May Clinic Schedule and Community Events In May
Department clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway run in May with a Child Health Clinic and a Pregnancy Screening Clinic from 9 to 11 am on May 23. Shafter AARP meets May 20 at Walker Senior Center at 1 30 pm with an informational speaker and silent auction. Green Hotel restoration committee hosts a Sunday Supper and Bluegrass Concert May 19 at 5 pm with reservations via 746 3133.
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Central Valley Highway
Shafter Aarp
Walker Senior Center
Green Hotel Restoration Committee
Jone Loliar
California Senate panel backs $6 billion high speed rail bond
Senator Jim Costa and the Transportation Committee advanced SB 1856 by 10-1 to place a $6 billion general obligation bond on the November ballot. The plan would fund the first leg of a statewide rail system from San Jose to Los Angeles via the Central Valley, with 80 percent of costs for construction and stations and about 300,000 jobs expected. Construction could begin as early as 2005 with some routes operating by 2008 if approved.
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California Senate
Transportation Committee
Jim Costa
Fresno
Costa
San Jose
Los Angeles
Central Valley
California
Cen
Tral Valley
Senate Appropriations Committee
Friday Chess Club at Richland Intermediate School
The chess club meets Fridays from 6 to 9 pm in the teacher’s lunch room at Richland Intermediate School 331 Shafter Avenue with beginner instruction and free play time. For details call James Donahue at 746 8640. Memorial Day notices urge cemeteries, flowers not before Friday noon May 24 to aid preparations. Kern Indian Education Program hosts its Honoring and Awards Ceremony for local high school graduates on Monday June 3 at University Square. graduates should contact the program by May 28 at 328 6206.
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Richland Intermediate
Shafter Avenue
James
Shafter
Wasco
Kern County
University Square
Tips for driving with a cell phone in the car
A health and safety brief urges minimizing cell phone use while driving. It cites a New England Journal of Medicine study showing four times higher collision risk with phones, and offers practical tips such as preprogramming numbers, dialing at stoplights, having a passenger dial, pulling off to call, avoiding usage in heavy traffic, not taking notes, and keeping the device within easy reach.
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New England Journal of Medicine
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Minter Fleid
AARP
Margaret Baker
Ramona Herrera
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