Richland School District weighs cuts under state budget
Governor Schwarzenegger proposes a 2008/2009 budget with a 10 percent cut to all general fund programs, risking a 1.75 million reduction for Richland School District from a 27 million budget. District leaders will review expenditures and staff positions before a March 15 layoff deadline, with a February 19 board meeting outlining possible program eliminations and staffing changes.
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Richland
California Department of Finance
General Fund
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Schwarzenegger
Ken Bergevin
Board of Trustees
California
Berger
Education Coalition
Bergevin
Shafter City Council
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Photos miscaptioned prompt Maple School history correction
The Shafter Press notes a spelling error in two names Faye and May Baxter in a Maple School history photo from last week and invites readers to suggest story ideas. Community listings include February health clinics, church events, Project FLARLE activities at Richland and Redwood Elementary, Friends of the Shafter Library meeting, and a book discussion at 746-2156.
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May Baxter
Maple School
the Shafter Press
Richland
Lbrary Media Centers
Redwood Elementary
Friends of the Shafter Library
James Street
Eric Schlosser
State of the County Address by Kern County Chairman Rubio
Chairman Michael Rubio of the Kern County Board of Supervisors delivered the annual State of the County Address on January 2 at the Holiday Inn Select in Bakersfield. The event, sponsored by the Kern County Board of Trade, drew county leaders as Rubio warned of a tight budget outlook amid Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed plan and urged continued fiscal restraint and a strong reserve.
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Michael Rubio
Charman
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Kern County Board of Trade
Bakersfield
Holiday Inn Select Be
Rick Davis
Board of Trade
Rubio
Arnold
Board of Supervisors’ Prudent Act
Phil Penner's Japanese Christmas adventure
Phil Penner narrates a quiet Christmas in a Japanese farming village near Wasco Shafter style fields. He plans February marriage, and helps at a Farmer's Market where locals name him Santa, sharing a warm anecdote about a shopfront encounter.
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Phil Penner
Local Bakersfield recital by Point Loma duo pianists
Christopher and Johnathon Smith, brothers and pro performance majors at Point Loma Nazarene University, present a free concert on February 10 at 4 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Bakersfield. Highlights include Poulenc’s Concerto in D Minor for Two Pianos and Corrighiano’s Kaleidoscope, after their top three finish at the Ellis Duo Piano competition in Spartanburg, SC where they won best American Piece. The pair trained with Betty Bergman and Bonnie Farrer, grew up in Shafter, and graduated from Bakersfield High School before attending college.
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Christopher
Johnathon Smith
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego
First Congregational Church
5 Real Road
Poulenc
Corrighiano
Spartanburg
Back East
Betty Bergman
Shafter
Bonnie Farrer
Bakersfield
Point Loma
Mennonite Brethren Church
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