Gracuating lass 20 year reunion and Bakersfield speedway notes
A 20 year reunion for Shafter High graduates on May 24 featured dinner and dance with Ro bert Millwee as MC and George Love ve giving invocation. Special prizes honored by poem included Far thest Distance Joyce McDonald Healey and Least Amount of Hair Kenneth Dalke. Also notes on class photos and organizers. Separate item: Bakersfield Speedway race set for June 21 offers 60 laps and $300 purse with two 30 lap segments and time trials at 7 p.m.
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Shafter- High
Robert Millwee
George Love Ve
Hal Williams
Don Murfin
Joyce McDonald Healey
Utah
Bill Cummings
Loretta Benders
Wilhite
Kenneth Dalke
Merita Reynolds Sanders
Don Powell
Woody Wilson
Chester Neufeld
Bakersfield Speedway
Rosie’ Roussel
Shafter Recreation Baseball Standings Update
American League and National League standings from Shafter Recreation baseball show team positions and recent results. The list reflects current leaders, win loss records, and next schedule for local league play.
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Shafter Recreation
Shafter Grads Share in Corti Scholarships
Two Shafter High graduates received Corti Family Agricultural Trust scholarships. Laurie Horn received 200 dollars and Alden Hair 300 dollars from among 75 awards totaling 22,950 dollars. The fund was created by the will of Theresa Corti, whose family settled in Kern County in 1870.
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Shafter High
Corti Family Agricultural Trust
Laurie Horn
Shafter
Alden Hair
Buttonwillow
Theresa Corti
Kern County
Roe development case features on site plan disputes and EIR delay
In a Shafter court Roe's map faces scrutiny amid cross examination over a grid pattern, planning board actions, and alleged delays. Witnesses contend zoning and minority housing issues influenced decisions while lawyers debate free speech and legal discrimination. The judge allows probing into Lynch mind frame and timing. Deliberations proceed with briefs due in weeks as the case advances.
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Mortimore
Vancuren
Shafter
Lynch
Hatch
Sprague
Planning Commission
Roe
Nairn
Johnston
Morti
Market tightens as Kern potato acreage falls in 1975
California growers face limited shipments from Maine and a tightening market. Kern County potato acreage fell about 27 percent, with Shafter area down 30 to 35 percent from 1974, raising questions about future supply and prices. A Kern County young farmers committee, backed by the Farm Bureau, vows to shape future policy. A reader letter was received but not published due to lack of identifying information.
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Maine
Shafter
California
Jess Malloy
Eeason
Kern Couny
Kern County
City council debates budget and insurance coverage
City officials discuss allocating 20 000 to Bankers Life and 10 000 to a reserve account for higher interest. Colvard notes administrator's 95 000 request for an equipment replacement fund not in the budget. A new liability insurance policy takes effect with Somers Insurance Agency at 17 874 annually, 2 200 more than prior coverage.
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Bankers Life
Colvard
Ray Minner
Somer’s Insurance Agency
City Council Approves Audit and Seeks Stay on Roe Appeal
At the adjourned meeting Monday the council approved the annual audit. A letter from Marvin Roe's attorney said the Planning Commission's disapproval of Roe's tentative tract map would be appealed to the council but should wait until the court decision. The council granted a continuance for the appeal.
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Carroll
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Shafter Press
Planning Commission
Don Zechary
Lawrence Wise
Zachary
Vious Company
Marvin Roe
Shafter High aims graduation and reunion events
Diplomas were awarded to 161 graduating seniors of Shafter High by Donald E. Ruggenberg, Kern Joint Union High School District trustee. Tim Revell received the Alumni Association Honor Award at Bakersfield College brunch. Janet Wiedmann won a trophy and the Paul M Bald win Award. A 1931 1932 class reunion was held at the Ranch Inn near Shafter with over fifty alumni and guests.
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Shafter High
Donald E. Ruggenberg
Kern Joint Union High
Jordan Kanikkeberg
SHS
Alumni Association
Bakersfield College
Tim Revell
John Revell
Shafter
Janet Wiedmann
Mert Wiedmann
Paul M. Baldwin
Shafter High School
Ranch Inn
Shafter Area Train Crash Survivor Honors 20th Anniversary
Ronnie Richards, 17, of Buttonwillow survived a train car collision at the Kratzmeyer Road crossing near Shafter on Thursday at 6:20 PM. The report also notes the 42nd anniversary of Nikkel Iron Works in Shafter, paid in 1923 by Al Nickel, and Shafter's six month share of beverage license special fees totaling $1,604.
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Ronnie Richards
Buttonwillow
Kratzmeyer Road
Shafter
Nikkel Iron Works
al Nikel
Tie Tomatoes Stake and Tie Tomato Plants
A gardening note advises staking and tying tomato plants to prevent sprawling on the ground. This method keeps vines upright, improves air circulation, and supports fruit development.
North Kern County approves golf course lease for 178 acres
The board of supervisors contracts with James Camp to lease and later buy 178 acres for a public golf course in North Kern County. Local youth groups and Shriners supported a Shrine circus visit in Bakersfield drawing large crowds. A winter racing driver with ties to Shafter gains national attention alongside professor Neil Boardman and Robert Neuman.
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Kern County
Board of Superviosre
James Camp
Shafter Recreation Department
Shriners
Shrine Circus
Bakersfield
Shafter
Neil Boardman
Robert Neuman
Shafter Farmer
Monterey Bay Academy graduates report scholarships and honors
Three Monterey Bay Academy graduates received scholarships as they prepare to attend Pacific Union College in Angwin next year. Marshall Rub earned a California State Scholarship while Rodney Wall received a $450 Pacific Union grant. The class of 138 included 30 with highest honors and 25 with honorable mention as ceremonies began June 6 with a consecration service.
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Monterey Bay Academy
Pacific” Union College
Angwin
Marshall Rub
Melvin Rub
Rodney Wall
Robert Wall
Pacific Union
Seventh Day Adventist School
Bakersfield Academy
Beales
California
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