Arnold crowned Shafter's 2007 Junior Miss
Laura Arnold was named Shafter's 2007 Junior Miss after a tense program. Makenna Thompson and Katie Bloemhof placed as first and second alternates with Joanna McGuire as third alternate. Ten contestants competed in fitness talent and self expression judged for originality and poise while scholarships totaled over 5,100 dollars.
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Laura Arnold
Shafter
Makenna Thompson
Katie Bloemhof
Joanna McGuire
Laura Hockett
Hockett
Debbie Mitchell Porwell
Porwell
Hackett
Arnold
Thompson
Bloemhof
McGuire
Laura Garza
Mary Helsley
Alyssa Gamboa
Heather Adney
Megan Lederhos
Elena Gomez
Beach Boys
Rick Russell
Shafter Youth Council Tours Kern County Crime Lab
The Shafter Youth Council visited Kern County Crime Lab on March 19 to learn how criminalists use forensics to solve crimes. Courtney Gholson explains the lab’s fire arms, DNA, and toxicology units, and how expert witnesses rely on evidence from examinations.
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Shafter Youth Council
CBS
Kern County
Courtney Gholson
Kern County District Attorney
Forensic Science Division
Gholson
FBI
Community health and church events in Shafter detailed
The Shafter Public Health Department outlines March clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway, with immunization walk in and appointment based visits. Also listed are a March 27 Richland PTA carnival, a National Health Services health fair April 5, and Shafter Healthy Start Spring Flush Social and kindergarten immunization rounds in late March and April. Fr. Matthew Davis contact 325-7107.
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Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Matthew Davis
National Health Services Inc
South Central Valley Highway
Call
Magdalena
Shafter Healthy Start
Manne! Park
Healthy Start
Bench Honoring Shafter Soldier Ricardo Barraza Installed
A black marble bench memorializing Army specialist Ricardo Barraza, who died in Iraq, was installed at Hillcrest Memorial Park on March 20 with engravings including a Ranger Creed line and messages from family. Nina Barraza said the bench invites stories and serves as her son’s memory from Shafter.
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Shafter
Ricardo Barraza
Iraq
Nina Barraza
Ricardo
Barraza
Memorial Park
Nina
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Health Fair
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Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary
Hill of Valor
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