Marines and Jordanian forces train during Infinite Moonlight exercise
Cpl Joshua Lopez son of Margarita Lopez Gutierrez of Shafter completed a month long U S Jordan military exercise with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit during a six month Western Pacific deployment. The exercise included small unit tactics training and a talent show in Aqaba with Jordanian navy personnel and families. Marines also trained Eritrean forces in boarding debark and securing landing zones and helped build a public library with English books and donated health care products and sports equipment. Nearby, Coast Guard Seaman Grills and others received instruction on core values and military conduct as part of the training curriculum.
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Joshua Lopez
Margarita Lopez Gutierrez
Shafter
U.s.-Jordan
1Sth Marine Expeditionary Unit
MEU
Pacific Ocean
Lopez
U.S. Central Command
Kingdom of Jordan
15Th Meu
Aqaba
Marines
Wasco Union High School
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Brian L. Grills
Billy W
Grills
Shafter High School
Warm weather tips from Police Sgt Edmiston
Police Sgt Edmiston warns residents that burglars move fast, urges locking doors and windows even for short trips. He favors sturdy screendoors and advises consulting hardware experts. Citizens should report suspicious activity as a service to the community.
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Edmiston
Nonearl Elizabeth Witcher Graveside Rites Held in Shafter
Graveside services for Nonearl Elizabeth Witcher, 80, of Shafter were conducted at Shafter Memorial Park Friday July 18 1997 by Peters Funeral Home. Interment followed. She died July 15 in Shafter born December 24 1916 in Texas to Jay and Bertie Howard. She married Noble Blake Witcher April 13 1943 in Benville Arkansas and lived in California then Shafter. She worked at Hemingson Department Store the credit bureau various doctors offices and Roscoes Dime Store. She was active in First Southern Baptist Church of Shafter the Woman's Club and American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Surviving: sons Russell Harden Dottie Oklahoma City Marlin Witcher Shafter Stephen Witcher Seattle Stanley Witcher Sacramento and Rodney Witcher Bakersfield. daughter Cindy Walker Bobby Shafter. brother Stacy Howard Opal Depew OK. 14 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren.
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Peters Funeral Home
Shafter Memorial Park
Elizabeth Witcher
Shafter
Peter Rutledge
Jim Williams
First Southern Baptist Church of
Texas
Jay
Bertie Howard
Depew, OK
Depew
Benville
Arkansas
Noble Blake Witcher
California
Nonearl
Hemingson Department Store
Credit Bureau
Roscoe’s
First Southern Baptist
Woman’s Club
American Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Russell Harden
Dottie
Oklahoma City
Marlin Witcher
Stephen Witcher
Seattle, WA
Stanley Witcher
Sacramento
Rodney Witcher
Bakersfield
Cindy Walker
Bobby
Stacy Howard
Opal
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Roy Patrick
Cpl
Tary
Wanda LaMontagne
Cyes Cino
Kern Family Health Care
Norris Rd
Laat
Fram Autolite
Sports Illustrated
Aya
FFRAI
Ioneer Mercantile
Kern
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