Storms Kill and Close Highways Across California
Severe storms left fatalities and widespread damage as Interstate 5 and Highway 101 faced closures from Coalinga to the coast. A bridge collapsed sending vehicles into floodwaters. rescuers recovered five bodies including a 10 year old girl. Kern County and about 37 other counties were declared disaster areas.
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Merced County
Paso Robles
Coalinga
Kern County
Bill Clinton
Pete Wilson
Kern
California
Lamont/Arvin
Gary Sanger
Sanger
National Weather Service
Meadowsfield
Bakersfield
Community Calendar Events Tagged for Shafter Week
Wednesday through March 21, local groups schedule meetings at Vets Hall, Hernstedt, library, City Hall, and Motels. Kiwanis, AARP, Soroptimists, American Legion, and Rotary host sessions with times ranging 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Events include potlucks, planning committee, and auxiliary gatherings.
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Kiwanis
Vet's Hall
AARP
Soroponist
Hernstedt
Friends of the Library
Rotary-Shafter
American Legion Aux
Shafter Planning
City Hall
Senior Menu Reservations And Donation Details
Weekly senior menu reservations must be made a day ahead. Lunch is served at 12 noon. Those without reservations may be served if capacity allows. Suggested donation for seniors 60 and over and spouses is 1.50. Guests under 60 may attend but must contribute 3.50.
Cleanup report details pesticide residues at Shafter site
Between 1983 and 1993 remedial investigations at the facility collected about 500 soil samples. Findings show agricultural chemicals like dinoseb toxaphene DDT and DDE mainly in the top three feet near the former process area and main warehouse. Groundwater occurs in two distinct zones with seven wells installed. four hold water.
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EMCON
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter Public Library
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Los Angeles
la Conchita
Ventura County
Shafter
Happy St. Patricks
American Legion
Vets Hall
Delano
Main Street
Delano Office
Carlos A. Alvarez
Alvarez
Toni Placenti
FNP
Toni
Visa
Mastercard
Pamercy
Hablamos Espanol Su Agencia Famitar
Eee
Telia
Cartuz Drive
Bakersfield Auto Center
Aah
Autolite
Wasco Store
Pioneer Mercantile CO
7Th St
Wasco
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