Smith resigns as Richland superintendent
The Richland School District Board accepted the resignation of Dr. Gary Smith as superintendent effective June 30. He will assume the National School District in National City, California, on July 1. The district reported improvements in reading and math scores for Richland students and outlined plans for a bilingual course of study and staff stipends.
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Richland
Gary Smith
Smith
Clifford Rodgers
de He Rodgers
Taba Ieciacs Lek
Thompson speaks on Prop 9 at Shafter Chamber
Thompson Land Co owner Jack Thompson spoke to the Shafter Chamber on the Peripheral Canal and Proposition 9. He chairs Yes on Nine finance and warned the canal would cost 600 to 700 million, limit water for expansion, harm delta ecology, and that 20 to 25 percent of Kern County land could go out of production if defeated. measure set for June 8 ballot.
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Jack Thompson
Thompson Land Company
Arvin
Buttonwillow
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Thompson
Yes On Nine
George Wise
Kern County
California
California Farm Bureau
L.A
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Police arrest trio in Shafter on multiple charges
Raul Garcia Gutierrez was arrested by Shafter Police Sunday night on charges of speeding a concealed weapon and of speed. W B Lewis was arrested Sunday morning on a Shafter warrant charging unlicensed driver and failure to appear. Norberto Lara Garcia was arrested.
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Raul Garcia Gutierrez
Shafter
W.B. Lewis
Norberto Lara Garcia
Buri Lance Harris
Corcoran Justice Court
Pedro Garza
Kern
Cotton seminar at Shafter station Weed control talk May 20
U S D A Cotton Research Station Shafter will hold a monthly seminar Thursday May 20 at 230 pm with Dr John Miller weed scientist speaking on Weed Control in Cotton success and failure over nearly 30 years A mini field day follows at 115 pm to view cotton seedling disease plots led by Dr R H Garber One hour continuing education credit for PCA s approved Location 17053 Shafter Avenue near Shafter California
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U.S.D.A
Shafter
John Miller
R.H. Garber
PCA
Shafter Avenue
Firefighters Respond To Medical And Accident Calls In Shafter
Shafter firefighters faced three calls on May 12 including two medical aid incidents and a motorcycle fire on Central Avenue. May 13 brought a medical call. An infant was brought to the station on May 14 after an eye injury from a knitting needle, later transported to Kern Medical. Earlier, May 9 saw an accident at W Ash and S Shafter Ave. May 7 at 9:23 pm a Shafter police car burned in the high school lot due to wiring. A structure fire at 337 Central Avenue on May 6 caused no loss. Two medical aids were recorded May 6 and May 3.
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Shafter
Central Avenue
Kern Medical
W. Ash
S. Shafter Avenue
Shafter High School
Kern County Crowned California Population Center
Spencer Lees of the Kern County Board of Trade proclaimed Kern as the state's population center at a ceremony near Burbank and Wildwood Avenues east of Interstate 5. About 100 attendees witnessed the unveiling of a redwood marker with remarks by local and state officials including Senator Walter Stiern and Assemblyman Don Rogers.
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Spencer Lees
Kern County Board of Trade
State
California
Kern County
Burbank Avenue
Wildwood Avenue
Interstate 5
Buttonwillow
Svenne
George Reiner
Rick Lawler
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Larry Barre
Taft District Chamber of Commerce
Delano
Courtweek highlights at Shafter Wasco Justice Court week ending May 14 1982
Judge Gary Ingle oversaw a sequence of cases in Shafter with defendants from McKittrick Shafter Bakersfield Wasco and surrounding areas. Alfred Holder 19 of McKittrick pled guilty to DUI receiving a 585 fine probation three years driving school and 90 day license restriction. Esther and Melvin Pattee both of Shafter pled not guilty to resisting obstructing an officer and challenging to fight with Melvin also charged with attempted malicious mischief. Patsy Webb 25 of Shafter pled not guilty to public intoxication with pretrial June 7 and sentencing June 2 for related alcohol and license offenses. Dale Lee McCoy a four year old transient pled not guilty to a preliminary hearing set for May 19. Sadees uaurine Gomes Bakersfield pled guilty to DUI unlicensed driving speeding and open container. sentenced to three weekends Kern County Jail fined 585 and probation. Donalder 19 of Shafter sentenced to 30 days. Haeyatte cage 3 of Shafter released on district attorney motion for insufficient evidence. Victor Harrison 20 of Wasco convicted of Stepy n get dag yr with sentencing June 10.
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Alfred Holder
McKittrick
Esther Pattee
Melvin Pattee
Shafter
Patsy Webb
Dale Lee McCoy
Sadees Uaurine Gomes
Bakersfield
Kern County
Donalder
Negpiaus Haeyatte
Cage 3
Victor Harrison
Wasco
Srcinineen Latota
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Gallo
Shafter- Bakersfield
San Diego
Board of Trustees
Tion
Ronetype Bene Ethene Toe Se Sama
Trice Harvey
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce
al Pacini
John Tracy
Board of Trade
Cotton
Mike Taffera
Schnaidt and Atkinson
Mike Hutchinson
American Legion
Wasco Justice Court District Court
Gary Ingle
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