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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 2013
Page
1
The Shafter Ministerial Association kept its free Thanksgiving Dinner tradition, opening the Shafter Veterans Hall on Thanksgiving Day. A large crowd attended as volunteers prepared and served a hearty meal with help from several area churches, continuing a multi-year community effort.
Jan Steubbe, former Shafter High graduate, Bakersfield Renegades athletic director, and long time coach, died Saturday after a lengthy illness. A standout athlete at Shafter High and Bakersfield College, he earned the Jim Tyack Award and held the school pole vault record. He coached McFarland High, then led Centnennial and Shafter programs, and was an inaugural Shafter High Hall of Fame inductee. He is survived by his wife Debbie and children.
The Shafter Christian Fellowship Food Pantry partners with Community Action Partnership of Kern to assist seniors 55 and older with Medi Cal and Medicare info, in home care, food stamps, and transportation. A monthly food giveaway serves 150 families on the third Sunday at 2:00 PM at 632 James St, with further details from Pastor Justin at 661 496 5259 and Melanie Davie Haynes at 758 7332.
Free programs at the Senior Walker Center 505 Sunset Ave Shafter run weekdays 10 30 a m to 2 00 p m. Activities include low impact exercises craft workshops computer instruction board games reading time sing time and other activities. Contact Shafter Recreation and Park District at 746 3303 or the Senior Center at 746 7838 for more information.
At about 4 40 a m on Wednesday November 27 Shafter Police were dispatched to Zerker Road three miles north of Seventh Standard Road after a pickup crashed into two almond trees and a ditch. A 56 year old Bakersfield man Kenneth Leon Stallings died at the scene. Hall Ambulance and Kern County Fire personnel responded. The driver left the roadway before the collision. Alcohol is not suspected.
At Rodriguez Park on Thanksgiving morning the Turkey Bowl 2013 matched veterans against youngsters in a hard hitting knock-out game. Ex players and first-timers clashed in a grueling showdown with the veterans prevailing in a memorable display of endurance and bragging rights.
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