Redwood Elementary Veterans Day Assembly Honors Local Heroes
Students at Redwood Elementary, with staff and administrators, held two Veterans Day assemblies at the Richland Activity Center to honor local veterans. Color Guard opened with colors as Principal Francisca Garcia welcomed attendees and a PowerPoint tribute highlighted veterans from all wars. Marine Lt. Genaro Salarez Garcia, the principal’s stepson, served as guest speaker and the event was organized by Mike and Stephne Bishop.
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America
Redwood Elementary
Richland
Shafter American Legion Post 865
Redwood
Francisca Garcia
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allred
Chavez
Harrison
Siler
Randolph
Vargas
Carrillo
Florence
McGinty
Solorio Garcia
Rodriguez
Montelongo
Michal
Simpson
Community events and clinics in Shafter pages
The Shafter Public Health Department lists November clinics with required appointments for most services and locations at 329 Central Valley Highway. Upcoming events include a family planning clinic November 28, a pregnancy planning session November 23, senior health screenings November 15, a chamber ribbon cutting November 13, and FLARE reading programs for K-3 and Golden Oak students. Also noted are weekly church discussions at St. Mark's, Friends of the Shafter Library meeting November 19, and a Fall Dinner on November 15 at Shafter Congregational Church Youth and community notices continue on page 2.
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Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Senior Center
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Karen Wilkins
Shafter Medical Pharmacy
F.L A.R.E
Friends of the Shafter Library
James Street
Grant bids could bring $4.9 million to South Shafter sewer project
The South Shafter Projects Committee may secure a $4.9 million state Small Community Wastewater Grant for sewer work across Burbank Cherokee Strip Thomas Lane and Smith Corners. The project totals about $8.9 million with a possible $1 million USDA grant pending. Environmental impact review is public, and residents urge swift progress as the committee has led this effort for five years. The next meeting is December 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Community Christian Church Smith Corners.
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South Shafter
Dave Warner
Burbank
Cherokee Strip
Thomas Lane
Smith Corners
Warner
United States Department of Agriculture
Roy Ramirez
South Shafter Projects Committee
Ramirez
Community Christian Church
City moves to automated water meter reading system
Shafter plans automated meter reading to modernize watering billing by 2025 with drive by collection using hand held devices or laptops. Council approves Ferguson Enterprises bid for a Hersey Stron drive by system at 20645.63 and adopts new metering standards for future developments.
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Shafter
Public Works
Michael James
James
Shafter City
Ferguson Enterprises
Hersey/Stron
Richland
Council Chambers
Board of Trustees
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American Legion
Michael McCarthy
Harold Lamas
Redwood School
UEC
Richland School
Golden Oak
St. Mark’s
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Library
Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship
By Melissa Hill
Golden Oak Re
Wells Acoustics
Council On Pace 2
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