Merchants Vote To Close Shafter Stores On Memorial Day
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture voted 10 to 6 to close local stores on Memorial Day May 30. After discussion some merchants favored staying open Saturday and closing Monday to give employees a holiday. It was unclear if dissenters would follow the Saturday-close plan. more details expected next week. Signs already announce the closure in several Shafter shops.
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Merchants Division
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Shafter
Garden care tips for mid summer flowers and vegetables
The article advises daily watering through a container system, staking delphinium to prevent breakage, thinning seedling vegetables per seed packet guidance, and transplanting potted herbs to larger pots. It also recommends continuous dahlias and gladiolus planting for succession blooms and late summer flowering.
Farm Safety awards for top tag signers announced
Individuals turning in the most signed safety tags are eligible for prizes from 50 dollars for first place to a fountain pen for 25th. Group prizes are offered to 4H clubs FFA chapters and county departments on a similar basis.
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FFA
Ae Bureau
May 25 29 School Lunch Menu For Kern High Schools
Shafter High and other Kern County High and Junior districts announce a new ala salad in cafeteria menus. The 36 cent weekly plate lunch for May 25 29 includes entrees such as apple juice cheese enchilada lasagne baked meat loaf with gravy and Spanish meat balls with sides like green beans fruit and milk.
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Arvin
Bakersfield
East Bakersfield
North
Shafter
Kern County High School
Valena
Ar Rai
California Outstanding Young Farmer program highlights growth
The California Junior Chamber of Commerce honors 35 and under farmers for progress in agriculture, soil and resource conservation, and community contributions. Features include expanding herds, milk processing ventures, higher yields, improved equipment, and cooperative efforts across the industry.
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California
Umen
Moutas
Local Church Helps Delano Baptist Church Organize New Parish
The First Baptist Church of Shafter assisted the three week old Calvary Baptist Church of Delano with its first communion service on May 10. Shafter donated the complete communion set on May 3 after hosting a Calvary picnic two weeks earlier. Rev. Melvin Krug represented Shafter in presenting the utensils.
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First Baptist Church of
Shafter
Delano
Calvary Baptist Church of
Calvary Baptist Church
Melvin Krug
Shafter Baptist Church
Shafter-Wasco art winners announced at Kern spring festival
Dulcie Wilson won for Colorado Desert and Seascape at the Kern county thirteenth annual spring festival. The works are on exhibit at Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery Bakersfield through May 25, announced Herbert J. Evans director of County Parks and Recreation per Wasco district council chair Janie Boggess.
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Shafter-Wasco
Kern County
Colorado Desert
Dulcie Wilson
Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery
Bakersfield
Herbert J. Evans
Janie Boggess
Wasco
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