Shafter Council Tackles Enforcement and Tree Project
At the February 8 meeting Shafter officials heard Dee Walker and J W Pitts press for splitting enforcement duties among trades to curb unlicensed operators. The council agreed to speed future action and await mayor and city attorney, citing loopholes. Chamber funds 450 dollars earmarked for a Central Avenue tree planting project with 34 more trees needed.
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Walker and
Pitts
Shafter PD
Bill Hildebrand
al Mortimore
Walker
Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Quinton
Minter Field
Shafter Improvement Council
Central Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Wayne Wood
Improvement Council
Public Works Department
Lewis Carroll
Jim Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Bolin
Commuunity National Bank
Grady Bartlett
Buford Butler
Bank of America
Bill Pitcher
Gro-Plant Industries
Bob Lewis
Richland appoints Worrell as new assistant superintendent
Richland Elementary School District names Glen A. Worrell its new assistant superintendent to begin later this week after his release from the Frank West Elementary post in Bakersfield. Superintendent Evron Barber announced the hiring following the Feb. 1 board vote from a field of 17 candidates.
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Glen A. Worrell
Richland
Evron Barber
Worrell
Frank West
Bakersfield
Shafter
Richland Board of Trustees
Barber
E. David Cooke
Shafter High to Add April 5 Make-Up Day for Fog Loss
Shafter High School will hold classes Monday April 5 to make up one day lost to fog on January 27 28 and 29 to meet the state 175 day minimum. Principal Jordan Kanikkeberg said the two hour delay plan will apply on future weather delays affecting Kern High School District schools. The Richland school board race sees two candidates Dr Richard Garber and Thomas L Almberg with filing Deadline February 25. Starrh resigns March 1 leaving four directors until July 1.
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Shafter High School
Jordan Kanikkeberg
Kanikkeberg
Kern High School
Richland
Richard Garber
Usda Cotton Research Station
Shafter
Thomas L. Almberg
Emil. Mettler & Sons Company
Garber
Henry Voth
Fred Starrh
Almberg
Starrh
Rubella Clinic Set for Shafter on February 18
Kern County Health Department and Medical Society urge free rubella immunizations for children aged one to 11 at Richland Primary School in Shafter. The clinic runs February 18 from 9 a.m. to noon with no consent form required. Parents are asked to bring preschool children for immunization.
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Kern County Health Department
Medical Society
Shafter
Richland
Crawford among two Kern men named to state conservation panel
Bruce M. Crawford former Shafter and Buttonwillow educator is named by the State Board of Education to the California Advisory Committee on Conservation Education. Joining him is William C. Bryant, Kern County Water Agency engineer manager. The 10 member panel was created by the Environmental Education Act signed by Gov. Reagan.
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Shafter and
Buttonwillow
Bruce M. Crawford
Kern County
State Board of Education
California
Crawford
William C.bryant
Kern County Water Agency
Reagan
Howard Day
State Board
Richland
Shafter
University of Southern California
Weather Warmth Returns as Fog Lifts in Shafter
Climbing temperatures end weeks of dense fog in Shafter with a high of 78 on Sunday and a low of 27 at night. Daily soil temps at the USDA Cotton Research Station ranged from 44 to 52 degrees as sun broke through by midmorning. A Shafter couple, Rev. and Mrs. Boardman C. Reed, expressed relief after reports of the LA quake but reported no damage or injuries to their family.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Los Angeles
Boardman C. Reed
Reed
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Button Willow School Board Adopts Dress Code For Students
The Button Willow School Board approved a dress code allowing girls to wear pant outfits if they meet set requirements. The policy was in response to parental protests over cold weather attire. The board also accepted two teachers’ resignations and scheduled makeup days for fog-related closings, with plans to implement the Westinghouse P L A N program next year and a February meeting for parents.
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BW School
Buttonwillow
Victoria King
Sharon Giesbrecht
Westinghouse
Ta Bem
Eterna
Don Clouse
Western Polymer Starch Plant Set for Shafter Civic Welcome
A new Western Polymer potato starch plant near Shafter, costing 400000, will be honored at a civic welcome luncheon on March 12. Kern County Board of Trade officials organize the event with J E Gamlen of Western Polymer headlining. Ralph Carpenter and Jim Hamilton serve as emcees.
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Western Polymer Starch
Shafter
Com
County Board of Trade
Ray Mettler
Kern County
Board of Trade Directors
J. E. Gamlen
Western Polymer
Burlingame
United States
Ralph Carpenter
Delano
Board of Trade
Jim Hamilton
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bryan J. Coleman
Coleman
Hafter
Tule Lake
California
Washington
Idaho
Post Office Implements List to Stop Offensive Mail
Shafter Postmaster announces effective Feb 1 1971 the Postal Service must keep a current list of names and addresses who do not want sexually oriented advertisements. Forms are available at the Shafter post office or by mail. no charge.
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Shafter
Gene Guenther
Postal Service
Guenther
Shafter Post Office
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J.W. Pitts
CC Funds
Bill Plummer
Golden State
Midwestern
Seaboard
Shafter H.S
USC
Harry E. Blair
Bryant
South Dakota State University
H L Mon
Rex McCleod
Charles Vogel
Western Polymer Starch Plant
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