Griswold Shafter youth captures reserve steer title at Kern fair
Elden Griswold of Shafter FFA wins Future Farmers of America Reserve Champion market steer with a 1030 pound crossbred. Brock Sapp of Stockdale West 4-H Club claims Grand Champion with a 1170 pound Hereford. Carl Coster ss on of West High FFA earns Grand Reserve, with other beef division competitors listed. Lamb, swine divisions see Mitchell Schute and Nikki Quintana among champions, with multiple reserve honors noted. Judges praise high quality despite stricter industry standards.
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Shafter
Elden Griswold
Shafter Ffa
Farmers of America
Brock Sapp
Stockdale West
Carl Costersson
West High Ffa
Cindy Sapp
Douglas Collins
Lance Costin
Mitchell Schute
Bakersfield High Ffa
Nikki Quintana
Delano 4-H Club
Lori Lewis
Bakersfield
FFA
Jill Towrey
Brenda Hopkins
Arvin
Steve Fanucci
Susan Harris
Ronald Eyroud
Panama
Cathy Mulvey
McFarland
James Geivet
Tommy McGuire
Wasco Ffa
Eric Lemons
Kern County
George Strathearn
Dick Johnson
Steve Dorfman
Russell Anderson
Laurie van Horn
Angus
Kern County Fair
Mike Boles
Shafter High Ffa
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed in Chicago
Fire officials designate October 5 through 11 as Fire Prevention Week with the slogan Learn not to Burn. The Shafter Fire Department urges cleanup of attic basements and storage areas to reduce fire hazards and to practice evacuation. The observance recalls the 1871 Chicago fire that killed 250 and destroyed thousands of buildings.
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Shafter Fire Department
Chicago
Department
United States
District updates pledge to education and staffing
Teachers authorize Belton Banks to teach physical education classes. District revises Professional Growth Policy to give more discretion to the Professional Growth Committee on teacher credit. Bill Cummings named to Kern County School Attendance Review Board. Civil Defense and Disaster Preparedness Handbook approved for distribution. Martha Novak authorized to raise funds for the choir selling canned nuts. New hires include substitutes Billie Calder and others, ECE aides, migrant aide, playground staff, and cafeteria helper substitutes.
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Belton Banks
Bill Cummings
Kern County
Mobile clinic pilot plan spurs heated town hall vote
Dr. Steele seeks a one year permit with possible one year extension for a three part mobile clinic on land leased near Tops Market, facing opposition over lost property taxes and downtown vacancy concerns. After multiple council motions the final vote approved a one year permit with potential one year extension.
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Charles Brannen
General Business Services
Steele
Cal-Sunset Investments
Tops Market
al Mortimore
Bob Miller
Chuck Sanders
Mobile
Brannen
Dr. Steele
Harrison
Cooling Off and the Free Press Duty in Democracy
The piece argues that reporting must be fact based and uncolored to let readers draw conclusions. It claims public awareness and trust in a free press are vital to democracy, warning that ignorance and apathy threaten institutions and liberty.
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Thomas Paine
Karen Anderson Named Commended in National Merit Program
Karen Anderson, a senior at Shafter High School, has been named a Commended student in the National Merit Scholarship Program. She is among about 35,000 Commended students nationwide based on their performance on the 1974 Preliminary PSAT/NMSQT, representing less than 2 percent of expected 1976 high school graduates.
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Karen Anderson
Shafter High School
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Karen
Construction permits fall in Shafter in September
Construction in Shafter declined sharply in September with only 43931 dollars in building permits issued. The month brings the year to date total to 422029 dollars, more than 1100000 dollars below the 1974 pace. One new home valued at 31088 dollars, one remodeled business building and six home remodeling jobs complete the September permit list.
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Shafter
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