Progress on sewer project in Shafter area
Residents of Thomas Lane Smiths Corner Burbank and La Colonia attend the South Shafter Projects Committee meeting on November 13 as plans for a new sewer system replace old septic tanks. The SSPC with Self-Help Enterprises outlines a revised plan and a 90 day environmental report, seeking a $2 million grant and loan funded by residents.
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South Shafter Projects Committee
SSPC
Thomas Lane
Smith's Corner
Burbank
la Colonia
Roy Ramirez
Dave Warner
Ramirez
Thanksgiving holiday closes Shafter office and clinics
The Shafter Press will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving, reopening Monday. The Shafter Public Health Department lists November clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway with appointments needed for all but the Immunization Clinic. A Pregnancy Screening Clinic is set for November 22 from 9 to 11 am. A Family Planning Clinic has been canceled due to the holiday. Hoop Shoot planned for December 9 at 10 am at Wasco Recreation Center Thomas Jefferson Middle School for 8 to 13 year olds, with registration at 9:30 am. First through third place receive trophies. district Hoop Shoot in Tulare in January. no admission charge. Richland School lib media centers start Project F.L.A.R.E. evenings this month for K-3 with storytime and parent-child reading tips. KO3 students must be accompanied. Project F.L.A.R.E for Redwood Elementary School parents and K-3 students to be held in the MORE on pace 2.
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Shafter
Gene Diseth
Wasco
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Diseth
Tulare
Richland
Redwood
RJHS efforts aim to lift API and AYP scores
The Shafter Press reports Richland Junior High School and Golden Oak Elementary are shown efforts to raise state test results after the 2005-06 API score for RJHS dropped from 621 to 608. Administrators and teachers plan spring testing preparation to boost this year’s outcomes.
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Shafter Press
Richland Junior High School
Golden Oak
California
RJHS
Gold star mother award given in Shafter after 30 years
Nina Barraza received the first gold star mother award in three decades at the Shafter American Legion Auxiliary Post 213 Thanksgiving dinner. Barraza’s son, Staff Sgt. Ricardo Barraza, died from wounds in western Iraq on March 18. Local and state officials honored her with resolutions and gratitude for her family’s sacrifice.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Shafter American Legion Auxiliary
Nina Barraza
Barraza
Cathy Morgan
Ricardo Barraza
Iraq
Shafter
Fran Florez
Dean Florez
California State Senate
Kern County
Jon McQuiston
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