Richland School Chief Evron Barber Elevated to Superintendent
Evron Barber chosen to succeed Dr. David Cooke as Richland Elementary School superintendent, effective December 31. Board promotes internal leadership, signaling continued internal advancement and stability within Richland District. Weather note: autumn chill and fog dominate Shafter. temperatures rise to 69, freezing level 32, dense fog mornings.
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L. Gay Barton
Mary Montecino
David Cooke
Richland
Cooke
Harry Glover
Earlimart
Glover
Richland Board
Christmas Festival Fair Draws Large Crowds in Shafter
A two day Christmas festival in Memorial Hall drew hundreds as Santa visited and prize drawings awarded. Shafter Junior Women’s Club and Chamber of Commerce Merchants Division sponsored gift displays, a fashion show, food stalls, and prize drawings including a $50 savings bond and a $50 gift certificate. Proceeds funded sponsoring organizations.
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Santa
Shafter
Memorial Hall
Shafter Junior Women’s Club
Chamber of Commerce Merchants Division
Oldsters
Fry
Santa Claus
Tone Maserepoanieeek Ops
WiCaKa Horizon Club
Stores Announce Holiday Schedule and Downtown Parking Appeal
Shafter retail shops adopt a Christmas season timetable from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday starting next Monday, December 14. On December 24 they resume 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours. Ray Fike, chair of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Division, urges merchants and employees not to park on downtown streets to free spaces for shoppers.
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Shafter
Ray Fike
Chamber of Commerce Retail Division
Fike
Chaip
Sion
Police Chief Warns Shafter Shoppers To Lock Vehicles
Police Chief Hanley Witcher warns Shafter residents during the Christmas season. The advice focuses on securing gifts and valuables in cars with all doors locked when shopping to reduce auto theft opportunities.
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Witcher
Hanley Witcher
Shafter
Move to retain rail service prompts federal meeting
Senators led by Alan Cranston urged Transportation Secretary Volpe to restore a Los Angeles to Seattle rail passenger route in national planning. They cited 1970 census data and rapid growth in Pacific states, noting sharp population gains in several California and San Francisco–Oakland areas.
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Alan Cranston
Calif
Transportation
John Volpe
Los Angeles
Seattle
Pacific Slope
Long Beach
San Bernardino
Riverside
Anaheim- Santa Ana
Bakersfield
Fresno
San Francisco - Oakland
Evron Barber Promoted Richland School Head
Evron Barber, deputy superintendent at Richland Elementary since 1966, named acting superintendent for 1970-71 after Dr. E. David Cooke’s resignation. Cooke to lead Croft Educational Service, Inc., then headquarter in New London. Barber, 42, has long Kern County roots and wide administrative and community roles in Shafter.
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Evron Barber
Richland
Barber
E. David Cooke
Richland District Board of Trustees
Cooke
Croft Educational Service, Inc
Tucson
New London
Dutie Mo
United Steds
Forei
Supt
Richland School System
Bruce Crawford
Crawford
Dr. Cooke
Arkansas
Priscilla
Jim
David
Shafter High School
Shafter
Hofman Drive
Bakersfield
Standard and
Beardsley
Kern County High School
Bakersfield High
Bakersfield College
San Jose State
Stanford University
Arvin Union
Second School Merger Meet at Rio Bravo in open session
A second information meeting on the proposed Greeley Rio Bravo school merger will be held Thursday at 7 30 pm in the Rio Bravo school auditorium. Richard Elrich will preside. meeting is open to the public. Special elections in both districts are set for Tuesday December 22 to approve the merger. There are 219 registered voters in Greeley and 136 in Rio Bravo.
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Rio Bravo
Greeley
Richard Elrich
Citizens Study Committee
Tueday
Richland approves shop and home economics course restart
Richland School District trustees voted to restore a shop and later home economics course at Richland Elementary. Ralph Renz, a Fresno State College graduate in shop and elementary education, will lead the new course starting late February, with renovations and about 1000 dollars for tools.
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Richland
Richland School District Board of Trustees
Ralph Renz
Fresno State College
Renz
Fresno
Richland Board
Christmas Home Decorating Contest To Be Held In City
Wayne Wood president of the Community Improvement Council of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce announced a two division contest religious and contemporary. Committees will tour the city aiming to include every home and a poster will mark the prize homes with Wipher's set for December 20. Call Wood at his shoe store 746 2364 or The Shaft Press 746 4942 to report missed households.
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Shafter
Community Improvement Council
The
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Wood
Wood
Wipher
Shaft Press
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Evron
Board of Trustees
Mercury
U. S. Cotton Research Station
Bill Plummer
Lee
Colvard Cousins
Anthony
Jeff
Chief Witcher
Police Department
Shafter Company
General Potato and Onion Company
Beech and Lerdo
Richland Pta
Boy Scout Pack
Shafter Scout Building Committee
Arvin Lions Club
Webelos
Bear Mountain
North Kern
Shafter Area
East Bakersfield
First Methodist Church
Shaf
Richland Elementary
Mary Duckett
Pacific
Ter
Church Education Commission
Shafter Drug Abuse Council
International Reading Association
California Association For
Kern
Kern County
CTA
C Brat Elementary School Administrators Association
Participn Eee
Stanford
Arvin
City of
Kern County Co
Eloy McGovern
Arvin Union School
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