Shafter to Crown Junior Miss for 1981 at Festival
On May 8 1981 sixteen participants compete for Junior Miss at Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival in Shafter High School auditorium. Co chairs Sharon Biloff and Kay Millwee. tickets four dollars reserved, three dollars adults, one fifty children. Four weekly profiles feature Lisa Rhine Rhonda Finn Laurie Lynch and Tammy Ray with bios, activities and career hopes.
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Shafter
Sharon Biloff
Kay Millwee
Shafter High School
Shapter Press
Lisa Rhine
American Legion
Howard
Marion Rhine
Lisa
FHA
NYO
Learie Lynch
Generals crush Garces and Corcoran in league romp
Shafter High's baseball team, the Generals, swept Garces 7-1 and Corcoran 13-0 to move to 6-0-1 in league play. Doug Wentz fanned 12 with no earned runs in the Garces win, while Greg Freeborn and Greg Cox drove in multiple runs. Alvidrez led Corcoran defeat with 2 doubles and 4 RBIs as Williams and Williams contributed in a balanced attack.
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Shafter High
Generals
Garces
Corcoran
Doug Wontz
Rams
Wentz
Greg Freeborn
Greg Cox
Shafter
Mike’ Alvidrez
Kurt Heinke
Com
Shafter SPD holds oral board for officer candidates
Shafter Police Department conducted an oral board last Monday to form a list of suitable candidates for one immediate opening and future posts. Chief Jim Taylor noted a reserve training expansion with Bakersfield College to let reserves ride with officers. The report lists multiple weekend arrests for unlicensed driving, drug possession, speeding, and gun charges, plus a local Easter egg hunt event invitation.
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Shafter
Jim Taylor
Jon Purcell
Chowchilla
Taylor
Earl O'Brien
Nina
Bakersfield College
Shafter Police
Jose Soto Martinez
Bakersfield
Norwalk
Shafter Avenue
Five Points
Los Angeles
Ricky Eugene Humphries
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
Jose Luis Diaz Palacios
Handicapped Olympic Games Open With Hope And Pride
The 2nd Annual Physically Handicapped Olympic Games at Bakersfield College on Saturday April 18 1981 will host seven events for varied disability levels. About 100 volunteers assist as athletes compete in archery shot put swimming discus slalom track and weight lifting. Eligible participants include amputees spinal cord injuries cerebral palsy and many other handicaps. Free admission. contact Sandre Bartlett Games Director at 323 7465 or 395 1301 for info and registration.
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Bakersfield College
Bled
United Nations
Kern County
Easter Seal Society
Sandre Bartlett
Harness racing at Shafter Liar Charity Races draws crowd
The annual Shafter Liar Charity Harness Races attracted a large afternoon crowd with seven races starting at 2 pm under perfect spring weather. Winners included Perfect Plus in the Mayor Unruh Trophy with Joe O'Brien owner and Gerry Nelson driver in 2 34, and Jovana Almahurst led by Carl Rush taking the odd race in 2 25 3 5. P J Baugh presented trophies, Don Roge and Senator Walter Stiern attended, and ponies Sparkle P and K D Lothario won in 1 35 and 1 27 respectively.
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Shafter Liar
Shafter
Carl Rush
Stu Bayless
P.J. Baugh
U.S. Trotting Association
Mony Nero
Coltis
Lehreyning
Cleveland
Mary K. Shell
K.D. Lothario
Corby Davis
Bethel
California
Walter Stiern
Community Calendar Highlights for April Events
Weekly calendar lists social and civic events in Shafter with times. Notable items include Maundy Thursday services at First Baptist and Union Congregational, Easter activities at Mannel Park and First Baptist, and community meetings in various venues. The paper notes cancellations or changes are the organizations’ responsibility.
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Shafter Press
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Shafter Lion's Club
Rhonda Finn
Dilbert
Patty Hertford
Rhonda
Senate
Pep Club
Walt Gag West
B.C
Tematy Ray
Shatter Drug Store
Tammy Ray
John
Susan Ray
Raat
Tammy
Shatter Napa Parts
Laurie Lynch
Garces, Corcoran
Thureday
SPD
Kenneth Witte Samderson
Harley Davidson
Mario Rios
Gene Tackett
Bismark Hanover
Joe O'Brien
Don Roge
Ponies
Sparkle P
Larry D. Miller
Herman Schmid
U.S.A.F
Geo. Volo
Larry Schimier
Kiwanis Club
Veteran's Hall
Lions Club
Shafter Motel
Christian Business Men's Committee
Yee's Steak House
First Baptist Church
Union Congregational Church
Shafter Historical Society
Mannel Park
Manne Park
American Association of Retired Persons
Richland
Board of Trustees
Board Room
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