Costa del Sol Holiday Highlights at Marbella
Travelers relax after four days, exploring the Andalucia Plaza hotel on the Costa del Sol. The resort offers indoor and outdoor heated pools, two 18 hole Robert Trent Jones golf courses, night play, deep sea fishing, and bullfighting nearby. A Marbella stroll leads to Nueva Andalucia marina and a sailor filled waterfront with shops and condos. A Hamburg couple shared travel chatter as the piece continues on page 3.
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Mediterranean
Marbella
Andalucia Plaza
Robert Trent Jones
Costa del Sol
Nueva Andalucia
Helicopter Patrols Run by Shafter Deputies
Two Shafter deputy pilots Ken Carlton and Barry Wipf fly the sheriff s helicopter for night patrol and search and rescue operations. Carlton, a Vietnam veteran, spoke at the Shafter Rotary Club meeting with Sheriff Dodge. The helicopter was funded by federal crime-fighting assistance and features a powerful search light.
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Ken Carlton
U.S
Vietnam
Kern County
Sheriff's Department
Charles Dodge
Shafter
Barry Wipf
Carlton
Shafter Rotary Club
Dodge
Mercury Dips Below 32 Over Two Nights
Temperature records from the USDA Cotton Research Station at Shaf reveal daytime highs mainly in the sixties while nighttime lows fell below freezing on two nights during the week ending Monday.
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Usda Cotton Research Station
Shaf
Cub Pack 913 Plans Paper Drive
Cubs of Pack 913 will meet at Tops parking lot Saturday at 9 am to go door to door collecting old newspapers magazines and bottles. Richard Froehlich chairman notes Boy Scout month uniforms worn this week and church on Scout Sunday February 10. Cubmaster Danny Ballard asks Shafter homemakers to gather items for pickup by the Cubs.
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Tops
Richard Froehlich
Danny Ballard
Shafter
Organization Sought to Sponsor 1974 Shafter Rodeo Festival
The Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival plans a two performance rodeo May 10 to 12 with junior riders aged 6 to 16. Clark of Lamont, a 26 year rodeo veteran, proposes a $3 entry with eight events and top prizes of engraved belt buckles. Concessions go to the sponsor. first $1,200 to Clark. queen contests for ages 6 to 16 to be held separate from the Festival Queen contest.
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Shafter
Clark
Lamont
Veterans Memorial Hall
Are and
Meen
Ization
Hudson Park
Booster Club
Ball Park
Richland Upper Grade reports success of new program
At a Monday night Richland Board of Trustees meeting Principal John Peterson and teacher Lewis Sutton praised the reorganized program at Richland Upper Grade. They note smoother operation with students choosing classes, improved behavior, and reduced tardiness. A new detention and makeup-work plan is planned for this week.
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Richland
John Peterson
Lewis Sutton
Peterson
Sutton
Richlands Board of Trustees
Ruth McMillan
Monica Willey
Anna Hunter
Washington
Judge Gaede Accepts Four Guilty Pleas in DUI Cases
Judge Harvey Gaede of the Shafter Justice Court accepted four guilty pleas last week on drunk driving charges. Donnie Linn Bray pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and received three years probation with a 30 day suspended jail term. Bray must attend the Driving While Under the Influence School in Bakersfield on four consecutive Monday nights and pay $25 tuition plus a $150 fine and $40 penalty assessment. Calvin Coolidge Henson also pled guilty to DUI and was sent to the county.
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Gaede
Harvey Gaede
Shafter Justice Court
Donnie Linn Bray
Shafter
Bakersfield
Calvin Coolidge Henson
Mel Parrett Receives Fire Department Award
Melvin Parrett a 32 year veteran of the Shafter Volunteer Fire Department received a plaque for outstanding service and leadership at the department's annual installation banquet at Hutch's Café. Fire Chief Clifford Ratzlaff praised his decades of service and Crown fire truck purchase in 1959. New officers installed included Jerry Britt volunteer chief Chester Neufeld assistant chief John Hank Wells captain Bill Brown captain and Mike Hutchinson secretary treasurer.
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Shafter Volunteer Fire Department
John
Hank) Wells
Mike Hutchinson
Jerry Britt
Chester Neufeld
Bill Brown
Melvin Parrett
Hutch’s
Parrett
Crown
Mel
Clifford Ratzlaff
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Emil
Jackie
Ari Onassis
Hamburg
Germany
Shafter Community Improvement Council
Manuel Park
Rotary Club
Gary Wilson
John Leonard
Pat Kelly
Stringham
Shafter Drug Store
Ter
Evron Barber
Standard Oil
al Sandrini
Randy White
Bryan White
Central Valley
AAU
Stan Cook
Randy
Shafter High School
Mel Parrett
Fire Dept
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