Flu outbreak hits Shafter Kern schools hard
County Health Officer Leon M Hebertson reported widespread influenza like illness across the state with Kern and Southern California areas affected. In Shafter-Wasco Richland and Shafter High School saw rising absences up to 39 percent by Friday. Kingsbury tournament canceled. Christmas PTA program and several activities postponed. Junior High saw the highest absence rates while Primary was least affected. District wide totals reached 39 percent, with Type A USSR virus suspected. Health officials urged rest, fluids, watch for symptoms, and flu shots for high risk groups.
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Leon M. Hebertson
Kern
California
Shafter-Wasco
Hebertson
Richland
Shafter High School
Hollys
Terry Cummins
Shafter High
Cummins
John Gibson
Kingsbury
Texas
Hong Kong
Richland Junior High Band Wins at Oildale Parade
The Richland Junior High Marching Band earned first place in their division at the Oildale Christmas Parade on Saturday December 9 after practicing since October. They previously won a prize at Shafter Halloween Parade and earned trophies at Bakersfield Veterans Day events for three consecutive years.
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Richland
American Legion
Bakersfield
Oildale
Byrd Named to Shafter Police Staff
Gary Lee Byrd, a Shafter native, was hired as a full time officer on December 1 after serving as a reserve and jail division worker. Aged 26, he attended Richland, Shafter High School class of 1970, owns a former feed store, and completed POST academy on November 30, 1978.
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Gary Lee Byrd
Richland
Shafter High School
Shafter
Gary
Kern County Sheriff's Reserve Deputy
P.O.S.T. Basic Academy
City of
Oil mishap at Shafter Airport claims one life
At Shafter Airport on December 14 a 40 foot transport vehicle struck a 12 000 volt power line killing Avon Walphall 51 of Thermopolis Wyoming an Arctic Alaska Engineering employee and injuring Jim Hanson and Paul Oldershaw both Bakersfield Oldershaw suffered burns while Hanson helped pull Walphall clear before both were knocked down Cal OSHA is investigating the collision involved remote control operation and a four foot height over the line Autopsy planned for Walphall
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Shafter
Avon Walphall
Thermopolis
Wyoming
Arctic-Alaska Engineering
Anchorage
Kern Medical Center
Kern County
Shafter Airport
Jim Hanson
Paul Oldershaw
Bakersfield
Oldershaw
Walphall
Cal-Osha
Hanson
Sheriff training at Shafter Airport drills tire obstacle course
Kern County Sheriff's Department conducts a 3 day 24 hour driver training class at Shafter Airport for deputies. The exercise uses thousands of tires arranged to simulate highways city streets and other road conditions. One car acts as suspect vehicle while another pursues within a block. Instructors including Sonny Layman oversee maneuvers such as high speed turns backing and parking to reduce real road crashes. The program aims to teach vehicle handling decision making and safety to lower accident rates. A prior class in 1977 cut accidents by about 32 percent and the current program runs through February with 200 officers enrolled.
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Kern County Sheriff’s Department
Shafter
Sonny Layman
Layman
Asell
Monroe Sandlin
Carroll Young
Ed Leavelle
Jerry Fredricks
Gordon Day
Kern County Sheriff's Department
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