District eyes program for above average students growth
Richland Board of Trustees authorized Assistant Superintendent Sandrini to form a parent committee and develop a plan to enrich above average students. A discipline code draft modeled on Kern High is to be ready by March. Enrollment fell by 79 students while class sizes improved and finances show partial progress though cafeteria deficits continue. Administrative actions included migrant aides hires substitute teachers resignations and a student teacher placement plus sale of a used dishwasher.
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al Sandrini
Richland Board of Trustees
Sandrini
Richland
Kern
Evron Barber
Barber
Gloria Avalos
Marie Acevedo
Rebecca Countryman
Sandra Miller
Aaron Freeman
Dolores Cantu
Carole Biden
Shafter Holds Its First Christmas Parade downtown
Shafter held its inaugural Christmas parade with a crowd in chilly weather. Mayor Bill Cummings lit the downtown decorations as the Shafter High School band started the festivities. Cotton Associates won first in the business category with a Santa chimney float. The Shafter Pathfinder Club won the church group, and the Shafter Fool Harmonic Orchestra topped the adult groups. Shafter 4 H Club led youth, with Santa aboard the Seagraves fire truck. Chamber board members praised the event and urged annual tradition.
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Shafter
Bill Cummings
Shafter High School
Cotton Associates of
Santa Claus
Shafter Pathfinder Club
Assembly of God Royal Ranger and Missionettes
Shafter High
Richland
Shafter _ Fool Harmonic Orchestra
Shafter 4-H Club
Richland Choir
PTA
Lyoki Blue Birds
Dawn Timmons
Tracy Goehring
Shelly Dawn Dearman
Seagraves
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Board
Cotton Associates
Fire damages Foodland Market in Shafter area
County firefighters from Shafter Minter Field and Wasco battled a late Sunday night blaze that could have worsened. Damage to Foodland Market at 18487 South Shafter Avenue totaled 5000 for the building plus 300 for contents, with potential losses estimated at up to 60000 depending on building value.
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Shafter
Minter Field
Wasco
Foodland Market
South Shafter Avenue
Health center relocates Shafter clinic to 541 James Street
The Community Health Centers of Kern County moved its Shafter clinic to 541 James Street offering family planning and prenatal care. It is open Tuesdays 2 30 to 9 p.m. for appointments and visits by Shafter residents. Fire damaged a Bakersfield store building with estimated 25 000 in property and 29 700 in contents.
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Kern County
Shafter
James Street
Clinii
Enterprise
Jack Bayless
Bakersfield
T.D
Bayless
Batallian
Robert Lassiter
Shafter High earns ninth straight Kiwanis food drive win
Bill Hatcher's first period class at Shafter High School won the canned food drive for the ninth year in a row. A record 11 447 pounds were collected between December 1 and December 17, 2000, 2000 pounds more than last year. Kiwanians and Key Club members will distribute food in Christmas baskets to needy families Thursday.
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Shafter High School
Kiwanians
Dennis Martin
Albert Lopez
Jay Hanner
Bill Hatcher
Kiwanis and
High School Key Club
Shafter Kiwanians
Key Club
Shafter Chamber Sets January 29 Banquet and Installations
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture announces its annual installation banquet for Saturday evening January 29. Tickets for a roast beef dinner are $6 and on sale soon. Alan Larsen will succeed Loyd Link as president, with Clara Schnidt as vice president, Ben Grundy as treasurer, and Herb Howell as secretary/manager. Citizens may still nominate individuals for Citizen of the Year and Community Service awards via mailed biographical nominations to P O Box 1088 by January 1.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Chamber
P. O
Alan Larsen
Loyd Link
Clara Schnidt
Ben Grundy
Herb Howell
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Health Center
Vernon Pierce
Shafter Fire Department
Bluebirds
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