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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1983
Page
6
A sermon from Shafter Church of God by Rev. Don Causey on love as patience and endurance, and on making the home a center of honest communication. It discusses sharing frustrations, listening, and mutual understanding to sustain marriage and family relationships.
The AAUW Shafter-Wasco Satellite will hold a February 28 meeting at 7 30 p m in Jane Lollar's Wasco home 2301 Garden Street The program Pioneer Women Our Local Heritage features guests Teresa Burke and Vera Stone Members and guests should bring a token linking a woman in family history The group is open to any woman graduate of a four year college for more information call Pat Bryant or Ione Lollar
A sequence of local meetings and events in Shafter includes Business Men's Committee at Yee's Steak House on February 24 and 25 with the Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture at J D s noon, Women's History Week committee at Shafter Library 4:00 p m, Assertive Discipline Seminar at Congregational Church 9:00 a m to noon February 26, Shafter City Council at City Hall 7:00 p m February 28, Rotary Club at Elks Clubhouse Highway 43 noon March 1, Shafter Woman's Club at Veterans Hall 11:30 a m, Kiwanis Club at Veterans Hall 12:05 p m, and Lions Club at Shafter Motel 7:00 p m March 2.
The fall 1982 Dean’s List at California State University, Fresno includes 1,831 students with GPAs of 3.5 or higher. Tara Bloemhof and Clinton Bergen are among those recognized. 473 posted perfect 4.0 GPAs and received letters from President Harold H. Haak. Separately, births at North Kern Hospital record Pedro Manuel and Daniel Acala, sons born to Garcia and Ramirez families.
The Shafter Press offers free publication for weddings engagements birth announcements club and church notices. Submit information to the Press office by Monday noon for the week. Contact society writer Jeanette Wheeler on Mondays or Fridays at 746-4942 or 399-5925. Photos preferred in black and white. color accepted if properly exposed.
Henry and Eva Mae Baergmarked their golden anniversary with about 150 relatives at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church fellowship hall in Shafter. The couple, married January 26, 1933 in Salt Lake City, have served as missionaries in Las Vegas northern California Hawaii and South America before retiring in 1971 to San Diego and later settling in Las Vegas.
The Shafter Woman's Club will discuss Battered Women: What's All the Fuss Do We Have a Problem at its March 2 meeting in the Veteran's Hall. Marylee King will speak with the Bakersfield shelter director for battered women and children in attendance. Luncheon at 12 30 p m served by committee members Ann Stoller Jane Pozoff Bobby Ratzlaff Kathy Morgan Rose Stocker Lorene Hill Lottie Cummings Jan Janzen.
The observance in Shafter March 6 to 12 will honor Angie Stringham Hazel Wiedmann Marion Hitchcock and Julia Potter for early community service. A volunteer committee gathers photos and biographies to create posters and a book for the Shafter Museum while inviting locals to share memories. Meetings are Fridays at 4 p.m. at the Shafter library.
La Rosa Chapter No. 146 Order of Eastern Star held a Valentine themed meeting on Monday February 14 with LaVerne Burnett and Wm Burnett presiding. Special escort for the visiting matron and 50 year members Irvin and Faye Barr were introduced. Refreshments were provided by Raye Kester Esther Offil and Leta Mae Camp. Fifty year members will be honored at the February 28 meeting with pin and certificate presentations.
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