Retirement windup in Kern County two locals plan change
Emil Frost writes about 14 years in Kern County and retirement plans in Shafter and Buttonwillow. He recalls weather contrasts with prior homes, long friendships, future travels to Europe Sweden and Mexico, and continued community involvement with the Shafter Congregational Church Rotary Club and Kern County Press Club. He notes a Fresno retirement party for Vince Miller and leadership changes in the California Newspaper Publishers Association unit.
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Kern County
Bakersfield
Simi Valley
Yosemite Or Sequoia National Parks
South Dakota
Los Angeles
Orange Counties
Santa Ana
Shafter
Buttonwillow
Europe
Sweden
Mexico
Daily News
Shafter Congregational Church
Rotary Club
Kern County Press Club
United States
New Mexico
Ohio
Florida
Washington State
California
Chico
Fresno
Vince Miller
Tulare Advance Register
South San Joaquin
California Newspaper Publishers Association
Vince
Los Angeles Examiner
Tulare Daily
Glen Hage
Reedley Exponent
Sanger Herald
Miss Shafter pageant deadline noted for Thursday
Pageant co chair Kay Millwee says entry deadline for the Miss Shafter pageant is Thursday April 1 with five candidates chosen by press time and more may enter. About 20 participants are expected for the April 23 show at Shafter High School auditorium with tickets at 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for under 12.
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Shafter High School
Cinco de Mayo
Olivia Reyes
Sabrina Mesa
Emma Alviaro
Rosa Acevedo
Shafter
Miss Shafter
Millwee
Sharon Biloff
Toni Johnston
Linda Curry
Lataine Fletcher
Shafter Bicentennial Festival Plans Gala Events
The Shafter Festival Committee led by Ben Grundy announces weekly Tuesday meetings for the bicentennial celebration. The May 15 16 weekend features the Miss Shafter pageant on April 23 and a large parade with a yet to be chosen grand marshal.
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Ben Grundy
Gloria Boggs
Pat. Thompson
Joyce Reichert
Manuel Park
Kiwanis Junior Rodeo Committee
Rodriguez Parkette
California Tractor Pull Association
Cotton and potato crops thrive in Shafter area weather
Forecasts from the National Weather Service predict highs in the seventies and lows in the forties through Saturday in Shafter. Cotton planting is progressing with some emergence. growers anticipate a 15 to 20 percent increase in acreage from last year. Potatoes, hay, and other crops also look strong with harvest timing guesses ranging from early April to late April depending on market factors.
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National Weather Service
Shafter
Ted Vignolo
Ray Mettler
California Potato Growers
Mettler
Fatal Single Vehicle Crash Kills Arnold Lightner
Arnold Wade Lightner, 25, of 30177 Riverside Avenue, Was pronounced dead on arrival at San Joaquin Hospital after his car overturned near Rosedale. CHP reports he was northbound on Allen Road at 5 05 p m when he lost control on a gentle left curve 60 feet north of Santa Fe Way. The auto ran off the road overturning several times and Lightner, not wearing a seat belt, was thrown about 135 feet to the intersection of Hageman Road.
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Arnold Wade Lightner
Riverside Avenue
San Joaquin Hospital
Rosedale
California Highway Patrol
Lightner
Allen Road
Santa Fe Way
Hageman Road
Four linked to forgery sought by Shafter police
Shafter police seek complaints against Edwin Gene Hendrick Donnie Ray McMinn Rebecca Pauline Carl aka Rebecca Kennedy Becky Wooten and Becky Moore and Carl Lee Dunkin charged with forgery. They allegedly passed stolen payroll and personal checks from Bakersfield Wasco Lamont and San Francisco and were linked to a $146 welfare check theft.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Wasco
Lamont
Pumpkin Center
Larry Oliver
H.S. Dorf and Company
San Francisco
Jeanne M. Bledsaw
Edwin Gene Hendrick
Donnie Ray McMinn
Rebecca Pauline Carl
Rebecca Pauline Kennedy
Becky Wooten
Becky Moore
Carl Lee Dunkin
McFarland
Hendrick, McMinn and
Carl
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Emil
Jack) Frost
Veterans Memorial Hall
Shafter Library
Stringham Memorial Park
Grundy
Vete
Shafter High
Frank Lomas
Randy White
al Meyer
Mark Keeley
Usda Cotton Research Station
Shafterman
Ms. Carl
Jeanne Bledsow
Ernie
Tops
Budget
Bledsaw
Dunkin
Oliver
Aaron
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Shop and Save Market
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