State honors businesses for excellent waste management
The California Integrated Waste Management Board recognized Lay Inc and Albertson's Markets in Kern County for cutting trash and saving landfill space. The seventh annual WRAP honors firms creating aggressive waste reduction programs with reuse, recycling, and responsible purchasing goals.
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Mito Lay Inc
Mm Bunonwillow
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Albertson
Kero County
California
Waste Board
Dan Eaton
Frito-Lay, Inc
House approves aid package for Valley farmers
Representative Cal Dooley joined House colleagues to approve the FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations Conference Report. The measure funds $69 billion for agriculture, including $8.7 billion in disaster relief and $5.5 billion in market loss payments through AMTA, with at least $60 million aiding the 20th District. It also restores Step 2 funding for cotton and reserves $1.2 billion for crop loss aid prioritizing Valencia oranges.
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Engressman
Cal Dooley
CA20
Hasford
House of Representatives
Senior of the Month profile recalls wartime Shafter
Syble Runkles, longtime Shafter resident since 1956 and World War II attendee, recalls local blackout nights when the city darkened and a prison camp once stood where a trailer park now sits. Born in Missouri, she reflects on Richland School days and early life in the area.
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Yble Runkies
Shafter
Richland School
Syble
Missouri
SHS News Students Recognized For GPA Gains Assembly 1999
At a September 30 1999 SHS assembly students were praised for GPA increases. The piece profiles seniors Randall Abernathy Raul Aguilar Mary Allred Rose Angulo James Avalos Guadalupe Cordova Norma Cortes Melissa Alice Lozoya Jesus Martinez Carmen Mejia Mayra Montoya Marta Ontiz Frank Pallares Joshua Patino Maria D Perez Luis Pompa Evelia SOPOTES Imelda Becerra Jose Beltran Adriana Campos Oscar Carrillo Jessica Cortez Rosa Del Toro Gina Esparza David Garza Luis Garza and notes long time Shafter ties with farm work in Salinas and Shafter and family links to Syble.
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Randall Abernathy
Raul Aguilar
Mary Allred
Rose Angulo
James Avalos
Guadalupe Cordova
Norma Cortes
Melissa Alice Lozoya
Jesus Martinez
Carmen Mejia
Mayra Montoya
Marta Ontiz
Frank Pallares
Joshua Patino
Maria D. Perez
Luis Pompa
Evelia
Boxer Pushes California Waste Disposal Legislation
In a letter to Governor Gary Davis Boxer calls for a law to require disposal of radioactive waste only at licensed facilities and urges an immediate halt to Hazardous Waste Facilities in California like Safety-Kleen's Buttonwillow site. A Senate committee hearings will probe why the Army Corps of Engineers sent waste to a California dump, with hearings planned in Washington DC or Sacramento in October or November. Palla asks Assemblyman Dean Florez to pursue a statewide investigation citing water table depth and flood plain concerns.
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Gary Davis
Boxer
Davis
California
Safety-Kleen
Buttonwillow
Senate
Army Corps of Engineers
Washington D.C
Sacramento
Palla
Dean Florez
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SHS News
Salinas
China Lake
Stem
Shafter Convalescent
Lesa
Woodland
Melinda
Keres Crest Manor
Donnave
Bakersfield
Deanna
Convalescent Hospital
Smith’s Corner
Pentecostal Church of God
Sybie
Walker Senior Center
Shafter Small Business Center
Ig Dam Ditiods Niente
Mommie
Daddy
Pastor Long
Tm Petty
Love You
Georgina Vilarredl
Martin Ramirez Pasay
Jason
Maio Lassigte Menstr Tal Aleeole
Husqvarna Gas
Chester Avenue
Wasco
Olive Drive
Central Avenue
High Street
Delano
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