Beno's Department Store Fire Levels Shafter Building
A early morning blaze in Shafter destroyed Beno's Department Store at Jackson and Lerdo Highway. Firefighters from the city and county battled for two hours. investigators suspect a heating system fault caused the total loss of the $200,000 structure and a $500,000 overall damage.
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Beno’s Department
Shafter
Jackson and
Lerdo Highway
Safeway
Reno’s
Loyd Link
Richland Chevrolet
Chief Nixon seeks overhaul of Assembly Criminal Justice Committee
Shafter Police Chief Bob Nixon urges a complete reorganization of California's Assembly Criminal Justice Committee. He faults its even six-member makeup and two-thirds voting rule, citing 34-0 Senate margins for SB 1347 and SB 1860 as examples of reform needs.
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Bob Nixon
Shafter
Nixon
Sacramento
Assembly Criminal Justice Committee
Senate
California
Assembly Justice Committee
Final call for Thursday Christmas parade in Shafter
Shafter Mayor Bill Cummings will light downtown decorations and open the Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Christmas parade at 7 p.m. with Santa Claus as the final entry. Parade lineup starts at 6 p.m. in the Tops Market lot with pre-judging at 6:30.
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Shafter
Bill Cummings
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
North Pole
Cummings
Santa Claus
Chat Nan Alan Larsen
Tops Market
James and
California
James Street
Lerdo Highway
Central Avenue
Hearing on Warner rate increase continues over Star Channel
Warner Cable of Kern County faces scrutiny after Star Channel began without city input, reducing 13 available channels to 12. City Attorney Mortimore will report on franchise terms as council delays Dec 27 decision. Local concerns blame reception issues and service quality alongside proposed rate boosts.
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Warner Cable
Kern County
Star Channel
Warner
K. L Tryggestad
al Mortimore
Warner City
Bill Sheldon
Sheldon
Tryggestad
Mortimore
Pat
Jack Colvard
Elmer Unruh
Mike Proxel
Channel 28
Shafter Bicentennial Committee Receives Gift for Memorial
Nina Leigh, chairwoman of the Shafter Bicentennial Committee, presents Mayor Bill Cummings with a 426.11 check from a recent recognition dinner honoring former city councilmen. The group aims to raise 1500 for the flag memorial via sale of three-scene Shafter stationery at local businesses.
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Nina Leigh
Shafter Bicentennial Committee
Bill Cummings
Shafter
Schnaidts Real Estate
Bank of America
Shafter Press
Howell Studio
Hitchcock's Auto Parts
Community National Bank
Shafter City Hall
Leigh
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