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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1980
Page
2
The Shafter Junior Miss Committee seeks sponsors for 1980 bids with a May 9 pageant tied to the Potato and Cotton Festival. Co chair Sharon Bilott says sponsors can be individuals, groups, or businesses, often giving 100 dollars to help a candidate. Deadline February 21. call Biloff or Kay Millwee for details.
The Shafter Womans Club Board met January 28 in Santa Barbara Savings to discuss a busy schedule. A February 14 Lamont District meeting features state Project Share director Lucy Gorsching as speaker.
The Reverend George B. Horton, national evangelist and missionary, will minister at the Shafter Church of God on Wednesday February 6 1980. The 7 30 p m service at 18473 So Shafter Ave will feature a speaker with global missionary experience and a background in Pennsylvania West Virginia Tennessee Maine and Virginia.
Bobbie Garza, senior, was named Winter Sports Queen of 1980 at Shafter Veterans Hall last Friday. She reigned with runners up Tracy Johnson and Lori Sanders, escorted by Bernie Senaron and Chip Deleasa, with sponsors M E Cha and Key Club. Americas Martinez, 1979 winner, passed the title.
A new family magic program by Big John A Strong presents This is Magic in Shafter at the Veterans Hall on February 9 with performances at 1 pm and 3 pm. Dixon, billed as America's magic sensation, headlines with classic illusions and a rich stage spectacle. Tickets available by calling Ben Grundy at 746-6291, sponsored by the Potato and Cotton Festival Committee.
Ron Witcher will speak at the February 7 CBMC luncheon chaired by Bob Krause. Witcher, a Shafter native and Wang Computers salesman from Fresno, grew up in Shafter and is a SHS graduate of 1958.
Berg presents at Shafter Adventist Church this Saturday February 10 at 11 00 a m and 4 30 p m as assistant secretary of the Ministerial Association of the General Conference of Seventh day Adventists. He is a minister author and lecturer with early work Historical and Archaeological Evidences of The Bible in 1959 and later titles The Restless Land Israel Its Place in History and Prophecy. Berg has spent 22 years in pastoral ministry authored five books and three slide syllabi. The public is invited to attend. Berg is married to Olive Etter whose mother lives on Popular Ave in Shafter.
February dining schedule lists fruit juice and chili con carne on February 7 with spinach jello salad cake and a dinner roll. February 8 offers tomato juice macaroni and cheese beets lettuce salad with French dressing apples and wheat or white bread. February 11 is Lincoln's Birthday Holiday. February 12 features tomato juice liver and onions rice carrots tossed salad with French dressing pears and wheat or white bread. February 13 provides fruit juice meatloaf boiled potatoes peas sliced cucumbers cherry jello and bread.
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