Volunteers Needed for Help a Child Program Orientation
Shafter residents are invited to an orientation for Shelter Care Center and Shafter Migrant Child Care Center volunteers. The session, part of Kern County Welfare Department, is Saturday September 11 at Bakersfield College Downtown Center. Registration 8 30 to 9 am, ends by noon.
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Shafter
Bakersfield
Kern County Welfare Department
Bakersfield College
K Street Mall
Frances Kuhs
Bill Reifel
Shafter Generals See Promising Outlook For Football
Huston notes a good looking effort expected in Friday scrimmage with South High as Shafter High returns 13 lettermen led by Bobby McIntosh. Key backs include McIntosh Rowland and Williams with Appleton at quarterback and a quicker lighter line, complemented by updates from JV players and a revamped interior line.
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Shafter High
South High
Merv Huston
Bakersfield
Huston
Bobby McIntosh
Mike Rowland
Dennis Williams
David Criswell
Albert Lopez
Letterman Clay Appleton
Jayvees
Joe Guardado
Craig Link
Ben Ansolabahere
Ansolabehere
Festival group meets Tuesday at Memorial Hall
The Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival Committee will meet Tuesday night September 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall to discuss plans and set a date for next year’s festival. A financial accounting and proposed budget will be presented, inviting all committee members and participants to attend.
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Shafter Potato & Cotton Festival Committee
Memorial Hall
Construction slump hits Shafter August activity
Building permits issued in Shafter in August totaled 22,286 all for home remodeling. January remains the only month with less activity at 12,309. Through the first two thirds of the year, permits reached 916,974, well above 1975’s eight month total but below August 1974 levels of over 1.5 million.
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Shafter
Family escapes fire as home and car burn in Shafter
A Shafter family fled their home at 245 Pacific Street after a fire started from an overheated catalytic converter in a 1976 Oldsmobile. Firefighters battled the blaze from 3:40 a.m. for about 25 minutes with five city firefighters and seven volunteers under Chief Cliff Ratzlaff. Losses totaled $36,000 with $20,000 to the house, $8,000 to contents, and $8,000 to the car. a save of $15,000 to the structure and $5,000 to contents was noted. The husband, wife, and infant child escaped without injury. neighbor Larry Toews first reported the blaze.
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Ebling
Shafter
Pacific Street
Jim Ebling
City Firmen
Cliff Ratzlaff
Police and FBI seek man who passed over 1000 in bad checks
Shafter police and the FBI search for William Edward Lewis who wrote 1134.68 in bad checks in Shafter and Bakersfield. He bought rifles, guns, a radio, and a truck order, then fled to Los Angeles. Warrants exist for fraudulent checks grand theft auto and interstate flight.
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Shafter
Los Angeles
Beno’s
Jake Siemens
Western Auto
Lewie
California
Lewis
San Luis Obispo
San Margarita
Bakerefield
Goodspeed Farme of
Buttonwillow
Shafter Police
LAPD
FBI
Adult school set to start next week in Shafter
Counseling for the Shafter High School adult education division continues tonight under director Verl Nash. Classes begin the week of September 13 with registration at the first class meeting. Courses include office procedures featuring typing and shorthand and open shop covering auto, metal and woodworking.
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Shafter High School
Verl Nash
Nash
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Reifel
Shelter Center
Brett Allen
Mike Brown
Mike Taffera
Ron Froehlich
Mike Solorio
Mike Jones
Craig Bassett
Mike McNabb
Generals
Phil Pineda
Kiwanis Club of
Ken Wright
al Hatala
Dwayne Wilson
Bob Diltz
Larry Toews
Vincent’s
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