Shafter Citizen of the Year Rick Sharp Honored
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce held its 56th annual awards banquet at the Veterans Hall with theme United We Stand. Mayor Garry Nelson installed the 2002 board. Rick Sharp named Citizen of the Year. other winners included Jesse and Jesse Escobedo, Stan Wilson, Stephanie Bender, and groups receiving Young Person, Humanitarian, Business of the Year, and Agricultural honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Veteran's Hall
United We Stand
Shafter Police
John Zrofsky
Shafter
Beverly Mitchell
Dean Florez
Jon McQuiston
Romeo Agbal
Garry Nelson
Board of Directors
Healthy Start
AmeriCorps
Rick Sharp
Jesse Escobedo
Hitchcock Auto Parts
Stan Wilson
Stephanie Bender
Chamber
Jane Zachary
Zrofsky
Shafter Rotary Club
Richland School Board approves plans for new K-5 system
The Richland School Board moved toward a June bond election to fund a new East Side school and reconfigure elementary education to K-5. The plan keeps kindergartners at the Primary for 2002-03 due to limited Intermediate space, while Primary gains classrooms and a 30-member committee previously urged K-5 for all three elementaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School Board
Richland
Lyle Mack
Mack
Board of Trustees
Skalisky and
Riley
Manuel
Fresno
Shafter Community Events: Club Luncheon Daffodils and Classes
Shafter schedules mark the stop of a Saturday market from March 1 2002, resumes December 2002, and a March 6 Women’s Club luncheon at Veteran's Hall. Daffodil bouquet sales support Bakersfield Cancer group with orders due by March 8. Auto insurance dine-in class at Walker Senior Center March 14 15 from 9 am to 2 pm. call 746-4049 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Women’s Club
Veteran’s Hall
American Cancer Chekader
Bakersfield
Walker Senior Center
Call Senior Center
Long time Shafter resident Nina Leigh dies in car crash
Nina Leigh, longtime community volunteer and Shafter resident, died last week from a car accident on East Lerdo. Funeral held Feb 23 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church with interment at Shafter Memorial Park. Born Jan 22 1927 to Russian immigrants, she and husband Thomas Leigh lived in Shafter since 1958. they had two sons Michael and Nicolas.
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East Lerdoeeee En
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Shafter
Mark Lawrence
Shafter Memorial Park
Nina
Anatol and
Claudia Bremin
Berkley High School
Thomas Francis Leigh
Tom
UC Davis
USDA
Michael Andrew
Nicolas Jonathan
Lehman retires from Kern Crest Manor
Merrill Lehman administrators tenure at Kern Crest Manor ends after 14 years with a retirement dinner on February 8 attended by board members Rick Penner Maxine Klassen Mark Franz Donna Peters Wayne Smith Marilyn Bergman and Richard Woody The program included musical performances by local artists and tributes highlighting significant improvements such as new dining and living spaces and the Dean's Place patio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merill Lehman
Kern Crest Manor
Merrill
Shafter
Wasco
Rick Penner
Maxine Klassen
Mark Franz
Donna Peters
Wayne Smith
Marilyn Bergman
Richard Woody
Les
Kim Peters
Lowell Bergman
Stephanie Bloemhof
Cheryl
Randy Toews
Betty Bergman
Shady Green Pastures
Love of God
Lehman
Adele
Teresa
Michael Enns
Reedley
Colleen
Mike
Hargis
Clovis
Scott
Mary
Bakersfield
Julie Rahn
Elk Grove
Kem Crest Manor
Dean
Dean Lynch
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Jy Margaret Baker
Richard Fabrice
David Perez
Jesus Hernandez Jr
Glenda Mathis
Tom McGinnis
Woody Colvard
Don Handel
Roy Root
Phil Walker
Tracy Meyer
Richard Schneider
Jon Johnston
Tonya le
Shafter City
Shafter High School
Shafter Press
Maribel Morano-Morales
Nina Leigh
Margaret Baker
RPI
Alma Nikkel
Kern Crest
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