Counties Award $1.5 Million for Meth Abuse Programs
Kern County Mental Health Department received a federal grant of 1.5 million dollars from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand the Matrix Model based treatment in Shafter Wasco Taft and Maricopa over three years. The plan adds counselors expands outpatient care and provides Spanish language materials for young adults aged 18 to 25 and 25 to 45 with ongoing evaluations to prevent relapse. Police Chief John Zrofsky calls for more youth programs as grant funds will be split between Taft and Wasco clinics with completion anticipated by December.
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Shafter
Wasco
Kern County
Mental Health Department
Department of Health and Human Services
Taft
Maricopa
Lily Alvarez
Alvarez
John Zrofsky
Zrofsky
Sequoia Elementary Opens Doors To Students In Heat
Sequoia Elementary marked its grand opening last Sunday in 100 degree heat with district and state officials, including Richland School District superintendent Lyle Mack and Board president Steve Mann. Local leaders praised the project as a historic moment and expected enrollment to double in a decade.
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Sequoia Elementary
Lyle Mack
Richland
Mack
Shafter
Steve Mann
Board of Trustees
Sequoia
Mann
Dean Florez
Nicole’ Parra
Hiedi Witcher
California
Florez
Séquoia
Shafter Labor Day notices and community events
The Shafter Press will be closed on Labor Day Monday Sept 5 with deadlines for Sept 7 issue. Notices include classifieds obits ads and display by Sept 1 and 2, garbage payments by Aug 31, and bookmobile service. book drive for LolliSHIP program at Sequoia Elementary. parenting classes start Sept 1 at Shafter Youth Center. Shafter Woman's Club luncheon Sept 7. Jack Nicklaus Heart and Stroke Challenge at Wasco Valley Rose Champions Golf Course.
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Shafter Press
Shafter Youth Center
Priscilla Acosta
Shafter Woman's Club
Shafter Veteran's Hall
Sandy Kroeker
Wasco Valley Rose Champions
Jack Nicklaus
Missing Buttonwillow man Ignacio Fontes dies of natural causes
Ignacio Nacho Fontes a 77 year old Buttonwillow resident with dementia and diabetes disappeared Aug 23 and was found dead Aug 24 near Buttonwillow School. Autopsy by Kern County Coroner cites arteriosclerotic heart disease and other cardiac conditions as the cause with no foul play.
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Buttonwillow
Kern County
Ignacio “Nacho” Fontes
Fontes
Kern County Sheriff's Department
Shafter American Legion seeks old flags for retirement ceremony
The Shafter American Legion Post 865 asks local residents and businesses to donate worn flags for a retirement of colors ceremony planned for October. Past commander Cliff Pierce notes that worn flags are no longer fit for service and will be honored in a ceremony likely at the county parking lot by the courthouse or behind the Veterans Hall.
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Shafter American Legion
Cliff Pierce
Legion
Pierce
Shafter’s
Veteran’s Hall
Kidz Camp Shafter 2006 Aims to Inspire Local Juniors
Shafter launches Kidz Camp Shafter 2006 to mentor seventh and eighth graders at Richland Junior High. The 10 week program from June 15 runs 9 am to 3 pm with four components including physical activity nutrition tutoring and career path development. Volunteers and transportation are key challenges.
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Shafter
Richland Junior High
Inger Summers
Summers
United Way
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Hiedi Pe Ee
Cree
Seana Chore
I. Mann
Roger Riley
Deanna Rodriguez-Root
By Melissa Hill
Sharter
Brookside Deli
Apple Market
City Hall
U.S. Post Office
City Hall Finance Department
Lolliship
Lollar Foundation
Shafter CA
American Legion
John Guinn
Cathy Prout
Guinn
Prout
Stephen Pelz
Pelz
North Shafter
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