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Successful Shafter Celebration Headlines Year of Shafter Start
Co-chairs Mary Siemens and Shirley Hays hailed the first Shafter Celebration a strong start to the Year of Shafter with Frito-Lay participation. Mayor Don Zachary praised it as progressive and thanked John Quinn for leading community improvements. Street fair booths drew crowds while visitors flocked to the Hitchcock Shafter-Green Hotel for a horse ride and Art Kadel's Model T. A Friday 7:30 a.m. committee meeting at Santa Barbara Savings invites evaluators for Saturday's event and future planning.
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Mary Siemens
Shirley Hays
Shafter
Frito - Lay
Don Zachary
John Quinn
Hitchcock Shafter - Green Hotel
Art Kadel
Santa Barbara Savings
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