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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1982
Page
2
The Shafter Press invites notices of weddings engagements births and club church news at no charge. Submit by Monday noon to the Press office. Contact society writer Jeanette Wheeler Mondays and Fridays at 746-4942 or 399-5925. Photos preferred black and white. color accepted if well exposed.
A Thursday film program at Shafter Branch Library marks sixty two years of women’s suffrage. The AAUW Shafter Wasco Satellite and Shafter Branch present We the Women narrated by Mary Tyler Moore, We Are Woman with Helen Reddy, and What Can I Do detailing citizen participation. Also shown by special arrangement is With Babies and Banners about the 1937 auto workers strike. Screenings run 112, 2, and 5 p.m. free to the public. The event honors the 1920 suffrage amendment anniversary with educational and entertaining screenings.
Dan Hammett is installed as Commander of the Leslie L Robinson Post No 213 in Shafter. Other officers include Red Morgan as Adjutant, George Allen as First Vice President, Clifford Pierce as Second Vice President, Kenny Marchman as Judge Advocate, and Robert Byrd as Sergeant at Arms. The post meets the first and third Mondays at the Veteran's Hall for regular sessions and the third Tuesday for a potluck dinner.
John Sloas 27 years and Grady Bartlett 35 years of continuous membership were voted into Leslie Robinson American Legion Post in an August 2 meeting. Both are former post commanders and longtime volunteers. Sloas served as district finance officer and attended the June convention in Redding. Bartlett serves as post chaplain and is a former district chaplain. Dan Hammett urged members to support fundraisers like the fireworks booth and carnival to fund scholarships Boys State and possibly a soccer team.
Bakersfield callers reach SHS via Kern High School District Office at 327-2751. Invitations were sent for the Shafter Woman's Club membership tea hosted by President Helen Hasty and co-chairs Ann Stoller and Lacy Gorsching. The tea is set for Wednesday in Gretchen Kirk's backyard at 655 Sycamore.
The Shafter Christian Business Men's Committee opens 1962 83 with officers and guest speakers for September. Officers include Chairman Tim Powell and Vice Chairman Dwayne Armstrong. September speakers feature Jim Lewis Stephen Sloat Menno Schellenberg and Bill Goertzen. All men invited to weekly lunch meetings at Yee's Steak House and CBMC's ongoing activities.
Shafter High School senior Tina Louise Victory prepares for the Teenworld Scholarship pageant on September 6 at the Hacienda Inn in Fresno. Sponsored by local firms, she seeks $20,000 in scholarships while highlighting her job at the Corner Store and volunteer work at Shafter Convalescent Hospital. She is trained by Kay Millwee and sponsored by Shafter Drug Store Shafter Press Shafter Transmission and Finance and Thrift of Shafter.
The Northwest Ballet School directed by Barbara Crettel will mark eight years with an open house on September 1 from 6 30 to 8 00 p m at 933 Seventh Street Wasco The event invites those curious to view the studio or inquire about fall schedules The school started with eight students in September 1974 at Wasco Women’s Clubhouse and now serves 40 to 50 students in a newer location They have staged community performances for the Shafter Wasco Woman’s Club Richland School Lori Brock Museum and parents and plan a November 1963 benefit to aid local charities and give students performance experience
California vintners contribute nine percent of all wine exported by the United States, indicating a smaller share than might be expected given the state's production. The figure reflects a broader trend in domestic wine trade and the distribution of export markets across states.
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