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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1986
Page
3
A Shafter reader celebrates sunny weather and budding iris bulbs after a cold spell. The column blends personal reflections on self esteem, coping styles, and the aim to help children develop a healthy sense of self worth, with quotes and a call for reader input.
At the January Shafter Woman's Club gathering past presidents received handcrafted needlepoint gifts by President Bev Hawkins. Lucy Gorsching urged members to upcoming events including a February 13 Merchants' Lunch and Bake Sale at Veterans Hall from 11 to 2. The March 5 Art Show features Carolyn Johnston as guest judge with member talent displays. A March 8 Prayer Breakfast fundraiser includes speaker music and breakfast with donations accepted. Historian Flora Nichols found photos of the original club building destroyed in the earthquake. Emma Tillman and Helen Hasty celebrated birthdays. In memory of Maryellen Newman, Lou Peters read her award‑winning poem. Sympathy to Opal Zachary for husband Clyde's death. Jackie Westbrook outlined convalescent hospital programs including movies Bingo grooming classes sing‑alongs cooking and exercise led by Roy Farrell. Westbrook thanked the club for buying a giant screen TV for residents. Board meeting set for January 15 at JD's at 7:45.
The American Legion Post 213 of Shafter announces the 49th Annual National High School Oratorical Contest to foster constitutional knowledge and citizenship. Local participants are judged Sunday January 19 at 1 30 p m in Veterans Hall with Grady Bartlett as contact at 746 6568.
A series of cultural listings runs January 10 to February 8 including the West Coast Watercolor Society Exhibit at Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery 1930 R Street and a Paul Lingren lecture at Bakersfield College Todd Madigan Gallery. Also scheduled are Don Giovanni at Dove Theatre January 16 17 and Aerosmith at the Civic Auditorium January 28.
A January 31 concert by Aerosmith follows It Happened One Night screening at West High School 1200 New Stine Road Bakersfield at 7 30 p.m. A fashion show dessert extravaganza hosted by International Student Association runs 7 p.m. at Bakersfield College Fireside Room. February 4 6 Solar I Lost City Valley of Fire includes two Las Vegas nights with a 65 price and 15 deposit by January 16. An Evening with Hayden at the Dore Theatre CSB and Candida by Shaw at CSB Dore Theatre run early February with multiple showtimes.
Weekly lunch plan lists meals for January 15 to 21. Menu includes Oven Fried Chicken with au gratin potatoes spinach and peaches on January 15, Beef Enchilada Casserole January 16, Juice Macaroni and Cheese January 17, Closed January 20 for Martin Luther King Jr Birthday, Liver and Onions January 21 with sides and dessert.
January dates list birthdays and anniversaries for Evelyn Walker Reuben Fraley Russell Searcy Doyle Dean Stear man Dot tie Mixon Rachelle Leanne Fabric Kathy Preston Billie Wood Herman Osborn Heath Molina Mary E Carnival F.C Nixon Mary Nixon Jack Laura Frost Bill Evelyn Walker Cody Howze Sylvia Baughman Ethel Schultz Wes Nan Gorsching Posted as a community birthday and anniversary remembrance across multiple January days.
Santa Herman Marvin Jones, a Buttonwillow native and Shafter High School alumnus, returned to town to spread Christmas cheer by distributing 24 food baskets to families lacking Christmas dinners and giving toys to local children in the true spirit of the season.
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