Police Chief Zrofsky sworn in by Shafter council
On Tuesday November 24 1998 John Zrofsky was sworn in as Shafter chief of police by city clerk Dolores Robinson in a full council chamber. Mayor Garry Nelson praised his 29 year law enforcement career and dedication to his wife and late father as colleagues from Los Angeles attended. The ceremony preceded a December 1 start date and the next council meeting on December 8 with new and re elected members taking oaths.
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John Zrofsky
Shafter
Dolores Robinson
Bill Freeman
Garry Nelson
Zrofsky
Nelson
John
Maria Zrofsky
Gorman
Maria
Chiefs
Washington State
United States Marine
County of Los Angeles Park Police
Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety
Los Angeles
Police
Jon Johnston
Cathy Prout
Ballet Comes Home as Shafter Hosts Students in Auditorium
Barbara Crettel of Northwest Ballet Wasco, backed by the Arts Council of Kern and a $500 grant, brings live ballet to Shafter schools. About 600 students from ten schools gathered near Shafter High School as buses lined Manne Park, awaiting the curtain in the auditorium.
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Manuel Avenue
Shafter High School
Manne Park
Barbara Crettel
Northwest Ballet
Wasco
Shafter
Crettel
Arts Council of
Kern
California Arts Council
County of
Arts
Bakersfield
Shafter Seditorium
Arts Council
GAF to Build $30 Million Facility in Shafter Enterprise Zone
GAF Building Materials will develop a 100000 square foot fiberglass mat manufacturing plant on a 30 acre site within Shafter Airport Industrial Park. The project aims to create up to 75 jobs by the first quarter of 2000, with support from City staff Kern Economic Development Corporation and state agencies. The site lies south of Premier Packing Inc on Zerker Road, near Lerdo Highway.
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L. Shafter
Shafter
GAF Building Materials Corporation
Lerdo Highway
Zerker Road
Premier Packing Inc
Premier
Airport
Garry Nelson
GAF
Nelson
John Toms
Kern Economic Development Corporation
KEDC
California Trade and Commerce Agency
Kern County
Mary Jane Wilson
Centennial High Defends Title In We the People Mock Trial
Centennial High School and 11 other regional high schools prepare for the December 10 We the People mock congressional hearings at California State University, Bakersfield. Teams from Arvin Shafter Wasco Bakersfield Centennial East Foothill Highland Kern Valley Ridgeview South and Stockdale will present four minute testimonies followed by eight minutes of committee questioning before community scholars and civic leaders.
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Ocal
Centennial High School
We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution
California State University
Bakersfield
Arvin
Shafter
Wascho
Centennial
East
Foothill
Highland
Kern Valley
Ridgeview
South
Stockdale
Shafter Youth Basketball Registration Deadline Announced
The Shafter Recreation and Park District sets December 29 1998 as the registration deadline for 1999 youth basketball. Registration is at 700 E Tulare Ave MF 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Divisions include Varsity boys and girls born 88 87 86 Junior varsity coed 90 89 Pee Wee coed 93 92 plus contact 746-3303 for details. Also the Third annual Holiday Gift Spot Bazaar is scheduled December 4 5 and 6 at 189 Pine Street with contact numbers 746-5267 and 746-2286.
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Shafter Recreation and Park District
E. Tulare Ave
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Chadi
Pulen
Jetin
Dubie
Elien Ich
Comnel
Margaret Baker
North West Ballet
Julia Armendariz
Aubryn Butterfield
Britany Andrews
Gracealia Hernandez
Sarrina Lewis
Samantha
Pine Street
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