09 Apr 2003
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 2003
Page
1
Friday April 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. gift certificates awarded to winners of the Tree Point Backwants Pree Throw. Admission is one dollar at the door. Peter Cotton Tail will visit town on April 19 for promotional appearances.
Chrissy Somers, daughter of Gary and Carroll Somers, won the 2003 04 Shafter Junior Miss title at Shafter High School. She received a $1,000 scholarship after a clari net solo talent performance and also captured the fitness award. first runner up Cora Frantz earned a $750 scholarship and the Insect Lore sponsorship, while Holli Capilla, the second runner up, won a $500 scholarship.
A second grade class in the Richland School District corresponds with Marine Johnny Fuller aboard the USS Constellation in the Persian Gulf. They share letters, emails, and pictures as war begins on March 20 2003 and hope for his safe return.
Prominent Shafter businessman Ivan Dean Meyer died April 3 2003 after a long illness that followed a March 2002 heart attack. Services were held April 8 at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Clyde Skidmore officiating. Born October 3 1927 in Gettysburg South Dakota he moved to California with his parents in 1934.
Ryan and LaVerne Hiebert of Shafter Automotive Service were named Business of the Year by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce at its annual banquet. The family business has operated since 1966, with Ryan joining young and later guiding the shop during family illness. LaVerne’s perseverance through adversity accompanies the award.
Tuesday council session reviewed Prop 36 after its July 2001 enactment. Officials noted $120 million state funds, Kern County receiving half a million plus a million locally, while actual caseload far exceeded projections with 2256 probation cases and parolees, straining officers and program resources.
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