Kern County Retired Teachers Gather for Bicentennial Focus
The Kern County Retired Teachers Association led by vice president Hazel Haag plans a First Christian Church Bakersfield talk by Robert Gordon on Malawi and the Peace Corps view. Gordon, a 1962 Yale grad, taught math at West High since 1968 after serving in Malawi. The column links teachers to community events ahead of the Kern County Fair with 85 thousand student admission tickets.
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Kern County
Retired Teachers Association
Hazel Haag
America
First Christian Church
Bakersfield
Fead
Robert Gordon
Yale University
Peace Corps
Malawi
4-H Club
Future Farmers of America
South Dakota
Huron
Week's High Temperatures Reach 94 in Shafter
The USDA Cotton Research Station reports Shafter saw highs in the high eighties to low nineties during the week ending Monday. Saturday recorded the top 94 degree reading while overnight lows stayed between 59 and 70.
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Shafter
Usda Cotton Research Station
Hofman and partners to buy Roe property
Marvin Roe confirms a sale of his subdivision property to Bakersfield developer Ernie Hofman and two investors Ed A Brown and Robert Doe. The final price will be set at escrow closing as buyers pay interest on a note, with Roe estimating total costs around 106 000 to 108 000 dollars. He faces losses from taxes interest and legal fees totaling about 10 000 dollars, far below his hoped 100 000 profit from the Farmers Home Administration financed project.
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Marvin Roe
Enera
Roe
Farmers Home Administration
Planning Commission
District to hire four teachers as enrollment climbs
Richland Board votes to authorize hiring four teachers after enrollment neared 1810 students district wide. Average class size sits at 30.2, with kindergarten 33.3 and first grade 27.3. Funds from increased enrollment would cover about 72,692 in state aid and replenish reserves.
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Richland Board of Trustees
Schoo
Richland
Barber
PTA
Alex Lopez
Building Permits Rise in Shafter August Totals
Construction in Shafter jumped in August with $118,142 in permits, lifting the year-to-date total to $378,098. The month saw only two new residences valued at $34,770 and $23,161, while a $1,000 permit covered business remodeling and the rest funded residence remodeling.
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Shafter
District Governor honors Kelly Rotary Fellow at Shafter
Shafter Rotarians and guests hosted District Governor Billy Watson of San Luis Obispo for a steak barbecue at Ed A. Browns home. The event announced H W Pat Kelly as a Paul Harris Rotary Foundation Fellow for contributing to Rotary. The Foundation funds international study and understanding projects. Jan Dargatz studied in Finland in 1973 under a Rotary fellowship.
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Shafter Rotarians
Ed A. Browns
Pine Street
Billy Watson
San Luis Obispo
Mary
Shafter Club
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Paul Harris Rotary Foundation
Rotary
Rotary Foundation
al Sandrini
Kelly Fund
Paul Harris
Recreation and Parks District meeting scheduled in Shafter
Members of advisory groups overseeing the Shafter Recreation and Parks District will meet tonight at 7 30 in Shafter City Hall. Chairman Fred Starrh convened the session to plan publicity for the proposal on the November ballot.
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Shafter Recreation and Parks District
Shafter City Hall
Fred Starrh
Witness disputes police harassment in Shafter cases
A Shafter man testified that part of Ella Walker's claim of police harassment against her son John is untrue. He described incidents involving modified mufflers and racing citations issued by officers including Wayne Davis and Ramon Herrera, with others in pursuit and at least one suspension of trial dates.
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Shafter
Ella Walker
Davis
Walker
John
Rodriguez Street
South Shafter Avenue
Smith's Corner
Ramon Herrera
Steve Beatty
Bob Nixon
Beatty
Herrera
Nixon
Shafter Justice Court
Joe Tanner
Tanner
Hac Lock
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Emil
Jack
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Memorial Park
Allan Garris
CHP
CVH
Garris
Kern Medical Center
Freddy Alfredo Gutierrez
Dresser Avenue
Hofman and Partners
Roe Property
Citizens To Restore
David Cartnal
Lopez
Larry Schellenberg
Dick Moon
Kelly
Pat Kelly
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