Shafter Chamber names Elmer Unruh 1985 Citizen of the Year
Elmer Unruh is crowned Shafter Citizen of the Year at the 39th annual Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Installation and Awards Banquet held at Veterans Hall. Also honored are John Nickelsen for Agriculture, Danny Escalante for Community Service, and Mary Siemens for Business. Approx 150 people attended as new officers were sworn in and legislators gave updates.
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Shafter
Elmer Unruh
Veteran's Hall
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
John Nickelsen
Danny Escalante
Mary Siemens
Nickelsen
Escalante
Siemens
Chamber
Don Rogers
Bakersfield
Roy Ashburn
Richland School
Shafter High
United States Air Force
Wilbur Ellis
Unruh
Chamber of Commerce
McGowan sentenced to 11 years in state prison in arson case
Superior Court Judge Walter Corley gave Bobby Joe McGowan the maximum 11 year term after he pleaded guilty to five arson counts. A concurrent six year term for a parole violation runs with it. Restitution set at $100. McGowan admitted to setting multiple fires since age 12, including the Park Lane house fire and several other targets, with time off for good behavior.
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Superior Court
Walter Corley
Bobby Joe McGowan
Bakersfield
Shafter
McGowan
Western Justice Court
Gary Ingle
John Thomas
Condley
Gladden
Park Lane
Manuel Ave
Gladden Trucking
Rio Bravo facility shut after leaky pipe discovered
Kern County health officials obtained a temporary restraining order to halt Rio Bravo operations last Wednesday while investigators probe a leaking pipeline and improper waste handling. Officials say the plant lacked proper permits and pollution controls, risking fines up to 100 dollars per day. EPA and county air authorities joined site visits as efforts to reopen hinge on zone change and permit compliance.
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Rio Bravo
Kern County Department
Neree Casee Bea Tataene
Te Rie
Bowen
James
Stuart
Yale
Ken Nelson Jr
Environmental Protection Agency
Kern County Air Pollution Control District
Nes
Sean Sap
Nome Bemoan Ben Amet Aeen
Shafter Council weighs Bicentennial move and sewer plans
The Shafter City Council approved relocating the Bicentennial Monument to Stringham Park at an estimated county cost of 8 000 to 10 000 with the city covering 20 percent. They discussed the Hitchcock Hotel, election timing to save costs, sewer plant overhaul, and privatization options while balancing citizen input with funds set aside for 2020. A public hearing was set for Jan 28 to gather input on the rate increase and project scope.
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Shafter
Police Department
Sunset Avenue
Stringham Park
Kern County
Hitchcock
Shafter Public Works Department
Marland Hiebert
Hitchcock Hotel
Green House
Don Zachary
Zachary
August Caires
Art Kadel
Caires
Richland
Johnny Thomas
Cathy Prout
Shafter Planning Commission
Thomas
Prout
Public Works
John Guinn
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Chamber Awards
Doris
Maple Leaf Enterprises
Billy Gladden
Leon Hebert
Rio Brave
Sewer Rates Council
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