Warbirds in Action Air Show at Minter Field Impresses Thousands
About 5,000 spectators at Minter Field watched vintage aircraft during the Warbirds in Action show. Two B-25s raced inches above the flight line with white smoke as crowd cheers echoed across the tarmac. The event marked the 66th anniversary of the Doolittle Raiders mission, honoring Jimmy Doolittle and early aviation pioneers.
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Minter Field
Minter Field Air Museum
Dean Cramn
Doolittle
Tokyo
Jimmy Doolittle
Cram
Hap Arnold
Community event notices and clinic schedule for Shafter
The Shafter Public Health Department announces April clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway. Immunization clinic requires no appointment. other clinics require scheduling via 746-7562. A family planning clinic is set for Wednesday April 23 from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Also listed are volunteer calls for the Cinco de Mayo Committee, AA book studies at Church of Christ on Thursdays, a ribbon cutting for Golden Living on April 24, and karate lessons for youths at Redwood Elementary Tuesdays. A retirement dinner for Arlie and Margaret Smith, Kern High School District veterans, is planned May 17 at Shafter Veterans Hall with reservations due by May 12. call Veronica Herrera at 746-4961 ext. 17018.
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Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Police Activities League
Redwood Elementary
Craig Garrett
Bakersfield
Shafter
Arlie
Margaret Smith
Kern
Shafter Veterans Hall
Shafter High School
Veronica Herrera
SHS
Shafter Library to Install New Flooring This Spring
The Shafter Branch of Kern County Library will install new flooring from April 28 to June 5 and close to the public. It will reopen Monday June 9. Patrons may return items to an exterior book return or any Kern branch. Nearby Wasco and Bakersfield branches provide access and hours. The library urges use of the website for accounts, catalog, and electronic resources.
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Shafter
Kern County Library
Judy Knox
Diane Duquette
James Street
Kern County
Wasco
Seventh Street
Bakersfield
Rathbun
West China Grade Loop
Southwest
Ming Avenue
Kerncountylibrary.org
AskNow
Shafter Healthy Start program overview discussed at meeting
Laurie Roth notes GBLA provides services to local residents. Maria Mares of Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance spoke at the Shafter Healthy Start Collaborative Meeting on April 16. She outlined four GBLA programs including the Kern Health Consumer Center addressing health access problems in California.
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Maria Mares
Greater Bakersfield
Cinco de Mayo Days Declared in Shafter Celebrations Planned
Mayor Cathy Prout proclaims April 29 through May 5 as Cinco de Mayo Days in Shafter. The May 3 downtown parade starts at 10 a.m., followed by a Manuel Park festival from 1 a.m. to 7 p.m. Grand Marshal is Police Chief Charlie Firecoat. Friendship Force visitors from Lamphun, Thailand toured local schools and attended the council meeting to learn about U.S. government and education.
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Cathy Prout
Manuel Park
Deanna Rodriguez-Root
Charlie Firecoat
Friendship Force
Kern County
Lamphun
Thailand
Pensri Gantawang
Cinco de Mayo Committee
Cinco de Mayo
Shafter
Shafter Drug Court marks 24th graduation ceremony
Twenty three graduates completed the Shafter Drug Court program Thursday in Courtroom A with Judge Gary Ingle presiding. Local dignitaries from Shafter Wasco and Bakersfield attended as participants move toward recovery, with probation officers and program supporters recognized. The ceremony highlighted the two tracks Drug Diversion for first timers and Proposition 36 for those with multiple offenses, overseen by Officer Frank Herrera.
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Shafter Drug Court
Gary Ingle
Brian Ronan
Frank Herrera
Nora Torres
Shafter
Ingle
Santos Cepda
Kern County Mental Health Department
First District
Jon McQuiston
Wasco
Herrera
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Shafterpress
Earthlink.net
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Church of Christ
Minter Avenue
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Golden Living
Shafter Healthcare
E. Tulare
Shafter Library
GBLA
Laurie Roth
Gantawang
Downtown
Taft Union High School
Taft
California State University
United States
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