22 Dec 1999
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1999
Page
1
City Manager John Guinn says Rite Aid has begun discussions after purchasing a block on Central Avenue and may clear the site or build. residents fear a boarded up downtown as beautification plans near for 2000. The chain’s finances have been troubled with past leadership shifts under Martin Grass.
The article traces Christmas roots from European origins to American adoption, noting the tree’s German beginnings influenced by Martin Luther and later English royal adoption. It highlights the 19th century spread via Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, a Cleveland pastor’s 1851 lighted tree clash, evolving decorations, and the rise of Christmas cards in mid-1800s America.
RLSD considers restoring its original Richland District name as Lerdo School closed and the city of Shafter bought the property. Superintendent Daniel Knapp notes the 1988 merger blended Lerdo into Richland, with 59 Lerdo students in the east and local concerns about negative associations if the Lerdo name remained.
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