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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1983
Page
2
The Shafter Press will publish weddings engagements birth announcements club and church news at no charge. Submit info to the Press office by Monday noon for that week. Contact Society writer Jeanette Wheeler Mondays or Fridays at 746-4942 or 399-5925. Photos should be black and white if possible.
Frances M. Rice M D opens a Shafter clinic at 555 Kern Street offering family medicine and pediatrics. A Kern Medical Group member since 1976, she has done pre employment physicals and minor industrial injury care, plus gynecology. She is Oakland born, UC San Francisco trained, and a public health master’s holder with past volunteer work in Santa Barbara, Haiti, and Guatemala.
A church column reflects on 1983 as a year under God’s protection. It cites biblical figures at the Red Sea to illustrate God standing between His people and danger, ahead of them and behind them, guiding their future. Jesus words reassure peace despite worldly fears.
Local Golden Empire Bakersfield chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia issues notice for its annual meeting at 2 00 p m May 16 at the Lutheran Church of Prayers 2601 Mount Vernon Ave Bakersfield The agenda includes officer elections for 1983 and a program by Olga Ludwig born in Russia near the Caspian Sea with a talk on her experiences in the Volga region Maps of Russian areas will be shown prepared by Dr Karl Stumpp a noted historian Members are urged to attend and bring a friend for a strong 1983 kickoff.
The Gamblin family group Clown Crusaders for Christ will minister at Shafter Church of God 18473 So Shafter Ave starting Sunday Jan 16 at 6 p.m and nightly Jan 17 21 at 7 p.m. The 10 member troupe from Lompoc uses clown acts and Biblical skits to reach neighborhood youth during their West and Midwest ministering circuit.
Loran D. Grant, Children's Pastor and Awana Commander of Wasco First Baptist Church, will be the speaker at the SCBMC weekly gathering. The event highlights community faith leadership and church outreach.
The Shafter Executive Board of the American Association of Retired Persons will meet today at 3 00 p m at Scout Hall 550 Sunset Avenue with all officers and chairmen requested to attend Catherine White new AARP president announced the relocation luncheon notes for Thursday January 13th reference.
Jerry Hampton announces Jubilation of Grand Canyon College Phoenix will appear in concert with Southern Baptist 250 under Dr Louis Sherman. The eight member ensemble performs a one hour concert of contemporary music as part of a three week tour through Arizona, California and Nevada. Free admission for the public. Grand Canyon College is a fully accredited private liberal arts Christian college in Phoenix at 3300 West Camelback Road.
Sylvia Scott of Gillette Wyoming will appear in a church concert January 16 at 11 00 a m at First Assembly of God Church 150 Elm St Behind Fosters Freeze Pastor Jerry Mitchell announces Scott wrote and produced her own show I Will Sing Unto the Lord aired in Gillette and syndicated from Chicago She has appeared on Show on Channel 38 in recent years and has toured the United States with gospel concerts
Marine Lance Corporal Billy S. Hill, son of Otis B. and Eva M. Hill of 302 Walker, Shafter, California, has reported for duty with the Marine Recruit Training Group at Camp Pendleton, California.
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