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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2003
Page
2
Pace 1 administration building and sports fields mark BCHS reaching its first owned facility. The school raised 18.8 million from private donations and private bonds with no state or federal funding. The milestone ends decades of reliance and fulfills the campus dream.
Alzheimer’s support group meets third Thursday monthly at Shafter Convalescent Hospital 140 E Tulare at 2 p.m. Historical Society gathers third Thursday at 150 Central Valley Highway Shafter Depot 7 30 p.m. NA meets Thursdays at Home Fellowship Church 520 California Ave 6 7 p.m. NA meets Thursdays at Shafter Veterans Hall 301 California 7 p.m. AA Spanish meets Friday 7 8 30 p.m. Mexican Church 285 Lerdo Highway. Chamber meets second and fourth Friday at City Hall 336 Pacific Ave noon. Minter Field Air Museum open Saturdays 10 a.m. Shafter Depot Museum open first Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free clothes from Free Will Baptist Church second Saturday 9–11 a.m. 155 Redwood Drive.
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce invites residents to a free Family Movie Night at the town square this Saturday at dusk, with contact Laurie Roth at 746-8665 ext 8190. The Shafter Recreation and Parks District is now accepting 2003 soccer registrations at $38 per player, deadline August 31, call 746-2600 for details.
BCHS reports enrollment rising 18 to 20 percent yearly and high SAT 1 scores with 95 percent advancing to higher education. Phase II costs 1.2 million dollars and adds a top gym, chapel, food service and arts spaces, housing up to 2,000 students. Community inquiries exceed 400 since December. Information center at Stockdale Highway with contact details provided.
The August mailings deliver checks and notices totaling hundreds of numbers as part of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The maximum child tax credit rises to $1,000 per child, up from $600 in 2002, with direct payments sent to qualifying taxpayers. Lonnie Gary of the California Society of Enrolled Agents notes existing recipients with children born after 1986 will see computed credits based on prior data.
Across the county, six of twelve reporting zones posted higher year-to-date valuations. Delano remained a hotspot with May valuations rising to 17 new homes totaling over 1.8 million dollars. California City Maricopa and McFarland also reported increases driven by new residential construction.
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