City donates property for youth center and approves salaries
Shafter City Council shows an agreement with Kern County Economic Development Opportunity Corporation to fund a $1.7 million youth center near Hudson Apartments across from Kirschenmann's Park on East Euclid Avenue. The city will donate land while KCEOC covers construction costs, with Resolution No. 1503 giving the city the right to terminate KCEOC’s stake for noncompliance or insolvency. The project budgeted at $1.3 million is over by $388,000, and $249,000 more may come from Lerdo School sale proceeds to keep the plan intact as a public recreation facility open to all. Local merchants seek sidewalk merchandise rules amid ongoing disputes about placement near storefronts.
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Kern County Economic Development Opportunity Corporation
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Hudson Apartments
Kirschenmann’s
California
Lerdo
Shafter Press Deadlines Adjusted For July Fourth Holiday
Due to the Fourth of July holiday deadlines for The Shafter Press shift up by one day. ADOR and Classifieds must be in by Friday June 29. Display by Wednesday 27. Legals by 3 p.m. Friday June 29. Kern County receives just over 5 million dollars in discretionary road funds under AB 2928, not 13 million as previously reported.
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Dean Florez
Kern County
Highway 43
Shafter
Story Quilters at Shafter Library Storytime
The Story Quilters will be featured today Wednesday the 27th at 2 p.m. at the Shafter Library located at 236 James Street. Children of all ages can enjoy storytelling.
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Shafter Library
James Street
Bank of American Hosts First Annual Fourth of July Event
Bank of American invites the public to a family friendly afternoon on Friday June 29 from 4 to 6 p m featuring games drawings food and drinks for all. The event showcases community celebration and local participation at the bank.
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Bank of American
Fireworks at Shafter High School football field
Shafter Chamber of Commerce hosts a free fireworks display at Shafter High School football field on Tuesday July 3. A sandwich and snack booth will be open for attendees. St Johns Church Wasco Festival runs June 29 5 to 10 pm at Griffith and 9th with events.
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Griffith and
9Th Street
Fourth of July origins and early independence motion
A brief history notes that the Continental Congress began in Philadelphia before the Declaration of Independence. Delegates backed by nine of thirteen colonies approved the declaration on July 4, while others sought peace with England. The narrative frames 1776 milestones, taxation dispute, and the birth of American independence.
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National Rose Month celebrated by Wasco Shafter
Margaret Baker reports Wasco and Shafter celebrate roses as key local industries and symbols. The piece notes Wasco’s annual rose parade and field tours in September, the nationwide love for roses, and historic associations from weddings to public spaces, ending with Roses Incorporated as information source.
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Wasco
Shafter
United States
Texas
Sargasso Sea
Roses Incorporated
Postal rates rise for extra ounces and cards
Postal rates remain 34 cents for first class stamps while July 1 2001 brings 23 cent rates for each additional ounce and a one cent rise to 21 cents per postcard. Acting Pacific Area VP Al Iniguez notes the move continues the January rate shift from 33 to 34 cents.
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Postal Services
Pacific Area
al Iniguez
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