03 Jul 2002
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2002
Page
1
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce will stage its annual Fourth of July fireworks at Shafter High School tonight with gates opening at 6:30 p.m. and fireworks at dark likely 8:45 to 9 p.m. Food booths offer Tri-Tip sandwiches, hot dogs, nachos, chips, and sodas.
The Shafter office of Kern County Health Department shares July hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and notes events. Shafter Generals Youth Tackle Football begins practices Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. behind Richland Junior High with four age divisions and a call for signups. Albert 746-4402 listed for more information.
Community leaders respond to a federal court ruling removing the phrase Under God from the pledge. School officials stress cannot erase years of instruction while others defend the pledge as a heritage and civic duty amid calls to maintain teaching in schools.
Lance Corporal Daniel Montecino of Wasco and classmates from Shafter High School recently completed seven months of deployment in Afghanistan, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Baram, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya. Now home on leave, the 20-year-old Marine says he loves the work and plans to stay, with Camp Pendleton as his permanent duty station near San Diego.
The Shafter Police Department partners with Bakersfield’s Family to Family Mentoring to guide six officers mentoring two graduates each. Manuel Cantu coordinates with Officer Robert Courtney to support job seeking youths through a week long education program begun June 24, 2002, at city hall council chambers.
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