Shafter Council Acts on Fire Captain Pay and Depot Plans
The council approved a 10 percent salary increase for Fire Captain Jerry Schmidt as officer in charge. A $405 parts washer was authorized for the auto shop. Public concerns were invited by Police Chief Hoffer, while Acting City Administrator Lew Carroll prepared to retire to the public works department.
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Jerry Schmidt
Hoffer
Shafter
Lew Carroll
Public Works Department
Unruh
Carroll
Dolores Robinson
al Mortimore
Ron Slade
Ben Grundy
Kern County
Chamber ‘Office
Rolf Jacobsen
George Wise
Stan Wilson
Shafter Historical Society
Grundy
Atorney al Mortimore
Caltrans
Don Little
Montimore
The
Historical Society
Chamber of Commerce
Monthly seminar on predators in cotton mite control set
The U S D A Cotton Research Station in Shafter will host a July seminar on July 16 at 2 30 p m with Dr Dan Gonzalez entomologist from UC Riverside presenting The Role of Predators in Developing Economic Thresholds for Mites on Cotton A mini field day follows at 1 15 p m at the National Crop Loss Assessment Network Test with a focus on ozone effects on cotton yield The station sits at 17053 Shafter Avenue about one mile north of Shafter.
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U.S.D.A. Cotton Research Station
Shafter
Dan Gonzalez
U.C. Riverside
U.S.D.A
Shafter Avenue
Plant thief guilty in desert theft case near El Centro
A Los Angeles area man was fined 500 dollars and given two years supervised probation after admitting to illegally taking agave and other vegetation from public lands in the California desert. BLM special investigator Leslie Mullins and Desert Ranger Jack Mason led the case, which unfolded when a truck loaded with desert vegetation was found near a disabled vehicle and tied to the suspect who lacked permits.
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Los Angeles Area
California Desert
Bureau of Land Management
Desert
Jack Mason
BLM
el Centro
Mason
Thésus
Leslie Mullins
Motorcycle Race in Desert Proposed in California
The BLM California Desert District released an Environmental Assessment for a 220 mile mass start point to point motorcycle race in eastern San Bernardino County. The Checker's Motorcycle Club plans a October 10, 1981 event starting near Johnson Valley and finishing near Parker Arizona. Written comments are due August 3, 1961.
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San Bernardino County
Checker’s Motorcycle Club
District 37
American Motorcyclist Association
Johnson Valley
Ludlow
Amboy
Bristol Dry Lake
Parker
Arizona
BLM
California Desert District
1695
Riverside
P.O. Box
Needles
Barstow
Dear Dad From a Son Twenty Years On
A heartfelt letter from a anonymous son to his deceased father, written decades later, confessing his past blindness, praising his father’s patience and guidance, and expressing love and regret. He admits walls built against his dad and notes his own son now holds a similar role and needs him still.
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Jack Schreiber
Canfield
Ohio
Dad
Tate
Southern California Gas unveils level pay plan option
Southern California Gas Co introduces a first of its kind level pay plan to smooth annual bills. Beginning August, customers may opt to pay a fixed monthly amount based on estimated yearly consumption, with annual true-up after 12 months. The plan aims to avoid large end of year settlements and adjusts for rate and usage variations. A typical bill could average about 24.35 monthly under this plan, replacing fluctuating payments.
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Southern California Gas Co
Myers
Build an outdoor waterbed bounce arena
Instructs creating a backyard waterbed bounce by digging a larger hole than the bed, framing with redwood 2x12s, lining with a liner, adding sand, installing the mattress, padding the frame, and covering with waterproof canvas. Soil is packed against the exterior for stability with jumps encouraged as per Sunset Magazine.
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Sunset Magazine
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Needles Resource Area
First Bank
Community First Bank
James Stross
Community “First Bank
Paul Harvey News
PCA
Richard Polson, Beee
Central Avenue Shafter
California
Congress
Shafter Press
Bing Shafter
Frank W. and
Donald L. Reed
Rick Lawler
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