Kiwanis Shafter honors Terrific Kids in January meeting
The Kiwanis Club of Shafter held a busy January 21 meeting with six Kern Club members visiting. Teachers from Richland District selected Terrific Kids Carlos Segura Gustavo Gomez Pedro Verduzco Gladys Salazar and Troy Watson of Golden Oak School and Richland Junior High who received certificates. Derek Kirschenmann a Shafter High student spoke about his Freedom's Foundation Valley Forge trip and learning how bills become laws visiting Valley Forge Philadelphia Washington DC Arlington and Williamsburg.
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Kiwanis Club
Shafter
Kern Club
Kern County
Richland
Carlos Segura
Gustavo Gomez
Golden Oak School
Pedro Verduzco
Gladys Salazar
Troy Watson
Richland Junior High
Kiwanis
Derek Kirschenmann
Shafter High
Derek
Freedom's Foundation
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Washington D.C
Arlington
Williamsburg
Virginia
Farmers defend dusty roads cutting air pollution
Fred Starr and Starrh Cotton Growers advocate farm road paving to curb PM10 dust, claiming it reduces pollution and protects crops. They note 33 miles of oil-sand paved roads cut dust by 83 percent, while stressing the need for water access and groundwater banking for California agriculture.
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Fred Starth
Starth
John Beyer
Usda Natural Resource Conserva
Starris
Starths
Beyer
Fred
Fred Starr
Starrh
Kern
Kern County Water Agency
California
California Ag Secretary Kawamura to Keynote World Ag Expo
A.G. Kawamura, newly named secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, will keynote the 2004 World Ag Expo Kick-Off Conference. He will speak at the February 9 noon luncheon at the International Agri-Center Heritage Complex in Tulare before the expo runs February 10 to 12. He is a third generation grower from Orange County and serves on the California State Board of Food and Agriculture.
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California
Department of Food and Agriculture
A.G. Kawamura
International Agri-Center
Tulare
Kawamura
Orange County
California State Board of Food and Agriculture
CDFA
Western Institute For Food Safety and Security
Orange County Farm Bureau
Western Growers Association
Sequoia Elementary Hall Advances Worthy Of Timeline
Richland School District officials told trustees that a third Sequoia Elementary is slightly ahead of schedule. CEQA approval should finish by late February or early March, enabling land purchase and a state construction approval submission soon after. City sewer and water support expected by April, with construction slated to begin this summer.
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Richland
Lyle Mack
Chris Hall
Mack
Hall
CEQA
Office of Public Schools Construction
California Department of Education
Shafter
Hail
CAP Paces Classroom Teacher Home Fundraising Policy Council
CAP seeks to support classroom from home and aid with fundraising and policy through Head Start Policy Council. For an application or more information call CAP at 336-5236 and ask for extension 545 or 567, with Sandra Cisneros and Amelia Thomas named as contacts.
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Head Start
Sandra Cisneros
Amelia Thomas
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Lola
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Buttonwillow Family Physicians
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RadioShack
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Gosford Road
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Cingular Nation
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Cingular Wireless LLC
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