Shafter Animal Control Center to Open December 17
The City of Shafter celebrates the grand opening of the Shafter Animal Control and Adoption Center on December 17 at 3 p.m. The new facility includes a cat cattery adoption room outdoor play area six dog kennels and quarantine spaces along with two officer offices. Adoption rates have risen from zero to fifty percent and organizers urge donations of beds toys kibble and cat food.
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Shyanne Bozarth
Bozarth
Shafter
Shafter Animal Control
Shafter Community Information and Event Listings
The Shafter area lists events and services including a Christmas Craft Sale on December 5 at Apple Market, youth basketball registration for 2010 with a December 18 deadline, an H1N1 vaccination clinic on December 2 at the Public Health Office, and a canceled Christmas Sing by the Shafter Chamber. Also noted are museum volunteer needs at Minter Field Air Museum, Team KID activity at First Southern Baptist, Angel Food Ministries food distribution on December 17, and commodities distribution with pickup at the Shafter Youth Center. Details for contact numbers are provided.
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Shafter Recreation and Parks District
Tulare Avenue
HINI
Shafter Public Health Office
Central Valley Highway
Kinder Students Celebrate Native American Day at Sequoia Elementary
Kinder students braved the cold to learn Native American culture during Sequoia Elementary Native American Day. They toured stations in the courtyard for crafts, songs, cranberries, corn grinding, pillow pegs, buffalo hunting drill, and a rain dance lesson, ending with picto grams on clay.
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Sequoia
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Sequoia Elementary
Shafter High Key Club Volunteers at Kern County Food Bank
About 20 Shafter High School Key Club members spent the morning at the Kern County Food Bank filling bags and boxes with food for the long line of families awaiting aid. ASB president Valerie Espinoza says community service helps students gain perspective and pride in their town.
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Kern County Food Bank
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Bakersfield
Shafter High School
Valerie Espinoza
ASB
Shafter
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Shafter and
Wasco High School
Wasco’s
Local resident keeps basketball vow into eighties
Shafter's Dave Anderson, 80, plays twice weekly with younger men despite age. Regulars at local coffee spots include ages from 16 to 50, as he recalls a life long in sports. Anderson grew up in Shafter, starred at Shafter High, coached Babe Ruth and high school teams, then ran auto parts and sporting goods businesses.
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Shafter
Anderson
Navy
Mary
Shafter High School
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Minter Field Air Museum
First Southern Baptist Church
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Angel Food
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Angel Food Ministries
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