Shafter Press invites ideas and lists fall clinic notices
The Sept issue notes a misspelled Ashley Gamboa in frosh/soph volleyball and invites story ideas via editor email, phone, or office. It details Shafter Public Health September clinics, appointments needed except for Immunization, with locations at 32 Central Valley Highway and events on Sept 28 for pregnancy screening and family planning, plus AARP Laughlin trip info and Project FL A.R/E events at Redwood, Sequoia, and Golden Oak elementary schools with K-3 students and parent participation.
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Shafter Sues Bakersfield Over West Ming Transportation Project
Shafter files a Sept 14 lawsuit against Bakersfield over the West Ming project CEQA report amid disputes over regional transport planning and funding. City Manager John Guinn says the suit targets transport issues and not water, while Bakersfield officials call it a vindictive move to influence Castle and Cooke. Guinn warns waiving West Belt Way funding could divert dollars from Santa Fe Way and Highway 99.
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Safety Dinner draws over 300 attendees in Shafter
More than 300 people gathered at Redwood Elementary School to learn emergency preparedness at Healthy Start's Safety Dinner funded by a First 5 Kern grant. Kern County Fire Department, Shafter Police, Public Health, Red Cross, CSUB Nursing, and San Joaquin Community Hospital staffed booths and handed out materials while families completed pre and post tests to measure knowledge gained.
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Golden Oak students raise $845 for Peru quake victims
Sixth graders Kimberly Monreal and Chaz Nourse presented $845.45 to Sandra Dralle of the Kern Chapter Red Cross at a school assembly for Peru earthquake relief. The drive began in early September, with coins and small bills contributing to supplies, power and water recovery, and classroom materials for Peruvian students.
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Brazilian ambassadors visit Shafter for cultural exchange
Twenty nine ambassadors from Brazil toured Kern County as part of Friendship Force International. They stayed with local host families, shared Portuguese folk songs and stories, and enjoyed a Sept. 17 brunch at Manuel Park, following arrival Sept. 16 for a week long stay.
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