Shafter Varsity Edges Wasco to Maintain League Lead
The Shafter General Basketball Team defeated Wasco 50 to 48 to keep the league lead for the third time this season. Junior varsity and C team losses followed 47-28 and 29-27. Stuebbe led scoring with a late four-point burst as Shafter held the edge most of the game.
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Scott Larson
Shafter
Waces Ietasco Invaders
Varsity
Generals
Wasco
Tigers
Pat Wennihan
Jan Stuebbe
Harold Heller
David Torigiani
Tim Powell
John Snively
Mitchell Jones
Larry Antoniovanni
Stuebbe
Wascoe
Bucks
Siek
Heller
Torigiani
Powell
Colonels
Cubs
Jim Dick
Richard Gaeta
Dennis Palla
Ken Williams
Vernon Allen
Randy Penner
Sidon Jvs
Palla
Williams
Allen
Penner
Unruh
the Bucks
General Wrestlers Win League Trophy
The General grapplers clinched the SSL title with a 7-1 league mark while Shafter shared the trophy after a 36-11 loss to Wasco. Shafter forfeited several weight classes and finished 4-4 in the league, with Wasco at 7-9 for the season. Don Stepp reported stereo and tape theft from his car near Shafter High School.
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Scott Larson
SSL
Chamapion
Shafter
Wasco Tigers
Wasco Mats
Taftanata _deered ter f
Wildcats
Taft
Wayne Forbes
Leo Herrera
Don Banks
Gaii Maldonado
Mike Garza
Richard Robertson
Danny Black
Jeff Channeson
Johnny Moore
David Kadel
Tom Hill
Jon Voth
John Hardwick
Colonels
Robert Cruz
Robert Stowell
Dennis
Marratt
John Warren
Carvel Watkins
Richard Farmer
Wasco
Generals
Don Stepp
Shafter Police
Linda Hensley
Faber
Janice Tatum
Richland A's suffer 31 21 loss in weekend games
The Trojan A team fell 31 21 to Cecil Ave on Saturday. High scorers included David Gaeta with 15 for Cecil Ave and Mike Dobrenen with 10 for Shafter A boys. Other matchups saw Cecil wins and mixed results across B D and Girls divisions with several disputed plays and clock issues noted.
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David Thompson
Trojan
Cecil Ave
David Gaeta
Shafter
Cecil
Mike Dobrenen
Randy Franz
Belton Banks
Domingo Lopez
Parks mark 49th wedding anniversary at North Camp
Mr and Mrs Elmer Parks were honored Sunday morning February 8 in observance of their 49th wedding anniversary. The event took place at the North Camp Community Chapel with Rev C F Ummel delivering a morning message and Ben Giesbrecht providing special music.
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Elmer Parks
North Camp Community
C. F. Ummel
Ben Giesbrecht
North Shafter Farm
Bradley Combs
B. I. Wherry
Bakersfield
Jake Neufeld
Reedley
Alta Combs
San Luis Obispo
Helen Tidell
Oildale
Mac Ellis
Roma Ellis
Pixley
Irene Schoenwether
James
City Council receives annual report from Shafter police chief
Chief Hanley Witcher presents the Shafter Police Department annual report noting total case reports rose to 1392 in 1968 from 1031 in 1967. Juvenile misdemeanors climbed from 72 to 130, while autotheft and burglary led juvenile felonies. Adult drunkenness and liquor law violations also topped the adult misdemeanor and other crime lists along with 694 public service cases.
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Mts ‘ Ven Council Ce Departaunsenewal
Hanley Witcher
Shafter Department
Junior Women's Club Honors Shafter Citizen Dinner Planned
Junior Women's Club voted to honor a Shafter citizen at a February 14 dinner at the Merz home in Wasco. The group reported record March of Dimes gifts totaling 1359.67 and announced a February 22 cherry pie sale with frozen or baked pies and $1.25 delivered presales.
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Wm. Prout
Shafter
Robert Merz
Wasco
Kenneth Handel
Americanism
Handel
O.M
Shafter Juniors
Sequoia
Shafter Memorial Hall
Gene Stark
Merz
Colvard
Pack 913 Receives Awards at Blue and Gold Banquet
Pack 913 held its Blue and Gold Banquet at Richland Cafeteria with Cub Scouts and families. Den 3 performed and Bear and Wolf awards were presented to several scouts while denner bars went to others. Council matters included water pressure projects and street light recommendations, and a car damage report was filed.
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Scott Neufeld
Allen Robinson
Dan Oliver
Tim Heller
Ronnie Gallagher
Robbie Trout
Steve Maniaci
Mark Keeley
Rolly van de Valk
Jeffery Goossen
Allen O’brien
Mike Taffera
Ricky Friesen
Richland Pta
Richland
Don James
Don Zachary
Zachary
Allen Warkentin
Ob Bann
Den 3
Jeffery Goosen
Alan O’brien
Wolfe
Allen Rob
Scott
Mike
Denner
Living Circle
Cubs of
Den 2
Cub Scout
Pack 913
The
Zoning for Shafter Area Extended One Year
The Shafter Board of Supervisors extended interim zoning for a year from February 4 1969 in an ordinance. The move continues the 90 day temporary zoning to cover a large study area and protect public welfare and safety while a permanent zoning ordinance is considered.
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Shafter
Board of Supervisors
Shafter Press
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Wherry
Klassen
Creekbaum
B. Calhoun
Wie Generals
L Generals
Arvin
Shafter Grapplers
Steven Nightingale
Richland A
Rotary
J. C. Ohanneson
Phil Ohanneson
O. T. Olson
E. B. Stringham
Ernest Panero
Rotaryann
Pat Kelly
Emil
Jack) Frost
Hafter
Rotary Club
Kern County
Trojans
Delano High School
Fremont
Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Parks
Kathryn Stewart
Valerie Sutton
Anthony Taffera
Trish Tarver
Tracy Thompson
Kim Trout
Andrea Warren
Judy Wiggs
Davi Wiley
Ann Zachary
Melvin Atkinson
John Bishop
Bruce Camp
Don Camp
Susan Franklin
Melinda Fuller
Judy Guenther
Kim Handel
Connie Henry
Kim Hyer
Leona Jones
Duane Kerber
Rebecca Kliewer
Gail McWhorter
David Nash
Lin Wilson
Marvin Neuman
J. W. Frizzell
Ben Peters
Billy Gladden
Henry Neufeld
Leonard Duck
E. D. Perry
Robert Freyberger
N. R. Boggs
J. L. Hill
H. W. Pat Kelly
Frank Wisner
Burley Dooley
Land Grisham
Tom Petrie
Elmer Richards
John Schnidt
E. David Cooke
Junior Women’s Club
Grundy
State Department of Corrections
Santa Fe
Lew Carroll
Hofman Tract
Lewis Carroll
Carroll
Manuel Park
Rodney Rohrbach
Wey and Way
Sr. High & Jr. High
Pilgrim Fellowship
Bible Fellowship
E. Tulare Avenue
Owen C. Onsum
Church of Christ
So. Baptist
Pastor Training Union
Horace Womack
Kern
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