Newlyweds Honeymoon in Hawaiian Islands
Debbie Johnson and Delvin Pitts wed at the Hillcrest Seventh Day Adventist Church Bakersfield on June 20 at 7 30 p m with four hundred guests. The couple will honeymoon eight days in Oahu and Kauai and reside at 3311 Union Ave Apt 1 Bakersfield. The ceremony featured Emma Dome gown Venise lace and blue orchid bouquet. Numerous family members from Bakersfield Shafter Cayucos Campbell Campbell and Porterville attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillcrest Seventh Day Adventist Church
Bakersfield
Debbie Johnson
Delvin Pitts
Miss Johnson
Gene Dirksen
Kayoming Way
Nelson West
Shafter
Earl Johnson
Cayucos
Leon Pitts
Emma Horst
Campbell
Roy Pitts
Aaron A. Wagner
Porterville
Emma Dome
Juliet
Marty’ Pitts
Carla Brody
Brenda Dodgen
Rhonda Epp
Gary Edmondson
Bible Boy
Karl Brody
Duane Pitts
Marty Pitts
Richie Pitts
Richland School
Kern Junior Academy
Bakersfield Academy
Monterey Bay Academy
Newberry Park Academy
la Sierra College
Riverside
H. & L. Supply
Johnson
LaVerne Everett
Donald Brody
Shower Held for Bride-to-be Kathy Albright
A surprise bridal shower on July 13 honored Kathy Albright, fiancée of Mike Enns. Daisies floated in green punch, matching the yellow and green motif, with hostess Jeannie Guenther, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Guenther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Albright
Jeannie Guenther
Gene Guenther
Miss Albright
Mike Enns
Shafter Local News Briefs Highlight Community Trips and Events
Tod Mequist leaves July 12 for a UCLA charter flight to France to stay until September. Rev Chris Ummel and family return from a Colorado vacation and a Kansas reunion. Russel Enns of Fairfield visits Shafter for a September 4 wedding at the Mennonite Brethren Church with a crowd including family and bridesmaids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tod .Mequist
Ucla
France
James Mequist
Faber
Rev
Chris Ummel
Colorado
Grand Junction
Denver
Kansas
Arnold
Rev. Ummel
North Shafter
Ruizs Welcome Son Christopher Ray in Bakersfield
Mr and Mrs Ray Ruiz of Shafter announce the birth of their first child a son Christopher Ray born July 5 at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds one ounce The mother is Veronica Gaeta formerly Larry Gaeta of Shafter Paternal grandmother is Mrs Henrietta Ruiz Wasco The baby’s grandmothers include Mrs Catarina Gaeta Guillermo Ortega Fresno Mrs Maximiana Reyes Mexicali Baja California and Eloisa Ruiz Wasco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Ruiz
Shafter
Christopher Ray
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Veronica Gaeta
Larry Gaeta
Henrietta Ruiz
Wasco
Catarina Gaeta
Guillermo Ortega
Fresno
Maximiana Reyes
Mexicali
Baja California
Eloisa Ruiz
Private Eugene Sloas Completes 14 Week Course
Army Private Eugene L. Sloas, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Sloas of Shafter, completed a 14 week auto motive repair course at the U S Army Ordnance Center and School Aberdeen Proving Ground Md. He trained in maintenance and repair of wheeled and tracked vehicle engines and accessories, powertrain units and chassis components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene L. Sloas
Troy Sloas
Shafter
U. S. Army Ordnance Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Engagement Announced by Parents in Fresno Area
Rev and Mrs Henry H Dick announce engagement of Judy Marie to Ronald B Brown both of Fresno. Judy Marie a Pacific College English major plans teaching at junior high. Ronald a Fresno Pacific College student with business administration major. Ceremony set November 20 at Butler Avenue Mennonite Brethren Church Fresno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Dick
