Downtown Shafter's early business grit sparks growth
A retrospective on Shafter's downtown history highlights brave merchants and farmers who built the town. It recalls Hitchcock and King Lumber Co, shift from free water to a local water district, sidewalk expansions, and a push for a Shafter high school as central avenues gained trees and sidewalks.
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Shafter
Eta
Guunied
Saaimerabtaner Aad
Hitchcock
King Lumber Co
Marion
Helm
Shafter’s
Central Avenue
Santa Fe Way
Five Points
Kern County Land Co
Bank of America
Central
John Hart
Kern County
Hart Park
SEIU ALA SY fe ae and local union meeting
A fragmented note mentions SEIU ALA SY and related initials, signaling a possible union event or meeting. The text is garbled with repeated fragments and lacks clear dates, places, or defined actions for a fuller report.
Big Kahuna Ralph Fruguglietti to compete in nationals
Ralph Fruguglietti known as the Big Kahuna of Shafter will compete in the National Masters Championships in Eugene Oregon next month after winning the Masters Western Regional Discus and Shot Put in Cerritos earlier this year. He is top ranked globally in the 45 50 age group for discus and second for shot put, with Gary Knox his partner and fellow Shafter coach. Knox also won the Western Regional discus and shot put titles in the 50 55 group and holds top world rankings in discus and shot put.
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Ralph Fruguglietti
Shafter
Eugene
Oregon
Cerritos
Gary Knox
United States
Ralph
Knox
Kern County Fire Department unveils new helicopter and mobile kitchen
The Kern County Fire Department showcased a refurbished helicopter and a mobile kitchen at a Shafter ceremony. The helicopter will fight wildland fires and may gain rescue duties. the mobile kitchen will feed 500 people twice daily during disasters. The project cost 780000 to refurbish, versus four million for a new unit.
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Kern County
Shafter
Nick Dunn
Dunn
KCFD
Viet Nam
Los Alamos
California Department of Forestry
CDF
Marshall Graves
Graves
Kern
Shafter Commission Addresses Prop 10 Funding Push
The Shafter commission discusses Prop 10 funding to improve Kern County schools. They emphasize state support and the impact on local families, noting more children could enter classrooms with adequate resources.
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Aridge
Bob Siete
Rome
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Nian
Aepeentaeteen
Bank of Italy
Margaret Baker
Bakersfield Blaze
Jim Lynch
Anna Garcia
Kern County Library
KC Fire Department
Dana Schilly
Shafter Press
Clude
Ken Peterson
Dan Clark
Delano
Clark
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