Kern County Schools to Join National Lunch and Milk Programs
Most of Kern County's 49 public districts and one parochial school will join the National School Lunch and Special Milk programs in 1977 78. Eligibility hinges on family size and gross income. unusual expenses may qualify additional families. Districts include Belridge Buttonwillow Elk Hills Greenfield Lerdo Lost Hills Maple McKittrick Richland Rio Bravo Greeley Rose Dale and the four high school districts Delano Kern Taft Wasco. Programs are open to all eligible children with no discrimination.
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Kern County
Claude W. Richardson
Virgil Trandem
Belridge
Buttonwillow
Elk Hills
Greenfield
Lerdo
Lost Hills
Maple
McKittrick
Richland
Rio Bravo-Greeley
Rosedale
Delano
Kern
Taft
Wasco
Trandem
Shafter School Enrollments Grow As Maple Adds Pupils
On September 5 1957 Shafter opened classes with 2727 pupils in its schools and 136 more enrolled at Maple. Six Shafter High FFA members Edward Parks Jimmy Ryan Richard Ledbetter Kenneth Paslay Larry Perry and Joe Romanini earned high ratings at the California Fair. Tom and Mrs Wedge marked their 51st wedding anniversary.
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Shafter
Maple School
Shafter High School
FFA
Edward Parks
Jimmy Ryan
Richard Ledbetter
Kenneth Paslay
Larry Perry
Joe Romanini
Tom Wedge
Services held for L B Eubanks at Shafter Memorial Park
Graveside services for Leroy B. Eubanks 89 were held Saturday at Shafter Memorial Park. The Rev. John Briles officiated with interment following. Eubanks died August 31 in a Bakersfield hospital. Survivors include four daughters, a sister, ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers: Kenneth Levingston, Jack Levingston, Thurman Levingston, Cledis Levingston, Odell Levingston, Jerry Culp.
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Shafter Memorial Park
Leroy B. Eubanks
Bakersfield
John Briles
First Baptist Church
Avenal
Eubanks
Arkansas
Rosedale
Buttonwillow
Kern County
Mary Robert
Doris Wilbanks
Oklahoma
Maxine Culp
Thelma Martin
Alice Hunter
Kenneth Levingston
Jack Levingston
Thurman Levingston
Cledis Levingston
Odell Levingston
Jerry Culp
County wealth on display at Los Angeles county fair
Kern County showcases large agricultural and mineral wealth at the Los Angeles County Fair with 21 other counties. The 17 day event runs Sept 16 to Oct 2 for the fair in Pomona with 8,000 exhibitors entering 31,000 items across 20 competitive divisions.
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Los Angeles County
Pomona
Kern County
Los Angeles County Fair
Mariposa
Napa
Siskiyou
Modoc
Trinity
Shasta
Lassen
Butte
Colusa
Mendocino
Glenn
Solano
Sacramento
el Dorado
Placer
Yolo
Amador
Fresno
Tulare
San Bernardino
Orange
Los Angeles
Urgency Clause Dropped in AB 1466 Impasse Move
Assemblyman Thomas announced a solution to the legislative standstill on AB 1466 by removing the urgency clause delaying the bill until January 1978. The conference committee, previously rejecting Senator Stiern's amendment, agreed to Thomas’s proposal to permit Kern County to proceed with the energy project without risking jobs or power production.
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Bill Thomas
Thomas
Walter Stiern
Stiern
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Kern County
Ageles Department of War
Cah
Highway apportionment totals 88 million statewide
State Controller Kenneth Cory announced the August distribution of highway users taxes totaling 88,635,403. Shafter received 5,048, with 22,576,489 to counties, 16,952,810 to cities, 49,076,104 for State Highways, and 30,000 to the Bicycle Lane Account. Sources include gasoline and diesel taxes, interest, and miscellaneous revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Cory
Shafter
Richland staff for 1977 78 welcomed
Richland teachers and administrators were honored at a luncheon sponsored by the Richland Parent and Teachers Association on Thursday September 1. On Tuesday September 13 at 6:30 p.m. the entire Richland staff will be introduced to the public at a staff potluck reception in the upper grade patio area.
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All
Richland
Richland Parent and Teachers Association
Richland Schools District Office
QES to Meet for First Fall Eastern Star Session
The La Rosa Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star holds its first fall meeting Monday September 12 at the Masonic Temple Wasco. Mrs Dottie Hebel Associate Worthy Matron announces Nelie De Witt Worthy Matron will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Rosa
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Wasco
Dottie Hebel
Nelie de Witt
Bank Examiner and Pigeon Drop Schemes Warned to Seniors
Letter to the editor outlines two common bank swindles the Bank Examiner Scheme and the Pigeon Drop. It explains how scammers pose as officers to trap victims and how two or more con artists split supposed found money by pressuring a quick decision. It urges awareness and caution for elderly citizens.
Fire Department warns residents to curb dry grass risk
The Shafter Fire Department reminds residents to clear dry grass and weeds from lots and is issuing citations to violators to enforce the rule.
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Shafter Fire Department
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Perkins
Greenberg
Johns
Heller
Vance
Yerke
William Ketchum
State College
San Francisco State College
Verle Nash
Robert Smith
Bruce Spencer
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Asta Oskarsdottir
AFS
Iceland
Kodet
John Delaney
St. Therese’s Catholic Church
L.B. Eubanks
Central Avenue Shafter
California
Congress
L.egal
Alifornia
Frank W. and
DONALD _L. REED
Richard Pestorich
Publishers
Bieer
Fire Dept
Leonard S. Ross
Truxtun Ave
George Globe
X-Raya
Liberal Credit
19Th Street
Woolworths
Pedro Arano Molina
Arano Molina
el Cominigo
Todos
Wasco Union
7Th Y Palm
Domingo Martes
Jueves
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Radio
LA Voz DE
LA Esperanza
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Wasco Union High School
7Th Street
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