Counterfeit $20 bills reported. community events announced
Shafter Police report two counterfeit twenty dollar bills found at a local food store on April 27 with possible additional fakes en route to Kern County via Los Angeles. Businesses should alert police at 744-6341. Spring Fiesta Dinner at Shafter High School patio costs $5 adults, $3 children to aid music program. Quilt display at old Johnson’s Dept. Store building will be raffled by Shafter Woman’s Club for $1. Recreation District seeks coaches for 1990 youth softball baseball program.
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Rat control plan faces approval by Shafter council
At the May 1 meeting KMAD official Jack Sill outlined a county wide rat problem and a proposed area by area tax funded program costing four dollars per parcel to raise three hundred eighty thousand dollars. Public hearings would gauge sentiment with over 50 percent taxpayer approval required before proceeding.
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Sill
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Shafter
District hears parents seek bilingual training for students
About 75 people attended Richland-Lerdo School Districts Monday meeting to press for parent training in bilingual education covering language arts math and cultural awareness. Estella Loaiza translated. Parents urged board involvement and funding for more bilingual teachers as CSU Bakersfield professor Arvizu offers to lead sessions.
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Bilin
Gual
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Hortencia Sanchez
Steve Arvizu
California State University
Bakersfield
George Bury
Arvizu
CSU
Buenaventura Guerra
America
Guerra
Bury
Los Angeles
Mark Franz
Franz
Cinco de Mayo celebration thrives in Shafter park
The second annual Cinco de Mayo in Shafter drew about 2,500 peak attendees with 2,000 to 5,000 visitors overall. Deanna Rodriguez-Root praised non profit booths, live entertainment, and a strong community turnout despite 100 degree heat. The event featured food and crafts booths, a Cinco de Mayo queen, children activities, and an essay contest. Organizers aim to expand next year potentially adding a parade.
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Deanna Rodriguez- Root
Manuel Park
Chamber of Commerce
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Rodriguez-Root
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