Local events announce graduations and fundraisers in Shafter area
Richland Junior High holds graduation June 3 at Shafter High football stadium. Shafter High graduation follows June 4 at 7 30 p.m. in the stadium. Muscular Dystrophy Lock-Up for Good scheduled June 10 from noon to three. Bail set at 396 9151. Tax-default deadline June 30 for unpaid prior year taxes. IKF heavyweight title bout features Manuel Quesada at Strongbow Stadium June 6 with Benny Urquidez as guest. Shafter Public Health adds evening hours to 3 6 p.m. for hepatitis B and MMR shots. next early evening date June 8. Destiny Ensemble from Multnomah College performs June 10 at Valley Bible Church.
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Richland Junior High School
Shafter High School
E. Lerdo
Cheryl
Manuel Quesada
IKF
United States
Strongbow Stadium
Benny
Shafter Department of Public Health
Multnomah Bible College and Biblical Seminary
Portland
Oregon
Valley Bible Church
Rulings Expected in Beechie Greeson Anderberg Lawsuits
Ruling due June 5 in a Shafter civil case centers on Beechie and former SPD officer Beechie’s alleged lies about conversations with the Shafter Peace Officers Association. The broader dispute involves former SPD chief Greg Greeson and a 1995 firing, with Anderberg’s lawsuit accusing officials of illegal acts. Court files mention a settled Anderberg claim and sealed documents, while city personnel moves test the police chief search and council conduct amid ongoing controversy.
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Shafter Police Department
SPD
Greg Greeson
Greeson
Beechie
Shafter Peace Offficer’s Association
Shafter
Shafter Return To Custody (Now the Community Correction Facility
Jim Anderberg
Anderberg
John Guinn
Shafter Student JP Stegall Named Salutatorian at RLSD
John P. Stegall known as JP earns RLSD junior high salutatorian honor with a 3.98 GPA and straight A’s. He loves reading dinosaurs and dreams of becoming a zoologist as teachers praise his politeness and love of learning. His parents Frances and Anthony Stegall, plus brotheres, support his future plans and aviary project with relative Ross Carrasco aiding.
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John P. Stegall
J.P
Richland-Lerdo
Michelle Edgman
Edgman
Discovery Channel
John
Frances
Anthony Stegall
Shafter
Stegall
Ross Carrasco
Carrasco
Class of 1998 Graduates Reflect On Memories And Futures
Shafter High School prepares 238 seniors to receive diplomas on June 4 1998 at 7 30 PM. Principal Charles Rekosh notes strong growth and celebration as grads face college or workplace paths. Fortenberry cites 40 percent planning college and over 130000 in scholarships awarded at the May 28 seniors awards program.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Charles Rekosh
Raden Fortenberry
Fortenberry
Pioneer Katherine Scaroni Dies in Shafter Memorial Rites
Katherine Baerg Scaroni 95 of Shafter died in Bakersfield on May 998. Raveside services were led by Peters Funeral Home at Shafter Memorial Park on Friday May 29 with Elder Paul Johnson officiating. Born December 28, 1902 in North Dakota, she moved to Shafter in 1917 and later married Rudy Epp and then John Scaroni. She helped run the icehouse with John, a familiar burlap truck sight in hot summers.
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Peters Funeral Home
Shafter Memorial Park
Katherine Baerg Scaroni
Shafter
Bakersfield
Paul Johnso
Shafter Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Katherine
North Dakota
Jacob
Katie Baerg
Alsen
John Scaroni
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the Beechie
Roy Patrick
Stotesbury
Deanna Rodriguez- Root
Freeman
Margaret Bakeeen
Challenge
Kid's Club
Teen Challenge
Rodriguez Park
Child
RLSD
Richland-Lerdo Junior High School
Katherine Scaroni
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