Shafter Local News Briefs Highlights Maritime and Family Events
Shafter residents attend a 70th birthday party for Zetta Dwyer in Terra Bella hosted by Howard Peek with 38 guests including Cecil Allen family members. A six year old David Bogan celebrated at home with games and a playful sing along. Tracy Thompson visits from Pomona while Laura Bullard stays with the Paul family. Loretta Rose Stuart, formerly of Richland School, died in Utah. Chuck Hitchcock presented a belated Santa gift of a filly to Elizabeth Bustamante. Local visitors from Walport Bakersfield and Hisperia share greetings and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Alen-andson-Marty
Terra Bella
Zetta Dwyer
Howard Peek
Allen
Dwyer
Pawhuskie
Oklahoma
Danny Allen
Candace
Kenneth Allen
Shafter
David Bogan
Romine
Armstrong
Alexander
Whaley
Jr wrestling registration ends Saturday in Shafter
Saturday is the last day to register for the K C W A junior wrestling program. Registration runs 10 a.m. to noon at Shafter High School gym. Fee is $6 with proof of age required. First practice Monday March 1 at 7 p.m. in the gym.
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Jr. Wrestling
Engagement announced for Teresa Umfress and Forrest Boles Jr
Teresa Anne Umfress of Shafter and Forrest Patrick Boles Jr of Shafter announce engagement. Teresa is daughter of Bobby and Joyce Umfress and a Shafter High School senior. Patrick is son of Opal Boles and a Belridge Farms employee. A November wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Anne Umfress
Bobby
Joyce Umfress
Shafter
Forrest Patrick Boles
Opal Boles
Teresa
Richland
Shafter High School
Patrick
Lerdo
Belridge Farms
Hit and run driver hits car multiple times in Shafter
Shafter police booked 22 year old Michael Craig Ramay after a car he drove struck a parked vehicle several times last Monday night. Officer Dennis Dannemiller arrested Ramay after a pursuit and confirming the 1968 Oldsmobile matched the vehicle description. A witness said another car rammed into Bonnie Dale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Michael Craig Ramay
Curtis
Dennis Dannemiller
Dannemiller
Stan Austin
Ramay
Bonnie Dale
Burglary Hit on Two Shafter Businesses
Police investigate two Shafter business burglaries last week. Shafter Texaco at 289 East Lerdo Highway reported $380 stolen from the safe. Granny’s Pour and Paint at 166 Central Avenue saw a break in with a $20 transistor radio taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Shafter Texaco
East Lerdo Highway
Granny’s
Central Avenue
Shafter Family Welcomes Airman to Cambria Station
Air Force Technical Sergeant Kenneth R. Brown arrives at Cambria Air Force Station California as a steward supervisor with an Aerospace Defense Command unit. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Roy R Brown of Shafter and a 1960 Shafter High School graduate who previously served at Williams AFB Arizona. His wife Norma is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Southall of Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Cambria Air Force Station
Calif
Air Force
Kenneth R. Brown
Roy R. Brown
N. Poso St
Aerospace Defense
Shafter High School
Williams Afb
Ariz
Brown
Norma
Ernest Southall
Kern St
Thefts from three vehicles reported in town
A citizen band radio and two coats were stolen from vehicles. Roy Brown says his CB radio vanished from his unlocked pickup at home last Monday night. Tools valued at $300 and two coats worth $81 were taken from separate vehicles in the Shafter Motel lot Thursday. The tools belonged to A S Oxford of 202 Faber and the coats to Mary Ann Macleod of 295 East Lerdo Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Brown
North Poso
Shafter
A. S. Oxford
Faber
Mary Ann Macleod
East Lerdo Highway
Laurie Cox Named Hi-Pi All Around Youth at SJQHA 1975
Laurie Cox daughter of Bryn and Mrs. Cox of Bakersfield was honored as the Hi-Pi All Around Youth for 1975 by the San Joaquin Quarter Horse Association. The Arvin High graduate, a Bakersfield College student, plans journalism study at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvin High
Bakersfield College
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
Laurie
AJQHA
Amarillo
Texas
United States
Canada
Kern County Horsemans Association
San Joaquin Quarter Horse Association
Stagecoach West
Bakersfield
Senior citizens menus for the coming week at KCOC
The bulletin lists weekly meals for February 18 to 24 with daily menus. Wednesday serves Salisbury steak with juice, potatoes and vegetables, plus cookies. Thursday offers creamed chicken, noodles, greens, salads, fruit and bread. Friday features horseradish meat loaf, corn, spinach, tomato salad, bread and applesauce cake. The sequence continues Monday to Tuesday with Swiss steak, liver, meals including desserts and drinks like milk tea or coffee.
