Refugee relocation debate and local baseball nostalgia
Congressman William Ketchum refutes rumors of a million Vietnamese refugees, estimating up to 232 000 evacuees nationwide with 150 000 high risk or essential personnel. Refugees will be dispersed across the country or abroad, not dumped in California, and the move is framed as a moral obligation. The piece also recalls John Marshall’s Dodgers success and Bakersfield ties, highlighting local ex‑Bakersfield players in the big leagues.
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William Ketchum
U.S
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Ketchum
John Marshall
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Marshall
Bakersfield Doders
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Los Apos
Dodgs
Refield
Dodger
Shafter approves Legion carnival license with damage guarantee
Shafter city council votes to grant a business license for the American Legion carnival tied to the Potato and Cotton Festival next week. The council waives the license fee with a damage deposit and accepts a pledge from Chuck Johnson to ensure the Hudson Parkette ballfield remains in good condition.
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Shafter City
American Legion
Shafter
Bill Cummings
Cummings
Hudson Parkette
Chuck Johnson
al Mortimore
Texas
California
Dick Larson
Larson
Legion
Johnson
Jack Colvard
Village Avenue
Reiker Street
Mobile drug treatment van to visit Shafter Thursday
A year in planning the Kaleidoscope mobile drug treatment van will arrive in Shafter this Thursday. The van will park at Manner Park 12 30 to 7 30 p m each Thursday and offer counseling referrals and drug education for the public and first time offenders. It will be unmarked and staffed by trained personnel and may steer first offenders away from jail. Other weekly stops include Wasco Buttonwillow Taft and McFarland.
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Shafter
Shafter Technical Advisory Committee
STAC
Philip Foley
Drug Division
Kern County Mental Health Department
Marvin Southard
Catholic Charities
Manner Park
Foley
Wasco
Buttonwillow
Taft
McFarland
Foley’s
Dick Moon
Shafter City Counci
Kindergarten Signup Set for May at Richland Primary
Kindergarten enrollment for Richland School District will run May 6 to 8 at the Primary School Cafetorium from 1 30 to 3 30 each afternoon. Birth certificates immunization records and a physical exam recommended.
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Richland
Mild week brings warm days and scattered sports cancellations
Mild spring weather dominated Shafter last week with four days reaching 70 or higher and nights dropping to 38 to 50. Scattered showers caused some Shafter High School events to be canceled while the USDA Cotton Research Station reported no measurable rainfall. Daily highs and lows followed typical spring patterns.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Local entries sought for Shafter potato festival parade
Shafter festival officials report slow local entry interest for the May 10 parade led by Gloria Boggs. Most entries come from out of town as the committee seeks greater community involvement, including a commercial float division. Deadline is May 1, with the parade stepping off at 10 a.m. from Nikkei Street and Marengo Avenue, finishing at Five Points and Strim Park for awards.
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Shafter
Gloria Boggs
Shafter Festival Committee
Boggs
Nikke] Street
Marengo Avenue
Central Avenue
Strim Park
Boosters' BBQ on May 10 at Stringham Park
Shafter High School Boosters Club sells tickets for a May 10 steak barbecue. Athletic director Richard Froehlich says the menu features top sirloin steak beans salad and roll. Serving starts at noon after the Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival parade in Stringham Memorial Park. Tickets are available from Boosters members or at the SHS office.
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Shafter High School
SHS
Richard Froehlich
Stringham Memorial Park
Shafter
Boosters
Hearing Postponed to Wednesday on Cable Rate Increase
City Administrator Bill Sheldon reports the last public hearing into the cable television rate increase was postponed from last Thursday to Wednesday night. The session will be held in Shafter City Hall council chambers at 7 30 p.m.
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Bill Sheldon
Shafter City Hall
Immunization Clinic Set for May 1 in Shafter
Kern County Health Department announces an immunization clinic for ages two months to 17 years on Thursday May 1 at the County Building 336 Pacific Street Shafter. Free initial vaccines and boosters for diphtheria whooping cough tetanus polio measles and German measles will be offered from 4 to 7 p.m. Children must be accompanied by a parent.
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Shafter
Kern County Health Department
Owen Kearns
Pacific Street
Kearne
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