County Honor Orchestra and Chorus Festival plans
The twenty first annual County Honor Orchestra and Chorus Festival is planned for April 19 and 20. A highlight will be the elementary concert at Harvey Auditorium at 8 p.m. on the 20th. General chairman of the chorus is Bernice Ber kebile, Richland School vocal teacher, and Maple music teacher Sandra Nicol is the boys' chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple
Harvey Auditorium
Bernice Berkebile
Richland
Sandra Nicol
Mildred Ryan
Chor
Harvey Smith
Phoenix
Ariz
William D. Cole
University of Washington
Kern County
Zaninelli
Lou
Sweet Betsy
Pike
Lester Schultz
Kevin Bergman
Bobby Hewwood
Candy Enns
Brenda Broom
Nori Frantz
Cheryl Goldston
Nancy Smith
Janet Kargatz
Public Schools Week Observed By Wasco OES Chapter
Wasco Eastern Star Chapter 489 and Wasco area groups announce Public Schools Week events to be held April 22 in Wasco at the Masonic Temple. The program features student performers, a newly elected associate patron to be installed, and free public admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betti Hardwick
Fresno
Wasco Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Wasco
Masonic Lodge
Grand Master of
Free Masons
Helen Hasty
Tom Hardwick
Paula Lawso
Rena Witcher
Melinda Fuller
Eloise
Mary Kay Hammons
Gayla
Does It Pay To Vote Loses Sunglasses At City Hall
J M Phillips of 421 Atlantic left his six dollar sunglasses on the seat of his motorcycle while voting at City Hall on Tuesday. On returning he found them missing. He did not report any impact on votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.M. Phillips
Atlantic
Mettler and Bidstrup Plan June Garden Wedding
Mrs Dudley Bidstrup of Sacramento announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter Betty Bidstrup to Kenneth Mettler son of Mr and Mrs Alvin E Mettler The couple both possess UC Berkeley affiliations with BA degrees and pursue MB A in June A garden wedding is planned at the Bidstrup home on June 16
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Bidstrup
Sacramento
Betty
Kenneth Mettler
Alvin E. Mettler
Shafter
Encino High School
American River College of
University of California, Davis
University of California, Berkeley
Shafter High School
Bidstrup
Bridal Buffet Luncheon Held for Miss Froese
Miss Nancy Froese will marry Mr. Froese. Barbara Gloeckler hosted a buffet luncheon at the Jim Gloeckler home on Saturday April 13 with guests from Shafter Bakersfield Riverside and Tempe Arizona. The Froese Enns wedding is planned for Sunday April 21 at the Mennonite Brethren church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Gloeckler
Nancy Froese
Jim Gloeckler
Albert Froese
Donna Froese
Sharon Giesbrecht
Cathy Onsum
Carolyn Williams
Glen Wilson
Belton Banks
Gary Witcher
Shafter
Brent Casper
Bakersfield
Suspension Continued to Address District Proposals
McCren suggests Hegland meet with district principals to discuss proposals and seek mutual understanding on the problems, drawing board approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCren
Hegland
Bridal Shower Honors Donna Froese Bride Elect
A bridal shower for Miss Donna Froese, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Froese, celebrating her upcoming marriage to John Enns on April 21 at the Mennonite Brethren church, was hosted at the Leonard Gaede home. Numerous relatives and friends from Shafter, Bakersfield, Wasco, Delano, and Edwards attended, with gifts sent by several guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Sue Froese
Albert Froese
John Enns
Mennonite Brethren Church
Leonard Gaede
Ray Flores
Eula Morgan
Jake Bergen
Harold Wiens
Lee Bergman
Ezra Suderman
Curtis Bergman
Jack Groves
Wayne Wood
Menno Siemens
Bill Lachenmaier
Ernest Siemens
Tony Heller
John Wiens
Abe Isaac
Lawrence Schellenberg
Hank Stinnett
Merrill Lehman
Henry Dick
Dean Lynch
Bob Peters
Donna Froese
Shafter
Erma Jones
Gene Yeager
Doris Yeager
Bakersfield
Abe Ediger
Shirley Kaler
Bill Beasley
Wasco
Lloyd Jantzen
Delano
Charles Chaviler
Edwards
Willard Janzen
John Koop
Riley Ashby
Velma Guenther
Lawrence Handel
Everett Steens
Anna Reese
Mary Loewen
Growing Roses a Hobby for 84 Year Old Shafter Woman
Mrs. Hattie Patterson 84 enjoys growing roses with her son James at their Shafter home 729 Shafter Avenue. The pair tend 154 bushes despite a recent wind storm and she remains active in the Shafter Church of Christ. Patterson born May 27 1883 in Grenada Mississippi moved to Texas at age 3, later relocating to Shafter in 1939 with late husband Britt Patterson who died in 1964 after years operating an ice cream cart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Patterson
James
Shafter Avenue
Shafter
Church of Christ
Texas
Grenada
Miss
Britt Patterson
Vernon
Tex
Patterson
Richland Honor Roll Is Released Monday
The third quarter honor roll for Richland Upper Grades is issued by district superintendent Dr. E. David Cooke. Selections include 24 eighth graders and 38 seventh graders with numerous named students across both grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
E. David Cooke
Joyce Adkins Engagement Made Known
Mr and Mrs Ernest Adkins announce the engagement of Joyce Adkins of 149 Nickel street to Walter G Norris son of Mr and Mrs Harry Norris of London Ontario Canada Joyce attended Shafter high school Walter G Norris graduated from G A Wheable high school and Mount Allison University in Canada and is employed by Joe O Brien here They plan an early fall wedding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Adkins
Nickel Street
Joyce
Walter G., Norris
Harry Norris
London Ontario
Canada
Miss Adkins
Shafter High School
G. A Wheable High School
The
Mount. Allison
Housing plan urges use of existing communities
Frick argues against isolating residents in camps and proposes locating permanent housing within established communities. He says it would be cheaper for taxpayers to use existing services and facilities and to repurpose sites of two labor camps to replace housing units recently destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frick
Snow Gates and Valves Highlight Rust Prevention
Snow Gates and Valves boast rust resistance and leak prevention through Parkerizing and rubberized packing. The ad touts exclusive features for durable irrigation valves and directs readers to Snow Irrigation Supply and Concrete Pipe Yard.
