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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1997
Page
1
Shafter AARP Board will meet Wednesday March 12 1997 at 1 30 pm at Waller Seniors Center. A light reception and dessert for 10 people will follow. Food must be at the hall by 12 45 pm. Meeting adjourns from 1 pm at Shafter office 329 Central Valley Teo namet.
A Visions summit titled Livable Communities Issues Seminar will be held in Shafter on Monday March 24. City officials say the sixteenth session of the Local Government Commission series in the San Joaquin Valley since 1994 will attract developers business owners and community leaders to set an agenda for a livable economically prosperous downtown with over 2 000 participants noted by city director Paul.
Veteran lawman Peterson, 54, departs Shafter High School to serve as acting campus security at Foothill High in Bakersfield while the permanent officer remains on medical leave. His career spans U S Army investigation service, Gonzales and Bakersfield police work, culminating as Shafter Police acting chief before the move.
City crews will plant a four mile stretch of Lerdo Highway median with large canopy trees to create a shaded corridor. A landscaping contractor will be hired to complete detailing, pending state approval and contractor selection for phase two.
Kern County's civilian labor force reached 272800 in January with 233500 employed and 39400 unemployed. The area averaged 14.4 percent unemployment, higher in cities like Shafter. Economists expect job growth to lower the rate toward year end amid improving weather. California's unemployment held at 6.8 percent, with 14686000 employed, up 8809 from the prior month, as total jobs rose by about 7100 nationwide 1996 figures show 379300 unemployed?
The Press reports the Shafter Apple Ranch Market plans to open Sunday March 16 1997 at the former Vons site on Central Valley Highway. The Vons closed February 16 and the site has seen a string of ownership talks with Los Angeles figures Ike Provenzano and Fred Kochakji offering varying timelines and uncertain plans.
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