Shafter Council Approves Fireman Hire and Exchange Student
On the council's August 10 meeting Fire Chief Clifford Ratzlaff recommended hiring Jerry Wayne Sc as a city fireman starting August 23. Schaub has served as a volunteer for about a year. John Thue Tobiasen, 17, will study in Shafter as an American Field Service exchange student attending Shafter High School. Ben Laverty, former Shafter High football star, is among 65 BYU candidates returning for preseason in Provo, Utah.
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Clifford Ratzlaff
John Thue Tobiason
Field Service
Shafter
Shafter High School
John
Anker Tobiasen
Denmark
Ben Laverty
Brigham Young University
Cougars
Provo
Utah
Pirates Treasure Reading Club Hosts Shafter Party
About 65 Shafter youths attended a library party Friday August 6 for finishing ten or more books in eight weeks. Over one hundred were eligible but vacations and conflicts kept some away. Each reader earned a jewel per book and a treasure chest badge on the library board.
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Shafter
Shafter Library
Pirates Treasure Reading Club
Joseph deRamos
Joseph “deRamus
Kern County
Kern County Library
Susan Rump
Kathy Kalson
Cindy Fanucchi
Pirates
Honors list top student named at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Ross Monroe Johnson of Shafter is named to the Presidents 1971 honors list at California State Polytechnic College San Luis Obispo for ranking in the top 15 percent of undergraduates in seven schools while meeting 12 unit per quarter requirements. Second Lieutenant Terry L. Strange of Shafter earns silver wings at Reese AFB Texas after graduating Air Force pilot training and OTS at Lackland AFB Texas in 1970.
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Ross Monroe
Johnson
Rosalee Ave
Shafter
California State Polytechnic College
San Luis Obispo
Terry L. Strange
Leonard Strange
Reese Afb
Tex
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Kern County Fair issues 5750 premium books for 1971 entries
Local residents receive premium books detailing more than 2000 opportunities in crafts home arts agriculture horticulture and livestock with $64,279 in cash awards. Books mailed to 1969 and 1970 exhibitors and available by writing Entry Office Kern County Fair Bakersfield or calling 831 8543. Entry office hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays with later dates announced. August 14 25 28 and September closing dates for various divisions. Kern County Fair opens September 24 runs through October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattee
Kern County
Bakersfield
Albert Goode
Barbara Farns
Worth
Brian Siemens Teaches in Israeli School for 30 Months
Brian Siemens of Shafter California began a 30 month Pax service in Israel with the Mennonite Central Committee. He will teach English and physical education at Belt Jala Mennonite School for Boys on the West Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Brian Siemens
Shafter
Calif
Israel
Mennonite Central Committee
Brian
Belt Jala Mennonite
West Bank
Tabor College
Pacific College
Ernest Siemens
Shafter Mennonite Church
Brethren In Christ
Careful with Bugs During Summer Outdoors
The article lists common pests Bees wasps ticks and flies that threaten outdoorsmen and explains sting and bite risks. It covers first aid for bee stings baking soda paste stinger removal and when to seek medical care for multiple stings or venom allergies. It warns hornets yellow jackets and wasps can sting repeatedly and mentions dangerous spiders like the black widow and brown recluse with caution to see a doctor if bitten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Lile
Wasco Pioneer Jim Little Named Rose Parade Marshal
Wasco’s 85 year old Jim Little, longtime public official and florist, will head the Rose Parade procession on September 11. A former building inspector, treasurer, and assessor, he and his family operate a broad Virginia of projects and nurseries with extensive local ties. Little’s biography covers farming, contracting, hay and grain selling, a Bakersfield market network, and a 1970 surgery leaving partial paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco
Marshal E . Wasco
Little
Alister
Farmer
Larry
Betty) Lacy
John
UCLA
Los Angeles
Malcolm
Morro Bay
Doug
San Luis Obispo
Kenneth
Washington, D. C
Pyschology Association of United States
Keith
Bakersfield
U.S
Shafter
Little and Partners
Crdit
Inyo
Mono
Kern
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Minter Field
Shafter Cemetery
Ray Fortenberry
Kiwanis Club
Fellowship Conference of Christian Athletes
Estes Park
Colo
Sylvia Baughman
American School Food Service Association
Denver
E. K. Grant
Reed
Bell
Junior Loop
Rio Bravo
Finis Bailey
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Nevada
Redwood Highway
Oregon Caves
Crater Lake
Leona Pellett
Shafter Memorial Park
George R. Haworth
Almedia Mae
Mary
Elizabeth Haworth
Pirate Party
Ross Johnson
Lieut
Strange
Shafter Press
Fair Premium Books Distributed
Radon Fortenberry
Ralph L. Gardner
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Jim Little
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