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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1982
Page
1
Richland Special Education teachers urge support for instructional aides citing crucial student benefits. Parents testify to aides enhancing engagement, safety, and learning, underscoring urgent need for funding and program stability in the district.
The Richland School District Board voted to maintain full-time hours for five Special Education Instructional Aides and a six hour Proficiency Lab Aide, rejecting a superintendent’s plan to cut aide hours. The decision came after teachers and parents urged preservation of services, noting potential impacts on individualized instruction and student progress while the district faces funding gaps and incomplete state support. A viable trade-off considered was eliminating a bus route to save funds, though concerns about education quality persisted.
City Council authorized a radar gun purchase for traffic speed surveys by Shafter Police Department. A 1978 Ford donated by Kentridge Oil will be used by reserve officers. A joint City Council Planning Commission meeting was set to discuss planning policies. Council restored 5500 to volunteer firemen compensation as state cuts were lower than expected, boosting the 1982 83 projected surplus from 58000 to 180000. Council hired Lewis Carroll as part time Director of Public Works October 1 to December 31 1982.
At a Shafter Chamber meeting Dave Miller assistant manager of the Kern County Fair urged wide community participation across Kern County. He praised the fair manager Robert Dunlap and said profits fund improvements while avoiding costly big name acts. Miller cited upcoming September 23 to October 3 dates and noted Springfield Gilley and Lee as headliners but emphasized daily star power is less critical than ongoing community involvement.
Harold Reimer cut a winter irrigation on his 80 acre almond ranch in Shafter after hiring Paul Young's Ag Service, saving more than double the fee. Paul and Ruth Young provide irrigation consulting to match water use to crop needs and predict irrigation timing using a Neutron Probe.
Paul Young and Ruth Young run Paul Young's Ag Service in Wasco offering Neutron Probe soil moisture testing, hydraulic coring, and a nutritional program for pistachio, wheat, and barley. They consult for SVG Farms and Reimer almonds, aiding current and next year crops. Contact 758-6841.
Amoco Production Company plans a deep wildcat well named R.A. Shafter No. 1 in Section 3 about four miles north of the Rio Bravo field. The project, estimated at over one million dollars, targets oil or gas with a 13,000-foot depth, using a California contractor. Mineral rights are split 50 50 between Tenneco and private landowners.
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