Federal funds boost Shafter Transit Service operations
A federal allocation of 9 000 supports Shafter Transit in the current fiscal year. The funds come from Urban Mass Transit Administration Section 18 as KernCOG approved 87 345 for ten Kern County cities. The help will cover operating costs and meet rising demand for fixed route and dial a ride service from 7 30 a m to 5 p m. Wasco and Bakersfield intercity trips occur Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Shafter
Urban Mass Transit Administration
Kern Council of Governments
Kerncog
Kern County
Shafter Transit
Wasco
Bakersfield
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Cotton harvest speeds through Southern Kern County
Cotton conditions in Southern Kern County show a rapid harvest as Jim Etherton reports. Fresno Cotton Exchange quotes range from 62 to 65 cents per pound for various grades and staples ending Oct 13. Grade 31 predominated at 69 percent for the week and 21 percent for the season, with staple lengths and micronaire readings detailed. Bakersfield Office processed 36,000 samples this week, down from 95,000 last year, and a new Market News Telephone Tape is now in service at (805) 834-2121.
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Kern County
Jim Etherton
Bakersfield
Fresno Cotton Exchange
Meg Wise Named Kern County Junior Miss Teacher of the Year
Meg Wise, honored by Kern County Superintendent Kelly Blanton, is a front‑runner for the Shafter Junior Miss program and a member of the American Guild of Organists and the Music Teachers Association of California. Her education philosophy centers on building self worth and lifelong learning, fostering honest rapport with students, staff, and parents. Meg Wise will represent Kern County in both the state and National Teacher of the Year contests.
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Shafter
American Guild of Organists
Music Teachers’ Association of California
Wise
Kelly F. Blanton
Kern County
Blanton
Meg Wise
Shafter Recreation and Park District meeting notes
The minutes note two bids for athletic equipment totaling 2,300 for the Shafter Sports Center and a continuation of administration priorities. Open gym basketball starts November 9 at 7 p.m. at Shafter High School. Next meeting November 8 at 7 p.m. at the W C Walker Senior Center.
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Shafter Recreation and Park District
Shafter Sports Center
Central Valley Eet
Kern County Economic Ee
Wed
Shafter High School
W.C. Walker Senior Center
Sunset Ave
Shafter Oalif
Richland
Bank of America
Lerdo
Richland Music Building
Shafter Ave
Shafter
Calif
Groundwater, rails, and a leaking budget overshadow airport board
Minter Field District board member Bob Diltz warned of hard choices soon as the board weighs groundwater remediation options and 500000 to 800000 cost scenarios while aging pumps and potential relocation loom. An October 12 meeting flagged rail spur repairs, a fire at Superior Filter, lease bids for 500 acres of district farm land, and staffing questions for a district manager.
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Minter Field Airport
Bob Diltz
Diltz
Kennedy, Jenks and Chilton
James Albright
Ryker
Superior Filter
District Farm
Albright
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Perro Eee
Airport Board
Susan Valdez
West Coast Pipe
Dalton
Western Engineering
American Railroads
Fresno
Wallace Ryker
Germain Seedrecht
Wood's Shoe
Central Ave
In Channey Co., Inc
Hesston Freeman
Cuaran
Contel
Telephone Mot Contel Corporation
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