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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1998
Page
1
The item notes a meeting and a commodities distribution at Shafter Vets Hall on the 23rd. It provides contact numbers 746-2583 and 746-3489 for edits, amendments, or further information.
The Richland Lerdo School District faces shifting laws and voter choices in the June Primary affecting bilingual education. Superintendent Knapp notes the district must balance future policy with daily duties while federal funds support programs. The state mandate on native language instruction expired in 1987 and its withdrawal could ease district decisions.
Barbara Tisler may lose her job as Senior Center coordinator after a Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting set for March 17. A letter to the editor disclosed her removal from the post, which she has held for seven years under aging programs. The county plans to reclassify her role to Clerk Grade II, more parts time, with two Aging Services Program Assistant II/1 positions created to align the Information and Referral Program.
Bakersfield led with 26.1 million in permits for January, up from 1997, as Kern County total permitting reached 42.26 million. Shafter and Taft rose, Delano climbed, Wasco fell. dwellings dominated a busy month with 213 single family permits valued at 21.7 million.
The article discusses drug abuse among high school students, noting ineffective outcomes of programs like DARE. It highlights social pressures, music culture influence, and persistent substance use despite law enforcement and school efforts. Alcohol is identified as a commonly abused substance.
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