Drunk driving crackdown trims Kern County arrests
Shafter and Wasco report fewer drunk driving arrests during the Dec 21 to Jan 1 period. Shafter logged 12 alcohol related arrests, Wasco 7, with CHP countywide counting 153 drunken driving charges. Officials credit stricter penalties publicized by Judge Gary Ingle and vehicle checkpoints for the drop versus 1983. No alcohol fatalities reported.
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Shafter
Wasco
Cndes
Shafter Police Department
Kern County
CHP
Frank Christensen
Sgt
T.C. Johnson
Shafter- Wasco Justice Court
Gary Ingle
Ingle
Chamber Banquet Set for Saturday 1985 Awards and Installations
The Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will hold its 1985 Awards and Installation Banquet Saturday at 7 p.m. in Veteran's Hall. Jerry Hawkins will be installed as chamber president, with Shurley Hays as vice president and Russell Searcy joining the 10 member board. The New Arrangement Quartet from Bakersfield will entertain. Tickets are sold by chamber members or at the Depot Museum Building chamber office, with further information from Ben Grundy at 746-2600.
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Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Veteran's Hall
Jerry Hawkins
Shurley Hays
Russell Searcy
New Arrangement Quartet
Bakersfield
Chamber Board
Th Chamber
Depot Museum
Wasco Mennonite Brethren Church
Ben Grundy
Aides Press Richland Board Over Aide Cuts
Several teacher aides attended the Richland School Board meeting to protest recent cuts in the aide program. The district limited aides to one and a half hours daily, down from three, with time now split between classes.
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Richland
Margaret Acosta
Cathy Prout
Prout
Eeeene
Charles Rekosh
Heli
John Dobbs
American Legion Auxiliary
Stone
Morning fog triggers rear end crash on Seventh Standard Road
A morning fog accident on Seventh Standard Road at 10 15 a m involved a Bloemhof Ag flat bed truck carrying oil field chemicals and a semi with two trailers loaded with alfalfa. Kenneth D Jomeer of Wasco drove onto the highway from Phil Jeffries Farms, was struck by J T Williams Jr of Tabersfield, who hauled ethylene glycol barrels and sustained minor injuries. Norman Graham of Shafter, driving Echo Transport vacuum truck, also encountered the crash while eastbound. A third vehicle attempted to avoid the stopped trucks and hit an empty reservoir, with two tow trucks assisting.
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Seventh Standard Road
Santa Fe
California Highway Patrol
Bloemhof Ag Enterprises
Kenneth D. Jomeér
Wasco
Phil Jeffries Farms
Santa Fe Avenue
J.T. Williams, Jr
Tabersfield
Williams
Mercy Hospital
Norman Graham
Shafter
Echo Transport
Buttonwillow
Ashburn rises to Kern County First District supervisor
Roy Ashburn was sworn in as Kern County First District supervisor in Bakersfield. The Shafter native emphasized representing diverse communities, prioritizing fire and police protection, road maintenance, and fair gasoline tax allocation. He noted potential EPA Clean Air Act funding pressures and pledged to engage with constituents and prior supervisors to guide his term.
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David Coulson
Shafter Press
Grover City
Roy Ashburn
Bakersfield
Ashburn
Kern County
Illiam Thomas
Achteabes Becedio Attenty
Shafter
McPa Delano
Trict
Im Shafter
Toy Cusmple
Kern River Valley
Tachet
Colter
New Kern County
Ashbern
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Environmental Protection Agency
Ashtara
Diane
Shelley
Shannon
Board of Supervisors
Tackett
Delta Hind
Teres
Eetenen
Ta Betienen
ASB
Arroyo Grande Jane High
Ee Ease
Eas Se Soret Lens Belen
College of the
California State
Eee
Sindii Scienttiat Tata
Tae Cobiuad
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Scott Peterson
BYU
Shafter Library
Region Librarian
Shafter, Kern County
California
Richland Board
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