Ice Capades Opens May 6 at Bakersfield Auditorium
Ice Capades returns to the Bakersfield Civic Auditorium from May 6 to May 10 with multi vision effects and original ice ballet. The show features James Harbert’s Rhapsody for Piano and Ice, a spy spoof act, a community sing along, a four seater children’s ride balloon finale, and a closing Fourteen Miles from Montego Bay.
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Bakersfield Civic Auditorium
watulti-Vision
Ace
James Harbert
Montego Bay
Shafter narco campaign gains drive for film gear
The Shafter narcotics campaign boosts awareness with demos led by officers and volunteers. Jim Northcut leads a fund drive to raise 350 dollars for color sound film equipment to accompany the kit, inviting donations at Kirby's Shoe Store.
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Shafter
Vticer Police Dent
Robert Nixon
Earl the
Nor
Northcut
Kirby’s Shoe Store
Mobil Chemical to Double Kern County Plastic Plant
Mobil Chemical Company announces a multi million dollar expansion at the Bakersfield plant on Norris Road. The 100000 square foot facility will be doubled in size and the project, valued over three million dollars, should be completed in October.
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Kern County
Mobil Chemical Company
Kern County Board of Trade
Chuck Kindelberger
Mobil
Bakersfield
Norris Road
Richland Leader Tom Flanagan Named CESSA Kern President
Tom Flanagan of Richland, principal at Richland Primary School since 1962, was elected president of the California Elementary School Administrators Association Kern Chapter for 1970 71. He will preside at meetings, lead committees, and coordinate in service training for Kern County elementary administrators and teachers.
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Tom Flanagan
Richland
California Elementary School Administrators Association
Kern
Hodel’s
CESAR
Kern County
California
Flanagan
Shafter
Elementary School Administrators Association
Administrators Association
I. David Cooke
Shafter Teams Fall to Wasco in Tennis Heroics
Shafter High boys and girls tennis squads lost to Wasco with 3-2 scores. Boys wins came from senior David Onsum 6-0 6-2 and Randy Searcy 6-3 6-3. Girls top performers were Jan Catherell 6-6 8-6 6-3 and Monica Brannen 3-6 6-4 6-2.
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Shafter
Wasco
Shafter High
Arvin
David Onsum
Randy Searcy
Jan Catherell
Monica Brannen
Shafter High School
Arvin High School
Jan
All Service Club Golf Tournament Set for May 21
Kern County Parks and Recreation hosts the 15th Annual All Service Club Golf Tournament at North Kern Golf Course on May 21. Clubs with members who golf are invited. entry forms mailed to many, others may request info from the Kern County Recreation Division at 327-2111 Ext. 2348. The event offers a Calloway flight for non-handicap golfers and four flights for players with handicaps.
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Kern County Parks and Recreation Department
Kern County
North Kern
Kern County Recreation Division
Fish averaged by partyboat anglers in 1969
California sport fishing boats carried 802,811 fishermen in 1969 who caught 5,725,575 fish, just 5,626 shy of the 1968 record. The average catch per boat was 7.1 fish, as reported by the Department of Fish and Game.
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California
Department of Fish and Game
Generals Lose First League Swimming Meet in Two Years
Shafter and Generals squads faced league rivals at Arvin with Shafter leading the South Sequoia League. Winners include 200 medley relay Wilcoxon Berger Voth Meyer and 100 back Greg Wilcox on the Generals side. Multiple firsts and seconds mark a hard-fought meet across varsity and class B competition.
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Generals
Bob Smith
Mermen
Arvin
Bears
Gerals
Shafter
South Sequoia
Wilcoxon
Berger
Voth
Meyer
Greg Wilcoxon
Eric Berger
Larry Zachary
Dennis Mey
Jim Voth
Chigger Allen
Bill Bann
Bell
Atkinson
Farrell
Jerry Klassen
Ted Wiedmann
Kevin Miller
Gary Farrell
Klassen
Enns
Wiedmann
Robin Christensen
Generelles
Vic
Garces and Wasco Defeat Shafter on Diamond
Garces Rams edged Shafter 4-3 as Don Stepp Ken Williams Doug Ellis Dennis Palla and Dave Freeborn led Wasco and Garces with five hits. Shafter trailed but Williams doubled and Palla drove in Ellis for a fifth inning run. Colonels beat Ramblers 6-4 in a separate league clash.
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Pat Wennihan
Diamonn
Generals
Wasco
Garces Rams
Shafter
Tigers
Don Stepp
Ken Williams
Doug Ellis
Dennis Palla
Dave Freeborn
Wiliams
Ellis Anon
Palla
Hafter
Colonels
Cubs
Garces
Rams
Freeborn
Craig Devoe
Yalasco
Lynn Warrock
Ramblers
Wasco Tigers Beat Shafter and Taft in Triangular Meet
Wasco Tigers scored 81 while Shafter 63 and Taft 24 as Wasco swept the top marks. Individual wins included 440 by Mike Bender and field events led by Rick Templeton shot put, Alvin Bryant triple jump, and Johnny Moore high jump new school record. Taft won the B class with 72 points, led by Carroll Winter 100 and Stanley Bryant triple and long jumps. The Wasco C team claimed 58 with Tommy Calhoun 100 and Keith Kruger 330.
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Shafter High Cindermen
Jim Rush
Generals
Taft Wildcats
Wasco
Tigers
Shafter
Taft
Mike Bender
Rick Templeton
Alvin Bryant
Johnny Moore
Billy Wherry
Richard Gaeta
Carroll Winter
Stanley Bryant
Wasco C’s
Tommy Calhoun
Keith Kruger
Billy Calhoun
Gilbert Williams
George White
Operation Head Start for King Salmon
California Fish and Game will truck four million king salmon fingerlings from hatcheries to the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta near Rio Vista from May to June. The plan includes 1.5 million from Coleman Hatchery, 1.75 million from Oroville and Nimbus, and 0.75 million from Nimbus to Miller Park, with 1.25 million fin clipped for identification.
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California Department of Fish and Game
George Warner
Sacramento- San Joaquin
Rio Vista
Warner
Coleman Hatchery
Oroville
Nimbus
American River
Sacramento
Miller Park
Wildlife Official Appeals For Proposition 7 Approval
Fresno official urges Prop 7 on the June ballot to expand state recreation funding. The California Wildlife Federation supports raising the interest cap on state bonds from 5 to 7 percent to improve parks beaches and historical sites and boost bond sales amid tight markets.
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Fresno
California
Schiavon
The
California Wildlife Federation
Huntington State Beach
Mt. Tamalais State Park
Gaviota Efugio
Bosla State Park
Point Mugu State Recreation
Pfeiffer
Working Students Must Get Social Security Numbers
A Bakersfield social security official urges students planning summer work to obtain Social Security numbers early. Employers require the number for hiring and crediting earnings toward future benefits, including retirement and disability. Applications available at post offices or in person at 2619 F Street Bakersfield, 8 30 AM to 4 30 PM.
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Dick Rubi
Bakersfield
Rubi
F Street
Calif
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