Overland Flow sewage system eyed for Shafter move
City officials traveled to Easley South Carolina to study a new Overland Flow sewage system. EPA and state would fund 97.5 percent of the $3,000,000 plant cost. mayoral and council actions include park renaming talk, licensing refusals, and funding for a fire investigator course.
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Bill Sheldon
Lew Carroll
Rolf Jacobsen
Loyd Link
Easley
South Carolina
Sheldon
Abernathy
Chimson University
Rex Tudor
Environmental Protection Agency
Shafter
EPA
North Shafter
Othe
Hudson Park
Kirschenman
Dick Larson
Larson
Ken Foster
Repeats 1978 Pattern Adult Material Calls Plague Locals
Police report ongoing harassing adult material calls in Shafter since September 26. A white male 20s to 30s with a calm measured voice is suspected, targeting residents and occasionally churches or businesses. So far 25 calls this year, up to four in a single day, with no fixed geography or pattern.
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Shafter
Gene Kaplan
Kaplan
Burglary Hits Shafter Businesses District Monday
Shafter police report a series of forcible entries Monday involving four local businesses including Shafter Marine Nikkel Iron Works and Milts TV. Attempts were made on Jo's Beauty Shop and B and N Auto, but no monetary loss was recorded. Investigation continues with Wasco suspect Ray mond Granadoz fined for minor in possession of alcohol. Local arrests include Lonnie ge Bakersfield for minor in possession and open container, and Donald J. Wilson of Shafter for public drunkenness and driving under the influence.
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Shafter
Shafter Marine
Nikkel Iron
Works
Milts' TV
Shafter Press
Jo’s Beauty Shop
B and N Autanee
Milt’s TV
Milt
Fiif
Shafter Police
Lonnie ©Ge
Bakersfield
Donald J. Wilson
Betereth
Yella
Lerde Highway
Wall
Hurst
SHS Freshmen Class Officers Named For 83
SHS announced the Freshmen class officers led by President Ken Crouch with Jerry Mesa as Vice President and Gary Monk as Secretary. Kristi Hill is Social Chairman, Yell Leaders include Pam Fletcher Silvia Montoya Annette Carrasco and Elena Esperiqueta, with Rosalie Lopez and Cindi Floyd as Ex-Board representatives.
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Jerry Mesa
Gaiy Monk
Kristi Hill
Pam Fletcher
Silvia Montoya
Annette Carrasco
Elena Esperiqueta
Rosalie Lopez
Cindi Floyd
Gail Monk
Ken Crouch
Shafter merchants sponsor Homecoming sale event
The Shafter Merchant's Committee hosts a Homecoming Promotion on Thursday night October 18 from 6 to 9 p.m. Shoppers 18+ can win a $50 gift certificate at participating merchants such as Johnson's Department Store Shirley's Dress Shop Beno's Rasco's Humpty Dumpty Central Pharmacy Annie's Fabrics Mode On Day and Shafter Drug. Must be present to win with drawing around 8:45 p.m. SHS band will march downtown to kick things off and residents are urged to attend.
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SHS
Johnson's Department Store
Shirley's Dress Shop
Beno's
Rasco's
Humpty Dumpty
Central Pharmacy
Annie's Fabrics
Mode
Shafter Drug
Shafter High School
Central Avenue
Shafter
Wasco
Historic locomotive moves toward California display
Santa Fe steam locomotive 1010 famed for Death Valley Scotty’s 1905 Los Angeles to Chicago run is moved from Albuquerque to Sacramento. The Prairie-type engine, built 1901, will join California State Railroad Museum display as the 75th anniversary of Scotty’s record nears in July 1980.
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Santa Fe Railway
Walter P
Death Valley
Death Valley Scotty
Sacramento
Santa Fe
Shafter Santa Fe
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Chamber of Commerce
Jack Colvard
Chamber
Colvard
al Mortimore
Larsen
West Ash
Planning Commission
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California League of Cities
San Francisco
Raymond Granadoz
Shafter High
Shafter Merchant’s Committee
Scotty
Los Angeles
Chicago
Needles
California
Seligman
Arizona
New Mexico
Central California Traction Company
CCT
Stockton
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