Grider and Long honored as Shafter police Employees of the Year
The Shafter City Council awarded Detective Chris Grider and Pastor Dean Long commendations naming Grider Officer of the Year for 65 investigations and 28 arrests since 2007 plus the extradition of two homicide suspects while Long leads the Police Chaplain Unit since 1990 and oversees the Citizen's Service Unit begun in 2007.
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Shafter City
Chris Grider
Dean Long
Shafter
Shafter Police Department
Grider
Long
Charlie Fivecoat
Jett Bell
Fivecoat
Police Department
Firecoat
Gateway Estates
John Guinn
Guinn
Shafter Healthy Start Highlights School Readiness Program
Shafter Healthy Start updated partners on its services at a Jan 16 meeting as part of a monthly series housed at Redwood Elementary School cafeteria. The group outlines two main programs, School Readiness and Differential Response, funded by First Five Kern, with home visits and classroom activities to prepare children for kindergarten.
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Shafter Healthy Start
Shafter
Redwood
Laurie Roth
First Five Kern
Yvonne Munoz
Hilda Osorio
Munoz
Community Health and School Programs Schedule in Shafter
The Shafter Public Health Department lists December clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway with vaccines and pregnancy screening by appointment. St Mark's Episcopal Church hosts weekly Wednesday discussions on religious topics. Project F.L.A.R.E. evenings run through January to February at Richland, Golden Oak, Sequoia, and Redwood elementary schools for K to Grade 3 families.
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Guinn
Thomas
BSNF
Central Valley Highway
East Euclid Avenue
Fivecoat
Council
Shafter Public Health Department
St Mark’s Episcopal Church
Richland
Golden Oak Elementary
F.L.A.R.E
Sequoia Elementary
Redwood Elementary
Carrot Field Day Opens View of 100 Varieties in Wasco
About 30 local farmers and researchers toured a Wasco carrot field displaying over 100 varieties. They walked among rows, peeling and tasting carrots while asking questions. UC extension farm advisor Joe Nunez noted Kern County grows 80 percent of the nation's carrot supply, with diverse colors emerging from the soil.
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Joe Nunez
University of California Cooperative Extension
Kern County
Nunez
Valley Rose Golf Course
Tehachapi
Alex Weiser
Weiser
Maple School History Part 2 seeks photos and memories
Editor Ben Warkentin plans a Maple School history in Shafter Press for the 2010 centennial. He seeks class photos and alumni memories with years attended and notable events, and offers mailing and contact details for submissions to 1702 Morningstar Lane, Fresno, or via telephone. Maple School dates to 1910 with Eleanor Carroll推动 community effort to build.
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Ben Warkentin
Maple School
Shafter Press
Warkentin
Morningstar Lane
Eleanor Carroll
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Shafterpress
Earthlink
St. Mark’s
Qeana
Wasco
Pace
Maple
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Fresno
PTA
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