Community notices from Shafter press May events
Shafter Press closes for Memorial Day May 26 with deadlines for May 28 issues. May clinic appointments at Shafter Health Department include family planning and pregnancy screening. Ribbon cutting May 30 for Walker Senior Center remodel. Continental Breakfast June 12 hosted by Shafter Chamber. AA meetings Thursdays at Church of Christ. Retirement dinner May 17 for Arlie and Margaret Smith at Shafter Veterans Hall benefiting SHS Boosters. More on pace 10.
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Shafter Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Senior Caeter
Shatter Chamber of Commerce
Walker Senior Center
Green Hotel
Eric Merz
Shafter
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Alcoholics Anonymous
Church of Christ
Minter Avenue
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Arlie
Margaret Smith
Kern
Shafter Veterans Hall
Shafter High School
Veronica Herrera
SHS
Local children's authors visit Richland schools for Author Week
Three authors Brad Herzog Verla Kay visit Golden Oak Sequoia and Redwood elementary schools on May 5 7 and 9 to inspire students with writing insights and career paths Herzog promotes sport themed alphabet books and research sidebars while Kay shares stories set in historical times and dresses in period attire to engage learners AUTHOR on pace.
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Golden Oak
Shafter Press
Richland
Sequoia
Redwood
Brad Herzog
J.R. Tolkien
the Hobbit
Monterey Bay Area
Herzog
Herzog’s
Verla Kay
Sequoia Elementary
Kay
Sequoia el
New CSU Officers Sworn In At Shafter Council Meeting
Citizen Service Unit officers were sworn in on May 6 by Yazmina Cortinas in front of the Shafter council. The city notes CSU’s help to the police department and plans to engage youth through skate park improvements, with Craig Watkins proposing a youth survey and safety gear. City Manager John Guinn eyes a meeting with local youth to shape features.
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Shafter
Yazmina Cortinas
Charlie Firecoat
CSU
CSA
Fivecoat
Craig Watkins
Watkins
John Guinn
Guinn
Golden Oak fifth graders gain real life job experience
Adrianna Pompa and classmates at Golden Oak Elementary took part in simulated job interviews to learn real world hiring basics. Students prepared resumes with references and applications while Principal Rose Shannon and Julia Wilson led sessions matching pupils to teaching, police, and fire department roles. Adrianna expressed desire to teach kindergarten or third grade, stressing patience and clear explanations as keys to student learning.
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Adrianna Pompa
Adrianna
Julia Wilson
Golden Oak
Rose Shannon
Shannon
Wilson
Police and Fire Department
Mission Bank breaks ground on Shafter site
Ground was broken for Mission Bank's third location at Lerdo Highway and Beech Avenue in Shafter. Local dignitaries and Mission Bank representatives attended as city growth and proactive council support push the new business bank into the community.
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Mission Bank
New Shafter
Lerdo Highway
Beech Avenue
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