Shafter July Clinic Schedule And Bike Rodeo Planned
Shafter Public Health Department lists July clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway. Immunization Clinic is optional. others require appointments at 746-7562. Also a July 7 bike rodeo at the Shafter Youth Center and Heart Gallery display at city hall through July 25. Library summer program Get a Clue Your Library continues this season.
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Heart Gallery exhibit seeks adoptive homes for Kern County teens
In Shafter city hall courtyard and main entrance, 22 foster children aged eight to eighteen from Kern County are showcased to find adoptive families. The Heart Gallery plan runs until July 26, with 10 or 11 children already placed and one, Danielle, en route to adoption. Kern County Adoption Agency director Brian Parnell notes most adoptions involve younger children, highlighting the need to help older foster youth. Mayor Cathy Prout expects the display to boost placements.
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One Person of Interest Captured in Shafter Homicide
A 23 year old Shafter man Jose Antonio Trujillo Pineda was captured at 1 a.m. in the 200 block of Faber Street by Shafter police Kern County sheriff deputies US marshals and California State Parole officers. He is wanted for parole violation and the murder of Rene Puga at the Coward Apartments 255 West Tulare Avenue. Puga died from gunshot wounds. two other victims Valerie Leyva and Josefina Villareal were injured. Police continue seeking two more suspects Pedro Trujillo and Jose Andres Pineda Trujillo. Call Shafter Police with tips at 746-6341.
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Richland School District honors longtime superintendent and retiring teacher
The Richland School District Board of Trustees honored retiring superintendent Lyle Mack with a plaque at the June 25 meeting. Mack, with the district since 1972, praised staff and students. Retiring teacher Joanna Barge, who began teaching at 20, ended a 54 year career just weeks ago. Barge urged continued care for students as survivors. Shafter Kiwanis Club President Craig Haley updated the board on a reading program reaching over 160 second and third grade students who received one to three books each.
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Steve Mann
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
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Summer Bridge helps incoming kindergartners prep for school
Children in the Summer Bridge program read Brown Bear Brown Bear and sang The Itsy Bitsy Spider and Chicken Dance. They worked on an activity packet about the letter W and colored animal pictures to draft their own Brown Bear Brown Bear book. The three hour sessions, part of the School Readiness program run by Shafter Health Start, aim to accustom youngsters to a classroom, with tours of Golden Oak Elementary and breakfast in the cafeteria. Coordinated by Laurie Roth with Hilda Osorio and Yvonne Munoz, the program started June 5 and runs through Thursday to prepare students for August kindergarten entry.
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