Shafter Chief Frank Christensen Honored for Meritorious Service
Shafter Police Chief Frank Christensen received a meritorious service award from the National Child Safety Council. Floyd Ward presented the plaque for the 1984 efforts to start NCSC programs at Richland Primary and Richland Intermediate schools. The program informs students from kindergarten through sixth grade about child safety and abuse prevention, with expansion planned to include seventh and eighth graders at Richland Junior High.
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Frank Christensen
National Child Safety Council
Christensen
Floyd Ward
California
Nevada
NCSC
Richland
Shafter Police Department
Richland Junior High
Buttonwillow robbery suspects nabbed by Kern deputies
A Buttonwillow man was among two suspects taken into custody by the Kern County Sheriff’s Department on armed robbery and attempted robbery charges.
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Buttonwillow Man
The
Kern
Themen
Herron
Alpha Beta
Brundage Lane
Bakersfield
Kern Medical Center
Lions Club to sponsor youth speech contest in California Nevada
Lions Clubs in California and Nevada sponsor the 48th Student Speakers Contest with topic Television Master or Servant and prize funds raised to 412,500 by district and club donations. Shafter High students may enter. Feb 25 contest at Shafter Moteltonwillow and Ray Edward Patterson, Bakersfield, listed as organizers.
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Lions Clubs
California
Nevada
Shafter High
Carol Haden
Shafter Motel
Seminars on Arthritis Set for Bakersfield Jan 28
The Arthritis Association of Kern County hosts two seminars on January 28 at the Sheraton Valley Inn Bakersfield located at 5101 California Avenue. For more information call 322-9411.
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Arthritis Association of
Kern County
Sheraton Valley Inn
California Ave
Bakersfield
Oscar Wiedmann obituary marks Shafter pioneer at 95
Funeral services were held in Shafter for Oscar Ernst Wiedmann who died January 11 in Reno at age 95. He moved to Shafter in 1915 and was the town’s oldest living pioneer, with a birthdate of April 13, 1889 in Milwaukee. He served as a building designer then a general contractor, retiring in 1957. Surviving are four sons and their spouses, a daughter and husband, 12 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.
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Agee
Shafter
Oscar Ernst Wiedmann
Reno
Nevada
Wiedmann
Wasco Creamery Construction Company
Hazel
John Siemens Dies at 70 in Wasco Church Service
Prominent farmer John Siemens of Shafter died January 12 at 70. Born April 11, 1914 in Waldheim Saskatchewan he moved to California in 1920 and farmed in the Pond Delano area before retiring in 1977. He served as Wasco Mennonite Brethren Church trustee and donated to North Kern Christian School. survived by wife Marjorie two sons Gary and Jay two daughters Pam and Sylvia two brothers Jake and Rueben one sister Susie and eight grandchildren. Interment held at the Mennonite Brethren Church in Wasco with services led by Rev. Richard Wieneke. Donations requested to North Kern Christian School.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Wasco
Bha E Siemens
Shafter
Richard Wieneke
Wasco Mennonite Brethren Church
Mr. Siemens
Waldheim
Saskatchewan
Canada
Jacob
Kathrina Siemens
Maple
Shafter High
Pond- Delano
Shafter- Wasco
Weidenbach Farms
Siemens
Marjorie Myrick
North Kern Christian School
Arious
Shafter Historical Society
Shafter City
Kern
Marjorie
Gary
Bakersfield
Jay
Pam Garcia
Sylvia Hickey
Costa Mesa
Jake C. Siemens
Rueben
Susie Isaac
Marvin Weidenbach
Leroy Weidenbach
Lee Bergman
Stan Wilson
Velma Guenther obituary highlights a life in music and service
Velma Guenther a longtime pianist and nurse died at 87 after a life centered in Shafter California and Dalton South Dakota Born in Dawson North Dakota she married Dr Peter C Guenther in 1929 She held leadership roles in LaRosa Chapter OES Tejon Order of Amaranth and Daughters of the Nile Funeral services were held at Community Evangelical Congregational Church with burial at Shafter Memorial Park Memorials go to the Congregational Church or LaRosa Chapter OES for California
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Community Evangelical Congregational Church
Agee Funeral Home
Velmastrene Guenther
Jane
Owen Qnsum
la Rosa
Order of Eastern Star
Mrs. Guenther
Dawson
North Dakota
Peter C Guenther
Dalton
South Dakota
LaRosa
OES
California
Henry Johnson 91 dies in Shafter graveside service held
Henry Johnson 91 of Shafter died with graveside services held Monday afternoon. Msgr Dino Riccomini officiated and interment followed. Born March 26 1893 in Russia to J F Johnson and wife he came to Shafter at nine and worked as a farm laborer until retirement. He is survived by daughter Agnes Webb Bakersfield three grandchildren David Michael Elizabeth all of Bakersfield and seven great grandchildren.
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Henry Johnson
Shafter
Dino Riccomini
Mr. Johnson
Russia
J.F Johnson
Agnes Webb
Bakersfield
David Webb
Michael Webb
Elizabeth Adams
La Raza Banquet Set in Bakersfield
The La Raza Lawyers Association of Kern County will host its first annual banquet at Martin's restaurant 3535 Union Ave Bakersfield on January 19 A no host cocktail hour starts at 7 p.m. dinner at 8 p.m Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso of the California Supreme Court will speak on The California Supreme Court Defender of Democracy Mr Stan Simkin Kern County Bar Association president will discuss Let Justice Well Up Like Water Reservations by January 16 to 805-322-4618 The donation is 20 per person
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la Raza Lawyers Association
Kern County
Martin’s
Union Ave
Bakersfield
Cruz Reynoso
California Supreme Court
Defender of Democracy
Stan Simkin
Kern County Bar Association
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Assembly of God Church
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Shafter Memorial Park
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Los Angeles
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Everett
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Palos Verdes
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Dale
Betty
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Ventura
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Louise ‘Koch
Allen Wiedmann
Cheryl Slyter
Darryl Wiedmann
Lynn Taylor
Janet Tindall
Ted Wiedmann
Diana Potter
Dennis Wiedmann
John Siemens
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