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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 2008

Page

2

Prop 36 and Community Meetings in Shafter This Week

A roundup of Prop 36 spiritual meetings and community gatherings in Shafter California with venues including Free Will Baptist Church 155 Redwood 11 a.m. Free Will Baptist 155 Redwood and Home Fellowship 520 California Avenue 7 p.m. plus NA and AA meetings at various locations. Also lists council, school board, 4-H, and cultural groups with times throughout the week.

Free Will Baptist Church Redwood Home Fellowship Church California Avenue The Nazarene Church W. Lerdo Shafter Youth Council City Council Richland Shafter Avenue Redwood School Veteran’s Hall James Street Bakersfield Alliance Against Shafter Central Avenue Kern —Kern Sundale Avenue Espanol Mexican Baptist Church E. Lerdo Highway Shafter Veterans Hall American Association of Retired People Veterans Hall Walker Senior Center Sunset Avenue Maple School Shafter Collaborative Redwood Elementary Shafter Ave Women’s Club Kiwanis Shafter Kiwanis Club Shafter Minter Field Airport Minter Field Aviation Street SRPD Shafter Recreation and Parks Department Board of Directors SOS Home Fellowship Lions Shatter Lions Club China Cuisine Rotary Shatter Rotary Club Shafter Veteran's Hall ACTS Palm Avenue Wasco Shafter Post American Legion Historical Shafter Historical Society Central Valley Highway Shafter Depot California Shatter Free Will Baptist Church Redwood Drive Jesus Saves Church South Shafter Avenue

Maple family enterprise and Wasco farming legacy

The article traces the Maple and Voth families' ascent in Wasco through Maple Leaf Farms, Maple Leaf Candy, and related ventures, noting Eli J Peters’ maple branding, Haney family impacts, and expansion into cotton, grapes, hay, and potatoes. It covers station KWSO, Peters Enterprises, and family leadership roles across farming, packing, and local governance, highlighting Loren, Mervyn, and Darrell Voth figures and public service.

Edward J Maple Elementary Canada E.J. Peters Maple Leaf Farms Shell Oil KWSO Edward G. Peters Peters Enterprises Douglas Edward Barbara Wasco Henry H. Voth Susan Nikkel Kansas Escondido Santa Cruz Loren Mervyn Elvera Velda H.H Abe Arnold Henry Susan Broadway Filburn Gus Rapp Pete Mashburn Arnold Bergen H.H. Voth & Sons Santa Barbara Lodi Bakersfield Junior College Stanford University Evelyn Fresno Wasco Elementary Wasco High Bakersfield College Kern County Farm Bureau Darrell Voth Evelyn Voth Scholarship Foundation

Foster Youth Services talk at Shafter Healthy Start

Shafter Healthy Start hosts its monthly collaborative on Wednesday February 20 from 4 to 5 PM in Redwood Elementary School cafeteria. Stephanie Blythe of Kern County Network for Children will present Foster Youth Services to aid education for foster children in Kern County. Call 746 8690 for information.

Shafter Healthy Start Redwood Stephanie Blythe Kern County Network For Children Kern County

CALM seeks volunteers for docent training in Bakersfield

CALM between Lake Ming and Hart Park in Bakersfield invites volunteers to train as docents to educate students and the public about animals and the environment. Training runs March 1 8 15 29 and April 5 12 from 1030 a.m. to 1230 p.m. with no fee. Participants must be CALM members pass all classes wear chambray shirts and provide tetanus proof plus fingerprint clearance. Contact Debby Kroeger at 872 2256 ext 12 for details and sign up.

California Living Museum CALM Lake Ming Hart Park Alfred Harrell Bakersfield Kern County Superintendent of Schools Debby Kroeger Education and Volunteer Services

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Shafter City Council Pacific Avenue Shafter Planning Commission Richland Parent Teachers Association Sequoia Soo East Fresno Avenue American Legion Auxiliary Richland Activity Center West Room Alzheimer’s Shafter Healthcare Shafter Convalescent Hospital East Tulare Avenue Lerdo Highway Seventh Day Adventist Church Poplar West Lerdo Minter Field Air Museum Maple Romance Torney Ann Voth Paslay Maple Wasco Rotary Club Stanley Voth Wasco High Board of Trustees ASCS June Virginia Lilly Miller Rowntyy RTU Mt Ee Ree A Chester Ave High Street Delano Walker Street
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