Shafter Chief Kaplan resigns effective March 2 1961
Shafter Police Chief Gene Kaplan submitted his resignation to the City Council on February 24, citing a desire to leave after more than two years in office. He noted crime down and the department self-maintaining, but cited enduring media scrutiny and community tensions as factors. The letter, signed with Peggy Kaplan, expresses thanks and asks for future references.
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Peggy Kaplan
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Trustees hire mechanic and approve pool agreement
Richland School District Trustees meet to approve Al Garcia as senior mechanic Helen Hasty as home teacher and Jim Meyers as temporary night custodian. The district transfers pool maintenance to the Recreation District with Richland using the pool four weeks in September and three weeks mid May to June. The district will pay a reasonable annual charge and the Shafter High School may use terms similar to existing Richland arrangements. The board also approves the 1979-80 audit and first reading of a resignation policy after a prior issue. Enrollment shows 1,623 students with increased commodity benefits and a plan to buy choir risers for the junior high and intermediate choirs.
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al Garcia
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Shafter Recreation District
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Dine Sheldon
Booster Club
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Carson
Public hearing set on four Justice Court districts plan
Justice Court public hearing scheduled for Monday March 9 at 3 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors chambers 1415 Truxtun Ave to discuss creating four full time judge districts. Grand Jury criticisms cited high costs and workload concerns while Kern County Supervisors weigh financial viability and possible relocation of duties to Bakersfield.
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Headee
Shafter
Depot renovation advances at Shafter depot project
Luis Rodriguez and Martin Castro lead the Mi grant Work Program and Shafter High School M E Ch A Club in steady progress at the Shafter Santa Fe Depot. On February 21 the lower floor nears completion after three Saturdays of scraping and carpentry by David Siemens with Wayne Cooper and volunteers. Funds to continue work are running low.
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Luis Rodriguez
Martin Castro
Shafter High School
M.e.ch.a
Juvenile injured in wreck and arrests reported
A juvenile was injured in a wreck. Tomi Gail Stra of Shafter was arrested on a $5,000 warrant for failure to appear on fighting charges in Five Points. Hilas Gray and Donald Gray of Oildale were arrested Saturday for drunk driving and public intoxication respectively in Kern County.
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Shafter
Kern County
Five Points
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Oildale
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Kern
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