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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1979
Page
7
Readers seek guidance on marital sex conflicts and in law living tensions. Ann Landers offers pragmatic tips about compromise, personal boundaries, and handling misbehavior in teenagers and extended-family setups.
Scouts from Shafter Troop 913 held a two day campout March 24 to 25 at Lake Ming. Nine boys attended including Benjie Cortez Mike Pollard Jay Bergman Clark Peters Danny Tudor Mark Nearn Greg Palomo Tony Hutchinson and Greg Escalante. Scout Master David Cortez assisted by Randy Escalante led First Aid knot tying rope whipping and a codk fig demonstration.
A spectacular show of red berries marks the native California toyon or Christmas Berry. Easy to grow once established, it tolerates drought in harsh locations. Plant in an out of the way spot for deep green foliage and striking red berries in late fall and early spring.
Cal State Bakersfield hosts Tomfoolery a day long family fair on Stockdale Highway campus library knell starting 10 00 a m with free entertainment including magician Richard Elliott 11 30 a m Oscar Whittington Band 12 30 1 30 p m South High Jazz Band 1 45 2 30 p m California Old Time Fiddlers 2 45 3 30 p m second Oscar Whittington Band 3 30 p m and a free concert by Honey Bee Ridge Gang 5 00 7 00 p m outdoors Also features vendors ethnic foods crafts games and balloons fortune telling cake walk free old time movies and contact 833 3091 for details.
Stephen Penner, former Shafter resident and son of Mr. and Mrs. Art Penner, finished the Boston Marathon in 2 hours 42 minutes and 46 seconds. A seminary student at Fresno Pacific College, Penner ran his sixth marathon several years after taking up running, as the winner posted 2 hours 9 minutes for a new record.
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