Watts earns SSL and FCA spots from Shafter High
Dwight Watts, Shafter High senior second baseman, named to South Sequoia League all League infield and to Kern County Fellowship of Christian Athletes roster. Watts led team with a .289 batting average and eight league steals. The FCA game will be at Sam Lynn Park in Bakersfield Monday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Watts
Shafter High
Mike Nichols
Shafter
Watts
Steve Sakowski
Garces
Jacque Bernardin
Russ Salom
Coalinga
Chet Goff
Taft
Jim Romo
Greg Jaurena
Pat Fogarty
Raul Trujillo
Corcoran
Andy McNinch
Jon.Adams
Dennis
Kern County Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Sam Lynn Park
Bakersfield
Friant Division water deliveries drop in Fresno meeting
Bureau projections show Friant Kern and Madera Canals delivering about 535000 acre-feet of Class 1 water, down 15000 acre-feet from May 1 forecasts. The drought year lowers Class 1 supply to about 67 percent of average, with no Class 2 water available and groundwater reliance rising for 26 districts along 188 miles of canals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Reclamation
Friant-Kern and
Madera Canals
Friant Division
Fresno
Bureau
Millerton Lake
San Joaquin River
Burke Giles
Central Valley Project
Millerton
San Joaquin
Giles
CVP
Folsom
Shasta
Clair Engle
Mid-Pacific Region
Sacramento
Bruce Crawford honored at Hart Flat outdoor school dedication
Five years after informal ceremonies at Hart Flat the Kern Environmental Education Program named its outdoor school in honor of Bruce Crawford. The Park Stockdale Invitational crowned Susan Anderson of Shafter Swim Club as outstanding performer while Claire Albright, a Shafter High senior, became president of the Girls Athletic Association. A farewell dinner honored Dr and Mrs David Cooke as they move to New London Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Flat
Kern Environmental Education Program
Bruce Crawford
Susan Anderson
Shafter Swim Club
Park Stockdale
Claire Albright
Shafter High School Girls Athletic Association
David Cooke
New London, Conn
Shafter High Scholars Enter California Federation
The top students Barbara Gilbert Ann Moquist Candus Torrigtant Martha Turner William Misenhimer and Rosamond Hale were inducted into the California Scholarship Federation. Ruth Jordan received a radio telephone call from her son Thomas Earl Jordan a marine in DaNang. Dorothy Ward retires after 21 years teaching at Richland School. A kitchen tip suggests warming a fork to decorate butter pats with tines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Jordan
Thomas Earl Jordan
DaNang
Vietnam
Shafter High
Barbara Gilbert
Ann Moquist
Candus Torrigtant
Martha Turner
William Misenhimer
Rosamond Hale
The
California Scholarship Federation
Dorothy Ward
Richland School
Polio Vaccine Clinic Scheduled for Local Children
Twenty years ago a polio vaccine clinic was set for June 18 at the county building serving children from Shafter Rio Bravo Maple Minter Village Greeley Rosedale and Fruitvale for first and second shots. Johnny DeVincenzo and Robert Milwee Jr earned varsity letters for tennis at Bakersfield College. The Kern County potato industry centered on Shafter was slated for a feature on the Mickey Mouse show announced Francis Pusateri executive manager of the Kern County Potato Growers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Rio Bravo
Maple
Minter Village
Greeley
Rosedale
Fruitvay
Johnny DeVincenzo
Robert Milwee, Jr
Bakersfield College
Kern County
Francis Pusateri
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Provisionals Welcome to Las Amigas Class of 1976 77
Las Amigas Auxiliary of the Assistance League welcomed eight provisionals at Mrs. Rolf Jacobsen Sr s home for orientation to the auxiliary and National Assistance League. They will complete over 30 hours of philanthropic service under guidance from Mrs. Ed Cook, with Las Amigas chairman Mrs. Al Santarat. The 1976-77 class includes Mines, Dave Anderson, Steve Biden, Frank Franceschi, Michael Hair, Molly Killfoil, Marvin Neuman, Marvin Lane and Rick Wegis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Amigas Auxiliary of Assistance League
Rolf Jacobsen
Auxiliary
National Assistance League
Ed Cook
al Santarat
Las Amigas
Mines
Dave Anderson
Steve Biden
Frank Franceschi
Michael Hair
Molly Killfoil
Marvin Neuman
Marvin Lane
Rick Wegis
GBS Names Bob Krause as Kern County Counselor
General Business Services Inc of Washington DC announces Bob Krause of Shafter as a GBS business counselor in Kern County. Krause recently completed a Training Institute in Washington DC as part of the firm’s national counseling program for small business management and tax services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Business Services, Inc
Washington, DC
Bob Krause
Shafter
GBS
Kern County
Krause
Washington, D.C
General Business Services
Births twin notices from Shafter area families
Mr and Mrs Rodney Isaac announce the birth of their first child Jared Dean on June 2. He weighed seven pounds four ounces and was 20 and a half inches long. Grandparents Vernon Isaac and Edward Peters. great grandparents Elizabeth Peters Menno Seimens Abe Isaac and other relatives. Also Mr and Mrs Jim Evers announce their daughter Leslie Kathleen born May 23 at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. Weighing seven pounds four ounces and 19 inches long, first child for the couple. Grandparents David Anderson and Ernest Evers. great grandparents Phil Ohanneson Martin Anderson Anthony Germona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Isaac
Jared Dean
Vernon Isaac
Edward Peters
Elizabeth Peters
Menno Seimens
Abe Isaac
Shafter
Henry Henry Buhler
Oregon
Jared
Elizabeth Willems
Elizabeth Wall
Shafter Convalescent Home
Jim Evers
Leslie Kathleen
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
David Anderson
Ernest Evers
Phil Ohanneson
Martin Anderson
Anthony Germona
Sacramento
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Buttonwillow
Clint Arnold
Clayton Camp
Robin Findley
Felipe Primera
Karen Wonderly
Katie Hayes
Lori Haworth
Sandy Wilson
Cheryl Williams
Cindy Hawkins
Elsie Flores
Annette Pierucci
Nancy Smith
Susan Wentz
Charlene
Shafter High School
Michelle Bender
Joni Handel
Melissa Fieber
Pam Watkins
Debbie Pyle
Jane Parsons
Tina Hendricks
Karen Anderson
Ann Dawe
Eric
Bill Cummings
Norman Williams
Anna A Ean
Beck Insurance
Central Ave
Insuran
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