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Shafter community pages year in review and events
Margaret Baker chronicles Shafter in 1998 through health centers grand jury selections and local events. The year saw inaugurations, openings, and civic milestones from health clinics to the new International Trade and Transportation Center, plus notable obituaries and community notices across Shafter and North Kern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ler
Shafter Concrete Company
North Shafter
Shafter Farm Workers
Kern Homes
Gary Drilling
Assembly Cam
Central Ave
Pete Wilson
Shafter
International Trade and Transportation Center
Kati Hamilton
Shafter National Health Center
City Hall
James St
California Planting
Larry Starr
Peters Funeral Home
Shafter Chamber
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Kern County
Nazarene Church
SHS
Kirk Nelson