Shafter Minter Field To Host Hayward Proficiency Air Race
Shafter Minter Field will host the refueling and timing stop for the Hayward Proficiency Air Race on Friday May 15. Bakersfield 99s co sponsor with over 50 entries ranging from two seat 150 hp aircraft to six passenger twins. Teams must estimate fuel burn and en route time, with check points along the route.
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Shafter
Minter Field
Hayward
Bakersfield
International Organization of Women Pilots
Laughlin
Donna
Larry Weeks
Sharon Biloff
Don Johnson
Suzanne McGowan
Bunny Haberfelde
Ray Bishop
Kern County
John Krueger
Shafter-Minter Field
Building Permits Jump in March Across Several Cities
March building permits total 18,440,811 for 184 singlefamily homes. Arvin posts 680,354 in March and 801,684 year to date, far above 1997. Tehachapi up with 565,576 in March, six singlefamily homes, and 771,687 for the quarter. Shafter reports 1,596,007 in March. year to date 5,325,743, well ahead of 1997. Taft increases to 82,000 March value. California City 42,549. Wasco up but below 1997 pace. Delano, McFarland, and Ridgecrest show declines. Three-month totals and year comparisons noted for multiple cities.
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Arvin
Tehachapi
Shafter
Taft
California City
Wasco
Delano
McFarland
Ridgecrest
Police Log Highlights: Multiple arrests and incidents
A police log details several entries including arrests of Troy Alan on a criminal warrant and Cindy Foster on a warrant with transport to Kern County jail, Maria Isadoro in petty theft with citation, Daniel Gomez during a traffic stop, a Central district pedestrian check leading to a 1982 birth arrestee, Rene Martinez cited for VC 12500(A) and vehicle tow, Larry Aragon during a 911 hang up, and Julio Perez in a peace disturbance with multiple charges, all occurring between April 12 and April 20 at various locations.
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Bik Pacific
Crim
Troy Alan
Stone
Foster
Cindy
Kern County
Apple Market
Isadoro
Maria
Bik Central
Wmj
Larry
Shafter Pioneer Lottie Cummings Remains Active at 96
Lottie Cummings, a longtime Shafter resident who moved to California in 1941, raised six children alone after Mack Cummings died in 1944. She worked 25 years for Mettler & Sons, stays active at the Senior Center, and participates in the Shafter Women's Club, AARP, and Valley Bible Church. She has traveled widely with AARP, visited Hawaii, Alaska, and the Holy Land, and continues to crochet and give homemade gifts at Christmas while awaiting a great grandson's wedding in Wasco.
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Charlene
California
Lottie
Lee Gray
Shafter
Mack
Mettler & Sons
Shafter Women’s Club
AARP
Valley Bible Church
Hawaii
Alaska
Holy Land
Israel
Jesus
Jerico
Lois Gregg
Port Hueneme
Charlene Parsons
Las Vegas
Nevada
Ray Cummings
Earl Cummings
LaVerne Hiebert
Bill Cummings
Wasco
History Day students plan web site about Apollo missions
Students interviewed by Janzen commit to a year long project on Apollo missions. They select topics, research at Ridgeview High School Beale Library and Maple School, divide tasks, and prepare a web site on the Internet. Funding covers $1000 from GATE Co-op and Maple Community Club. Janzen and her husband accompany students to Sacramento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janzen
Ridgeview High School
Matt Gehrett
GATE
Beale Library
Bakersfield
Maple School
Jami
Elliot
Blake
Jacob
Kassie
Maple
Sacramento
Gate Co-op
Maple Community Club
Keith Janzen
Sacramento Convention Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hesis
Kern
Gomez
Daniel
N. Wall
Perez
Julio
John David
Bottie Row
Wasco Medical/Dental Center
7Th Street
National Health
Lmond Grove
Houtan Houseini
Sassan Dadseresht
Weinberg
Houtan Hosseini
USC
Dr. Weinberg
Dedicated Dental Systems, Inc
Myer Idul
Maititm Realiti
Ser
Cade
Pontiac
BUICK
Cadillac
GMC
San Joaquin Valley
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