Baja California Trip Report From Raven-Cowee Caravan
The Ravens and Cowees recount a Baja California road trip to Mulege with 15 campers. They describe roughing it, a broken crankshaft, a trailer wheel repair delay, and a tow to a Toyota garage in San Diego. Fishing centered on Concepcion Bay with species such as Spanish mackerel and dorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baja California
Dave
Ginger Raven
Jon
Mulege
Border
Jim Cowee
United California Bank
Sacramento
Carol
Jim
Cowee
San Quintin
Toyota
San Diego
Concepcion Bay
Saat
Sierra
Shafter Council Deliberates Budget For 1974-75
Shafter city council began consideration of the 1974-75 budget, with a proposed revenue of 845 612 and expenditures of 935 192. A final budget meeting with department heads and salary talks is set for next Monday. Council awarded a 35 monthly raise to city employees and approved paying the employees portion of medical insurance. Officials discussed re appraisal by Kern County Assessors Office noting no re appraisal in ten years and upcoming increases, with Bakerfield examples showing 30 to 50 percent rises.
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Shafter City
Ted Kaiser
Kern County Assessors Office
Troy Young
Dick Adams
Assessors Office
Shafter
Kaiser
Bakerafield
Developer Marvin Roe Faces Citizen Charges Over East Shafter Project
Residents near Elm State and Pine Streets protested the proposed east Shafter housing tract with about 200 people at the Veterans Memorial Hall. The Planning Commission delayed action to review an Environmental Impact Report while addressing concerns on aesthetics, buyer qualifications, minority housing, tree preservation, and loan eligibility.
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East Shafter
Veterans Memorial Hall
Planning Commission
Aple
Marvin .Roe
Farm Home Administration
Ae Womas Ao
Basa
Roe
Carol Patrick
May permits reach near two hundred thousand in active month
Building permits issued in May totaled about 177,624 dollars marking the second highest monthly total this year. Eight new homes were authorized including five at 15,352 dollars each for the Bryan Coleman and Associates Olson Street project. Other new homes valued at 22,413 24,062 and 34,351 dollars went to E P Hofman Odell Templeton and Jack Ogle. A Neal Olson swimming pool brought new construction to 162,586 dollars. remodeling added 15,038 dollars, keeping year to date near 1 million through mid year. April had the only higher month at 228, (text cut).
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Bryan Coleman and Associates
Olson Street
E. P. Hofman
Odell Templeton
Jack Ogle
Neal Olson
Cool spell nears end as week temps rise near 100
The area experiences a return of heat after a cool spell with daily extremes recorded at the USDA Cotton Research Station near Shafter. May 1974 shows higher totals with building permits reaching $609,517 for the year, over last year’s $505,881 at this point.
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Usda Cotton Research Station
Shafter
Rekosh Named New Shafter High Basketball Coach
Charles Rekosh will succeed Ed Janzen as Shafter High School varsity basketball coach and freshman-sophomore counselor. He comes from South High Bakersfield, with prior posts at Curran Junior High and Bakersfield College. He is married with two children and plans to move to Shafter.
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Charles Rekosh
Ed Janzen
Shafter High School
Sophmore
Janzen
Shafter
Cross High School
Rekosh
South High School
Bakersfield
Bakersfield College
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
Curran Junior High School
South
West High
Mery Hueton
South High
Grads Sign Up for Shafter High Reunion
Deadline July 1 for the 1964 Shafter High graduating class reunion dinner reservations. Call Barbara Payne at 746-6636 or Pam Ping at 746-6703 to reserve.
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Shafter High
Barbara Payne
Pam Ping
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Emil
Jac
Baja
el Presidente
Tee
Willege
Long Beach
Califor
Guarana
Bill Nixon
Shafter Lions Club
John Dobbs
Nixon
Mike Reese
Carl Moyer
Jim Hanner
John Walker
Lion Jamer
A .J. (Smitty) Smith
Arleigh Johnson
Lady Lions
Mickey Handel
Mary Nixon
Marilyn Gladden
Eloy Laroen
Kay Millwee
Jack Colvard
Marvin Roe
By Mike Byrd
Roger Hatch
Bill Johnston
Hatch
Shafter Swimming
Max
Min
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