Generals take third with win over Kern Valley in tourney
Shafter Generals beat Kern Valley 56-36 to finish third in the National Division of the ern County Invitational basketball tournament after a 58-54 overtime win over Taft and a 64-48 semifinal loss to Arvin. Montemayor led with 21 points in the Taft game. Hernandez and Richardson scored in double figures.
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J.M. Olsen
Taft
Arvin
Shafter
Generals
Kern Valley
Ern County
Taft. Wildcats
Junior Montemayor
Wildcats
Keith Stewart
Dale Bramlett
Mark Richardson
Montemayor
Jesus Hernandez
Richardson
Bears
John Parks
Junior Mon
Temayor
California cities and counties share 153.4 million in tax distribution
Iris Sankey of the State Board of Equalization announced the December local sales and use tax distribution totaling 153.4 million. Cities received 96.1 million and counties 18.2 million, with 28.4 million from the 1/4 percent county local transportation fund plus specific Kern and Shafter allocations.
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California
Iris Sankey
State Board of Equalization
Coun
Ties
Shafter
Kern
Board of Equalization
Rosary Held for Reyes Samarripas in Shafter
Reyes Samarripas 48 died December 25 in Shafter and was memorialized with a Rosary at Agee Funeral Chapel and a Mass at St. Therese's Church. Interment followed at Shafter Memorial Park. Survived by widow Amparo, father Pablo, brothers Pablo Jr Simon and Jose, sisters Ofelia Garcia and Maria Gutierrez. Pallbearers included Leroy Samarripas Elias Samarripas Ruben Samarripas Israel Gutierrez Alfredo Gutierrez Ricardo Samarripas.
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Agee
Shafter
Reyes Samarripas
Poplar Ave
St. Therese‘s Church
Shafter Memorial Park
Samarripas
Texas
Shafter-Wasco Gin
Amparo
Pablo Samarripas
Pablo Jr
Simon
Jose
Ofelia Garcia
Maria Gutierrez
Leroy Samarripas
Elias Samarripas
Ruben Samarripas
Isreal Gutierrez
Alfredo Gutierrez
Ricardo Samarripas
Fire at Central Valley causes injuries and vehicle crashes
The Central Valley home of Donald Ray Thompson suffered a fire due to faulty wiring on December 23, injuring two people. A December 30 collision at Central Valley Highway and Central Avenue left Trina McClure with head injuries and Brenda Garzoli with a possible broken arm after her car broadsided a pickup driven by Louis Montecino. Fire and police units responded. cause listed as inattentive driving. Two vehicle fires were reported later, including a Fiat burned at Jack Avenue and Manuel and a Plymouth station wagon fire on Central Valley Highway and Poplar. Police arrested a suspect December 17 for marijuana cultivation with ten plants found behind a Shaw avenue residence. The suspect to appear in Bakersfield municipal court.
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Donald Ray Thompson
Walnut
Shafter Fire Department
Central Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Louis Montecino
Wasco
Brenda Garzoli
Shafter
Garzoli
Trina McClure
San Joaquin Community Hospital
Bakersfield
Montecino
Shafter Fire, Department
Kern County Fire Department
Billy Owens
Manuel
Paul Lundy
Poplar
Shaw Avenue
Red Cross aids storm victims in Kern County
The Kern Chapter of the American Red Cross aided over 1200 people after the December wind storm. Three emergency shelters operated at First Christian Church Bakersfield Foothill High School and Arvin High School with cots meals and volunteer staff. Two disaster centers opened at Arvin High School and Kern County Fairgrounds to provide ongoing aid as needed. Citizens urged to visit centers or mail donations to 239 18th Street Bakersfield 93301.
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Kern
American Red Cross
Kern County
First Christian Church
Bakersfield
Foothill High School
Arvin High School
Red Cross
Kerny County Fairgrounds
American Red Cross Disaster Relief
18Th Street
A.I.D
United Way
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Jay Olsen
Taftin Shafter
Stan Perisich
Leroy Whitson
R. Samarripas
Presse
Junior Garza
David Turner
San Diego State
Turner
Buttonwillow
Children’s Hospital
San Francisco
Eastman Kodak Company
Shriner’s
Kodak
Central Valley
Jerry. Schmidt
Phil Hart
Albert Albiar
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