Meeting of Shafter Officials Seeks Better Citizen Service
All elected city leaders joined an intergovernment meeting in Shafter City Council Chambers on Monday November 14 at 530 PM. Agencies discussed community needs and shared ideas while Ralph Gonzalez of the Shafter Recreation and Parks District highlighted youth programs in basketball soccer and baseball with family oriented activities and a summer swimming class at the aquatic center. The district also sponsors Home Christmas Decorations with prizes for best house and best lights as the community engages in local events.
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Shafter
Shafter Recreation and Parks
Ralph Gonzalez
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Gonzalez
Suspicious device found in local mailbox in Shafter
A postal worker found a suspicious device inside a mailbox in front of Bank of America on November 5. The bomb squad blew it up as a precaution and it was identified as a fishing device aimed at stealing personal and financial data. Investigators include U S Postal Inspectors. residents advised to check accounts for unauthorized transactions.
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Bank of America
Shafter
John Zrofsky
Zrofsky
United States Postal Inspectors
Shafter proposes ordinance to curb parking lot traffic
The Shafter City Council approved a first reading of Ordinance 05-570 to ban using parking lots to avoid traffic signals and curb speeding. Police chief John Zrofsky cites Five Points as a hotspot amid complaints. A final reading is set 30 days from November 8 with a $50 misdemeanor first offense fine.
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Shafter City
Shafter
John Zrofsky
McDonald's
Fastrip’s
Zrofsky
First Thanksgiving feast of Plymouth and Wampanoag
Historians recount the 1621 Plymouth harvest shared with the Wampanoag, noting venison and wild fowl on the menu and describing eating customs, lack of forks, use of napkins, and the social dining order, while pies and ovens were unlikely.
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Plymouth
Edward Winslow
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