Generals Qualify for Valley Meet After Kern Qualifier
Paul Bender broke a 10 year meet record with 1883 inches in the South Area Qualifying Meet at Shafter High Memorial Stadium Bakersfield. John Tjepkema won the high jump season best 6 feet 6 inches. Dale Ashley placed second in the 330 low hurdles 38.58, Phil Anderson third in shot put 50 feet 1/2 inch. Three top finishers advance to Valley meet. 15 schools competed including Western Kern Porterville and Monache.
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Paul Bender
Shafter High
Memorial Stadium
Bakersfield
Madera
Bender
Charles Anderson
Porterville
John Tjepkema
Dale Ashley
Phil Anderson
Kern County
Monache
SHS
Mike Lopez
Kent Ellis
Daley Ashley
Scott Peterson
Dean Florez
Shafter Girls Tennis Team Secures League Runner-Up Finish
The Shafter girls tennis team finished 7-3, earning second place in the South Sequoia League and a spot in the Valley playoffs after winning 8-5 against Kerman. Four athletes also qualified in track events at junior division meets in Wasco and later at South High and Lemoore meets. Kris Florez marked his first shot put competition with strong marks.
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Shafter
Kerman
Kris Florez
Wasco
South High
Kris
Joaquin Memorial shuts out Shafter in 8-0 playoff game
San Joaquin Memorial blanked Shafter 8-0 as the Generals, 12-1 in league play with only one loss to Taft, failed to solve the visitors’ pitching. Shafter’s offense managed only two hits, both in the second inning, while errors hampered their defense six times.
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If Joaquin Memorial
Shafter
Generals
Taft
San Joaquin
Doug Umfress
Greg Freeborn
Pan
Thers
Letters to the Editor on Capitol restoration and Proposition 3
A series of letters voices concern over California Capitol restoration costs and the fate of Proposition 3. James R. Mills urges voters to approve the measure to protect historic heritage, ensure public input, and maintain constitutional safeguards against stealth spending. Additional letters praise Shafter police service and endorse PTA positions opposing Proposition 9, urging measured reform and local control. the Shafter Press notes it prints signed letters without libel.
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State Capitol
Provide National
Capitol Building
Capitol
State of
California
PTA Board of Managers
League of Women Voters
California Coalition of Senior Citizens
Los Angeles
Nau
Stanford University
California School Boards Association
The
Association of California School Administrators
League of Cities
California Teachers Association
Richland Parent Teachers Association
State Parent Teachers Association
Ganns
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Lemoore
John Bender
Shafter High School Generals
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Nye Raat
Napa Parts & Supply
Shafter Avenue
Datsun
Kcooler Motor Special
Frank Russell
MFG. CO. Inc
Pacific Ave
Shafter, Calif
Sincerely, James R. Mills
Shafter Police Dept
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Patricia Yerian
Jerine Rekosh
Marilyn J. Bergman
Cathy L. Prout
Martha Novak
Linda Bailey
Kathy Handel
Kathy Bernardi
Lyle W. Mack
Clementine Vazquez
Jean Burrow
Belton Banks
Toni Johnston
Janie Walker
Gary W. Smith
Randy Cross
Shafter Press
George Globe
D.D.S
Union & Insurance Plans
Woolworths
Kern
Alder Creek
Bone Creek
Cedar Creek
Erskine Creek
Kern River
Democrat Dam
Kri House
Lake Isabella
South Fork
Nobe Young Creek
Lot Ria
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