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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1981
Page
1
Richland School District expands at Primary School to handle Easter Vacation enrollment surge. Enrollment rose from 1,684 on April 10 to 1,782 on April 20 with many new kindergartners and first graders. A combined class is created by relocating existing programs.
Kern County Public Transit officials scheduled a May 6 1981 public information meeting in Shafter to gather written and oral comments on unmet transit needs for residents in unincorporated areas around Delano McFarland Shafter and Wasco. Written comments due May 29 1981 to Transit System Coordinator Public Works Bakersfield.
Bob Diltz, manager of the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District, will address the Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture on Friday April 24 at Toby's Restaurant starting at noon. He will cover current water problems facing Kern County and California farmers as Chamber President George Wise invites the public to attend.
The Shafter Historical Society Board met to address ailing finances with 35 in memberships 5872 in donations and 2457 CETA reimbursement. They face about 1600 owed to carpenters and 1600 in bills, prompting talk of a bank or private loan while festival barbecue proceeds are hoped to boost income. They plan CETA student help and depot work advances, and donations are urged to continue.
Fred Heringer, president of the California Farm Bureau Federation, rejects tourism as the top industry and cites a Bank of America study showing 14 billion in farm production yielding 40 billion in total income. He notes farm value grows through processing and local marketing, with California supplying 20 percent of US food and 40 percent of fresh produce and $5 billion in export port value.
Shafter Police report shows Geronimo Guzmann and Miguel Castaneda Arellana arrested for public intoxication unlicensed driver and immigration violation. Eleason Gutierrez taken after a high speed chase on Central Valley Highway. Jose Luis Ortiz Shagan Adan Gustamante Guitierrez and Jose Luciano Ventura arrested for unlicensed driving drunken driving and immigration or speeding violations. Burglaries include several firearms taken in Shafter area incidents.
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