Ceiling leak damages SHS 1950 photos at reunion prep
A hall ceiling leak at Shafter High School damaged the Class of 1950 photo medley. Forty year reunion plans spurred replacement prints funded by 50 graduates and the ASB Fund. Dailey's Studio supplied new prints from original negatives, with Ralph Renz framing and Susie Orr lettering.
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Shafter High School
Dailey
Delano
Nick Dailey
Ralph Renz
Susie Orr
Louise Wilson
Evelyn Rikard Merriman
Dolly Mixon Hei
Building permits surge in Shafter during Jan May period
Building permit valuation in Shafter for January through May totals 10.25 million, far above last year’s 1.09 million. Assistant Director Dick Trevino links the rise to Hudson Park Apts and the Return to Custody facility. June issued six residential permits totaling 178 thousand, including a 96.6 thousand new house on Tamara Street. May had twelve residential remodeling permits totaling 39.97 thousand and five commercial permits totaling 163.88 thousand led by 88 thousand for Jeffrey Brothers Beech Street.
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Shafter
Dick Trevino
Hudson Park Apts
Tamara Street
Golden West
Jeffrey Brothers
Beech Street
Wasco Woman's Truck Leaves Road After Passing Attempt
Wasco resident Ludivina Sanchez drove west on Kimberlina near Poplar and overcorrected after attempting to pass another vehicle. Her truck veered into a roadside ditch injuring her mildly to moderately and she was taken by ambulance to Kern Medical Center. An unidentified passenger was unharmed.
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Wasco
Poplar
Kimberlina
Ludivina Sanchez
California Highway Patrol
J. Lawson
Sanchez
Kern Medical Center
Accidental electrocution claims life of Shaffer boy
An 8 year old Shaffer boy died after an electric shock Sunday. Kern County Fire Department responders found burns on his hands and right hip. He touched a cooler mounted in a window, with one to two inches of water in the yard suggesting a ground fault. Environmental Health Services is investigating.
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Shaffer
Kern County Fire Department
Opera Schaefer
Am- Medical Center
Kern County Environmental Health Services
City approves new purchasing policy and honors Woman of the Year
City Council enacted an ordinance governing purchasing policies to take effect August 17, with City Manager Wade McKinney appointing a purchasing officer. Jennifer Nelson, Shafter’s Woman of the Year, accepted proclamation and city keys on July 17. Funding covers downtown improvements and community development tied to HUD and Kern COG support.
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Wade McKinney
Shafter
Jennifer Nelson
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Rodriguez Park
Julian V. Filoteo
Cathy Prout
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Floyd
B-Dodgers
Bree
DickIes
Inders Jeans
WCW
GLUN
RMT
LINN
Biowouear
JE Jeans
Street
Sun
Habla Espajol
Aqua Chem
Central Ave
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