Tragedy in Shafter: 16 year old dies in motorcycle crash
Jeffrey Lee Weaver aged 16 of 18803 Poplar Avenue Shafter died August 3 from injuries after a motorcycle collision at Beech and Streets. He rode a 1979 motorbike bought days earlier and struck a hay truck driven by Cres Romero of Tulare. Two friends were with him. one escaped, the other stopped at the scene. Eyewitness bills lifted the crash scene as bystanders and reporters assisted before Kern Medical aid arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey Lee Weaver
Poplar Avenue
Shafter
Jeffrey
Beech
Streets
Cres Romero
Tulare
In-House Assessment Selects Two Shafter Police Sergeants
A seven officer, daylong assessment center led by Shafter Chief Richard Hoffer chose two officers for sergeant promotions. Assessors from Taft, Delano, Bakersfield, and the District Attorney's office evaluated performance, leadership, and decision making, with final recommendations and narratives filed for review.
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Richard Hoffer
Shafter
Schlieter
Taft
Garzelli
Delano Police
Bakersfield
Becky Wiseman
District Attorney’s Office
City Hall
Hoffer
Lt. Rudder
Asst
Rudder
Hiis
Chief Hoffer
Paul Peterson
Glen Baldwin
Frank Arnold
Local election filing deadline set for August 12
Official filing ends at 5 p.m. Friday August 12 for candidates seeking seats on multiple districts including Richland, Maple, Buttonwillow and Shafter areas. Current filings include Rekosh for Richland, Wiebe and Thomas for Shafter Recreation, Penner and Voth for Shafter-Wasco, Page and Hair for Buttonwillow, plus one Maple seat. packets available at County Elections Office Bakersfield or district secretaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Maple
Buttonwillow
Shafter Recreation and Parks District
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Buttonwillow Water District
Charlies D. Rekosh
Robert Wiebe
Jimmy D. Thomas
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Arthur J. Penner
Loren H. Voth
Ted Page
Dana Hair
Maple School District
Truxton Avenue
Bakersfield
SRPD
Sunset Avenue
Shafter
SWID
Central Valley Highway
Kimberlina
Office Complex Rising at Central and Kern in Shafter
Gene and Kathleen Enns own and invest in a new office complex at the corner of Central Avenue and Kern Street in Shafter. Designed by E L Enns and Fresno architect Russell Taylor, the wood frame building will be brick-veneered with double-pane windows. Construction begins this summer with an anticipated October opening and three tenants already leased, including an insurance office for Mr. Enns.
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Central Avenue
Kern Street
Shafter Ready Mix
Gene
Kathleen Enns
Shafter
Enns
E.L. Enns
Fresno
Russell Taylor
Gene Enns
Mr. Enns
EIR Notice for Shafter High Joint Use Proposal by Quad Consultants
The Kern High School District filed a notice of preparation for a Draft Environmental Impact Report in the Shafter High School Joint Use Proposal with Shafter Recreation and Park District. The study covers transforming 11.8 acres into a recreation facility with two softball fields two soccer fields and other park improvements. Responses are due by September 10, 1983 to the Kern High School District Business Office Bakersfield. The district was ordered by a Superior Court judge to prepare the EIR before construction proceeds. The Shafter district has authorized up to 15000 dollars for the EIR.
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Kern High School
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Quad Consultants
Shafter High School
24Th Street
Bakersfield
Superior Court
Shafter Recreation and Parks District
Man Arrested in Apparent Arson at Wasco Apartments
Fire officials say a man tied to a quarrel started the blaze at Pose Manor Apartments 910 16th St Wasco trapping no one inside as occupants escaped safely. The suspect Kenneth 18 of Youn Gaston Wasco was jailed on PCP influence charges after a Fire Dept investigation.
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Pose Manor
16Th St
Wasco
Accor
Treme Moor
Pomey
Harris
Alexander
Kenneth
Youn Gaston Wasco
Earn 19
Patton
Ker County
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Violet Jackson
Jeff
Shirley Weaver
Bill Musick
Shafter Press
Collins Market
Musick
Fire Department
Jeffery
Kern Medical
Shafter P.D
Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest. ‘‘I Felt Chief Hoffer
Ater
Future Farmers of America
SHS
Jackson
R.P. Weaver
Wayne
Shelly ‘Ann
George and
John Weaver
California Highway Patrol
Central & Kern Glass
Eir
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