Shafter Chamber Honors Larson and Vignolo At Banquet
Richard Larson named Citizen of the Year at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce installation banquet held January 23. The event honored longtime local leaders, including Gene Tackett and William Cummings, with Clara Schmidt-Miller installed as president. Ted Vignolo received the Agriculture Award for his farming and business ventures in Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Gene Tackett
William Cummings
Bill Sheldon
Bob Nixon
Mennonite Brethren Church
Wasco
Richland
Alan Larsen
Clara Schmidt-Miller
Kerneth Anderson
Clara
Mary Siemens
Herb Howell
G.H
Ben'' Grundy
George Wise
Charlotte Hitchcock
Chamber
Richard Larson
Shafter
Planning Commission
Concordia
Kansas
Emporia State Teachers College
Larson
California
U.S. Air Force
Minter Field
Eloy Bergen
Clovis
New Mexico
Africa
Polesti
Romania
Berlin
States
Standard Oil
Ike
John Peters
David Bryant, Jr
C. J
Ted’’ Vignolo
Raymond California
Stanford University
USC
Vignolo
Los Flojos
Rancho Vistadores
Cal-State
Bakersfield
C.J
Ted
Clara Schnidt-Miller
C of C
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Jack Colvard
Clara Schnidt
Planners approve apartments and park at Lerdo corner
Planning commission approved a 44 to 48 unit apartment complex on the northwest corner of Lerdo Highway and Beech Avenue with zoning from R-1 to R-4. Requirements include a half street, extended water line, final plot plan, and code compliance. A separate minute order approved a therapy unit and a mobile home park at other local corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Commission
E.I.R
Lerdo Highway
Beech Avenue
Bob Krause
Bill Sheldon
Wall Street
Tulare Avenue
Willow Street
South Shafter Avenue
Los Angeles Street
Decisions face Shafter recreation district committee
The January 19 meeting outlined three key issues for forming the Shafter Recreation District. The group weighed tax rates up to $.60 per $100 and a $293,000 potential fund, debated electing versus appointing board members, and noted the district would cover Richland Maple Lerdo areas while urging broad public involvement and upcoming hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Recreation District
William Cummings
John Thomas
Richland
Maple
Lerdo
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Police arrest assault suspect Billy Ray Tucker in Shafter
Police report Billy Ray Tucker of 180 Stone Shafter was arrested Sunday night January 22 on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder and with a deadly weapon. A fight in an alley behind Stone began after a call from George Grundy. A juvenile resisted a rifle aimed at him. the gun discharged. Tucker was taken to Kern Medical Center then jailed. Separate reports: Iva Jo Smith’s car broken into and CB radio stolen. Hazel Rymer Geren’s wallet taken from a phone booth near the A&W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ray Tucker
180 Stone
Shafter
George Grundy
Stone
S&h Foodliner
Kern
Iva Jo Smith
Louise Street
Hazel Rymer Geren
Porterville
A&w Rootbeer
Johnston Receives Certified Municipal Clerk Honor
City Clerk William H. Johnston of Shafter is named Certified Municipal Clerk by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks after meeting education experience and service requirements. He was elected in 1954 and began as Deputy in 1953, with extensive community and professional service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Institute of Municipal Clerks
William H. Johnston
Shafter
Institute
Johnston
Justesens Food Stores, Inc
Central California
California Clerks Association
Southern California and Northern California City Clerks Association
South San Joaquin
The
Elks Lodge
United Commercial Travelers
Boy Scouts
Chamber of Commerce
Jon
Michael
California
CMC
IMC
IMC Board of Certification
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eee R Larsof
ECL
Shafter Public Utility District Board of Directors
Shafter Recreation Commission
Shafter Public Utility District
League of California Cities
Association of Kern County Incorporated Cities
Mr. Johnston
Recitied
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