AARP Shafter Chapter 2809 honors two volunteers at meeting
The April Shafter AARP meeting awarded two surprise honorees for long service at the Convalescent Hospital. Crime prevention officers Jamie Townsend and Joe Painter explained current scams, urging checks with BBB and police for tracing. Senior members asked questions, boosting community police contact, as refreshments followed. Townsends and Painters offered to speak to other groups, with next meeting set for May 19 and a May 8 trip to Hobby City and Knott’s Berry Farm.
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Harlin Wilson
Ruth Thomas
Raamman
Jamie Townsend
Joe Painter
Shafter Police
Townsend
Publisher's Clearing House
PCH
Police Department
Better Business Bureau
Painter
Suatter Police Department
Hobby City
Knott's Berry Farm
Mary Epp
SPD
Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Shafter Crown Queen
The 17th annual Cinco de Mayo event will take place Saturday May 3 at the Shafter Veterans Hall from 7 to 10 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend the coronation of the 1986 Cinco de Mayo queen with candidates Julie Garcia Rachel Gonzalez Mary Lou Portillo Leticia Garza and Corina Arismendez. The program features local music and dance with Richland pre school and elementary dancers and other Shafter dancers. Guest speakers include Sylvia Rodriguez Bakersfield attorney and Dr Augustine Munoz UCLA medicine professor now teaching at Kern Medical. A reception with light refreshments will follow. Public welcome.
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Shafter
Shafter Veterans’ Hall
Julie Garcia
Rachel Gonzalez
Mary Lou Portillo
Leticia Garza
Corina Arismendez
Richland
Sylvia Rodriguez
Bakersfield
Augustine Munoz
UCLA
Kern Medical
Giley Tedford Memorial Funeral Held in Shafter
Funeral services for Giley Everett Tedford 81 of Shafter were held April 23 at Mish Funeral Home. The Bakersfield area resident died April 16 after a sudden illness. Officiating was Rev. Phil Neighbors. Cremation followed. ashes will be scattered at sea. Tedford, born in Mississippi, worked as a security guard, lived in California since 1948, and was a member of the Church of Christ and Bakersfield Senior Citizens. He is survived by two sons, two sisters, two brothers, four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
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Valley Baptist Church
Mish Funeral Home
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Clarksdale
Mississippi
Bakersfield
Church of Christ
G.E. Tedford Jr
Redondo Beach
Gerald Wayne Tedford
Helen Burnett
Jean Braker
California
Ruth Duncan
Bernice Quattlebalm
Arkansas
Dell Howell
North Carolina
Elisabeth Galvez Infant Dies in Bakersfield Death
Elisabeth Galvez infant daughter of Flaudia and Otilia Galvez of Shafter died in Bakersfield after birth on April 21. Graveside services were held April 23 at 10 a.m. at Shafter Memorial Park. she was born April 15.
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Shafter Memorial Park
Elisabeth Galvez
Flaudia
Otilia Galvez
Shafter
Bakersfield
Adalverto Campos Infant Dies in Bakersfield
Obituary notice for Adalverto Campos infant son of Miguel and Norma Campos of Shafter who died in Bakersfield on April 14 following a birth on April 8 1986. Funeral service set for Tuesday April 15 at 3 p.m. at Shafter Memorial Park.
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Norma Campos
Shafter
Bakersfield
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