Restoration society wins 1983 Award of Merit in California
The Shafter Historical Society received the 1983 Award of Merit for Historic Restoration at the California Conference of Historical Societies meeting in San Diego on June 24 1983. President Stan Wilson accepted the honor for the depot project after leading a community effort that raised over 100000 to salvage move and restore the Shafter Santa Fe Depot now a local museum.
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Shafter Historical Society
Shafter Depot
California Conference of Historical Societies
San Diego
Stan Wilson
The
Historical Society
Amtrak
Wilson
August Caires
Loyd Link
Don Zachary
Ben Grundy
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Carola Kern County Museum
Patricia M Shafter
Rick Lawler
San Jose
Caires
Shafter
Grundy
Kern County Museum
Rupert
Arkelian Foundation
Security Pacific Charitable
Steve Reimer
Youth baseball draws 500 players in Shafter area leagues
Over 500 kids from Shafter and Buttonwillow join Babe Ruth and Shafter Recreation and Parks Leagues this summer. Seven to eight year olds play pitched without pitchers, hitting from a tee. Girls 10s won by Tropicana Village with 11-14 title going to Hernstedt Farms. Jr Babe Ruth includes Buttonwillow as 13-15 champions with competitors Concrete, Pipe, Shafter Sports Center, Shafter Kiwanis, and Shafter Lions. All-star regional in Arvin and Tulare setups affect schedule. July 6 games canceled. practice at Kirschenman Park ahead of tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Music
Shafter
Buttonwillow
Babe Ruth
Shafter Recreation and Parks
Wimrmer
Tropicana Village
Hernstedt Farms
Recreation and Parks League
Shafter High School
Tonwillow
Sme Comcrete and Pipe
Shafter Sports Center
Shafter Kiwanis
Shafter Lions
Arvin
Tulare
Kirschenman Park
Lover's quarrel gunfire kills barmaid at El Taconaso Bar
In a lover's quarrel incident at El Taconaso Bar at 1145 E St last Tuesday night June 28 barmaid Lucia Brambila Robles 28 of 1148 St died from a chest wound. Bar owner Jesus Rocha 64 was shot in the back and hospitalized. Suspect Juan Castillo Correla about 24 or 25 fled. he is wanted for questioning.
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Keith
el Taconaso
E St
Juan Castillo Correla
Kern County
Lackey
Tion
Lucia Brambila Robles
Jesus Rocha
Broadway
San Joaquin Community Hospital
Bakersfield
Correla
Sichin Eisai Tocmner
Juan Castillo
Robles
Rocha
Kern Medical Center
Castillo
Fresno
Free Fireworks Shine Over Shafter’s 41st Show
Crowds filled the high school football field for the 41st annual free fireworks display sponsored by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce in Kern County. The event featured the Shafter Volunteer Firemen under Wes Gorsching, a 1942 GMC restoration update by Stan Unruh, and donations aimed at restoring a 1920 Seagraves firetruck. Local dignitaries and performers joined the program, with numerous businesses and individuals listed as contributors to the fireworks fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Kern County
Chamber
Don Zachary
Shafter
Wes Gorsching
Stan Unruh
S. California
Seagraves
Verle Nash
David Morris
Church of Christ
Randy Escalante
Cheryll Toews
Shafter United Methodist Church
Shafter Chamber of Commerce Fireworks Fund
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Baker
Society
Lawler
B. J. Henning
Shafter Woman's Club
Community First Bank
Century 21 Active Realty
General Potato & Onion
Winter Auto Repairs
Shafter Truck Parts
Ernie Hofman Realtor
Johnson Dept
Moorehead Machine Works
Adams Hardfacing Co
Becker Insurance Agency
Shafter Automotive Serv
W.C. Handel & Sons Inc
Frank Russell Mfg. Inc
Jong C. Moon
Neufeld's Automotive
Western Automotive Asso
Schwidt Real Estate
Bob's Floor Covering
Shafter Fastrip No. 2
D.M.V
Anderson Motor Parts
F.W. Handels
Northern Mud Sales & Serv
Hitchcock Auto Parts
Shafter Liquor & Pre Shafter-Wasco Ginning
O'Day
Finance & Thrift
Brown & Bryant, Inc
S. A. Camp Companies
Rex Tudor, Fabric Jewelers
Brannen & Powell
Bank of America
Humpty Dumpty
American Legion
Robert Bongberg
Elro’s
Francis M. Rice
Smitty's Garage
Wilson Ag
Jae Joon Kim
Nikkel Iron Works
Shafco
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