Famous Red Heads star Beth Davey from Shafter
Shafter resident Beth Davey recalls her rise from rural Oklahoma to joining the Famous Red Heads, a renowned all women basketball team. She explains early struggles, grueling training, and extensive travel across 28 states over two seasons, starting at 18.
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Beth Davey
Davey
Beth’’ Bohannon
Oklahoma
Red Heads
United States
Red Head
Oklahoma City
Beth Bohannon-Davey
Shafter Reopens Search For Police Chief
City Manager Wade McKinney restarts the search after negotiations with the leading candidate collapsed over salary. The top candidate resisted city limits, with a salary range of 61,860 to 75,228. Community member Deanna Root urged a chief who can relate to all residents, including Latino youths who distrust police and risk prison.
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Shafter
Wade McKinney
McKinney
Deanna Root
Root
Woo’s Cafe Founder Retires After Decades in Shafter
Frank Woo, owner of Cousin’s Cafe on Central Avenue, retired July 31 1995 after running the Chinese eatery with his wife May for years. A Hispanic couple bought the building, with plans undisclosed. The Woos, coming to Shafter in 1937, raised three children now in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gene is a lawyer, Kent a computer engineer, and Diane an accountant. Woo was honored by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce in 1992.
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Shafter
Central Avenue
Frank Woo
Woo
May
Los Angeles
Gene
Kent
Diane
San Francisco Bay Area
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Give-away and AARP meeting in Shafter on Feb 1996
A commodities give-away will be held on Wednesday February 21 1996 at Shafter Christian Assembly Church 520 California Ave behind Richland Chevrolet. The Shafter Chapter of AARP 2809 will hold a meeting on Monday February 19 1996 at 1 30 p m at W C Walker Senior Center 505 Sunset Ave Carole Rupert Enriquez curator of Pioneer Village will speak and show Kern County slides. Everyone is welcome and social time will follow.
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Shafter Christian Assembly
California Ave
Richland Chevrolet
AARP
Shafter Chapter
W.C. Walker Senior Center
Sunset Ave
Carole Rupert-Enriquez
Pioneer Village
Kern County
Kern County Building Permits Fall Slightly in 1995 Review
Year end Kern County permit totals show a 5 percent drop from 1994 to 1995 with $446.31 million in value versus $469.97 million, January through December nationwide growth concentrated in unincorporated areas of Bakersfield and the east and west sides, while commercial permits fell 50 percent. December activity partially offset annual declines, with $48.56 million in December 1995 compared to $20.19 million a year earlier. Major projects include Lakeshore Inn renovation and growth in Delano and Wasco, but all unincorporated regions posted lower yearly totals except parts of Bakersfield.
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Kern County
Kern
Bakersfield
Delano
Workman Bros
Freedom Homes
Wasco
California City
Mojave
Rosamond
North Edwards
Boron
Tehachapi
Shafter
Woo family bakes a long era at Cousins Cafe Shafter
Frank Woo recalls good and bad times as Willie and Jack Woo bought Cousins Cafe from Fred Valentine and ran it in Shafter. He briefly left in 1956 for Hong Kong to marry May, then returned in 1958 to work there the rest of its years. They plan to stay awhile, with potential move to the Bay Area to be near family.
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Woo
Willie
Jack Woo
Fred Valentine
Cousin’s Cafe
Frank
Shafter
Hong Kong
May
Jack
Bay Area
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