Shafter City Council Candidates Vie For Four Seats
Incumbents Jack Woody Colvard and Garry Lee Nelson seek reelection while Mayor Pro Tem Fran Florez runs for the California Assembly. Ballot highlights include Gilbert Alvarado and Barbara Prickett Craig among candidates for council seats in Shafter, a charter city operating under a 1995 voter approved charter with a council manager government.
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Jack “Woody” Colvard
Garry Lee Nelson
Fran Florez
California Assembly
City of
Shafter Community Events Outline October Activities
The Shafter Kiwanis Harvest Festival committee announces meetings for the Halloween parade on October 31. Parade check in at 5 p.m. at Shafter High School. Also scheduled are American Legion car washes October 25–26, the Historical Society annual meeting October 23 at 7 p.m., and a Fight The Flu open house October 22 from 1 to 4 at the National Health Center. Deanna Rodriguez Root and Woody Colvard are contact delegates.
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Shafter
Shafter City Hall
Kern Council of
Kern Association of Cities
United Way
Kern Economic Development Corporation
Gilbert T. Alvarado
Richland Jr. High
Shafter High
PTA
Richland
Shafter Kiwanis
Shafter Community Chest
Shafter Recreation and Parks
Richland Activities Foundation
Oxnard High School
Oxnard
Jack
Woody” Colvard
Colvard
Kern
Kiwanis
Pacific Bariatric
Woody
Cal Poly
Manuel Park
Shafter High School
Deanna Rodriguez Root
Woody Colvard
American Legion
Hitchcock Auto Parts
Historical Society
Shafter’s Historical Society
Harlin P. Wilson Agricultural Museum
Big Red Barn
Central Valley Hwy
Kern County
Jeff Nickell
National Health Services
National Health Center
Shafter Woman Injured In Train Collision
Kimberly Alison Beno a 43 year old Shafter resident is in stable condition after her GMC Yukon was struck by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train on E Lerdo Highway near the S Central Valley Highway intersection. Police say the SUV was stopped on the tracks prior to impact and Beno was ejected from the vehicle.
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Kimberly Alison Beno
Shafter
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
E. Lerdo Hwy
S. Central Valley Hwy
Rene
Lerdo Hwy
Benc
Hall
Bene
Former Shafter teacher sentenced for meth manufacturing
Former Shafter high school chemistry teacher Jeff Scheidemantel received nine months in jail and three years probation after being convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine. He must pay over $2,000 in fines and complete 450 hours of community service. He plans to appeal. jail time awaits appellate ruling.
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Shafter High School
Jeff Scheidemantel
Bud Starr
Scheidemantel
Starr
Lady Generals outlast Wasco in five set thriller
In Wasco, the Lady Generals defeated the Wasco Lady Tigers 18-25 25-20 27-25 27-29 15-5 in a crowded gym. Coach Sabrina Macias praised her team's perseverance as they erased early Wasco leads amid a raucous rivalry.
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Wasco Tiger Gym
Sabrina Macias
Lady Generals
Lady Tigers
SHS
Wasco
WUHS
Macias
Tigers
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Barbara Prickett Craig
Craig
Green Hotel
CSU
Red Hatters
Planning Commission
Lou Gomez
Gomez
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Rotary
Shafter Church of Christ, Memorial Hospital Foundation
Cal Poly University
David Thomas
The
Elk’s Lodge
Bakersfield College
Shafterpress
Earthlink
Legion Car Wash
By Isaac Rocha
Titeh
Antonia Giannini
Melanie Hackett
Natasha Kosareff
By David Armendariz
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