Local graduates listed from area and out-of-town colleges
Shafter residents and others are highlighted for college completions from Loma Linda University Santa Barbara UC Fresno State Purdue and Golden Gate University. Jeannett Schneider Gratie Albiar Robert Miller Barry Bongberg David Onsum Carl Camp and Tricia Engle are named with degrees and campuses noted. Continued on Page 3
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Shafter
Buttonwillow
Jeannett F. Schneider
Riverside
Loma Linda University
Gratie Albiar
Burbank Avenue
University of California At
David Onsum
Owen Oneum
Manuel Avenue
Fresno State University
Carl Camp
Bill Camp
Fullerton
Purdue University
Jim Engle
Tricia Anderson
T. N. Anderson
Pine Street
Jack Sill Named State ASC Head in California
Jack Sill of Shafter becomes Chairman of the California Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee, appointed by Agricultural Secretary Earl L. Butz. He replaces Everett G. Rank, who moves to regional director of ASCS for 14 Western States. Sill has served five years on the state committee and operates a 3,500 acre Kern County ranch producing cotton, hay, beans, sugar beets, onions and rape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Sill
Shafter
California Agricultural Stabilization & Conservation State Committee
Earl L. Butz
Sill
Everett G. Rank
Fresno
ASCS
ASC
Harry Lee
Maxwell
John R. Kershaw
Brawley
Donald J. Jacop
Salinag
George B. Alcorn
State Agricultural Extension Service
Kern County
The
University of California At Avie
Shafter High Class of 1974 Commencement Honors
Shafter High School crowned its 44th annual commencement as Neal Olsen presented seniors to Mayor Richard Lareen. Eleven students earned Life Member honors in the California Scholarship Federation, the most in school history, while 24 seniors, including those Life Members, posted a 3.5 GPA over four years. The ceremony featured a processional by 22 Flower Girls, a full band, and speeches from Estela Casas, Tracy Thompson, and Estella Espericueta, emphasizing perseverance, self-worth, and creative purpose. It lasted a little over an hour with diplomas handed by the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Neal Olsen
Richard Lareen
California Scholarship Federation
Tracy Thompson
Estella Espericueta
David Woodworth
Union Congregational Church
Edwin Camp
Richard Larsagn
Estela Casas
Tracy Beon
Richland
American Legion
Stacy Wood
Craig’ Bassett
Bill Banks
Shofter
Phi Delta Kappa
Greg Vazquez
Evron Barber
Mike Hutchinson
Richland Concert Choir
Martha Novak
Carolyn Camp
Cheryl Anderson
Planners Delay Roe Tract Decision Amid Strong Opposition
Shafter planning commissioners postponed ruling on Marvin Roe's housing project after about 150 residents filled an informal hearing at the Veterans Memorial Building. Critics argued the tract would devalue nearby homes with prices from 18 000 to 24 500 dollars, while supporters claimed no opposition existed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter’s
Marvin Roe
Commission
City Hall
American Legion Club
Veterans Memorial Building
Roger Hatch
Roe
Pat Wilson
Shafter Improvement Council
Robert Richardson
Planning Commission
Attention Point No. 6
Richardson
David Carthal
Cartnal
Walter Smith
Roe Construction Company
Official status sought for Shafter drug group
Shafter city councilmen praised the anti drug work by a group of concerned citizens and paved the way for people to work as advocates to the council at their regular meeting Monday night. Richard Moon, chairman of STAC, appeared before the council to request designation of the Shafter Technical Advisory Committee as an official council committee to continue exploration and provide technical assistance in the overall program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter City
Richard Moon
Council
Shafter Technical Advisory Committee
STAC
Moon
Police Department
County Mental Health Department
Kern County
al Mortimore
Temperatures Edge 100 Mark at Shafter Station
Readings from the USDA Cotton Research Station show daily highs reaching 94 to 100 and nightly lows mostly at 60s for the week ending Monday. The notes mention broader community efforts on drug education and a STAC plan to secure federal funds and a mobile information clearinghouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Lowe
Usda Cotton Research Station
Toman II
Narcotics charges follow Shafter Kern task force probe
Shafter Police Department and Kern County Narcotics Task Force arrested Sharon Belcher 18 David Belcher 21 and Jake Forbes early last week at 30152 Riverside Avenue after a search warrant yielded 350 dollars of heroin paraphernalia and a sawed off .22 rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County Narcotics Task Force
Sharon Kay Belcher
David Earl. Belcher
Jake Wayne Forbes
Belchere
Riverside Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emil Adt
Shafter High
Vern Allen
Stringham
Bstela Casas
Jim Bannantine
Yvonne Bagsett
Janice Smith
Roe Tract Project
Richland School
Kern
Craig Bassett
Leslie L. Robinson
Amerian Legion
Jane Zachary
Anderson
Shafter Drug Group
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