Cooling off Emil Frost and Super Bowl memories
The writer recalls watching Super Bowls from various cities with family milestones in mind. He notes Pittsburgh's 1975 76 victory and Packers 1966 67 and 1968 14 wins, plus a Carib bean cruise aboard the Nordic Prince and a January 1934 wedding night in Huron South Dakota.
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Green Bay Packers
Vince Lombardi
Kansas City Chiefs
Packers
Oakland Raiders
Miami Dolphins
Steelers
Wiedmann Shafter pharmacist named Citizen of the Year
Mert Wiedmann, pharmacist in Shafter, was named Citizen of the Year at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce banquet. The event honored Randy White, Pat Richardson, Nina Leigh, and Fred Starrh with community service awards while Loyd Link became 1976 chamber president with Alan Larsen as vice president and Bill Allen as secretary treasurer. Story Gange delivered the featured speech to a crowd near 200.
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Shafter
Mert Wiedmann
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
H. W
Pat” Kelly
Wiedmann
Randy White
Shafter Improvement Council
Pat Richardson
Shafter Bicentennial Committee
Nina Leigh
Fred Starrh
Loyd Link
Alan Larsen
Bill Allen
Carl Moyer
Story Gange
Citizen of Year Wiedmann Honored at Shafter Event
Wiedmann, past president of the Chamber and Shafter Rotary Club, serves on the Cal State Bakersfield Foundation Commission and funds scholarships for Shafter High School seniors. White, a Shafter High junior and cross country standout, was named youth of the evening and credited Joe Frizzell, a key track booster who died in December.
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Wiedmann
Chamber
Shafter Rotary Club
Cal State
Bakersfield Foundation Commission
Shafter High
White
F of White
Kelly
Joe Frizzell
Ben Grundy
Richardson
Richland Pta
Shafter Woman’s Club
Improvement Council
Shafter High School
Leigh
Bill Sheldon
Patrons
Shafter High Patrons
Child Guidance Guild
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission
Jussb Jamins Sotyes Sliceper
The
Freedoms Foundation
Shafter Recreation District
Larson to retire after eight years as Shafter mayor
After eight consecutive years on the Shafter City Council and a four year prior term, Mayor Dick Larson will retire. He recalls serving "like flying in World War II" but is proud of accomplishments including a new police facility, city utility merger, no bonded debt, low utility rates, and a strong water system. The new council faces financial pressures to maintain services at existing costs.
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Shafter
Dick Larson
Hudson Parkette
Larson
Planning Commission
Utility Board
Utility District
City In 1
Adolf Kirschenmarin
Owner held at knifepoint during drive-in burglary escape
Shafter police report that two youths entered Foster Freeze at 5 a.m. and held Ray Wyman Stark at knife point as they tried to open the safe. One suspect fled east through the alley, the other along the highway. both on foot. The burglars cut a screen and opened a sliding window but failed to gain access. Stark described the suspects with ages 18 to 20, heights 5'10" and 5'8" and differing hair colors.
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Shafter
Ray Wyman Stark
Fosters Freeze
East Lerdo Highway
Hig
Stark
Richland Board Approves Personnel Move and Action on Programs
Assistant Superintendent Al Sandrini reports state tests show Richland students meet progress standards but trail state averages in achievement. Board grants a leave of absence to Linda Ost to join husband in Los Angeles as he transfers within the State College system. A second reading of an Affirmative Action Program is presented. Also approved a request to borrow 15 string instruments from East Bakersfield and reviewed policy statement readings and a chorus and band appearance at a PTA luncheon.
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Richland
Supt
al Sandrini
Richland Board of Trustees
Linda Ost
Los Angeles
Ost
Cal State
Bakersfield
State College System
State Board of Education
Richard Southwick
East High
Southwick
East
Evron Barber
Seventh District
PTA
Veterans Memorial Hall
Shafter Plans Bicentennial Projects and Parade
The Shafter Bicentennial Committee discussed multiple projects including medallion sales by the American Legion post, a student coloring book at Richland Primary, and fire hydrants painted as historical figures. Prizes include medallions and ribbons, with sales and parade plans coordinated with Kern County Bicentennial efforts for September 25.
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Shafter Bicentennial Committee
Shafter Post
The
American Legion
Richland Primary
Shafter
Joe deRamue
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Shafter Rotary Club
Nina Leigh
Kern County Bicentennial Committee
Mild stretch to persist in Shafter and valley
Dry mild weather continues in Shafter and the south San Joaquin Valley after a six day run with highs 60s to near 70s. Patchy fogs from Tuesday morning are forecast with daily readings from the USDA Cotton Research Station in Shafter showing January highs of 40 to 70 and lows from 28 to 39 across January 13 to January 19.
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Shafter
San Joaquin Valley
USDA
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Jack) Frost
Las Vegas
Los Angeles Coliseum
Chico
Jeff Raven
Laura
Huron
S. Dakota
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh
Vene
Caribbean
South Dakota
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago
Pat’’ Kelly
Shafter Press
Shafter Garden Club
Bakersfield League of Women Voters
Starrh
Kerneth Anderson
Shafter Recreation Commission
Shafter Vegetable Growers
SVG Farms
Kern County Farm Bureau
California Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau
Calif
Shafter United Methodist Cmarch
Gange
Poked
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
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