Richland district plans budget cuts including job abolition
The Richland School District Board voted to abolish the assistant superintendent post as finances tighten. Richard Lande will seek a new district superintendent role, with his contract ending October 31, 1981. The board also discussed cafeteria modernization, transportation savings, safety crossings, and staffing changes amid enrollment growth and potential double sessions. A curriculum consultant will assist language arts June 15 19, and the choir boosters plan to buy four risers. Resignations from four staff members were approved.
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Richland
Board of Trustees
Richard Lande
Gary Smith
Nick Lindheim
Mass Feeding Corporation
Schaumburg
Illinois
Laurel Martin
Smith
She I
Ae Richland Choir Boosters Club
Two arrested after burglary at Montgomery Ward store
Police report describes two men arrested after a burglary at the Montgomery Ward catalog store on Central Avenue early Sunday. A television set and cassette recorder were recovered with a total value around 250 dollars. Additional youths faced warnings or minor charges in related incidents.
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Montgomery Ward
Central Avenue
Baldwin
Joe Ramon
UNG
Nin
Shafter City Council approves gas engine overhaul and new electric motor
The Shafter City Council met Tuesday May 26 after Memorial Day to approve upgrades at the water system. Acting City Administrator Lew Carroll proposed overhaul of a natural gas engine at Pumping Plant 7 and purchase of a 125 horsepower electric motor as backup. The gas engine blew a piston hole May 16 causing oil loss and damage. the electric motor also burned out. Overhaul estimated 8000 to 10000 dollars. new motor 34865 dollars to be offset by selling an old 75 horsepower unit and gear. Also approved sludge drying beds at the sewage plant and street work on Central Avenue within the right of way. Equipment for a new sealers car including lighting, mounts, and speaker kit was approved.
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Irs
Shafter
Lew Carroll
Carroll
Central Avenue
Shafter Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Sealares
New Patrolman Joins Shafter Police Force
On June 1 Patrolman Jesus Jesse Hernandez Jr. began service with the Shafter Police Department, joining Wasco area employee details as part of the force. Hernandez brings prior law enforcement experience and will serve the Wasco region under the Shafter precinct.
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Shafter
Jesus
Jesse) Hernandez, Jr
Wasco
Shafter High School Commencement Honors 170 Graduates
Sixty seniors passed the required writing test this year with two failing. The ceremony at 8 00 p m will feature Senior Class President Mario Caudillo and speakers Conni Lopez Yonna Tilsley and Terrance Williams. Spanish translations of speeches will be printed in programs. Reverend Owen Onsum will give the invocation and Evan Jones will present the class. The SHS Band under Mike Hutchinson will perform the processional and recessional.
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Mario Caudillo
Connié Lopez
Yonna Tilsley
Terrance Williams
Hector Avila
M.e.ch.a
Owen Onsum
Evan Jones
Shafter High School
Mike Hutchinson
Buttonwillow hosts ag tour lunch for regional business leaders
The Kern County Board of Trade sponsored an agricultural tour to Buttonwillow with 46 business people and officials from Bakersfield Los Angeles area chambers and local groups. Walter Lull urged Southern California to support agriculture as a growing priority. Guests met Buttonwillow leaders and toured Kern Delta Ginning and the Weopa Water Storage District, with briefings on water management and the Peripheral Canal.
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Buttonwillow
Kern County Board of Trade
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce
Lion’s den
Los Angeles
Walter S. Lull
Los Angeles Area
Kern Delta-Ginning Company
Weopa
Arnold Rummelsburg
Kern County
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Randy Cross
Consolidated
Ina Bergman
Edna Janzen
Board
Ad Trade Jets Chamber
al Pacial
Scond
At Bunch
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Gh Ee
Irary
Frank Arnold
Nickel Street
Lerdo Highway
Marengo Street
Dale Anthony Warren
Terra Vista Shafter
Buena Vista
Panama Lane
Sheriff's Department
Larry Booth
Clem Rickman
Klassen Drive
City Council
SHS
Rayburn S. Dezember
Kern Union High School ‘Board of Trustees
Ag Tour
Trice Harvey
Board of Supervisors
Buttonwillow Chamber
al Pacini
Catherine Merlo
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