Community Meeting Schedule for Shafter and Nearby Areas
A public calendar lists addiction support meetings at Free Will Baptist Church and Home Fellowship Church with times at 11 a.m., 10 45 a.m., and 6 p.m. NA meets at Nazarene Church. Monday city and school board meetings occur in Shafter and Richland. Folklorica classes start at Redwood School Cafeteria. Commodities distribution happens last Monday at Veterans Hall. Alliance Against Family Violence groups meet at 329 Central Avenue. Kern High Board meets second Monday in Bakersfield. AA and NA meetings recur weekly, with AARP meetings on third Mondays at Veterans Hall and Walker Senior Center. Crisis line numbers included.
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Free Will Baptist Church
Redwood
Home Fellowship Church
California Avenue
The
Nazarene Church
W. Lerdo
Shafter Youth Council
City Council
Richland —Richland School District
Music Room
Shafter Avenue
Redwood School
Veteran's Hall
James Street
Food Bank
Bakersfield
Alliance Against
Shafter
Central Avenue
Kern —Kern
Sundale Avenue
Espanol
Mexican Baptist Church
E. Lerdo Highway
Shafter Veterans Hall
Shafter City Council
Pacific Avenue
Shafter Planning Commission
PTA
Richland Parent Teachers Association
Sequoia
Fresno Avenue
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Hall
Shafter Collaborative
Redwood Elementary
Shafter Ave
Kern County
Jon McQuiston
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Women’s Club
Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s Support Group
Shafter Convalescent Hospital
E. Tulare
Kiwanis
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter Minter Field
Minter Field
Aviation Street
SAPD
Shafter Recreation and Parks Department Board of Directors
Walker Senior Center
Home Fellowship
Lions
Shafter Lions Club
China Cuisine
Rotary
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Veteran’s Hall
ACTS
Palm Avenue
Wasco
Legion
Shafter Post
American Legion
Shafter Historical Society
Shafter Depot
California
Christian Overcomers
Two Kern County workers under theft investigations
Two Kern County Department of Human Services employees face embezzlement and theft probes in separate cases. Maurice Pitman, 32, is charged with misusing Wal Mart gift cards and county gas funds, while Vicki Wolfolk, 44, is cited for gasoline theft. Both remain on paid administrative leave as policy reforms tighten controls on issuing gift cards to foster youth and clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Department of Human Services
Beverly Beasley Johnson
Department of Human Services
Maurice Pitman
Department
Special Investigations
District Attorney’s Office
Wal-Mart
Foster
Pitman
Vicki Wolfolk
Wolfolk
Beasley Johnson
Attornney
California lobby spending hits record 228 million in 2005
Secretary of State Bruce McPherson released the 2005 Lobbying California State Government report showing a record 228 million dollars spent on lobbying during the year. Top spenders include California Teachers Association and AT&T with firms KP Advocates and Nielsen Merksamer among the largest payers, with disclosures covering 2,639 entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce McPherson
California
McPherson
Bob Stern
Center For Governmental Studies
California Teachers Association
At&t
Western States Petroleum Association
California Chamber of Commerce
California State Council of Service Employees
KP Advocates
Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor LLP
Aaron Read & Associates
Sloat Higgins Jensen & Associates
Capitol Advocacy, LLC
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Lerdo Highway
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Poplar
West Lerdo
Minter Field Air Museum
Call
Shafter Depot Museum
Redwood Drive
Human Services
SIU
State Farm
Jamona Herrera
Agent Insurance Lic
Central Avenue Shafter
Habla Espanol
ATE Farm
Hampion Cooler Corporation
Floyd’s
Sidecraft
Floyd's
Chester Ave
Walker ST. Shafter
Help
Eeege
Delano