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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1991
Page
3
The community will observe Earth Day on April 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at California State University Bakersfield with free admission and parking. The event features environmental tech displays, live music, arts and crafts, a puppet show, wagon rides, massage demonstrations, Native American dancers, foods, and more.
A Cinco de Mayo meeting April 10 at the Shafter Library invites teens to reserve booth space for 25 dollars to raise funds for youth groups and organizations. Suggestions for a teen dance location can be directed to the Chamber of Commerce office or Cinco de Mayo chairperson.
Police blotter lists incidents from April 7 to April 1 including hit and run, vandalism, petty thefts, warrants, fights, fire, burglary, and peace disturbances. Names and dates appear for several arrests such as Reynaldo Encinas born 1971 and Ruben Fortuna born 1971, with locations across Atkinson, Central Valley Highway, Olson, Shafter High School, Fresno, and other blocks.
California Highway Patrol reports three Bakersfield girls riding a Ford four wheel ATV on a dirt road between almond orchards near Merced and Highway 99 at about 5 p.m. One 13 year old passenger was struck by a tree limb after the driver veered toward an almond tree. She remains in Memorial Hospital in critical condition. The other two girls, ages 13 and 11, were treated and released.
The 15th Junior Miss Program founded by Sharon Biloff and Kay Milwee honors young women of the year. Milwee praised volunteers who donate their time, noting the committee has served 15 years. They expect to continue volunteering despite joking about aging.
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