Kiwanis and student nurses to test blood pressure
Kiwanis Club of Shafter and student nurses from the Shafter-Wasco ROCK program will run a save a life booth at the Potato and Cotton Festival in Manuel Park May 15 and 16. Free blood pressure tests will run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday with at least two stations to reduce wait times.
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Kiwanis Club of
Shafter
Shafter-Wasco Rock
Kiwanis
Arly Feil
Alan Larsen
Santa Barbara
Shafter Chamber explores welcoming new businesses
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce discusses welcoming new businesses, plans a welcome committee with nameplates, memorials, and ribbon cutting ideas. The annual achievement awards banquet is set for May 6 at Richland cafeteria with 400 tickets at 3.50 each.
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Shafter
Herb Lowell
Bill Cummings
Shafter High School
Geome
Richland Hosts Open House For Public School Month
Richland will hold an open house in the elementary and intermediate schools on Thursday April 29 from 6 30 to 8 00 p m. The event will feature a spaghetti meal priced at 1 35 for adults and 60 cents for children in the intermediate cafeteria from 6 00 to 7 00 p m. Parents may visit their child’s room during the year with a special emphasis on Public School Month. Superintendent Evron Barber notes the junior high already held its Back to School program earlier.
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Shafter
Sharee Powell
Kathy Mullen
Elisa Franceschi
Gail Saulsbury
Kathy Carter
Shafter High School
Richland
Evron Barber
California School Employes Association
California School Boards Association
Susan McQuerrey
Michigan
Sue Leonard
Rio Bravo-Greeley
Mercury Indicates Approaching Summer in Shafter
The Shafter area logged a warm trend with Monday reaching 78 after a Monday-low 56. Temperatures rose through the week signaling near nonseasonal heat in the San Joaquin Valley. The week’s low of 34 Friday and .01 inch rain last Tuesday brought season totals to 3.67 inches at the USDA Cotton Research Station near Shafter.
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Shafter
San Joaquin Valley
Richland ECE returns strong statewide percentile ranking
Richland district reports its Early Childhood Education program ranks 132nd of 823 districts in California, placing it in the 79th percentile. Assistant superintendent Al Sandrini notes differences stem from evaluators and outlines program strengths and record-keeping concerns.
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Richland
al Sandrini
California
Sandrini
Not Omitted Word Reverses City Council Statement
Dr John Revell explained a sign proposed for Central Avenue would not take a political stance. The omission of not in last week's article reversed his meaning and caused confusion about his position.
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John Revell
Central Avenue
Shafter to Field County League Baseball Team
Shafter will again field a county league baseball team this year with initial practice at 7 p.m. Saturday at Hudson Parkette. Directors Brad Slezak and Mickey Gladden lead the effort, sponsored by Shafter merchants. for info call 746-6071 or 589-2648.
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Shafter
Hudson Parkette
Brad Slezak
Mickey Gladden
Shafter Merchants
Festival booth space available for 1976 Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival
Festival organizers urge clubs and groups to rent booth space for May 15 16 offering food and drink concessions at multiple locations for $10. Contact Herb Howell 746-2160 or Ben Grundy 746-2285. Planning meetings every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Hall invite participation.
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Shafter
Ben Grundy
Grundy
Herb Howell
Veterans Memorial Hall
Beagle Blue Returns After Three Month Absence
Blue the mixed breed beagle belonging to the Larry Flud family disappeared for three months after being let outside on Central Valley Highway in January. He reappeared in Shafter near the railroad tracks Wednesday, returning home with scratches and pellet gun wounds.
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Blue
Shafter
Central Valley
Larry Flud
Olson
SPCA
Bakersfield
CVH
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Merv Huston
Ken Proctor
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Richland Teachers Association
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