Seventh District PTA Dinner Meet Plans Program at Hodels
Mrs Cliff Donica as Founders Day chair leads the Seventh District PTA dinner at Hodels Olive Drive Bakersfield on Friday February 20 at 730 PM Special guests will include past presidents A skit by Mrs Donica and her committee plus Sweet Adelines quartet performances Also Kern County will honor a PTA volunteer with the honorary service award Carnation Company selects Seventh District PTA for volunteer of the month award
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Cliff Donica
PTA
Hodel’s
Olive Drive
Bakersfield
Donica
The
Sweet
Adelines Quartet
Kern County
Don McDaniel
Carnation Company
Nitrate nitrogen boosts potato growth over ammonium in solution culture
Purdue researchers Polizotto Wilcox and Jones found that potato cultivars grown in solution culture show greater growth with nitrate-N than ammonium-N. In ammonium fed plants leaves had 46 to 64 percent less calcium, with leaf rolling and potential tuber formation issues noted.
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Singh and Sharma
High school rodeo set for February 28 29
District Nine of the National High School Rodeo Association schedules its second annual event at Kern County Fair Grounds with 1 pm performances. Kern County Ridgecrest Bishop and nearby areas send contestants for prizes in each event and state finals in San Francisco lead to a possible National Finals berth in Sulphur Louisiana. For membership and tickets call Mrs. Jessie Cole after 5 pm.
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National
Kern County Fair Grounds
Kern County
Ridgecrest
Bishop
San Francisco
Sulphur
Louisiana
High School Rodeo Association
Jessie Cole
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Rubio
Jolene Langford
Misty Graves
Tracy Thompson
Jack Thompson
Tracy
Pomona
Laura Bullard
Oxnard
Russell Paul
Mrs. Paul
Loretta Stuart
Rose
Richland School
Tre- Monton
Utah
Chuck Hitchock
Santa Claus
Elizabeth Bustamante
Chuck
Bonnie Veach
Walport
Oregon
Shaffer
Margie Elmore
Bob Snaffer
Laura
Wade
Jodie
Raymond
Hisperia
Jim Jenkins
Teresa Umfress
Rogers
Pacific Street
Sgt
Ken Brown
Laurie Cox
Bryn Cox
Marshall Bhegear
KCOC
Salisbury
District Pta
Viking Ship’ Co
Pontiac
Duncan
Wilson & Geo. Meyer & Co
CAM Wilson & Geo.meyer & CO
Lawrence Avenue
Los Angeles
Seattle
Chapel Hill
Orsk Hydro
Oslo
Norway
Viking Ship
South Valley Chemical Co
Occidental Chemical
Wheeler Ridge
Buttonwillow Warehouse
AFC, Inc
Bakersfield Ag-Chem., Inc
Bryant
Puregra
Delano
Jack Frost
Central Avenue Shafter
California
Coan Frost
P.o'bin
A. Enatier
United Methodist
People’s Church
James St
U.S
Gene Freeman
Bible Fellowship Congregational
E. Tulare Ave
Owen C. Onsum
A.M. Kwso
North Pine Street
DWARD
M. Rhoanes
Henry Harder
Jim Wiens
Faith of Isaac, Jacob & Joseph
Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern
1050
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