Library Week Celebrated at Shafter Branch Activities
Shafter observes National Library Week with exhibits including scrapbooks from Colonel Frank Annis and photos of the old library. Students from Shafter High School showcase paintings, while Roy Farrell and Helen Farrell organize Story Hours and summer program planning for children and preschoolers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Library Week
Shafter
Kern County Library
Shafter Pioneer Dose Sinsaey
Mélien Newman
Shorty” Bane
Ile
Roy Farrell
Richland Schools
Eacop
Bealty
Young Peoples
Frank Annis
Colonel
Frank
Shafter High School
Kalman Matis
Linda Lindsey
Joel Ratzlaff
Bill Calhoun
Paula Harris
Carol Enns
Gordon Woo
Mark Walter
Benny Shettleworth
Ray Pacheco
Ernie Hernandez
Joe Martinez
John Thompson
Bill Boyd
Carl Lamas
Benny ‘Nixon
Shafter Library
Kern Included Among 15 Hearings On Deer Hunts
The Fish and Game Commission schedules 15 county hearings for 1970-71 special deer hunts after receiving the department's recommendation for 27 antlerless and either sex hunts with 10 875 permits. Hearing officers report to the full commission at June 26 meeting. Kern County hearing set for May 21 at the Bakersfield Police Auditorium with Commissioner Pearman in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Commission
Department of Fish and Game
DFG
Sion
Commission
Rans Pearman
San Gabriel
Sherman
Trailer Coach Fees Allocated to Kern County in 1969 Apportionment
Sacramento State Controller Houston I Flournoy announced a semi annual distribution of 2 727 030 among counties cities and school districts for trailer coach fees for the last six months of 1969 Kern County received 11 247 17 The apportionment under the Vehicle License Fee law uses registered addresses of trailer coaches and is paid after DMV data is supplied The County Auditor then splits the total equally among the county city and school districts where the trailers are located.
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Sacramento
Houston I. Flournoy
Kern County
California
Nual
Department of Motor Vehicles
Exemption Forms Due by April 15 in Kern County
Kern County Assessor Herbert E. Roberts reminds veterans and homeowners that the April 15 1970 deadline applies to exemption forms. To qualify for the 750 Homeowners Exemption owners must occupy on March 1 1970 and file early. A field office at 336 Pacific Avenue Shafter opens April 15 from 1 to 5 p.m.
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Kern County
Herbert EE. Roberts
Roberts
Pacific Avenue
Shafter
Pinching Fuchsias Promotes Bushier Growth and Bloom
Pinch fuchsias frequently as they mature to foster shrubbier habit and more flowers. They bloom on this season's new growth.
Shafter High School Teams Win Roster of Events
Shafter High School track and swim squads posted wins led by a 60-33 swim victory over Wasco Tigers at Rio Bravo. Shafter girls also won 59-27 as top performances came from Wilcoxson and Voth in the medley, Voth in the butterfly, and Ber ger in breast events, with relay wins by Fraley Meyer Allen Zachary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Smith
Wasco Tigers
Rio Bravo
Wasco
Cubs
Colonels
Shafter Girls
Wilcoxon
Berger
Voth
Meyer
Larry Zachenett
Eric Berger
Jim Voth
Greg Wilcoxon
Blake Fraley
Fraley
Allen
Zachary
Klassen
Farrell
Miller
Wiedmann
Ted Wiedmann
Enns
Medle Pelay Ill
Snivel Illis
Jan Zen
Gretchin Sill
Jacque Janzen
Sandy Ohiegon
Jerri Willis
Carol Snively
Sill
Ohisson
Janzen
Willis
Mes
Shafter
Calhoun Twins
Buttonwillow
Billy
Tommy
Arvin Bears No-Hits Shafter In Friday Game
Arvin Bears defeated Shafter 10 to 0 in a no hit shutout at Shafter. Seven runs came in the fifth inning as Craig Dargatz and Dennis led Generals on the mound while two Shafter batters reached base. Sid Unruh walked in the fourth and David Freeborn was plunked. Bruins beat Colonels 5-3 in JV action.
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Ae High
Arvin Bears
Shafter
Bears
Sid Unruh
David Freeborn
Bruins
Colonels
Shafter Tennis Gardner David Onsum Uplifts Slim Victory String
David Onsum continued Shafter High School’s undefeated run in the South Sequoia League by defeating Lawrence Penner 6-3 as Wasco beat the SHL team 4-1. The girls fell 3-2 to the Tigerettes with singles wins by Jan Catherell and Janet Nikkel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Onsum
Shafter Net
Wasco
Onsum
Lawrence Penner
Tigerettes
Jan Catherell
Janet Nik‘kelg
ED Janzen
Shafter High School
Pat Wennihan
Shafter
Janzen
Jordan Kanikkeberg
McFarland
Wennihan
Physical Education Department
Highland High School
Elk and antelope hearings set by DFG in Modoc area
The Department of Fish and Game schedules hearings in Alturas on May 11 to discuss antelope permit proposals of up to 300 permits and a separate hearing in Redding on May 13 for Shasta and Siskiyou counties. Last year 270 hunters took 204 buck antelope. elk herd estimated at 1,000.
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Fish and Game Commission
Alturas
DFG
Modoc
Lassen
Shasta
Siskiyou
Joseph Russ III
California
D Sment
Fish
U. S
Bureau of <P Fisheries and Wilde Today
Department of Fish and Game
Federa
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Whiskeytown
Easter memories and a golfer’s avocation in a roadside pause
The writer recalls recovering from a car crash by golf practice on a roadside fairway with no pain, reflects on Easter memories from North Africa in WWII, Elizabethtown gas stops, and cross country trips. The piece notes the McMeans family moving to Tempe Arizona after job transfer and a Shafter highway Cotton Research Station assignment.
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Tempe
Arizona
Jack McMeans
McMeans
USDA
Shafter Highway
Oak Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jim Lopetegay
Thompson Junior High School
Bakersfield
Jim
Maury Wills
Shi
Dave Freeborn
McFarland Freery
Gadeans Cme
Kern
Shafter H.S
Craig Dargatz
Dennis
Generals
Doug Ellik
Don Nikke
Hisen Geenae
Russ
Shasta County Courthinge
Redding
Moe’s
State Ave
Scott Larson
Samer
Taft
Taft Im
David Acta
Rick Tem
Richard Gaeta
Carroll Winter
Mike Bender
Johnny Moore
Johnny Seca
Billy Wherry
Ay Bryan
Gilbert
Carl Gutknecht
Kenneth Roberts
Walter van Tilburg Clark
Eugene Burdick
Harvey Wheeler
Fletcher Knebel
Shafter Press Sports
Talk of
the Town
East Coast
Elizabeth
N.J
Newark
Harrisburg
Washington
D.C
Baltimore
Richmond
North Africa
Golden State
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