Shafter Police Chief Charlie Fivecoat Announces Spring Retirement
Shafter Mayor Cathy Prout hails Chief Charlie Fivecoat as an asset after years of progressive leadership. He plans early April retirement and intends to teach at Bakersfield College as an adjunct. Fivecoat spearheaded the PAL, new Animal Control and Police Station, and regional programs with Kern County agencies. He aims to keep Shafter at the top of county policing with advanced tech and training.
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Bakersfield College
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Police Activities League
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Kern County
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Community notices shared for Shafter events and museum volunteer drive
The Shafter press invites readers to share story ideas. The Wasco Shafter Lady Elks announce a Fashion Show Luncheon on Nov 14 with doors at 11 and lunch at noon, proceeds to the Lady Ellis scholarship fund. A Ribbon Cutting and mixer is planned Nov 16 at Central California Power, RSVP by Nov 6. Minter Field Air Museum seeks volunteers to restore aircraft and study WWI WWII US history, with Saturday visits. Richland PTO hosts a BBQ Dinner on Nov 5, 4:30 to 7:30 pm, tickets sold pre-sale and at the door. Team KID activities run Wednesdays at First Southern Baptist Church. Shafter Recreation updates on pace 3.
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Lady Ellis
Marlene Swan
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Central California Power
Broken Court
Shafter
Monica
Minter Field Air Museum
Minter Field Art Museum
Richland Parent Teacher Organization
PTO
N. Valley St
Harvest Festival delights Shafter with spooky parade fun
Crowds lined Mannel Park as Shafter High School students and families dressed as heroes and goblins for the 2009 Harvest Festival. The Shafer Kiwanis Club organized the event with local nonprofits ensuring a safe, carnival-like night from 5 p.m. Games, candy and contests followed the parade, with nearly 100 entrants in the Halloween Parade. Winners in coloring contests were Amy Quinonez, Marina Valenzuela, Robert Osono in Most Original. Jesus Pineda, Blanca Martinez, Rafael Zamudio in Funniest. Diana Quevedo, Ricardo Olive, Arnoldo Bravo in Scariest. Event supported by Community Action Partnership, Target, churches and local groups.
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Mannel Park
Shafter High School
Manuel Park
Shafter
Community Action Partnership
Target Stores
Amy Quinonez
Marina Valenzuela
Robert Osono
Jesus Pineda
Blanca Martinez
Rafael Zamudio Scariest
Diana Quevedo
Ricardo Olive
Arnoldo Bravo
Maple School Water System Memories and a Child’s Tale
A reflective piece recounts Maple School’s three water systems, memories of Lerdo Palm site, and a boy’s life in the 1930s. It includes a rattlesnake near the old well, the 1938 pumphouse installation, and the author’s transition from a crowded home to a bedroom in the pumphouse before serving in 1943.
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Lerdo
Palm
Lerdo Avenue
Fresno Avenue
Wasco High
Community Collaborative Update Highlights GBLA Services
At the October 21 Shafter Community Collaborative meeting Jesus Cordova welcomed Blanca Villa of Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance to discuss county wide services. Villa outlined Grandparent Guardianship renters and landlords rights assistance and senior programs for guardianship and First 5 Guardianship. She noted the domestic violence unit aids removal from unsafe homes and the senior law unit handles civil matters for clients 60 and older including senior citizen abuse and long term care advocacy.
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Jesus Cordova
Shafter Healthy Start
Blanca Villa
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Greater Bakersfield
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