Arson Case Ties Bakers to Fatal House Fire Near Shafter
Arson suspect Curtis Havneros died from third degree burns after a blaze on February 15 near Shafter. Bonnie Burgess owned the home, employed Havneros and Baker. John Baker turned himself in March 11 after a $50,000 warrant was issued. Witnesses cited gasoline ignition and improvised lighting. The fire destroyed a $40,000 home and caused $2,000 in contents damage.
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Shafterman
Shafter Lehman Baker
California Ave
Curtis Havneros
Santa Fe Way
Havneros
Bonnie Burgess
Burgess Auto Wrecking
Baker
Kern County Fire Department
Rosedale
Kern Medical Center
Meadowsfield
Valley Medical Center
Fresno
VMC
Fire Department
California Avenue
Harold Lindsay
Lindsay
Kern County
Rolin murder hearing delayed again in Kern court
The preliminary hearing for Gerald Rolin, charged with first degree murder in the Feb 21 case that killed ex wife Vickie Hurst, was postponed for a second time in Division F of West Kern Municipal Court. Rolin, 343, faces vehicular manslaughter and felony hit and run charges alongside the murder count. He has a prior manslaughter conviction and is held on $250,000 bail.
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Gerald Rolin
West Kern
Jack Lund
Rolin
Freee
Ednesday Morcordemem
West Kern Municipal Court
Robert Tafoya
Shafter
Vickie Hurst
Poplar Avenue
Lerdo Highway
Kern County
Cas
Lee Roy Eoff
Era County
Richland school board weighs 3 million Leroy Greene funds use
The Richland School Board reviewed 225 proposed expenditures from the Leroy Keeffe Bond Act funds. Ideas ranged from district wide air conditioning to bathroom upgrades and energy efficiency, with focus on space creation and cost saving. The report is advisory with no costs listed and no decisions made. The board also considered starting the next school year earlier, but will not change the 1985-86 calendar.
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theRichland School Board
Demeathly Board of Trustees
Alonday
Cilemama
Leroy Keeffe
Charles Rekesh
Hechland
Vera Stone
Doyle
Stone
Richland
Marylee King
Mark Franz
City Eyes Revenue Sharing Cuts Threaten Shafter Budget
Shafter faces a potential loss of roughly $100000 annually from the federal revenue sharing program if Reagan proposals pass. City Administrator August Caires notes the funds support public safety and reserves, with two bills seeking to extend the program, while Reagan favors sunset this year. The LCC and local officials urge restoration as cuts loom.
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Lerdo Highway
Five Points
United States
Shafter City
Shafter
Ronald Reagan
Shafter Shafter
Caires
Congress
Reagan
Capitol Hill
Kern County
League of California
LCC
Latchkey survey planned by Shafter Wasco schools
A survey in Shafter and Wasco will assess latchkey needs and feasible programs for non school hours. Representatives from Community Connection for Child Care discussed options like Phone Friend and supervised activities, noting cost and transportation challenges.
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Shafter, Wasco
Shafter
Wasco
Richland and
Wasco Elementary
Community Connection For
Kern County
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Tulare Avenue
Shafter Field
Leroy Greene
North Shafter Farm
Cal State Bakersfield
Bakersfield College
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Ede
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