Shafter Recreation and Park District Summer Programs
SRPD outlines August activities for all ages including Film Festival Fridays at Veterans Hall from 10 to 12 with films August 1 8 15 22 and 101 Dalmatians Baby, mobile rec at Sports Complex Tuesdays and Rodringer Park Thursdays, Arts Crafts Wednesdays at 700 East Tulare Avenue 2 to 3 pm, daily pool hours 1 15 to 5 pm with evening slots and Sunday hours, pool rental after hours 20 per hour, fourth swim lesson session starts August 4 with mommy and me classes, August Tumbling Workshop second session August 5 to 21 at Veterans Hall with time slots, $15 per session. For details contact 700 East Tulare Avenue or 746-3303.
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Shafter Recreation
Veterans Hall
Natty Gann
East Tulare Avenue
Rodringer Park
Tulare Avenue
Shafter
Mommy and Me
Veteran's Hall
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Dodgers Excursion to Dodgers Reds Game Slated
The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds in a scheduled MLB game. The Shafter Recreation and Park District offers transportation and admission for 11 dollars per person with limited tickets. The trip departs at 9 am from the LAPD office on Saturday August 2, and returns around 6 30 pm. Contact Michael Alvidrez at 700 East Tulare or 746 3303 between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
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Shafter Recreation and Park District
Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
LAPD
Michael Alvidrez
East Tulare
Fire department reports Shafter activity July 21–27
Kern County Fire Department Engineer Rice details Shafter incidents from July 21 to 27. A July 22 farm pump fire near Enos Lane and Sullivan Road burned until LPG line leak was stopped, $1,000 damage. A July 25 vehicle fire at Hwy 99 and Merced destroyed a 1978 Peterbilt tractor, driver Ricky Garland of Hudson NC unharm ed, loss about $35,000.
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Rice
Kern County Fire Department
Shafter
Fanucci Farms
Enos Lane
Sullivan Road
Hwy 99
Merced
Ricky James Garland
Hudson
North Carolina
Delano
Ashburn appoints Tina Riegert as Administrative Assistant
Supervisor Roy Ashburn announced Tina Riegert as his new Administrative Assistant. Riegert, with a Marketing degree from the University of Houston and an MBA from Cal State Bakersfield, has financial analysis experience including Texaco Kern River Field. Stacy Carlson remains until mid August to pursue an MBA.
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Roy Ashburn
Tina Riegert
Miss Riegert
Ashburn
Riegert
University of Houston
Cal State Bakersfield
Texaco, Inc
Kern River
First District
Stacy Carlson
Starrh Presides as WCGA President After Starrh Victory
Starrh of Shafter was elected president of the Western Cotton Growers Association on July 10, succeeding Jack Stone who led the group for most of the past 18 years. The board also elected James Hansen and Mark Borba to key posts, with John Weidert continuing as executive VP and William Tracy named to fill Kern County vacancy. Western Cotton Growers represents over three thousand California cotton growers.
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Fred Starrh
Shafter
Western Cotton Growers Association
WCGA
Jack Stone
Stratford
Stone
National Cotton Council
Acala Cotton Board
California Farm Bureau Federation
William Tracy
Buttonwillow
Kern County
Starrh
James Hansen
Corcoran
Mark Borba
Riverdale
John Weidert
Russel Efird
John Pucheu
William McFarlane
Fresno County
Bob Bowman
Graydon Nichols
Bill White
Tulare County
California
Shafter to Welcome Its First 7-Eleven Store
The new 7-Eleven at Lerdo Highway and Central Valley Highway in Shafter is under construction and slated to open in September. The 24 hour store will offer over 3,000 items and is run by Southland Corporation, a major U S retailer with 7,600 stores in North America. The company supports Muscular Dystrophy Association and March of Dimes and its Shafter district raised 41414 for MDA last year via local fundraisers.
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Shafter
Lerdo Highway
Central Valley Highway
Southland Corporation
March of Dimes
7-Eleven
New Shafter 7-Eleven
MDA
Western Pacific
San Luis Obispo
San Clemente
Hawaii
Community Calendar Highlights for Shafter and Nearby
Wednesday July 30 CBMC at Yee's Steak House 6:30 am Kiwanis at Veterans Hall 12 noon Lions at Shafter Motel 7 pm Thursday July 31 CBMC 12 noon Yee's Steak Saturday August 2 Shafter Depot Museum Work Day 9 am 12 noon open to visitors Monday August 4 Richland School Board 7:30 pm Music Building American Legion 8 pm Veterans Hall Tuesday August 5 Rotary Club 12 noon Elks Lodge American Legion Auxiliary 7 pm Veterans Hall Lady Lions 7 pm Shafter Motel Shafter Planning Commission 7:30 pm Council Chambers
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CBMC
Yee’s Steak House
Kiwanis Club
Veterans Hall
Lions Club
Shafter Motel
Shafter Depot Museum
Richland School Board
American Legion
Rotary Club
Elks Lodge
American Legion Auxiliary
Lady Lions
Shafter Planning Commission
Council Chambers
Everyday Is Special Birthday and Anniversary Greetings
A local community snippet lists July 30 as a Happy Birthday for Chantel Thomas and Henry Harder, with July 31 offering Birthday Greetings to Pat Putnam, Irene Siemens, Linda Winter, Dale Crane. August features Happy Birthday notices for Kara Kay Burrow, Verl Nash, Terry Quiroz, Curt Parrett, Jane Poznoff, John Hernstedt, Barbara Gladden, and Burl and Karen Meek, plus Happy Anniversary messages for Essie Bell, Jerry Hawkins, Paul Neumann, Elmer and Doris Unruh, and Larry and Sandy Janzen.
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Chantel Thomas
Henry Harder
Gary
Linda Kern
Pat Putnam
Irene Siemens
Linda Winter
Dale Crane
Kara Kay Burrow
Verl Nash
Terry Quiroz
Curt Parrett
Jane Poznoff
John Hernstedt
Barbara Gladden
Burl
Karen Meek
Essie Bell
Jerry Hawkins
Paul
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Fire Department
Paul Valery
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Church of Christ
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Sony
Central Pharmacy
Central Ave
NAPA
Shafter Ave
Napa Auto Parts
Shafter Napa
RCA
Mac’s
Ian
Shafter Napa 200
Shafter, Ca
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