Houchin Blood Mobile to Visit Shafter Rotary Event
The Houchin Blood Mobile will be in Shafter on Wednesday September 25 from 2 to 5 pm at the Veteran's Hall to support blood donation efforts. The Shafter Rotary Club is coordinating the drive and inviting volunteers and donors.
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Houchin Blood Mobile
Shafter
Veteran's Hall
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Shafter Veteran's Hall
Christopher Marin
Anthony Parra
Samuel Marin
Shafter seeks Director for Recreation District Board
Shafter Recreation and Parks Department announces an opening for the Director of the Recreation District Board of Directors. The four year term expires in a forthcoming cycle and applications are invited from qualified residents.
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Shafter Recreation and Parks Department
Recreation District Board of Directors
Dog Daze Run 2002 Promises Family Crisis Awareness
The Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault sponsors the Dog Daze Run 2002 on October 1, a Saturday, with registration opening on pace 2 details not fully shown.
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Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
Reg
Richland Junior High Assistant Principal Heads to FBI Training
Richland School District reports Brent Dana, assistant principal at Richland Junior High, has left his post to begin four months of FBI training in Virginia. Principal Lyle Mack praises Dana for serving students and national security. Dana, with a language degree, plans a 20 year FBI career. Debbie Bishop will serve as interim assistant principal at Shafter Avenue.
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Richland
Lyle Mack
Brent Dana
Richland Junior High
Virginia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Dana
Mack
Lindsay
Napa
Shafter
Brent
Shafter Avenue School
Debbie Bishop
Shafter Avenue
Witcher
Bishop
Mary Epp Anderson, Shafter Librarian, 86
Mary M. Ratzlaff Anderson, 86, longtime Kern County employee and Shafter Branch Library librarian, died Sept. 18, 2002. She guided book fairs, read to children, and served with the Kern County Commission on Aging, Walker Senior Center, and AARP. She loved travel, reading, sewing, and gardening.
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Shafter
Mary M. Ratzlaff
Neufeld-Epp
Shafter Epp-Anderson
Four Way Stop Sign Approved Near School by Council
The council approves a four way stop at the corner of Poso and North Wall for safety near district schools. Richland District Superintendent notes grade changes shift younger students to Shafter Avenue School and third graders depart via Richland Avenue and North Wall.
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Poso
North Wall
Shafter Avenue
Richland Avenue
Richland
Shafter Youth Council Leaders Honored After Teens Move On
In May 2001 Shafter City Council created a youth advisory body. Elliott Kirschenmann, the first chair, received commendations for his service. Resigning members Jake Bergen Isaac Aleman and Heather Onsum were unable to attend the meeting to collect their awards. Officer Chris Grider accepted the honors on their behalf.
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Shafter
Elliot Kirschenmann
Jake Bergen
Isaac Aleman
Heather Onsum
Kirschenmann
Chris Grider
Fran Fiorez
Elliott Kirschenmann
October Declared Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Shafter Mayor Garry Nelson proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month at the city council meeting. Jan Sublett of the Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault reported strong community collaboration with the Shafter Police and Health Department, noting 40 victims helped in the past year and ongoing counseling and hot line support.
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Shafter
Garry Nelson
Nelson
Jan Sublett
Alliance Against Family Violence
Bakersfield
Shafter Police
Sublett
Shafter Health Department
Shafter Police Department
DART
Fran Florez
Alliance Against Family Violence and
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