Shafter Community Calendar Highlights July Events
Shafter to welcome Kern County Superintendent Christine Lizardi Frazier on July 14 at Richland Child Development Center. July 15 offers a Shafter Collaborative meeting at the Police Department with a Safe Surrender talk. VBS at Home Fellowship July 27–31 Crocodile Dock. Immunizations at the Health Department July 13 and Aug 18–25. Class of 1979 reunion July 25 at Luigi's. Friends of the Shafter Library meet July 6. Studio Go Gameshow VBS July 6–10 at First Southern Baptist Church. Westside Fellowship VBS July 6–10 at Palm Avenue.
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Kern County
Christine Lizardi Frazier
Shafter
Richland Child Development Center
Shafter Police Department
Shafter Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter High School
Luigi's Restaurant
Valera Sabaloni
Friends of the
Shafter Library
James Street
Sunset
James Streets
Tom
Barrick cited in city award for financial reporting excellence
Alexis Stokes reports that the City of Shafter and Administration Services Director Barrick received the Government Finance Officers Association Award of Excellence for 12 straight years. The recognition ranks the city among top national issuers for comprehensive annual financial reporting and rigorous review standards, with plaques and certificates honoring the staff’s work.
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Barrick
City
Government Finance Officers Association
GFOA
Shafter
California Society of Municipal Finance Officers
CSMFO
Jo Barrick
Prominent Shafterite Nancy Starrh Dies at 81
Nancy Carol Starrh a cherished wife of 54 years and mother of four passed away July 9 2009 at age 81 She was born February 24 1928 in Portland Oregon and grew up in Tacoma Washington She graduated from Whitworth College in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Her career began at Tacoma General Hospital and she and her husband Fred Starrh raised their family in the Shafter area
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Nancy Carol Starrh
Fred L. Starrh
Cris
Adam
Dana
Larry Starrh
Shana
Keith
Michelle
Brent
Carol Kroeker
Jay
Bradley
Dee Ann
Anne Ashley
Dale
Dwight
Nancy
Portland
Ore
C. Walter
Mildred Johnson
Tacoma Washington
Puyallup
Whitworth College
Tacoma General Hos
Shafter Honors Six Class of 2009 With Commendations
The City of Shafter council awarded six Class of 2009 graduates from Shafter High with Resolution of Commendation for a 4.5 GPA. Elias Picazo Alex Gonzalez Joshua Wittenberg Elizabeth Wittenberg Michael Hiebert and Grant Wittenberg were honored though Gonzalez was absent. They will attend various colleges this fall.
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City of
Shafter
Shafter High
Elias Picazo
Alex Gonzalez
Joshua Wittenberg
Elizabeth Wittenberg
Michael Hiebert
Grant Wittenberg
Gonzalez
Westside Vacation Bible School turns game show voyage
In Wasco and Shafter, about 229 children from kindergarten to sixth grade joined Studio Go at Westside Church last week for Vacation Bible School. Each evening featured a theme Go Lead Go Risk Go Obey Go Tell and Go Serve with worship, crafts, songs, snacks, and lessons reinforced in classrooms. Korinna Campbell described the program as a hit with 50 to 75 volunteers helping and noted many kids do not regularly attend church, making the lessons impactful.
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Wasco
Shafter
Studio Go
Westside Church
Shafter-Wasco
Korinna Campbell
Vacation Bible School
Campbell
Solorios win gold at Junior Olympics in Tae Kwon Do
The Solorio siblings Samantha Brian and Alex earned gold medals at the Junior Olympics in Austin Texas after five convincing victories each. They trained with Tigers Tae Kwon Do inviting schools from across California and the western U S The siblings met U S Olympic team members and heard they are regarded as one of California finest schools.
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Tigers Tae Kwon Do
California
Austin
Tex
U.S
Lopez
Brian
Brian Solorio
Tigers
Solorio
Diana Lopez
Samantha Solorio
Steven
Rigo Solorio
Lopezs
Solorios
Tigers Tko
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Earthlink.net
Home Fellowship Church
SHS
Friends of the Shafter Library
Baptist
First Southern Baptist Church of
Kern Street
Westside Family Fellowship
Palm Avenue
Society
By Alexis Stokes
Nancy Starrh
Shafter Six
Stringham
Kern
East Lerdo Highway
Shafter Community Development Agency
Cooper the Dog and Company
Westside’s Vacation Bible School
Samantha
Alex
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