City of Shafter pursues RTC ownership via bond deal
City of Shafter seeks to own the Return to Custody facility within weeks or months if negotiations with the state succeed and the private developer exits. A series of contract amendments are pursued, aiming to resolve litigation over tax exempt bonds used to finance the facility. The plan hinges on condemnation by the city, transfer to Civic Improvement Corporation, and issuing bonds insured to shield the CIC from repayment risk.
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Shafter
McKinney
Civic Improvement Corporation
CIC
Linda Gragg
Gerry Nelson
Gary Knox
Cathy Prout
Don Zachary
Gragg
Wasco’s
Mark Roos
Shaffer
McKinnaey
Wasco
Gardemeyer
Shafter’s 100th Birthday for Local Icon Maggie Weigand
Maggie Weigand, longtime Shafter resident dubbed Shafter’s biggest fan, turned 100 on November 10. A birthday party at Shafter Convalescent Hospital drew about 50 relatives and friends, celebrating her love for Shafter and her roots in North Dakota.
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Maggie Weigand
Shafter Convelescent Hospital
Denise Sanarripas
Randy Rosales
Shafter
Maggie
Shafter Convalescent Hospital
Two Die In Friant Kern Canal Crash
Two brothers died in a crash along the Friant Kern Canal between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. with no witnesses. The aircraft, described as a fertilizer carrier, appeared to be moving forward before striking the field and exploding into flames. NTSB investigators arrived Monday to determine the cause.
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Friant-Kern Canal
Kern County
National Transportation Safety Board
Cemetery assessment dies after protest near Shafter
Kern County Cemetery District scrapped a proposed annual 15.11 dollar per homeowner assessment for 10 years to expand Shafter Cemetery after more than 300 residents objected. The plan would have affected Rosedale Lost Hills Buttonwillow and parts of Bakersfield Wasco and Shafter. Hearings will be held to decide detachment of areas from the district.
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Kern County Cemetery District
KCCD
Shafter Cemetery
Shafter
Tim Unruh
Ment
Rosedale
Northwest
Bakersfield
Lost Hills
Buttonwillow
Wasco
Unruh
Ben Grundy
Brad Tomasini
Don Zachary
Shafter Press notes correction and holiday deadlines
In last week's Shafter Press Dustin Krocker was misidentified as Jeremy. The paper will close Nov 23 and 24 1995 for Thanksgiving. Deadline times for the Nov 29 issue include display ads by 10 a.m. Nov 22 and other sections by Nov 27. Local events include Noche de Danza Mexicana at Cal State Bakersfield on Nov 19, plus Thanksgiving dinners on Nov 18 and church events with Elks hosting law enforcement appreciation dinner.
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The
Shafter Press
Dustin Krocker
Jeremy
News Times
Guadalupe de la Rosa
Cal State University
Bakersfield
Dove Theater
Stockdale Highway
Patricia Florencia
la Reina de
Shafter
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