Shafter Chamber installs 1983 officers and honors leaders
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture held its 37th Installation and Awards Banquet at the Veterans Hall naming 1983 officers including President Don Zachary and Vice President Betty Gloeckler. The event recognized Citizen of the Year Fred Starrh and Businessperson of the Year Robert Milwee, with detailed bios of Starrh and other awardees and board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Veterans Hall
Kerneth Anderson
Don Zachary
Chamber of Commerce
Betty Gloeckler
Community First Bank
Ben Grundy
Jack Frost
Milt Hawkins
Wise
Monte Maier
Herb Howell
Shirley Hays
Bob Bann
Sandy Wiedmann
Dave Anderson
Zachary
Chamber
Kern County Fair
Bakersfield
Wasco
Shafter
Ement
Shafter Historical Society
California
Jack Steppe
SHS Principal Evan Jones Dies After Long Service
Memorial services for Evan George Jones, longtime Shafter High School principal, will be held January 19 at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium. Jones, 53, led Shafter High since 1979 after six years as assistant principal, shaping programs, facilities, and community partnerships. He is survived by his wife Patricia, three sons, a daughter, and his memorial fund donations go to the Community Evangelical Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starrh
Nanty
Shafter
Kern High School
SVG Farms
San Joaquin Valley
California
Acala Cotton Board
Cotton Incorporated Board
National Cotton Council
California Farm Bureau
California Planting
Agricultural Trade
USDA
Washington D.C
Shafter Recreation and Parks District
Richland School District Board of Trustees
Robert Milwee
Milwee
Richland Chevrolet
Richland
Lions Club
Rotary
Evan George Jones
Shafter High School
Stan Jensen
Community Evangelical Congregational Church
Jones
Januay
Shafter High
Evan Jones
Oakland
West Virginia
Englewood
Colorado
Navy
University of Denver
St. Francis
Denver
North and West High Schools
Kern Valley High School
Patricia
Michael
Joseph
James
Sharon Jones
Evan Shafter High School
Agee
Woman Arrested After Attempted Murder Charge in Shafter
Lucille Rose Brown 40 of 220 Nickel Street Shafter was arrested Saturday night on attempted murder charges. She allegedly shot her common law husband Ray Charles Brown 54 in the abdomen and back with a .22 rifle. He is listed in stable condition at Kern Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Rose Brown
Nickel Street
Shafter
Ray Charles Brown
Brown
Mr. Brown
Frank
Christensen
Mrs. Brown
Kern County
Kern Medical Center
Fire at old storage shed triggers county chemical evacuation
Ten plus Shafter Wasco and McFarland fire crews respond to a Saturday chemical blaze at a Fresno and Manuel Avenues storage shed containing 250 pounds of insecticide 2000 pounds of sulfur and 80 gallons of paraquat herbicide. Evacuation limited to blocks around Manuel Sycamore Acacia Redwood. Authorities back flooded site and used air packs after assessing risks. Content losses total about 13 400 with the storage building at 45 000 and a nearby 10 by 20 foot structure at 900. Dennis Handel the owner faces ongoing investigations into the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Wasco
McFarland
Fresno and
Manuel Avenues
Fresno
Madera Avenue
Chem- Tex
Richard Hoffer
Frank Christensen
California Highway Patrol
Schaeffer
Jerry Schmidt
Shafter City
Manuel
Sycamore
Acacia
Redwood
Shafter Police Department
Chris
Hoffman
Maine
Formition
Veterans
Danny Zachary
Zachary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Key AX Starrh
Milne O
Steppesa Alitfarronore Chamber Installs
Board of Directors
Lee R
Jack’’ Steppe
Blanche
Texas
Ag Chemical
Agriform
Chevron Chemical
S.A. Camp Fertilizer Company
Wilbur Ellis
Universal Farming
Clara Schnaidt Miller
South
Clara Schwidt Miller
Fred Starrh
SHS
Kern High School District Board of Trustees
Shaffer High
Hom
Dennis Handel
Fresno Avenue
Shafter County
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