Fourth of July joy fills Shafter stadium crowd over two thousand
The Shafter High School stadium hosted the annual Fourth of July Celebration drawing an estimated 2,000 attendees. Residents arrived with lawn chairs and blankets for hamburgers by the Shafter Stingrays Swim Club, T Ball All Star games, a marching band, patriotic program, flag ceremony, baton group performances, and a grand fireworks display by local volunteers and Wasco crews.
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Shafter High School
Shafter Stingrays
Tball
Menpea
Shafter United Methodist Church
Gary Ingle
Jenny Engle
Mark Reppert
Jim Presley
Ver Nash
Don Zachary
USA
Delbert Regeir
Mennonite Brethren Church of South Shafter
Cub Scout Pack 913
Roy
Josie Ramirez
Cheryl Toews
Anita Self
Telo
Charles Santillan
Wasco
Jerry Schmidt
Kern County Fire Department
Shafter
Shafter to Get 7000 Federal Transit Aid for Vehicle
Rep Bill Thomas announced Kern County towns receive Section 18 funds for public transit in non urbanized areas. Shafter will buy a six passenger wagon with radio at a total cost of 16000 dollars, California City gets 16000 for a 12 passenger vehicle with radio, Maricopa and Taft receive 6000 and 30000 respectively for operating expenses for 1983-85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Thomas
Bakersfield
Shafter
United States Department of Transportation
Kern County
California City
Maricopa
Thomas
Farmers urged to file acreage reports change in 1985 base acres
Dan Carothers, County Executive Director for the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service, urges all farmers to file acreage reports for 1984 to establish the 1985 base acres. Reports cover all crops including vines trees vegetables and program crops such as cotton rice feed grains and wheat. Appointment cards have been issued and must be kept on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Carothers
The
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service
Students Share Local Scholarships From Buttonwillow Groups
The Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and the Buttonwillow Lions Club awarded scholarships totaling 3050 dollars to local students. Shafter High senior Chris Barulich won 1000 dollars, Bettina Romanini and Tina Sherwood each 500 dollars. Denny Sate received 750 dollars and Brenda Rodriguez 300 dollars from the Arthur and Martha Williams Family Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric
Sweden
DeVries
Shafter High
Hans Pettersson
Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Chris Barulich
Bettina Romanini
Tina Sherwood
Arthur and
Martha Williams
Denny Sate
Brenda Rodriguez
Shafter community calendar highlights upcoming meetings
Wednesday July 11 Kiwanis Club noon at Veteran's Hall. Thursday July 12 Historical Society board 7:30 p.m. at Depot Museum. Friday July 13 Chamber of Commerce noon at JD's. Monday July 16 Boosters Club 7 p.m. at Shafter High School cafeteria. American Legion Post 213 8 p.m. at Veteran's Hall and Auxiliary 7 p.m. at Veteran's Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Veteran's Hall
Shafter Historical Society Board
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Jd's
Shafter Boosters Club
Shafter
American Legion Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Four Shafter Scouts Attend Camp Kern Huntington Lake
Four Shafter scouts Darren Bogie Pete Deluna Max Tennison and Jimmy Morgan of Scout Troop 913 left Sunday for Camp Kern at Huntington Lake for a week of activities. Camp Director Del Yantis and Program Director Bob Bode organized programs for scouts from Inyo Kern and Mono. More than 800 Scouts Webelos Explorers and leaders expected during the 1984 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darren Bogie
Pete Deluna
Max Tennison
Jimmy Morgan
Kern
Huntington Lake
Richland
Inyo
Mono
del Yantis
Bob Bode
Mountain Lake
Shafter
Camp Kern
Dave Sememner
Come Sete
Morgan
Shafter Troop
Queen's Scout
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Disneyland
Kern County Fair
Kern Shafter High Stadium
Shafter United Methodist
Youth For Understanding
Martha and
Wade DeVries
YFU International Student Exchange
McFarland
West Germany
Finland
Belgium
Japan
YFU
Reimer
Ika Tobieson
Cortez
Tica Alvarez
Colombia
Juha Heikkinen
Lewis
YFA
Martha
Taft
Hanee
USDA
Buttonwillow Lion's Club
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