Melinda Fuller Engaged to Rick Riccomini
Melinda Fuller and Rick Riccomini announced their engagement at a family dinner hosted by the Kellys. Melinda, daughter of Mrs. John H. Fuller, and Rick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Riccomini of Buttonwillow, plan a December 27 wedding at St Francis Catholic Church in Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melinda Fuller
Rick Riccomini
John S. Kelly
Melinda
John H. Fuller
Rick
Louis. Riccomini
Buttonwillow
H. W
Pat’’ Kelly
John Dobbs
Louis Riccomini
Celestine
Tom Kelly
Patrick
Kerry
Tammy
Bakersfield
John Kelly
Michael
Shawn
Melissa
J. Stephen Fuller
Provo
Utah
Shafter High School
Bakersfield College
St. Francis Catholic Church
Fiction short story course offered at Bakersfield College
Bakersfield College invites fans of modern short fiction to join English 12 taught by Professor Lowell Dobbs. The class meets Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. starting August 18 and runs three transferable units. Enrollment remains open through the second week with English IA or instructor permission required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Irving
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Anton Chekhov
Rudyard Kipling
Ernest Hemingway
Truman Capote
William Faulkner
Bakersfield College
Lowell Dobbs
Dobbs
Winter Vegetables for Early Sowing
Beginning now can yield a crop of carrots lettuce radishes broccoli cabbage and cauliflower for winter. Gardeners are advised to sow select varieties this season to ensure harvests through cold months.
Watering Lawns During Hot Summer
Deeply water lawns through the hot season. Do so regularly if a month has passed since last watering to keep turf healthy.
Birth Announcement Leah Coleen Jones Born in Bakersfield
Leah Coleen Jones was born August 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Alan Jones of Bakersfield. Paternal grandparents are Herbert Jones of Shafter and his wife. Maternal grandparents are Dale Wycoff of Bakersfield and his wife. Baby weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces. The couple also has an 18 month old son, David.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah Coleen
Alan Jones
Bakersfield
Herbert Jones
Manuel Avenue
Shafter
Dale Wycoff
Joneses
David
Roses are for Remembering theme guides Wasco festival parade
Wasco Festival of Roses plans feature a Bi centennial theme for September 6 7 with floats religious groups and civic clubs. Parade route expands to Palm Avenue and Wasco Ballpark with float display after the parade. Junior Women’s Club hosts a kiddie section led by Uncle Woody of Toy Circus Bakersfield as grand marshal. Finale at Barker Park awards trophies and ribbons at 1:00 p.m. Local entries due September 2 with age groups eight and under and 9 to 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco
Wasco Junior Women’s Club
Uncle Woody
Toy Circus
Bakersfield
Woody
Julie Villarreal
Oak Street
Roses Square Dance set for Sept 6 in Wasco
The Wasco Festival of Roses Square Dance is scheduled for Saturday September 6 at Wasco Union High School Cafeteria. Pre round dancing starts 7:30 p.m. Roy and Ina Taylor of Bakersfield will call rounds. featured caller Andy Rawlinson of Hayward performs 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Admission is $2 per person. spectators watch free. Contact Ken Proctor at 758-6424 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco
Wasco Union High School
Maple
Roy
Ina Taylor
Bakersfield
Andy Rawlinson
Hayward
California
Ken Proctor
Daniels Return from Trip to South
Daniels and his wife traveled to Georgia and Alabama visiting relatives including Mildred Jones in Atlanta and Monroe Daniels in Alabama. They toured Stone Mountain and enjoyed the countryside before returning to Shafter on August 21 after a two week journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry Daniels
Alabama
Georgia
Atlanta
Mildred Jones
Stone Mountain
Monroe Daniels
Daniels
Shafter
Shafter Briefs Near Eastbound Study and Local News
John Presley to study Europe for a year leaving Shafter September 1. He and Carol Snively pursue European history master’s work at Warwick University or Edinburgh. Steve Penner returns from Chad as MCC representative aiding Saharan victims. Leroy Border family visited Shafter and Wasco, with Morro Bay Disneyland Las Vegas trip. Shafter graduates include John Acosta David Harold Onsum with MA degrees and Mark Timothy Eads with BA at Fresno State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
