Richland School District eyes new K 5 campus plan
Richland School District contracted SCArchitect Inc to study needs as enrollment climbs by about 100 students yearly. The needs assessment recommends a new K 5 primary and upgrades totaling about 18.27 million, with a broader plan around 30 million including a possible land purchase and a new school site to reduce crowding and busing.
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Richland
Scarchitect Inc
Bakersfield
Stephen J. Corbin
Richland School District
Shafter
Educat
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Corbin
Africa mission to American clergy sparks Uganda church ties
A missionary exchange ties Africa and U S clergy as Uganda faces past abuses under a regime seeking an Islamic state. A Ugandan church of 23,000 members remains central, with fears surrounding public safety and moral codes amid regional turmoil.
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II Amin
Uganda
Christian 1
Shafter Churches Hold National Prayers Service
Public prayers are held across Shafter at the Will Baptist Church on Drive and at Home Fellowship Church on Avenue behind Richland as part of a nationwide observance. The event gathers residents for interfaith readings and communal reflection.
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Nation
Shafter
Home Fellowship Church
520 Avenue
Richland
Shafter Seeks $1 Million for Butterfly Garden Conservatory
City council met October 26 2001 to authorize an application for a 1 million dollar URCC grant from California. The plan envisions a downtown Butterfly Garden Conservatory serving Shafter and nearby cities as an educational museum featuring butterflies and other insects and tied to local resources and tourism. The city would enter a contract with the state if selected, with funding aimed at urban recreation centers museums and wildlife education facilities.
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Shafter City
California
Bakersfield
Visalia
Fresno
Shafter
URCC
Two Shafter youths injured in Riverside Street collision
Three Shafter residents were involved in a traffic crash on October 25 at 4 50 p m on Riverside Street near Poplar Avenue. Donald J Webb 18 and Michael Wilson Jr 24 rode a westbound motorcycle that collided with a Toyota pickup driven by fate adult 47. Webb and Wilson sustained major injuries while the Toyota driver had minor injuries. No arrests were reported. Earlier that day a Buttonwillow incident killed 45 year old Ana Maria Lara of Corcoran when her Freightliner collided with a Malibu driven by Juanita Reyes. The crash closed Wasco Way for about six hours. Reyes and a 6 year old were unharmed the 4 year old had minor injuries.
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River
Poplar Avenue
Fate
Riverside Street
Donald J. Webb
Michael Wilson Jr
Toyota
Webb
Wilson
California Highway Patrol
Buttonwillow
Ana Maria Lara
Corcoran
Wasco Way
Lara
Juanita Reyes
Reyes
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