Shafter Flames Cheer Squad Wins Early Competitions
The Shafter Flames Cheer Squad, sponsored by the Shafter Recreation Department, welcomes students from first grade through teens year round. They have earned two first place trophies in their first two performances thanks to team members families and local business raffle donations. Funds support practice uniforms camp trip and official competition attire.
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Shafter Recreation Department
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Proud parents honor Rocky Escobedo and Marines dream
The Escobedo family thank Shafter community for support as Rocky Lee Escobedo trains at Camp Pendleton and prepares for Marine graduation on June 12 1998. They thank police officers teachers coaches and friends and praise faith and community for helping him fulfill his dream. Memorial services were held for Patsy Ann Thomas Akins a former Shafter resident who died May 30 1998.
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Rocky Lee Escobedo
Shafter
Camp Pendleton
San Diego
United States Marine Corps Base
Riddick and
Whitehead
Rocky
Pat
Carlos White
Raul Zamora
Raul
Fie
Patsy Ann Thomas Akins
Oildale Chapel
Frank
Eva Escobedo
Navy Petty Officer Williams Deployed Aboard USS John C. Stennis
Wayne O Williams a 1981 Shafter High School graduate is halfway through a six month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis He is among more than 5000 sailors and Marines on the ship which left Norfolk Virginia in February to lead the Stennis Battle Group supporting Operation Southern Watch enforcing post Gulf War UN mandates Williams joined the Navy in June 1989.
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Wayne O. Williams
Shafter High School
Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Gulf
Williams
Norfolk
Virginia
U.N
Iraq
John C. Stennis
U.S
Shafter Receives National AEDO Economic Development Honor
The City of Shafter earned national recognition as an AEDO designated economic development organization, one of only three cities nationwide to receive the honor. An on site three day audit evaluated stakeholders and found Shafter utilizes available resources to run a comprehensive economic development program. Flowers are the poetry of earth and the stars are the poetry of heaven.
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Heaven
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Akins
Jack M. Lee Jr
Coronado
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Smith Margaret Smith
James Smith
Darlene Lockhart
Christina Luevano
Patsy Ou
Ricky Ou
Anthony Smith
Kirk Hawkins
Michael Smith
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Joe Kirk
Central Ave
Habla Espanol
Small Business Development Center
Ntavae Business
Seenee
Clyde and Joy
Armstron
Armstrong’s Tire
Jane
Secor Irregular
Enim Jeans
Pioneer
Wall
King
New Guinea
Hanes Beefy T
Chester Avenue
Bakersfield
Olive Drive
Central Avenue
Wasco
High Street
Delano
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