Shafter High forum hosts 2002 state race candidates
Shafter High School students host a political forum at the Fred Starrh Performing Arts Center with Republicans Minuth Knox and Gardner present. Cal Dooley Parra and Florez miss, while debates cover agriculture, education, water, voter registration, and Cuba trade. Gardner touts vocational training and local job growth. Minuth cautions on unions. Knox rejects same day registration. discussions reflect local concerns and candidate stances.
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Shafter High School
Fred Starrh
Shafter
Andre Minuth
United States
Blair Knox
California
Dean Gardner
Cal Dooley
U.S
Nicole Parra
Dean Florez
Florez
Gardner
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Cuba
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Hemisphere
Four Shafter residents vie for Kern high school board seats
Four candidates, including incumbent Larry Starrh and Deanna Rodriguez Root, seek three Kern County High School District Board of Trustees seats and two in Shafter. The volunteers, not paid, pledge to improve local schools. Larry Starrh, a well known farmer, runs amid questions from voters as campaigns begin.
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Shafter Hosts Gospel Singer Ron Gaither at Church Event
The Home Fellowship Church at 536 California Ave hosts Gospel singer Ron Gaither for Sunday services at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Free candy and music accompany a day of Southern gospel singing. City of Shafter invites 18 plus residents to apply for Planning Commission by noon Friday November 8 at City Hall. Flu shots offered November 12 with two sessions and a helpline number.
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Gardner Seeks 30 Assembly Seat in Valley
The article profiles Dean Gardner a former teacher and U S Navy veteran now a Kern County businessman with 30 plus years of entrepreneurship. Born in Kansas grew up in poverty in Missouri and moved to California in 1970 he lists priorities including quality education and school accountability while urging reform of state funding formulas.
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Longtime Shafter election clerk Louise Bellows retires
Louise Bellows, who began serving on Shafter’s election board in 1952, retires after 49 years. She recalls early tallies in Bakersfield, moving precincts to Valley Bible Church, and values the citizen role in voting. Bellows, born in Oakland and widowed in Shafter, raised eight grandchildren and enjoyed church and puzzles.
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Oakland
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Shafter Convalescent Hospital
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Shafter High School
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David Bellows
Virginia
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Knox Runs for Costa Senate Seat Against Florez
Blair Knox, a Wasco resident and former Golden Empire Trucking owner, announces a bid for the Costa Senate. He cites experience with the Bush campaign and roles with the National Republican groups, plus time on staff for Rep. Bill Thomas and as assistant to Ken Peterson. He emphasizes education tied to job creation in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Kern County
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Wasco
Golden Empire Trucking Company
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