SHS embraces new computer network for 21st century learning
SHS advances with 140 connected computers in three labs as a district wide fiber optics plan unfolds. Principal Rekosh notes years of planning, funding boosts from Project Shafter and Buttonwillow Foundation, and a soon to be Internet linked campus ecology.
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Shafter High School
SHS
Charles Rekosh
Kern County High School
Rekosh
Project Shafter
Buttonwillow Community Foundation
Kern County
Rekesh
Gonzalez
Career Day 1995 at Delano Memorial Park Delivers Choices
The third annual College and Career Day, themed Choices that Make a Difference Say No to Drugs and YES to Education, will run October 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Delano Memorial Park with Shafter High among many area schools. Coordinated by Randy Guinn and Lupe Medina of EDD, the event features 70 colleges and employers, including UC Berkeley Cal Poly Las Vegas CSU Northridge, and Buck Owens Production Co. Inc. Activities include a Channel 17 appearance by Gaylen Young, mentor talks, and on-site lunch for up to 1,000 students. Local businesses donate drawings and prizes. last year drew 800 students with 500 lunches served.
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Delano Memorial Park
Shafter High School
Northern Employers Advisory Council
Delano/ Wasco
Guinn
EDD
Lupe Medina
Fresno
Bakersfield
University of California of California At
Berkley
Cal Poly
Kget Channel 17
Gaylen Young
North Kern
Public to See Activity Center at PTA Barbecue
The public can tour the new neighborhood activity center during the PTA Barbecue and Carnival tomorrow night. The event runs 5 to 8 pm and showcases Phase I which cost about $700,000 funded by the Richland-Lerdo School District. Phase II is due to finish in spring 1996 with more booths, games, foods, and tours available.
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PTA
Richland-Lerdo
West wary of federal land grabs sparks Nevada Kern rally
Local activists and residents in Nevada and California defend land rights amid litigation with federal authorities. Nye County Supervisor Dick Carver led a Kern County Museum rally with presidential hopeful Charles Collins, urging government retreat from public lands. Critics cite the California Desert Protection Act and Endangered Species Act as overreach, arguing jobs losses and rights infringement.
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Nye County
Nev
Dick Carver
Carver
Kern County
Charles Collins
Nevada
Feds
U.S. Justice Department
Tional
Texas
California
Mexico
Spain
Mojave
Ridgecrest
McDonald's to Open in Shafter Details Revealed
Shafter City Manager Wade McKinney announced a McDonald’s restaurant is planned for the southwest corner of Shafter Avenue and Lerdo Highway after a building permit was issued on Monday. Ground breaking timing was not confirmed and project specifics remained unavailable at press time.
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Shafter
Wade McKinney
McDonald’s
McKinney
Shafter Avenue
Lerdo Highway
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