Classroom visit brings Ojai students to Joe O'Brien Farm
Sixteen students from Ojai Valley School in California spent four days at Joe O'Brien Farm on Lerdo Highway in Shafter learning care and feeding of harness horses. They observed grooms, assisted with leg bandages and harnessing, and kept daily logs. The visit, led by Greg and Barbara Coulson, aims to expand the school's equine facilities and foster early interest in horse care.
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Ojai Valley
Ojai
Ventura
Joe O’brien
Lerdo Highway
Shafter
Greg
Barbara Coulson
Los Padres National Forest
Coulsons
Coulson
O’brien
Shafter Motel
Joe
Ilene O'Brien
O’briens
Ojai Valley School
Robin Sloan
Thousand Oaks
Tammy Burkman
Sun Valley
Leslye Smith
Beverly Hills
Roger Ott
Recreation District survey outlines program input and timing
The Committee to form the Proposed Recreation District will survey Area Recreation Districts and meet with representatives to shape a tentative program for the June election. March 2 meeting featured Chairman Evan Jones, William Cummings, two City Council hopefuls, AARP reps, and about a dozen locals. Prospective five person board candidates may file March 9 to 31 at the County Clerk's office. The group discussed tax rates up to 60 cents per hundred valuation, with possible rates of 30 to 45 cents, and senior needs including a dedicated meeting place such as the Veterans Hall. The city has 175000 for a community center, with remodeling favored over new construction. The next committee meeting is April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.
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Evan Jones
William Cummings
Rolf Jacobsen
Johnny Thomas
AARP
Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield
California
Mike Byrd
Recreation District
W.C Walker
Veterans Hall
W.C. Walker
Wasco
City Hall
Jacobsen
Armed robbery suspects identified in Shafter case
Police report five juveniles tied to the Grady's 2 robbery. Three juveniles ordered to juvenile hall. two identified but not located. The adult suspect remains at large with a warrant for armed robbery. Also noted: thefts of tools, a lawnmower, and a Corvette theft investigation. Narco task force arrested Gary and Linda Coffman after a three week probe, found with dangerous drugs in Shafter home.
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Shafter
Grady’s #2
James Brown
Poso
Shafter Police
Jerry Schaefer
Walnut Street
Packard
Venable
Highway 43
Golden State
O”’ Street
Bakersfield
Kern County Sheriff’s Narcotic Task Force
Wasco Police Department
Gary Lee Coffman
Linda Faye Coffman
Scaroni Avenue
Lions Club Ham Shoot at Shafter on March 19
The Shafter Lions Club hosts its annual ham shoot on Sunday March 19 at Enos Lane, 312 miles south, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit sight conservation with prizes including a 15-inch RCA color TV, 150 canned hams, trap shoots, and games of chance. Guns available to borrow for those without their own.
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Shafter Lions Club
Enos Lane
Shafter Elections Tie Unruh Jacobsen Win Council Seats
Shafter voters re elected Elmer Unruh and chose Rolf Jacobsen Jr to the City Council as turnout hit 65 percent. Proposition outcomes favored electing the school superintendent and city clerk positions but defeated the nuclear plant and Measure E. Unruh led with 813 votes, Jacobsen 634, while Thomas 538 and Harrison 444 trailed, with 273 yes to 1152 no on the nuclear proposal and 697 no to 604 yes on Measure A local revenue limits.
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Shafter
Elmer Unruh
Rolf Jacobsen Jr
Congregational Church
Richland
Kern County
Kern Union High School
James E
Johnny) Thomas
Dennis Harrison
Carl Lewis
Unruh
Jacobsen
Harrison
Johnny Thomas
Nixon Junior Miss Contest Named by Shafter Chamber
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture hosted a meeting on March 10 introducing Sherrill Nixon a poised fourteen year old who will be sponsored in the contest to be held May 12. Eight girls entered the Junior Miss contest and ten entered Miss Shafter three winners will be selected including a Miss Shafter a Shafter Junior Miss and an alternate. Alan Larson was named escort for Nixon at the May event. The group discussed chamber parade plans and a possible talk by the designer of the Gossamer Condor now at the Smithsonian. They also backed letters supporting the Shafter Research station and thanked volunteers for the Gossamer Condor display.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Anna Sue Colvard
Sherrill Nixon
Chamber
Colvard
Shafter
Sherrill
Alan Larson
Nixon
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Bann
Smithsonian
Bann
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Joe O'Brien
Adrienne Wait
Reno
Nev
Mia Williams
New York
Angie Dellar
Palm Springs
Edward Meyer
S. Valley
Lions Club
Measure A
Elmer R. Unruh
Miss Contest Chamber
KQEZ
Ben Grundy
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