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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1973
Page
6
A reader asks if parents should give nest eggs to grown children and Abby answers that funds should not be handed over lightly. Other letters seek dating bluntness and an inlaw wedding child policy, with Abby offering blunt commentary and practical humor.
Miss Shirley Ann Roy was feted at a miscellaneous bridal shower hosted by Mrs. Martin Cohen at 1413 East Oak Ave. Roy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Roy of 532 South B Street, married Phillip Michael Saturday at Vandenberg AFB Chapel. Guests included Marlee Michael, Janet Bessette, Debbie Davies, and the Mines. Roy and Michael’s mothers Virginia Sarrells Aggie Boisky Judy Cupp Bess McNabb Becky Wrinkler Pat Romero attended along with other relatives. Games, prizes, streamers, balloons, and a blue and white cake highlighted the event. Punch and coffee were served.
Lompoc Hospital records two newborns for February including Marta Leticia born February 17 to J Trinidad Ledesma on Badger Road and Gloria May born February 18 to Charles Crandell of 606 North Second Street. Also Raymond Craig born February 18 to Walter Bonham at 132 North D Street weighing 9 pounds.
Lompoc Valley Art Association held a Sunday paint-out at the Holmdahl ranch in Miguelito Canyon repeating the event’s success. Interest grew in biweekly outings and hosts the Holmdahls shared items of local historical interest with the painters. The group meets the second Tuesday monthly in the Library room at 7:30 p.m., with the public invited.
Horizon Club Cabinet of Lompoc Council Camp Fire Girls invites the public to a spaghetti dinner in La Purisima Parish Hall to aid a Yosemite Memorial Day weekend camping trip. Tickets from members or Camp Fire office 116 East College Ave 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Donations 1.50 adults 0.75 children under 12.
Isaac A. Bonilla will discuss the Yankee Blade saga at the Lompoc Valley Historical Society second quarterly dinner in Knights of Pythias Hall. He covers the ship’s Indpendence Line fame, pirates, and the 1854 Saddle Rock wreck near Point Arguello, with memories of Lompoc and Santa Barbara.
Miss Darlene Rae Fowler and Michael Allen Shultz were married February 17 at Peace Lutheran Church in Aurora. Officiating was LeRoy Thompson. The couple, both in the Air Force and with ties to Novato and Lompoc, plan a honeymoon to San Luis Obispo and Las Vegas.
Lompoc Valley TOPS Club held a fundraising auction with gift-wrapped raisins raising bids of 2.50. The club, formed in 1960, meets Mondays 6 8 pm at the Community Development Center and has 38 members.
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