Shafter Community Events Announced for Spring
Local groups in Shafter schedule blood drives at Vets Hall March 29 and April 5 from 3 to 6 pm with ID and age 17+ required. A potluck and pie auction follows March 30 and a Cinco de Mayo planning meeting March 30 to organize April 29 events at Manne Park. Also listed: a Donkey basketball show on April 6, a Shafter High car show and BBQ April 7, a slow pitch tournament registration for April 22, and contact numbers for details.
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Houchin Blood Bank of
Bakersfield
Vets Hall
Shafter
Howchin Blood Bank
Shafter Historical Society
Swaller Cinco de Mayo Planning Committee
Faber St
Cinco de Mayo
Manne Park
Shafter High School
Shafter Ffa
Manne Ave
Raden Fortenberry
Brett McCune
Shafter Recreation and Park District
SRPD
Elk to test shingles at Shafter plant in Kern County
Elk Corporation plans a staged rollout of laminated Fiberglas asphalt shingles at its Minter Field Airport facility in Shafter. The site will test color and quality with local contractor J.T. Watson Roofing and John G. Freshwater noting several test sites in Kern County. Initial output may begin before year end 1994 with up to 140 on staff, two shifts, and later three.
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Freshwater
R.W. Cooper and Associates
McKinney Defends Greeson Amid Police Scrutiny
Shafter City Manager Wade McKinney rebutted criticism of Chief Greg Greeson amid claims by former officers Mary Beechie and Jim Anderberg. Beechie was fired Feb 13 over comments about Greeson, Anderberg resigned last year from a custody facility amid alleged police improprieties. Beechie and Anderberg seek financial gain via civil suits, McKinney says, while Greeson and others deny all accusations.
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Shafter
Wade McKinney
Shafter Police Department
Mary Beechie
Jim Anderberg
Beechie
Greg Greeson
Anderberg
Greg
Mary
McKinney
District Attorney’s Office
Jim
Greeson
Ganong
Abelardo Seledon
Seledon
Gary Ingle
Shafter Plans Cinco de Mayo Parade and Festivities
Shafter prepares for Cinco de Mayo with a downtown parade on April 29 at 10 a.m. followed by celebrations at Manner Park at 12 p.m. featuring live music arts crafts booths and children's activities. The event promotes history and culture with the theme A New Beginning in Time and funds a scholarship for a Shafter High School graduate.
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Shafter
Cinco de Mayo
Deanna Rodriguez Root
Manner Park
Puebla
Guadalupe Hill
Kern County
Shafter High School
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Shafter City
Twins and sister join families at Memorial Hospital
Dennis and Maria Utt welcomed daughter Lauren Taylor Utt at Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield on March 20, three weeks early, weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces. Ryan and Jennyfer Att welcomed son Bradley Ryan Utt 12 hours later, weighing 11 pounds 2 ounces. Both births occurred in adjacent rooms, with families including Shafter High graduates and local grandparents.
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Dennis
Ryan Utt
Bakersfield’s Memorial Hospital
Maria Utt
Lauren Taylor Utt
Shafter High School
Reason Farms
Shafter
Maria Escalante
Randy
Paula Escalante
Norman
Patsy Moreau
Danny
Julia Escalante
Tony
Joyce Andreotti
Buttonwillow
Ryan
Jennyfer
Bradley Ryan Utt
Jennifer Ellis
North High School
Bakersfield
Vicky Ut
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Hes
Elk
J.T. Watson
Green
Glenn Phippen
Max Watson
Elk Corporation
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