Community event notices and charity drives listed
Local groups announce details for veterans dinner November 20 at Veterans Hall from 10 am to 2 pm, and contact Cliff at 661 619 9595. Congregational Bible Church Shafter hosts Fall Dinner and Country Pantry November 19 with take out 3:30 7 pm and dine in 5 7 pm. call 661 746 2187. Carrington of Shafter plans bake sale November 20 at 9 am to aid Tabernacle of Praise Church of God. Wasco football tickets on sale November 2 10. game November 12 at Wasco High School 5 pm kickoff. call 758 7434 for info. Toys for Tots applications open. Shafter Healthy Start applications Oct 18 through Nov 4 2010, 3:30 4:30 pm Mon-Thu. Wasco Shafter Elks Ladies holiday fashion show November 13 doors open 11 am with silent auction to fund Wasco student scholarships. contact Marlene Swan for tickets. Golden Living Holiday Food Drive collection through November 15 at 140 E Tulare. call 661 746 3912. More on pace 6.
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AmVets
Veteran’s Hall
Cliff
Congregational Bible Church of
Shafter
Women’s Fellowship
Carrington of
Tabernacle of Praise Church of God
Wasco High
Wasco
Wasco High School
Shafter Healthy Start
Wasco-Shafter Elks
Marlene Swan
Elks
Golden Living
E. Tulare
Close Shafter Council Election Keeps Seats
In Shafter the council race for two seats stayed tight with Cathy Prout 35 percent, Jon Johnston 33.5 percent, and Sandra Florez 31.25 percent. Richland School District Trustees saw Tony Aguirre top with 26.49 percent, Steve Mann 22.47 percent. In the 16th District Senate Michael Rubio led with 58.9 percent and Fran Florez trailed in the 30th Assembly with 30 percent to David Valadao 61.6 percent. Kern High School District three seats went to Bryan Batey, Martha Miller, and Mike Williams with 40,447 37,209 and 35,613 votes respectively.
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Shafter
Cathy Prout
Jon Johnston
Sandra Florez
Johnston
Council
Richland School District
Tony Aguirre
Steve Mann
Mann
Aguirre
Michael Rubio
Tim
Theissen
Fran Florez
David Valadao
Kern
Bryan Batey
Martha Miller
Mike Williams
Council weighs water well issues and new projects
City council discussed pedestrian crossing signals near Central Valley Highway and Tulare and approved multiple public works items. Key actions include buying two 2011 Chevy Silverado trucks for 21,983.83 each, awarding a Fanucci Way extension to Granite Construction for 330,433, and planning Well 7 and Well 8 repairs with funds from water reserves and the MiSwaco off-site project. A Well 9 rehabilitation feasibility study costs 50,000, with a potential new well over 1 million. Tank 1 upgrades through Witcher Electric cost 22,978.40. Valley Steel Construction will do 4400 Fanucci Way site work for up to 34,125.
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Harold Llamas
Council
Central Valley Highway
Tulare
CalTrans
Sandra Florez
N. Wall
Atlantic Avenues
Family Week Council
Chevy Silvarado
Public Works Department
Fanucci Way Street
Granite Construction
MiSwaco
Witcher Electric
Valley Steel Construction
Fanucci Way
Shafter Press sports writer to retire after 84th rivalry game
David Armendariz, long time Shafter Press sports writer, retires this weekend after chronicling the Shafter Generals vs Wasco Tigers rivalry through football volleyball baseball and more since the early 1980s. He recalls his first story on the Buttonwillow Roadrunners and notes athletes like Michael Rubio Scott Peterson and Octavio Patino as memorable subjects. Armendariz also discusses his philosophy of foregrounding the "little guy" and his experience photographing games and profiling athletes, coaches, and fans over twenty plus years.
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David Armendariz
Shafter Press
Shafter Generals
Wasco Tigers
Armendariz
Reed Print, Inc
Buttonwillow Roadrunners
Michael Rubio
Scott Peterson
Shafter High School
Octavio Patino
Shafter High
Yosemite Badgers
Manuel Garcia
Israel Lopez
Athettos
Nichols
Creekbaum
Fortenberry
Gary Kern
Curly James
James
Mr. Nusz
Generals
Shafter
Kerman
Wasco-Shafter
David
Wasco Tribune
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Bake Sale
Wasco- Shafter
Elks Ladies Fashion Show
Rotary
Lifornia
USA
Dick Diamond
Kern Water Storage District
Diamond
NEWSD
Kern County
Pappy
Julia
Bakersfield College
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