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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1992
Page
1
The offices of The Shafter Press will be closed on Labor Day Monday honoring workers. Deadlines for the Sept. 9 edition include displays due Thursday Sept. 3 at 2 p.m. news due Friday Sept. 4 at 12 p.m. and Classified due Friday Sept. 4 at 3 p.m.
SHS Athletic Director Jan Stuebbe says parking during school hours and for two home football games will use residential areas due to parking lot construction west of the Shafter High School field. Ticket booths will be by Tulare Avenue.
The Sixth Annual Chili Ball at the Green Hotel occurs Saturday September 12 with The Fabulous Bakersfield Boys as entertainment. Hors d oeuvres and no host beverages run 6 to 7 30 p m followed by dinner 7 30 to 9 p m and then the show.
A large celebration marks the Shafter Depot Museum dedication anniversary and the depot 75th birthday on Oct 3. Reservations by Sept 5 cost $25 for train and bus tours barbecue and museum tour. for info call Pat Bryant at 746-1557.
Shafter Recreation and Park District invites boys and girls aged six to thirteen to enroll in youth flag football. Registration is Sept 23 at 5 p.m. Fees are 25 dollars per player or 20 dollars with the resident discount for Richland Lerdo and Maple School area residents. Contact 746 3303 or 393 0866.
A new nerf Pee Wee Flag Football league for boys and girls age six and seven starts in October at the Shafter Sports Complex. Teams of eight will play a flag football passing and running format using a soft ball designed for safe recreational play. For information call 746-3303 or 393-0866.
After five months of meetings the Richland-Lerdo School District Voters Task Force will report to the school board on September 21 and may recommend switching to trustee areas for the 1994 election. Superintendent Dan Knapp noted support for changing the election method though specifics were not disclosed. The plan follows criticism from Hispanic leaders over board representation and amid lawsuits and controversy surrounding recent board seating decisions.
LAFCO approval allows Shafter to annex land between the city and east to Highway 99, expanding from 2.1 to about 9 square miles to access MFAD industrial area. In April the City Council unanimously backed the plan, and residents spoke on the proposal at a public meeting last October.
Kern County Superior Court Judge Len M McGillivray denied Offord Rollins IV a new trial and postponed sentencing to Sept 17 to allow defense hired psychiatrists to evaluate the defendant. Readings by Dr. Cynthia Naragon-Rich and Dr. Alfred French described Rollins as egocentric, hostile, overly sensitive, and potentially violently dangerous, especially toward women.
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