Budget News Brings Relief in Shafter and Richland Schools
City of Shafter earns praise for balanced budget with a 1.79 tax levy unchanged and prudent cuts. In Richland, the elementary district trims the publication budget to 1,261,926 for 1970-71, cites brighter finances, and plans Aug 3 hearing. cafeteria profits rise and health services expand with nurse visits and glasses for pupils.
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Richland Elementary School District Board of Trustees
Richland Board
Richland
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Sylvia Baughman
Health Services
Agnes Theurer
Richlandsc
Supt
Nance
Larson Nominated for State Board of Education Post
Scott Larson of Shafter receives nomination by CASC District 6 for the State Board of Education. A rising senior at Shafter High School, Larson was informed June 24 at East Bakersfield High School with CASC advisor Charles Van Blair present. Final selection occurs July 27 at the CASC Leadership Training Center in Asilomar, Pacific Grove.
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Scott’ Larson
Am Ave
Shafter
CASC
Liason
State Board of Education
Larson
Shafter High School
East Bakersfield High School
Shafter High
Charles van Blair
Californi
Kern Union High School
Asilomar
Pacific
Shafter Census Figures 1970 Rise Above County Trend
The preliminary Shafter census reports 1970 population at 5 354, up from 4 576 in 1960. The tally was presented to H W Pat Kelly, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, by the Kern County Board of Trade, noting the gain contrasts with trends across Kern County.
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Shafter
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Chamber of Commerce
Kern County Board of Trade
Kern County
Groundbreaking Set for Shafter Starch Plant Tuesday
A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for Tuesday at 1 30 p m at 30700 San Diego on Shafter outskirts Mexican Colony to mark the start of a starch factory by Western Polymer Corporation. Jim Gamien says the plant will be erected and operated by the company with Tom Cosby arranging the program and Kern County officials expected to attend.
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Shafter
San Diego
Jim Gamien
Western Polymer Corporation
Gamien
Tom Cosby
Bakersfield
Zemby, Inc
Steel Structures
Gamlen
Shafter City
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Kern County “Board of Trade
Polymer
Shafter Sees Five Straight Days Above One Hundred Degrees
The week long heat wave in Shafter records five days with temperatures at or above 100 degrees. Saturday July 18 reached 104, while the coldest reading was Thursday July 16 at 59. Daytime highs reached 88 on July 18 and 19, with nightly lows of 78 on July 13 and again July 17. Readings from the U.S. Cotton Research Station summarize daily temps.
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Shafter
Thurly
U. S. Cotton Research Station
Shafter Night Baseball Game Free Tickets Offered
Shafter residents can pick up free tickets for the Shafter Night game at Bakersfield sponsored by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce. Dodgers meet Visalia at Lynn Ball Park with prize drawings and family friendly activities. No purchase required for the tickets.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Ing
Hafter Chamber of Commerce
Dodgers
Visalia
Lynn Ball Park
Chamber
Shafterites
$1,200,000 Farm Homes project in Shafter gains momentum
A 50 duplex FHA Farm Homes complex in Shafter moves forward after a delayed start. W. D. Foote Construction of San Gabriel builds the project for the Housing Authority of Kern County. Byron Peterson oversees design with McCoy and Westfall. Occupancy aimed in eight months, with a child care center and migrant housing.
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Shafter
Byron Wells
Stor
McCoy
FHA Farm Homes
Ronnie Wells
W. D. Foote Construction Company
San Gabriel
Wells
Weisin
Byron Peterson
Bakersfield
McCoy and Westfall
Housing Authority
Kern County
Reiker, Rodriguez
Los Angeles
Schnidt
Fresno
Building Activity In Shafter Leads Kern Upturn
Shafter kept pace with Kern County growth in the first half of 1970 with total building activity of 31.45 million dollars, driven by dwelling construction. The county unincorporated area reached 12.73 million, while Shafter nearly doubled its previous year’s figure. Construction for the period totaled 236,555 in Shafter vs 144,684 a year earlier.
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Shafter
Kern County
Kern County Board of Trade
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Kinhel End
W. H
Bill) Johnston
Richland Aquatic Center
Dents
California
Midlands
David Sheet
Cooke
Supt. Cooke
Scott Larson
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Sun
Foote Construction Company
FHA
Kern
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