Froese family reunion spans states and celebrations
Five Froese siblings and six grandchildren gathered for a long overdue reunion with Albert and Helen Froese. Activities included Father’s Day at Fresno Avenue, visits from Carol and Donna, three days in Cambria and San Simeon, tennis challenges, and plans for a December 1980 reunion in Shafter to mark the couple’s 40th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Helen Froese
Grace
Bill Gehle
Nancy
John Enns
Carol
Don Kirchmer
Donna
Don Schrag
Art
Shafter
Shafter High School
Dodge City
Kansas
Amtrak
Kimberly
Jason
Santa Fe Railroad
Froese
Fresno Avenue
Kirchmers
John Ennies
Stacy
Steven
Bill Gehles
John
Mary Ann
Art Froese
Fresno
Wichita
Cambria
San Simeon
Huntington Lake
Local births in Bakersfield area keep growing
Four newborns announced with birth details from North Kern Hospital and Greater Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. Melissa Lin Faust born July 1 1980 at 1:23 a.m. weighs seven pounds one ounce. Susana Arviso born June 20 1980 at 5:15 a.m. weighs seven pounds three and a half ounces. Thaddeus Cooper born June 28 1980 at 12:22 p.m. weighs eight pounds thirteen ounces. Osbaldo Robles born July 1 1980 at North Kern Hospital weighs seven pounds thirteen ounces. Grandparents listed for each family. several names and addresses included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Linda Faust
Atkinson Avenue
Melissa Lin
North Kern Hospital
Jose and
Josephine Arvizo
Susana
Thaddeus Cooper
Chris
Debbie Spohn
Shafter
Greater Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Manuel
Maria Robles
Lost Hills
Osbaldo
AARP Tours Offer Dates and Prices This Year
AARP tour director Sylvia Baughman announces August 1 reservations for senior tours. First trip August 27 to Hearst Castle costs 30 dollars including transport and lunch. Other trips include a September 4 doll factory outing, Amtrak San Francisco trip for 119 dollars, October Grand Canyon 249 dollars, Mother Lode 115 day or 147 single, Tahoe April 6 to 10, with deposits due by August 1. Contact 746-2437 for details.
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AARP
Sylvia Baughman
Hearst's Castle
Hobby City
Anaheim
United States
Baughman
Amtrak
San Francisco
Grand Canyon
Tahoe
Man
Anniversary celebration for parents with family notes
Family gathered to honor a wedding anniversary with silver and white decor. Maria read a self composed letter about her parents meeting, while cousins and friends shared memories. The couple, who studied at Pacific Union College and later farmed, expressed thanks and asked forgiveness for past lies.
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Maria
Tsdl
Heavenly Deception Premier Shown in City Free
A local screening of Heavenly Deception, produced by Evangelical Films, is premiering at 6:00 PM on July 13, sponsored by the Shafter Ministerial. The film profiles ex cult member Chris Elkins and warns of dangerous cults, with an expected reach to 1.76 thousand churches and about 1.5 million people within nine weeks. Admission is free. an offering funds expenses. Also includes a weekly church menu and notes United States red meat consumption at 18.3 million metric tons in 1979.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Elkins
Elkins
Evangelical Films
Our City
Shafter Ministerial
America
Shafter
Beitey
Agriculture Department
Great Root Bear to visit Shafter A&W restaurant
The Great Root Bear, A&W's ambassador of fun, will greet customers at the remodeled Shafter A&W at 139 Central Valley Highway from Friday July 11 to Sunday July 13 between 1 00 p m and 6 00 p m The 6 6 foot character known for TV appearances schools and hospitals will pose for paw shakes and provide surprises Forrest Newburg owner operator says the visit will brighten meals for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A&w
Shafter
Central Valley Highway
Forrest Newburg
Buttonwillow Families Take Extended European Holiday Tour
Edith Torigiani reports Cathy Merlo and Lisa Ghilarducci enjoyed a Cancun holiday, while Victoria Accatino and Vanessa Ghilarducci toured Rome Venice and Pompeii with relatives. The Torigianis traveled from Los Angeles to London Paris and Florence, visiting Porcari and Italy with relatives. Prices topped. coffee up to $2 per cup gas at $3 a gallon as clothing costs rose.
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Edith Torigiani
Cathy Merlo
Bakersfield
Lisa Ghilarducci
Buttonwillow
Cancun
Mexico
Los Angeles
Rome
Italy
Victoria Accatino
Vanessa Ghilarducci
Venice
Naples
Pompeii
Florence
Lucca
New York
Ernest Ghilagducci
Europe
Gano Torigiani
London
West Germany
Belgium
Holland
Paris
Torigiani
Porcari
Amedeo Torigiani
Jack Torigiani
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Virgil
Lula Spohn
Shafter and
Marshall
Dorris Denney
Clarendon
Texas
Dorris
Rand
Vicie Neeley
Myrtle Spohn
W.E. Bolton
Aarp Tours
Shafter United Methodist Church
Gary Ingle
Shs Stadium
Florence Mulder
Mel
Marybeth Dumble
Lurlyne Esten
Marie
Hulda Rusk
Phyllis Scheideman
Linda Gozart
Joyce Pitts
Yale
Mr. and
Mrs. Mei Rub
Richland Ave
Sam Hensley
United Methodist
Rev. G
Ted Larson
W. Lerdo Hwy
Msgr
John A. Delany
Pentecostal Church OF God
Shafter Ave. Sun
P.Y
John Davis
Henry Harder
Shafter Nursery
Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern
California
Tulgie Ave
Owen C. Onsum
Congregational Church
Reformed Church
Sunset
James Maynard Koerner
God
North Pine Street
Roger Trautmann, Pastor
Menno Schellenberg
Buttonwillow Bir
Church of God
Sc. Shafter
G.B. Kingsland
John P. Davis
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