Hitchcock Hotel debate shapes Shafter council session
The Shafter City Council weighed backing for preserving the Hitchcock Hotel with a $2000 city staff support request, while some members opposed public funding. The panel also discussed fire service contracting with Kern County and a dance permit for El Casino Bar amid concerns over security and minors.
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Hitchcock Hotel
Energy Council
Cathy Prout
Prout
Johnny Thomas
Verl Nash
Don Zachary
Kadhel
Counci
Green House
Marland
Hiebert
Shafter
Thomas
Ronald Young
Kern County
August Caires
Zachary
Kern County Fire Department
Nat DeLeon
el Casino
Frank Christensen
Rolin case preliminary hearing extended in Bakersfield murder case
Gerald Rolin, 43, facing first degree murder in the death of Vickie Gay Caldwell Hurst after a two car crash near Lerdo Highway February 21. Hearing postponed a week as prosecutors add witnesses and awaiting coroner and toxicology reports. Witnesses expected to describe a confrontation at their shared West Bakersfield home and the multi car pursuit ending in a field rollover.
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Shafter
West
Kern
Bakersfield
Gerald Rolin
Vickie Gay Caldwell Hurst
Rolin
Hurst
Poplar Avenue
Lerdo Highway
Jack Lund
Robert Tafoya
Tafoya
Lund
Western Municipal Court Division
W. Tulare Avenue
Lee Roy Eoff
Richland Junior High earns strong state performance marks
Richland Junior High posted solid results on the California state Performance Report, with reading leading the way at 233 CAP points and a 67th percentile in its group. District officials, led by Superintendent Dr Vera Stone, aim for CAP reading averages of 259 by 1985 86 and 275 by 1989 90, while math goals target 258 by 1985 86 and 27 by 1989 90, as district officials compare against similar schools and track attendance and other quality indicators.
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Richland
Richland Junior High
California
Vera Stone
Bill Tentah
Shafter
Shafter High
University of California
Fecal Stageute
Midway Point
Honig
Shafter Woman Wins On Wheel of Fortune
Mary Unruh of Shafter won $8,900 on Wheel of Fortune in a Feb 10 taping aired on Bakersfield channel 17. Neighbors celebrated with a barbecue and cake as family watched, shouting pride at her TV debut.
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Shafter
Mary
United Parcel
Wheel of Fortune
Unruh
Bakersfield
Kget Channel 17
Unrah
Richland Schools
Shafter High
Los Angeles
Internal Revenue Service
Mary Unruh
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Hitchcock
Shafter Rotary Club
Stringham Park
Town
Rolin Case
Shatter
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