Shafter Health Dept October clinics and events listed
The Shafter Health Department announces October clinics with appointments needed for most, at 329 Central Valley Highway. Events include a family planning clinic on Oct 24, pregnancy screening Oct 24, an immunization clinic Oct 8, a child health clinic Oct 11, and a senior health screening Oct 18. The Shafter Chamber hosts The Winning Edge seminar Oct 9 at the Green Hotel, with RSVP to Karen Wilkins by Oct 5. Nominations for chamber awards are due by Nov 15, plus an after hours mixer Nov 1 at Minter Field. Flu shots offered Oct 17 at 329 Central Valley Highway for seniors and patients with chronic conditions. Shafter AARP plans a Laughlin trip Oct 8–10. Richland School media centers launch Project F.L.A.R.E evenings. Golden Oak Elementary hosts K–3 reading event Oct 4. St Mark’s Episcopal Church holds weekly discussions scheduled for pace 3.
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Robinson bids farewell after 44 years with Shafter city hall
Robinson ends a 44 year city hall career marking growth from 3 000 to 15 000 residents as Shafter expanded to 26 square miles. She worked with four city managers and nine police chiefs and rose from clerk to deputy city clerk before retirement. She began July 31 1963 after moving from Santa Barbara with her husband and two young sons.
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Richland Junior High Leads in STAR Testing Gains
Richland Junior High School reports API rise from 607 to 631 and strong seventh grade scores. Principal Kathy Mayes notes improved eighth grade science and English language arts growth while outlining intervention programs Language! for reading and two-period math blocks to boost underperformers.
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Sparse Spare the Air season provides big air quality relief
The Spare the Air season in the San Joaquin Valley ended with six district wide days, a fraction of recent years. This summer saw far fewer alerts due to reduced emissions, with one day in San Joaquin County, two in Stanislaus, and three in Merced, well below 2006 and 2005 totals.
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Cat Finch Burns Case Spurs Shafter Police Probe
Shafter Police seek suspects after a black and white tabby named Finch was found burned in the Kathleen Court area. The animal, rescued and placed in Best Friends Sanctuary care in Utah, is in the Guardian Angel program for extensive medical attention. Police linked a male juvenile tip to the investigation and urge witnesses to come forward to convict. Finch’s case marks a second feline arson in Shafter this year.
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