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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1997
Page
5
Norma Elizabeth Ogden, 73, died peacefully at home in Bakersfield. Services were led by Pastor Chuck Crowell of Country Bible Church with a graveside ceremony.
Marvin Albert Weidenbach married Ruth Ann Roskam on March 13 1952. He lived in Shafter Bakersfield and was active in his community. He is survived by Ruth Ann his wife Leroy and wife and several grandchildren.
A pastor urges readers to pray for Shafter's peace and prosperity guided by God's plans. He cites Jeremiah and Timothy, notes the city’s leadership change with Wade McKinney's departure and John Guinn's arrival, and asks prayers for wisdom for the new leadership.
Pearson and Stan Wilson advertise a First Saturday event with contact numbers 746 1557 and 746 6890 for details and participation.
The Second Monday Woman's Agion, a Christian women's group, invites the public to attend meetings at 7 p.m. in Shafter at the Veteran's Hall. A community prayer is held at City Hall from 12:30 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. The group includes members from all churches and calls for prayer at 1 p.m. at W.C. Walker Senior Center. For more information call Barbara Tisker at 746-4049.
A photographer recalls interviewing a Vietnamese family who fled Saigon and settled in a Texas town. Their son faced alienation at a local junior high while the town adjusts to a newer resident and a sense of change in the community.
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