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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 2009
Page
1
The AARP will meet at 1 30 p m on April 20 at the Shafter Senior Center with Police Chief Charlie Fivecoat as guest speaker and refreshments to follow. Residents may also share story ideas by contacting the editor at shafterpress earthlink net or call 746 4942.
Lee McCarthy Russo hosts a memorial poetry reading for Lee McCarthy on April 16 at 7 p.m. at Russo's in the Marketplace, inviting friends and supporters to remember the author in a communal tribute.
Shafter invites girls ages eight through eighth grade to try out for the Gladiators cheerleaders April 28 to 30 from 5 30 to 6 30 p m at Manuel Park. Contact Teresa at 661 910 3877 or 746 4824 for details.
The Shafter Recreation and Park District invites registrations for 2009 youth baseball and softball for ages 3.5 through eighth grade with a April 24 deadline. May 18 to July 2 league run. volunteers wanted as coaches. Also One Heart CPR classes May 16 at Jesus Saves Church from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for details, Becky at 661-746-4662. Minter Field hosts Aircraft Reunion and Fly-in April 18. gates open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. pancake breakfast available.
The Minter Field Air Museum was awarded a $5000 grant by Kern County Trade official Kathy Lunstrum to fund flyers brochures and marketing efforts. The museum operates Saturdays with two display rooms featuring WWII planes uniforms and artifacts and plans a four-year hanger project to house four planes. A spring Fly-In on April 18 begins with a pancake breakfast drawing visitors from across the state and nation.
The City of Shafter hosts an E-Waste Recycling drive at Mannel Park on April 18 from 10 am to 12 pm. Residents should bring nonfunctional electronics such as televisions VCRs DVD players and computer monitors while fees and prohibited items are explained on the California Electronic Waste Act and state website. For details call 661-746-5002.
Minter Field Air Museum and District will host a Fly-in on April 18. The event begins with an 8 a.m. pancake breakfast and serves as an aircraft reunion for visitors arriving at the airport. Booths will be set up and there will be rides as part of the MINTER EVENT on pace.
The Shafter Drug Court held its 26th graduation at the courthouse with Judge Gary Ingle presiding. Representatives from city council, Kern County agencies, and local churches attended as graduates shared how Prop 36 and PC 1000 programs aided their recovery, with families and supporters in attendance.
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