Widening 8th Standard Road to SR 99 set to begin
Ten year effort led by Michael Rubio and Dean Florez will start this spring to widen 7th Standard Road at SR 99, add a bridge for westbound traffic, keep the existing eastbound bridge, and install bridges over rail tracks west of SR 99. The project, valued around 13.3 million dollars, includes a widened Saco Road intersection to improve northeast commutes. Groundbreaking for an adjacent phase is planned for December 2008.
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Michael Rubio
Dean Florez
Florez
Kern County
Saco Road
Santa Fe Way
Thomas Roads Improvement Program
TRIP
CalTrans
City of
Shafter
Bakersfield
Harvey Hall
Cathy Prout
Kern County Board
Kevin McCarthy
Caltrans District 6
Malcolm Dougherty
Prout
Richland School Board Approves 08/09 Budget Assumptions
The Richland School Board approved budget assumptions on February 19 to guide the 2008-2009 budget drafting. The plan anticipates state cuts of 4.8 billion to public schools, with district moves of several salaries to programs and savings from bus use, reduced travel, and other cost cuts. Bergevin says efforts aim to protect student achievement while avoiding classroom impact, with 15 classified positions and two RJHS roles not filled.
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Richland School
Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Ken Bergevin
Richland Junior High School
February public health clinics and church dinners in Shafter
The Shafter Public Health Department lists February clinics with immunization exempt from appointments and a pregnancy screening by appointment at 329 Central Valley Highway. A family planning clinic is set for February 27 from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. St Mark's Anglican Church begins weekly Stations of the Cross dinners at 6 p.m. services at 7 p.m. A wrestling signups and Daffodil Days participation are noted, with contact numbers 746-7562 and 746-5267 respectively.
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Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
St Mark’s Anglican Church
Hope for the Future aids foster youth education program
Kern County Foster Youth Services, led by Stephanie Blythe, runs tutoring for group home students at California State University, Bakersfield. The effort aims to stabilize foster youths academics and behavior with four hours weekly one on one tutoring. A Dream Center near the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office will consolidate services and employ emancipated youths through a campus coffee shop.
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Stephanie Blythe
Kern County Network For Children’s
Foster Youth Services
Shafter Healthy Start
Redwood Elementary
Blythe
Department of Education
Foster
California State University
Bakersfield
Dream Center
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Department of Human Services
Probation
Gomez to attend Girls State trip from Shafter High
SHS junior Natalie Gomez is chosen to represent Shafter at the Girls State program in Claremont California from June 22 to 28. She was selected February 13 by the Shafter American Legion Auxiliary Post 213, with alternates Maribel Moreno Marisol Coronado and Alexis Alvarado.
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Shafter
Natalie Gomez
Claremont
Calif
Gomez
Shafter American Legion Auxiliary Post
Maribel Moreno
Marisol Coronado
Alexis Alvarado
Pitzer College
SHS
WIA
CSF
Fresno State University
Cathy Morgan
Shafter American Auxiliary Post 213
Hawaii
Girls Nation
American Legion Auxiliary
Siarter American Legion Post 213
Ida Absher
Olene Wells
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McCarthy
Bill Thomas
State
Transportation Congression Relief Program
City of Shafter
Public Utilities Commission
Union Pacific Rail Road
Security Paving, Inc
RJHS
Bergevin
Richland School Board
Roger Riley
Monte Albalos
Albalos
Shafterpress
Earthlink.net
St. Mark’s
Shafter Freestyle Wrestling
Cain Maldonado
Wasco Memorial Parks
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