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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1989
Page
1
Flora Nichols reports New Year deadlines for the Shafter Press shift with display ads due by Dec 28 noon and display classified ads by 3 p.m. Dec 28. Regular classified ads must be submitted by Dec 29 10 a.m. Articles for the fan edition due by 2 p.m. Dec 29.
Due to New Year’s Day on Monday, Shafter City Hall closes at noon Friday December 29 and all day Monday January 1 1990. Trash routes usual on Monday will be collected on Sunday December 31 with a one day shift in service over the weekend.
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture invites names of local persons for Business person of the year Agricultural person of the year Citizen of the year and Community Service awards. Nominations may be sent to P O Box 1088 Shafter CA 93263 by January 5 1990.
Shafter High School history teacher Gary Hanson praises his American History Honors class as they place fifth among 14 schools in the 20th Congressional District Hearing on the Constitution and Bill of Rights at Bakersfield College. East High won, while Shafter’s junior-led teams placed high, with one team earning first among all. A state trip to Sacramento January 17 19 awaits the top unit, with national finalists to follow.
Stacy Becker, daughter of Rod and Carolyn Becker of Shafter, will ride the Kiwanis International 75th Anniversary float in the Rose Parade. Stacy raised about $1,000 for the entry fee with support from family, church members, and friends, and helped with float assembly in Pasadena and back home.
A Friday afternoon blaze at 180 Poso in Shafter, home of Flora James and the Ruby Painter family, burned the front bedroom and later rekindled in the attic. Kern County Fire Department officials reported total front bedroom involvement and estimated structural loss at 5000 dollars with contents loss around 500 dollars.
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