Shafter To Host Downtown Farmers Market
The Farmers Market will open in downtown Shafter on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. at the new parking lot at James Street and Central Avenue. Jointly presented by the Shafter Downtown Parking and Business Improvement District and Kern Farmers Market Association, weekly offerings will vary with hopes to run into autumn. Two Catholic Social Services drug rehab programs Kaleidoscope and Women's Drug Counciling have expanded hours, Mon-Thu 1–7 p.m. and Fri 10 a.m.–4 p.m., at 558 Central Avenue. info 746-2763.
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James Street
Central Avenue
Shafter
Kern Farmer’s Market Association
Catholic Social Services
Seniors to Mount Rushmore Tour Depart Sept 2
Local seniors plan a 10 day tour to Mt Rushmore and Yellowstone from Sept 2. Highlights include Black Hills Jackson Wyoming and Las Vegas. Price 899 per person double occupancy includes motorcoach hotel sightseeing and taxes. Contact Mary Epp at 746 2384 for details.
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Mt. Rushmore
Yellowstone National Park
Black Hills
South Dakota
Jackson
Wyo
Las Vegas
Mary Epp
Hearing in girl's death is continued in Shafter
A restitution hearing for Stephanie Rodriguez in Shafter Municipal Court was postponed to Friday August 30 at 11 a.m. Judge Gary Ingle cited an incomplete probation report. Rodriguez pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after Dana Hilderbrand 22 died when Hilderbrand’s car crossed the center divider into a three axle truck on Lerdo Highway near Lerdo School last November.
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Shafter
Stephanie Rodriguez
Gary Ingle
Rodriguez
Dana Hilderbrand
Lerdo
Lerdo School
Hilderbrand
Ingle
Ginger Russell
Dan
Rosemary Hilderbrand
Russell
California
Hilderbrands
Sanderson Dies in Auto Crash Near Shafter
Longtime Shafter resident and J W Sandy Sanderson, 83, was killed while driving a 1987 Chevrolet pickup north on Highway 43 near Merced Avenue about 9 p.m. Thursday. Alvaro Nunez, 24, of Bakersfield, wearing a seatbelt, suffered moderate injuries. Sanderson, who moved to Shafter in 1944 and married Vera Barnes in 1947, was active in local clubs.
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Shafter
Sandy
Sanderson
CHP
Highway
Merced Avenue
Mac Wimbish
Alvaro Nunez
Bakersfield
Wimbish
Tujunga
Vera Barnes
Las Vegas
Exchange Club
Elks Lodge
Lions Club
U.S
Official Inspects Shafter Pool for Funding Review
A state Parks official inspected Shafter pool complex to evaluate a 383000 plus grant request from SRPD for repairs to meet code. LAPD Director Lynda Leopold said the application was accepted and council will consider broad project needs including asbestos removal and deck repairs amid a tight state budget and prior grants.
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State Parks and Recreation Department
Shafter
Shafter Recreation and Parks District
SRPD
Shafter Press
LAPD
Lynda Leopold
Wasco
Richland/Lerdo
Sacramento
Leopold
Wade McKinney
Plex
Cee
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Laughlin
Nev
Region
Stringhams
Graddy’s
Johnson's
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Darlene Williams
J.W. Sanderson
Ocween
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