Women find new life at Kern County Teen Challenge Center
The Kern County Teen Challenge Women’s Induction Center on H Street in Bakersfield opened last December offering free in house drug rehabilitation for women. Twelve residents and five staff pursue a year long program blending faith and disciplined routines with emphasis on mental and emotional change. The center plans a June 21 barbecue at Riverside Street School in Shafter to raise awareness and tickets are available via mail or phone.
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Sandy Armstrong
Kern County
Teen Challenge
Southern California
Teen Challenge Organization
Bakersfield
Sloan
Women’s Center
Cindy
Arapla
Ventura
Jesus Christ
God
Jesus
Teen Challenge Christian Life School
Riverside Street
Shafter
H’ Street
Building Blocks for a Cancer Safe Kitchen and Garden
A reader urges lifestyle changes to reduce cancer risk, advocating quitting excess alcohol, avoiding additives, and a high fiber diet rich in dark leafy greens. The piece shares practical tips for cooking from scratch, using fresh garden produce, and adds crowd-sourced high fiber recipes and ideas like oatmeal crunchies and fiber substitutes for starches, urging reader participation.
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Dwayne
May the gods grant you all things which your heart desires
There is a blessing wishing abundance to you including a husband a home and gracious harmony. The sentiment elevates marital and domestic fulfillment as the ultimate blessing in life.
Community Calendar for Shafter Area Events
A compact calendar lists Wednesday June 12 events including CBMC prayer breakfast at Yee’s Steak House at 6 30 a m Kiwanis Club lunch at Veterans Hall Shafter Rio Bravo Greeley school board meeting at 12 30 p m AARP board meeting at 2 p m and Lions Club gathering at 7 p m at Shafter venues also noting Thursday June 13 CBMC at noon and Monday June 17 AARP potluck at noon plus Richland School Board at 7 30 p m Music Building American Legion Post 213 at 8 p m Tuesday June 18 Shafter Rotary Club at noon Elks Club Buttonwillow school board at 7 30 p m and Buttonwillow School events.
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CBMC
Yee's
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Veterans Hall
Rio Bravo-Greeley
Rio Bravo- Greeley
Yee's Steak House
AARP
Richland School Board
American Legion
Shafter Rotary Club
Elks
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Shafter Press
Teen Challenge Women’s Induction Center
P.O. bin A
the Rangers
Gospel Music Ministery
Escobar
Pentecostal
Church OF God
Christ
John Davis
the People’s Church
Theatre
James St
John
Kenneth McCormick
Shafter Branch
Shafter Lions Club
Shafter Motel
Buttonwillow School
Church of the Nazarene
W. Lerdo Hwy
Scott L. Sampson
Valley Bible Church
Pine Street
Don Ott
Mark Fisk
Assoc
Menno Schellenberg
Neal Olsen
Meg Wise
Awana Survivors Jr. High
Henry Harder
Dick Dean
Morrmany
Eekly
Mennonite TE Brethren Church
Kern
California
Cecc Children's Center
Peeper
Community Evangelical Congregational Church
Shafter High School
Dun Home Bible ‘Study
Cassese
San Jerse
Ene Or
Enne
Reacsn
John A. Delany
United Methodist Church
Larry Cluff
Assembly OF God
Judy Gary D. Walker
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