Community health clinics and church events in Shafter
The Shafter Public Health Department lists February clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway with immunization and pregnancy screening appointments required. A family planning session occurs Feb 27 from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. The Senior Center hosts a preventive health clinic Feb 21. St Mark's Anglican Church runs weekly dinners and cross services starting Feb 6 at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sovereign Grace Church offers First-Year Greek crash course beginning Feb 23 at 7:30 a.m. Call 746-7562 for appointments.
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Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Senior Center
St Mark's Anglican Church
Sovereign Grace Church
S. Beech Avenue
Jason Sexton
Juno.com
Gingerbread Man Drama at Redwood Elementary
Redwood Elementary drama club presents The Gingerbread Man on Thursday Feb 21 at 6 PM at the Richland Activity Center. About 40 students from first through fifth grade practiced in Sandra Aguirr es classroom as Esther Medina supervised with corrections. costumes were tried and a dress rehearsal conducted.
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Redwood Elementary
Richland Activity Center
Sandra Aguirre
Aguirre
Esther Medina
Groundbreaking planned for SR 99 7th Standard Road Interchange
Groundbreaking ceremony for the SR 99 at 7th Standard Road Interchange in Kern County is set for Friday February 22 at 11 am. Officials Kevin McCarthy and William M Thomas will participate with Kern County Caltrans and city representatives. The $13.3 million project adds a new westbound structure over SR-99 and a railroad overpass, realigns roads, and upgrades ramps with TRIP STIP and SAFETEA-LU funds backing the work. Construction begins this spring with completion planned for spring 2010. For details contact Janet Wheeler at TRIP or visit bakersfieldfreeways.us.
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Kern
Thomas Roads Improvement Program
TRIP
Kevin McCarthy
William M. Thomas
Kern County
Caltrans
Bakersfield
Shafter
Union Pacific Railroad
Saco and Quinn
County of
Ker
City of
Greater
Separation of Grade District
State Transportation Im
Trip Ruettgers and Schuler
Parsons
Janet Wheeler
Gomez chosen to represent Shafter at Girls State
Natalie Gomez, a Shafter High junior, was selected to represent Shafter American Legion Auxiliary Post 213 at the Girls State program June 22-28 at Pitzer College in Claremont. First and second alternates are Maribel Moreno and Marisol Coronado, with Alexis Alvarado receiving honorable mention.
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Shafter American Legion Auxiliary
Ilda Absher
Olene Wells
Cathy Morgan
Marisol Coronado
Maribel Moreno
Natalie Gomez
Alexis Alvarado
Shafter Press
Shafter High School
Shafter American Auxiliary Post
Gomez
Shafter
Pitzer College
Claremont
Calif
Morgan
Girls State
Washington, D.C
American Legion Auxiliary
Coronado
Moreno
Kern County economy cools in 4th quarter 2007
The Kern Economic Journal reports Kern County growth slowed to 1.6 percent in Q4 2007 from 2.6 percent in Q3, with nonfarm jobs up 5,900 while farming and informal or self employed work fell 7,900. Abbas Grammy of CSUB cites mixed labor results and housing market effects. Industries like wholesale and retail trade, health care and social assistance, and government added jobs.
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Kern County
Kern Economic Journal
California State University
Bakersfield
Abbas Grammy
CSUB
Kern Economic
Maple School History Search Seeks Alumni Photos And Memories
Editor Ben Warkentin invites former Maple School students and neighbors to submit class photos and memories for a 2010 centennial series in the Shafter Press. He seeks copies of photos, names of people pictured, and recollections of years attended and notable school events, with contact details for sending materials.
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Ben Warkentin
Maple School
Shafter Press
Warkentin
Morningstar Lane
Fresno
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Redwood
By Melissa Hill
Maple
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Wallace Shafer
Wasco, Calif
Andrew Barling
South Dakota
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Roy Garner
Murray Evans
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Ernest, Edwin and
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Russia
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Erma
Neufelds
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Robert
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Jim
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Simon Peters
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