Bender Family Reunion Brims With Memories in Shafter
A reunion of the late August and Katherina Bender's children and families drew 76 attendees on July 4 at Ebenezer Reformed Church social hall in Shafter. Events included a bubble gum contest, a family program, prizes, a vocal sextet, and a patriotic dinner amid red, white, and blue decor. Attendees from Shafter and many out-of-town relatives gathered for photos, stories, and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherina Bender
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Shafter
Virginia Bender
Miss Bender
Colleen Bender
Joyce Bender
Jim Hamman
Sara Hamman
Beverly
Ragsdale
America
Grace
Aduel
Anna Mettler
Edwin Bender
Russell
Alice Hamman
Victor
Elizabeth Meneses Weds Hawkins in Shafter Ceremony
Elizabeth Meneses married Steven Hawkins of Shafter on June 26 at 5 00 p.m. in a single ring ceremony at the groom's home before 100 guests officiated by Rev Samuel O Hensley of the Shafter Freewill Baptist Church. The bride, given in marriage by her father, was attended by sister Suzi Meneses with Allen Thomas as best man. Art Meneses Jr. of Frankfurt, Germany, was a special guest. Glenda Mathis played the wedding march. The couple joins Hawkins’s background as a Shafter High School and Bakersfield College alum now a pipe fitter apprentice in the Plumbers Union. A bridal shower was held June 15 hosted by Bobbie Hensley and Maria Favereaux.
Millers celebrate 50th anniversary in Shafter home
Edna Scandlen Miller and David D. Miller marked their 50th wedding anniversary on June 27, 1982, at Shafter Veterans Memorial Hall. Family attendance included four sons Ken St. Helena Don Denver Larry Concord Kevin Lafayette, daughter Lori Akin, and late Joyce represented by Ray Meyer and grandsons Scott and Al. They wed June 25, 1932 in Stigler Oklahoma. Mr Miller retired after 32 years with Superior Oil. Mrs Miller remains active Avon rep. A soloist performed and letters from Reagan and state and local officials were on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Scandlen Miller
David D. Miller
Mark Avenue
Shafter Veteran's Memorial Hall
Millers
Ken
St. Helena
Don
Denver
Colorado
Larry
Concord
Kevin
Lafayette
Lori Akin
Pleasant Hill
Joyce
Ray Meyer
Scott
al Meyer
Women delegates from Shafter at Kern District conference
Nine Shafter Woman's Club delegates attended a Kern District conference in Weldon on July 8 led by President Helen Hasty. Accompanying her were Catherine White Elizabeth Peters Verona Dalke Lorene Geisbrecht Greeta Paslay Josephine Larimer Jan Janzen and Lottie Cummings. Peters was named district Home Life Department chair. The event featured a musical program and a hats skit by the host South Fork Club with a meal, and district officers announced for the year. The District's first regular meeting will be November 10 with North of the River Club hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Woman's Club
Kern
Weldon
Helen Hasty
Catherine White
Elizabeth Peters
Verona Dalke
Lorene Geisbrecht
Greeta Paslay
Josephine Larimer
Jan Janzen
Lottie Cummings
Peters of
Shafter
District Home Life Department
Hostess Club
South Fork Club
North of the River Club
Locals intern at Channel 23 interns shine in summer TV work
Three Shafter residents Sheri Almberg Melinda Zachary and Johnny White intern at KERN Channel 23 earning college credits and hands on broadcast journalism experience Their duties progressed from go fer to selecting AP stories shooting and joining reporter teams They hope to produce a full story each by summer’s end and work extra hours without pay for field exposure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Shafter
Sheri Almberg
Melinda Zachary
Johnny White
Associated Press
Tom Almberg
University of the Pacific
Stockton
UCP
Melinda
Phil Zachary
Stanford University
Jane
University of Southern California
Daily
Trojan
Carlos White
Califor
New Babies and Local News From Kern County
New arrivals Rickey and Apryl Cobb announce Amanda Suzzana born June 19 1982 at North Kern Hospital weighing 5 pounds 6 ounces and 19 1/2 inches. A son Jose Manuel Navattette born June 22 1982 at North Kern Hospital 9 pounds 20 1/2 inches. In class Sheri and Johnny interviewed fireworks vendors on a 7 with 6 1/2 cent sales tax, a false lead from the Board of Equalization. potential on air stories and future camera appearances noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rickey
Apryl Cobb
East Lerdo
Amanda Suzzana
North Kern Hospital
Jose Manuel Navattette
Julian and
Irene Palacios
Sheri
Johnny
Los Angeles
Kern County
Board of Equalization
White
Johnny _works
Turner photographer frames California cotton heritage
John Turner, a Georgian transplant living in Shafter, exhibits close up fruit and flower photos plus 20 USA landscapes at Martha Ingle's The Stitch in Kitchen. His book White Gold Comes to California chronicles cotton’s rise and impact, with a planned national cotton study awaiting sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Turner
Shafter
Turner
U.S.A
Martha Ingle
James Street
California
U.S
Tennessee
Turners
Ambiguous Time Listings From A Fragment
A sequence of scattered times appears in the fragment including 5:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 1:30 pm. and 8:30 a.m. with no clear event context or subject. The readable text offers no names places organizations or dates to anchor a specific news item or action.
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Bender
Robert Mettler
Long Beach
Lawrence
Carol Mettler
Leann
Darren
Mission Viejo
Kenneth
Rosella Dalke
Pam
Santa Cruz
Roy
Diana Jones
Jody
Stan
Tim
Kent Crider
Shingle Springs
Harry
Barbara Osell
Tedra
Daphne
Gerald
Patty Bender
Anthony
Lisa Williams
Mel
Laura Vaux
Boulder City
Nevada
Rick
Janice Williams
Bakersfield
Jim
Ryan
Roslyn
Visalia
Keith
Nancy Hamman
Neil
Kathy Hamman
Marc
Dude
Esther Ragsdale
Fresno
Beverly Ragsdale
Duke
Sandie Stoddard
Amy
Matt
Gary
Sharon Carter
Stacy
Jamie
Tony
Mary Ragsdale
Bobby
Ron
Sherrie Carter
Kim
Angie
Jack
Vicki Dowden
Escondido
Elizabeth Meneses
Arturo
Steven.Hawkins
Rachel Meneses
Woodville
Elizabeth and
Steven Hawkins
Superior Oil Company
Ronald Reagan
S. I. Hayakawa
William Thomas
Jerry Brown
Walter Stiern
Phillip Wyman
Gene Tackett
Loyd Link
Henry Harder
Mennonite Brethren Church
Israel
E. Tulare Ave
W. Stanley Jensen
Stephen Sloat
Channel 23
Nia University
Shafter United Methodist
Sun
Rev. G
Ted Larson
W. Lerdo
United States
Georgia
George Plains Experiment Station
First Southern Baptist Church
Kern St
H.D. Rutledge Jou Are
ST. Therese Catholic Church
Lerdo
Msgr
John A. Delany
Corner of Sunset
James Maynard Koerner
God
the People's Church
James St
Gene Freeman
Bette Freeman
Kenneth McConmick
Shield of Faith Revival Church
California Ave
Shafter, CA
E.8
Graeber
Donald Brown
Perth
Bible School
Youth Ministries
Assembly OF God
Elm Street
Jerry Mitchell
Pentecostal Church OF God
South Shafter Ave
Kevin Grills
Valley Bible
North Pine Street
Roger Trautmann
Ken West
Menno Schellenberg
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