Shafter Summer Activities and Library Reopen Highlight City Events
The Shafter Branch Library reopens after remodeling on June 9 with a summer reading program from June 2 to July 26. The schedule includes Bug events, Story Times, and various presentations. The Shafter Aquatic Center opens June 20 with 50 cent admission and multiple swim sessions. Also listed are Vacation Bible School, Summer Evening Program for youths, Potato Variety Field Day, Shafter Collaborative meeting, and water safety classes for children 0-5. For details call 746-2156 or 746-8690.
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Shafter Animal Control
Return of the Traveling Journal
Michael Kennedy
Shafter Library
Shafter Aquatic Center
East Tulare Avenue
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Valley Bible Church
Pine Street
Sonworld Adventure Park
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E. Euclid Avenue
Kern County
Shafter Depot Museum
Joe Nunez
Kern County Cooperative Extension
Nathan Lane
California Potato Research Advisory Board
Shafter Healthy Start
Redwood
Edward Garcia
Mommy and Me
Shafter Pool
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Kern County Museum
Chester Avenue
Bakersfield
Los Hermanos
Elton Kelly
Ann
Kern COG hosts regional Blueprint Summit to plan growth
Kern Council of Governments invites all 63 Kern County elected officials and the public to a June 26 summit at the Doubletree Bakersfield to decide growth principles for the next 40 years. The event uses maps and software to show today’s communities and future changes, with goals including farmland preservation, water conservation, and affordable housing.
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Kern Council of Governments
Kern County
Doubletree
del Rio Court
Bakersfield
Kern Cog
Kern Council of Governments’ Board of Directors
Ron Brummett
West Nile Virus detected in Kern County mosquito pool
Kern County reports a positive West Nile Virus mosquito pool found in the 93314 area on June 13. Health officer Dr. Claudia Jonah notes no human cases yet and urges protection and elimination of breeding sites using the three Ds: dusk and dawn avoidance, DEET repellent, and draining standing water. Citizens can report pools and dead birds to local and state hotlines.
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Claudia Jonah
Kern County
Jonah
93314
WNY
Mosquito and Vector Control Agency
Department of Public Health
California Department of Public Health
Westnile
Local men arraigned on Carjacking charges
Two Shafter parolees Manuel Richard Lucero and Jose Carlos Encinas were arraigned on carjacking charges after allegedly carjacking a 2001 Chevrolet pickup at knifepoint. The vehicle was recovered. both men remain in Kern County Jail with additional parole violation counts.
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Shafter
Kern County Sheriffs Department
Manuel Richard Lucero
Shafter Superior Court
Jose Carlos Encinas
Lucero
Richland Drive
Encinas
Tehachapi
Kern County
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