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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 2004
Page
1
City staff recommended approving a five year list of community needs funded by the federal CDBG program routed through Kern County and the U S government after committee meetings and public hearings.
Property owner Marvin Kirschenmann plans to sell about 15 acres at West Los Angles Street and South Schwidt for a city park with fields, a future water park, playgrounds, restrooms, and picnic areas. The project connects to a future school site, aims for shared parking, and follows CEQA. Funding notes include HUD grants and CDBG allocations totaling about 1.1 million over five years, with pool refurbishments and park improvements among priorities.
SHS announces December 16 play Christmas Don't be Late in Starrh Auditorium at 7 30 p m. Christmas programs at Home Fellowship Church December 19 5 p m behind Richland Chevrolet 520 California Ave and United Pentecostal Church Wasco Christmas drama December 19 10 a m at 2000 Palm and Filburn Every child will receive a Christmas bag. American Legion Christmas Pot Luck December 21 6 p m at the Legion Hall. Shafter Youth Center Book Drive at 455 E Euclid Ave. Call 746 8235. Yearbooks for 1979 1980 1981 1983 1990 1992 1998 1999 2002 $5 each for Art Club fund.
Deputies stopped two vehicles in Buttonwillow for traffic violations and found drugs in both. On December 7 at about 11 p.m. John Wayne Gates, 40, of Taft and Sarah Adams, 28, from Marbleton were booked for Transportation of narcotics for sales and related charges after a parole search revealed methamphetamine and paraphernalia. A second probe at 12:40 a.m. the next day at 2534 Wasco Way led to Orlando Gracia, 26, being arrested with over an ounce of methamphetamine, currency, paraphernalia, packaging materials, a firearm, and other items tied to drug sales.
Senator Dean Florez lauds SB31 to reform water rights fees in California. The bill would create a fee-for-service funding model for the SWRCB Water Rights Division, limit and gradually reduce annual fees, and stop duplicate charges for multiple permits.
Assemblywoman Nicolle Parra of Shafter 30th District, after defeating Dean Gardner last month, was sworn in for her second term on December 6 and unveiled her first bill for the 2004 2005 California legislative session. The measure seeks to reduce double digit unemployment and poverty while addressing the budget deficit. Parra backs the Interagency Task Force for economic development of the Central San Joaquin Valley to coordinate state federal and local efforts to raise living standards and economic performance.
Nineteen year old Jerry Sanchez of Shafter sustained major injuries after being struck from behind by a 1989 Plymouth driven by Marcos Cabezuela also of Shafter on December 8 at 12 28 a m. The incident occurred on Santa Fe Way south of 7 Stan dard Road in cloudy wet weather. Sanchez was pushing his disabled vehicle without lights when Cabezuela fled the scene. Cabezuela later surrendered to CHP and a report was sent to the District Attorney for review. Sanchez was treated at Kern Medical Center for a fractured right arm and back injuries.
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