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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1982
Page
1
Women in Shafter drive community progress through local business work and charitable contributions. Families gain opportunities, and children see increased access to community vehicles and services.
Kern County high schools select top musicians from across the county for a county sponsored concert under county superintendent De Claude W. Richardson. The program includes Battell by William Walton Mabede Honor March by Henry Fillmore Perpetuum Mobile by Johann Strauss and Prelude Siciliano and Rondo by Malcolm Arnold. The event is free to the public with Ross as program coordinator.
The Festival Committee of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce outlines a busy four day program with many events at G.P.O.D. car games and Fetter High School stadium. A new “firefighter rodeo” is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with more details to come as plans finalize. The group stresses community involvement and invites ideas and attendance.
The Shafter Historical Society announces a March 2 spring meeting featuring a potluck dinner and pie auction. Readily completed improvements include space renovations and ongoing painting while many local donors and organizations contribute. Donations to the society are tax deductible and may be mailed to P O Box 1088 Shafter California 93263.
The Richland School District Board of Trustees met last Wednesday at 7 30, discussing enrollment figures and a proposed master plan. Members debated budget adjustments, mandated costs, and staffing as permanent employees.
School notes indicate SHS faced staffing cuts with two teachers leaving during the current year. Principal Jones reported uncertainty about replacements as the Parhams depart and teaching duties shift among remaining staff amid ongoing adjustments.
A Shafter Kern County docket shows multiple defendants facing battery, DUI, forgery and theft charges. Hector Recha Orozco 19, Dominguez, 19, jailed for battery. Thomas Garcia 27 pleads Guilty to battery on two victims. Luis Lozano 18 and Carlos Vasquez 20 plead guilty to misdemeanor auto burglary with probation and restitution orders. Ernestina Archer 21 held on felony forgery charges. Roger Se and Antonio age 30 plead Guilty to DUI with penalties including fines and treatment. Michael Jordan 21 pleads Guilty to DUI with probation and school attendance. Artur Guzman 28 Not Guilty to misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon. Arturo Guzman conference set March 3. Carlos 21 Shafter pleads Not Guilty to misdemeanor.
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