Shafter Festival plans and local events list
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture outlines plans for the 1989 Potato and Cotton Festival and holds a committee meeting at Don Zachary's home on March 1. Buttonwillow Chamber hosts its 38th Annual Dinner and Mayor's Race on March 11 at the Buttonwillow School Auditorium with the Roaring 20s theme.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Don Zachary
Buttonwillow
Pack 213
Richland
Debbie Spohn
Janet Stockton
State Denies Second Water Funds Request Near Shafter
California Department of Health Services denied Kern County’s request for 890000 in State Emergency Clean Water Grant Funds to fix contamination near Shafter. The Cherookee Strip well showed Ethylenedibromide at 0.1 ppb and Dibromochloropropane levels. Haberman said emergency funds are not warranted. Residents still rely on bottled water while Cherookee Strip and Burbank Water Association may seek other funding.
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State of California Department of Health Services
Kern County
Shafter
Public Water Supply Branch
Richard L. Haberman
Cherokee Strip
Haberman
Burbank Water Association
Foster
American Paint Horse Association
Hunter
Gail and
Kenney
Betty Foster
Shafter Jr Miss mentors build scholarship path for girls
Kay Milwee and Sharon Biloff lead the Shafter Jr Miss program now entering its 15th year. They train contenders to boost self esteem and future plans, while fostering strong bonds with families and the community. Their effort centers on empowering girls to recognize their worth and pursue personal goals.
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Shafter
Kay
Sharon
Biloff
Jane Zachary Colbert
Channel 17
Bakersfield
Kay Milwee
Milwee
Fee
Purchasing cooperative gains approval by Kern County districts
The Richland School District board approved forming a purchasing cooperative to cut supply costs. Superintendent George Bury backed the plan as economically beneficial amid district enrollment data showing growth. district finances show year to date revenues near six point nine million with a six hundred thousand excess, and January cafeteria gains compare favorably to last year.
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Kern Countychoors
Richland
George Bury
Appointed to drug abuse commission in Kern County
Shafter resident Deanna Root has been appointed to the Kern County Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse by county supervisor Roy Ashburn. The commission, affiliated with the Kern County Mental Health Department, will have Root as the representative for the Shafter area. The term of office was effective February 7 and will continue for an unspecified period.
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Shafter
Deanna Root
Kern County Advisory Commission On
Roy Ashburn
Root
Kern County Mental Health Department
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By Stephen McFadden
Shafter High School
Kirsty Steele
Bakersfield College
Steven Bo
Nfornia State University
Fresno
Shafter City
Shafter Community Development Agency
Shafter Veteran's Hall
Joe Lopez
Wendy Ann Foster
Kenos Clagsy Lass
O Picture
Jr. Miss
By Terri Murray
Kay Millwee and
Sharon Biloff
Drug Abuse Commission
Weather Report
Gasranes
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