Street repairs planned in Shafter on Merced Avenue
Supervisor Roy Ashburn announced Granite Construction Company won the bid for asphalt overlay along 1100 feet of Merced Avenue in Shafter near a new Zachary Avenue truck plaza. The $27,967 project aims to halt rapid deterioration and should start in May, finishing in under a month with minimal traffic delays.
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Roy Ashburn
Granite Construction Company
Merced Avenue
Shafter
Lerdo Highway
Zachary Avenue
Ashburn
Quake awareness and drills sweep RLSD schools
The 1952 San Andreas earthquake highlighted dangers as Tehachapi and Bakersfield suffered damage. Richland Lerdo School District promoted Earthquake Preparedness Month with a large duck and cover drill. Knapp noted radios and HAM operators as backup, while schools serve as shelters and emergency plans expand.
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Wasco
Tehachapi
Bakersfield
San Andreas Fault
Los Angeles Area
Taft
Bay Area
Richland-Lerdo
RLSD
Dan Knapp
Knapp
Kern County property tax second installment due April 10
Kern County Treasurer Phil Franey reminds property owners that the second installment is due April 10, with in person payments at 1115 Truxtun Ave second floor Bakersfield or by mail to the Treasurer Tax Collector. Payments must be received by April 10 to avoid a 10 percent penalty and a $10 late charge. Parking is available via the N Street entrance. Tax bills were mailed to owners. if not received, substitute bills or amounts due can be obtained by calling 861-2353. Under California law a missing tax bill does not excuse timely payment.
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Phil Franey
Kern County
Truxtun Ave
Bakersfield
N Street
County Administration
Franey
California
Proposals Aim to Reform Central Valley Water System
Congress considers major revisions to the Central Valley Project with increased water allocations, funding for fish and wildlife, and shorter contracts. CWRA argues water system improvements could save hundreds of thousands of acre-feet, stressing urgency during drought. Cotton harvest typically runs October through December.
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Congress
Central Valley Project
Fish and Wildlife
San Joaquin Valley
California Water Resources Association
CWRA
Stanley E. Sprague
Shafter High School Class of 1962 Reunion Planned
The Shafter High School class of 1962 convenes a reunion on Saturday July 11 at 6 30 p m at the Red Lion Inn Bakersfield Missing classmates are being sought for contact Joyce Wilson at 746 5845 or Pam Wagner at 746 5645.
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Shafter High School
Red Lion Inn
Bakersfield
Joyce Wilson
Pam Wagner
Easter Egg Hunt and Movie Planned in Shafter
A free Easter egg hunt starts Tuesday April 14 at 11 a.m. at Shafter Sports Complex followed by an Easter movie on Thursday April 16 at 1 p.m. at Shafter Veterans Memorial Hall. Admission is 2 dollars. For details call Shafter Recreation and Park District at 746-3303.
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Shafter Sports Complex
Shafter Veterans Memorial Hall
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Rollins faces 28 years to life after court verdict
Rollins from Shafter Avenue and Lerdo Highway faced a trial with Green cross examining him, leading to many answers of I dont remember. Defense witnesses were seen as inconsistent and credibility was questioned. Lemucchi accused prosecutor Lisa Green of appealing to jurors racial prejudices as he awaited May 1 sentencing and potential appeal while held at Lerdo Jail.
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Shafter Avenue
Lerdo Highway
Rollins
Green
Lemucchi
Lisa Green
Lerdo
Navy Seaman Recruit Meadows Completes Training in Orlando
Navy Seaman Recruit Paula L Meadows, daughter of Chris and Arlene Motimore of Shafter, completed basic training at Recruit Training Command in Orlando Florida. The cycle covers general military subjects to ready recruits for further training in one of the Navy's 85 occupational fields including seamanship drill history and first aid. Meadows is a 1991 graduate of Shafter High School.
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Navy
Paula L Meadows
Chris
Arlene Motimore
Shafter
Recruit Training Command
Orlando
Fla
Meadows
Shafter High School
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Daniel Nolan
D.D.S
19Th Street
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Wasco Association For the
Wayne Montgomery
Mert Wiedmann
Eleanor Annin
Mary Hendricks
John Prueitt
Helen Crawford
Alf Christensen
Carol Meek
Evron Barber
Ernest Neufeld
Robert Hagen
Robert Bongberg
Ben Schroeder
Joel Cooper
Jim Grundt
Ben Goossen
Kenneth Alien
Dale Knox
Irene K. Stockton
Roy Farrell
Esther Nickel
Don Stockman
Paul Spolsdoft
Alma Smith
Faye Kester
Fred Starrh
Larry Jennings
John Stockton
Steve Potter
Anna Poggi
Ann Paslay
Thomas Clemmens
Gary McDowell
Jim Siler
Richard Woody
Gary Ingle
Billie Thurman
Chery Wegman
Wayne Jeffries
Helen Barker
al Peters
Tut Anderson
Sharon Fisk
Milton Hartney
Jack Sill
Jim Forrest
Diane Philippe
Javier Medina
Rex Tudor
Charles Morris
Craig Fulwyler
Russell Searcy
Helen Murray
Charles Craig
John Martin
Jerry Grosecios
Timothy Sheehan
Tim Holtermann
Hubert Holtermann
Louie Crettel
Gary Nelson
Frances O'Brien
Kevin Streiff
Jack Rogers
Jim Neufeld
Gaylord Burt
Merle Hallmark
al Warkentine
Harry Rice
Ernie Lowe
Cleetis Lowe
Carl Daniel
Paul Gray
A.C. Poetten
Dink Arrambide
Pat Newman
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