Dramatic Kern County Winter 1992-93 Tornado Episode
The Kern County area endured a rare series of tornadoes during the 1992 93 winter, with McFarland weather damage from winds up to 70 mph. California faced dozens of twisters that season, amid record rainfall and lingering March storms. The National Weather Service issued warnings for Feb 23 as storm spotters observed changing conditions and temporary calm followed the alerts.
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Kern County
California
McFarland
Linda Barajas
Folsom
National Weather Service
Meadows Field
Bakersfield
Daiwa executive survives WTC explosion in New York building
Daiwa Securities senior US executive Phil Zachary, 58, was in a building near the World Trade Center when the blast occurred. He boarded an elevator after the explosion, saw heavy smoke, then resumed work and later reported on payroll records and company activity while inspectors gathered details.
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World Trade Center
Wtc
Phil Zachary
Zachary
Daiwa Securities
Wade
World Financial Center
Susan Mal
Community Meeting and Senior Center Voting Dates in Kern County
Shafter and Buttonwillow senior centers host voting for Kern County residents aged 60 and older on March 8 9 10 and 11 from 9 am to 1 pm at Sunset Ave Wasco 1280 Poplar St and 131 E First St events. Agrow Woman’s Fellowship meets March 8 at 7 pm at Veterans Memorial Hall with fellowship refreshments worship and Nancy McDaniels as speaker.
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Sunset Ave
Buttonwillow Senior Center
E. First St
Wasco Senior Center
Poplar St
Kern County
Agrow
Aglow Fellowship
Veteran's Memorial Hall
Nancy McDaniels
Porterville
Cinnamon coated almonds become Clinton's favored snack hit
Local almond grower Al Jensen and the California Almond Board gained national attention as cinnamon coated almonds served at a Clinton inauguration spread to NBC Today and ABC Good Morning America. The Nutty Bavarian's John Mautner supplied the nuts for a Washington publicity push that included a video news release and White House calls.
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Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Bill Clinton
Clinton
al Jensen
California Almond Board
CAB
Washington, D.C
Jess Woods
The
California
Ketchum
John Mautner
Orlando
Fla
NBC
ABC
Good Morning America
Barariar
White House
Jensen
Wasson
Shafter and Richland-Lerdo Win CPRS Community Service Award
The City of Shafter and Richland-Lerdo School District were honored by CPRS District XV with the 1993 Community Service Award for contributions to the Shafter Aquatic Center Project. Mayor Linda Gragg and John Guinn accepted for the city, while Steve Skalisky accepted for the district. Lisa Brown praised cooperation that supports small recreation projects and youth programs.
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Shafter
Richland- Lerdo
California Parks and Recreation Society
CPRS
Linda Gragg
John
Guinn
Richland-Lerdo
Steve Skalisky
City of
Lisa Brown
Strange call ends with arrest in Shafter incident
A call about alleged car ramming led Shafter police to Morris Nazaroff, 40, who was found in the street on February 27 at 9 54 p.m. He appeared intoxicated and resisted officers when handcuffed, then kicked the interior of the patrol car and was charged with resisting and delaying arrest.
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Shafter
Shafter Police Department
Bill Freeman
Oak Street
Morris Nazaroff
Nazaroff
Freeman
Vehicle stolen and found vandalized in Shafter
A 1979 Toyota Corolla parked at James Street and E Marengo Avenue was stolen between 10 p.m. Friday Feb 25 and 7:50 a.m. Feb 26. The car, found later that day at Los Angeles Street and Poplar Avenue, had a cut window and missing steering column. Police say the case remains under investigation.
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Shafter
Shafter Police Department
Billy Freeman
James Street
E. Marengo Avenue
Freeman
Los Angeles Street
Poplar Avenue
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Knapp
New York
New York City
Tom Brokaw
Willard Scott
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