New MAPA Shafter Chapter installs officers at March meeting
Shafter MAPA Central Region installed new officers on March 10 at Veterans Hall in Shafter before about 200 attendees. New officers include Luis Flores as president Deanna Rodriguez Root as first vice president John Acosta as second vice president Consuelo Cortez as secretary Connie Cortez as alternate secretary Francis Pineda as treasurer and Mary Gaeta as fundraising chair. An immigration seminar by Roberto De La Rosa Ola Raza director followed. A second seminar is set for April 22 at the McFarland Community Center presented by Ola Raza and sponsored by the McFarland MAPA Chapter.
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Shafter Mapa
Connie Cortez
Consuelo Cortez
Mary Gaeta
Francis Pineda
Deanna Root
Luis Torres
John Acosta
Mexican American Political Association
MAPA
Central Region
Shafter
Veterans Hall
To de la Rosa
Ola Raza
McFarland
Roberto de la Rosa
Porterville
Navy recruit Randy Alexander completes basic training
Airman Recruit Randy J Alexander son of Ronald Alexander of Shafter and Joyce Chafy of Fowlerville Michigan graduated from Navy Basic Training RTC Great Lakes Illinois After eight weeks he studied the Navy Mission Organization History and Customs He now begins an 11 week training school for aircraft structure repair A 1983 Shafter High School graduate writes to him at NATTC NAS Memphis Millington Tennessee 38054
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Randy J. Alexander
Ronald Alexander
Shafter
Joyce Chafy
Fowlerville
Michigan
Navy
RTC
Great Lakes
Illinois
Alexander
Navy Mission Organization
Shafter High School
A.R
Randy Alexander
Nas
Memphis Millington
Tenn
Navy Recruit Mat Maynard Joins USS Theodore Roosevelt
Navy Fireman Recruit Mat thew E Maynard son of Donald and Brenda Dooling of Shafter recently reported for duty aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt homeported in Norfolk Virginia Maynard joins the crew as part of the ship's latest assignment and the family celebrates his naval service.
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Navy
Matthew E. Maynard
Donald and
Brenda Dooling
Shafter
Theodore Roosevelt
Norfolk
Teens Hold Bake Sale For Church Teen Program
The Teens from the Church of God will host a bake sale on Friday at 8:30 a.m. at Stringham's Drug Store 301 Central Ave Shafter. Funds raised support the church teen program at 18473 South Shafter Ave Shafter.
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Church of God
Stringham’s Drug Store
Central Ave
Shafter
South Shafter Ave
Bunco topic at April AARP chapter meeting
The April 10 meeting of AARP Chapter 2809 will feature a Bunco program by Sheriff Kern and a film on con artists. Officer Dixon will discuss safety with schoolchildren, while Abe Isaac announces an all day Bakersfield seminar report and a surprise presentation. The gathering includes a brief business session and notes on the Spaghetti Feed fundraiser set for April 23.
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American Association of Retired Persons
W.C. Walker Senior Citizens Hall
Peay
Rd Kern
Bunco
Dixon
Abe Isaac
Isaac
Bakersfield
Holiday Inn
Lela Findley
Shafter
Russell Hamman
Katherine Nevison
Lucy Ratzlaff
Harlin Wilson
Russell
AARP Members Enjoy Extended Four Day Bus Tour
A large AARP group completed a four day itinerary visiting Two Sisters Inyokern Scottys Castle Yehebe Crater Stove Pipe Wells Harmony Borax Museum Mustard Canyon Drive Death Valley Visitors Center Furnace Creek Ranch Badwater Zabriskie Point Death Valley Junction Shoshone Pahrump Las Vegas Hoover Dam Davis Dam Laughlin Voyager Mojave and more. A later report notes a separate Blacked-out Bus trip to Sanger Reedley Disneyland and Lake Tahoe with calls for more travelers.
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Inyokern
Scotty
Mustard Canyon Drive
Death Valley Visitors Center
Furnace Creek Ranch Complex
Badwater
Zabriskie Point
Death Valley Junction
Opera House
Shoshone
Pahrump
Las Vegas
Sanger
O.P
O’neill
Reedley
Disneyland
Lake Tahoe
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Luis Flores
Presi
Rober
Randy L. Duncan
Wasco
Lost Hills
AARP
Mary Epp
Hoover Dam
Davis Dam
Laughlin
Vegas
Mojave
Voyager
Bruce
Arstee
Oak Street Bakersfield
Stan’s
ARLYS
David Mains
LEE Chapel OF the Air
Wheaton, IL
A.m. Keri
Richard
Manuel Park
Joyce Wiebe
United Methodist
W. Lordo
Meyers
Bonnie Hubbard Margarine
R.C. Cola
Thurs
Sat. Sa
USDA
W.J.C
Tee
NAPA
Parts & Supply
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