Rotary program seeks handicapped scouts in Shafter
Emil Frost notes Rotary Club backing for Boy Scout Troop 953 and Cub Scout Pack 953 in Shafter with Scoutmaster John Houser and Mrs. Gene Mendenhall leading. Two fundraisers a yard sale and bake sale set for Thursday and Friday raise money for a $400 expanded program. sales run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 391 Terra Vista Street and 327 State Avenue.
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John Houser
Gene Mendenhall
Mendenhall
Rotary Club
Terra Vista Street
West Ash
K-C
State Avenue
Houser
Bill Crafton
Gene Menderhall
Barbara Mitchell
Gary Pankey
Loretta Cate
Howard Henry
Kiwanis Halloween Parade Lights Up Shafter
Sky clears for the Shafter Kiwanis Club 33rd annual Halloween parade with 85 entries along a 3 4 mile route from James and California to Central. Judges Brannon Thompson Boggs Prout named winners across divisions with prizes and notable nods to Ronald McDonald and veteran founder Joe Frizzell.
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Loyd Link
James
California
Central
Charles Brannon
Pat Thompson
Gloria Boggs
Cathy Prout
Bryan Rosales
Doug Fuller
Steve Reaves
Joe Frizzell
Frizzell
Ronald McDonald
McDonald’s
City council denies city attorney's fee request
The City Council voted to deny a $2,525 fee request for City Attorney Al Mortimore who handled the Roe counter suit. Support from two women in the audience did not sway the council, which also agreed to evaluate the city attorney's agreement and consider Mortimore's daily duties and pay. Mortimore offered to handle future cases pro bono to reduce city burden.
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al Mortimore
Roe
Character Coker
Kathy Morgan
Mortimore
Marvin Roe
Bill Cummings
Elmer Unruh
Larson
Sheldon
Efficiency and Personnel Committee
Jack Colvard
Chilly Week Totals in Shafter Area
Temperatures dipped to 36 degrees on Wednesday and Saturday as weekly readings at the USDA Cotton Research Station recorded chilly nights and daytime highs in the 60s and 70s. About 0.05 inches of rain fell last Thursday night.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Board backs own legal counsel for Kern County schools
Richland trustees favor allowing districts to hire their own legal counsel led by the Kern County School Board Association with the county board as lead agency. Cost estimates range from 1.25 to 1.50 per ADA, depending on participation and needed attorneys.
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Richland ‘School
Richland
Phil Zachary
Kern County School Board Association
Kern County School Board
Zachary
School Board Association
Zacha
Monica Karrick
Marilyn Fowler
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Jack) Frost
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