Blanton Named Associate County Superintendent in Kern County
Dr. Claude W. Richard announces Blanton to fill the vacancy created when Dr. Richardson was appointed last week by the Board of Supervisors. Blanton, 40, joined the county office of education in September 1971 as an administrative consultant and has served as director of administration and financial services since July 1972. He holds an AA from Bakersfield College, a BA in education from San Francisco State University, an MA from California State University Fresno, and earned a Ed D in education from USC in 1975.
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Claude W. Richard
Kern
Kelly Blanton
Blanton
County ‘Office of Education
Richardson
Board of Supervisors
Tate
Harry E. Blair
Texas
Dr. Blanton
Wasco High School
Bakersfield College
San Francisco State University
California State University
Fresno
University of Southern California
Wasco-Shafter
American Legion
Wasco Community Scholarship Association
Shafter Recreation Commission
Wasco Rotary Club
Maple Post
Chamber honors Grundy at installation banquet
G. H. Ben Grundy was named Shafter’s Citizen of the Year at the Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Installation Banquet. Alan Larsen became president, with Clara Schnidt as VP, Herb Howell secretary-manager and Grundy treasurer.
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G. H
Ben’’ Grundy
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Alan Larsen
Loyd Link
Shafter Veterans Memorial Building
Larsen
Clara Schnidt
Herb Howell
Grundy
Link
Earl Johnson
Chamber
Johnson
American Legion
Masonic
Public hearing planned on Kern County housing grant projects
Kern County plans a public hearing on February 7 at 3 30 p m in Bakersfield to review the third year Community Development Block Grant application listing curbs drains housing rehab sewer and water projects parks and more City of Shafter and Mexican Colony specifics include Shafter neighborhood facility completion and a north Shafter sewer and water study Buildings permits for January total 141 466 the highest January since 1973 with the largest project a 50 136 new home at 525 Acacia issued to Verl Nash
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Kern County Community Development Program Agency
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Kern County
Board of Supervisors
Truxtun Ave
Bakersfield
Shafter
North Shafter
Acacia
Verl Nash
Benet
Four Chaplains Sunday Observed By Local Legion
American Legion Post 213 Shafter plans a Four Chaplains Sunday service at the First Assembly of God on Elm Street at Minter February 6. The Dorchester disaster on February 3 1943 saw four chaplains give their life jackets to soldiers and go down with the ship while about 600 others were saved.
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American Legion
Comsoemer
Hapsine
U.S
Dorchester
Greenland
Leslie
U.S. Army
Clark V. Poling
Reformed Church of America
Alexander D. Goode
John P. Washington
George K L. Fox
John Davis
First Assembly of God
Post
The
Dr Blanton profiles and family details in Kern County schools
The Division of Admins and Finance Services leader Dr Blanton oversees fiscal and administrative duties for programs such as the Eastern Kern Regional Occupational Program and the Migrant Education Program. He is active in professional associations and serves as a director of the Kern County Wrestling Association. He is married to Yvonne and they have two children, Shelley and Timothy.
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Blanton
Eastern Kern
California Association of School Business Officers
Association of California School Administrators
National Society For the Study of Education
Wasco Elementary Teachers Association
Kern County Wrestling Association
Yvonne
Shelley
West High School
Timothy
Roosevelt Elementary School
Burglary spree hits Shafter with $ thousands in losses
Over the weekend Shafter saw multiple burglaries causing thousands in damage. Items stolen include two tool boxes with a cutting torch from Wayne Rohrbach, a tape recorder and color TV from Cathy Miller, several CB radios, an eight track deck, rifles from Apolinar Ruiz, and goods from two catering trucks. Early week breakins also reported.
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Shafter
Wayne Rohrbach
Kern
Cathy Miller
Maple
Charles Mitchell
Village Ave
Diane Nunez
Rodriguez
Carl Davis
Ken Thompson
Bakersfield
Glen’ Morris
Shaw
Mike Brown
Apolinar Ruiz
Jackson
Avid Hicks
Euclid
Jessie Chacon
Atkinson
Bandit nets nearly $931 in Shafter liquor store robbery
Shafter police investigated a robbery at The Bottle Shop on a Wednesday night. A man entered, grabbed two six packs and Tequila Sunrise, demanded cash, and fled after claiming a gun was pointed at the clerk. About $931 taken. a $20 bill and a six pack were later found nearby. The case remains open.
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Shafter
George Barlow
Barlow
Mbery
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Wasco
Palm Avenue
Bew
Maple Eee
Bill Banks
Cathy Prout
Jack Sill
Bob Bann
Yege
Allegian
Rabel Grosche
R. Gros
U.S.S.R
Gros
America
United States
Shafter 4-H
Shafter Fire Department
Jerry Schmidt
Lance Nickeien
Trecsurer
Dan’ Oriix
Adam Kay
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