Shafter Benefit Dinner for Ricky Montoya in Bakersfield
An AIDS benefit dinner honoring Shafter High School graduate Ricky Montoya will be held Saturday April 3 from noon to 7 pm at St Joseph's Parish 1515 Baker St Bakersfield. Tickets 8 adults 4 children in advance 10 adults 6 children at door. activities include entertainment face painting speakers and unveiling of a quilt panel. Audrey Chavez 872-9202 for tickets and info. MIT prayer time at City Hall 12:20 to 12:40 pm to intercede for children schools and community 746-4274 for details. Shafter High annual Science Fair today March 31 4-6 pm in old gym Manuel Ave public invited to view student projects. American Legion Post 213 hosts Houchin Blood Bank April 7 3-6 pm at Veterans Hall blood for Shafter.
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Bakersfield
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Audrey Chavez
MIT
Manuel Avenue
Shafter
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The
American Legion Post 213
Veteran’s Hall
Dispute Over RTC Lease Payments Withholds $11 Million
City officials received a letter declaring the CDC will withhold about $11 million in lease payments over the next year and a half regarding Shafter's Return to Custody facility. The CDC contends city operation violates terms.
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CDC
Shafter
CDC to Withhold $11 Million in Lease Payments Sparks Local Crisis
The CDC plans to reduce monthly lease payments from 193,098 to 104,919 beginning May 1, a move that could devastate the local economy and lead to job layoffs. Bondholders claim a bank guarantee backs the leases, while city officials say the reduction could expose them to risk. Union Bank of Switzerland and California sources are referenced in the discussion.
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Union Bank
Iease
Shafter
Lune
California
Brown
Tip
Shafter Faces State Audit Findings and Possible Irrigation Impact
An audit by the State controller at the CDC’s request finds Shafter’s city contract with the State legal and binding. City negotiators pushed for a settlement, with Irigation likely. The bank signals readiness to sue for bond holders. City administrator actions led to housing 16 extra minutes at the facility and across the board 5 percent budget cuts, affecting the local economy.
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State Controller’s Office
CDC
Shafter
Suspect in death of youth arrested
Eriberto Eddie Reyna 16 from Shafter was arraigned on a charge of stabbing to death Marcopolo Rocha 16 during a March 4 confrontation at 315 Mark Ave Shafter. Reyna was captured Friday at 4 30 p m with Tracy authorities after tips locating him in Tracy California. Investigators say four Wasco teens visited the Mark Avenue house prompting the fatal stabbing.
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Tracy
California
Freeman
Eriberto
Eddie’’ Reyna
Shafter
Marcopolo Rocha
Reyna
Mark Ave
Wasco
Ramon Leon
Anthony Ralph Montes
Alex Landa
Bakersfield
Mark Avenue
Rocha
Man Arrests Tied to Local Gang Murder
Ramon Leon, 18, of Shafter, was arrested on heroin charges amid a gang murder case in Wasco where 17 year old Vario West Side members were suspected in the March 4 stabbing of a Wasco youth. Charges against three suspects were dismissed for lack of evidence. Rocha’s alleged killer was later taken into custody in Tracy.
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Wasco
Ramon Leon
Shafter
Leon
Anthony Ralph Montes
Alex Landa
Mark Ave
Vario West Side
Marcopolo Rocha
Rocha
Kern County
Tracy
California
Business Outlook Conference deemed complete success
The Business Outlook Conference held at the Wasco Elks Hall drew over 100 attendees from Shafter Wasco and Delano. Organizers NKEAG EDD and local chambers praised cross town cooperation and planned the third conference for 1994 with workshops stressing creativity bottom up marketing and customer reach. Barbara Smith of Smithson Munzer praised the event and expressed interest in next year’s program.
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Treadway
Treadway & Associates
Fresno
Loren Hodge
Kern County Farm Bureau
Wasco Elks Hall
NKEAG
Employment Development Department
EDD
City of
Shafter
Shafter and
Wasco Chambers of Commerce
Wasco
Delano
Smiths
Munzer
Barbara Smith
Rob Tilden
Bob Hawkes
Santa Clarita Valley
Brad Orchard
Victorville
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