Weather windies and talk of heat spark talk
From My Desk observes warm season chatter and a Bakersfield Californian article about Fred Pfister who catalogs humorous weather sayings. He notes weather talk starts conversations, helps plan activities, and even relieves writer's block.
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Bakersfield Californian
Fred Pfister
Pfister
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Utah
Oklahoma
Democracy in action at Shafter annexation meeting
A Shafter City Council and Planning Commission joint session debated annexation and development plans. Planning Director Tomasello said plans are in a very initial stage and citizens cannot yet make an informed vote. Residents urged a public vote, but officials pressed ahead, arguing democracy is debated and evolves through discussion.
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Ted Gaebler
Shafter City
Planning Commission
Lawrence Tomasello
Mortimore
Back Door Watch On Middle East Nuclear Threats
Paul Harvey notes the U S and Soviet Union face no imminent nuclear clash while Iraq under Hussein shows growing power with missiles gas and potential nuclear capability He cites Israeli actions countering Iraqs ambitions and warns of a volatile region amid many hostage groups and weak enforcement of treaties.
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U.S.S.R
Hussein
Baghdad
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Israel
Middle East
Yasser Arafat
PLO
Jerusalem
West Bank
Gaza
Bush
Moaremar Kadafi
France
Smiths Corner residents praise annexation plans
Water system receivership residents praise Shafter officials for rapid water repairs and ongoing support. They commend the City Council staff and police department for annexation plans and future proposals, urging residents to back the council and reelect.
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Water Committee
Smith’s Corner
Shafter City
West Orange Avenue
Wade McKinney
Dick Trevino
City Water Works
John Guinn
Bill Walls
Bert Fain
Smith Lane
Cherokee Strip
Sellars
P.g.&e
City of
Shafter
Letters Praise Annexation and Water Projects in Shafter
A letter from local residents commends the City of Shafter, Kern County, and state authorities for water project work funded by federal and state aid. They defend that residents are not paying for the work, urge attendance at meetings, and thank city officials, police, and area leaders, listing numerous supporters by name.
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Shafter
County of
Bill
Ernie Walls
Rev
Boyd
Ruth Shepherd
Bobby
Faye Bankston
Richard
Becky Escalante
Harold
Cynthis Clayton
Willie
Mary Abernathy
Terral
Naomi Chatman
Bert
Peggy Fain
Manuel
Betty Lucero
Hoover
Pauline Mendoza
Juanita Gracia
Community groups thank Shafter AARP for donation
W A D D thanks Shafter AARP and Wasco Association for the Developmentally Disabled for a recent donation to its program. The gift supports services for developmentally disabled adults from the Shafter Wasco area. John Stockton Executive Director.
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Wasco Association For the
Shafter Aarp
Shafter
Wasco
John Stockton
Child ID Day a Robust Community Effort in Shafter
The event on Saturday September 15 brought together Dick Trevino Oscar Moss and residents who loaned resources to ID 407 children from four days to 70 years old. McGruff visited and Jerry Garrison filmed the day with a Pepsi sponsorship and backing from the Downtown Parking and BID. Linda Gragg, chairwoman, commends the community spirit.
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Dick Trevino
Oscar Moss
Jerry Garrison
Pepsi
Linda Gragg
Annexed North Park Faces Dog Control Concerns
A resident of the newly annexed North Park area in Shafter questions whether annexed zones receive priority in services and highlights a dog population problem. The author notes 13 dogs on a street, only 3 leashed, with 10 roaming, causing daily messes, damaged plants, and dog bones left around.
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