Richland school board declares impasse with teachers
The Richland School District Board of Trustees met on Tuesday January 22 to seek an impasse with the Richland Teachers Association. Mediator Tom Jones from Fresno was requested to review compensation hours leaves and class size. The board approved textbook adoptions and contracted consultants, set proficiency testing for 1979 80 and outlined a 21 member budget priorities committee with broad staff and community representation.
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Richland School District Board of Trustees
Public Employment Relations Board
Tom Jones
Fresno
Scott Foresman
Aoe Ae
Snyder and Associates Education
Richland Teachers Association
Board of Trustees
Tect
Richland
Richland School
Gary Smith
Smith
Shafter honors volunteers at annual installation dinner
The Shafter Department honored volunteers at a Saturday night dinner on January 26 at the Shafter Motel. Arvin Ellison became Volunteer Chief with Bill Barton as Assistant Chief. Four associates earned 110 total years of service, and the Hurst Rescue Tool was presented to the City, accepted by Unruh. Fire Chief Cliff Ratzlaff reported 1979 calls rose to 352 from 218 in 1978 with 22 structure fires, 19 in 1979, and notable increases in trash bin fires and rescue calls. Norman Gong led emergency responses with 136 calls, and Chuck Firkins received a 23-year service plaque among other awards. Residents enjoyed prime rib dinner.
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Shafter Motel
Arvin Ellison
Bill Bor
Hurst
Imer
Albert
Albiar
Jerry Britt
Shafter
Cliff Ratzlaff
Ratzlaff
Police Department
Fire Department
Norman Gong
Micky Gladden
Hank Wells
Chuck Firkins
Pauline Ellison
Aux
Erste Ceumene
Mireur Coe
Coimbene
Brevsutet
Firkins
Shafter City approves sewer bid and festival permit
The Shafter City Council awarded the sewer discharge line bid to Shafter Concrete and Pipe at 6820 dollars and authorized funds for a festival permit for the Big John A Strong and Son Circus on March 28. A bicycle path project in Manuel Park may receive Transportation Development Act funds, with a February 5 filing deadline for council candidates.
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Shafter City Council
Best Irrigation
Shafter Concrete
Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival
Chamber of Commerce
Big John A. Strong & Son
G.P.O.D
Public Works
Transportation Development Act
Manuel Park
Manuel
Blake
Central Avenue
Calloway Street
Rolf Jacobsen
Bill Cummings
Shafter Chamber of Comm
Shafter Planning Commission approves zone change for enclosure project
The Shafter Planning Commission met January 15 in City Council chambers with six members present. Thomas C. Johnson filed for a zone modification to allow a six foot fence encroaching the front yard setback, approved despite staff recommendations to deny. The commission also discussed city growth policy and agreed city officials will review growth data. City Council on January 14 instructed records be kept on truck parking complaints and reported back in 90 days. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
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Shafter Planning Commission
Zachary
Lynch
Harrison
Moyer
Hair
Nash
Bill Sheldon
Thomas C. Johnson
Planning Commission
Commis
Sion
Shafter
Sheldon
Shooting spree reported along Central Ave in Shafter
Police said an unknown suspect fired along Central Avenue targeting businesses including Henrietta's Beauty Shop Bottle Shop and Johnson's Department Store. A similar incident in Buttonwillow led to an arrest by Kern County Sheriff's Office and a .25 caliber firearm. A burglary at Richland Primary School produced a menagerie haul and rewards offered, while local arrests for drunkenness and suspended licenses are noted.
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Shafter
Central Avenue
Henrietta
Johnson’s
Buttonwillow
Kern County Sheriff's Office
Richland
Acala Cotton Board Declares 1979 Vintage Year in San Joaquin Valley
The Acala Cotton Board, representing Kern Tulare Kings Fresno Merced and Madera counties, proclaims 1979 as a vintage year for one variety Acala cotton. President Fred Starrh cites outstanding quality from east lab tests, with strength on par or better than prior years, and outlines steps to maintain high quality through traceable testing and field identification.
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Acala Cotton Board
San Joaquin Valley
Fred Starrh
Shafter
Tech Board
Starrh
Kern
Tulare
Kings
Fresno
Merced
Madera
Bakersfield
United States Department of Agriculture
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Richland School Board
California School Employees Association
Dick Lande
Frances Espericuet
Rawdon Fortenberry
Shafter Recreation District
Jerry Schmidt
Jerry
Elmer Unruh
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
City Hall
Didacy
Loyd Link
Don Little
County Board of Trade
Melissa Mack
National Mind of Cotton
Kern County
Central Ave
Herman Edward Osborn
Guadalupe Gonzales
Charles Howard Henry
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