Long honored for Shafter Police Chaplain Program at KernCOG event
Pastor Dean Long of Shafter Freewill Bible Church led the local chaplain program, founded in 1990, as coordinators and fellow pastors Dave Gerbrandt Moses Vaca and Ezekial Palido joined in service. KernCOG recognized the team at its fifth annual Regional Awards Program in Bakersfield on November 16, noting their 24 seven availability and hometown spirit.
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Dean Long
Shafter Police Department
Kern Council of Government
Long
Red Lion Inn
Bakersfield
Kern Council of Governments
Kerncog
Ronald E. Brummer
Shafter Freewill
Dave Gerbrandt
The
Mennonite Brethren Church
Moses Vaca
Ezekial Palido
Rosa Sharon
Elks honor law enforcement at local ceremony
The Elks at their Central Valley Highway lodge recognized law enforcement and emergency personnel for service during a November 15 ceremony. Retired CHP officer Bill Prout, Kern County Fire Capt. Ed Wright, Kern Sheriff Carl, and Shafter Officer Diane Burnett were among those honored for duties including responses to a Fresno Avenue derailment. Burnett, with the Shafter Police Department for 2 1/2 years, was commended for remaining calm and aiding others during the crisis.
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The
Elks
Central Valley Highway
Lady Elks
United States
Territories
California
Hawaii
CHP
Bill Prout
Shafter
Kern County
Ed Wright
Carl
Sparks
Jess Acebedo
Dave Edmiston
Shafter events mix charity giveaway and singing fest
A commodities giveaway is set for Wednesday November 29 1995 at Shafter Christian Assembly 520 California Ave with time TBA. The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture hosts its second annual Sing on Monday December 4 1995 from 6 to about 8 pm featuring groups such as Richland Junior High Chorus with Santa and Mrs Claus present. Downtown stores stay open late to kick off Christmas shopping. For more info call 746-2608.
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Shafter Christian Assembly
California Ave
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Richland Junior High
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Soroptimist Christmas Home Tour and Bazaar in Shafter
The Soroptimist International Club of Shafter hosts an annual Christmas Home Tour and Bazaar on Thursday December 9 1995. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the tour and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the bazaar at Shafter Congregational Church at Maine and Tulare. Tour and bazaar tickets cost 10 dollars. bazaar only 3 dollars. For more information call 746-2810.
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Valeria Landeros
Juana Delgado
Maria Silvia Carranza
Soroptimist International Club of
Shafter
Shafter Congregational Church
Maine
Tulare Avenues
Volunteers sought to deliver meals in Shafter Wasco area
The Shafter Recreation and Park District and the W C Walker Senior Center seek volunteers to deliver meals to home bound seniors. Deliveries run between 11 a m and 1 p m in the Shafter and Wasco area with contact numbers 746 3303 for the Recreation District Office and 746 4049 for the W C Walker Senior Center, Monday through Friday.
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Shafter Recreation and Park District
W.C. Walker Senior Center
Shafter
Wasco
Recreation District
Park District Registration Opens For Youth Basketball
Park District offers youth basketball registration from November 13 to December 15, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 700 E Tulare Ave Recreation District Office Bakersfield. Eligible birth years 1983 to 1990. call 746-3303 or 393-0866 for details. Robert Macheil to sing tenor in Bakersfield Masterworks Coral Messiah November 26 1995 at 4 p.m. at 5500 Olive Dr. tickets at the door.
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Shafter Recreation and Park District
Recreation District
E. Tulare Ave
Bakersfield
Robert Macheil
Shafter
Bakersfield Masterworks
Coral
Bakersfield Christian Life Center
Olive Dr
Vehicle crash at Kratzmeyer Road injures three
A Saturday crash at Kratzmeyer Road and Highway 43 involved a Volkswagen van and a flat-bed tractor trailer. The VW carried an adult female from Bakersfield and two children. The vehicle overturned after being broad sided. the driver has moderate injuries and was hospitalized for observation. Children sustained minor injuries. Victims' names were not released.
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Rio Bravo-Greeley
Volkswagen
Kratzmeyer Road
Highway 43
Bakersfield
City seeks end to lawsuit over Shafter RTC purchase
Shafter City Manager Wade McKinney aims to end litigation with the California Department of Corrections by moving to buy the Return to Custody facility. The plan envisions raising 20 million dollars in tax exempt Series A bonds to condemn and transfer ownership to the Civic Improvement Corporation, which would issue bonds and lease the RTC back to the city for operation.
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Shafter Rtc
Shafter
Wade McKinney
California Department of Corrections
CDC
McKinney
RTC
Civic Improvement Corporation
CIC
City of
Lawsuit Seeks Millions Over Family Deaths in Crash
A $22.5 million wrongful death suit filed in Kern County seeks damages and funeral costs for seven family members killed on Oct 21 when a pickup driven by Joe Montoya Sanchez crossed the center line on Famoso Road near Tulare County. Crop Care Applicators Inc. and Sanchez are named defendants. Sanchez fled and is at large with a felony hit-and-run warrant. authorities suspect he may be in Mexico. The victims include Jose Medina, 75, Ramona Medina, 68, Guadalupe Medina, 33, Maria Nievez Sanchez Medina, 29, Angelica Medina, 10, Monica Medina, 8, and Veronica Medina, 6. Five victims were from Nipomo, the elder Medinas from Mexico. suit filed by Bakersfield firm for damages and funeral expenses, with trial set for April.
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Crop Care Applicators, Inc
Shafter
Joe Montoya Sanchez
Acci
Jose Medina
Ramona Medina
Guadalupe Medina
Maria Nievez Sanchez Medina
Angelica Medina
Monica Medina
Veronica Medina
Nipomo
San Luis Obispo County
Medinas
Mexico
Bakersfield
Famoso Road
Highway 65
Sanchez
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Tim Handel
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