John Presley
Carol Snively
Shafter
John
Warwick University
Coventry
England
Edinbourgh University
Scotland
Leroy Border
James Cherry
Borders
Wasco
Morro Bay
Disneyland
Las Vegas
San Jose
California State University
Fresno
John Acosta
David Harold Onsum
Mark Timothy Eads
Walhoad Couple Return From Mediterranean Cruise
Dr and Mrs V T Walhoad returned from a trip that began in Los Angeles and traveled to Rome then cruised the Mediterranean aboard a ship to Genoa Italy where they met Kuno Tschumi at the gangplank He stayed with the Walhoads during the American Field Service program in 1968 69 and they completed their voyage back to Shafter on August 18 1972 The couple described the trip as a great time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. T. Walhoad
Rome
Italy
Kuno Tschumi
Kuno
Warhoads
Shafter
Nsog
Twenty Reading Club honorees named at Shafter Library
Twenty youngsters receive certificates from the Shafter Branch Library for completing the Little House Reading Club this summer. Certificates go to Jennifer Anderson, Jay Bergman, Jennifer Dobbs, Stephanie Dobbs, Cindi Floydson, Rhonda Gaede, Cami Grayson, and others. Special log cabins are awarded to Jimmy Haag and others. August 28 program will feature movies and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Little House Reading Club
James Street
Jennifer Anderson
Jay Bergman
Jennifer
Stephanie Dobbs
Cindi
Michelle Floyd
Rhonda Gaede
Cami Grayson
Jimmy Haag
Doreen Hatala
John
Kirk Houser
Nancy Leonard
Chandra Martin
Michael
Theresa McCoy
David Myers
Clark Peters
Shawn Romine
Sherri Wray
Pioneer Village Museum
Kern County Reading Club
Friends of the Library
The
Museum Alliance
Revival in Shafter Set for September 14–19
A Free Will Baptist Church revival in Shafter runs September 14 to 19 nightly at 7 30 with guest Evangelist Edward Johns. The event at 30376 Richland Ave features Pastor Charles Roam leading services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Will Baptist Church
Edward Johns
Richland Ave
Shafter
Charles Roam
Wolcott Family Returns From Two Week Western Trip
Elder and Mrs. Roy Wolcott arrive home after a two week journey by car through Northern California and Oregon. They left Shafter on July 20 and visited Reno and Fortuna before attending the ordination of their son Dale in Fortuna. The family also visited Soquel and Jackson before returning to Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elder
Roy Wolcott
California
Oregon
Wolcotts
Shafter
Reno
Eldgen
Oregon Mountains
Fortuna
Dale
Elder Wolcott
Jackson
Alfred Goehring’s Alaska Trip Highlights Aboard Sun Princess
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Goehring recently returned from a Vancouver and Alaska cruise aboard the Sun Princess. They visited Juneau Ketchikan Skagway Sitka saw Mendenhall Glacier and totem poles and enjoyed Sitka Russian dancing on board a ship with 738 passengers and 350 crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Goehring
Vancouver
Alaska
British Columbia
Juneau
Ketchikan
Skagway
Sitka
Goehrings
Mendenhall Glacier
PTA Reception September 11 at Richland Upper Grades Patio
Richland PTA announces a staff reception on September 11 starting at 6 30 p m at the Richland Upper Grades Patio. It is a potluck with desserts from A J last names and salads from K Z. Toni Johnston chairs with Mrs Dave Anderson as courtesy chair and Helen Gaede hospitality chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Pta
Toni Johnston
Richland
Dave Anderson
Helen Gaede
PTA
Jan Wells
Also Mentioned on This Page
Job
Bethel
Brigham Young University
BC Office of Continuing Education
George Globe
Union Dental
Liberal Credit
Bad Wit
Eek
Connie Pps Md Pans
Los Angeles
Andy
Corpus Christi School
North Shafter Migrant Labor Camp
Ouny
Shafter Briefs
Steve Penner
Chad
Mennonite Central Committee
Steve
Sahara Nations
Art Penner
Mediterranean
And
Loengeles
Ceu
Genoa
Reading Club
Soquel
Ana
Kern County
Alfred Goehrings
United Methodist
King OF Hearts
Seventh Day Adventist School
Riverside & Poplar
People's Church
James St
Gene Freeman
Sr. High & Jr. High
Pilgrim Fellowship
Bible Fellowship
Congregational Church
E. Tulare Ave
Owen C. Onsum
North Pine Street
Edward M. Rhoades
Henry Harder
Moses
S. Shafter
Mennonite Kern
Chutaias Misisi
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!