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Year in Review highlights Shafter progress and plans
The Shafter community celebrated a year of growth from city hall visits and school openings to rail plans and new business designs. Highlights include the Rite Aid store revival, Sequoia Elementary August opening, rail tie ins, campus renovations, and a flood of local achievements across schools, public projects, and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rite Aid Corporation
Shafter
Lerdo Highway
Central Avenue
World Design Friendship Forces
Kern County
Russia
City
Shatter Kiwanis Club
Shafter City
Moting Nutrition
Dean Florez
Dshafter
Sun
Fran Florez
California
Shafter High School
Dents
Julie Strauss
Sequoia Elementary
Inger Summers
Stringham’s
Shafter Drugstore
Richland
Bakersfield
Pony Express
Buttonwillow
Kern County Mental Health Department
Redwood Elementary
Redwood
Colton Meyer
Colton
United States
Empire State Building
Statue of Liberty
Canada
St. Therese’s Catholic Church
San Luis Rio Colorado
Mexico
Wasco
International Trade and Transportation Center
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Minter Field
South Shafter
Smith’s Corner
Thomas Lane
Southwest Shafter
Cherokee Strip
Burbank
Warren Williams
Anna Sanchez
Shafter Police Department
Driver Road
Wasco High School