Hands Across PTA Carnival Theme Set for Richland PTA
Richland PTA announces Hands Across PTA as this year’s carnival theme. The event runs Saturday October 18 from 2 to 6 pm at the Intermediate School with new food booths including deep pit meat sandwiches corn on the cob and baked potatoes. Also offered are hot dogs tostadas nachos candied apples popcorn cotton candy sno cones and desserts. The haunted house returns plus The Great Pumpkin for younger children. Dunk tanks fish plant and cake walk games promise prizes. A new raffle features donated items from local merchants every fifteen minutes with gift certificates from Shirley’s Peanut Patch Giovanni’s Foster’s Freeze Fries Bakery and others. PTA will take orders for Christmas wrapping paper tote bags and accessories with samples on display. The Great American Trivia Challenge California Style costs 20.61 with PTA keeping 10. orders accepted through November 15. Proceeds fund assemblies flowers eighth grade reception graduation music camp scholarships science fair awards and student assistance.
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PTA
Richland Pta
Shirley’s
Peanut Patch
Giovanni's
Foster's Freeze
Fries Bakery
Richland
EPA ban on dinoseb targets dangerous pesticide
Residents including Rosemary Esparza of McFarland praise the Oct 7 EPA ban on the pesticide dinoseb amid evidence it causes sterility in male farm workers and birth defects in children. California activists urge Berryhill to follow suit. advocates warn derailed protection could trigger nationwide opposition and mobilize faith groups to back the move. Dinoseb is used by 80 manufacturers in 180 products, notably for alfalfa seed and orchard weeds. Hoechst AG has already pulled dinoseb from U.S. markets.
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Rosemary Esparza
McFarland
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Adrian
Clare Berryhill
California Department of Food and Agriculture
California
Salvador de Anda
Berryhill
Patricia Drydyk
Ministry
Delano
West Germany
Hoechst AG
U.S
Drydyk
Beale Memorial Library Ballot Information Center
Kern County Library offers voters a range of materials at Beale Memorial Library to clarify races and ballot measures for the November General Election. Resources include clippings, pamphlets from the League of Women Voters, and audio-visual aids, with staff assistance at the information desk.
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Kern County Library
Beale Memorial Library
Truxtun Ave
League of Women Voters
Beale
Supreme Court
Gann
October Library Events at Shafter Branch
The Shafter Branch Library announces October activities with after school movies on Wednesdays the 15th 22nd and 29th at 315 pm for all ages and a Halloween Party on Thursday the 30th at 4 pm in costume with snacks movies and spooky stories all ages welcome contact Judy Knox at 746-2156 for details the showcase invites readers to fall into a good book.
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Shafter Library
Judy Knox
Shafter
Shafter High School Teacher Karen Conger Overview
Karen Conger teaches geometry algebra and computer science at Shafter High School this year. Born in Minnesota she lives in Bakersfield with her husband Thurston and daughter Kaarstin. She praises SHS for good kids supportive administration and friendly capable staff.
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Karen Conger
Shafter High School
Minnesota
Thurston
Kaarstin
Bakersfield
SHS
Stan's Appliance Sales and Service Ad
Stan's Appliance offers repair services for washers dryers refrigerators and stoves with a 90 day guarantee on work and parts. Local shop advertises prompt service and customer satisfaction.
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Stan’s Appliance Sales & Service
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Raden Fortenberry
Leah Silliman
Trina Newman
Karen Ross
Beale Library
Information Desk
Deanna Rodriguez Root
Richland School Board
California School Employees Association
Richland School
Richard
Meyers Big S
South Shafter Ave
Spectacials
A&w & Sunkist
USDA
W.lc
Community First Bank
Shafter Area
MasterCard
James Street
FDIC
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