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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1996
Page
2
The May Festival in Shafter highlights the towns farming roots and cotton and potato industry. Residents are urged to honor the American dream through volunteering, generosity, and community cooperation as the region recalls its agricultural heritage and future investments.
The 15th Annual Shafter Lions Club Barn Dance is set for May 18 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Hernstedt Farms with EMS Week activities across the country. kickoff begins May 17 at City Hall. The Shafter Historical Society and 4-H Club sponsor a Field of Dreams photo contest for K through 8 students with prizes and a May 17 entry deadline.
Freedom Homes president Johan Hempel sought a postponement as residents of northeast Shafter opposed a Beech and State avenues development. The project, with homes from 70,000 to 2,000 square feet, faced concerns over cost, school impact, real estate prices, and town character. The City Council will decide after further hearings.
A Shafter youth team of 10 Valley Bible Church members reached the semifinals in the national Bible Quiz and earned bronze medals in the novice division of the Olympics in Chicago. Coaches Steve Ambrose and Monica Powell led the AVANA Varsity group through eight months of study and four months of training, with fundraising and community service shaping their trip.
Police ask for help identifying Maria Piceno eight abducted March 27 1995 from Lemoore her body found two weeks later in Poso Creek north of Bakersfield. A Nova bowling ball weighing about 10 pounds with a re drilled thumb hole marked Lois and several 1 ounce fishing weights was found near the body. The ball traced to Regency Lanes Bakersfield.
Shafter resident Joshua Gowell Wilson received his diploma at Fresno Pacific College 51st commencement. A 1992 Shafter High School graduate, he earned a bachelor of arts in intellectual history with a chemistry minor and magna cum laude honors, reflecting at least 60 enrolled units.
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