Shafter Community Calendar Announces October Clinics and Events
The Shafter Health Department lists October clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway. An immunization clinic requires no appointment, while family planning and pregnancy screening have set times on October 24. Nominations for the Chamber of Commerce awards are due November 15, with an after hours mixer November 1 at Minter Field. Project FLARE events run in November for K-3 students at various schools, and St. Mark's Episcopal Church hosts weekly Wednesday discussions. Kiwanis Halloween Parade is October 31 with line up at 4:30 and parade at 5:30, followed by activities at Manuel Park. Volleyball at Shafter Youth Center meets Tuesdays. Call numbers provided for details.
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Shafter Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Karen Wilkins
Minter Field Air Museum
F.L.A.R.E
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Kiwanis Club of
Shafter
Shafter High School
Manuel Park
Kiwanis
Sequoia Parents Alerted Over Possible Staph Infection
Richland School District officials reported a parent with a staph infection around Sept 28, prompting early October letters to families in affected Sequoia classrooms. District and Kern County Public Health stressed no active student cases and outlined hygiene precautions and disinfection steps.
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Sequoia
Ken Bergevin
Richland
Bergevin
Claudia Jonah
Kern County
Shafter honors officers for saving toddler life
Shafter Police Officers Gustavo Olvera and Alex Mora and Police Chief Charlie Firecoat were awarded a life saving medal and a commendation for CPR saved a two year old girl, Jennifer Maldonado, who fell into a family pool on Oct 1 and was not breathing. Jennifer recovered after treatment at Valley Children's Hospital Merced.
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Shafter
Jeff Bell
Gustavo Olvera
Alex.Mora
Charlie Fivecoat
Olvera
Mora
Fivecoat
Alex Mora
Charlie Firecoat
Jennifer Maldonado
City of
Maldonado
First Kern
Council on pace 2 Survey shows student views on school safety
Richland School District presented 2005 California Healthy Kids Survey results at Shafter Collaborative meeting. The survey, taken by fifth and seventh graders, covers school safety, health issues, student involvement, and expectations from teachers. Findings include 17 percent of fifth and 28 percent of seventh graders reporting meaningful involvement, with 64 percent of fifth and 67 percent of seventh graders perceiving high expectations. Bullying reports show 5 to 28 percent across grades, highlighting concerns for safety and well being.
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Richland
Rosa Romero
Shafter Collaborative
Shafter Healthy Start
California
Romero
RSD
Reading mentors spark third graders at Sequoia library program
In Shafter the new program pairs 20 third graders with community mentors for 60 minute sessions every other Wednesday. Students read aloud, answer questions, and test their comprehension on computer tests while keeping interactive journals. Mentors from retired educators to business owners engage one on one, boosting reading, spelling, and grammar as students show excitement and progress.
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Jillayne Lowe
Lowe
Shafter
Victor Medrano
Victor
Porter
Nataly Martinez
Yara Lizarraga
Cathy Prout
Prout
Araceli
Sequoia
Paul Charon
Augustin
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Project F.L.A.R.E
Redwood
Golden Oak
St. Mark’s
Shafter Youth Center
East More
Jonah
Kern County Public Health Department
Council
By Melissa Hill
John Guinn
First 5 Kern
Guinn
Kern
Shafter Police
Henawate
Dak
Council On Pace 2
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