Shafter Police Detective Chris Jackson reassigned to Iraq
Chief John Zrofsky announced that veteran officer Robert Courtney leaves the Shafter Police Department after nearly five years to pursue new duties. Courtney, a former Officer of the Year, earned community service honors for leading NASCAR Campus Motorsports at Mesa Marin Raceway and fundraised with Holiday Ford Grimway Farms and local sponsors. He previously led Traffic Control and DUI checkpoints, shaping safer driving in Shafter.
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Chris Jackson
Iraq
John Zrofsky
Robert Courtney
California Commission On Peace Officers
Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation
Courtney
Shafter Police Department
Kern County Law Enforcement Foundation
Shafter High
Mesa Marin Raceway
Holiday Ford
Grimway Farms
Three City Council Seats Open for Shafter Nomination
Shafter will elect three of five council seats on November 2. Filing for nomination opens July 12 and closes August 6 at 5 p.m. Nominees must be residents at least 18 and registered voters. Nomination papers available at city hall 336 Pacific Avenue. contact City Clerk Dolores Robinson at 746 6365 for details.
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Dolores Robinson
Jack Colvard
Fran Florez
Garry Nelson
Jon Johnston
Cathy Prout
Pacific Avenue
Robinson
Shafter to Hold July Child Health Clinic Sessions
The department will run clinics in Shafter during July on specified days. The Child Health Clinic occurs July 3 by appointment only from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
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Harold Lamas Shafter volunteer extraordinary
Harold Lamas of Shafter is celebrated for decades of volunteer work. He greets children as a Christmas Santa, helps at Walker Senior Center, runs Bingo, and aids the handicapped with meals and cleanup. He also volunteers with AARP at Carrington Retirement Home, delivers groceries, transports seniors to appointments, and collects clothing for a Mexican orphanage. Born in Bakersfield, he grew up here, worked in agriculture, and retired from Paramount Farms. The community praises his boundless charity and cheerful service.
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Shafter
Walker Senior Center
Lucy
Harold
Carrington
Mexico
Bakersfield
Fred Lamas
John Reilly
Siemens
Prevention key to saving Children from drowning
Three Bakersfield area children have died from drowning this summer. The Shafter Kiwanis Club offers free Water Watcher's Safety Kits to promote supervision and layered protection near pools. The kit includes a whistle a water watcher tag a safety checklist and pool safety guidance plus emergency contact numbers and CPR tips.
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Kern County
California
Drowning Prevention Foundation
Lasareraer
Uae
Kern County Health Department
Kiwanis
Amy McDaniels
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