Thanksgiving office closure and community notices in Shafter
The Shafter Press will close November 22 and 23 for Thanksgiving and reopen November 26 at 8 a.m. Read notes on story ideas, public health clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway with appointments, and upcoming events. Ribbon cutting at Cal Tex Flooring November 29. Christmas Sing December 3 at Shafter Downtown Plaza. Project F.L.A.R.E. evenings begin November 29 for Golden Oak and Richland School media centers.
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Shafter Press
Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Cal Tex
South Central Valley Highway
Carol Chavella
Shafter
Richland School
Project F.L.A.R.E
Golden Oak
Shafter Veteran Bill Crawford Homecoming Honors
LT Auxiliary welcomes home Iraqi veteran Staff Sgt. Bill Crawford, who spent 14 months overseas guarding 22,000 prisoners at Camp Bucca. The Shafter resident received honors from Auxiliary 213 and Kern County officials, with Mayor Cathy Prout and family noting his service. He expressed gratitude and humility after returning to his wife and four children.
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Bill Crawford
Camp Bucca
Iraq
Shafter
Shafter American Auxiliary 213
Ladies of the Auxiliary
Crawford
Helen
Army
Romeo Abalog
Kern County
Jon McQuiston
McQuiston
Auxiliary District 15
Harriet Clendenin
Cathy Prout
America
Kern County Sheriff's Department
Shafter American Legion Auxiliary 213
American Legion Auxiliary District 15
Shafter American Legion Auxiliary
Cathy Morgan
Phase 2 blueprint meetings set for Shafter and Wasco
Kern Council of Governments continues the Kern Regional Blueprint Program with Phase 2 town hall meetings in Shafter on Nov 27 and Wasco on Nov 28 to shape growth management through 2050. Residents will rate growth scenarios, discuss water and economy, and seek bilingual participation with light dinners.
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Shafter
Wasco
Kern Council of Governments
Kern
Shafter Veterans Building
California Ave
Wasco Recreation & Parks District
Poplar Street
Kern County
Frazier Park
Bakersfield
Mojave
Tehachapi
Taft
Lamont
Arvin
Delano
Lake Isabella
McFarland
Ridgecrest
San Joaquin Valley
Kerncog.org
Becky Napier
Kern Cog
Project F.L.A.R.E. hosts elementary student reading event
Melissa Hill reports that Sequoia and Redwood Elementary teachers used varied voices to perform Tale of Rabbit and Coyote at Project F.L.A.R.E. meetings. Golden Oak Elementary schedules a November 29 session in the cafeteria. Closed to about 70 families attended second quarter meetings, funded by Target and local donations to promote family reading.
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Redwood
Project F.L.A.R.E
Golden Oak
Coyote
Rabbit
Sequoia Elementary
Redwood Elementary
Project
F.L.A.R.E
Sequoia
Richland
Target
Marcia Krause
Kindergar
Almond shelling facility to open in Shafter Wasco area
Golden Empire Shelling LLC gathers 14 partners led by John Wynn to build a $10.5 million almond shelling plant near Tracy Avenue, with 45 to 50 almond growers expected to use the facility and process 25 to 30 million meat pounds in year one. The plant, near Interstate 5 and Highway 99, aims to open June 15 2008 and employ 25 to 30 seasonal staff.
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Golden Empire Shelling LLC
Shafter
Wasco McMillan
Wynn
Kern County
Josephina Ocafrain
Larry Wells
Wells
John
John Wynn
John Etchison
Lerdo Highway
CSI Contractor Inc
Ron Paulk
Tracy Avenue
CSI Contractors Inc
Scott McMillan
McMillan
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