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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1985
Page
4
A busy mother shares how to remember yard watering without a fixed schedule. She laments mowing and mail routines, dreams of automatic timers, and notes nighttime watering. She then shifts to preserving abundant summer produce, struggles with time, picky prep, and seeks reader advice at P.O. Box in Shafter, CA.
Three area teachers, Robert E. Clancy of Maple School and Candace Jones and Joyce Suter of Buttonwillow School, were selected for Kern County's first History and Social Science Summer Institute August 5 through 23. Fifteen other teachers were chosen from 50 applicants to design model curriculum packages for statewide use. The institute is sponsored by the Curriculum Implementation Center at the county superintendent’s office.
Approximately 200 guests gathered at Veterans Memorial Hall on June 30 to toast Ben and Chris Grundy on their 40th anniversary. Daughters Betty Elk Grove Sharon Shafter and others arranged decorations and catering while Elaine Crammer baked the cake and Kay Millwee served punch. The event doubled as a Grundy family reunion with many relatives in attendance.
Dr Velma Ritter of Taft wrote to the Dear Abby column praising Shafter youths for a community effort seen as sign language communication with senior citizens in wheelchairs. Abby thanked her for the messages, noting the presence of terrific teenagers and their ability to help others despite limitations.
Kern County Health Department provides pregnancy screening services including urine tests, counseling, health education, and prenatal referrals. Clinics run in Buttonwillow Shafter Wasco and Wasco locations with August schedules and contact details for information.
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