Man and woman trek by burro to Texas from California
Rich Welsh Sue Keville and their two burros leave Bakersfield seeking horses to ride back to Texas. They sold a car, bought burros via newspaper ad, and plan a slow river route via Kern River Lake Isabella to Los Angeles south to the Colorado and Gila rivers into New Mexico, aiming for Corpus Christi in two to six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Welsh
Sue Keville
Bakersfield
Texas
Max
Koa
Corpus Cristi
Arizona
New Mexico
Keville
Welsh
Peppermint
Burro
Kern
Lake Isabella
Los Angeles
Colorado River
Gila River
Rio Grande River
Laredo
Obituary notices from Shafter include Connell and Garza families
Obituary items list Myrtle Connell 84 of Riverside Drive Shafter died July 14 after a long illness with services held July 16 at Mish Funeral Home Shafter. Also noted are Garza and Reich family mourners, with graveside and funeral details, reflecting Wasco and Shafter connections and church affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Myrtle Connell
Riverside Drive
North Kern
Ken Mitchell
Shafter Church of the Nazarene
Shafter Memorial Park
Connell
Benton
Arkansas
W.A
Bud) Connell
Maurice
Moe) Connell
Mary Gomes
Bakersfield
Lester Dickinson
Minnie McDonald
Palo Alto
Ray
Wayne
Ronald
Frances
Shirley Dickensen
Sanntheon
Ray Dickensen
Wayne Dickensen
Don Stugheit, Jr
Stan Unruh
Chris Unruh
Tipton
Joseph Ivan Ray Reich
Charles
Joyce Reich
Poplar
Local Shafter class uncovers Wanda Jones art talent
Wanda Jones, in Whatever and Ceramics, Shafter, discovers skill in hydrocal art. Guided by Duke and Eunice Knight, she creates owls, a scenic piece, and the End of the Trail with color and sanding. Instructors encourage questions and new students to join the relaxed, drop in sessions Tuesdays 11 to 2 and Thursdays 7 to 10. Her daughter may receive one of the works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Jones
Whatever
Shafter
Wanda
Candie Brown
Mrs. Jones
Bree Rachelle Colvard Born On February Fourth Nineteen Eighty Two
Dusty and Jason Colvard announce the birth of Bree Rachelle Colvard on February 4 1982. Grandparents Anna Sue and Jack Woody Colvard express joy while relatives remark on the family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusty
Jason Colvard
Bree Rachelle Colvard
Obie
Caeale Hamlin
Anna Sue
Jack Woody Colvard
Yolanda Garza Rites Planned After Illness
Yolanda Garza 44 of Wasco will receive a rosary service Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Mish Funeral Home Wasco followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. She died July 19 in North Kern Hospital after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco
Yolanda Garza
3Rd St. Wasco
North Kern
Rodgers to present at Fifth Annual Back-to-School Curriculum Faire
Dr. Clifford Rodgers director of instructional services in Richland School District will present Proficiency Test Scoring Report Cards and Other Uses of a Small Computer at 1:30 p.m. Aug 30 during Bakersfield’s Fifth Annual Back-to-School Curriculum Faire sponsored by Kern County. The two-day program at Kern County Educational Center features sessions by Dr. Claude W. Richardson Kern County superintendent Barbara Clark and Jane Shafter resident Taft High School staff and other computer sessions led by Gerald Dragoo Olin Kirkland and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Rodgers
Richland
Bakersfield
Claude W. Richardson
Kern County
Sandale Avenue
Rodgers
Margaret Branson
Barbara Clark
Jan A Shafter
Taft High School
Gerald Dragoo
Taft
Olin Kirkland
Gilbert announce birth of Jennifer Lee Gilbert
Leslie and Paula Gilbert announce the birth of their third child and first daughter Jennifer Lee born July 10 1982 at Kern Medical Center Bakersfield. Jennifer weighed 5 pounds 13 ounces and measured 17 1/2 inches. She has two brothers James and Andrew and grandparents Charles Edna Gilbert and Rube M Reid with great grandparents Lillie Haines and Lester Gilbert of Shafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Paula Gilbert
Jennifer Lee
Kern Medical Center
Bakersfield
Jennifer
Bernice Reid
Shafter
Lillie Haines
Lester Gilbert
Kern County Assessor Sets 1982 83 Market Value at Over 21 Billion
On July 15 1982 Kern County Assessor Herbert E Roberts announced the 1982 83 market value exceeds 21 000 000 000 led by mineral rights land improvements and personal property. The secured roll totals rose from 20 129 485 132 to 21 585 997 133 with increases across all categories and unsecured roll totaling 941 927 852 up from 787 741 427.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern
Herbert E. Roberts
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Michigan
St. John’s Church
Battist Vespa
Wasco Memorial Park
Armando Garza
Joe Garza
Eddie Garza
Gracie Valesquez
Norma Garza
Rosemary Garza
Raymond Gilbert Salinas
Ramiro Salinas
Jacob Salinas
Teresa Garcia
Maria M. Ybarra
Mish Funeral Home
Ivan and
Alice Reich
Atlas Reich
Oklahoma
Virginia
Lorna
Agee Funeral Home
Jones
Hyracal
Shafter Dur
Felix
Carlos
Martha Cano
North Kern Hospital
Garza, Yolanda
James
Andrew
Edna Gilbert
Rube
Oregon
Sycamore Dr. Wasco
Calif
California
Tempory Christian Music
America
Wally Tucker
Datsun
Baker - Bakersfield
Delano
Business Directory
Prescription Service
Medical
Central Avenue
Shafter, CA
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