Wildflower Festival Set for April 27 28 at China Lake
The 1968 Indian Wells Valley Wildflower Festival is scheduled for April 27 from 1 to 9 p.m. and April 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Community Center in China Lake. It marks the 22nd edition with free gate access and no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Wells Valley
China Lake
Two Shafterites Take Honors In Art Showing
Gordon Woo a Shafter high school sophomore Bill Calhoun and Nicolas Gutierrez from Richland school were among winners at the Wasco Veterans Hall Art Festival district showing. The event advances to the County Festival with more county entries. Other Shafter winners received Blue Red and Yellow ribbons across multiple grades and adult categories. The show closed with one picture and two ribbons missing. Also noted car sales, two door hardtops accounting for 39 percent of U S passenger cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Woo
Shafter High School
Bill Calhoun
Buttone Willow
Nicolas Gutierrez
Richland School
Wasco Veterans Hall
Shafter
Michael Lutz
David Fisherman
Jane Zachary
Jule Bender
David Camp
Sally Sharp
Jan Hanner
Edie Warkentine
Kathy Southwick
Malines Pierce
Becky Lyndh
Steven Siemens
Vera Neumann
Joy Clark
Laura Barton
Susan Bellows
Greg Reimer
Raymond Aaron
Gloria Rodriguez
Sheldon Sammons
Nelda Gilbert
Laura Hare
Joyce Clark
Ronnie Unruh
Roger Patterson
Stephen Cooke
Clayton Camp
Sylvia Riddle
United States
Eads Welcomes Daughter Christine Marie
Mr and Mrs James M Eads of Austin Texas announce the birth of their daughter Christine Marie born Friday April 5. Weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces she is welcomed by her grandmother and grandfather Albert L DeWitte and J S Eads Jr of Shafter and by many great grandparents including Cecil Gouldsmith of Redding and N J Huntley of Bat Cave North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Eads
Austin
Tex
Christine Marie
Eads
Katina DeWitte
Albert L. DeWitte
J.S. Eads, Jr
Shafter
Cecil Gouldsmith
Redding
W.E. Belt
Luling
J.S. Eads Sr
Conroe
N. J. Huntley
Bat Cave
N.C
Kern County oil fields post record 1967 output and value
Kern County oilfields produced the most crude in 69 years last year, spurred by steam injection. The Board of Trade reports 1967 output at 122,510,794 barrels valued at about 292.2 million dollars, up 1.2 percent from 1966’s record of 121,108,213 barrels and 289.47 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Kern County Board of Trade
Robert B. Campbell-Taylor
Board of Trade
Kern
California
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County Honor Orchestra and Chorus
Maple School
Bobby Heywood
Darrell Branch
Douglas Unruh
Brenda Brown
Michael Dobrenen
David Heywood
Janet Dargatz
OES
E. Ratzlaff
Willma Bell
Nelma Hammons
Nellie Lassiter
Wanta Watson
Son
Dwire Camp
Miss Betty Bidstrup
Betty Bidstrup
Pentecostal
HA. Thomas
Miss Froese
John Bishop
Sharon Black
Randy Brinsfield
Bruce Camp
Don Camp
Shirley Carrasco
Belva Condit
Ricky Ford
Susan Franklin
Randy Franz
Sharon Grumbles
Judy Guenther
Kim Handel
Tony Hass
Sessa Hernandez
Kim Hyer
Delores Jones
Susan Kelley
Duane Kerber
Rebecca Kliewer
Mike Kroeker
Paula Lawson
Valerie Mouser
David Nash
Steven Nightingale
Keith Perkins
David Richardson
Gilbert Rodriguez
Faith Savage
Lauretta Schellenberg
Karen Southwick
Keith Starr
Robert Thompson
Bonnie Tucker
Wendy Walters
Gayla Whitbey
Patrick Wong
Mike Anderson
Lynn Ashworth
Monica Brannen
Sandra Bursey
Carol Caveness
Dennis Cooper
Rick Cooper
Janet Flores
Donna Foster
Linda Gongales
Andrea Manos
Rosie Malero
Wanda Morgan
Sonja Nelson
Melanie Neuman
Janet Nikkel
Cathy O’brien
Renata Payne
Joyce Adkins
Snow Gates
First Baptist Church
North Pine Street
Edward M. Rhoades
Family Bible Hour
Shafterites
Christine Marie Eads
George Globe
Union Dental
Chester Avenue
Rairview
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