Shafter Letter Carrier Ed Ross Retires After 31 Years
John Ed Ross, longtime Shafter letter carrier, retires on December 31 1999 after 26 years with the Shafter Post Office and 31 years delivering mail on multiple routes. He helped the community with NALA roles and plans golf fishing and a growing honey do list in retirement.
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Shafter Letter Carrier
Extraordinair
John “Ed” Ross
Shafter
Ross
PTF
Fresno
Rasco
Richland
Shafter High School
John
Mary (Gross) Ross
Bakersfield
Kevin
Karen
National Association of Letter Carriers
NALA
Shafter Post Office
Bob McCall
Postal Service
McCall
Ed” Ross
Census 2000 Kickoff In Bakersfield And Nationwide
The grand opening marks the Census offices in 19 California counties and five in Hawaii on January 7 2000 with Bakersfield hosting at 2100 H Street. Eva Vasquez Camacho outlines goals to maximize response as about 275 million people are counted nationwide. The report notes historic changes across education health mobility and economy from 1900 to 1998 and cites vast growth in urban populations and government revenue.
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U.S
U.S. House of Representatives
Shafter
Garry Nelson
Nelson
California
Hawaii
Bakersfield
H Street
30Th
Dean Florez
Cal Dooley
United States
Eva Vasquez Camacho
Camacho
Shafter recounts 1999 highlights from January to July
The Shafter Press reviews 1999 midyear, noting July fireworks sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, STAR gains for students, a July apartment fire displacing six families, a delivery of 70 Teddy Bears to Shafter police, retiree Virginia Brownell leaving the Shafter Press, an Elks dinner honoring local law enforcement, Jeff Bell becoming a Shafter Police Captain, and expansion of the Enterprise Zone from Minter Field Industrial Park to the International Trade and Transportation Center.
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Shafter
Shafter Press
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
STAR
Los Angeles
Shafter Police Department
Beverly Manor
Bakersfield
Virginia Brownell
Pager
the Elks
Wasco
Jeff Bell
Force
Shafter Enterprise Zone
Minter Field
International Trade and Transportation Center
Y2K fears fade as clocks strike midnight
The article notes widespread prior fears about Y2K disasters proved unfounded as Shafter operates smoothly. Schools closed for compliance, banks advertised reassurance, and preparations by government, utilities, and businesses paid off. By 12:01 a.m. on the East Coast, celebration began with the refrain so far, so good.
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Ali
Shafter
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Kiwanis
Roy Patrick
Daniel Vierra
Toni Vierra
Matthew Peters
Margaret Baker
Kenneth Prewitt
Census Bureau
Shafter Police
Margar Roy
Patric
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