Shafter May Deadlines and Community Events
The Shafter Press and Shopper issue for Memorial Day week lists deadlines: editorial Friday May 22 at 12 pm, classified Friday May 22 at 3 pm, legal Friday May 22 at 9 am, display Friday May 22 at 3 pm. Activities include commodities distribution Friday May 22 from 8 am to 1 pm at 150 Elm Street with ID and bags, FFA awards banquet Friday May 22 at 5:30 pm at Shafter High School ag shop, BBQ and dance to follow, Cotton reld plant mapping meeting Thursday May 21 at 1 pm at Cotton Research Station Conference room 17053 Shafter Ave, and pre-school storytimes at Shafter Branch Library 236 James St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Press
Shafter
Assembly of God
Friends In Need
KCEOC
Elm Street
FFA
Shafter Future Farmers of America
Shafter High School Ag Shop
Cotton Research Station
Shafter Ave
James St
Pressure grows for Hispanic trustee in RLSD board seat
MAPA threatens boycott of local businesses if RLSD appoints a non Hispanic candidate to fill the seat vacated by Mark Franz. Superintendent Knapp cites no relation between business pressure and school matters as a seven member task force studies district electoral systems to better represent Hispanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland-Lerdo
RLSD
Mark Franz
MAPA
Shafter
Larry Hobson
Joaquin Avila
Knapp
Rollins supporters press case at Bakersfield forum
A Justice for Rollins Coalition meeting in Bakersfield featured defense attorney Tim Lemacchi answering questions about Offord Rollins IV, convicted of shooting Maria Madera Rodriguez. The session drew media bans and disputed racism claims linked to Lisa Green, with a new trial motion tied to juror statements and a June 5 sentencing date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice For Rollins Coalition
Bakersfield
Tim Lemacchi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Lemacchi
Offord Rollins IV
Maria Madera Rodriguez
Shafter
Lisa Green
Green
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Horton
Bush
Kern County
Lemucchi
Rollins
Lerdo
Local Kern County building boom lifts Shafter Wasco permits
Kern County builders show growth in March with Permits totaling 47.6 million, up 19 percent year over year. Shafter shines with a 121 percent year-to-date rise and Wasco up 102 percent in March, while Taft Ridgecrest McFarland and Delano vary, and overall county year-to-date activity is mixed amid local growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Board of Trade
Shafter
Wasco
Kern County
Kern
Board of Trade
Ann Gutcher
Gutcher
Taft
Ridgecrest
McFarland
Delano
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Lake Isabella
Tehachapi
Frazier Park
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