Shafter Police Adopts New Weekly Hours and After Hours Procedures
The Shafter Police Department sets hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closes Sundays and holidays. After hours, report crimes at the front door via intercom. Patrol remains 24/7. Also note new Alanon and Narcotics Anonymous meetings at the Shafter Rehabilitation Center, with contact numbers and locations provided. Community volunteers sought for summer programs through the Shafter Recreation and Park District. Ricky Wynn Friesen, a former Shafter resident, graduates from the University of Kansas with a Medicine Residency certificate.
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Shafter Police Department
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Phil Walker
Ricky Wynn Friesen
Shafter
Norman Friesen
University of Kansas
Shafter High hosts first sober graduation party
Shafter High School's Friday Night Live chapter led by Cheryl Harmer and Rudy Miranda held the first annual sober graduation party at Walker Senior Citizens Center after commencement. The alcohol free event offered dancing, food, prizes including a CD player and stereo from Shell Oil, with donations from local businesses and chaperoned supervision to prevent drinking and driving.
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Shafter High School
Cheryl Harmer
Rudy Miranda
Walker Senior Citizen’s Center
Bakersfield
Shell Oil Company
SHS Commencement at Shafter High School field
Over 200 SHS graduates moved onto the Shafter High School football field to receive diplomas last Thursday. Principal Dr. Herb Neufeld presented the Class of 1989 after speeches by Fred Starrh, board member and SHS 1947 alum, who praised the community and freedom amid distant TV coverage of conflicts.
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Elizabeth Sanchez
Shafter High School
SHS
Shafter
Herb Neufeld
Fred Starrh
Kern
Starrh
Wasco man killed when train hits farm machinery
McCurdy Stephen McFadden of Wasco, 29, died late Monday when his New Holland Harrold Red tractor struck by a southbound Santa Fe Railway freight train at Cherry valley Highway. CHP reports the engineer blew the whistle but failed to avert collision. brakes could not stop the train. Investigation ongoing.
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Richard McCurdy
Wasco
Cherry Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Santa Fe
McCurdy
California Highway Patrol
Cherry
Central Valey Highway
New Holland Harrold
Santa Fe Railway
Harrold
CHP
Minter Field Airport District Seeks Board Candidates
The Minter Field Airport District will fill two Board of Directors seats in the November 7 Consolidated District Election as terms of Riley Ashby and Bob Diltz expire. Ashby has relocated outside the district. Diltz is also expected not to seek another term. Nominations run July 17 to August 11 at 5 p.m. Contact Kern County Clerk Gale S. Enstad for details.
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Minter Field
Shafter
Riley Ashby
Bob Diltz
Ashby
Jim Albright
Diltz
Gale S. Enstad
Kern County
Shafter Chamber Hosts Bo Dodgers Night at Sam Lynn Park
The Third Annual Shafter Chamber of Commerce Night with the Bakersfield Dodgers is set for Saturday June 24 at 8 p.m. at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Bakersfield will vs Reno Silver Sox with eight local sponsors supplying complimentary tickets. Pacific Bell will hand out Dodger T shirts to the first 500 youngsters in attendance.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bakersfield Dodgers
Sam Lynn
Reno Silver Sox
Shafter
Century 21 Active Realty
Stringham’s
Shafter Drug Store
Shafter Sports Center
Odie Miller Insurance
Floyd’s True Value Hardware
Giovannis Original Pizza and Beverage Company
Johnson's Department Store
Pacific Bell
Dodger
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Police
Alanon
Shafter Rehabilitation Center
East Lerdo Highway
Eer Noe of
Mass Tt
Buttonwillow
Pioneer Senior Citizens of
Caltrans
W. Olive Avenue
Fresno
Narcotics Anonymous
Lerdo Highway
Stephen McFadden
By Stephen McFadden
All That Video
Crystal Geyser
Pierce Cummings
Vacuum Service
Farmers Insurance Group
K-Mart
Floyd’s Stores
Baskets of Plenty
J.d.’S
Country Cooking
Graddy's
Shafter Liquor Store
Picteires
Chamber of Commerce
Bo Dodgers
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