Together We Can Shafter Plans Youth and Community Reform
The Together We Can committee in Shafter presented a master plan to address youth, drug, alcohol, and crime issues in the town. The plan spans age groups 0 4 to 5 7 with parenting programs, after school latch key support, school site networks, and community activities to mobilize resources and prevent abuse. Deanna Rodriguez Root and Lawrence Handel stressed community involvement and feasible actions to protect the town from gang influence.
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We Can
Shafter
Together We Can
TWC
Deanna Rodriguez Root
Lawrence Handel
Handel
Richland
Bill Cummings
Shafter Christmas events fundraisers and caroling schedule
Shafter Rotary hosts a Dec 9 Melodrama Theater fundraiser at 7 pm featuring Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol and David Zent Sleeping Beauty to support Shafter High students. Also SHS FHA bazaar Dec 4 9 am to 5 pm in the cafeteria with $25 table space. Soroptimist Christmas home tour Dec 11 1993 and holiday bazaar at Hernstedt Farms Dec 10. Richland Intermediate 6th Grade Choir carols Dec 15 downtown. Call 746-3961 746-6084 for tickets and 746-2600 for chamber details.
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Shafter Rotary
David Zent
Shafter High
Joe Kirk
Shafter High School Fha
SHS
Home Economics
Soroptimist International
Shafter
Hernstedt Farms
Shafter Avenue
Tulare
Redwood
Richland
Mark Reppert
Central Avenue
City of Shafter
James Street
Richland study results to be revealed Monday
Roy Patrick reports on an independent study about restructuring RLSD classes. The meeting, at 7:30 p.m. in the district music room on Shafter Avenue, follows Superintendent Dr. Dan Knapp's proposal last year aimed at cost cutting. CSUB researchers led by Dr. Louis Wildman stressed independence and no pressure to favor any outcome.
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Richland- Lerdo
RLSD
Shafter Avenue
Dan Knapp
California State University, Bakersfield
CSUB
Louis Wildman
Wildman
Birth defects not linked to toxins near Buttonwillow study shows
After six months CBDMP led by March of Dimes found two Buttonwillow children’s serious birth defects unlikely caused by environmental toxins. No link to Laidlaw Environmental Services waste site or local pesticides was found. one infant died from anencephaly, another has spina bifida, and a third case was excluded due to early Wasco residence.
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California
CBDMP
March of Dimes
Laidlaw Environmental Services
SES
Buttonwillow
Agricul
Tural Community
Wasco
Les
Kern County Approves Buttonwillow Racetrack Project
Kern County Supervisors allow CSCC to build a three mile road racing complex on Lerdo Highway near I 5 west of Shafter. Phase I 1.9 mile track costs about 1.2 million, Phase II 1.1 mile road course 550 thousand, Phase III garages and facilities 250 thousand. CSCC plans March 1994 start pending an additional 200 thousand funding.
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Kern County Board of Supervisors
California Sports Car Club
CSCC
Lerdo Highway
Interstate 5
Shafter
Buttonwillow
Oildale
Famosa
National Hot Rod Association
Kern County
California
Willow Springs
Rosemond
Shafter Striders Coach Wins Area Cross Country Award
The SSIMAQA annual awards honored Shafter Striders Cross Country coach for 93 years of service with Porterville city involvement. Joni presented the award at AmitiA's Airport venue amid regional Sant Joaquin Valley recognition.
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AmitiA’s
Mther Waea
Empeniex Byte
Joni
Ion Aard
Shafter Striders
Sant Joaquin Valley
Porterville
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