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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1974

Page

8

Shafter C Trackmen Take Second at Wasco and Cross Meets

Shafter C team finished second at Wasco Relays with 48 points, behind Lemoore 84. The three mile relay of Keeley Meyer White won in 14 37.5, while Jeff Siemens led high jump at 5 8. In Cross Invitational Shafter again took second, narrowly losing to Cross 58 57.5. The boys’ team also placed second at a Taft Garces triangular, with multiple event winners including Poindexter and Garcia.

Gene Woo Shafter Porterville Wasco Lemoore Mark Keeley al Meyer Randy White Jeff Siemens Siemens Cross Taft Garces Generals Leeroy Sammarripag Richard Brown Meyer Ron Bergman Fernando Gomez Art Soliz Soliz Bergman Glenn Sliter Dan Higbee Brown Gomez Tim Kopper Barry Poindexter Ricardo Garcia

Shafter Swim Teams Sweep Coalinga Victory

Shafter boys and girls both defeated Coalinga Horned Toads. Boys won 127 to 12 with top swims by David Wiley and Don Allen in multiple events and relays featuring Grumbles and Kerber. Girls fell 99 to 58 as Terry Cooper and Julie Bannantine led Shafter with double victories.

Shafter General Swim Skein Coalinga Horned Toads David Wiley Don Allen Gary Grumbles Wiley Allen Grumbles Rusty Cooper Doug Kerber Shafter Bruce Handel Paul Butler Kerber Generals Butler Findley Coalinga Wasco Terry Cooper Julie Bannantine Linda Mathias

Grundy Elected President of California Public Cemeteries Group

G H Ben Grundy secretary of Kern County Cemetery District which covers Shafter and Wasco was elected president of the California Association of Public Cemeteries at the annual conference in San Bernardino on March 30. He previously served as vice president of the 100 member organization. he works with Hanley Witcher chairman and Clayton E Steward of Wasco on the local district.

Ben”’Grundy Kern County Shafter Wasco California Association of Public Cemeteries Grundy San Bernardino Hanley Witcher Clayton E. Steward

Freeway Lights to be Turned Off for Energy Savings

CALTRANS will switch off about 8 000 California freeway lights to conserve energy and cut maintenance costs. The plan aims to save roughly 650 000 dollars annually, with safety maintained. A field survey will identify safely offable lights, which will stay in place but be marked with reflective yellow bands.

Sacramento California California Department of Transportation Caltrans Howard C. Ullrich

Williams Throws No-Hitter But Shafter Falls 1-0

Shafter High’s Ellis Williams no-hit Taft through six innings but the Shafter offense failed to score. Taft won 1-0 as Garry Miller scored on an infield error. Williams fanned six and walked one in a two-run game. Both teams compete in the Wasco tournament.

Shafter High Taft Garces Shafter Tom Romo Terry Cargil Williams

Shafter Golfers Split Results in League Matches

Shafter High golf team beat Corcoran 34 14 to record a second South Sequoia League win. Four of six matches won at North Kern course with Terry Chicca and Keith Ballengee sharing low scores. Earlier, Shafter fell 38 10 to Taft.

Corcoran The Shafter High Shafter North Kern Terry Chicca Keith Ballengee Jim Bannantine David Dooley Chicca Bannantine Gilkey T. Chicca H. Wilhite

Daytime TV Listings Preview for Afternoon Schedule

A fragment of a TV guide shows daytime and late night lineups including The Today Show Jeopardy Gambit The Brady Bunch The Tonight Show with guests and the King features a mix of news, sitcoms, game shows, and soap opera segments. The text lists times and program titles across channels.

CBS News Bakersfield

Saturday animated lineup listed with times and shows

Saturday schedule shows Bugs Bunny Lidsville The Hair Bear Bunch at 7 00 a m Yogi s Gang Addams Family Sabrina Teenage Witch 8 00 a m Super Friends mergency Blue four is aeooby Dupe Me 30 a m Inch High Eye 25 2 7 15 a m Sacred Heart al uy p m A discussion With Spanish News 1S p m 29 Spanish Movie 24.

Lidsville the Hair Bear Bunch Yogi's Gang Addams Family Super Friends Mergency Blue Four Aes Eye

Television Schedule Brief Evening Lineup

Tuesday April 16 ABC Evening News at 6 30 Hogan's Heroes NBC Nightly News Dragnet Hee Haw listed with NBA Basketball at 7 00 Jeannie and Dragnet appear in the early lineup with assorted prime time programs.

Eyewitness Newe NBC Nightly News CBS News ABC National Geographic Roadway Hee-Haw Maude Marcus Welby Hee Haw

SHS Student Appointed to Attend West Point

James Bannantine, senior at Shafter High School, received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point for 1978. He carries straight A averages, participated in football baseball basketball golf and cross country, and held student leadership roles. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George A Bannantine of Shafter.

SHS West Point James , Balnantine Shafter High School United States Military Academy James California Scholarship Federation George A. Bannantine Shafter

Shafter Tennis Teams Sweep Taft in League Play

The Shafter girls routed Taft 5-0 to finish the first round of South Sequoia League play undefeated. Linda McWhorter, Anna Garza, Kathy McWhorter, Pam Miller, Andrea Warren, Beth Martens, and Linda Warren won their singles or doubles matches in straight sets. The Shafter boys triumphed 4-1, with Ralph Goehring dominant 6-0, 6-0 and both doubles teams delivering straight-set wins to seal the victory.

Taft Shafter Linda McWhorter Anna Garza Kathy McWhorter Pam Miller Andrea Warren Beth Martens Linda Warren Ralph Goehring Eric Almberg Ed Camp Sam Chernabaeff Max Miller Kelly Friesen

Shafter High Boosters Sponsor Saturday Steak Barbecue

The Shafter High Boosters Club will sponsor a steak barbecue on Saturday May 11 after the Potato and Cotton Festival parade and before the junior rodeo. It will be held at Stringham Park.

Shafter High Boosters Club Stringham Park

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