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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1964
Page
6
Maple The Maple PTA meeting April 14 opened with a flag salute led by David Dobrenen and featured Mrs Alex Dobrenen installing 1964 65 officers. First graders performed songs and math demo while Janice Smith played piano.
Four Maple School students will attend two May scholarship banquets hosted by Wasco and Shafter High Schools. Sharon Broom and Lindon Buhler will be at Wasco High on May 5, while Tim Robnett and Ronald Koop will attend Shafter on May 7.
Maple Boy Scouts endure a second trip disruption as rain and snow hit Sequoia National Forest. Nine Scouts and three leaders camped at Buckeye Campground near Hospital Rock, hiked to Morro Rock, then returned after a wet night. They faced two feet of drift and packed up in heavy rain and cold, eating breakfast on the road.
The April 13 regular meeting of the board of trustees included Jens, Jonas Nickel, and Paul Wiebe. They reviewed the salary program and discussed proposals for the 1964-65 budget using worksheets. Clyde Johnston reported on 1963 graduates now in Shafter and Wasco high schools. An auditor, Eugene F. Cassady of Bakersfield, was selected for the 1963-64 fiscal year.
Douglas Enns, Nathaniel Johnson, Joel Bergman, Victor Penner, Dean Johnston, Brian Siemens, and Douglas Reimer made the trip with leaders Clyde Johnston, Ernest Siemens, and Lee guiding the group.
Kiwanis International group Key Club of Shafter High School earned the Freedoms Foundation Americanism award for its 1963 theme Fulfill Freedom's Challenge presented to Kenneth Cohen of Ewing Township High School at Valley Forge. Dr. Kenneth D. Wells announced the honor. Circle K International also received a George Washington Honor Medal.
Legislation affecting county schools and a survey by Senator Stiern on Kern County districts were reviewed. The annual spring Kern County School Boards meeting will be at Kern Junior High in Bakersfield on Thursday May 7. Members adjourned to the library to view 250 dollars worth of new books.
Olen J Colvard of 319 Elm Street was fined $29 or five days for being drunk and disturbing the peace.
Maple School will open its doors on Thursday night in observance of Public Schools Week. The Maple community is invited to inspect and comment, with a 20 minute band concert directed by Mrs. Sandra Nicol in the cafetorium starting at 7 30.
The notice states a Wednesday program to serve refreshments in the cafetorium during the evening, outlining planned servings and timing.
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