City leaders protest budget cuts and city loss projections
City Administrator August Caires, Councilmember Don Little, and Mayor Elmer Unruh joined a March on the Capitol to oppose Governor Brown's 1982 83 budget. Shafter faces potential losses of 191 520 in revenues if AB8 deflator passes, amid statewide cuts and personnel layoffs. The council advanced licenses for video games, discussed an arcade ordinance, approved a 15 trash bin fee, and considered a self insured workers comp plan while appointing Norm King to the Planning Commission interim role. A home mortgage financing bond deal with Kern County was approved, with Councilman Jacobsen opposing. Additional actions included a 1977 garbage truck overhaul, a final map approval for subdivision tract 4498, and discussions on planning commission representation for the west side of Shafter.
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August Caires
Don Little
Elmer Unruh
Capitol
Caires
California
Brown
Shafter
Sacramento
Don Rogers
Walter Stiern
Norm King
Planning Commission
Dennis Harrison
Kern
Rolf Jacobsen
Lew Carroll
Heard
Shafter High Patrons Stage Wizard of Oz Production
The Shafter High Patrons present The Wizard of Oz with Marilyn Dorothy played by Marilyn Theatre singer Marilyn, Michael Colition as the Tin Man, Gary Ingle as the Scarecrow, and Harold Reimer as the Cowardly Lion. New faces join the cast as performers rehearse in Bakersfield and local support grows.
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Dorothy
Shafter High
Marilyn Dorothy
Michael Colition
Teman
Gary Ingle
Harold Reimer
Marilyn
Shafter
Shafter Woman's Club
Church of Christ In
Bakersfield
Barber Shop
Gar Gary Ingle
Scarecrow
Shafter Blood Drive Appeals for Donations
A Shafter fund invites donations to aid accident illness or injury victims. Each donation provides a free one year insurance policy for the blood needs of an individual or family. The speaker stresses reliance on public donors and hopes for a large turnout from residents who have historically supported blood drives.
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Shafter
Local candidates to face voters in two forums
Shafter residents will hear from seven candidates Verl Nash Cathy Prout Johnny Thomas Med Garcia John Conley Clifford Ford and Riley Ashby. Two city council seats are open as incumbents Rolf Jacobsen and Elmer Unruh did not seek re election. The first forum Monday March 29 at 7 pm Veterans Hall sponsored by Kern County Public Employee's Association SEIU Local 700. The second forum Thursday April 8 at 7 pm Veterans Hall hosted by Shafter Woman's Club and Shafter Chamber of Commerce. Judge Gary Ingle will moderate. Open to the public.
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Rolf Jacobsen
Elmer Unruh
Verl Nash
Cathy Prout
Johnny Thomas
Med Garcia
John Conley
Clifford Ford
Riley Ashby
Veterans Hall
Kern County Public Employee's Association
Seiu Local 700
Shafter Woman's Club
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Gary Ingle
Shafter
Play and election notes mix with spring event details
Forum exchanges point readers to page 2A for candidate profiles and urge April 13 voting. The judge sings in a playful preview, Harold Reimer portrayed as a sweet cuddly Cowardly Lion. The Lion’s cry scenes unfold April 1 2 and 3 with an April 1 dinner show. ticket details follow.
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Harold Reimer
Pie Auction and Pot Luck Event Set
Community members plan a pie auction and pot luck with food and singing. A board member says attendees may not bid but support the event. The project aims to open a depot soon to house a museum and a Chamber of Commerce office.
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Chamber of Commerce
Harness Races at O'Brien Downs Near Lerdo Hill
Celebrities and Kern County notables headline a harness racing event at O'Brien Downs just east of the city limits on Lerdo Hill. Gates open at noon with races starting at 2 p.m. A barbecue steak dinner follows at 4 p.m. Tickets cost 12.50 and are sold by Lions Club members or at the gate.
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Kern County
O’brien Downs
Lerdo Hill
Lions Club
Doss to Stand Trial in Kern County Court
Jimmy Lee Doss of 1713 Belle Terrace Bakersfield was ordered to stand trial on extortion robbery and burglary charges by Delano Justice Court Judge Bryce Chase. He is arraigned March 31 in Kern County Superior Court after findings that two search warrants were illegal. The case stems from a December 3 jewelry theft of $20,000 from Sadie Duerksen who testified a man waited inside her home tied gagged and suffocated.
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Jimmy Lee Doss
Belle Terrace
Bakersfield
Delano Justice Court
Bryce Chase
Shafter
Kern County
Chase
Doss
Strand
Sadie Duerksen
Engineer says Diablo safe in 1976 start up claim
John R. Sumner PG and E start up engineer said Diablo Canyon was ready to operate safely in 1976. He spoke in Wasco and to the Shafter Kiwanis Club about design modifications, earthquakes, and the plant's resilience, arguing safety factors and media fear have been exaggerated.
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Diablo Canyon
John R. Sumner
PG and E
Sumner
Kern County
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Wasco
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Three Mile Island
U.S
Zachary elected Chairman at San Joaquin Valley bank
Phillip E. Zachary was elected chairman succeeding retiree C Wesley Buerkle. The bank, one of seventeen branches mainly in the San Joaquin Valley, will continue to expand as a driven organization.
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Phillip E. Zachary
San Joaquin Valley
Zachary
C. Wesley Buerkle
Shafter court backlog includes multiple plea deals and hearings
Reports from Shafter show defendants facing varied charges from public intoxication to possession of controlled substances. Several pled guilty or not guilty with preliminary hearings and pre trial conferences scheduled in March and April 1982. Individuals named include Rosalio Cabello Joseph Maynard Timothy Fowler Richard Sanders Thomas Garcia Sharon Conn Penge Julian Prado Donald Wilson Jose Lomell Juan Ze Samiel Barandos and others with fines probation suspensions and driving privileges impacted.
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Rosalio Cabello
Shafter
Mr. J's Mens Wear
Joseph Maynard
Timothy Fowler
Ee Ae Sk Sok Se Ae Sane
Richard Sanders
Thomas Garcia
Ase Mrad Pleymen
Julian Prado
Donald Wilson
Jose Lomell
David Perales
Juan Ze
Neue Aemeee Capehded
Samiel Barandos
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Unruh
CouMiainaas Wise
Wise
al Mortimore
Wizard of Oz
Cindi Alexander
Monica Salazar
Kristen Zachary
Aimee We Leee
Diablo
Raymond Parra Nieto
Central Valley Highway
Pacific
Nieto
Alice Herrera Arreola
Kern Medical Center
Robert McGreevy
Jerry Mayhew, Jr
Jose Marino
Safeway
Bertha Mae Ward
John Sumner
Shafter-Wasce
Leftice Court District
Ingle
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