Community Calendar for Shafter and Surrounding Groups
Local groups list weekly meetings and services across Shafter Bakersfield and Wasco including churches NA AA and various clubs with times and locations such as 155 Redwood 520 California Avenue and 331 Shafter Avenue. Highlights include council boards churches veterans halls and senior programs with contacts and weekly schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cere
Spirit Baptist
Redwood
California Avenue
Nazarene Church
W. Lerdo
Shafter Youth Council
City Council
Men —Richland School District
Music Room
Shafter Avenue
Redwood School
Veteran's Hall
James Street
Bakersfield
Alliance Against
Shafter
Central Avenue
Kern —Kern
Sundale Avenue
Espanol
Mexican Baptist Church
E. Lerdo Highway
Shafter Veterans Hall
American Association of Retired People
Veterans Hall
Walker Senior Center
Sunset Avenue
Shafter City Council
Pacific Avenue
Shafter Planning Commission
PTA
Richland Parent Teachers Association
Golden Oak
S. Wall
American Legion Auxiliary
Shafter Collaborative
Redwood Elementary
Shafter Ave
Kern County
Jon McQuiston
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Women’s Club
Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s Support Group
Shafter Convalescent Hospital
E. Tulare
Kiwanis
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter Minter Field
Minter Field
Aviation Street
SAPD
Shafter Recreation and Parks Department Board of Directors
Free Will Baptist Church
Home Fellowship
Lions
Shafter Lions Club
China Cuisine
Rotary
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Veteran’s Hall
ACTS
Palm Avenue
Wasco
Shafter Post
The
American Legion
Shafter Historical Society
Shafter Depot
California
Lerdo Highway
Local Christmas tree drop offs urged across Kern County
Kern County residents may recycle trees at 31 drop off sites from December 26 to January 8, 2006. Shafter locations include the Shafter Wasco landfill and the City Corporation Yard. The program, running over 15 years, supports wildlife habitat projects and lake habitat improvement uses. Non profits will pick up trees for a donation, and instructions urge removing decorations and tarping loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Shafter
Shafter- Wasco
Scofield Avenue
City Corporation
East Tulare Avenue
North Shafter Avenue
Daphne Washington
Kern
County Waste Management Department
Pine Mountain Club
Lake Isabella
Health Department urges flu shots for children now
Kern County Public Health urges parents of infants to teens with health risks to vaccinate their children against influenza. With 26 severe pediatric flu cases reported statewide and many unvaccinated, health officials stress prevention and urge contacting a doctor or the Public Health Department clinic for vaccine access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Kern County
Director For Disease Control
California Department of Health Services
Public Health Department
Kern County seeks seasonal firefighters for 2006 season
Kern County Fire Department opens applications January 3 through 27, 2006 at 5642 Victor Street Bakersfield. Hiring includes Dozer Walkers and crews for Hot Shot Helitack and Initial Attack roles with nine month and seasonal timelines, salaries from 10.19 to 14.26 per hour, and duties such as building firebreaks in Kern County mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Fire Department
KCFD
Victor Street
Bakersfield
Wild Land
Hotshot
Kern County
Brand-New Basketball Court Gifted to Bakersfield Homeless Center
On Christmas morning 9:30 a.m. a full-sized outdoor basketball court was unveiled for children at Bakersfield Homeless Center. Proscape Landscape owners Keith and Bunny Merchant and Randy Abernathy initiated the project after visiting the center. North Bakersfield Parks and Recreation donated hoops and poles. Concrete Connection provided the concrete for the 35 by 20 feet surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
BHC
Proscape
Keith
Bunny Merchant
Randy Abernathy
North Bakersfield Parks and Recreation
Sige BS Ua Sige BS Ua Happy Anniversary Notes
Announcements list anniversaries and birthdays for late December 2005 and early January 2006. Wade Basley and Jana Basley mark a December 27 anniversary while Kim Kotrla Kimberly Bore Norma Smith Bonnie Howll Lisa Preston Matthew Marler Lois Swanbeck Makenzie Robinson and Lynette Creekbaum John Sloas Frankie Siemens Don Wiedmann Dave Nelson Hollie Kotrla have birthdays around December 28 to January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Jana Basley
Kim Kotrla
Kimberly Bore
Norma Smith
Bonnie Howll
Lisa Preston
Matthew Marler
Lois Swanbeck
Makenzie Robinson
Lynette Creekbaum
John Sloas
Frankie Siemens
Don Wiedmann
Dave Nelson
Hollie Kotrla
Shafter Press holiday closings and January clinic schedule
The Shafter Press office closes Friday December 30 for New Year holidays and reopens Monday January 2 at 8 a.m. Display ads must be in by noon December 29. The Shafter Public Health Department lists January clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway with appointments required except for Immunization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Senior Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Poplar
West Lerdo
Minter Field Air Museum
Shafter Depot Museum
Sige Bsua
Urley
Help
Chester Avenue
Walker Street
High Street
Delano
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