SHS swimmers sweep three-team meet against East and Delano
Shafter High School dominated both boys and girls divisions in a Friday triple duel with East High and Delano High. Boys wins featured Pete Nelson, Lance Nickolson, Craig Watkins, and John White with multiple firsts including medley relay and 50 free. Randy Mixell of Shafter won diving. Girls podiums included 200 medley relay and 100 fly school record by Sheri Almberg, plus Margie Eiden in 100 free and Amy Handel in 500 free.
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Carolyn Novak
SHS
East High
Delano High
Shafter
East
Delano
Generals
Pete Nelson
Lance Nickelson
Craig Watkins
John White
Brian Robinson
Nelson
White
Watkins
Kenny Harlander
Ricky Rummenmiss
Casa Royale
Melinda Zachary
Taft
Corcoran
King's Country Club
Porterville
Wasco
Board of the Freedom's Foundaeng
Crm
Bender
Mits Ramey
SHS Baseball Drops Openers in League Play
SHS opened league play with an 8-1 defeat to Garces Rams amid wild pitching. Garces won the first game 11-? over SHS. The Generals lost a doubleheader to Highland Scots 19-9 and 6-3. JVs split with Garces 8-1 and 4-14, with Shafter taking the first.
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SHS
Garces Rams
Colonels
Garces
Generals
Highland Scots
J.v.’S
Shafter
Lopez sets records as Shafter teams face mixed results
Lopez breaks records in a Tulare Invitational Relays showing with Mike Lopez winning the 100-yard dash in 10.5 seconds and long jump, while Shafter High seen in tennis and baseball results. Porterville defeats SHS in both boys and girls tennis as SHS teams post some doubles wins and individual victories.
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Lorio
Shafter
Tony Barulich
Carmen __ Solorio
Rosalinda Montoya
Sandra Williams
Donna MacNeil
Beth Stockton
SHS
J.V
Porterville
Kenny Marchman
Mark Richardson
Ernie Lopez
Bill Turk
Steve Wells
Rex Friesen
Daryn Wood
Tony Primera
Generals
Shafter Girls
Generalettes
Nancy Escobar
Germenia
Richland Junior High
Tulare
Mike Lopez
Pete Gonzales
Ruben Garcia
Ramiro Espinoza
Ruben
Thomas seeks end to bilingual ballots in California
California Congressman Bill Thomas introduced legislation to repeal bilingual ballots citing low usage and high costs. He noted 70 000 Spanish ballots were printed for the June 1978 primary with fewer than 200 used, costing $167 per ballot versus $2.32 for English ballots, a trend echoed by other counties up to $957 per ballot.
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California
Bill Thomas
Thomas
Congress
Theresa Corti Scholarship Deadline Set for April 13
The Theresa Corti ScholarshipIC deadline for the 1979 80 academic year is April 13. Kern County high school agriculture students or graduates may apply, with required materials including forms, transcript, letters, and teacher and counselor recommendations. Applications go to 5801 Sandale Avenue Bakerstown 93309.
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Theresa Corti
Claude W. Richardson
Kern County
Corti
Richardson
Aronaar
Selor
Sandale Avenue
Bakerstiett
Teachers of Agriculture
Shafter Receives Motor Vehicle Fees Apportionment
State Controller Kenneth Cory announced the March distribution of 33.03 million dollars from in lieu motor vehicle license fees to cities and counties. Kern County got 272,496 dollars and Shafter 6,283 dollars. The funds come from the motor vehicle license fee account and are returned to local governments for general use, split 50 percent to cities and 50 percent to counties based on population from the 1970 Census and adjustments. California remained a leading ice cream producer with 6.5 million gallons churned in December per USDA data.
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Kenneth Cory
Cory
Kern
Shafter
State Department of Finance
California
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Highland
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Mary Ellen Gonzales
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