with fellow soldiers, Patriot Guard riders, and local officials paying respects. The funeral included an Army Rangers color detail, a 21 gun salute, Taps, and burial at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
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St. Therese’s Catholic Church
Ricardo
Ricky” Barraza
Barraza
Iraq
Donna Smith
Shafter
Smith
Dean Florez
Jim Costa
Ed Jagels
Patriot Guard
Hearst
Army Rangers Second Battalion
Fort Lewis
Wash
California Highway Patrol
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Hill of Valor
Army Rangers
Education comes first says Kern High Superintendent
Kern High School District Superintendent Donald Carter urged students, parents and the community to prioritize education after three days of immigration related student protests in Bakersfield. He warned that truancy and disciplinary actions will intensify with continued absences, and urged addressing issues outside school while protecting instructional time.
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Kern High
Donald Carter
Bakersfield
Carter
Tax season tips on saving and spending refunds
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee education economist Mark C. Schug advises a mix of spending and saving from an average $2400 refund. Priorities include building an emergency fund, paying down credit card debt, and making extra payments on loans. He also urges teaching children money basics to foster long term wealth.
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Mark C. Schug
Center For Economics Education
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Schug
Shafter High students walk out over immigration law protest
Several hundred SHS students left morning classes for a three hour walk through Shafter to protest proposed immigration laws. Some waved Mexican flags and chanted, while administrators monitored the march. Police escorted the group to keep participants safe. two juveniles were arrested for assault and interference with an officer.
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Shafter High School
United States
Shafter
Central Avenue
Mexico
Maria Barrios
Lucy Nieto
Barrios
Shafter High
SHS
Connie Sack
Sack
John Zrofsky
Zrofsky
Atlantic
Elm Street
Congress
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Girl Scouts
Shafter Girl Scouts
Redwood
Shafter Recreation and Park District
East Tulare Avenue
Kern Council
Golden Oak
By Melissa Hill
Ricardo Barraza
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