Shafter City Council approves five items May 5 meeting
Shafter City Council, all present, approves five management and consent items including the North Shafter topographical survey contract with Porter and Associates at 5200, a Meyer Civil Engineering service for a Highway 99 water main extension, a Chevron rail track lease and storage plan, a 441189 budget amendment for police remodel costs, and a 182537.87 contract for 2008 Richland Drive street improvements. An FBI Gang Task Force item was tabled.
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North Shafter
Porter and Associates
Meyer Civil Engineering, Inc
Meyer Civil Engineering
Shafter City
Highway 99
Shafter
Bakersfield
FBI
Halopoff and Sons
Richland Drive
Council
Engagement Announcements Free At Shafter Press
Shafter Press invites ideas for coverage and offers free engagement and wedding announcements with one photo for certain categories. Birth announcements are charged. Alexis at 661-746-4942 handles info. Richland Family Day set May 16 from 10 am to 1 pm at Richland Area.
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Shafter Press
Alexis
Richland Family
Richland
North Valley
Poso
Shafter Juvenile Arrested After Short Pursuit Evading Arrest
Deputies from Kern County Wasco Substation chased a vehicle in Wasco after a stop sign violation. The 16 year old driver fled through alleys and yards, reached speeds over 70 mph, struck two parked cars, and stopped at Poplar and 7th. The juvenile is charged with felony evading arrest and driving without a license. Two passengers, one a minor for public intoxication, the other Daniel Fimbres 20 for public intoxication and contributing to the delinquency of minors, were arrested. All three are from Shafter. Vehicle towed for 30 days.
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Kern County Sheriff's Office
Wasco
4Th Street
Maple Avenue
Poplar Avenue
7Th Street
Bakersfield
Daniel Fimbres
Shafter
Census push in Wasco and Shafter aims for full 2010 counts
Daniel Romero and Reyna Olaguez of the U S Census led meetings in Wasco and Shafter to urge residents to participate in the 2010 Census. Officials canvassed neighborhoods and planned school outreach to boost a 100 percent response, noting $300 billion in federal funding hinges on accurate counts.
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Daniel Romero
Reyna Olaguez
U.S
Wasco and
Shafter
United States
Romero
Wasco
Mem
Sequoia School Builds Reading Garden with Lowe’s Grant
Sequoia Elementary, led by third grade teacher Jill Lowe, received a $4300 grant from Lowe’s to fund a Reading Garden in the courtyard near the library. On May 1 students and teachers dug planters, prepared soil, and planted flowers and rose trees, while student Cody Wilson praised the project and cited his favorite book Where the Wild Things Are.
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Tary School
Jill Lowe
Lowe’s Hardware Store
Cody Wilson
Shafter Woman's Club awards two SHS seniors scholarships
Lauren Ogle, SHS senior, earns a $1000 scholarship from the Shafter Women's Club toward CSUB tuition this fall. She and Elizabeth Reyes were selected after submitting a funding packet and interview. Ogle plans nursing, studies photojournalism, and aims to work with Doctors Without Borders while embracing CSUB and an honors Shakespeare course.
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SHS
Lauren Ogle
Shafter High School
Generals
California State University
Bakersfield
Ogle
Elizabeth Reyes
Robin Hood
CSUB
Doctors Without Borders
Shafter
Shafter High
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