Kiwanis Welcome Luncheon for New Teachers in Shafter
Shafter Kiwanis Club hosts new teachers and administrators at Shafter High School and Richland-Lordo School District for its annual New Teachers Welcome Luncheon at noon today. Also notes new Shafter Police Department hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday with Sunday and holiday closure.
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Kiwanis
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter High School
Richland-Lordo
Wasco Union High School
Elfen (Davis) Greer
Eddie Ratzlaff
Louise
Pitzer) Whisler
Betty Lou Ellis
Ruth Stover
Jo Bartel
Barker Park
Shafter
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation
RLSD board weighs drug free workplace policy
Richland-Lerdo School District discusses Board Policy 4020 a model drug free workplace. The plan requires notification to all employees that unlawful drug use is prohibited and allows termination or rehab action within 30 days of notice. The policy applies to workplace conduct only.
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Richland-Lerdo
California Association of School Boards
Mark Franz
George Bury
Franz
Bury
Handel
July City Agency Statistics for Shafter
July activity across city departments shows the Shafter Police Department arresting 123 people with 13 felonies including five juvenile felonies, handling 536 calls for service and 13 auto accidents, 18 DUI arrests with one minor. Animal Control logged 66 cases, impounding 30. Public Works swept 112 miles, pumped 107 million gallons water, treated 29 million gallons wastewater, processed 1,040 tons refuse, mowed 44 acres of park lawns, and poured 8,000 square feet of cement. Minter Field Airport based 75 aircraft, mostly single engine, with three helicopters and other ultralights not counted, using all current commercial hangars as storage.
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Police
Shafter Police Department
Animal Control Division
Shafter
Public Works Division
Minter Field
Cren
Shafter Student Competes in California Junior Miss Finals
Lisa from Shafter High School competed in the California Junior Miss and California Young Woman of the Year events in Santa Rosa. She did not qualify for the finals but won a top appearance award during the preliminaries. The event ran Aug 15 to Aug 17 with daily 8 AM to 6:30 PM activities and a $300 scholarship awarded to the Overall Junior Miss winner.
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Shafter
Lisa
California
Shafter High School
Santa Rosa
Fire burns grain at Miracle Feed granary
About 200 tons of brewing grain were ignited at the Miracle Feed granary on Beech Street Thursday around 3:45 p.m. Fire crews doused the silo with roughly 25,000 gallons of water as grain held for two years fermented and heated, igniting the organic material in a confined area.
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Kern County Fire Department
Miracle Feed
Beech Street
Steve Candia
Six candidates vie for two board of trustees seats
Incumbents Barton Russell and Denni Pearson will contest for two board seats against Alan Layshot Leonard Angelo Mike Millett and Richard Stacy. No election in School District. Incumbents Keith Janzen and Edward Palla filed petitions for their seats. Ion and Dale Flad will retain positions as sole filers.
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Board of Trustegs
Barton Russell
Denni Pearson
Alan Layshot
Leonard Angelo
Mike Millett
Richard Stacy
Keith Janzen
Edward Palla
Ion
Dale Flad
Shafter Council delays mini van bid in absence
City council members present vote to hold recommendation on low bid for a new transit mini van until the next meeting. Bids totaled 15,719.78 from Jim Burke Ford and 15,557.62 from Holiday Ford Lincoln Mercury. Council also approves change order to authorize Public Works to proceed with Granite Construction for asphalt material and street overlays at 32,998, noting savings over past seven years.
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Verl Nash
Marland Hiebert
Shafter City
Cathy Prout
Johnny Thomas
Don Zachery
Shafter
Chevrolet
Ford
Dodge
Jim Burke
Bakersfield
Holiday Ford
Lincoln-Mercury
Public Works
John Guinn
Shafter Street
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Maren Cqunty Library
Uction
By Mike Bledsoe
Shafter Rehabilitation Center
E. Lerdo Highway
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Phil Walker
RLSD
John van de Camp
Lawrence Handel
Robert Phipps
Hooser
Jr. Miss
Lisa Hoosery
Wade McKinney
Granite
West Marengo
Euclid and
Curtis Streets
South Reiker
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