Lightning Strikes Pole Near Olive Hilty Home
At 4 07 a m on Friday April Olive Hilty awoke to thunder and watched a lightning bolt strike a nearby electricity pole. The pole snapped and crashed to the ground lighting up the area. Two and a half crews from Wasco Station arrived by 5 55 a m awaiting Bakersfield help. Repairs were expected to take eight to ten hours.
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Walker St
Olive Hilty
Wasco
Bakersfield
Shafter
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Mrs. Hilty
Community Calendar Highlights April 8 14
Community groups hold meetings from April 8 to 14 across Shafter and Lost Hills. CBMC Kiwanis Lions MFAD Rotary Lerdo MAPA SRPD gather at various venues including Yee's Steak House Veterans Hall City Hall and local schools.
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CBMC
Yee’s Steak House Kiwanis
Veterans Hall
Rio Bravo-Greeley
City Council
Lost Hills School Board
Lost Hills Women’s Aglow
Veteran’s Hall Community Bible Study
Acacia
Rotary
Shafter Motel
Lerdo
April birthdays and anniversaries listed for many residents
A community notice lists birthdays and anniversaries by date through mid April. Names include Layton Weidenbach, John Bergman, Todd, Maxey, Turner, Dick and Eloy Larson, Marvin and Joeann Morris, Herb and Alberta Watkins, F C Nixon, Christie Dargatz, Verle Heller, Janet Arismendez, Cin dy Jones, Terry Fabric, Greg man, Payne, Roger and Kathy Frantz, John and Emma Weins, Selita Groves, Cyndee Cortez, Gene Wilcox, Noel Wilson, Laurie Lynch, Rick Phillips, Stephen Phillips.
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Layton ‘Weidenbache
Johnnna Bergman
Todd
June Maxey
Jim Turner
Eloy Larson
Marvin
Joeann Morris
Herb
Alberta Watkins
F.C. Nixon
Christie Dargatz
Verle Heller
Janet Arismendez
Cindy Jones
Terry Fabric
Gregman
Neat
Tae Reanear
Dary John
Emma Weins
Selita Groves
Cyndee Cortez
Gene Wilcox
Noel Wilson
Laurie Lynch
Rick Phillips
Stephen Phillips
Beauty Is Talk Featured At Shafter Woman's Club April Meeting
The Shafter Woman's Club held its April meeting at Veterans Hall on Wednesday April 1. Vivian Barlow spoke on Beauty Is, comparing a rose to a woman's skin while Ruth Searcy led a brief business session. Plans for the April 11 player breakfast were confirmed and hospitality room arrangements were debated. Nina Leigh announced a Lerdo School childcare pilot with state grant prospects, and guests included Maria Soto and her mother. Lucille Bongberg will be installed in May as a three year director, with other officers nearing the end of their terms.
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Shafter Woman's Club
Veterans Hall
Vivan Barlow
Ruth Searcy
Catherine White
Bev Hawkins
Shafter Woman’s Club
Force
Lerdo School
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Maria Soto
Shafter
Lucille Bongberg
80 Voice Choirs To Present Easter Cantata In Shafter
The Valley Bible Church Choir of Shafter and the University Baptist Church Choir of Bakersfield will combine 80 voices to perform the Easter Cantata Now I See You. The Shafter show is at Bible Church on Easter Sunday April 19 at 6 pm. The production portrays two disciples Judas the Zealot and Peter the fisherman as they view the Master, inviting the audience to ponder the risen Saviour. The Valley Bible Church is at 350 Pine Street in Shafter.
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Valley Bible Church Choir
Shafter
University Baptist Church Choir
Bakersfie
the Bible Church
Judas
Peter
the Valley Bible Church
Pine Street
Friday Service at First Southern Baptist Church Shafter
A Good Friday service will be held at the First Southern Baptist Church on April 17 at 7 p.m. Community Choir participants should arrive at 6:15 p.m. The church is located at 250 North Kern Street in Shafter.
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Shafter
First Southern Baptist Church
North
Kern Street
Annual prayer breakfast set at Shafter Veterans Hall
The Shafter Woman's Club sponsors the annual prayer breakfast on Saturday April 11 at 8 30 a m at the Shafter Veterans Hall. Catherine White chairs the program with local performers including John Neufeld and Larson Ted Fay Ashby will speak. The breakfast is free and ministers plus spouses are invited.
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Shafter Woman's Club
Shafter Veterans Hall
Catherine White
John Neufeld
Larson
Ted
Fay Ashby
Shafter
Disney Movie Showing for Easter Break in Shafter
The Shafter Recreation and Park District screens Song of the South on Tuesday April 14 at 2 p.m. at the W C Walker Senior Center corner Walker Street and Sunset Avenue entrance Walker Street. Admission is 1 dollar per person with a snack bar on site. For details call 746-3303 or visit 700 E Tulare Ave.
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Shafter Recreation and Park District
W.C. Walker Senior Center
Walker St
Sunset Ave
Walker Street
E. Tulare Ave
Menu items and meal plan for April 15 event
The menu lists barbecued chicken Mexi corn cole slaw rolls fruit cocktail margarine milk beef tips with gravy noodles hot pickled beets tossed green salad whole wheat bread rice pudding orange ham and lima beans broccoli green salad cornbread bread pudding margarine wednesday april 15 Tahitian chicken mushroom rice carrots zucchini rolls orange margarine milk. Reservations or cancellations to Oralia Montoya at 746-5182 one day in advance. Suggested donation seniors 1.25 non seniors 3.25.
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Oralia Montoya
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Yee’s Steakouse Historical Society
Shafter Depot
Chamber of Commerce
J.d.’S
Woman’s Club
Vivian Barlow
Nina Leigh
The
Wasco Crime Prevention Task
the Baptist Church
KCEOC
Santa Barbara
California
Santa Barbara Savings and Loan
Central California
Central Ave
7Th St
Centel Cellular
Contel
Contel Cellular
America
Bell Labs
At&t
Motorola
Mobie
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