Community notices offer citizenship classes and more in Shafter area
Free Citizenship classes at Redwood Elementary School Shafter Room 214 run Thursdays February 13 to April 10 from 530 to 830 p.m. For info contact Mary Lou Inselman 746 8621. Also PiYo fitness for ages 16+ at Buttonwillow Park District 556 Mile Ave Tuesdays and Thursdays 6 to 7 pm 764 5205. Senior outreach contact Melanie Davie Haynes 758 7332. Shafter Christian Fellowship partners with CAP Kern to run monthly food giveaway at 632 James St open third Sunday 2 pm. Pastor Justin 661 496 5259.
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Redwood Elementary School
Shafter
Mary Lou Inselman
Sr. Rodriguez
Richland
Buttonwillow
Melanie Davie-Haynes
Wasco
Shafter Christian Fellowship
Community Action Partnership
Kern
James St
Justin
Job Fest 2014 Comes to Shafter at Veterans Hall
Job Fest 2014 arrives in Shafter at 309 California Ave on Thursday March 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Local employers and agencies will be present offering resume help, application aid, and connections to worksites. Attendees are urged to dress professionally and bring 20 resumes plus a pen and notebook. Children are not allowed. event is free.
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Shafter
Shafter Veterans Hall
California Ave
Kern County
Rabobank Convention Center
Truxton Ave
Bakersfield
Lawmakers Push SB957 to Send Long-Term Prisoners to State Prison
Senator Andy Vidak and Assemblyman Jim Patterson partner with law enforcement to seek SB957 which would transfer criminals sentenced to ten years or more from county jails to State Prison under Public Safety Realignment. Fresno County DA Elizabeth Egan backs the move noting overcrowded jails and the need to ensure justice.
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Andy Vidak
Jim Patterson
Assembly
Elizabeth Egan
Fresno County
Realignment Criticisms Spur Call for State Prison Reform
Patterson urges ending revolving-door releases for serious offenders, arguing state prison is needed. Kings County DA Gregory Strickland highlights Randall Murray case, where 28 year drug sentence was cut to 30 months due to jail space, a scenario SB 957 would shift entirely to state prison.
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Patterson
Kings County
Gregory Strickland
Strickland
Randall Murray
Murray
Vidak
FEAL Sig Saves Dog and Puppies in Labor Rescue
A Kern County Animal Services report details a humane rescue after a Good Samaritan found a dog named Venus in labor in a Buttonwillow field on Friday January 31. The dog and two puppies were saved, with responders providing aid and care.
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Kern County Animal Services
Good Samaritan
Venus
Buttonwillow
Shyanne Schull Named Kern County Animal Services Director
Shyanne Schull, former Shafter Animal Control Manager, is appointed Kern County Animal Services Director and will assume duties immediately. As Interim Director since September 2013 she relocated 300 animals to a new facility and oversaw adoption and rescue of over 1,300 animals before the move. She also reduced euthanasia by 26 percent and leads a $250,000 spay and neuter initiative countywide.
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Shyanne Schull
Shafter
Kern County
Board of Supervisors
Schull
Leticia Perez
Kern County Animal Control
California Polytechnic University
San Luis Obispo
National Animal Control Association
Zeke Mulder Celebrates 90th Birthday in Shafter
Dana S Mulder known as Zeke or Papa marks ninety years with friends and family in Shafter where he moved in 1954 after marrying Florence Ruth. They farmed and harvested grain while Florence taught. A Navy corpsman, he served on Okinawa on D day April 1 1945 and earned decorations amidst brutal fighting.
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Dana S. Mulder
Zeke
Shafter
Mulder
Florence Ruth
Florence
San Diego
el Cajon
Navy
Pacific
Okinawa
D-Day
April Fool's Day
Marine Corps
Iwo Jima
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Pan Rri Tate
Oe BS
Buttonwillow Recreation
Fellowship Food Pantry
Coming To
Have aHeart Organization
Tehachapi
Feal
Sig
Animal Control
Shayanne
Animal Services
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