Shafter Plans Citizens Advisory Committee for General Plan
At a joint Shafter City Council and Planning Commission meeting on August 16 1982 officials started updating the General Plan a long term guide for land use growth and development. A citizens advisory committee will be formed to provide public input while the council and commission refine policies on residential commercial industrial and agricultural development. Deadline for advisory committee applications is September 10 1982. The group also discussed zoning growth controls and possible downtown redevelopment along with Dial a Ride vehicle procurement.
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Shafter C Council
P’ Cont Alered
Caires
al Mortimore
Planning Commission
Council
Commission
Steve Richardson
Shafter
Council Commission
George Wise
Los Angeles Street
Coun
Public Works
Lew Carroll
Hertz
Police recover stolen property and arrest suspects in Bakersfield
Sergeant Christensen obtained informant tips and wrote affidavits for search and arrest warrants. At 8:30 p.m. in Bakersfield the judge signed, leading to recovery of a microwave oven a sewing machine and a slide projector from a local business and the arrest of Roy Lee Lankford and Robert Perry Karr for receiving stolen property at 9:55 on August 6. More leads on August 9 identified another individual and residence. William Alan Gentry was taken into custody for selling stolen property on August 10 though a second sewing machine remained missing until August 14 when a second business yielded the sewing machine that had been sold on April 20, 1982.
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Christensen
Bakersfield
Roy Lee Lankford
Robert Perry Karr
William Alan Gentry
Gentry
Stone Named New Richland School District Superintendent
Dr. Vera Stone, newly appointed Richland School District Superintendent, has a long career in California and Massachusetts education. She led Oak Valley Union Elementary in Tulare, managed a $400000 budget, and supervised 25 staff while advancing technology and literacy initiatives. Stone emphasizes leadership, community collaboration, and a focus on student needs, noting state budget constraints and the balance of activities for children.
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Vera Stone
Richland School District
California
Massachusetts
Stone
Vallejo
Vallejo Unified
Santa Clara County
Gilroy
Oak Valley Union
Tulare
Oak Valley
Dr. Stone
Richland
Pacific College
Fresno
University of California, Berkeley
San Francisco State
Berkeley
Richland Board weighs bus routes safety and costs
At a Richland School District Board of Trustees meeting the panel debated adding crossing guards to protect students if bus routes were cut. A survey by the Shafter Police highlighted guard locations and estimated costs of about 7000 dollars yearly per school. The board approved studying bus repair feasibility while keeping the current bus program and planning long term capital needs.
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Richland School District Board of Trustees
Shafter
Gary Ingle
John
Chief Hoffer
Phyllis Scheideman
P.T.A
Reunion of La Colonia Mexicana draws 400
About 400 present and former residents attended the La Colonia Mexicana reunion at Shafter Veterans Memorial Hall. The event featured mariachi bands, dances, and a memorial service. Prizes honored the oldest residents and the farthest traveler, with stories of colony life and pictures on display.
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la Colonia Mexicana
Jeanette Wheeler
Shafter Veteran's Memorial Hall
Jessie Franco
Shafter
Burbank
Shafter Avenues
Maria Vasquez
Augustine Beltran, Sr
Pastor Vasquez
Julio Arreola
Otilia Prendez Escobedo
E. Alvarado
United Methodist Church
Earlimart
E. Campos
Primera Iglesia Bautista
Frank Beadle
Mariachi Olmos
Edward
Frankie Palomo
Juanita White
Ben Martinez
al Garcia
The
Rhythm Kings
Veteran's Hall
Augustino Beltran, Sr
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Cilman Don Little
Elks
Zerker Road
Poplar Avenue
Norm King
City Hall
Ingle
Board
Concha Soria
Mexico City
Pancho Villa
Jose Neri
Adeline Sanchez
Franco
Frank
Carmen Beadle
Henry
Angie Martinez
Juan
Angie Prendez
Steve
June Rodriguez
Arthur
Lupe Palomo
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