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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1984
Page
6
The piece promotes smiling to feel worthwhile and friendly, then offers summer cooling ideas and simple kitchen hacks. It shares playful tips like sun tea with mint, wet activities, and easy barbecued leftovers, finishing with a request for homemade ice cream recipes and contact details.
Community listings show a Bakersfield Theatre date and a city calendar with exhibits at Cunningham Gallery and Watermelon Festival at Kingsburg. Other items include Los Angeles Philharmonic at Hollywood Bowl, Great American Melodrama in Bakersfield, Morro Bay antique show, Shafter Peace Sharing, Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, and an art exposure with three one act plays. Notify Pat Bryant to include events.
The Lions Clubs contributed $83,249 to charity in the last year across 19 clubs, with Shafter's unit giving $10,024 the second largest share. Bakersfield Host led with $11,535. Funds supported Boys Club, Special Olympics, Braille Center, Scouting, City of Hope, Eye and Ear Foundation, 4H, Little League and other programs.
Wednesday juice pork chow mein rice carrot salad cookies whole wheat Thursday baked chicken mashed potatoes buttered peas cantaloupe prune spice cake Friday Swiss steak mashed potatoes zucchini tomato salad fresh fruit roll Monday chicken enchilada casserole Mexicorn coleslaw fresh fruit whole wheat bread Tuesday barbecued beef on a bun spinach watermelon pudding
Jennifer White daughter of Carlos and Pat White of Shafter sails to Bern Switzerland as a Youth For Understanding exchange student. The 1984 Shafter High graduate will live with the Josi family as a third year gymnasium student and plans to return to UCLA after the year abroad.
Thirteen Shafter club members joined Kern District's July gathering at Veterans Hall on Mt. Vernon and Ridge Road. District officers Catherine White Elizabeth Peters Helen Hasty Maryellen Newman Bev Hawkins led proceedings after a salad luncheon then the group toured the Jameson Children's Center chosen as the district's special project.
Shafter First Assembly of God Church held a June vacation Bible school with satellite relayed programs from Broken Arrow Oklahoma. One hundred eighty four children registered for the televised lessons plus games and crafts. The church has used Tulsa seminars and plans to expand this televised approach in the future.
The Shafter Recreation and Park District presents Walt Disney film nights at the Veterans Hall starting Friday at 10 a.m. with The Sword in the Stone. Admission is 50 cents. A new 10 by 10 foot screen was donated. Remaining titles include The Incredible Journey on Aug 3 Snow White on Aug 10 and Make Mine Music on Aug 17. For details contact the district office at 505 Sunset Ave or call 746-3303.
A sequence of birthday and anniversary greetings listed by date. July 25 honors Callie Wright, Brandi Dawn Root, Catherine Weyand, Bruce Epp, John Acosta and Nina Keeley. July 26 greets Dee Walker, Bill Walker, Bob Sperling and Mary. July 27 honors Helen Crawford and Bill Crawford. Vic Sharp, Paul Ratzlaff and Bruce Anderson have birthdays. July 28 greets Ken Twisselman and Ambra Clayton. July 29 celebrates Catherine and Tom White and David and Susie Kadel. Isabel Baldwin, Henry Harder and Chantel Thomas are today’s birthdays. July 31 sends greetings to Linda Winter and Irene Siemens.
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