Buttonwillow Chamber to Choose Honorary Mayor
The Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual meeting with a barbecue dinner and a skit recalling local history. Vice President Joe McCulloch seeks the presidency as voting begins for honorary mayor, with Dennis Giannini leading early in the major race.
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Buttonwillow
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Joe McCulloch
Miller &Lux
Buttonwillow Chamber
Manny Correa
Community National Bank
Manny
Tom Anthony
New York
Buttonwillow Park and Recreation
Jack Frost
Babe Ruth
Heart Fund
Cancer Society
Red Cross
March of Dimes
Dennis Giannini
Dante Gianni
Susie Tracy
Gary Riccomini
Richland school board backs Plan B for unification
The Richland school board favors Plan B as the sole unification proposal to be submitted to voters. Plan B would move Shafter High School from Kern High School District and unite with Richland and nearby elementary schools. The board cites local control as a key benefit.
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Richland
Shafter High School
Kern High
Buttonwillow
Rio Bravo-Greeley
Lerdo
Belridge
David Carthal
Kern County
Kern County District Committee
Alcoholic Beverage Control Department
Shafter Avenue
Central Valley Highway
John Means
Kern View Hospital
Means
Mary Southard
Kaleidoscope
California
Brown
Shafter Council delays housing near M-1 zone
Shafter city officials in a special session considered developer plans to build 16 low income homes on 50 foot lots near an M-1 manufacturing zone. The council weighed buffering options and potential noise conflicts with trucks and trains, and the project faced environmental and zoning concerns.
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Shafter
Dick Larson
Louis Petrini
Earl Leach
State
Kern
Jackson
Wake
Bill Sheldon
Larson
Sheldon
Beans Leach
Leach
STAC Plans Community Meeting on Substance Abuse
Shafter Technical Advisory Committee prepares a public meeting on March 30 at 7 30 p m in the Richland Music Building. Kaleidoscope drug counseling, county mental health, health and police representatives will join, with community participation urged and Q A time planned.
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Shafter Technical Advisory Committee
STAC
Shafter
County Mental Health Department
County Health Department
Shafter Police
Dick Moon
Richland Music Building
Residents push annexation plan for North Shafter area
Local residents led by Mary Carrasco circulate a petition to annex the North Shafter area from Tulare Avenue to Klassen Drive. The drive cites cesspool problems water waste into yards and poor sheriff patrols. If 51 percent sign, city action and a special improvement district funding curb gutter water sewer hookups.
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North Shafter
Tulare Avenue
Klassen Drive
Mary Carrasco
Prince Lane
Carrasco
Sheriff’s Department
Wasco
Ter
Shafter City
Local Agency Formation Commission
County Board of Supervisors
Shafter
Lions Harness Races Attract 3000 Crowd Near Shafter
A chilly wind did not deter about 3000 people for Lions Club charity harness races at Joe O'Brien Track on Lerdo Highway east of Shafter. About 2000 attended a steak barbecue after the races to raise funds for sight conservation and other Lions programs. Buck Owens of Hee Haw served as grand marshal and greeted fans with his usual warmth.
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Shafter Lions
Joe O’brien
Lions
Arleigh Johnson
Glenn Handel
O’brien
Lions Club
Shafter
Lerdo Highway
Buck Owens
Dick Larson
Chan Bayless
Lion District
Milton Sanden
Irlene O’brien
Bud Davis
Stan Bayless
William Thomas
Stan Cook
Tom Caraway
Big Sur
Pace
Armbo Rick
al Loustalot
Ray Vaughn Thomas
Charles Armstrong
Jack Baugh
Thurman Dowing
Maury Wills
Los Angeles Dodgers
Lauri Cox
Bakersfield
March chill persists with light rain total for season
March brings chilly weather with Shafter recording .14 inch of rain and a forecast of isolated showers through Thursday to Saturday. Highs 45 to 55 and lows 32 to 42 mark the week, boosting season rain to 2.83 inches. Story notes harness racing events with Joe O'Brien, Irlene O'Brien, and local officials presenting trophies.
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Shafter
National Weather Services
Voters Go to Polls in Shafter Municipal Election
County Clerk lists 1850 voters in two precincts eligible for Tuesday voting. City Clerk Bill Johnston noted turnout often 35 to 40 percent but did not forecast turnout. Ballots for three city council seats featured six candidates including incumbents Colvard and Cummings. Also on ballot a measure to move City Clerk and City Treasurer from elected to appointive positions. Polls opened 7 am to 7 pm with 144 voters voting by 9:30 am at two churches. absentee ballots to be counted at City Hall after 7 pm.
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Shafter
Bill Johnston
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Jack W. Colvard
William E. Cummings
Luis Diaz Flores
Loyd E. Link
James E
Johnny) Thomas
Pastor T. Vazquez
Shafter youth Marcus Williams awarded Certificate of Valor
State Attorney General Evelle J Younger presented the honor in Fresno after Williams helped capture an armed robbery suspect at Five Points. The 19 year old, who pursued the robber despite gunfire, aided Wasco Police to recover the loot and stop the crime. Other valley residents also received Valor and Commendation certificates.
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Evelle J. Younger
Marcus Williams
Shafter
Williams
Fresno
Our Place Drive In
Nixon
Wasco
Valley
Bakersfield
Dinuba
Tulare
Kings County
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Emil
Jack) Frost
C. A
Houchin
Mike Torigiani
Council
Shafter Public Works
Lew Carroll
Carroll
Shafter Youth
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