City plans interim fixes for aging Shafter sewer plant
Shafter City Council heard four interim sewer plant proposals from Public Works Director Lew Carroll and City Engineer Rex Mason. They seek to keep the plant operating for about five years with growth to 8,000 population, amid a moratorium discussion and funding needs.
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Shafter City
Lew Carroll
Rex Mason
Council
Shafter
Mason
Bill Sheldon
George Wise
Link
Lew. Carroll
Carr arraigned on charges in West Kern court
Russell Carr was arraigned in West Kern Municipal Court on October 27 and pleaded not guilty to assault and battery. The misdemeanor charges were filed October 20 by Deputy District Attorney Phil McNutt after a prior felony count of using excessive force was dismissed June 6 in Superior Court. Carr’s attorney blasted the case as vindictive and noted a polygraph claim. Johnson reportedly handled the polygraph. Trial is set for January 20, 1981, in Municipal Court Division The misdemeanor complaint was signed by T C Johnson.
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Shafter
Russell Carr
West Kern
Phil McNutt Dast
Carr
I. Singh Aulakh
Visalia
Calvin Johnson
Es Haga Canis
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Kiwanis Halloween Parade Set for Friday
Kiwanis announces a Friday parade starting at 7 p.m. with registration at 6 p.m. in Top's parking lot at California and James. The route follows James to State, Lerdo Highway, Central Avenue, then back to James. Open to floats groups bands and individuals with cash prizes for top three in each division K 3, 4 5 and 6 and up. Contact Arly Feil or Rod Becker for details.
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Arty Feil
California
James
State
Lerdo Highway
Central Avenue
Up Central
Richland District Adopts New Apple II Computer
The Richland School District purchased an Apple II computer for district use, demonstrated to Board of Trustee members. Dr. Clifford Rodgers explained the trade off of saving $3,500 in County Superintendent costs by paying $4,600 for the setup, enabling tasks like report cards and class lists. the system features a 6502 CPU, 48,000 bytes of memory, discs for expanded memory, and a two-disc drive with new discs added as needed.
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Richland
Board of Trustee
Clifford Rodgers
Rodgers
County Superintendent of Schools
Apple
Historical Society elects officers in Shafter meeting
The Shafter Historical Society reelected President Stan Wilson Vice President Art Kadel and Treasurer Dwayne Armstrong and elected Pat Bryant as Secretary The board approved hiring a carpenter to finish the depot exterior and planned two new CETA positions with a 14176 annual grant plus taxes and supplies Volunteers will organize old paint removal and restoration work The treasurer reported a 5519 53 balance with 160 renewals and a 30 000 depot insurance limit
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Shafter Historical Society Board of Directors
Stan Wilson
Art Kadel
Dwayne Armstrong
Pat Bryant
Wilson
Southern Pacific
Dinuba
Stan
Santa Fe
the Historical Society
Reedley
Shafter
Ben Grundy
Kern County
Kern County Land Company
Tenneco
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California Association of the Physically Handicapped
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TDA
Sheldon
Shafter Recreation
Michael Kelley
T.C. Johnson
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Armstrong
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