Gange to Speak at Shafter Chamber Installation Banquet
Gange will address the Shafter Chamber of Commerce Installation Banquet. New officers include Rick Ler as President Don Zachary as Vice President and Ben Grundy as Secretary Treasurer. New board members are Don Zachary Shirley Hays Barbara Howell and Bob Bann. David Morris will give the invocation and a roast beef dinner will be served. Tickets are $7.50 and on sale this week from chamber board members. Gange is a veteran speaker with over 5 300 talks and a long career in farming and community service across California.
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Story Gange
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter-Wasco ‘Court
Rickler
Don Zachary
Ben Grundy
Farmer
Shirley Hays
Barbara Savings Herba Howell Studio
Bob Bann
Kwso Wen Rede
David Morris
Shafter Church of Christ
Chamber of Commerce Board
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Aquemtens
Dew Mishary
Rick Lawler
Hoffer reviews first six months as Shafter Police Chief
Police Chief Richard Hoffer delivers a six month administrative review to City Administrator August Caires. He notes goals set earlier and a timetable shift while acknowledging the department was under prior supervision. Hoffer references staffing changes, dispatchers, and districting efforts to improve operations and data gathering. Continued on Page 4A.
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Shafter
Richard Hoffer
August Caires
Hoffer
Thad
Ss Hoffer
Bob Nixon
Collision results in arrest in Shafter traffic incident
A January 1 incident near South Shafter Avenue left two residents injured and led to the arrest of a driver on felony drunk driving charges. The head on collision involved a Ford pickup driven by Santos Gutirrez and a 1976 Chevrolet driven by Arturo Torres. Both vehicles suffered extensive front end damage and victims were taken to Kern Medical Center. Torres was pinned and later freed by firefighters.
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Shafter
California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles
Shafter Avenue
Shafter Police
Kern County
Santos Gutirrez
Mayer Lane
Arturo Torres
Riverside
Torres
Hurst
Kern Medical Center
District board weighs stipends for teachers on committees
The RTA and district discuss stipends for two committee groups, with Superintendent Gary Smith confirming volunteers were promised pay and sc keeping volunteers after hours. Trustees note financial and staffing implications, while related items include procurement of locking filing cabinets for cumulative records and a program allowing Junior High girls to attend a AAUW event at Cal State Bakersfield. Enrollment stands at 1,669 students, up 45 from last year.
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Gary Smith
Gary Ingle
R.T.A
Smith
Jr. High
Dore
Cal State Bakersfield
Cate
Metro
Doyle’ Amos
Jr. Tigh
Shafter Wasco Court Week Covers DUI Robbery and Theft
Week in Shafter and Wasco courthouse highlights guilty pleas for driving under the influence in several cases. Alfredo Ortega and Reginaldo Lopez each received $500 fines and three years probation with alcohol education. Others involve marijuana possession fines, a grand theft mishap with a Yamaha motorcycle, and pending hearings for robbery and assault charges.
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Alfredo Ortega
Riverdale
California
Reginaldo Lopez
Shafter
Vidal Garza
Fresno
John Walworth
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Chambers of Commerce
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Zerretene Zachary
Glenn Baldwin
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Beacon Station
Lerdo Highway
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William Nicholas Bizieff
Gabriel Soto Oropeza
Luciano Juarez Vega
Octaio Salicido Sierra
Darrell Edward Hart
Lydia Inez Powell
Satter
RTA
RSD
Wasco Justice Court District Court
Sudge
Ricky Barnes
Oildale
Roy Malone
Barnes
Terry Farley
Wasco
Ricky Dunlap
Dunlap
Antonio Hiracheta
Tom Sizely
Angelita Holquin
Jesus Rodriguez
Bakersfield
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Steven Edwards
Bobby J. Stone
Leslie Birdsell
Rachel Montiel
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