Shafter Council Delays Bus Purchase and Approves Depot Move
City Administrator Bill Sheldon outlined that a 1979 van purchase remains undelivered due to production delays and a proposed prepayment plan. Council accepted alley and road reconstructions, waived utility fees for the Santa Fe Depot museum, and noted a tax suit affecting Shafter among counties and cities for representation at no cost.
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Bill Sheldon
Sheldon
Santa Fe
Central
Peso
Santa Fe Railway Company
California
Shafter
al Mortimore
Ray Evaro Promoted to Shafter Police Sergeant
Ray Evaro a longtime Shafter police officer and former Kern County deputy has been promoted to sergeant as recognition of his service. The week saw seven alcohol related arrests and a major one vehicle crash near Stan's Furniture leaving a woman with minor injuries.
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Ray
Byepo
Richland Chey
Shafter
Don Zachary
Evaro
Kern County
Billy Jean Burton
Mauro Gonzales Aguirro
Gene Kaplan
Jon McLaren
McLaren
Stan’s Furniture
Central Valley Highway
Regina Gail Janzen
Richland School Board debates meeting format and dates
At the February 20 Richland School District Board meeting parents voiced concerns about the Public Concern segment placement and proposed moving meetings to Mondays. They questioned coverage from the Shafter Press and the Tuesday shift, while the Board planned to add the issue to the next agenda. The session covered resignations, testing standards, legal services fees, and district staffing reassignment notices.
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Richland School District Board of Trustees
Dobbs
Gary Smith
Shafter
Donnie Williamson
Idanell Holliman
Cliff Rodgers
Legal Service
Richland
County Council
Bakersfield
Gary Ingle
Shafter Chamber discusses low membership and plans
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce, led by President Mary Siemens, meets to address only 55 paid members, plan personalized business visits, mail invitations, and sign placements with Cal Trans. They consider festival fundraising, an annual speaker, and the parade March 29 while postponing Potato and Cotton Festival dinner.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Motel
Mary Siemens
Chamber
Siemens
Chamber of Commerce
Lew Carroll
Cal Trans
Highway 99
Lerdo
I-5
Shafter
Buck Owens Charities
Debbie Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Susan Barton
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State Street
Shafter Avenue
Redwood Drive
Public Works
Lew Catroll
Griffith Company
Ray Evaro
Shafter Fire Department
Ken Foster
Pg&e
Pacific Telephone
Pure-Gro Chemical Company
Kimberlina
Gary Dyke
Beth Eden
Timothy Thompson
Alsorof
Jose Fortuna
Lerdo Highway
Valuking
Lost Hills
Kaplan
Western Arms Service
Glenn Baldwin
P.O.S.T
Ports
Mortimore
Ash Street
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Sammeeten
Bose Ore Os Velley
Joe O’brien
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Richland School Board
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