Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival Weekend Review
Crowds at the Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival last weekend were substantial but slightly down from the prior year. Some events succeeded while others underperformed and one activity did not occur. The junior rodeo was scheduled for Saturday night and Sunday afternoon but the article cuts off before completion.
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Shafter
Ternoon
Rodriguez Parkette
Parkette
Loyd Link
Joe deRamos
Kern County Library
Usda Cotton Research Station
Shafter Bicentennial Committee
Shafter Coop Ginbale
Pull
Jack Nikkel
Pacific Tractor Pullers Association
Johnson
Bakersfield
Mannel Park
Pat Thompson
Kiwanis Club
ROCK
Jack Williams
Pat Funk
Chris Unruh
Veterans Memorial Hall
Shafter High Boosters Club
Richland Junior High Concert
Central Avenue
Cub Scout Pack 913
Cotton Associates
Boy Scout
Improvements at SHS would total 1 647 214 if measure approved
Kern High School District officials and faculty association president Bill Fisher spoke before the board about June Ballot Measure D. The plan would raise about 16.4 million for building projects across seven high schools over five years, including 800 000 for Shafter High School’s new gym and 625 714 for air conditioning.
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Kern High School District Faculty Association
Bill Fisher
District Board of Trustees
Shafter High School
Starrh Reappointed to Lead Shafter Recreation Commission
Fred Starrh is reelected chairman of the Shafter Recreation Commission with Evan Jones as vice chairman. Mike Schmidt is the new recreation director and Judy House becomes swimming pool manager. The pool opens Saturday June 5 with hours to be announced. summer baseball practice is underway and first league games begin Monday June 7.
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Fred Starrh
Shafter Recreation
Shafter Recreation Commission
Evan Jones
The
Recreation Commission
Mike Schmidt
Judy House
Richland board backs aphasic and literacy programs plan
Richland School District trustees approved in concept two new programs to start in September. One would create an aphasic class for severe language handicaps at Richland facilities with county staff and a $3000 annual classroom fee. the other would fund a literacy and math improvement effort at the intermediate school with a $37,000 port project.
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Richland
Porgeeel
Austin Hunter
Hunter
Ratield
Larry Schellenberg
Schellenberg
Evron Barber
Tom Almberg
Barber
Justee
Dave Anderson
al Sandrini
Sandrini
Shafter High Hosts Open Forum for Local Races
Shafter High School invites all candidates for Congress supervisorial and assembly districts to an open political forum Monday. The 9 30 a m event in the auditorium uses a question and answer format with opening statements by each candidate or rep. Evan Jones says the goal is to raise federal state and local political awareness for senior government students.
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Shafter
Shafter High Schoo
Bill Hatcher
Evan Jones
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American Legion
Ith ‘High
Don Murfin
South
KHSD
Foothill
Highland
West
East
Arvin
Murfin
Kern Valley
Starrh
Bill Gaeta
Abel Garcia
Richland Board
Almberg
Anderson
Don Neufeld
Richland Teachers Association
Lyle Mack
RTA
Mack
Dave George
Lew Sutton
Yolanda Martinez
Teachers Association
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