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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1988
Page
1
Classified and display ad deadlines move earlier for the Thanksgiving week. The Shafter Press closes Nov 24 25. display ads for Nov 30 are due by 10 a.m. Nov 23 and classifieds by 10 a.m. Nov 28. news items by 9 a.m. Read on for church dinner bazaar craft sale turkey shoot choir meeting and charity kick-off details with locations and times.
Cathy Prout was elected Shafter mayor at a Monday meeting, becoming the first woman to hold the post. She has served six years on the council, most recently as mayor pro tem, while Verl Nash was named mayor pro tem. Mayor Donald C. Zachary praised the council’s achievements and urged change for the city’s future.
Local voters approved the Richland and Lerdo School District merger with a large margin. Richland 1517 in favor 460 against. Lerdo 11 in favor 2 against. Five trustees were elected to the new district to take effect July 1, 1989, including Richland nominees Lawrence Handel 1418, Noel Wilson 1417, D. Mark Franz 1508, Steve Skalisky 1510, and Lerdo winner Wilson 11. Incumbents in Shafter City Council faced no challengers.
At 8 a m Saturday volunteers gathered in Smiths Corner to haul trash and debris to the dump, aided by Abernathy Scrap Metal with a dump truck and fuel. Twenty two volunteers removed old furniture and appliances from area lots and alleys, with forklift help from Boyd and Ruth Shepherd and Bill and Emil Walls.
Acting chief Paul Petersen says a narcotics search warrant at 262 Rodriguez on Nov. 10 led to arrests including Pete Acosta Garcia Jr. 20 for warrants, Arthur Garcia 25 on possession charges, and Jesus Torrez 18 for marijuana in a vehicle. On Nov. 12 at 451 Curtis, George Ramirez 29 and Margaret Ramirez 30 faced marijuana and endangerment charges. Mercedes Carranza 31 was arrested for possession of cocaine at 257 Rodriguez.
The Shafter High School Band earned first place at the Central Coast Band Review in Pismo Beach on Saturday November 12. Majorette Jenny Ingle took second as drum major, with band director Kelly Bergen praising the performance and noting plans for the Arvin competition.
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