Taft Tops Shafter in two finals. Arvin tops Generals
In a high scoring B class clash Taft beat Shafter 60-48 as Larry Antoniovanni and Harold Heiter led with 17 points each. Shafter’s Snively excelled at forward filling in for ill Torrigiani. Arvin beat Shafter 65-54 to take the South Sequoia League lead, Stuebbe scoring 17 for Arvin while Klassen added 15 and Ramay 13 for Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons
Taft
Shafter
John Snively
Snively
David Torrigiani
Jan Stuebbe
Phil Klassen
Jack Ramay
Larry Wells
Tim Haag
Laird Parker
Larry Antoniovanni
Harold Heiter
ARVIN
Arvin Bears
Generals
Allan Neman
Ron Koop
Tim Powell
Colonels
Bruins
Harold Helter
Dennis Paula
Fred Herkimer
Mitchell Jones
Bill McKinley
Shafter C’s
Ken. Carrasco
Richard Gaeta
Alvin Bryant
Sidney Unruh
Mike Pyle
Dan Allen
Ken Allen
Kern County Fair seeks theme contest with $25 prize
Kern County Fair Board offers a 25 dollar bond to anyone proposing a winning theme for the 1968 fair. The five word or fewer slogan should stress agriculture and Kern County’s costly farming economy. Deadline is February 21. open to all Kern County residents.
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Kern County Fair Board of Directors
Kern County
Hollis Roberts
Roberts
P. O. Box
Bakersfield
Junior Women At District Meet Saturday
Two members of the Shafter Junior Women's Club attended the Sequoia District California Federation of the Junior Woman's Clubs executive board meeting in Dinuba. The event included workshops on reports writing and district officials introducing new chairs and plans for the May Junior State Convention in Bakersfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Junior Women’s Club
Dinuba
Janary
Sequoia District
California Federation Womens Clubs
Collins Crosby
Shafter
Delroy—Deniston
Robert Gibbons
Porterville
Kenneth Wedel
Wasco
Bakersfield
Kenneth Handel
Mrs Pam Ping Spent Week in Hawaii With Husband
Mrs Pam Ping returned to Bakersfield Saturday January 20 from Hawaii where she had flown January 11 to join her husband S/4 Robert Ping on a rest and relaxation furlough. He will resume duties in Vietnam in May, stationed at Long Binh 30 miles from Saigon.
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Robert Ping
Hawaii
Ping
Vietnam
Pam Ogle
Robert Ogle
Kern Joint Junior College District Seeks Expansion to Seven Trustees
Trustees authorize a petition to Kern County Committee to call a June election to expand the Kern Joint Junior College District from five to seven members. The plan would allocate trustees by five geographic areas Central East South West North with specified population shares. Superintendent Theron L. McCuen says the division is logical and will require legal steps to take effect July 1, 1968.
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Kern Joint Junior College
Theron L. McCuen
Porterville Area
Kern County Committee On
M. Glenn Bultman
McCuen
Kern County Counsel
Kern Joint Junior College District
Bakersfield College
Desert
Ridgecrest
Porterville College
Mathias Appears on TV for State of the Union Analysis
Congressman Bob Mathias took part in a nationally televised Republican analysis of President Johnson's State of the Union address on Tuesday evening January 23. He called his participation a great honor to join the party in examining the message.
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Washington
Bob Mathias
President Johnson
Mathias
Can Party
Everett Family Seeks Son in Vietnam and Local Awards Seen
Sgt Everett, stationed in Vietnam, is missing whereabouts with wife Joanne and son John Jr. in Louisville while he serves. His family details, education, and Army service background are noted along with future district annexation talk for Kern Joint Junior College District and board expansion plans.
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Page
Sgt. Everett
Joanne
John Jr
Louisville
Vietnam
John L. Everett
Kern Academy
Monterey Bay Academy
Germany
Texas
Ft. Ord
Wood Named New Mexico State Coach Visits Gladdens
Jim Wood new head coach of New Mexico State spent nights with Ken Gladden and his son Mickey in the Las Cruces area. The Gladdens toured the campus while noting Woodson’s retirement and Wood’s young age as factors in building a winning program. Local connections praise Wood as a top public relations asset for the university.
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Jim Wood
New Mexico State
Ken Gladdens
Mickey
Jim
Kenney Gladden
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
Kenney
Wood
California
Gladdens
Las Cruces
New Mexico
the Woods
Cathy
Shafter
Donald
David
Oklahoma State
Laura
Alan Hancock Junior College
Santa Maria
Bill
Aggies
Warren B. Woodson
Woodson
Woods
Surprise North Kern Women Golf Tournament Schedule
The North Kern women's golf club announces a surprise tournament for Thursday January 25 chaired by Ginger Somers and Katy Ogle. Sally Payton won the January 18 event with Even Holes scoring 32. Multiple players tied scores in prior rounds. Plans for Huffman trophy on February 15 and a Three Hits and a Miss event for February 4 are noted with sign up requests.
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North Kern
Ginger Somers
Katy Ogle
Sally Payton
Sally
Maude Beaven
Myrtle Rostain
Dorothy Klinger
Betty Yaksitch
Carmen Oliverez
Robbie Wingate
Audrey Leigh Wisner
Jessie Brown
Eclectic
Esther Mald
Shafter Volunteer Department Officers Installed for Year
The Shafter Volunteer Department held its annual installation Saturday at the Shafter Motel. New officers installed by Fire Commissioner Carl Moyer include Chief Bill Brown Assistant Chief Eugene Pescatore Training Captain Jerry Schaub Jerry Schmidt Secretary Chuck Firkins and Treasurer. Retiring officers are Chief John Wells Assistant Chief Joe Kirk Training Captain Chuck Firkins Eugene Pescatore Secretary and Milburn Cobb Treasurer. Wives guests and the Women’s Auxiliary attended the dinner dance and gifts were presented to the retiring officers.
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Shafter Volunteer Department
Shafter
Carl Moyer
Bill Brown
Eugene Pescatore
Jerry Schaub
Jerry Schmidt
Chuck Firkins
John Wells
Joe Kirk
Milburn Cobb
Women’s Auxiliary
Eldorado Racing Association Announces January Quarter Horse Meet
The Eldorado Racing Association sets Sunday January 28 for its monthly quarter horse racing at Eldorado Monado Ranch, 15 miles south of Bakersfield near Highway 99 and Herring Road. Post time is 12 30 PM.
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Eldorado Racing Association
Eldorado Monado Ranch
Bakersfield
Highway 99
Herring Road
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Carl Camp
Don Nikkle
Randy Penner
The
Bucks
Taft C’s
Richard Gar
Ken Carrasco
Mike Ramay
Rodney Creekham
Lynn Warnock
Garces
Taft Squad
Shafter Press
Odell Joiner
Cartridge
Tulare
Lonnie Holmes
Bakersfield Philana Juniors
Pam Ping
Husband
Kern
Sgt
Everett
U.S. Army Field Artillery
Walnut Creek
Robert J. Zenk
Stephen Fuller
Owen Onsum
Shafter Union Congregational Church
California Junior College Association
California School Boards Association
Simonsen
Calif. Junior College Association
American Association of Junior Colleges
Boston
Phil Zachary
Jane
Ann
Susan
Melinda
Mrs. Zachary
Phi Epsilon Phi Sorority
Shafter Methodist Church
Golden West
Elwood R. Greer
First Baptist Church
North Pine Street
Edward M. Rhoades
Family Bible Hour
Southern
WNROG
Bell System
Uni
W. R. L. Middleworth
Pacific Telephone
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