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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1994
Page
2
The Shafter Press reports March building activity in McFarland fell 88 percent to $49,733 from $401,551 in March 1993, while year to date totals rose 344 percent to $5,026,263 compared with $1,133,269 in 1993, highlighting uneven growth trends nationwide.
Richard Hunter of Shafter will be awarded a bachelor of fine arts at the San Francisco Art Institute during the 116th Commencement on May 15. A 1986 Shafter High School graduate, he studied at Bakersfield College and CSU Bakersfield before attending the Institute. Hunter exhibited in Surlights and Diego Rivera galleries, and in his final year served as co-director of the Student Union. The SF Art Institute, a nonprofit devoted to fine arts, offers BFA MFA programs and enrolls about 1 750 students across levels. The school marked its 125th anniversary in 1996.
There's Something To Do This column lists events in Shafter with details for participation. Openings at the depot for tours, crafts meetings at W C Walker center, Woman's Aglow monthly, Bible study at Valley Bible Church with childcare, a Thursday city hall prayer gathering, and contact numbers for organizers.
A local notice lists birthdays and anniversaries for May 11 to May 17. Recipients include Heather Freyberger Ronnie Wilcoxon Brian Reimer Mamie Lewis Cole Siemens Brian Tracie Robinson Elsie Meyers Jeff Morgan Elfrieda Reimer Ken Holland Kathy Kruczek Arlene Beane Michael Brock Eva Sturtevant Natalie Robinson Maria Zachary.
Kiwanis at Vets Hall noon and Rotary at Shafter Motel six thirty a.m. AARP Bad meeting at Sr. Center one thirty p.m. Shafter Woman's Club at Vets Hall eleven thirty a.m. Soroptimist at Hernstedt Farms noon. Chamber of Commerce meeting at Spencers noon. SRPD 5k/10k Run at Amer. Leg. Vets Hall eight p.m. AARP Senior Center one thirty p.m. Friends of Library in Library conf room five p.m. Amer. Leg. Aux at Vets Hall seven p.m. Shafter City Council at City Hall seven p.m.
Time Warner Cable and Reed Print announce Danielle Ramay as winner of their April monthly essay contest. Ramay, 14, argues a minor curfew could reduce crime, graffiti, and property vandalism, noting positive results from another county.
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