Memorial Day service and community notices in Shafter
Shafter Press closes Monday May 28 for Memorial Day with deadlines for May 30 issue. City notices cover deadlines for articles obits ads and legal copy. Public health clinic schedule at 329 Central Valley Highway includes family planning pregnancy screening and immunization clinics. St Mark's Church hosts weekly discussions through June with topics on faith scripture and end times.
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Shafter Press
Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Senior Center
St. Mark’s
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Matthew Davis
Potato Heritage Day highlights Shafter Depot Museum exhibits
Residents explored the Shafter Depot Museum during the first Potato Heritage Day. Vintage Ford Model Ts lined the front as booths showcased the community's potato past, including a new exhibit on harvesting, restored machinery, and a 1930s to 1990s Iron Age Band-Way planter.
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Shafter Depot Museum
Shafter Historical Society
Kern County
Nancy Wilson
Historical Society
Shafter High School
Greg Bergen
Four sewer grant projects advance from South Shafter committee
The South Shafter Projects Committee nears finalization of a six-community sewer plan with Self-Help Enterprises. A $2 million Small Communities Wastewater grant is hoped for, with priority based on A B C categories and a May 31 application deadline. Data show Thomas Lane and Smith's Corner as most in need amid a $20 million state fund limit.
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South Shafter
West Shafter
Smith's Corner
Burbank
Thomas Lane
Cherokee Strip
Southwest Shafter
Dave Warner
Warner
Romeo Agbalog
Jon McQuiston
Smith’s Corner
Richland School District names Kenneth Bergevin superintendent
The Richland School District Board of Trustees appointed Kenneth Bergevin as superintendent, effective July, moving from Arvin Union School District where he currently serves. Bergevin holds degrees from California State University Fullerton and Pepperdine, with a long history in California education. He praised the district's teachers and community support as a strong foundation for student success.
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Richland
Kenneth Bergevin
Bergevin
Arvin Union
Arvin
Cerro Coso Community College
Kern Community College
Ridgecrest
Sierra Sands Unified
Southern California
California State University
Fullerton
Pepperdine University Graduate School of
Shafter
Australian ambassadors visit Shafter Wasco
Nine ambassadors from Adelaide Australia are hosted by Wasco and Shafter families for a Kern County Friendship Force visit. A 6:30 p.m. potluck at Ben and Patricia Goossen welcomed 9 of 21 ambassadors staying with local hosts. They tour Bakersfield Yosemite and reflect on farming and regional differences.
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Adelaide
Australia
Friendship Force
Shafter
Wasco
Kern County
Ben
Patricia Goossen
Dolly Hei
Hei
Terri Gaite
Las Vegas
Utah
Gaite
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Bakersfield
Woolworth’s
Yosemite National Park
Friendship Force International
Larson
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Redwood
Redwood Elementary
Richland Activity Center
Library
Friends of the Shafter Library
Shafter Library
James Street
Westiside Family Fellowship
F.W. Higgins
Wasco Valley Rose
Allen Reaves
North Kern Christian School
Kevin Tiss
Austin Ables
Kyle Millwee
Santa Fe Railroad
By Melissa Hill
Pace
RSD
Shafter, Wasco
Goossen
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