Teen Challenge aids Shafter Green Hotel project kickoff
Teen Challenge volunteers begin a two month project at the Green Hotel after a grant from the Fritts Family Foundation and approval from California Office of Historical Preservation. Pat Wilson plans an automatic er system, cyclone fences, wood panel and ivory covers, and landscape improvements. Those wishing to help with materials money or labor should contact the Teen Challenge office.
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Teen Challenge
Shafter Green Hotel
Green Hotel
Fritts Family Foundation
State of California
Office of Historical Preservation
Pat Wilson
The
Teen Challenge Office
Shafter’s Green Hotel
1988 National Cotton Council names chairmen and vice chairs
President Avlen Whittington announced the 1988 program committee leaders for the National Cotton Council. Dewey Trogdon heads Industry Practices and Policies with vice chair Fred Starrh. Bruce Brumfield chairs Technical with vice chair Chess Howard. Jerry Calvani leads Public Relations with John Balfour as vice chair. Samuel Reeves heads Foreign Operations with Herman Propst as vice chair. Committees meet Feb 6 at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis to review outlooks and draft 1988 policies, ahead of the Feb 7–9 council meeting.
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National Cotton Council
Avlen Whittington
Dewey Trogdon
Offi
Cone Mills
Greensboro
N.C
Fred L. Starrh
Shafter
Calif
Bruce Brumfield
Inverness
Miss
Peabody
Memphis
Cotton
Council
Shafter Library Corner vast new arrivals list
The Shafter Branch announces weekly shipments of current best sellers and special orders. Readers may call 746-2156 with questions. Library hours are Mon and Wed 12 to 8 pm, Tue Thu Fri 10 am to 6 pm, Sat 10 am to 2 pm. New fiction and non fiction titles are named.
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Shafter Library
Joanne Alexander Wins Book Guess During Children's Week
Maple School second grader Joanne Alexander guessed 22000 books in a Shafter Branch library contest during Children's Book Week November 16 to 22. the actual total was 22006. Librarian Judy Knox praised the near miss and Joanne’s weekly visits. Alexander won a Steven Kellogg book, chose The Mysterious Tadpole, and met Kellogg in San Diego where he drew a tadpole autograph.
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Joanne Alexander
Maple School
Shafter
Alexander
Joanne
Judy Knox
Knox
Steven Kellogg
San Diego
Kellogg
Gratitude for decades at WASCO TOPS MARKETS and More
After 50 years serving Wasco and Shafter communities including TOPS MARKETS and JUSTESENS FOOD STORES, the speaker thanks customers and loyal staff. Six employees have served 25 years each as the “NEW TOPS” takes over, wishing continued success to all.
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Tops Markets
Justesens Food Stores
Wasco
Jersy Farm
Shafter
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Shafter Branch
Shirley Conran
Sherry DeBorde
Marilyn French
Judith E. French
Gail Godwin
Susan Howarch
Mike Lundy
Allen Massie
Barbara Raskin
Lynn Reid Banks
Isaac Asimov
Elvis
Raymond A. Moody
Tip O’neill
CIA
Bob Woodward
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!