Maple Elementary Fetes 100th Birthday With Steak Dinner
Maple Elementary celebrates a century with a steak dinner on Saturday April 30 at 7pm at 29161 Fresno Ave. Tickets are 25 dollars. Call Mrs Harte at 746-4439 for details. Also Valley Bible Church hosts a Seder Feast on Thursday April 21 at 6pm at 350 Pine St. Call 746-3353. Easter Sunrise Service April 24 at 6:30am at Mannel Park with Pastor Mike Polley and worship team.
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Maple Elementary
Fresno Ave
Maple
Harte
Valley Bible Church
Pine St
Mannel Park
Mike Polley
Shafter Parks Registration Opens for 2011 Season
Shafter Parks and Recreation District announces registration for the 2011 youth baseball and softball season from April 4 to May 6 with games starting May 23. Information via 746-3303 or www.shafterrecreation.org. Includes first grade prep camp and May 19 deadline for enrollment.
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Shafter Parks and Recreation District
Shafterrecreation.org
City of
Shafter
Cinco de Mayo Grand Marshal named for Shafter parade
Johnston, a longtime Shafter resident and Mayor Pro Tem, named 2011 Cinco de Mayo Grand Marshal. He spent 40 years in retail groceries, served in the U S Army, and has been active on numerous local boards and community groups. He and his wife Toni have two daughters, several grandchildren, and a great grandson.
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Shafter
Kern County
Jon Johnston
Johnston
Wasco
Hon
Safeway
Vons
Toni
Rochelle Johnston Deerl
Rebekkah
Maude” Nickell
Richland
Shafter High School
Rochelle
Maude
Vanessah
Chelsea
Dren
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Kern County Commission On Aging
The
American Legion
Kern Council of Governments Social Services
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Aarp
Shafter Histori
Cal Society
Healthy Start
Shafter First Southern Baptist Church
Buttonwillow Community Fair Draws Local Residents
Buttonwillow School hosted a community fair on April 14 attracting a large local turnout. The event offered free health screenings, resource booths, kindergarten registration, and fundraisers by the Parent's Club with games and a school band providing entertainment. Local organizations such as Kern County participated to share services and health education.
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Buttonwillow
Geoffrey Taylor
Buttonwillow School
Sally Watt
Kern County
Burglary Hits My Gym Centro de Nutricion in Shafter
Suspects burglarized My Gym Centro de Nutricion at 161 Central Ave in Shafter taking cell phones and accessories with no cash loss reported. Police arrived under a minute after the 11:25 pm alarm as owner Carmen Martinez laments the impact on her family and urges vigilance and not buying stolen goods.
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Centro de Nutricion
Shafter
Central Ave
Carmen Martinez
Martinez
Wasco State Prison Celebrates 20th Anniversary With BBQ
Wasco State Prison hosted officials from local community organizations for a Hot Dog Bar-B-Q marking 20 years. The prison donated 2500 to Alliance against Family Violence and Sexual Assault, 1500 to Jameson Center Bakersfield, and 1000 to Kern County Sheriff's Wasco SAS Program.
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Wasco State Prison
Alliance Against Family Violence
Jameson Center
Bakersfield
Kern County
Wasco Sas
P.L. Vasquez
Department of Corrections
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Wasco Tribune
Central Avenue
Maple School
la Rosa de Saron
W. Tulare
Pappy’s Restaurant
Church of Christ
Cinco de Mayo
Wirsy
Hot Dog
By Geoffrey Taylor
Robert Mazuka
Northern Golf Course
CDCA
Sacramento
San Diego
Mazuka
California
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