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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1988
Page
1
Minter Field Airport District and Minter Field Air Museum invite the public to a Saturday anniversary celebration from 2 to 5 p.m. at the museum. Refreshments will be served and celebrity pilots Eddie Van Fossen and Bill Tiger Destefani will attend with their aircraft.
Susan Valdez notes the 19th World School Children’s Art Exhibition in Taipei Chita where Richland fifth graders led by Stelich earned eight U.S. awards. District trustees approved the 1988 89 Mission Statement emphasizing higher expectations, academic focus, and a positive school climate.
Buttonwillow Recreation Department invites all local children to send letters to Santa Claus with a deadline of December 19. Mail to Santa Claus c/o Buttonwillow Recreation District P O Box 434 Buttonwillow CA 93206 or drop at Santa's mailbox at Buttonwillow School. AARP Shafter Chapter holds its board meeting December 14 at the senior citizens center with annual installation of new officers at 1 30 p.m.
Local family run operation Santa's Forest on Shafter Ave offers a red and black painted toy train as a main attraction guiding visitors around the Christmas trees. Gary and Judith New, Shafter natives, describe growth from one acre to six acres and pricing at 22 dollars per tree with flocking and supplies available. The site features music, coffee, cider, candy canes, a fire ring, and a future craft store plan.
Chuck Hitchcock, son of a Shafter businessman, runs Hitchcock Training Stables on Lerdo Highway with focus on stock horse training for ranch work. He and family, longtime locals, emphasize community ties and supportive partners in the business move now carried on by his daughter and her husband Jessie Escobedo.
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