CSU volunteers sworn in to serve Shafter police
The Shafter City Clerk presided on Oct 2 as five residents Ann Hayes Barbara Craig Kim King Toni Johnston and Ron Russell joined the Citizen Service Unit. They completed a three week Kern County Sheriff training and have logged over 130 volunteer hours assisting at events home checks and patrols. The council approved a 200 donation for the Shafter Youth Council and authorized surplus of three 1999 Ford Crown Victoria vehicles. It also funded a 2008 Chevrolet 2500 extended cab utility truck for DUI trailer duties with a 35300 California Office of Traffic Safety grant portion and support for alcohol breathalyzer devices and a portable traffic signal. A second OTS grant funds a Selective Traffic Enforcement program including a portable light tower generator in car video Lidar gear and speed detection. The council renewed Jackie Park Consulting and approved two new Ford Crown Victoria interceptors replacing older models.
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Kern County Sheriff's Department
Shafter
Charlie Firecoat
Craig
Cathy Prout
Citizen Service Unit
Freedom Homes
Shafter Youth Council
Fivecoat
Shafter Police Department
California Office of Traffic Safety
Jackie Park Consulting
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Community events calendar for Shafter and area
A digest of upcoming events and services in Shafter and surrounding Kern County, including flu shot clinics for seniors and at risk adults, a Kern County Parks input meeting on park tobacco rules, St Mark's Episcopal Church lecture series and Mommy and Me classes, First Southern Baptist Church youth program and concert, Golden Living Center's Kern County Fair Day, Kiwanis Halloween Parade, Shafter Youth Center volleyball, Shafter Library Preschool Story Time, WESTEC North Kern Business Fair, gospel concert by Ron Gaither, Westside Family Fellowship carnival, Richland PTA barbecue, SHS band enchilada fundraiser, with dates, times and contact numbers.
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Kern County Parks and Recreation Department
Shafter
Shafter Veterans Hall
Kern County Parks Department
St. Mark’s
Golden Living Center
Ron Gaither
Home Fellowship Church
California Ave
The
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Richland School Board Approves District Intervention Programs
The Richland School Board approved district-wide intervention programs for all schools. Garcia notes two intervention teachers assist first to third graders with Mastery Reading, while fourth and fifth graders use a Language program to boost comprehension, fluency, grammar and writing. Kindergarten uses Language for Learning to aid limited English speakers, and Excel math support expands to grades two through five. Garcia emphasizes changing methods to raise student achievement.
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Pace 1
Richland School Board
Garcia
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CSU
Shafter City
Christine Reeves
Ann Hayes
Barbara Craig
Kim King
Toni Johnston
Ron Russell
Police Department
Central Valley Highway
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Mommy and Me
Shafter Healthy Start
Shafter Public Health Department
Public Health Department
First Southern Baptist Church
Kiwanis Club of
Shafter High School
Manuel Park
Kiwanis
East
Euclid Avenue
Call
Shafter Branch
Kern County Library
James Street
Business Fair
Westec
North Kern
East Lerdo Highway
Westec.org
Westside Family Fellowship
Richland Pta
Shafter Pool
SHS
San Diego
Pennington
Nis
Pve Ae
Winter Service
WeatherAll
Chester Ave
Bakersfield
Walker Street
Wasco
High Street
Delano
E. Lordo Hwy
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