Shafter Scene Recap for Halloween Parade and Community Events
Shafter events include Kiwanis Halloween Parade Oct 31 at 7 p.m with prizes for diverse entrants. Also tours from AARP Oct 27 30 to San Jose Winchester House Harrahs Auto Show Pyramid Lake. Flu shots Oct 21 at Buttonwillow Senior Center cost $2. Landfill open seven days 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call (805) 861-2159 for details.
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San Jose Winchester Mystery House
Pyramid Lake
Ruby Witcher
Kiwanis
T- Budget Food Mart
Suringham’s
Ment Department
Daphne Washington
Shafter- Wasco
Sear
Buttonwillow Senior Center
First Street
Buttonwillow
Richland district trustees weigh switch to trustee areas
The district faced a controversy over changing from at large to trustee areas. A Voters Task Force studied the issue, met five times May through August, and urged districtwide reform ahead of the 1994 election. The board moved toward county committee action while debates over waivers persisted.
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Benavidez
Budget Cuts Put Station 32 At Risk In Shafter
KCFD faces a potential loss of 1 million dollars from California property tax shifts, threatening Station 32 in Shafter. Two trailer bills passed after the budget reshape emergency services amid a 12 billion deficit, potentially reducing staffing. Station 32 typically assigns five per shift but has operated with four or three, risking only one engine if reduced to four. The 1 million cut stems from a 1 percent Augmentation Fund reduction, with KCFD eliminating 1 position so far in 1992 and planning more attrition, though Chief Tom McCarthy says no stations have closed.
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Corr Ara Cer
KCFD
California
Station 32
Shafter
Tom McCarthy
Employment and elections loom over Kern County in 1992 vote
With the November 3 election approaching, unemployment rates across Kern County shape voting. Kern County August 1992 jobless rate 14.2 percent. Shafter May 1992 10.5 percent. Wasco 244 percent. Wasco/Delano EDD reports 1000 to 4500 cases monthly for work and insurance. Jobs in motels, food processing, stores, restaurants persist while construction, government, retail, transport, education and agriculture lag. Shafter business leader says climate slower but solid, not like the rest.
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Kern County
Shafter
Wasco
Rosemary Mendoza
Wasco/Delanoment
EDD
Richard Fabric
Fabrice Jewelers
Shafter Business Association
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Green Hotel
First Southern Baptist Church
Shafter Press
Richland
Richland Junior
Roy Patrick
Local Fire Service
By Debbie Perry
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