Shafter
Judy Marie
Ronald B. Brown
Henry Brown
Fresno
Shafter High School
Pacific College
Pacfic
Fresno Pacific College
Butler Avenue Mennonite Brethren Church
Templeton High School
Bridegreen
Shafter High
Pacific College of
Double Ring Rite for Beverly Wiebe and Richard Kopper
The wedding at First Assembly of God Church in San Luis Obispo united Beverly Elaine Wiebe and Richard Arthur Kopper before 300 guests. Uncle Edwin L. Kopper, pastor, performed the ceremony with Misses Muriel Spouse and Pamela Kopper as attendants, and Tim Kopper as best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Assembly of God Church
San Luis Obispo
Beverly Elaine Wiebe
Richard Arthur Kopper
Arthur Kopper
Oak, Shafter
Edgar Wiebe
Paso Robles
Edwin L. Kopper
Mitchel Neufeld
Edwin Kopper
God
Eternal Life
St. Francis
Rodney Beckers wed in Detroit wedding reception held in home garden
The Becker wedding party celebrated Rodney Becker and Carolyn Yerke in Detroit on July 3 with a reception at the couple’s home on July 11. Guests enjoyed pink yellow and blue net flowers, a three tier cake, and decorations carried from the wedding. The couple honeymooned in California and Jamaica before settling in Detroit where he works as a draftsman and she teaches in Warren County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Becker
Manuel
Rodney
Becker
Carolyn Yerke
John Yerke
Warren
Mich
Detroit
California
Carmel
Yosemite
Disneyland
Florida
Jamaica
Public Light Works
Warren County
Robert Friesen
Clovis
Camas
Welcome Newcomers to Shafter
New residents in the Shafter area were welcomed by Welcome Wagon hostess Myrtle Findley. The note lists new arrivals including Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Martin and daughter from Weedpatch, Mr. and Mrs. John Bazan and daughter Lisa from Parker, and a retired couple Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ellison from Rialto, with contact for unlisted newcomers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Area
Myrtle Findley
Shafter Press
Elmer Martin
Martin
Sanger
Shafter
John Bazan
Lisa
Parker
Shafter Concrete
Mrs
R. J. Ellison
Rialto
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Hawaiian Islands
Rosemary Allen
Lorrie Deb
Venice
Karen Dirksen
Linnie, Ross
Lorrie Ross
Barbara Wood
Russel Enns
Fairfield
Gene Enns
Eddie Riggle
the Riggles
Mennonite Brethren Church
Frank Enns
Edward Eidsen
Jim Albright
Jan Dargatz
Julia Johnson
Debbie Enns
Margaret Bedrosian
Gerry Yoshimura
Sharon Sane
Pam Belluomini
Craig Riccomini
Buttonwillow
Joan Stanbrook
Orlene del Re
Sharon Stockton
Melody Powell
Claire Albright
King Albright
Marty Laverty
Judy Guenther
Patrice Rodgers
Bruce Enns
Orange
Manuel Park
Ted Witt
Los Angeles
Orange County
Mennonite Brethren
First Baptist
Union Congregational Church
North Pine Street
KWSO
Edward M. Rhoades
Will Moir
Eugene Sloas
Immanuel Academy
Reedley
Art Enns
Mark
Harry Brown
Fred
Bonnie
Judy Marie Dick
Muriel Spouse
Pamela Kopper
Cheryn Carroll
Atascadero
Joan Thimm
Solvang
Santa Barbara
Kings Canyon Road
Beckers
Abe Karber
San Jose
Darrell Janzen
Anaheim
Steve Heller
Tony Heller
al Janzen
Neal Sperling
Gene Sperling
Connie Janzen
Charles Wilson
Debbie Sperling
Tim Heller
Henry Ann Janzen
Dinuba
Messrs
Mines
Jim Becker
Seattle
Wash
Earl Becker
Salem
Ore
Dean Becker
Visalia
Kenneth Becker
Jack Enns
James Dyers
Sr. High & Jr. High
Pilgrim Fellowship
Bible Fellowship
E. Tulare Ave
Shatter
Owen C. Onsua
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