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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1988
Page
1
Shafter Note of openings and events at local groups
A new Casa Blanca restaurant opened in Shafter on February 11 with Chinese and Mexican cuisine and a beer and wine list. The event drew officials including Mayor Don Zachary and Ferrelene Zachary. Also announced were upcoming school Mock Trial at Shafter Wasco Justice Court, Shafter Blue and Gold Dinner for National Boy Scout Week, Shafter FFA Western Dinner and Dance, a New York Steak Dinner with music, and a Coed Golf Tournament in Buttonwillow as part of the Mayor's Race. Tickets and contact numbers provided.
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Rand
Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and ‘Agriculture
Casa Blanca
Don Zachary
Ferrelene Zachary
Sandy Wiedmann
Ben Grundy
Sharon Biloff
Shirley Hays
Jan Ayer
Casa_Blanca
Shafter Press
FFA
Shafter Ffa
Ag Farm
New York
Buttonwillow
Linda Scenes Pace
Minter Field District hires Sublett for on site security
At the Feb 10 meeting all members approved hiring Tom Sublett to provide on site security five nights weekly with benefits. A part time relief worker will cover two days a week. Manager Etcheverry said the change would improve coverage while saving money. The board also approved a $225 monthly lease with Wildlife Management for a stone building to store rodent poison and provide squirrel control. The district would need a 30 day notice to terminate a month to month lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minter Field
Tom Sublett
Sublett
Matt Etcheverry
Thomas Clevenger
Wildlife Management
MFAD
Wayne Lemieux
James Albright
Albright
Parents Present Concerns At Shafter District Meeting
On February 9 the Shafter Recreation and Park District held its regular meeting with several parents in attendance. John Guinn led the group and urged the board to address specific issues, stressing the concern that the action not be viewed as merely routine.
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Shafter Recreation and Park District
John Guinn
Dale Flud
SAPD
Kern County
Leopold
Richland
SRPD
Shafter Aquatic Center
Shafter High School
Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival plans released
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture set July 7 1988 for Shafter Night with Bakersfield Dodgers and announced May 13 14 15 as the festival dates marking Shafter’s 75th Anniversary. The group discussed festival duties manager pay 300 monthly and interviews by a five person committee.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Shafter
Bakersfield Dodgers
Rick Smith
Sandy Wiedmann
Feb Normal Maximum and Minimum Temperatures Cited
William R. DeTar of the USDA Research Station notes February normal highs of 64.1 and lows of 39.3 degrees, values used as baseline figures for climate reporting.
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William R. DeTar
Usda Research Station
Seminar Series Presents Agronomic Practices in Cotton
The USDA Cotton Research Station Shafter hosted a seminar on February 12 titled Agronomic Practices in Cotton. Five speakers covered plant types and production systems for high yielding cotton in the San Joaquin Valley, with remarks by Tom Leigh and committee members.
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USDA
Shafter
Tom Leigh
Burl
Paul Keeley
Research Station
Leigh
Johnny Jenkins
Rod Peinte Ae Leigh
Walt Bently
Tomerby
Usda Cotton Research Station
William DeTar
A. Lee Urie
Dick Bassett
Thomas Kerby
Lyle Carter
Susan Valdez
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Green
Etcheverry
John Putman
District Insurance Company
Lemieux
Minter
Roy Ashburn
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Bet Lansdale
Tracy Stickel
Tom Stickel
Minterva
LAPD
Lynda Leopold
Shafter Recreation
San Joaquin Valley
Kerby
UCD
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