Shafter City Council approves equipment and staff changes
The council heard a public budget hearing and approved eight thousand seven hundred ninety eight dollars for fire department clothing monitors and pagers and a radio system upgrade to private line. They also approved hiring a full time City Planner with a $1 750 to $2 127 monthly salary and adopted land use changes to require 75 foot frontage and 7 500 square foot residential lots.
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George Leva
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League of California Cities
Monterey
Shafter Police report robberies and arrests in recent days
A run of incidents includes a 7:30 p.m. Thursday robbery at A 1 Superette on South Shafter Avenue by two masked men armed with a butcher knife, fled on foot, and a series of arrests for drunken driving and disturbing the peace. Friday arrests include Jesus Armando for drunk driving and allowing a container. Randy-Leon Gilbert was jailed for drunken driving and open container. On Friday morning a loud party on E Lerdo Highway led to a citation for Mary Sharp for disturbing the peace after a midnight noise violation. A February 1 shoplifting incident at Budget Food Mart ended with the suspect in old shoes purchased orange, not paid for. Police announce plainclothes shoplifting walks to deter crime. Kern County Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at 339 Elm Street, arresting Larry Gray and Donna Gray for marijuana for sale. Richards Trucking owner Oscar Richards reported grand theft February 2 1981.
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Shafter
South Shafter Avenue
Randy - Leon ‘Gilbert
Jesus Armando
E. Lerdo Highway
Mary Sharp
Wo Budget Food Mart
Budget
Shafter Police
Kern’ County
Elm Street
Ted Street
Larry Eldon Gray
Donna Kaye Gray
Kern County
Sheriff's Deputies
Oscar Richards
Richards
Kern County Sheriff's Deputies
Shafter Shuttle begins county joint service in Kern County
The county joins with the City of Shafter to operate a fixed route shuttle for unincorporated Shafter areas. A 16 seat bus with wheelchair lift serves Monday through Friday, fares are 50 cents full and half price for seniors and the disabled. Drivers George Garcia and Larry Toews alternate weekly between City and County runs.
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Shafter
Smith’s Corner
Mexican Colony
North Shafter
Shafter Airport
George Garcia
Larry Toews
Two Women Die Crossing Tracks in Friday Tragedy
Two Shafter women, Hilda Seibel 72 and Elizabeth Schuspeel 76, were killed Friday at 8:35 a.m. when struck by a train near Burbank Avenue and Santa Fe Way during a routine morning walk. Corr. Richard Gervais noted warning signals and fog may have contributed. Schwengel, who crossed ahead, survived. Seibel leaves three sons, a daughter, two brothers and three sisters. Schuspeel is survived by husband Edward.
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Shafter
Hilda Seibel
Elizabeth Schuspeel
Burbank Avenue
Richard Gervais
Schwengel
Santa Fe Way
Gervais
Shafter Lions Harness Race and Barbecue Set for April 2
Shafter Lions Club announces their annual Charity Harness Race and Barbecue on April 2, 1981 at Joe O’Brien Stables in Shafter. Proceeds benefit the Association for the Developmentally Disabled. tickets available from Lions members including Charley Chaney and Ivan Meyer.
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Ivan Meyer
Joe O'Brien
Shafter
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Canada
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Aete Aeasco
Lions
Charley Chaney
John Fabric
Tom Flana
Bill Gresham
Paul Groves
A Kirk
Dick Larson
Santos Martinez
Ron Millard
Carl Meyer
Verl Nash
Dave Nelson
Dwight Reimer
Bill Schneider
A.J. Smith
Phil Smith
Bob Sperling
Chris Unruh
John Walker
Carlos White
Larry
Foster
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