Shafter High names new head football coach Manuel Garcia
Shafter High School selects Manuel Garcia as head football coach for 2004-05 after seven candidates. Quinonez cites Garcia as an outstanding, well qualified leader who will uphold the Generals football tradition and improve the players experience. Garcia, a SHS graduate and local product, has 14 years coaching at various levels and currently serves as an outreach liaison at the school.
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Shafter High School
Jaime Quinonez
Eric Smith
Manuel Garcia
Quinonez
Garcia
Shafter
Richland
Weber State University
Buc
Richland Schools
East High
South High
Bakersfield
Shafter shelter helps pets find homes this week
Shafter's Animal Control Manager Shyanne Bozarth leads a drive to place pets in foster and permanent homes. The community effort highlights the shelter's work to reduce shelter population and improve animal welfare through outreach and adoption events.
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Shafter Animal Shelter
Shafter
Shyanne Bozarth
February clinics advertised by Kern County Public Health in Shafter
The Kern County Department of Public Health lists February clinics in Shafter at 329 Central Valley Highway. Immunizations February 9 3 to 5 pm no appointment. Family Planning February 12 and 26 8:30 am to noon and 1 to 4 pm by appointment only. Cuba Health February 12 and 26 8:30 to 10:30 am and 1 to 2:45 pm by appointment. Pregnancy Screening February 23 9 to 11 am by appointment. Call 746-7562 for appointments. Also PTA Founder’s Day February 12 at 7 pm Golden Oak Café. Pet of the Week features a Welsh Corgi/Collie puppy with adoption tips. Shafter shelter pets are shown online at Petfinder.org shelter CA620. Betsy Saul of Pet.com curates the site. adoptions easier via web presence.
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Kern County
Petfinder.org
Shafter Center
South Shafter Avenue
Betsy Saul
Pet.com
Shafter
Canada
Petfinder
Shafter to Launch Annual Vehicle Abatement Program
Shafter will begin its annual Abatement Program to remove abandoned and inoperative vehicles threatening health and safety. Sergeant Greg Richardson leads the effort, tagging vehicles and sending Notice of Vehicle Abatement by certified mail. Vehicle owners have 10 days to remove or properly store the vehicle, or the city may tow it as a public nuisance and then sell it for tow and storage fees.
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Shafter
Greg Richardson
Sgt. Richardson
Chamber celebrates 58 years with banquet and awards
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce marked its 58th annual Installation and Awards Banquet at the Veteran's Hall with City Manager John Guinn as MC. Incoming president Glenda Mathis accepted the gavel from outgoing president Don Handel, as officers Dustin Hooper Richard Fabric Robert Gonzalez Jesus Hernandez Roy Root and Melinda Wood were announced. Recipients included Katie Bergen Young Person of the Year Dennis Handel Person of the Year Don Luna Business of the Year Ronda Martin Community Service Award Shafter Community Chest Humanitarian of the Year Dolores Robinson Citizen of the Year.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Glenda Mathis
Dustin Hooper
Richard Fabric
Robert Gonzalez
Jesus Hernandez
Roy Root
Melinda Wood
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
John Guinn
Chamber of Board of Directors
Frank Thurston
Don Handel
Don’s Communications
Department of Motor Vehicles
Pg&e
Sun Country Flowers
Katie Bergen
Chamber
Dennis O. Handel
Don Luna
Ronda Martin
Shafter Community Chest
Dolores Robinson
California bill aims to fund developmentally disabled services
A new California Assembly bill by Patricia Wiggins to set minimum state funding for developmentally disabled services passed 53 to 9 and moves to the Senate. It requires any future increases in federal funds to supplement state programs under the Lanterman Act, starting in 2004-05, with CSO Bakersfield area clients led by John Stockton praising the measure amid recent budget cuts.
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California Assembly
Senate
Patricia Wiggins
Santa Rosa
California
Lanterman Act
Shafter
Wasco
Community Support Options
CSO
WADD
John Stockton
Stockton
Schwarzenegger
Bakersfield
Wiggins
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Margaret Baker
PTA
Golden Oak
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