Richland Board Faces Proficiency Standards Debate
Richland School District trustees discussed minimum proficiency standards and a next school year rollout. The Richland Teachers Association urged a development period, teacher input, a minimum days calendar, and better tracking. a first draft exists for teacher review.
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Richland School District Board of Trustees
Gene Bonas
Richland Teacher's Association
RTA
Evron Barber
Barber
Karmen Jacobsen
Tom Henry
Henry
Tom Almberg
First Shafter Mayor Glenn Nay dies at 83
Glenn O Nay 83 of Morro Bay died June 3 in Bakersfield hospital. He taught 28 years at Shafter High School directing agriculture and was Shafter’s first mayor and longtime civic leader. Services at 1 pm at Hillcrest Memorial Park Bakersfield with Masonic Lodge and LDS Church honors. He served in World War I as a first lieutenant and earned recognition from the California Farm Bureau Federation. Survivors include wife Gertrude, daughter Virginia Kyle, sister Adeline Wilson, three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Hillcrest Memorial Park
Bakersfield
Glenn O. Nay
Morro Bay
Nay
Shafter High School
Agriculture Department
Shafter
California Farm Bureau Federation
San Francisco
State Senate
Disabled American Veterans
Rotary Club
Shafter American Legion
Kern County
Shafter Public Utilities District
Masonic Lodge of
Wasco
Scottish Rite Consistory
al Malaikah Temple Shrine of
Los Angeles
San Joaquin
California Agriculture Teach
Ers Association
Gertrude Edna Harris Nay
Virginia Kyle
Adeline Wilson
Chicago
Fire service reports Shafter blazes and incidents
Shafter Fire Department responded to a May 26 blaze at the Shafter Convalescent Hospital in the laundry room caused by a fluorescent ballast short. Damage estimated at 25 dollars. fire out on arrival. Firefighters investigated a May 28 grass fire in the 500 block State at Walker with suspicions of foul play. Kern County Fire Department logged four calls last week including a May 25 trunk fire at 515 Central Valley Highway with no loss, a May 25 grass fire near Wildwood Road caused by an electrical line, a May 27 structure fire at 425 Gibson Lane injuring a sofa with 25 dollar loss and 20 thousand dollar structure value saved, a May 29 vehicle fire on Koch Road involving a 1963 Ford Custom Sedan driven by Reuben Jimenez with 200 dollar loss. A June 3 structure fire at 243 1/2 E Orange damaged by an outlet short, 300 dollar property loss and 100 dollar contents loss. A May 20 Aeronca 11 AC forced landing north of Lerdo Highway caused no injuries. minor aircraft damage. The report notes two grass fires and an emergency landing last week.
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Austin Hunter
Hunter
David Cartnal
Kern County Board of Education
County Superintendent of Schools
Cartnal
Lyle Mack
Barber
Tom Henry
Henry
Shafter
Shafter Convalescent Hospital
E. Tulare
Walker
Kern County Fire Department
Central Valley Highway
Wildwood Road
Merced
Gibson'Lane
Koch Road
7Th Standard Road
Shafter Fire Department
Orange
Martha Mizer
Stan Kinler
Bakersfield
Wallace Ryker
Oak Street
Lerdo Highway
Police Report: Bicycle Stolen in Shafter
A girl’s green 3 speed Sturdy bicycle with bent gear shift was taken from 209 E Euclid on May 30. The bike was valued at $50. A 228 year old Shafter woman was arrested May 9 on a $5,000 warrant for cashing three NSFs at two Shafter stores on April 22 and 23 and jailed in Kern County awaiting arraignment.
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E. Euclid
Shafter
Kern County
Proposition 13 forces SHS summer school cancellation
Evan Jones of Shafter High announced summer school will be cancelled if Proposition 13 passes. Kern High School District trustees voted to freeze district hiring and halt capital expenditures and ordering of supplies, with cuts effective immediately if the Jarvis-Gann Amendment passes on June 6. Superintendent DeGrow warned critics and stressed the district relies heavily on local taxes, claiming $37 million of $52 million budget comes from local revenue.
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Evan Jones
Shafter High School
SHS
Kern High School District Board of Trustees
Gerald S. DeGrow
DeGrow
Recreation festival and wrestling topics at Shafter Chamber meet
The Shafft Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture met on Friday May 26 chaired by President Clara Schnidt-Miller. Members discussed a Shafter museum site and potential donations for overseas wrestling trips while approving a 4th of July fireworks order and a Chamber booth at Kern County Fair.
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Shafft Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Clara Schnidt-Miller
Sherrill Nixon
Shafter
Miss Shafter
General Shafer
Herb Howell
General Shafter
Chamber
Jeanette Wheeler
Richland School
Bob Bann
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Kern County
Dennis Martin
Roger Giovanetti
U.S
George Wise
Dick Larson
Shafter Recreation Board of Directors
Larson
SHS Spring Sports Awards Held in Shafter
Shafter High School held a June 1 Spring Sports Awards program from 7 to 9:15 pm with team meetings, a Pep Club hosted reception, cookies and punch, and a combined honors presentation. Special guest media presenters included Mark Howell, George Pavletich, Steve Talbot, and Don Reed. Award winners and photos will appear in forthcoming issues.
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Shafter High School
Mark Howell
KUZZ
George Pavletich
KPMC
Steve Talbot
Kero
Don Reed
Shafter Press
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Shafter Lion’s Club
Lion’s Club
David Carthal
Donna Buck
Florence Owens
Fachin
Reuben Jimenez
Shafter High
Edie Warkentin
Katie Plaza
Tammy Ford
Seve Vines Bevet Naeeved
Vickie Shoenhair
Nicky Gallegos
Debbie Plaza
Sharon Jones
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