Public works notice listing street closures and contact
Thursday May 24 all streets north of Tulare Avenue. Friday May 25 all streets bordered by Lerdo Highway Shafter Avenue and Central Valley Highway. Monday May 28 all streets north of Lerdo Highway and west of Shafter Avenue. Tuesday May 29 all streets bordered by Central Valley Highway. Wednesday May 30 all streets south of Lorde. Resident's cooperation requested. For more information call John Guinn Director of Public Works 746-2065.
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Shafter
City Public Works
John Guinn
Tulare Avenue
Lerdo Highway
Shafter Avenue
Lorde Highway
Richland School District Announces Summer School Program
The Richland School District offers a five week summer program June 18 to July 20 with Proficiency Enrichment and Migrant funded classes. Proficiency targets grades 5-8 not meeting standards, Enrichment serves grades 4-6 scoring at or above 50th percentile on CAT, Migrant K-8 eligible. Classes run 8:00 am to noon for Proficiency and Enrichment, 8:00 am to 2:30 pm for Migrant. lunch provided. Enrollment is first come, first served. registration forms due by June 1. Contact principals or call 746-3317 or 746-3931 for eligibility.
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Richland
California
Christine Frazier
Lyle Mack
SRPD Updates New Game Box for Community Picnics
Shafter Recreation and Park District offers a game box for family picnics reunions and gatherings. The box includes horseshoes shuffleboard balls volleyball lawn darts jump ropes football and nerf boomerang. Reserve by calling 746-3303 or visiting 505 Sunset Ave.
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Shafter Recreation and Park District
SRPD
Sunset Ave
Brian Little Wins Richland Science Fair Title
Brian Little, son of Cristene and Richard Little, took first place at the Richland Science Fair held May 23 on the intermediate school campus library. The event was rescheduled after the April 29 fire. Little exhibited The Smoking Machine and earned the district trophy in the junior high division.
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Brian Little
Richland
Cristene
Richard Little
Brian
Shafter Rotary Forum invites public for May 31
The Shafter Rotary Club hosts its Eighth Shafter Forum on May 31 at the Shafter Veterans Hall. A 6 p.m. no host cocktail hour precedes a 7 p.m. gourmet dinner with wine. Speaker Russell Sloan, executive director of the California Bowl, will present Who Will Follow Me focusing on active participation and free enterprise. Tickets are $15 and available from Rotary members or by calling Larry Hamilton or Ken Twisselman. Proceeds fund Shafter High School scholarships.
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Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter
Shafter Veteran's Hall
Russell Sloan
Fresno
Valley Children’s Hospital
Sloan
Shafter Forum
Larry Hamilton
Ken Twisselman
Shafter High
Buttonwillow Election Set for Friday at 107 E First
The Buttonwillow Community Council holds an election this Friday May 25 at 107 E First St. candidacy includes Willie J. Clayborn and William Chamblee for KCEOC board representative from Buttonwillow. Polls run 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Voters urged to cast ballots.
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Buttonwillow
First Street
Willie J. Clayborn
William Chamblee
Kceoc Board
Rosalie Watkins
ECEOC
Five Candidates Seek One Board Seat in KCEOC Wasco Area
Five people vie for a single Kern County Economic Opportunity Corporation board vacancy representing Wasco Shafter and Buttonwillow. Candidates from Buttonwillow are William Chambleen and Willie Clayborn while Wasco contenders are Sonia Flourney Marcell Garvin and Dottie Robertson. Wasco office at 745 E Street Suite 101 opens 7 a m to 8 p m on Friday May 25 for voting.
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Kern County Economic Opportunity Corporation
Wasco-Shafter-Buttonwillow
William Chambleen
Willie Clayborn
But
E Street
Suite
Cotton seminar set at USDA Cotton Research Station
A seminar on fusarium wilt and nematodes is scheduled Thursday May 24 at 2 p.m. at the USDA Cotton Research Station Shafter California. Speakers include Garber Jorgenson Roberts Hyer Goodell DeVay. Topics cover variety resistance nematode interaction fumigants gin trash control. PCA credit two hours. Call 746-6391 for details.
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USDA
Cotton Research Station
Shafter Avenue
Shafter
Dick Garber
Ed Jorgenson
Phil Roberts
Angus Hyer
Peter Goodell
Bakersfield
Jim DeVay
A.C. Davis
Usda Cotton Research Station
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