Shafter News Highlights Include Awards and Civic Events
Mrs. Roy Farrell receives a Cancer Society certificate for her research work. Santa visits Shafter with front page photo and Christmas event brief. Council buys a truck and garbage packer on bid terms. Final report confirms arson as the school fire cause. Kern County carnival awards go to Shafter High football and basketball teams. Chamber and X ray unit visits planned. Toy drive and food baskets planned by Horizon Club. Shafter High honors roll lists 42 girls and 28 boys. Driver Safety week kicks off with assembly and speaker.
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Council
New CBA Cites Ohlsson for Agricultural Programs
Dr. O G Ohlsson, vice president and manager at National Bank of Agriculture in Delano, receives the California Bankers Association cultural award for outstanding educational programs aiding farmers and farm youth. The award highlights CBA activities guiding banks as top state agricultural lenders. Hudson notes area bankers sponsor $400 scholarships for two 4 H and two FFA youths.
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California Bankers Association
Bankers Association
CBA
National Bank of Agriculture
Delano
CBA Committee On Agriculture
Hudson
FFA
Shafter Falls To Foothill In Nonleague Thriller 62 58
Shafter High turns in a strong showing as Ken Allen leads with 17 points while Larry Antoniovanni and Dennis Palla add double figures. Foothill uses a late surge to defeat Shafter 62 58 after a 62 45 win over Delano. Shafter sits 1 1 in non league play and hosts North High Wednesday.
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Shafter Highcage
Foothill Trojans
Delano
SHS
Generals
Shafter
Ken Allen
Larry Antoniovanni
Dennis Palla
Ken Carrasco
Craig Dargatz
Carrasco
Dargatz
Invaders
Colonels
Steve Richardson
Billy Calhoun
Sid Unruh
Spartans
Foothil
Bucks
Mike Dobrenen
David Nash
North High
Bakersfield College
McFarland
Squeezed Between Cars Injures Henry Smith in Dec Incident
Henry Smith of 432 West Ash was hospitalized at Kern General after being pinched between two cars on December 14 while working on one vehicle. The other car rolled, trapping him between the two automobiles.
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Henry Smith
W. Ash
Kern General Hospital
Smith
Dave Freeborn Tops Shafter Civic Fall Awards at H S
Dave Freeborn earned MVP Most Valuable Back and Team Captain honors at the Twenty third Annual Shafter Civic Fall Awards Banquet held in the Shafter High School cafeteria. Other honors went to Phil Fraley Most Improved Rick Paul Most Inspirational Leo Herrera Most Valuable Lineman and Cliff Robertson Most Scholarly.
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Dave Freeborn
Buttonwillow
Shafter Generals
Cliff Robertson
Rick Paul
Freeborn
Phil Fraley
Leo Herrera
Colonels
Doug Thompson
Gerald Page
Rick Cooper
Jesse Pino
Page
Pino
David Freeborn
Shafter Civic
Shafter High School
Mince
Mike Bender
Woody Colvard
Bob Smith
Richard Froehlich
Charles Albee
Shafter Wrestlers Take Yosemite Tournament Team Title
Shafter High grapplers won the small schools division at the South Yosemite League Invitational with 31 points, topping Delano and Arvin Reedley. Bakersfield High won the large schools division, while Shafter went through six matches against larger SYL schools and defeated Foothill and North but fell to South West Bakersfield East.
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Darrell Fletcher
Shafter High
South High
Generals
Delano
Arvin
Reedley
Bakersfield High
Shafter
SHS
North
Foothill
South
West
Bakersfield
East
Wayne Forbes
Robert Stowell
Mike McMeans
Leo Herrera
Cain Maldonado
Larry Adair
Richard Robertson
Jeff Channeson
John Warren
Johnny Moore
Shafter High wrestlers featured in weekly photos and profiles
The Shafter Press plans weekly photos of the 1969-70 wrestling squad coached by Darrell Fletcher with coverage of varsity and junior varsity matches led by Kal Matis. Johnny, a senior in the 154 pound class, is described as a top wrestler and former novice champion who also plays football and lives in Buttonwillow. David, a junior in the 165 pound class, was undefeated in league dual meets last season and won the novice outstanding wrestler award. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Art Kadel of Shafter.
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Shafter
Darrell Fletcher
Shafter Press
Shafter High
Kal Matis
Scott Larson
Johnny
Shafter High School
Buttonwillow
David
Art Kadel
Shafter Gridders Dominate South Sequoia All League Picks
David Freeborn and Rick Paul earned first and second team spots for Shafter in the South Sequoia League 1969 honors. Garces led with five first team selections, Taft and Arvin with two each, Wasco one. Tri City Adult Education Basketball League action featured Central Valley Ford vs Gladden's Trucking as Gladden's rallied late for an eight point margin. The league lists 19 teams for the season with games through December 23 and a Christmas break.
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Shafter High School
David Freeborn
Rick Paul
Garces
Taft
Arvin
Wasco
Central Valley Ford
Gladden
Shafter
Severa
Spore
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Roy Farrell
American Cancer Society
Santa Claus
Joe Salazer
James Bryant
Bobby Rodriguez
Danny Trout
Bueves Carrasco
Lloyd Kattenhorn
Jeff Warren
Mike Lane
Thomas Schroeter
Eugene Hand
Beltron Banks
Keith Hamman
Ken Carlton
Bill Putnam
Glenn Wilson
Chamber
T. B. X-Ray
C of C
Kern County
Bakersfield High School
O. G. Ohlsson
K. Allen
Antoni Palla
B. Calhoun
Unruh Klassen
T. Calhoun
Creekbaum
Wherry Housdan Pyle Ramay
Bray Bryant
Dobrenen
Nash Berkshire
Franz Gaeta Thompson Rawlins Robison
Glen Berkshire
David Geata
Eelse Camp
Tony Flores
Richard Gaeta
Duane Kerber
Billy Cargill
David Thompson
Keith Perkins
Keith Kruger
John Bishop
Nash
Bishop
Shafter H.S. Harriers
Walt Mince
Bill McMahon
Dave Nash
Dave Thompson
Jim Rush
David Gaeta
Carl Camp
Paul Briggs
Briggs
Rolf Jacobsen, Jr
David Kadel
Tom Hill
Trojans
Shafter Cagers
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