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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1979
Page
3
The 1979 Student Achievement Banquet will be held May 17 at 7 p m in the Richland Cafeteria. Menu includes barbecued top sirloin steak baked potato corn salad milk coffee hot roses and strawberry short cake. Co sponsored by Shafter Chamber of Commerce and multiple civic groups. Various schools to honor students including Buttonwillow Lerdo Maple Richland Rio Bravo Greeley and Shafter High.
Shafter introduces Russell Carr as the new police officer, a Visalia resident, 24, recently married. He earned POST graduation in April 1979 from Tulare Kings County Police Academy, a BS in Criminal Justice from Cal State Long Beach, and an AA from the College of the Sequoias. Chief Kaplan praises his progress and training officer Glenn Baldwin. Tickets for the May banquet are $4.25 with sales ending May 16.
Ted Elrich, a Shafter High School senior, placed second at Bank of America’s 1979 Achievement Awards held May 10 in Fresno. He earned a $1,000 cash prize for vocational arts after a banquet at the Fresno Hilton following a day of competition among the two finalists.
Cub Scouts from Pack 913 and their families spent a day at Fort Tejon on April 28. Den 1 earned Wolf Badges for Terry Coodey Brent Cummings Robbie Hutchinson and Bradley Stewart while Den 3 earned Bear Badges for Robert MacNeil Kelley Walker and David Westbrook. The Webelos earned the Arrow of Light. Arvel Ray Huff services were scheduled for the following Saturday in Wasco. An annual Pinewood Derby is set for May 19 at Manuel Park with a Dads Race for participating fathers.
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