Shafter High to Name Neal Olsen Principal
Cooling Off Emil Jack Frost selection of Neal Olsen to be Shafter High principal will make him the district’s youngest administrator at 38. Olsen and wife Jodi have built a wide circle in Shafter during seven years’ residence. His degrees from the University of Colorado and USC work planned this fall underline credentials. Bill Ketchum, new 36th district congressman, is praised as an honorary Okie after a Buttonwillow visit and golf event. California’s young athletes are cited, including Randy White, an 8th grader from Shafter who set fast junior mile marks and won at Bakersfield, near national records, plus Kenny Marchman, 11, another promising youth. Continued on Page 3
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Neal Olsen
Shafter High School
Kern High
Neil
Jodi
Shafter
Olsen
Buttonwillow
University of Colorado
University of Southern California
Bill Ketchum
Okie
Buttonwillow Gin
Ing
California
Bill
Dewey F. Bartlett
Oklahoma
Ketchum
Bob Mathias
Visalia
U.S
Congress
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Randy White
Shafter Boy
United States
Bakersfield College
Randy
Richland School
Bryan White
Wasco Wildcats
Corcoran
Los Angeles
Kenny Marchman
Kenneth Marchman
Kenny
Fresno State University
Olsens
Hofman Drive
Jay
Kristen
Karen
Union Congregational Church
Youngs
Association of California
Phi Delta Kappa
Jordan Kanikkeberg
Foothill High School
Arthur Johnson
Johnson
City to Purchase Mobile Home for Plant and Police Building Plans
Shafter City Council discussed relocating the plant mobile home and advancing plans for a new police station. A 24 by 63 foot mobile home from Bakersfield was approved at about $9500 to $10,000 after cooler installation, funded from the Utility Fund. Mayor Richard Larson said steel building options were being explored, with an architect to be hired if steel proves unfeasible. Police Chief Hanley Witcher noted a Vietnam veteran under the Emergency Employment Act could join the force as a Spanish speaking officer, addressing added workload.
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Shafter City
Jack Colvard
Bill Banks
Ben Grundy
Bill Cummings
Richard Larson
Bakersfield
Grundy
Larson
Hanley Witcher
Witcher
Neal Olsen Named Shafter Principal
Neal Olsen, longtime Shafter educator and former activities and athletics director, becomes principal after serving as vice principal. He joined Kern High School district staff in 1959 at Burroughs High School and held various roles in Shafter since 1966. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Colorado and is pursuing further studies in California.
Merury Hits 98 in Shafter and Weather in Week
Shafter records a 98 degree high marking a week with five days at or above 90. A Monday wind storm ripped branches and dust clouds from trees as headlines note.
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Mercury
Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Achievement Banquet to Honor 68 Students
Sixty eight students from six local schools will be honored at the sixteenth annual Student Achievement Banquet at Richland cafeteria in Shafter on Thursday May 24 at 7 p.m. Evron Barber announces sponsors and committees. 37 Shafter High, 10 Richland, 7 Buttonwillow, 6 Rio Bravo Greeley, 4 Maple, 4 Lerdo are named. program features awards and no main speaker.
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Richland
Shafter
Evron Barber
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Alpha Kappa Chapter
Business & Professional Women
Christian Businessmen
Kappa Nu
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Rio Bravo Greeley
Rio Bravo Greeley Community Club
Rotary Club
Shafter Woman's Club
PTA
Lerdo
Maple, Richland
Shafter High School
H. W
Pat’’ Kelly
Kerneth Anderson
Richard Larson
Richland Studio Band
Mike Hutchinson
Richland Pta
Richland School
Buttonwillow
Maple
UFW Rally at N Shafter Labor Camp Last Week
United Farm Workers sponsored a march and rally at the North Shafter Labor Camp. Contracts between growers and the UFW are ending as the union seeks to block signing with the Teamsters. About 250 workers joined a caravan organized from Wasco, starting at 6 p.m. with 66 participants in Wasco.
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United Farm Workers
North Shafter Labor Camp
UFW
Teamsters Union
John Kovacevich
Lamont
Teamsters
Kovacevich
Bob Osborn
Kern County Sheriff's Department
Shafter
Wasco
Shafter Camp
Ople
Mrs Baughman to Retire After 31 Years of Service
Sylvia Baughman, cafeteria supervisor at Richland School, will retire at the end of June after 31 years with the district. She oversaw two large kitchens serving about 1500 meals daily and has played a leading role in state and national school food service efforts.
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Sylvia Baughman
Richland
Evron Barber
Block S Sponsored Spring Barbecue at SHS Field
Shafter High School hosts a Block S spring sports barbecue on Tuesday May 22 at the SHS football field from 5 30 to 7 30 p m Hamburgers beans and salad will be served Tickets at 1 50 go to the Block S fund for scholarships and sports equipment
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Shafter High School
New Zealander Trains Final Decision In Shafter Stable
Derek and Alison Heckler from Hamilton New Zealand visit Lachenmaier Stables in Shafter to train their three year old trotting horse Final Decision worth 104000 dollars. They plan an 18 month stay, renting a room in Shafter Motel while the horse quarantines in Long Beach and they explore American tracks. The pair remark on Los Angeles traffic and enjoy travels to the Mojave Desert and Sequoia National Forest.
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Lachenmaier Stables
Shafter
Hamilton
New Zealand
Final Decision
Derek
Alison Heckler
Lachenmaier
Derek Heckler
States
United States
Heckler
Los Angeles
Long Beach
L. A
Mojave Desert
Sequoia National Forrest
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Emil
Jack) Frost
Debbie Bell
David Woodworth
Ft. Bragg
Morro Bay
San Francisco
Congregational Church
Woodworth
N. Shafter
Barber
SHS
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