Easter events and volunteer service announced in Shafter area
The Shafter Recreation and Park District schedules an Easter Egg Hunt for March 23 at 11 a.m. Easter events include Good Friday services at Valley Bible Church and an Easter Sunrise Service at Manuel Park on March 26. Kiwanis Sunrise speaker Reverend Dave Gerbrandt. Community volunteer opportunities: Wasco Sub- Station deadbolt installation for seniors and fingerprinting program at Rio Bravo Greeley School. May 20 Bakersfield High 50 year reunion details and planning commission actions noted.
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Shafter Recreation and Park District
Valley Bible Church
Shafter
The
Shafter Ministerial Association
Inspiration
von Unruh
Shana Starrh
Chris Starrh
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Manuel Park
Dave Gerbrandt
Rio Bravo- Greeley School
Hall Ambulance
Bakersfield High School
Kern County Union High School
Bakersfield Country Club
Sundale Golf and Country Club
Frances Ruttan Holland
Mary Alice McKee Smith
Families reject settlement over cremation organ scandal
The families of Rey Rodriguez and David Galvan rejected $50,000 offers from Peters Funeral Home of Shafter for burial disposal without organs. They seek $250,000 each as Kern County Superior Court proceedings continue after the 1987 organ disposal directed by owners Clarence and Martha Peters.
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Rey Rodriguez
David Galvan
Peters Funeral Home
Shafter
Torney
Ralph J. Botros
Kern County Superior Court
Los Angeles
Raymond Boucher
Galvan
Assembly of God
Boucher
Shafter Press
Clarence
Martha Peters
Inci
Rodriguez
David McKnight
Kern County
Funeral home sued as three ex-employees face charges in exhumation case
In Shafter Peters Funeral Home owners and staff faced a long rural scandal over alleged organ disposal. The Santiagos and Gilbert Sanchez Rubio, Bakersfield residents, were charged after authorities exhumed two bodies. A pre trial conference for Rubio was set for April 17 before Justice Court Judge Gary A. Ingle.
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Peters Funeral
Shafter
Santiago
Celia Santiago
Gilbert Sanchez Rubio
Rubio
Santiagos
Bakersfield
Justice Court
Gary A. Ingle
Ingle
Danengecomms Hseanes Ormunditineg
Clarence Peters
Ralph J. Botros
Shafter Press
Tion
Peters Funeral Home
Ex Chief Christensen retires from Shafter Police
Terri Murray reports the retirement of Shafter Police Chief Frank Christensen after eight years due to a heart condition. He traded in badge and gun for a golf club, plans to stay in Kern County, and remain active in the city while his wife Margaret maps local golf courses. Christensen recalls joining as sergeant in 1981, rising to chief for six years, and cites community involvement and improved department equipment as key achievements. He says he wasn’t ready to retire but will enjoy golf and city service in retirement.
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Frank Christensen
Shafter
Christensen
Margaret
Kern County
Department
Shafter P.D
P.t.a’s
Police Officer's Association
Court of
Christen
Felica Ead
California
Shafter Area
Richland Board Advances Contract Talks and Staffing Actions
Richland School District trustees moved through a busy agenda with minor issues. The CSEA Richland Chapter 39 contract proposal for 1989 90 debuted for public comment while consent calendar actions approved multiple substitute and instructional aide positions. Student attendance calendars for 1989 90 were approved, and Richland Junior High Advanced Choir received approval to travel to Laguna March 30 31 for a concert amid a district enrollment uptick of 16 students.
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Richland School District Board of Trustees
CSEA
Richland
William Griffith
Debbie Rodriguez
Maria Zachary
Melissa Ramos
Tami Ballard
Angela Cook
Blanca Dominguez
Gloria Gonzalez
Lyle Mack
Mark Reppert
Richland Junior High School
Laguna
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Buttonwillow Park
Family Christian Fellowship
Kern County Sheriff's Department
Wasco
David Kadel
CST
Becky Naoum
City of
West Orange
Charlotte O’bannon
Funeral Home
Paul Peterson
District Attorney's Office
By Terri Murray
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