Shafter Runners Beat McFarland for Season Opening Win
Shafter High cross country defeated McFarland 15 to 0 in a South Sequoia League race as the Generals packed the course. Individual top times included Jeff Poplin 17:51, Monte May or 17:51, Angel Carillo 17:51, Mark Keeley 17:51, and Jesus Hernandez 18:02 for Shafter with McFarland led by Armando Munoz at 18:10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel Nunez
Shafter High
McFarland
Generals
Jeff Poplin
Junior Montemayor
Angel Carillo
Mark Keeley
Jesus Hernandez
Shafter
Armando Munoz
Juan Castilleja
Chon Hernandez
Israel Borrego
Clint Bergen
Shafter Teams Compete At Kingsburg Invite Angel Carillo Wins
Angel Carillo won the varsity race at the Kingsburg Invitational in 15 minutes 38.5 seconds. Mark Keeley was second in 15:50, Ed Burns fifth, Montemayor fifteenth, Jesus Hernandez ninth as Shafter and McFarland riders highlighted the meet. Also reported is a state cigarette and highway tax apportionment by State Controller Kenneth Cory totaling 61,624,147 to counties, cities, and the state, with Kern County receiving 365,353 in the cigarette share and Shafter 3,682.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland
Shafter
Kingsburg
Angel Carillo
Mark Keeley
Ed Burns
Junior Montemayor
Jesus Hernandez
Kenneth Cory
Kern County
Motor Vehicle Tax Delivers Funds to Shafter in 1976 Distribution
Cory reports September apportionment of State collected in lieu motor vehicle license fees totaling 34 847 258 to cities and counties. Shafter received 6 366 from the August 1976 distribution from the Motor Vehicle License Fee Account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Cory
Cory
Kern County
Shafter
California cities and counties receive over 107 million in September tax shares
Iris Sankey announces the September distribution of sales and use tax receipts totaling over 107 million. California cities and counties share 83 million, with counties receiving 20.6 million for the county local transportation fund. Shafter gets 28,947 and Kern 679,245 plus 380,672 for local transportation. The BART area gets 4.2 million from the extra 1/2 percent tax.
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California
Iris Sankey
State Board of Equalization
San Francisco Bay Area
BART
San Francisco
Alameda
Contra Costa
Shafter
Kern
County Local Transportation Fund
Board of Equalization
Rcent
Local pullers win Kern County Fair tractor honors
Eight Shafter area pullers earned wins at the Pacific Tractor Pullers Association sanctioned Kern County Fair event on Sept. 24. Winners included Scott Robertson Ltd 18,000 stock and Woody Wilson 22,000 singles with Johnny Coffee of Buttonwillow taking 2nd in 22,000 duals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Pacific Tractor Pullers Association
Kern County
Scott Robertson
Starrh and Headrick Named Kern No on 14 Co-Chairs
Fred Starrh a Kern county farmer and SVG Farms manager joins Mel Headrick president of Kern County Equipment Co as co chairs of the No on 14 committee in Kern County. Harry Kubo statewide president says they will work to defeat Proposition 14 citing private property rights and the Agriculture Labor Relations Act signed last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Starrh
Mel Headrick
Kern County
Harry Kubo
Starrh
Shafter Area
SVG Farms
Kern County Farm Bureau
California
American Farm Bureau
Kern County Equipment Company
United Way
Bakersfield
Kubo
Richland School Board approves pool use and fund-raising actions
The board renewed an agreement with Kern High School District for Richland pool usage, increasing weekly rate to 250 dollars and weekend maintenance fee to 106 dollars. They will sell 12 nonoperational brass fire extinguishers to highest bidders, and approve next year’s leave for Janeen Guest to teach in England in an exchange. A new Veterans Memorial Hall club with 40 members plans visits to a convalescent facility, trips and community activities, meeting monthly with dues at 3 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Richland
Barber
Janeen
England
Veterans Memorial Hall
Wimpy"’ Bender
Bill Walker
Leha Schnidt
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Tim Ritchey
Ricky Rice
Jose Jiminez
Sam Chacon
Dave Thullen
David Soto
Jose’ Ramos
Danny Garcia
Tony Espinoza
Gary Rutledge
Burns
Montemayor
Randy White
Robert Nunez
Juan Cas
Tilleja
Debbie Towery
Priscilla Lopez
Anna Ramos
Cicillia Jimenez
Diana Feliciano
Gloria Rivera
Mark
Keeley
Bucks
Nunez
Rebecca
Rene Espericueta
Joe Gonzales
F Street
Wasco
Santa Barbara
Central Ave
Valley Plaza
Turlock
Pg&e
Insulation Electric & Gas Industries Assn
Market Street
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