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Shafter awards honor locals with farm and service ties
The community will honor several residents with awards including Agriculture and Humanitarian honors. Helen Crawford, previous year’s Humanitarian winner, praised Shafter as special. Johnson, a longtime resident and former department store operator, returns after a 1981 exit and a 1988 comeback, recently retiring from chamber volunteer work. Marvin Weidenbach received the Agriculture Award in 1993 for farming with his brothers since the 1940s. he moved to Shafter in 1945 after visiting California in 1923. The event promises memories for attendees and reflects a town with strong local ties.
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Helen Crawford
Wasco Association For the Developmentally Disable, Inc
WADD
Crawford
Shafter
Johnson
Bayxide
Ark
Shafter High School
Paso Robles
Chamber of Commerce
Marvin Weidenbach
Weidenbach
California