Waterworks Nightmare Hits Shafter During Cold Snap
In Shafter the recent extreme cold caused widespread pipe freezing and breaks starting Saturday the 22nd. Residents endured days without steady water, using buckets heated on stoves while Public Works scrambled to restore service. Nearby, a Los Angeles Times piece on the Wounded Knee massacre marked its 100th anniversary with Lakota commemoration.
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Public Works Department
Rick Sharp
Los Angeles Times
Wounded Knee
U.S. Calvary
7Th Calvary
Big Horn
North
South Dakota
Chief Big Foot
U.S. Congress
Universities and the Future of America in Service Debate
Educational consultant Jim Engel frames a Letters to the Editor piece urging universities to value practical service alongside scholarship. He cites Harvard President Derk Bok and Emerson on the scholar’s duty to apply knowledge to national problems, arguing for stronger ties between inquiry and civic impact. The Kiwanis Club of Shafter thanks donors and groups supporting Christmas baskets for needy families.
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Harvard University
Derk Bok
America
Harvard
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Phi Beta Kappa Society
University of Chicas
Frederick Rudolf
Christopher Jencks
David Riesman
Jencks
Riesman
Emerson
Academy
Jim Engel
Kiwanis Club of
Shafter
Shafter Kiwanis
A.A.R.P
American Légion Shafter Women’s Club
H.P
Elma Wilson
Shafer Gn Swil
Ben Grundy
Council member Marland Hiebert returns to duties
Shafter city official Marland Hiebert thanks residents for prayers and support during illness. He expresses gratitude for cards flowers letters and kindness shown to him and his family and pledges to continue serving the community in the future.
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Shafter
Marland Hiebert
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Custer
Little Hawk
George S. Mickelson
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Pirisss
Reed Print Inc
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
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Congress
Buttonwillow Times
The
Press
Publishers
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Mike Bledsoe
P.O. Bina
Tee Shafter Press
P.O
Monique Wood
Jonathan Wood
Karen Wood
Michelle Crawford
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