Kiwanis Banquet Honors Shafter Cross Country Champion Team
The Kiwanis Club Banquet honored Shafter’s cross country champions. Guest speaker misdated arrival, filled by Norman Hoffman of Bakersfield College, highlighting training effort and satisfaction from improved running times. Hoffman urged focus on between season conditioning and steady progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Shafter
Kiwanis Club
Norman Hoffman
Oregon
Bakersfield College
Hoffman
Adult Literacy Classes Open at Shafter High School
Literacy and English classes available through Shafter High School under director Herb Neufeld. Programs target nonreaders and those without an eighth grade diploma, with sessions Monday Wednesday and Thursday evenings in Room 14. For details contact Mr. Neufeld at the high school.
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Shafter High School
Herb Neufeld
Mr. Neufeld
Soldier John Kadel Joins Attleboro Vietnam Operation
Army Specialist Fourth Class John A. Kadel 21 of Shafter California participates in Operation Attleboro with the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam. Since November 3 the operation in Tay Ninh Province reportedly killed over 1000 Viet Cong and recovered 2000 tons of VC rice. Kadel trained at Ft Gordon and arrived in Vietnam in April. He is married to Cheryl and is a Shafter High School graduate.
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U. S. Army, Vietnam
AHTNC
John A. Kadel
Arthur G. Kadel
Central Valley Highway
Shafter
Attleboro
25Th Infantry Division
Vietnam
Spec. Kadel
Tay Ninh
196Th Light Infantry
1St Infantry Division
4Th Infantry Division
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Ft Gordon
Shafter High School
Bakersfield Junior College
Cheryl
2900
Center
St., Bakersfield
Missed Potatoes Club topic in Shafter aims at health
Frank Wisner notes a meeting of the Missed Potatoes Club in Shafter, part of the TOPS dieting group, criticizing the chosen name and arguing potatoes offer value. An exclusive interview with Gov Elect Ronald Reagan raises questions on money and state finances, with a campus segregation joke referenced.
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Shafter Press
Shafter
TOPS
Shafter Club
Florida
Ronald Reagan
Recount Called Off in Kern 28th District Victory
Assemblyman Jack T. Casey halted the recount in Kern County 28th District after one day of counting. Republican Stacey, a Bakersfield pharmacist, won by 1,624 votes out of 64,932 with 19 added votes from 75 precincts in the first day. Casey will pay $432 in counting costs and cited doubts about tally accuracy due to name similarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Stacey
Kern County
Jack T. Casey
Stacey
Bakersfield
Casey
San Diego
Ketchum appoints Gale Enstad as Administrative Assistant
Assemblyman elect William M. Ketchum of Paso Robles names Gale S. Enstad 34 former San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau executive as his Administrative Assistant Enstad will move to the reapportioned 29th Assembly District and reside in Bakersfield to stay in touch with district leaders Enstad currently serves as Assistant Director of Information with the California Farm Bureau Federation in Berkeley and will develop communication lines with district leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Ketchum
Paso Robles
Gale S. Enstad
San Luis Obispo
Bakersfield
Ketchum
Enstad
California Farm Bureau Federation
Berkeley
Football Banquet Tickets Still Available at Shafter High
Tickets remain for the annual football banquet to be held in Shafter high school cafeteria at 7 p.m. on Monday December 12. Bakersfield College athletic director Gil Bishop will speak. All three high school teams will be honored.
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Shafter High School
Gil Bishop
Bakersfield College
Mexican Colony Seeks Preschool and Child Care Support
Members of the Projecto De Beneficiencia led by Mrs. Charlie Pineda asked the Richland School Board for aid to establish preschool and child care programs in the Colony. About 50 preschoolers and 80 to 100 in care programs are anticipated through the Office of Economic Opportunity. The board expressed sympathy and pledged to investigate and assist as possible while noting Beech Street annexation plans and a hearing for Dassie Turney, injured in a car accident.
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Projecto De _ Beneficiencia group
Charlie Pineda
Richland School Board of Trustees
Phil Zachary
Art Penner
Beech Street
Dassie Turney
Rodriquez Invites Christmas Prayers for First Cavalry
Richard Rodriquez of Viet Nam mails a four page card inviting residents to join First Cavalry Division (Airmobile) officers and men for Christmas morning prayers in their chapels. The card shows six chapels and a division shoulder patch. hearing on Dec 12.
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Richard Rodriquez
Vietnam
First Cavalry Division
Airmobile
Graduate Is Dead In War
Pfc. Tom Jones 20 son of Mr and Mrs Fred Jones 30983 Baker Road Rural Shafter was killed in Vietnam December 3 while on combat patrol with Company A 4th Division 12th Infantry His family notified by Major Charles W Rock He was born in Shafter attended Rio Bravo Elementary and Shafter High School Enlisted November 30 1965 sent to Fort Ord Fort Hood Fort Lewis for embarkation to Vietnam He had been in country since July 1 1966 Survived by parents two sisters Gail Colleen and twin brother Jerry at Fort Sill Now returning to Shafter for funeral and burial Agee Family Funeral Home in charge Attenance higher than last year with 1879 students registered Also details on board of education and local school finances included.
