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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1965
Page
7
Kern County Safety Council warns vacation boaters about sudden weather and dangerous undercurrents. The article lists dos and don'ts for 1965 water safety including gear like sun protection, life rings, fire extinguisher, first aid, and floating items, plus a reminder to check home liability coverage.
Shafter High School honors musicians at the annual awards assembly with Vern Allen presenting. Kathie Shultz and Bob Nikkel named Most Outstanding in band and orchestra respectively. Multiple students receive Most Improved, year certificates, and four year or two year honors across band and orchestra.
Kern Joint Junior Colleges District boards take a tentative 1965 66 budget of 4 356 026 under advisement with a 40 cent tax rate proposed, lower than the current 42 cent rate. Estimated daily attendance rises to 5418, up 583 from last year, with cost per unit about 585 38. The budget covers Bakersfield College and Ridgecrest Desert Division plus adult classes. Final adoption expected the first week of August after preliminary budget actions.
The statewide firm Bollenbacher & Kelton Inc of Los Angeles announced plans for a $750,000 shopping center in Wasco on a five acre site at Highway 466 and Griffith Avenue. Kern County supervisors approved the firm's development petition 5-0, in Supervisor LeRoy Jackson’s district. The project will serve Wasco and nearby residents, with two residential areas already completed nearby.
Joann Agee received a four year choir award while Kathie Brown Millie Burrow and Barbara Johnson earned two year service recognitions for their choir membership.
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