Shafter Community Events Open House and Fall Happenings
Docents will host a Green Hotel restoration open house Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and again Oct. 28 with tours and refreshments. A Sunday Brunch at $12.50 per person is scheduled with two seatings at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Reservations end Friday Oct. 21. Red Ribbon Week runs Oct. 23–30. A Shafter High School poster contest accompanies riot-related tensions. The Chili Ball at the Green Hotel is Oct. 29 with advance tickets by Oct. 21. Kiwanis Club Halloween Parade lines up Oct. 31 at 6:15 p.m. The Shafter Historical Society holds its fall meeting Oct. 27 featuring the Shafter Diamond Jubilee History Book.
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Green Hotel
Green Hotel Restoration Committee
Pat Wilson
Gretchen Kirk
Shafter
Conwith
Shattey Police Tires
Shafter High School
Green Hoteb
Kiwanis Cub
James
State
California
Burl Meek
Shatter Historical Society
Shafter Veterans Hall
Peters Funeral Home ordered to pay after employee abuse claim
Peters Funeral Home in Shafter was ordered to pay a 1000 settlement after a eight month probe, with Deputy D A Jeff Green stating no guilt admission. Former workers Santiago alleged improper disposal of remains leading to exhumation of David Galvan at Greenlawn Mortuary. Green said witnesses were unreliable and Peters were victims of disgruntled employees. Clarence Peters said the family appreciates community support as they resume service.
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California
David R. Galvan
Shafter
Greenlawn Mortuary
Bakersfield
Galvan
Funeral Home
Bios
Green
Peters
Clarence
Martha Peters
Kern teacher of the year Meg Wise to be honored
Meg Wise of Richland Junior High receives Kern County Teacher of the Year honors. She will be recognized November 10 at the Kern County School Boards Association fall dinner at the Red Lion Inn Bakersfield, sponsored by the county superintendent of schools. Wise praises her district and staff and notes her husband George and two children Geordy and Marlon.
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Wise
Kern County School Boards Association
Red Lion Inn
Bakersfield
County Superintendent of Schools
Richland
Budget Food Mart Moves to New James Street Site
Budget Food Mart, owned by Bill Adams and Ray Long, relocated from State Street across from the Post Office to the former Tops Market at 315 James St. across from City Hall after losing their lease. The store opened ten years ago on Oct 23 after taking over a former 11-C market, with prior work together at Wasco Food Bank. The old Tops building is under remodeling with fresh paint and new tile.
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Budget Food Mart
Bill Adams
Ray Long
Tops Market
James St
City Hall
Wasco Food Bank
Tops
Adams
Guinn
Long
Budget Opens New Meat Counter At Shafter Location
Long and Adams celebrate a relocated full service meat counter at Budget, with eight additional feet of display. The move, completed with help from families and 200 staff, follows Long’s decades in the meat trade from World War II Oklahoma to retail posts at Food Bank G&L Tops and Big Star.
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Long Begah
Oklahoma
Food Bank
G&l
Tops
Big Star
Long
Meat Department
11-C
Shafter
Adams
Marsha Guinn
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Susan Valdez
Shafter Drug and
Antonio
Peters Funeral Home
Richland Pta
Richland Choir
Meg Wise
Kern
State Street
Shafter Press
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