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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1983
Page
1
Society editor for the Press retires from journalism and previously served as a Shafter High School educator. The notice notes the retirement and mentions Page 2A for full details.
Police investigate a weekend break in at the Shafter Recreation and Parks District office where blue paint, damaged equipment, and a stolen LAPD checkbook were found. Directors and staff cleaned up Saturday. adjoining Boy Scout Hall also vandalized. No cash taken. motive unclear. Investigation continues.
Richland Teachers Association President Don Hardcastle cites earned pay and credits as the basis for salaries while critiquing district claims of increases. RTA links class size limits to ongoing impasse, with mediation appointed after Public Employment Relations Board findings. Board President Lawrence Handel defends negotiated items as salary tied and emphasizes budget balance and support for Superintendent Stone.
The Shafter Press Merchants football contest awards Eleanor Peterson $50 for first place and Helen Gaede $25 for second. The 12 week competition features 15 sponsor boxes with a game in each. Participants choose winners and mark ties as TIE. The page also notes weekly players of the week and uses a tie-break number to break ties.
A screening committee of two law enforcement personnel one City Manager and one Shafter resident plus a Citizens Interview Committee of four or five will oversee the Chief of Police selection. Candidates must answer five essay questions by November with resumes and essays reviewed November 7 to 16, 1983. Finalists to be interviewed December 1 1983 with top three chosen and ranked. Background checks by City Administrator August Caires and Bakersfield Police lieutenant. new chief to begin on or about January 1, 1984.
City of Shafter plans a sewer plant renovation funded by a low interest loan. Public comments set for September 26 and October 10, 1983 at City Hall. Fees would rise about 37 percent from $4.75–$5.75 to $6.50–$7.90 monthly. The 1938 plant last expanded in 1948. project aims to ensure sewage treatment.
Richland Schools will bar students without full immunizations. A September 22 1983 clinic run by Vice Principal Verle Heiter at Richland Primary aims to vaccinate children with parents present. Roberta Moore the district nurse warns childhood diseases can cause polio measles tetanus and other severe harms.
A Thursday September 22 public hearing at 7 30 p m in SHS library will gather citizens to discuss environmental concerns for the Shafter High School Shafter Recreation and Parks District Joint Use Project. Copies of the Environmental Impact Report prepared by Quad Consultants are available at the district office library and Kern County facilities throughout September. Representatives from Kern High School District Shafter Recreation and Parks District Architects Biggar Frapewell Ghezzi and Cartnal Inc and Quad Consultants will attend to hear public input.
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