Minter Field Fly-In Raises Funds for Museum
At Minter Field, 2500 visitors attended the second annual Fly-In fundraiser hosted by MFAM volunteers. The event featured 80 aircraft, vendor stalls, and ride opportunities, with proceeds supporting the museum open Fridays and Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm. A four-plane missing man formation memorial honored local pilot Al Goss who died in a recent Bakersfield crash.
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Minter Field Air Museum
MFAM
Minter Field
al Goss
Bakersfield
Minter Field Air
Story idea for the paper outreach notes
Readers are invited to share story ideas with the editor via email or by visiting the office. The contact phone number 746-4942 is provided for direct inquiries or suggestions.
Mexican Shafter community events and AVID volunteer call
Multiple local notices announce the Mexican Shafter's Mexican Colony Reunion on May 15 at Shafter's Veterans Hall with tickets due by April 25. Details include AVID volunteer opportunities at Shafter High School, a volunteer training contact, and phone numbers. Also listed are an American Legion Auxiliary potluck on April 20 with a guest speaker on scams, a Green Hotel Open House on May 2 plus nearby museum hours, a 3 on 3 Relay basketball tournament April 24-25 at Wasco High School with registration locations, and Wasco area Angel Food Ministries hosting at 700 E Tulare Ave Shafter with contact number 661-746-3303.
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Shafter’s
Shafter’s Veterans Hall
Tia Amanda
American Legion Auxiliary
Wasco/Shafter
Relay For Life
Wasco High School
Wasco Chamber of Commerce
Wasco Parks and Recreation
Kenneth Chappel
Warren McDaniel
Angel Food Shafter Recreation and Parks District
Angel Food
Angel Food Ministries
United States
E. Tulare Avenue
Shafter
Wasco Shafter Relay for Life Opens at Wasco High
Relay for Life 2010 at Wasco High Stadium Saturday begins 8 30 a m with opening by Casey McBride KUZZ and Survivors Lap at 8 15 a m. About 32 teams contest to reach 107 900 goal tied to KUZZ 107 9 FM. Luminary ceremony at dusk honors those lost to cancer.
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Wasco/Shafter
Relay For Life
Kiyoshi Tomono
City Council Honors 2010 Junior Miss Participants
City leaders recognize Lenea Lara Kaley Mulligan Valerie Espinoza Ashley Espita Emilie Garcia Jazmin Llamas and Katarina Plaza for Junior Miss achievements at the April 6 meeting. Lara advances to the California State Junior Miss pageant in Bakersfield this summer.
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Lenea Lara
Kaley Mulligan
Valerie Espinoza
Ashley Espita
Emilie Garcia
Jazmin Llamas
Katarina Plaza
Lara
Bakersfield
Barth Construction
Joint
BNSF
Shafter
County of
Kern
Cal Trans
City Treasury
Reed Print Bakersfield Office Retirees Longtime Receptionist Gallegos
Gallegos retires after 21 years greeting visitors at Reed Print Bakersfield, recalling Memphis roots, Tennessee high school and early work with American Greeting Cards. She built close ties in production and pressroom, shared stories of colleagues, and reflected on training and camaraderie.
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Gallegos
Bakersfield
Reed Print Inc
Reed Print
LaVonne Westbrook
Shafter
Lucille Blevins
Delano
Kathy Smithee
Smithee
Paul
Orlando Contreras
Sergio
Memphis
Tennona Farm
Germantown
West Memphis
Martin Luther King
Caraway Central High School
Tennessee
Viet Nam
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Muinterfieldairmuseum.com
SHS
Shafter High School
Lydia Caceres
Natalie Feinberg
American Legion
Green Hotel
Open House
the Depot Museum
Insect Lore’s “Buseum
By Alexis Stokes
City Council
Carver Street
Driver Road
Lerdo Highway
ARRA
North Western Resource Conservation District
Aldrich Drive
Superior
Bonnie Gallegos
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