Shafter Community Calendar Highlights Weekly Meetings
A dense list of local gatherings in Shafter including Prop 36 recovery meetings at Free Will Baptist Church and Home Fellowship Church, NA and AA sessions, city council and planning meetings, youth and school board schedules, worship and support groups, and other civic events across Mondays to Fridays with locations and times. Strong entities include Free Will Baptist Church, Home Fellowship Church, Nazarene Church, Shafter Veterans Hall, Redwood School, Golden Oak Elementary, Walker Senior Center, Minter Field, and Kern County authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Will Baptist Church
Redwood
Home Fellowship Church
California Avenue
Nazarene Church
W. Lerdo
Shafter Youth Council
City Council
Richland
Shafter Avenue
Redwood School
Veteran's Hall
James Street
Bakersfield
Alliance Against
Shafter
Central Avenue
Kern —Kern
Sundale Avenue
Espanol
Mexican Baptist Church
E. Lerdo Highway
Shafter Veterans Hall
AARP
American Association of Retired People
Veterans Hall
Walker Senior Center
Sunset Avenue
Shafter City Council
Pacific Avenue
Shafter Planning Commission
PTA
Richland Parent Teachers Association
Golden Oak
S. Wall
American Legion Auxiliary
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
Parole Sweep Backlash Exposed in CDC Directive
Assemblyman Bermudez held a hearing on July 7 revealing a California Department of Corrections directive urging parole agents to halt sweeps of parolees at large due to overcrowding. He pressed for written proof that no sweeps were canceled, citing deputy secretary Joyce Hayhoe and parole chief Marilyn Kalvelage testimonies and noting parole violators’ danger and crowded prisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assemblyman Bermudez
CDC
Assembly
Rudy Bermudez
Select Committee On
California Department of Corrections
Los Angeles
Jerry Ortiz
Chino
Bermudez
Corrections and Rehabilitation
Joyce Hayhoe
Department of Corrections
Marilyn Kalvelage
CDC Parole Division
Youth and Adult Correctional Agency
Congressional District Training Grant Boosts Farmworker Jobs
Congressman Jim Costa announced a $1,753,577 grant from the National Farmworker Jobs Program to Employer's Training Resource of Kern County. The funds expand job training at Career Service Centers for migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley, targeting growth occupations in energy transportation and health services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Costa
CA-20
United States Department of Labor
Kern County
Costa
San Joaquin Valley
Local vote sought to ban Kern sludge disposal
Senator Dean Florez moves to ban import and land application of sludge in Kern County with SB 926 stalled in the Assembly. Gene Lundquist will file notice to circulate petitions at 3 00 p m to county elections office to place a June 2006 ballot measure. Proponents must gather 15000 signatures. campaign ties dumps to groundwater risk and public health concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
California
Kern County
Gene Lundquist
Kern County Water Agency Board
Dean Florez
D-Shafter
State Senate
Los Angeles
State Assembly
Florez
Georgia
Lawsuit Targets Lottery Over Mega Millions Authority
The speaker criticizes Lottery officials for failing to obtain statutory authority to join Mega Millions, calling the situation embarrassing and alleging recklessness that led to court action. The case centers on funds that should have supported schools and the Lottery’s handling of the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florez
Good Samaritan Dies Rendering Aid in Wasco Crash
Concepcion Gomez Jr., 46, of Bakersfield, died in Wasco while helping a motorist on McCombs Avenue near Scofield Avenue. A nearby collision between a double trailer big rig and a hay squeezer truck caused the hay trailer to strike him after the big rig failed to stop at a posted intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concepcion Gomez, Jr
Bakersfield
Wasco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lions
Shafter Lions Club
Rotary
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Veteran's Hall
Shafter Post of the American Legion
Historical
Shafter Historical Society
Shafter Depot
Lerdo Highway
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Poplar
West Lerdo
Minter Field Air Museum
Shafter Depot Museum
Redwood Drive
Margaret Baker
Pace
Delano
Dad
Motorola
Media Basic
Media Works
Wasco & Shafter Castomten
Gosford Road
Valley Plaza
Red Robin
Gottschalks
UU KY Lyora
Joel Shaddy
East Hills Mall
Oak St
Rosedal
Taft
Kern St
Ene
Tareas Ex
Bal Tan
Ryuli
Panama
Cingular
Cingular Nation
al Z Kilobyte
Ask
Delaware Cellular Corp
R.B. Recycling
Apple
James St
Spm
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