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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1971
Page
1
The Shafter City Council approved a zoning change at the northeast city entrance paving the way for a Safe Way Corner stores development and potential others boosting the town’s shopping appeal. A reversal of the Planning Commission would have blocked progress.
Shafter city council approved a zoning change to allow Safeway to develop a shopping center at Tulare and Shafter avenues. About 20 residents attended the hearing with supporters including Safeway staff and local property owners. opponent Don Klassen urged maintaining residential zoning.
The Rio Bravo and Greeley schools merged to form Rio Bravo Greeley. Superintendent O Neill and Board Chair Roy Fast led the ceremony with a flag salute by students and a ribbon cutting by Nancy Calder and Becky Bridge.
Goldie Irene Siemens 60 of 17630 Wasco Ave Shafter died in Bakersfield Sept 8. Services were Sept 1 at Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church with burial at Shafter Memorial Park. She taught 18 years in Corn Oklahoma before moving to Shafter in 1948 and married William Siemens in 1949. She was active in church, taught Sunday and Bible school, and served as a pink lady at Kern Crest Manor. Surviving: William M Siemens two sons William L Siemens and Wayne G Siemens two brothers Robert Wiens and Calvin Wiens a sister Dolores Johnson six grandchildren.
Richland trustees approved district participation in Kern County Heart Association heart sound screening for fourth graders, with Phono-Cardio-Scan testing set for October 4 at Richland Intermediate. Maples and Lerdo will bus students to Richland for testing.
The heat wave returns with a 103 degree high at the USDA Cotton Research Station on Monday. Overnight low was 68 and the day was 19 degrees warmer than six nights earlier. More hot days were expected in the final week before fall. A trace of rain was recorded last week.
JP Company entered by Jackson Perkins, a major local rose producer, won the president's trophy and the sweepstakes at Wasco Festival of Roses Saturday. Barbara Voth of Wasco was crowned Rose Queen. Shafter entries included a decorated convertible with several dignitaries and a 1923 Seagrave fire truck used for parades, retired from active service a decade ago.
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