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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 2010
Page
1
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Donations are being accepted for a Relay for Life 2010 yard sale. For more information contact Leann at 337 9561 or Cindy at 586 0746.
Multiple Shafter groups announce volunteer coaching positions at the Recreation Office and list contact numbers. Upcoming events include Junior Miss March 19 at Starrh Center, a Relay for Life dinner and silent auction April 17, a Tenor concert March 14 at Shafter Mennonite Church, Truth Ministries meeting details, Bingo Night March 2, and Bark For Life March 20 at Westside Park with registration info.
On a weekend crash at Lerdo Highway and Zerker Road, Brian Thomas Jones 35 driven east in a 1997 Isuzu Rodeo collided with Anthony Snelson 22 in a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser, sending Jones across a canal. Passengers Felicia Cardiel 20 and Anthony Barnhart 21 died. Snelson and others were injured and treated at Kern Medical Center. No drugs or alcohol found.
Minter Field Air Museum hosts its 2010 Fly-in on April 17 with a pancake breakfast. The event celebrates 100 years of Kern County aviation history and welcomes all aircraft types from War Birds to ultralights. The airport opens all day, breakfast at 8 a.m. Parking requests via email or by phone, more details on the museum website.
The March 2 meeting honored Aldo Garcia from the Grizzly Youth Academy program and aired public hearings on unmet transit needs and California FIRST program participation. The meeting tabled the Alley Improvement Project to March 16 and approved an Electronic Waste Recycling event for May 8 at Manuel Park with Alianza Recycling Group handling at no cost, plus $2,000 for notices and a $30,000 cap for design work on the Union Pacific Intermodal/Grain transfer track near Zerker south of Lerdo Highway. The next session is March 16 at 7 p.m. in City Hall.
Randy Milligan is promoted to Police Sergeant bringing his service since 2003 through roles as Officer and Senior Officer. Gustavo Olvera becomes Senior Police Officer after starting as Cadet in 2006 and officer after academy. Richard Holliman joins as CSU Volunteer since 2010, volunteering at least eight hours monthly. Pastor Dean Long honored as Police Chaplain for service since 1991. Cadets Greg Garcia and Timothy Salvador enter Kern Regional Peace Officer Training Academy with July 2010 graduation slated.
Homicide detectives investigate a Friday night shooting after a man was found unconscious with a single gunshot wound during an altercation with a neighbor. Roger Villalobos, 39, was rushed to Kern Medical Center in critical condition. Suspect Joshua Samarripas, 23, surrendered to deputies Saturday and provided a full account of the incident and weapon details.
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