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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1986
Page
13
Winter weather returns with talk of a white Christmas and holiday mood shifts. The column offers gift ideas, time saving tips, and family moments, including yearly traditions, kids’ activities, and a 1937 waffle toast recipe for Christmas morning munchies.
Care singing announced for December 21 with Spanish Assembly of God at 154 W Tulare and Valley Bible Church at 350 Pine St. The program times are 10 45 p m and 6 p m respectively.
The Shafter Branch Library lists new science fiction mystery fiction and non fiction titles with current hours: Mon Wed 12 8 p m Tue Thu Fri 10 6 p m Sat 10 2 p m Readers can call 746 2156 for inquiries. December events include a Christmas Party on Dec 18 at 3 30 p m and holiday closures on Dec 24 25 and Dec 31.
The Rotary Club December 9 meeting featured Richland Junior High teacher Susan Shaffner with four students discussing the La Tiera yearbook and thanking local business sponsors. Shafter High School students and Mock Trials reps—Raden Fortenberry, Robert Kilgore, and Frank Bernardi—shared the program’s value, while W.A.D.D. clients performed music and square dance. W.A.D.D. serves Wasco, Shafter, Lost Hills and Buttonwillow with Day Training, Transportation, and Independent Living programs.
A dense calendar of local happenings across Bakersfield Shafter and Visalia includes monthly Shafter Depot Museum sessions with 9 am to noon volunteer slots, Fort Tejon State Historic Park living history tours at 10 am, and December theater shows such as A Christmas Carol at Great American Melodrama. Additional entries cover Smithsonian Family Folklore at Kern County Museum, watercolor classes at Rosewood, The Comedy of Errors at Cal State Bakersfield Core Theatre, a Bakersfield skateboarding expo, Mavericks dance at Dante Hall, a SAGE gaming expo at Visalia Airport Inn, and more details with contact numbers and locations.
Shayne and Tina Hitt announce the birth of Brittany Breann on November 5 1986 at the San Dimas Birthing Center Bakersfield. Weight 6 pounds 13 ounces length 20 inches. Welcomed by sister Megan 15 months. Grandparents Otis Eva Hill Kenneth Janice McCormick. Great-grandparents Newton McWhorter Renie McCormick. Great-great grandmother Lena McCormick.
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