Five Shafter students earn straight A honor roll marks
Five Shafter High School juniors and seniors, including brothers Donald Nikkel and Robert Nikkel Vasger, are cited for straight A grades in the fourth grading period. Others are Stephen Heiter Cheryl Lacy and Janet Weidmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Donald Nikkel
Robert Nikkel
Vasger
Mad Nikkel
Stephen Heiter
Verle Heiter
Cheryl Lacy
Robert Lacy
Janet Weidmann
Mert Weidmann
Kern County 4 H winners to represent county at Fresno meet
Three Maple 4 H Club members Janet Klingenberg Linda Crigger and Anthony Portnoff earned top places at Kern County Demonstration Day and will represent the county at a valley wide meet in Fresno next month. They will receive medals for their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Fresno
Janet Klingenberg
Linda Crigger
Anthony Portnoff
Richland District Selects New Superintendent in 1950
Bruce T. Crawford, 39, longtime Buttonwillow School District chief, is appointed to lead the Richland School District with a $24 million budget, succeeding O. T. Olsen who has served since 1928. Police hunt skilled safecrackers who penetrated Richland Chevrolet, taking about 2250 in loot.
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Buttonwillow
O. T. Olsen
Edna Rodgers
Richland
Bruce T. Crawford
Buttowiillow
Richland Chevrolet Company
Shafter Boosts Kern County Construction in First Quarter
Kern County construction surged to 11.27 million dollars in the first quarter, marking a near-record total driven by a March peak of 4.21 million. New dwelling permits reached 375 valued at 6.55 million, with unincorporated areas leading gains. Bryan J. Coleman of the Board of Trade predicts the pace will hold as major commercial projects come online.
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Kern County
Kern County Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Bryan J. Coleman
Shafter
Coleman
Pentecostal Church Receives Donations For May Sale
The Pentecostal Church of God Woman's Association seeks clothing dishes furniture and miscellaneous items for a church sale to fund mission and local projects. May 2 event held in the church patio with Mrs. Jim Ball as president and volunteers Imogene Boney and Harvey Daniel coordinating pickups possible via three listed phone numbers.
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Pentecostal Church of God Woman’s Association
Jim Ball
Imogene Boney
Harvey Daniel
Reno Zanotto
Week's A la Carte Menu Adds Spicy Cheese Enchiladas
Spicy cheese enchiladas will appear on the Kern High School District weekly menu from April 27 to May 1. The list covers Arvin Bakersfield East Foothill North Shafter South and West High Schools with daily entrees vegetables and sandwiches. Menu notes potential changes due to market conditions and includes spring pruning guidance for flowering shrubs.
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Arvin
Bakersfield
East
Foothill
North
Shafter
Valentina Valena
Kern
Fatality investigation continues as CHP and sheriff pursue driver
Agencies pursue the identity of the driver who struck and fatally injured Reynolds. Reynolds, a Shafter resident for about 40 years, is noted in funeral services planned locally.
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California Highway Patrol
Kern County
School Bus Drivers Face Stricter Safety Rules
All operators of school buses must implement preventive maintenance programs including inspection and record keeping under new regulations effective March 26. Enforced by the California Highway Patrol, the rules apply to private and public schools and contract carriers, aligning with existing commercial vehicle standards for safety.
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State Board of Education
California Highway Patrol
Department of Education
Letters to the Editor and Bus Safety Notes
The page mixes a reader letter attacking food waste and prices with concerns about government policy and Native American issues. It mentions reactions to famine, wartime distress, and calls for systemic market interventions. A separate column discusses school bus maintenance records and updated Class 2 bus definitions and seat belt implementation.
Veteran of Vietnam Visits Shafter with Crew Chief WOE
Excerpt describes Exaet Adkins Jr of Fort Eustis Virginia arriving with his parents for a three week visit and visiting grandmother Lena Adkins in Tulsa Oklahoma. He recently returned from his second Vietnam tour and earned several citations including transporting the first 250 men onto the peninsula.
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Exaeat Adkins, Jr
Fort Eustis
Erge Adkins
Nikkel J
Adkins
Vietnam
Lena Adkins
Tulsa
Oklo
Peninsula
Shafter
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Dick Zenk
Bob Somers
Association of Kern County Cities
Taft
James Brown
FFA
Nikkel
Morrisson
Rev
Honhof
Legion Post
Rood
Starthss
Golden Jubilee Council
Hot Springs
Shafter Woman’s Club
Unty
Jeanette Wheeler
BPW
Light City
Richland Pta
Ricky Penner
Jonnie Searcy
Marvin Lane
Cass Garlatz
Elmer Anderson
Springville
Soco
Bob Newman
Bill Lachenmaier
Saul Camp
White
Steve Strelich
E. B. Stringhams
Pentecostal Church
California
San Joaquin Crops,Co. ,Inc
Wasco
Zanotto
Ruth
Montrose
Camporee
Oscar Klein
California Hot Springs
White River
Shafter First Baptist Church
Mike Beltran
Don Anderson
Scott Estes
Scott Riggle
Randy Fosdick
Dalfal Atkinson
Larry Squires
Billy McClure
Kenneth Handel
Evroén Barber
George Cooper
Tom Almberg
Jay Atkinson
Roy Kerber
Bob Bann
Idaho
India
Kaempfe
T’s
Mart
Lake Nacimiento
Mary
Dorothy Ann Vandeberg
Mary Denise Teague
Patrick David
U.S. Army
Fort Ord
Calif
Laura Mae Reynolds
Billy
Long Beach
Richard
Patrick
San Antonio Lake
Donna Pritchard
Helen Branner
Shafter Press
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pacific Telephone
Vin Scully
Jerry Doggett
Congress
R. L. Middleworth
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