Richland approves two new district leaders
Richland School District Board selects Richard Lande as Assistant District Superintendent and Dr. Rodgers as District Psychologist and Director of Special Services. Lande comes from Penryn in Placer County with a rich background and U C Berkeley and Stanford credentials. Rodgers, with a doctorate from Oklahoma and a master from Chico, will lead Special Education planning and student testing.
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Richland
Richard Lande
Penryn
Placer County
Lande
University of California, Berkeley
Stanford
University of Southern California
United States Air Force
California
Moraga
Bay Area
Gary W. Smith
Tom Henry
Bieber
Cn Ofete
Clifford Eda
de Redaiee
Barstow Unified
Barstow
Rodgers
Smith
University of Oklahoma
Tulsa
State University of
Norelco
Martha Novak
Tehachapi
Music Department
Police hunt for missing pet pig and arrests in Shafter
Shafter Police search for a missing pet pig from Strafter High, while two suspects, Dewey Jessee and Russell Drafton, face assault with a deadly weapon charges after a September 5 home invasion. Officer Jim Northcutt and Earl O'Brien made the arrest. A marijuana device was found in Jessee’s auto. In separate cases, Gerald Pilcher received 30 days in jail and 36 months probation for a gun incident. Hector Ramos Ruiz was convicted of drunk driving with 24 months probation and a $390 fine. Four juveniles were arrested at a Shafter High School dance but released that night after a fight over a girl. no weapons or injuries.
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Shafter
Strafter
Jim Northcutt
Northcutt
Earl O'Brien
Dewey Charles Jessee
Meyers Lane
Russell Dean Drafton
Park Lane
Jessee
Crafton
Jesse
Gerald Robert Pilcher
Toby
Hector Ramos Ruiz
Wasco
Shafter High School
Burmeister to Speak at Shafter History Dinner
The Shafter Historical Society will host a celebration dinner for charter members on November 1 at the Shafter Motel. Guest speaker Eugéne Burmeister, Kern County historian, known for his Early Days In Kern column, will present. Dinner costs 5.50 dollars, including tax and tip, starting at 6 30 p.m. All charter members are invited. The Society Board meeting is set for October 11 at 7 p.m.
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Shafter Historical Society
Shafter
Eugéne Burmeister
Kern County
Burmeister
Shafter Press
Kern
Shafter Wasco Irrigation District Raises Water Rates
The Shafter Wasco Irrigation District hikes assessments to 1.60 dollars per hundred dollars of land value, and raises water charges by 1.50 per acre foot. The rise, roughly one dollar yearly for the average property owner, follows prior increases since 1976 and aims to offset rising operating costs.
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Shafter- Wasco
Chamber Installation Night in Shafter Hosted by Chamber
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce met at the Shafter Motel on Friday September 28 with Press Mary Siemens presiding. A sign at Stockdale Way and Allen Road directs people to Shafter. An annual Installation Banquet is tentatively set for January 19 1980 marking a shift from Monday meetings. Election contenders Wise Louise Jones and Beards are noted, currently held by Ben Grundy Bud Johnson Kerneth Shafter. The Kern Shafter Historical Society announced a Charter Member Celebration for November 1 at the Shafter Motel with Eugene Burmeister as guest speaker famed for Early Days in Kern in the Shafter Press.
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Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Wise
Louise Jones
Beards
Ben
Grundy
Bud Johnson
Kerneth Shafter Historical Society
Shafter Motel
Eugene Burmeister
Kern
Shafter Press
Cotton A Acreage Cut Planned In San Joaquin Valley
Tom Cherry, manager, told the 43d annual meeting in Visalia that a 10 percent reduction in cotton acreage is planned for next year in the San Joaquin Valley. To accommodate this, the board approved saving 22 000 fuzzy tons of seed, with 70 percent Acala SJ-2 and 30 percent Acala SJ-5.
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San Joaquin Valley
Calif
Cotton Seed Distributors
CPCSD
Tom Cherry
Visalia Acres
Acala
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Magdalena Villarreal
Marcy Cook
Cal State Fullerton
Randy Cross
Cook
Richland Pta
Tony Johnston
Food Serving
Francis Denney
Carnival
Opal Reynolds
Danny Chris Wilson
the Historical Society Board of Directors
Magnolia
Kroeker
Leigh
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