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Shafter News Roundup Highlights Local Growth and Trials
January into 1997 sees Shafter's strong economy despite student safety concerns and legal actions. Reports cover lawsuits, new stores, school security upgrades, traffic accident fatalities, and civic milestones including grants, the Cinco de Mayo theme, and the Warbirds in Action air show.
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Shafter
California
California Farm Bureau Federation
Fresno
Kern County
Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow Union School
del Robnett
del Robnette
Raymond Curt Swope
San Benito
Phillip R. Melendez
Syed Rizvi
Shafter Vans
Matthew Nall
Bakersfield
Offord Rollins IV
Wasco High School
Kern
Shafter Ranch
Vons
Richland Primary School
Brown & Bryant
Commercial Rd
Robert MacNeil
New York
Metropolitan Opera
Delano
Mame
Harvey Auditorium
Shawna Prentice
Willie Nelson
Wasco
Famoso Road
Minter Field Air Museum
Maya
Detwiler Foundation
Colleen Meyers
Alyce J. Edmonston
Richland
Melanie Cruz
University of Kentucky
Shafter High School
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
U.S
Shafter Grower
San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board
Fred Smith
Shafter Jr. High