Lions Harness Day Favors Charity At Shafter Stables
Lions Club and Joe O'Brien host harness races at Lerdo Highway venue on Sunday February 25 with 12 noon gates and 2 pm post. Admission 10 includes races and barbecue dinner to raise funds for Lions Eye Foundation and local scholarships. Event features mini-horse races, celebrities, and international horse owners.
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Shafter
Joe O’brien
Lerdo Highway
Lions Eye Foundation
San Francisco
Lions Club
O’brien
Brien
Bob Millwee
Lions Eye
Police report: cash and tools stolen in Shafter incidents
The Shafter Police Department is investigating multiple thefts. Budget Food Mart cash register loss totals over 1500 dollars from last Tuesday February 13 around 3 p.m. Two cases involve Grand Theft with tools. February 15 to 17 saw pickups taken from residents James Cherry and Cecil Allen. An Ardulfo Gomez 1977 Dodge pickup was stolen February 14 at 7 a.m. from the owner's residence.
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Budget Food Mart
Shafter
James Cherry
Cecil Allen
Ardulfo Gomez
New Police Chief implements policy changes in Shafter
New Shafter Police Chief Gene Kaplan, in under two weeks, enacts policy shifts including optional protective vests, issued duty weapons, and hand printed reports. He expands animal control with owner bail and rehab aims, outlines line of command, and restarts Explorer program and reserve roles while noting looser cost controls and staff praise.
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Shafter
Gene Kaplan
Northcut
Kaplan
O’brien
Sgt. Gruver
Shafter High School
Department of Fish and Games
Police Department
Ferrelene Zachary
Leddé Kaplan
Chino
California
Sole Power Walk 79 Boosts March of Dimes Support
Wasco and Shafter residents commit to the 24th annual 33 kilometer Sole Power Walk on March 3 to raise funds for March of Dimes research and services. Local schools assist with sponsor sheets. Verdaine Lang notes strong turnout as Dairy King offers free drinks. Participants earn Sole Power patches or Buddy patches and may receive Giants tickets after turning in donations.
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Shafter
Verdaine Lang
Dairy King
San Francisco Giants
Giants
March of Dimes
Wasco
Toby's to Open in Shafter at Lerdo and James
Officials and owners Milo Brooks Bud Johnson and H C Hight joined inspections last Tuesday as Toby's prepares a 24 hour full service unit at Lerdo Highway and James Street Shafter. The April 15 tentative opening aims to hire about workers and offer wine beer a salad bar and a junior menu with a private dining area for banquets and club meetings.
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Toby’s
James Street
Lerdo Highway
Milo Brooks
Bud Johnson
H.C. Hight
Richard Hernandez
In- Bla
Egred
Loming
Servite Secon
Ralph Carpenter
Era County Board of Trade
Delano
Mary Siemens
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Doris Burgess
Toby's
Oildale
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Buck Owens
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Elmer Unreh
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CPCSD
U.S. Department of Agriculture
H.B. Cooper
USDA
Jack Cardwell
Fresno
Valley Steel Construction
Bakersfield
Sacramento Bank For Cooperatives
Tom Cherry
University of California
Mile de Drei
President Chamber of Commerce
Jotngen
Kern County
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