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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1978
Page
10
Rick Lawler invites all ages from Junior High to seniors to form a creative writing group at the Shafter Press. No cost, meetings may include manuscript reading criticism market information and mutual support. Contact Rick Lawler at 746-4942 or 399-5925 to express interest.
The first Broadcaster's Council for Seventh-day Adventist radio and TV personalities met August 21 to 24 in Oxnard California with pastors William Fagal George Vandeman and H M S Richards Sr honored Richards 83 and active as keynote speaker 115 delegates attended the four day gathering Sessions at Thousand Oaks and the center were noted and programs aired in Shafter area with Voice of Prophecy Faith for Today and It Is Written on local stations Channel guides listed for KWSO KHIS-FM and Channel 23 26.
State Controller Kenneth Cory announced August apportionment of 32,113,157 from in lieu motor vehicle license fees to cities and counties. Kern County got 264,937 and Shafter 6,123. Distribution funds come from a 2 per 100 excise tax on vehicle value and are shared between cities and counties for general use.
Readers debate labor unions, city administration, and police conduct in Shafter. Citizens urge voting, council participation, and oversight to curb perceived favoritism and protect workers and residents.
Bakersfield College forensics coach Norm Fricker says the program suits all students including those who fear large audiences. The unit covers individual speaking reader's theatre and debate, with awards and career benefits cited. Open to full time students with a 2.0 GPA. call Fricker at 871 7704 in summer or 395 4544 after fall.
California official Janet Levy notes National Grandparents Day will be celebrated nationwide for the first time. A Congress bill designated the day as September 10, the Sunday after Labor Day, with origins in West Virginia in 1973 and support from the National Council for the Observance of Grandparents Day.
State Controller Kenneth Cory announced the August 1978 cigarette tax apportionment totaling 6,407,703 with Kern County at 44,391 and Shafter at 1,692. The 58 counties and cities shared 1,163,830 and 5,243,873 respectively, representing 30 percent of July deposits after 31,618 in State costs.
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