Maple Scout Trip Brings Amusing Mixups and Adventure
The Maple Boy Scouts and 15 members plus five adults recount a cold Death Valley weekend with misdirections and car mixups. They camped at Red Rock Canyon and Panamint Springs, glimpsed Mahogany Flat and Ballarat, cooked their own meals, and finished tired yet entertained with critiques of long drives and limited exploration time.
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Tehachapi
Red Rock Canyon
Death Valley
Darwin Falls
Panamint Springs
Mahogany Flat
North America
Ballarat
Douglas Reimer
Brian Siemens
Trona
Mojave
Ridgecrest
China Lake Naval Ordnance Testing Station
Shafter
Maple Boys and Girls Basketball Teams Complete Five Weeks
Maple's boys A team went 3-1 in league play, with wins over Greeley Rio Bravo and Lerdo and a loss to Norris, while the B team went 2-2. The girls A team posted 2-2, defeating Rio Bravo Greeley and Lerdo but losing to Norris. Coached by Elmer Engel, Roger Neu feld, and Mrs Hazel Haag.
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Maple — Maple
Norris
Rio Bravo
Greeley
Lerdo
Maple
Rosedale
Fruitvale
Shafter Recreation
Richland
Charley Brown
Ronnie Rodriguez
Ronald Koop
Tim Robnett
Linden Buhler
Dean Johnston
Phil Nickel
David Dobrenek
Vic Penner
Robert Atchison
Johnny Aerni
Elmer Engel
Roger Neufeld
Steve Penn
Mike Branch
Virgil Reimer
Douglas Enns
Adrian Barrera
Tommy Unruh
Bill Williamson
Simon Peters
Allen Futrell
Don Johnson
Nathaniel Johnson
Hazel Haag
Sharon Broom
Marcella Weaver
Pam Siemens
Gladys Schultz
Sharon Pierce
Debbie Goertzen
Carolyn Ford
Vicki Goldston
Madeline Rodriguez
Debby Smith
Mary Williamson
Greeley and
Theirls
Cheryl Watson
Deanne Bone
Anna Dobrenen
Connie
Local Optometrists Attend 65th California Congress in San Diego
At Convention Optometrists from this area join colleagues from California for the 65th Annual Congress of the California Optometric Association and Auxiliary at the Cortez Hotel in San Diego February 18 to 22. George W. Collins of 426 James Street, Shafter, represents the local society.
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California
California Optometric Association
Cortez Hotel
San Diego
George W. Collins
James Street
Shafter
Shrine Club Crab Feed Set at Shafter Motel
El Charaf Shrine Club schedules a crab feed for Friday February 21 at 7 p.m. at the Shafter Motel. The event invites members and community attendees to support club activities. Proceeds will fund charitable projects and community outreach.
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el Charaf Shrine Club
Shafter Motel
Hunters Bill Siemens and Billy Lachenmaier trek to Mexico
Bill Siemens of Maple and Billy Lachenmaier of Shafter hunted doves pigeons and quail in Mexico for sport and food. They donated birds to locals while aiding crops by removing pests. The trip began February 9 from Shafter with overnight in Tucson and stopovers in Nogales and Navajoa where they joined other American hunters.
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Bill Siemens
Maple
Billy Lachenmaier
Shafter
Mexico
Tucson
Arizona
Nogales
Navajoa
John Lachenmaier
Siemens
Peters Family Northern California Weekend Jaunt
Mr and Mrs John Peters of the Maple district spent a four day weekend touring northern California. They visited Grass Valley to see Marion Hitchcock and a 102 year old covered bridge near her home, toured the Oroville dam site, stayed with Peters’ brother Pete in Kelseyville, and ended with a coastal drive via Highway One stopping at Morro Bay with Peters’ mother. Their Cal Poly student son Johnny visited home during the trip.
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California
John Peters
Maple District
Grass Valley
Marion Hitchcock
Shafter Area
Miss Hitchcock
Kelseyville
Peters
Pete Peters
Carmelani
Morro Bay
Mike Nieman
Johnny
Cal Poly
Maple PTA Founders Day Celebrated at February Event
Maple PTA marked the 67th anniversary of the National Parent-Teachers Association with a Founders Day gathering. Mrs Don Anefeld led guests as past Maple presidents, including Mrs Frank Woods Stone and Mrs EK J, attended along with Paul Wiebe and Mrs John Penner. The event featured cake coffee and milk, with Valentine decorations and a gold and blue floral bouquet on the children's table.
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Parent-Teachers’ Association
Don Anefeld
Frank Woods Stone
EK. J
Arthur Ehrhorn
Bi Siemens
Jonas Nickel
Paul Wiebe
John Penner
P.T.A
Pinkham Couple Vacation Visit In Shafter
Mr and Mrs Harold Pinkham of Playa Del Rey spent the weekend visiting Mrs Eloise Lowe in Shafter at the home of Mrs Pinkhams mother.
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Harold Pinkham
Playa del Rey
Shafter
Mrs. Pinkham
Eloise Lowe
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Reimer
Shrine Club
Oroville
Shafter Press
Sales
Stringham 'S Shafter Drug Store
Central Ave
Clarence Evans
Elio ‘Red’ Cramer
Clayton Hutchings
Three Little Shavers
E. Lerde
Carlton’s
U.S. Royal
Chevy
Corvette
Dodge
Ford
Mercury
Meteor
Nash
Plymouth
Studebaker
Buick
Comet
Dart
Falcon
Valiant
Willys
Chrysler
Desoto
Edsel
Hudson
Olds
Pontiac
Central Valley Hwy
Cadillac
Continental
W. W
Carlton
Central Valley Highway
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