Briggs urges Bush to reevaluate Sequoia monument size
Assemblyman Mike Briggs met with President Bush to press for reducing the 327000 acre Sequoia National Monument or allowing managed timber harvest. He argues the huge designation blocks logging, raises fuel buildup, and heightens wildfire risk to the 19000 acre old growth Giant Sequoias, with Northern California fires already burning 4100 acres near Susanville.
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Mike Briggs
R-Clovis
Bush
Fresno Yosemite International Airport
Sequoia National Monument
Clinton
Sequoia National Forest
Briggs
California
California Department of Forestry
Susanville
Invitations to eternal life through Jesus Christ
Associate Pastor Linda Taylor presents a sermon from Luke 14:16 about a man hosting a great supper. Guests offer excuses not to attend while the servant opens the invitation to the poor and outcast, urging all to accept God's gift of salvation before Jesus returns.
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Jesus
God
Spelling Bee Champion's Remarkable Victory and Word List
Sean Conley of Shakopee Minnesota won the National Spelling Bee with succedaneum and other complex words. The note shares travel reflections, humor about a Bullhead City Memorial Day stay, and a playful set of invented terms.
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Bullhead City
Arizona
Sean Conley
Shakopee
Minnesota
After School Program Spotlight in Kern County
Opinion notes need for happy engaged children and qualified staff that reflect local languages and cultures. It highlights Richland Junior High, Shafter High, and CSUB collaboration on RSC to boost college prep, addressing low participation and preparation gaps in Kern County students.
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Richland Junior High School
Shafter High School
California State University Bakers
CSUB
California
Kern County
Shafter Chamber Awards Three 2001 High School Scholarships
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce honored Shafter High School Senior Class of 2001 with three scholarships funded by the Chamber’s scholarship golf tournament. Paul Charron, founder and chair, thanked donors and golfers as Don Handel, Chamber president, handed out the awards in the high school auditorium.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter High School
Chambers
Paul Charron
Don Handel
Chamber
Shafter High
Joe
Gretchen Kirk
State Farm
Shafter
Gretchen
R.C
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Linda Taylor
Home Fellowship Church
Sean
Que Pasa
By Deanna Rodriguez Root
A Reed Print Inc
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
Bakersfield
P.O. Box
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Margaret Baker
Diane Givens
East
Lerdo Highway
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