Shafter May Clinic Schedule and Community Events
Shafter Public Health Department lists May clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway with appointments needed except Immunization Clinic. Events include Potato Heritage Day May 12 at Shafter Historical Society, open depot museums, church discussions on predestination May 9, and community gatherings at various local groups plus Redwood Elementary performances May 16.
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Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Senior Center
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Matthew Davis
Cinco de Mayo Festival Parade Draws Large Crowd on Central Avenue
Central Avenue packed with residents for the Cinco de Mayo parade and festival. Grand marshal in a Pontiac convertible led the march as Shafter High Band Richland Trojan Band and Buttonwillow Roadrunners performed. Fire truck police car and ambulance accompanied parade floats and restored cars wowed spectators. Afterward Manne Park hosted food booths mariachi and Folklorica groups and a children's area with slides and rides.
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Central Avenue
Shafter High
Richland Trojan
Buttonwillow Roadrunners
Kern County Fire Department
Shafter Police Department
Hall
Martin Y Sus Petrillos
Manne Park
Local teen Angelica Bilyeu missing for over a week
Norma Graciliano reports Sunday April 29 normal, but by Monday April 30 her 16 year old daughter Angelica Bilyeu vanished. Police say a friend saw her April 30 and that she told the friend she ran away. Graciliano posted flyers, sources name Amber as a potential contact at a house on Pacific Avenue. Police seek information to locate Bilyeu and remind that harboring a runaway can lead to charges. Call Shafter Police at 746-6341 with tips.
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Norma Graciliano
Graciliano
Angelica Bilyeu
Bilyeu
Shafter
Phil Yoshikawa
Daugh
Ter
Yoshikawa
Amber
Pacific Avenue
Senator Florez Announces QEIA Funding for Four Counties
Senator Dean Florez reports more than 33 million dollars in Quality Education Investment Act funding for low performing schools in his four county Senate District over six years. California DOE lists Fresno Kern Kings and Tulare counties receiving combined totals for core programs and alternative high schools.
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Dean Florez
D-Shafter
Senate
Florez
California Department of Education
Fresno County
Kern County
Kings County
Tulare County
W C Walker Senior Center a Haven for Local Seniors
The W C Walker Senior Center at 505 Sunset Avenue offers daily lunch programs for seniors over 60, with home delivery for the homebound. Lucy Garcia notes varied entrees, Monday to Friday lunches at 11 45, and monthly events with Sack Day by the Golden Empire Gleaners. Birthdays are celebrated monthly with cake and a photo in the Shafter Press.
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W.C. Walker Senior Center
Lucy Garcia
Garcia
Kern County
Adult Services Department
Golden Empire Gleaners
Shafter Press
Sunset Avenue
Potato Heritage Day celebrates Shafter potato history Saturday
The Shafter Historical Society hosts Potato Heritage Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Shafter Depot Museum and Harlin P. Wilson Agricultural Museum with free admission. Exhibits recall Shafter’s potato industry, including harvested equipment displays and a vintage refrigerated railroad car. Live music from local bands, 20 craft and info vendors, food booths, and a children’s activity area are planned, plus a Model A Ford Club display from 10 to noon.
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Shafter Historical Society
Shafter Depot
Harlin P. Wilson Agricultural Museum
Shafter Depot Museum
Shafter
Shafter High Musical Group
Brass Association
Richland Junior High
Ford Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shafterpress
Earthlink
St. Mark’s
Shafter Christian Fellowship
Call
New Covenant Life Church of God
Redwood
Redwood Elementary
Richland Activity Center
Sovereign Grace
Sovereign Grace Church
America
SHS Bible Club
QEIA
California Teachers Association, Et al
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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