Water Supply Tensions Rise Over McFarland Area
Residents in Smiths Cover and Cherokee Strip fear pesticides and nitrates contaminate water as city trucks in water. Gary Rodriguez cites possible future connection to city system while Guinn notes 6 month EDB and DBCP testing for Smiths Corner. A meeting at Apostolic Church on Richland Drive is set for 6 p.m. tomorrow to address the issue.
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Smith's Cover
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Smith’s Corner
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Apostolic Church
Richland Drive
County building permits rise 23 percent in January totals
Kern County's January building activity climbs 23 percent from a year earlier to 30.90 million as unincorporated areas surge 26 percent and Delano leads gains with a 744 percent jump driven by a major residential development worth 1.87 million. Shafter falls 43 percent while Bakersfield drops 22 percent and Ridgecrest soars 93 percent.
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Kern County Board of Trade
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County Building Inspection Department
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Mojave
Rosamond
North Edwards
Baron
California City
Taft
Tehachapi
Community Calendar for Shafter March events
Community calendar lists events from March 2 to March 8 in Shafter including Rotary and Kiwanis meetings at Vet's Hall, Woman's Club at Vet's Hall, Senior Sack Day, Soroptimist Ed Meeting at Hernstedt Farms, Historical Society Depot Museum event, Prayer Breakfast, Vet's Hall gatherings, Lady Lions meeting, Planning Commission at City Hall, American Legion Auxiliary, and International Women's Day observance.
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Rotary Shafter
Kiwanis
Vets Hall
Shafter Woman's Club
Vet’s Hall
Mtg
Hernstedt Farms
Shafter Woman’s Club
Lady Lions
Shafter Planning Commission City
American Legion Aux
Vet's Hall
Birthday and anniversary notices listed for March dates
Community birthday wishes for Suzette Smith Morgan Tom Hernstedt Erin Reimer Eric M Strand Walter Becker Deanna Nelson Debra Payne Robin Guhr Robert Privett Michael W Patrick and others. Anniversaries noted for Donald Beckie Epp Rodney Susan Feil Harlin Elma Wilson Russell Alice Hamman with dates spanning Friday to Tuesday.
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Tom Hernstedt
Erin Reimer
Eric M. Strand
Walter Becker
Deanna Nelson
Donald
Beckie Epp
Rodney
Susan Feil
Debra Payne
Robin Guhr
Robert Privett
Michael W. Patrick
Russell
Alice Hamman
Harlin
Elma Wilson
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Historical Society Depot
Suzette Smith Morgan
Harold Freedman
Elizabeth Garber
Justin Charles Zachary
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12Th Ave
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Espafiol
Il Motors Inc
Main St
Nissan
Main Street
Deli
Seventh Street
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