Shafter High cancels Magic show and hosts wrestling event
The Shafter High School Magic show is cancelled. The Small School Valley Wrestling Championships will be hosted on Friday and Saturday February 18 and 19 with volunteers needed from 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Contact Arlie Smith or Gary Pederson at 746-3489 for details.
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Shafter star Mario Perez signs with Texas Southern
Shafter High senior Mario Perez signed a national letter of intent to play football for Texas Southern University, joining a group of recent full ride athletes. The 6 5 300-pound offensive lineman, a leader on and off the field with a 3.58 GPA, aims to excel and make his school proud after rigorous training in Garcia’s weight program.
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Senator Florez to hold hearing in Shafter tomorrow
A Senate Information Hearing will be held in Shafter tomorrow from 9 30 a m to noon in the city council chambers at 336 Pacific Avenue. Participants from PUC rails CalTrans state and local officials will discuss railroad crossing safety and the new flashing lights pilot at Poso and Central Valley Highway. The event follows a December 2001 fatal crash at the crossing involving Mario Aguilar and a seven people total, amid prior crashes since 1975.
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Pioneer Shafter farmer Alvin Mettler dies at 93
Alvin E. Mettler 93 a pioneer Shafter farmer died in Shafter on January 30 2005 Funeral services were held February 5 at Ebenezer Reformed Church with Pastor Vernon Pollema officiating and burial at Shafter Memorial Park He was born October 25 1911 in Menno South Dakota moved to Shafter in 1921 and farmed with his family and later on his own land north of Shafter He married Olive R Schnaidt in 1935 and remained a farmer until his death
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New park bids go before council on February 15
Shafter plans a new 20 acre Community Park near South Schwidt and West Los Angeles Street. City Director Lori Williamson says bids will be reviewed and awarded February 15 with construction to begin after approval. Funding comes from Community Development Block Grants and the site could host a future Richland School District elementary school.
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Audible pedestrian signals installed at Shafter intersection
Residents of Shafter alerted by Arly and Jan Feil and Bill and Martha Goertzen that CalTrans funded Niovax Audible Pedestrian Signals at four corners of the Central Avenue and Highway 43 intersection. Signals emit peep peep for east west and cuckoo for north south guidance to cross safely. A February 30 deployment date noted. plans to address a sidewalk gap near the railroad crossing were discussed at a February 10 information hearing.
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