Kern Fair Shafter Booth Tops Exhibit Awards
Shafter's booth at the Kern County fair won top honors with the Peter Gilli award for attractiveness and ingenuity. City Administrator August Caires led the booth committee assisted by his wife and a long list of volunteers. The Cotton themed display showcased the journey from field to retail, featured by unique handmade elements and loans from local contributors.
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Shafter
Features
Peter Gilli
August Caires
Booth
Caires
Leslie
John Siemens
Ben Grundy
Chris
Fred Starrh, Jr
Kelly Bergen
Ferelene
Don Zachary
John Conley
Patti Musick
Steve Reimer
Delores Robinson
Vi. Crabb
Cotton Harvest Safety Program sparks bilingual demonstrations
The Interagency Agricultural Services Program sponsors the third annual Cotton Harvest Safety event on Friday October 1 from 8 to 11 30 a m. Activities include hands on demonstrations in English and Spanish to prevent accidents and costs during harvest.
Recreation push at Rodriguez Park discussed by IRPD board
East and West side residents urge more recreation. board seeks city police, parks department cooperation. Proposals include park maintenance, vandalism notices, Neighborhood Watch, and reestablishing sports. A parent sponsor committee and a senior center plan were also noted. SAPD meets biweekly at Sunset Avenue.
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City Post
Sparks
Shafter Police Department
Recreation and Parks District
Rodriguez Park
Police Department
Pth
Geoog Gma In
Gunton
Kelley
Mike Kelley
Recreation and Park District
Shafter
SAPD
Sunset Avenue
Learn Not to Burn Wherever You Are Fire Safety Proclamation
Mayor proclaims Fire Prevention Week urging awareness of home hazards and fire escape planning. Emphasizes keeping wires away from children, installing smoke detectors, practicing drills at home, hotels, tents, schools, and workplaces, and teaching fire-safe habits to prevent the largest loss of life in American fires.
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Businss
Council reviews 1981-82 accomplishments by City
The City Council received a five page summary of actions for fiscal year 1981-1982. Highlights include increased county sales tax revenue of 5000 annually, joining the Central San Joaquin Valley Risk Management Authority, potential savings from lower on the job injuries, new liability insurance for the City Administrator August Caires, and a volunteer firefighter compensation plan. Sew er and water rate adjustments, a 45000 state Clean Water Act grant reimbursement, and 1400 saved on the annual audit are noted. Clifford Ratzlaff was honored, Fire Prevention Week proclaimed, and Ordinance 292 and emergency services revisions discussed.
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Leslie Caires
OSS One Oe
Courge Accent
Central San Joaquin Valley Risk Management Authority
August Caires
Council
Sasmenabh
Oun Oak Baker
Eveiahie
Cheek Sans Gueta Houelend
Wile Save
Hough
Clifford Ratzlaff
Orvis
Pregeah Regtst
Farm Bureau Urges No Vote On Water Initiative
Kern County Farm Bureau secretary manager Loren Hodge urged residents to vote no on Proposition 13 The Water Resources Initiative at a Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture meeting last week. He warned the measure would rewrite California water laws built over 75 years and tighten controls on water. The Farm Bureau presented a slide tape film After the Rain to reinforce the call to regulate water and daily life.
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Loren Hodge
Kern County Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
California
Post Office Carrier Herbert Barclay Killed In Accident
Herbert Barclay twenty six a veteran of seven years in the United States Marine Corps died after a collision with an elderly driver on Stockdale Highway while on route to Shafter Post Office. He was a part time letter carrier and a former Jet employee with family in Indiana and Alaska. Burial was held Monday after services.
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Herbert Barclay
Shafter
Stockdale Highway
Stockdale Estates
Kern County
Shafter Post
Dimas
Barclay
Ag Ab Tgelag
Shafter Jet
United States Marine Corps
Buck
Lee Eateen Herbert Barclay
Petersburg
Alaska
Ardela Jeffers
Terthaut
Indiana
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Kelly Ranchers
Cotton Oil
Orks
Georgette Kadel
John Turner
Charienagee Scot
Bakersfield Inn
Dan Zachary
Chamber
Attrac
Tiveness
Cotton Harvest Safety Program
The
Interagency Agricultural Services Program
IRPD
Rodriguez
Nixon
Jerry Nixon
Mickey Gladden
Farm Bureau
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