Freida's Thrift Store Brings Treasure to Shafter
Freida Basset owns Freida’s Family Consignment Thrift Store at 163 Central Valley Highway Shafter offering a wide range from tin cans to fine glassware and antiques. Customers from Los Angeles to San Francisco find friendly service as Freida buys, consigns, and hunts at sales to stock her shop open Saturdays.
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Freida
Central Valley Highway
Plains
Shafter
Freida Basset
Theodore Haviland
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Arizona
Missouri
Central Avenue
Stan
Rioting’s impact in Liberty City and aftermath
In 1980 Liberty City riots followed a police fatality, leaving 18 dead and 240 damaged businesses. Two years later Wayne Nazario reports seven square miles of decay persist amid federal rebuilding, rising unemployment, and ongoing gang-linked fear. Leaders urge political participation while drugs fuel disarray.
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Harvey I
Atlanta
Andy Young
Watts
Miami
Liberty City
Biscayne A
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Wall Street Journal
Sonia Nazario
Nazario
Overtown
Wrestlers, maids to deliver pizzas on February 5
Shafter High School Wrestling Team and the Mat Maids will deliver 15 inch pizzas for 10 dollars each on February 5. Pizzas are prepared but not cooked for freezer storage with pepperoni sausage cheese and combo options. Orders taken by wrestlers, Mat Maids, or coach Joe Lopez. delivery 4 5 6 or 7 p.m.
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Shafter High School
Joe Lopez
Lisle
Vandals dominates to win Elk Hills Championship
Vandals, coached by Lars Jensen and led by Christy with 29 points, defeated WBEC Engineers 81 to 27 to capture the Elk Hills title. Bubba Christy sparked the win with 18 points in the third quarter while John Shackleford contributed 10 points and 23 rebounds.
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Van's
Vandals
Wbec Engineers
Elk Hills
Lars Jensen
Bubba
Christy
Donald
Glen’ Henderson
Marvin Selhan
WBEC
Bill Till
Otis Jones
Bubba Christy
Ken Woodward
Craig Bertram
Engineers
John Shackleford
John Martinez
Bill Mosely
Community Calendar In Shafter February Schedule
Community events span February 3 to February 9 with meetings and public notices. Christian Business Men at Yee s Steak House at noon February 3. Friends of the Fine Arts at Richland Music Room 7 30 p.m. February 3. School board trustees meet February 7 7 30 p.m. American Legion Post 218 at Veteran s Hall 8 p.m. February 7. February 8 Shafter Recreation and Parks District board 550 Sunset 7 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary at Veteran s Hall 7 p.m. Rotary Club at Elks Clubhouse Highway 43 noon. Kiwanis Club February 9 at Veteran s Hall 12 05 p.m. Lions Club Shafter Motel 7 p.m. February 9.
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Christian Business Men's Committee
Yee'’s
Friends of the Fine Arts
Richland Music Room
Bakersfield
Richland School District Board of Trustees
American Legion
Veteran's Hall
Shafter Recreation and Parks District
Board of Directors
Rotary Club
Elks
Highway 43
Kiwanis Club
Fire incidents and actions report
Fire personnel responded to a vehicle fire on Central Valley Hwy and Pacific at 10 41 a m January 23 with losses of 200 dollars and 800 dollars saved. A wash down occurred on Central Avenue at 7 26 p m January 23. Medical aid given on California St January 24 at 6 48 p m and on Faber St January 26 at 7 51 a m. Hazardous condition on Golden West January 27 at 8 26 a m. In station medical aid January 28 at 4 43 a m and January 17 at 5 34 p m. Firemen to a structure and grease fire on Richland Dr. Medical aid for a heart attack on N Wall St January 19 at 11 11 p m. Medical aid/auto accident January 20 at 2 54 p m. False alarm.
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Central Valley Hwy
Pacific
Central Avenue
California St
Faber St
Golden West
Richland Dr
N. Wall St
Surprise 93rd Birthday for Geneva Turley at Nazarene Church
Geneva Turley turned 93 on January 24 with a surprise party at her home hosted by her Sunday School class at the Nazarene Church. Ruby Fowler chaired the event, aided by Reva Blanton Estella Ragsdale and Essie Bell. Special guests included Dorothy McLean Pat Kirkland Pastor Sampson Norene Barry Geneva Beal Laviller Graves Esther Mitchell Josephine Larimer and Louise Blanton.
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L. Geneva Turley
Nazarene Church
Ruby Fowler
Reva Blanton
Estella Ragsdale
Essie Bell
Salvation Army and PG&E launch REACH heating aid program
The Salvation Army and Pacific Gas and Electric Company start REACH to aid low income households facing electric service termination. Local coordinators in Wasco and Shafter will assess eligibility, with one time emergency funds planned for 1983. Contacts and donation details provided for Wasco, Shafter, and San Francisco.
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Salvation Army
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Ray Robinson
San Francisco
REACH
Pg&e
Wasco-Shafter Salvation Army Committee
Wasco and Shafter
Pacific Gas and Electric
Wasco
Robert McConnell
Wasco Salvation Army Committee
Shafter
Palm Avenue
Ellis B. Langley
Langley
Col. Robinson
P.O
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Paul Harvey News
Leah
Leah Meeler
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Cindy Ryan
Michele Wilson
Lynn Meek
Doreen Hatala
Shelly Hanselman
Delayne Peters
Stacia Reimer
Bob Smith
Clint Wheat
American Legion Auxiliary
Lions Club
Shafter Motel
Pablo Samarripas Sr
Richard Jones Matthews
Matthews
Juan Cibrian Palomera
Thomas Alvidrez Martinez
Debbie Sue Lanston
Geneva Turley
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mars
Peters
9Th Place
Buttonwillow
Lost Hills
God
Eternal Father
Jesus Christ
Holy Ghost
Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Primitive Church
Israel
Ten Tribes
Zion
New Jerusalem
American
Paul
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