06 Feb 1991
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1991
Page
1
Shafter hosts its first annual joint meeting of community service clubs on Friday February 15 from 11 30 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. at the Shafter Veterans Hall with Congressman Bill Thomas as guest speaker lunch served 11 30 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. Contacts are Linda Gragg and Jeannette Hernstedt for details.
Shafter is clouded by white collar crime allegations as Capt. John Porter accuses city officials of kickbacks tied to the Return to Custody facility. Porter says falsified bills and misappropriated funds amount to about 700000 misused from the RTC with Bank of the West and bondholders involved. City officials deny wrongdoing and expect exoneration soon.
RLSD board discussed a Lerdo School flashing warning light costing about 17000. Kern County and Minter Field Airport District show funding reluctance, delaying installation until after fog season. Superintendent Knapp notes ongoing budget strain from Gov. Wilson cuts and a new booking fee SB 2352, with districts urged to cut 3 to 5 percent. Family Life Education program overview given by Chris Frazier at Richland Junior High.
A Shafter resident, Deanna Rodriguez-Root, was named one of 12 California winners of the Parent Volunteer Award at the Sixteenth Annual California Association of Bilingual Education conference in Anaheim. The Richland-Lerdo School District supported her attendance as about 7,500 attendees heard that parent participation is vital to children's education. Rodriguez-Root plans to report on the conference and may help form a volunteerism focused parent committee.
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