21 Nov 2001
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 2001
Page
1
Sunday morning November 25 at 11 am at SGENES Drive. For more information call 746-6441. Public notice requests name address and phone number to be written for contact. writer contact encouraged.
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will stage the annual Downtown Christmas Sing on Friday December 7 2001 from 6 30 to 8 p m in the redesigned downtown square. Prospective groups individuals are asked to contact the chamber office and ask for Stephanie Bender at 746 2600.
The Shafter Police Department will conduct a checkpoint on November 23 to remove drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs or without valid licenses from public roadways. The effort supports the Safe Transportation Enhancement Program as Shafter faces traffic incidents involving unlicensed or uninsured operators and unregistered vehicles.
A text extols national gratitude and describes Thanksgiving origins with the Mayflower Pilgrims, William Bradford, Massasoit, and a three day feast shared by settlers and Native Americans. It emphasizes family, church, and community efforts to provide meals for others during the holiday.
Shafter High School Band and Color Guard earned first place in Band Competition and Percussion at Stockdale, with Color Guard second for Garces match. They also placed first in percussion and color guard at Visalia and Centennial events. Several students received awards for music, marching, attitude, and spirit.
In Tule Fog conditions on a Sunday night near Shafter a Baker youth, Michael Hugh Curtis Jr., 21, drove a Mitsubishi at excessive speed and struck a utility pole, trapping five youths inside the car as it caught fire. Curtis fled the scene. he was later arrested for felony manslaughter. A separate Saturday fatality in Visalia occurred when a 17 year old rider died after a high speed alcohol related crash on Road 96 near Avenue 120. the 21 year old driver was arrested for DUI.
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