Community Calendar Shafter events and Prop 36 meetings listed
A weekly calendar of Shafter area events includes Prop 36 recovery meetings at Free Will Baptist Church and Home Fellowship Church, plus city council, planning, 4H, and club gatherings. Listings cover recreation, senior and veteran groups, service organizations, and school board sessions with dates and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Will Baptist Church
Redwood
Home Fellowship Church
California Avenue
Shafter Youth Council
City Council
Richland —Richland
Golden Oak
Redwood School
Alliance Against Family Violence
Shafter
Central Avenue
Kern —Kern High School District
Sundale Avenue
Bakersfield
Shafter Freewill Baptist Church
American Association OF Retired People
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans Hall
Richland Activity Center
West Room
Alzheimer’s Shafter Healthcare
Shafter Convalescent Hospital
East Tulare Avenue
Shafter Collaborative
Shafter Police Department
Shafter Women’s Club
Shafter Veterans Hall
Lions
Shafter Lion’s Club
Kiwanis
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter Minter Field
Minter Field
Aviation Street
SAPD
Shafter Recreation and Parks Department Board of Directors
Walker Senior Center
Sunset
Rotary
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Veteran’s Hall
The Joy of the Lord Is Our Strength in Nehemiah and Faith
A reflection tying Nehemiah 8 10 to modern faith, explaining that joy in the Lord is strength. It contrasts childlike joy with adult doubt, cites Galatians 522 and Psalm 3211, and urges living joy as a spiritual discipline despite life’s trials.
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Nehemiah
Jerusalem
Temple
Persia
Artaxerxes
Paul
Freedman Endowment Honors Shafter Farm Labor Aid
The Shafter Farm Labor Camp honored Dr. Harold C. Freedman with an endowment funding health care access for farm laborers. Freedman died in February 2013, and his daughter Margaret Lemacchi noted contributions from Shafter residents. The endowment supports a yearly scholarship for a Shafter High School graduate who may return to serve the community after CSUB. CSU Bakersfield highlights its 1965 founding, WASC accreditation, and regional role with 9,000+ students and 40,000 alumni across four schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Freedman
Margaret Lemacchi
CSUB
Lemacchi
Harold C. Freedman
San Joaquin Valley
California State University
Bakersfield
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
WASC
Csub - Antelope Valley
Central Valley
CSU Bakersfield
Relay for Life Review From Page Celebrates Cancer Fight
The overnight Relay event raises nearly 5 billion to fight cancer. Survivors Lap honors cancer fighters while caregivers are recognized. Walkers take turns on the track and luminaries mark the Luminaria Ceremony around the track. The day features speakers music activities and fellowship. The event runs from morning to next morning and inspires communities to unite for a common fight.
Disturbance at Lerdo Facility Ends with Minor Injuries
Deputies responded to a Sunday disturbance at the Lerdo Male Minimum Facility and separated inmates. Metropolitan Division deputies assisted. Several inmates suffered minor injuries and were hospitalized. No deputies were hurt. The investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff’s Office
Lerdo
Tourist dies in crash near Wasco in Canada?
A 32 year old Brazilian woman, Jacqueline Lopes Marques of Manaus, died in a Saturday crash near Wasco when a westbound 2013 GMC Yukon XL ran a stop sign at McCombs Road and Palm Avenue. The vehicle overturned after a northbound pickup struck it, ejecting Marques who was not belted. A second Yukon passenger and a 12 year old child were injured and airlifted to Kern Medical Center. The Kern County Coroner's Office identified Marques and the CHP continues the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Highway Patrol
Wasco
Kern County
Jacqueline Lopes Marques
Manaus
Brazil
McCombs Road
Palm Avenue
CHP
McCombs
Marques
Kern Medical Center
KMC
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Valley Bible Church
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