Local drive funds fire safety gear for Shafter engine
The Shafter Press begins a May subscription drive to raise funds for County Call Fire Engine Station 32 in Shafter. Proceeds from subscriptions will buy safety equipment including a $1500 resuscitator, $2000 air bag, $126 bolt cutters, $112 two ton fence stretcher, and a $288 air chisel set. The Jaws of Life is already donated by volunteers.
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Shafter Press
Shafter County Call
Shafter
Kern County Fire Department
Tion
County Call Firemen
County Call
Kern County
Joe Campbell
Harold Lashley
Susan Valdez
Parades Honor Winners at Potato and Cotton Festival
The Potato and Cotton Festival Parade raised 750 dollars for trophy donations led by Jim Freyberger. Donations came from Patty Houchin, Don Camp, Mert Wiedmann, Carlos White, Richland Chevrolet, and Holiday Ford. Awards covered religious, commercial, civic, bands, equestrian, farm equipment, novelty, decorated cars, majorettes, and a Mayor’s Trophy to Rosie Derry for an inventive entry with grandchildren and covered wagons.
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Jim Freyberger
Freyberger
Patty Houchin
Buttonwillow
Don Camp
Bakersfield
Joe Kirk
Peters Funeral Home
Shafter
Floyd’s Store’s Inc
Church of the Nazarene
Cubs
Boy Scouts
Floyd's Store’s Inc
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Bank of America
Richland Pta
Richland Junior High
Shafter High School
Wasco Active
North Kern Christian School
Madeline Lakue
Ralph Noble
Goshen Mounted Police
Wasco
Nikkle
Santa’s Forest Place
Alfred Betti
William Goertzen
Model T Club
Kern County
Hillary Cavassos
Full Force Car Club
Shafter Drug
Desperado Debs
Shafter Bike Club
Rosie Derry
Derry
Colonels win make up game 12-9 over Shafter
Shafter earns 12 walks in a makeup win attempt as Garces edges Shafter 12-9 with two others adding hits. Flad Garner and Jessica Janzen collect two hits each. May 5 notes show a Kern Valley defeat 8-6 followed by a 21-13 Shafter win over Garces on May 9 and a 14-3 season finale loss to Wasco Cubs.
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Colonels
Garces
Shafter
Flad
Garner
Jessica Janzen
Kern Valley
Patti Thomas
Lady Colonels
Thomas
Gamer
Jenny Ingle
Rams
Stacy Hamilton
Jennifer Janzen
Wasco Cubs
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Floyd’s Store Inc
Stringham Park
Floyd’s
By Noelan Livingston
Bonnie Hubbard
Krenh Kare
Coke
Teilardicc I
Cello
Dheads
Cauliflower Ag
Marina
Laura Scudders
Weber Homestyle
Crisco
John
Hubbard
DZ. C
Il Oz
WAF
Abe
100 AD Lab Ab
Massey Ferguson
Central Avenue
Scott Estes
Richland Chevrolet
Scott
Oldsmobile
Central Ave
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