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Tom Jones
Fred Jones
Baker Road
Shafter
Vietnam
Highlands
Charles W. Rock
Jones
12Th Infantry
Pfc. Jones
Rio” Bravo
Shafter High School
Army
Fort Ord
Fort Hood
Texas
Fort Lewis
Wash
Gail
Colleen
Jerry
U. S. Army
Fort Sill
Oklo
Agee Family Funeral Home
Bakersfield Attorney Named Judge in Kern County
Governor Brown appoints Ralph L. McKnight of Bakersfield to the municipal court in the Bakersfield Judicial District Kern County succeeding Marvin Ferguson promoted to the superior court. Brown lauds McKnight private practice and legal understanding.
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Edmund G. Brown
Ralph L. McKnight
Bakersfield
Kern County
McKnight
Marvin Ferguson
Ralph McKnight
Brown
Merchants Sponsor Gift Program for Christmas Season
The Shafter Merchants Association funds a 400 gift program inviting area shoppers to visit Shafter stores listed in a special ad and sign up for a drawing to be held Saturday evening December 17. Prizes include two $100 certificates two $50 certificates and four $25 certificates redeemable for merchandise by December 24.
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Shafter Merchants Association
Shafter
Hunting Seasons Open Saturday December 10
Two hunting seasons begin Saturday December 10. Mourning and white-winged dove may be hunted through December 18 in Imperial Riverside and San Bernardino counties with a 12 bird daily limit and 24 possession limit. Archery pheasant season offers extra opportunities December 10 11 17 and 18 with a two bird daily bag.
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California Department of Fish and Game
Imperial
Riverside
San Bernardino
California
Increased Use of Shafter Library Reported in Circulation
Figures from the office of Supervisor LeRoy Jackson show Oct 1965 book circulation at 2967 and Oct 1966 at 4571, reflecting rising library use.
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Shafter
Shafter Library
LeRoy Jackson
Honor Students At Richland Named For 1966 67
Richland School released the first quarter honor roll for the 1966 67 year listing 26 eighth graders and 14 seventh graders. Eighth grade names include Carol Anderson Joan Ashworth Debbie Bell Peggy Bergen Kenneth Carresco Ann Christensen John Cooke Marcia Cortez Jathkie De Witte Carolyn Diltz Tommy Firkins Doyle Johnson Gail Kelly Scott Larson Stella Lopes Lera Miller Sandy Ohlsson Michael Ramay Margaret Ratslaff Ramon Samarripas Ellen Schachterle Susan Theuer Sidney Unruh Cheryle Tolbert Jim Voth Ted Wiedmann. Seventh graders include Linn Ashworth Glen Berkshire Rick Cooper Donald Geertzen Linda Gonzales Sandy Mizell Sonja Nelson Janet Nikel Kathi Paul Renata Payne Cliff Robertson Doug Thompson Diana Wiedmann Melissa Wood.
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Richland School
Carol Anderson
Joan Ashworth
Debbie Bell
Peggy Bergen
Kenneth Carresco
Ann Christensen
John Cooke
Marcia Cortez
Jathkie de Witte
Carolyn Diltz
Tommy Firkins
Doyle Johnson
Gail Kelly
Scott Larson
Stella Lopes
Lera Miller
Sandy Ohlsson
Michael Ramay
Margaret Ratslaff
Ramon Samarripas
Ellen Schachterle
Susan Theuer
Sidney Unruh
Cheryle Tolbert
Jim Voth
Ted Wiedmann
Linn Ashworth
Glen Berkshire
Rick Cooper
Donald Geertzen
Linda Gonzales
Sandy Mizell
Sonja Nelson
Janet Nikel
Kathi Paul
Renata Payne
Cliff Robertson
Doug Thompson
Diana Wiedmann
Melissa Wood
Santa Fe Starts Planting Oleanders for Track Beautification
Grading work began last week across from the Shafter Press building and Agee Funeral Home in preparation for oleander planting. Santa Fe agreed with the Chamber of Commerce to beautify the track area and to fund the oleander plantings.
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Hily
Shafter Press
Agee Funeral Home
The
Santa Fe
Chamber of Commerce
Rain Totals for Shafter Reach 1.36 Inches in Weeklong Downpour
Continuous rain persisted through Tuesday in Shafter with an almost weeklong wet spell. The weekly total through Monday December 5 reached 1.36 inches as temperatures ranged in the week.
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John Kadel
West High
Bill Silverberg
Laird Parker
Joey Janzen
Mike Butler
Greg Paul
Andy Alvidrez
Steve Heller
Luis Prado
Steve Shamblin
Dean Johnston
Harold Heller
Sophmore
David Dobrenen
Jesse Ybarra
Ben Rubio
Juan Villareal
Abel Nunez
Sophmores
Larry Kennath
David Katetenhorn
Ron Harp
John Tobiason
Jerry Ratzlaff
Joe Channeson
John Romero
Ignacio Robles
Ben Lankford
Joe Frizzell
Hal Corrie
Clay Hale
Tom Bittleston
South Shafter Avenue
Benguet
Joe Janzen
Leird Parker
Bill, Silverberg
Beck Row
Steve Heiter
Frankly Speaking
Frank Wisner
Mr. Reagan
Uncle Sam
UC At Berkeley
Rodriquez
Pfc
Bruce Crawford
Richland Park
Crawford
Verle Heller
Hale
Richland
Merchants
Sun
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