Jojoba Refining Plant Under Way at Minter Field
Desert King advances jojoba refinery at Shafter Airport’s Minter Field on 3.25 acres with two warehouses. Vice president Jerry Todd notes oil from beans grown in Mexico, Arizona, and California will be refined for lubricants and shampoos. A lab in Chula Vista, led by George Arndt, will research broader jojoba uses.
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Desert King
Jojoba Refining
Minter Field
Shafter
Jerry Todd
MFAD
Joe Martin
Jojoba
Mexico
Arizona
California
Kern County
Todd
So - Cal
Roland A. Manolo
Manolo
Minter
Shafter Plans September 13 Street Celebration
Shafter prepares a full day of festivities on September 13 to celebrate the rebuilt Central Avenue with a ribbon cutting, a street fair, pancake breakfast, music, dancing, and vendor booths. Organizers invite volunteers. planning meeting set for August 22 at Santa Barbara Savings. Parking and shuttle services announced. more details to follow.
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Central Avenue
Kiwanis
Veterans Hall
Town Square
James and
Central
Chamber of Commerce
Hitchcock Hotel
Mary Siemens
Shirley's
Shirley Hays
Santa Barbara Savings
Shafter
Shafter Press
Weather calm with light rain chance over week
No surprises in the week’s forecast as a few sprinkles brushed the area on Monday but failed to register on the rain gauge. End of August nears and readers are urged to visit nearby rose fields just outside town for color and fragrance.
Shafter SRPD board tours aquatic center and hallway issues
The Shafter Recreation and Parks District board toured the aquatic center on Tuesday August 12 led by pool manager Bob Smith and custodian Pete Willis. They identified leaking grout cracked cement decking worn diving boards and missing tile along with maintenance needs in girls showers and dressing rooms.
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Shafter Recreation and Parks District Board of Directors
Bob Smith
Pete Willis
Toni Johnston
Bob Wiebe
R.B. Nixon
Dale Flad
Allanah Bill
Willis
Smith
Stingray Swim Club
Mie Gladden
Shafter - Buttonwillow Southern Football League
Bonnie Bloemhof
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Srpd Tours Aquatic Center
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Richland
Buttonwillow
Maple
Bloemhof
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SFL
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Kern
Neal Olsen
Woody Colvard
John Leach
KSHD
Leach
KHSD
Flud
Nixon
Flad and
Wasco
Lapd Board
City Hall
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