Public Health Clinics Planned in January in Shafter
Health clinics will be held in January at the Kern County Public Health office 329 Central Valley Hwy by appointment. Calendar includes family planning on Jan 8 and 28, pregnancy screening on Jan 8 and 28, immunizations Jan 12, and a no appointment required adult health screening Jan 14 at the Shafter Senior Center. Richland School District must form an independent Citizens Oversight Committee with letters of interest due Jan 16 2009 to District Superintendent Dr. Ken Bergevin 746-860. Shafter AARP January meeting set for Jan 30 1:30 p.m. at Walker Senior Center with new officers.
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Shafter Senior Center
Richland
Citizens’ Oversight Committee
Shafter
Ken Bergevin
Shafter Aarp
Walker Senior Center
City appoints three members to Shafter Planning Commission
The Shafter City Council selected Kirk Mouser Barbara Craig and Carmen Trujillo to serve four year terms on the Planning Commission. Lou Gomez chose not to seek another term and Joe L Martinez interviewed.
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Kirk Mouser
Barbara Craig
Carmen Trujillo
Shafter Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Lou Gomez
Craig
Mouser
Trujillo
Joe L. Martinez
John Guinn
Suspect shot by Shafter police after crash and pursuit
A Shafter police officer shot 26 year old Hilario Barraza in the upper torso and legs after he fled from officers and crashed into a utility pole. Barraza, found with meth packaged to sell and currency, is in guarded condition at Kern Medical Center. Officers stopped a speeding vehicle matching a drug trafficker’s description near Wall and Ash Street.
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Shafter
Charlie Fivecoat
Hilario Barraza
Barraza
Kern Medical Center
Wall and
Ash Street
Fivecoat
Sequoia Students Start Club For Service And Study
Sequoia Elementary students form Community Service Inc. CSI under Mrs. West to tutor after school three days a week. They began in October by writing thank you letters and goody bags for veterans, then collected gifts for troops and ill children in November.
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Sequoia Elementary School
CSI
2008 The Year in Review July Highlights for Shafter
In July Captain Jeff Bell of the Shafter Police Department was chosen for two and a half months at the FBI National Academy in Quantico. He underwent a rigorous application process, including a background check and medical exam, to join the academy and aims to honor supporters, the city, the department, and his family. Also in July Lydia Rodriguez, 40, pled guilty to arson, receiving 180 days in jail and three years probation for setting a trailer on fire after rent disputes on Burbank Street. Nancy Medina, 17, was found near Lerdo Highway. Bell notes she left Oildale on July 1 with two men and called for help around midnight as friends searched for her. In August over 30 members of Tigers Tae Kwon Do in Wasco were recognized by Senator Dean Florez for their commitment to martial arts training.
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Mouser
Craig
Trujillo
Shafter
Richland School
Jeff Bell
Shafter Police Department
FBI National Academy
Quantico
Bell
FBI National
David Wolf
Lydia Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Burbank
Nancy Medina
Lerdo Highway
Minter Field
Medina
Oildale
Christopher Boyland
Bakersfield
Boyland
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