Grand Opening of Shafter Career Services Center
The One Stop center at 113 Central Valley Highway in Shafter united 16 agencies for a grand opening on January 5 2000. Agencies include Department of Human Services Employment Development Department Proteus Mental Health and more. The center serves Shafter Wasco Buttonwillow Lost Hills and helps welfare to work with free services for unemployment food stamps public assistance and job opportunities. Community partners say the center strengthens regional cooperation and will expand local hiring with new business commitments.
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Coronet
Central Valley Highway
Shafter
Shafter Career Services Center
Kern Works Partnership
Department of Human Services
Employment Development Department
Proteus, Mental Health
Employers’ Training Resource
Community Connection For Children
Curtis & Associates
Kern High School
Memorial Center
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
Department of Rehabilitation
Taft College
U.S. Forest Service
Bakersfield Adult School
Bakersfield College
Cerro Coso Community College
Bakersfield
Wasco
Buttonwillow
Lost Hills
Cal Works
Kern County
Jon McQuiston
First District
McQuiston
John Nilon
Employers’ Resource
Nilan
GAF
Apple Market
Wasco resident Alice Peters dies at 88 in 1999
Alice Peters a Wasco businesswoman who owned the Wasco Flower Shop passed away January 5 2000 at age 88 after a life in Wasco and Shafter. Funeral services were held January 8 at Mennonite Brethren Church Shafter with interment at Wasco Memorial Park. She is survived by two sons, nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
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Wasco
Alice Peters
Peters Funeral Home
Alice
Maple School
Wasco High School
Herb
Herb Peters
Simone
Glenn Peters
Eldalene
Shafter
Linda
Lake Isabella
Herbert
E.J. Peters
Mennonite Brethren Church Home Missions
P.O. Box
Shafter Meeting Schedule and Legion Potluck
The Walker Center hosts a meeting on January 12 at 1 30 p m with John Guinn of Shafter speaking. The regular meeting follows January 17 at 1 30 p m. The American Legion Auxiliary invites a potluck January 18 at 6 p m at the Veteran's Hall.
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Walker Center
John Guinn
American Legion Auxilary
Veteran’s Hall
First National Holiday Slow to Rise in King’s Birthday
The text discusses the enduring resistance to creating a new holiday and King’s birthday becoming a legal day at a gradual pace. It notes that attitudes take time to shift, with nearly two decades passing before such recognition.
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King
Tule Fog Returns Prompts Caution For Drivers In Valley
Fog blanketed the San Joaquin Valley last Thursday delaying sun and raising crash concerns. CHP urges slow driving in early morning fog and reminds motorists to use low beams, maintain distance, and use road reflectors to gauge exits while staying buckled and cautious on two lane roads.
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Hafter
San Joaquin Valley
California Highway Patrol
CHP
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Service Center
Margaret Baker
Shafter Mercantile
Brock’s Department Store
Central Avenue
John Zrofsky
Tule