Buttonwillow Chamber dinner highlights life of the town
The 22nd annual Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce dinner themed This is Your Life drew about 500 attendees. The event raised 13,216.80 dollars from 132,168 votes for honorary mayor, funding ambulance service, scholarships, and local projects while preserving the annual tradition and civic engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttonwillow
Chamber of Commerce
American Field Service
Cancer Fund
Buttonwillow School Recreation Council
PTA
Wasco Recreation Council
Baptist Church Youth Community Survey
Progressive Ambulance
Andreotti Wins Buttonwillow Mayor Election Dinner Toasts
Five hundred guests attended the 22nd Buttonwillow Chamber dinner where Mayor elect Elmer Andreotti received the key to the city from outgoing Honorary Mayor Robert Williams. Campaign events included six dinners, two luncheons, an auction and a golf tournament run by Andreotti and friends Lyndon Payne Armando Pino Frank Riccomini and Darlena Young. Final major election votes totaled 132 68 the largest ever cast at the annual event. Proceeds from vote purchases fund the chamber and agriculture treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Andreotti
Buttonwillow
Robert Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Wally Schroeter
Andreotti
Shafter Sees .24 Inch Rainfall Boost For Week
Shafter recorded another .24 inches of rain in the week ending Monday raising the season total to 6.35 inches. Rain fell in two installments with .12 inches by 8 am last Wednesday and .12 by 8 am Sunday. Temperatures varied from 38 to 74 degrees at the USDA Cotton Research Station. The article also notes the Chamber of Commerce slate for the year led by Wes Selvidge with officers and directors named.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Six Burglary Cases Reported in Shafter This Week
Shafter police logged six burglary complaints over the past week. Items stolen include a ten speed bicycle from Carl Taffera of 315 Elm, a lawn mower from Judy Gray of 413 Rodriguez, and cigars beer and gum from Cousin's Cafe at 341 Central. A break‑in occurred at Jack and Irene's Place 130 Walker Street with window entry. nothing taken. A dog was removed from the City Pound by Humane Officer Joe Cooper. the building’s tin was pried loose and an Australian Shepherd disappeared. Continued on Page 3.
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Shafter
Carl Taffera
Elm
Judy Gray
Rodriguez
Frank Woo
Central
Jack and
Irene
Walker Street
Jack Ashcraft
Joe Cooper
Dorothy Sherrell
Speeding Driver Over 90 Miles Per Hour Goes to Jail
Paul Bolotin of Bend Oregon was stopped by CHP officer Ramirez for speeds over 90 mph on 99. He pleaded guilty at Shafter Justice Court and was fined 62 dollars or five days in county jail. He was jailed after sentencing.
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Paul Bolotin
Bend
Oregon
Ramirez
California Highway Patrol
Bolotin
S Bolotin
Shafter Justice Court
Johnny
Kathy Fain
Irwin Ray
Fain
Bob Evaro
McFarland
Lloyd Higgins
Lamont
Shafter-Wasco Landfill Announces New Daily Hours
As of March 1 the Shafter Wasco Sanitary Landfill will operate 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily until May 1. The facility on Schofield Road one mile north of Lerdo Highway will follow these hours each day of the week.
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Shafter - Wasco
Schofield Road
Lerdo Highway
Shafter School Board Studies Recreation District Plan
Richland School board reviews creating a recreation district or service area for Shafter and nearby. Mayor Larson and Fred Starrh explain financing options and local control, with decision possible at next meeting. Early Childhood Education program may start by July 1 with funds over 150000 plus 50000 potential. Title 1 funds cut 9 percent. Elections site approval and boiler repairs noted. A mistletoe clearance project in Manuel and Stringham parks involved a tree service and workers.
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Shafter
Richland School Board of Trustees
Evron Barber
Richard Larson
Fred Starrh
Recreation Commission
Starrh
Larson
al Sandrini
Richmond
State Board of Education
Sandrini
Manuel
Stringham Parks
Public Works Department
Vic Coleman
Central
D. M. Williams
Euclid
City Wages War on Deadly Mistletoe in Parks
Shafter officials declare 1973 the year to wipe out mistletoe which damages Arizona and Modesto Ash trees in Stringham and Mannel Parks. City works with a Bakersfield tree company to prune, while Keeley of USDA Cotton Station notes pruning as safest method.
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Shafter
Wisner
Sacramento
Lewis Carroll
Shafter Public Works Department
Stringham
Mannel Parks
Bakersfield
Carroll
Arizona
Modesto
Beth Eden Avenue
Paul Keeley
USDA
Keeley
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Emil
Jack) Frost
Darlena Young
Frank Riccomini
Wes Selvidge
Buttonwi Chamber
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Chamber
Earl Williams
Henry Alvidres
Irene Hunter
Jerry Buerkle
al Clark
Lyndon Payne
Ed Petersen
Gary Riccomini
Haro Russell
Ford Williams
High Low
Speeder
Wasco
School Board Studies Recreation District
State Department
Vera Gibson
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