Hometown coach Mike Reese to lead East Bakersfield football
Mike Reese, longtime Shafter High backfield coach and top assistant, will become head football coach at East Bakersfield High School next year. He will commute this spring for a brief practice period while his family remains in Shafter. Reese graduated from Bakersfield High, studied at Bakersfield College, Sacramento State, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and helped Shafter win league honors in 119 and 1973. SHAFTER HIGH faces possible revival of a golf team next year if student interest resumes.
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East Bakersfield High School
Mike
Susan
Marci
Michael
Jed
Bakersfield
Reese
Bakersfield High School
Bakersfield College
Sacramento State University
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
Bakersfield High
Shafter High
Vie Huston
Corcoran
Mild Heat Wave Hits Shafter This Week
Shafter endures its first mild heat wave of the season with weekend highs in the upper 70s to upper 80s and lows mostly in the 40s and 50s. Temperatures at the USDA Cotton Research Station show May readings from 68 to 88 for highs and 37 to 53 for lows across May 5 to May 12.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Shafter Festival Crowds Parade Winners Highlight Weekend
Up to 7500 people attended the Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival weekend with a 70 entry parade. Community National Bank won sweepstakes and best commercial entry while vandalism kept an American Legion float from participating. Grand marshal J. C. Penner Miss Shafter Anne Keeley and runners up were honored as a day of music, rodeo, crafts, and a barbecue drew large crowds and local awards.
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Shafter
Community National Bank
Shafter American Legion
Stringham Memorial Park
Shafter Festival Committee
J. C. Penner
Anne Keeley
Lori Bryant
Tracy Thompson
Cliff Ratzlaff
Gloria Boggs
Shafter High Boosters Club
Veterans Memorial Hall
Marilyn Gladden
Stringham Park
Shafter Opens Adult Volleyball and Basketball Nights
Recreation Director Beltan Banks launches an adult program at Shafter High School gym for volleyball and basketball. Open to anyone over 18 with no high school students allowed, sessions run 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Banks invites participation and emphasizes inclusivity for couples or individuals.
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Shafter
Beltan Banks
Shafter High School
Richland District Expands Summer School With Pre Kindergartener Class
The Richland School District adds a pre kindergarten class for five year olds by June 16. Summer runs June 16 to July 18 at Richland Intermediate School with hours 8 a.m. to 12 15 p.m. Transportation offered for non walking distance students. Courses cover America 200 years of history with math language arts social studies and many electives.
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Austin Hunter
Hunter
Shafter Avenue
America
United States
California
Council finds no major problems with carnival
The Shafter city council heard that the Hudson Park carnival caused little park damage and posed no big costs. Mayor Dick Larson and others confirmed minimal issues after inspectio n with about 185 dollars in public works costs and no city complaints after opening.
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Chuck Johnson
Shafter American Legion
Hudson Parkette
Dick Larson
Johnson
Bob Millwee
Bill Cummings
Larson
Bill Sheldon
Howeve
Public Works Department
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Jack) Frost
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Bill Birchfield
Manuel Park
Pat Thompson
Joyce Reichert
Jack Nikkel
Sandy Wilson
Barbara Caton
Laura Billington
Sandy
Art Watson
Loyd Link
Shafter Kiwanis Club
The
American Legion
Veterans Hall
Banks
Sheldon
Hudson
Warner Cable
Blane Hitchcock
Macduff
Kelly Bergen
William Shakespeare
SHS Drama Club
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