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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1962
Page
5
At a meeting to plan the series, George Vales, director of personnel schools and meeting chairman, compared the program to buying insurance as protection for future disasters. The films depict local disasters, family emergency planning, and psychological preparedness.
The Air Festival Committee received a flier from C. W. Christopher of Shafter promoting the first annual Sonoma County Air Festival. The event runs September 8 and 9 with wine tasting and a dinner at Asti Swiss Colony and a wine tower dedication at the Sonoma County Airport. Reservations are still being accepted. Box 1565.
Bakersfield hosts the annual Rotary Conference with District 524 presenting 41 clubs. General Chairman Richard H. Leask expects between 708 and 800 Rotarians and their wives to attend, with events planned at local venues and sessions led by the district governor.
County officials announce that tax bills issued after November 1 will itemize charges. Previously bills showed only total taxes due. Future bills will list county government, schools, special districts, and city charges if applicable under state law.
The Kern County Welfare Department becomes an official agency for permanent adoptions for all ages in California. It will still run its foster home program placing youths in substitute homes. Interested parties should contact the department at 1115 26th St Bakos Id or call FAirview 7-3351.
Kern County Board of Supervisors is studying a proposal to charge admission at the Pioneer Village, seeking to assess potential revenue and visitor impact. The plan aims to address budget needs while evaluating effects on tourism and local access.
Kern County supervisors approve a six cent increase in the general tax rate for 1962-63 citing a near three million dollar rise in mandatory welfare appropriations. The new rate sets 2.24 general rate to raise about 240 thousand countywide property taxes with 44 cents of the total 2.14 rate allocated to welfare obligations under 1962 federal legislation.
The Kern Philharmonic begins its 1962-63 season rehearsals under Edouard Hurlimann with guests Benny Goodman and the Mormon Choir of Southern California. County supervisors raise fire tax by five cents to 38 cents while a Grand Jury mandate to abolish the 11-cent road tax effectively cancels the rate in unincorporated Kern County, where most tax base lies.
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