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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 2007
Page
3
Shafter moves toward a fiber optic network to improve efficiency, cut costs, and let residents pay bills online while enabling businesses with high speed Internet. City leaders project future job opportunities and a universal home connection, with phased rollout beginning to connect facilities in January.
City crews will collect brush and limbs at no cost to residents only in December, January, and February. Piles must be on public streets or alleys, neatly in 10-foot lengths with 3-foot gaps, not blocking traffic or water flow, and branches over one foot in circumference are excluded. From March to November residents must dispose of debris themselves at an approved site, and fines may apply for in ROW disposal. The Shafter Wasco Landfill operates Mon–Sat 8am–4pm and Sun 10am–2pm. questions: Public Works 746-5002.
The Shafter Women’s Club previews a yearly home tour with presale tickets, the Red Hatters’ Christmas Party planned for Sunday, and a reading program resuming this week. A Depot light project, patrol notes, and a church sign cementing with monograms highlight festive town activity as residents prepare for the season.
California Highway Patrol reports Antonio Garcia Garcia, 66, of Bakersfield died at the scene after a Ford Ranger was struck head-on by Daniel Covarrubias, 21, of Santa Ynez who was driving under the influence. Covarrubias is jailed on felony DUI, suspended license, and faces possible second degree murder charges. He sustained minor to moderate injuries.
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