Shafter Swim Club push to fund Richland pool project
Momentum builds as the Shafter Swim Club seeks to metal canopied bleachers and fencing at the Richland aquatic center. The city and school boards discuss a $6,000 project with the club contributing $2,000 and planning a fundraising campaign to cover the rest.
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Shafter
Richland Aquatic Center
Richland Elementary School District Board of Trustees
Ed Janzen
Richland School Board
Janzen
Richland Board
Richland
Shafter Swim Club
Shafter Council Plans Tighter License Ordinance
Shafter city council moves to strengthen its business license ordinance after contractor protests call for stricter enforcement. A Monday night session heard Chamber of Commerce support and directed Councilman Larson and Police Chief Witcher to draft a formal program, with enforcement shared beyond the police and city clerk.
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Shafter City
Shafter
Dee Walker
J. W. Pitts
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Walker
Pitts
Bill Nasorald
Offrey al Mortimore
Richard Larson
Larson
Hanley Witcher
City Council Discusses License Enforcement for Contractors
The council agrees enforcement of the Final Population Report finance applies to all contractors including Shafter firms. Officials plan to require licenses before work begins to curb transient operators, while avoiding overzealous policing. Mayor Hildebrand backs a practical ordinance but cautions restraint. Chief Witcher pledges full police cooperation to enforce the ordinance.
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Shafter
Hildebrand
Witcher
Tion
Buttonwillow Girls Name Esther Williams SHS Girls State Candidate
Esther Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Ellis Williams of Buttonwillow has been chosen as the Shafter High School candidate for the 1971 California Girls State session. Vickie Houchin of Buttonwillow is the alternate. The event runs June 28 to July 5 at Olympic Village Squaw Valley. Williams is a junior with interests in social science and history and will report back next year on her experiences. The 1970 delegate was Marilyn Schroeter of Buttonwillow.
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Esther Williams
Ellis Williams
Buttonwillow
Shafter High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Olympic Village
Squaw Valley
California Girls State
Vickie Caller
Dutch) Houchin
California
SHS
Jordon Kanikkeberg
Vickie Houchin
Kafter High School
Kern County Population Grows to 329 162 in 1970 Census
The 1970 Census shows Kern County up 12.7 percent from 1960 to 329 162, with 80.3 percent urban and 19.7 rural. California totals reach 19 953 134 as the most populous state, while Kern reports 140 128 housing units and 101 650 households.
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Kern County
Federal Census Bureau
California
United States
Lions Club to Sponsor Joe OBrien Harness Race and Barbecue
The Shafter Lions Club partners with Joe OBrien for an afternoon of harness racing and barbecue on Sunday April at the Joe OBrien Stables 30951 East Lerdo. Six races begin at 2 PM with barbecue served around 4 PM Gates open at noon refreshments available. profits support sight conservation and local charities. Local drivers and horses expected to compete.
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Shafter Lions Club
Joe O’brien
The
Lions Club
East Lerdo
Shafter
Lions Sight Conservation Program
Kern County
Shafter Scientists Show Weather Study Affects Cotton Stands
John H. Turner of the USDA Cotton Research Stavion in Shafter notes that forty eight years of daily temperatures at the Shafter Station reveal trends. With cotton planting near March 15 to April 30, the study asks what chance exists for a good stand as the mean of daily max and min temperatures is evaluated.
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John H. Turner
Usda Cotton Research
Shafter
Turner
Shafter Sta
W.B. Camp
Harrison
Homer Craig
Johnny Pyle
E. Gordon Smith
Jake Janzen
Tony Heller
Shafter Press
Weather warms as spring nears in Shafter region
Temperature readings at the USDA Cotton Research Station Shafter show daytime highs around 50 and nightly lows near freezing as skies stay sunny and rainfall remains absent. Officials note below 58 degrees hinders cotton planting and outline historical weekly temperature probabilities while detailing ongoing climate study and staff roles.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Head Start gets $360 million released for 1971-72
Senator Cranston announced that the Office of Management and Budget released 360 million for Head Start, restoring funds after a seven percent cut. In Shafter the program expanded to full year with 40 children enrolled and Operation at Boy Scout Hall, aided by local clubs. The 9300 million appropriation covers year round pre kind training for over 250000 disadvantaged children nationwide and includes hot meals and medical care.
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Shafter
Alan Cranston
Florence Owens
Boy Scout Hall
Shafter Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Service Organiza
Owens
Cranston
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