Santos Motor Sales chosen as Shafter Business of the Week
Santos Martinez, a Shafter resident with prior experience at Richland Chevrolet and Central Valley Ford, runs Santos Motor Sales at 800 Central Valley Highway. The shop offers used cars and pickups in all price ranges from 9 am to 6 pm Monday through Saturday, with a responsive policy to locate specific models. He cites liking the people and city as the reason for opening in Shafter.
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Tral Valley Highway
Shafter ’S Committee
Shafter Press
Central Valley Highway
Martinez
Richland Chevrolet
Central Valley Ford
Shafter-Wasco
Santos
Santos’ Motor Sales
Santos Martinez
Shafter
Santos" Martinez
Shafter High honors spring athletes at SHS awards
Shafter High School held its Spring Sports Awards on Thursday May 31 awarding Baseball Softball Swimming Tennis Track and Golf. Boys Swimming and Softball led as South Sequoia League Champions along with Frosh Soph Baseball. Individual awards were presented by coaches and staff including Arlie Smith Mike Nichols Larson Steve Wedel Charlie Rekosh Carolyn Miller Jim Provensal Jan Stuebbe Becky Kaspar.
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SHS
Shafter High School
Arlie Smith
Mike Nichols
Larson
Steve Wedel
Charlie
Rekosh
Carolyn Miller
Fresh-Soph
Jim Provensal
Jan Stuebbe
Becky Kaspar
Kern County Veterans Affairs Council Meeting Called
Kern County Veterans Service Officer A Shepard announced a Kern County Veterans Affairs Council gathering at the American Legion Hall Bakersfield on June 11 1979 at 8 p m. The meeting will elect new committeemen and a chairman to replace the late Todd Madigan and address the worsening VA medical situation with broad representation urged from all county veterans groups.
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Oe A. Shepard
Kern County Veterans Service
Kern County Veterans Affairs Council
American Legion Hall
Bakersfield
California
Ans
Kern County
Shepard
Todd Madigan
V.A
Kern High School District Bus History Through The Years
A 1915 note shows 12 students approved for transport by a three quarter ton farm truck. By 1954, the district operated 52 buses for 4,056 students. Now 76 buses serve about 3,900 pupils across Kern High School District, a stark contrast to the farm truck era.
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Kern
Kern High
Ladies Society elect officers and plan summer break
The Ladies Society chose officers including Mildred Mettler and Marcia Koerner in charge of the guest book. At the May Mother's Day luncheon Amy Handel presented slides from her Washington DC and Valley Forge trip with the Freedoms Foundation. They adjourn June 13 for summer and resume in September with Virginia Zenk heading ways and means and a social committee led by Dolly Kirschenmann and others. The text also contains unrelated arithmetical and IRS tax form content from the Wall Street Journal.
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D.C
Valley Forge
the Freedoms Foundation
Ladies Society
Virginia Zenk
Dolly Kirschenmann
Lea Schnidt
Elsie Warren
Donna Bender
Pam Spitzer
Alice Ham
Wall Street Journal
Jack Swain to Speak at Bakersfield Rescue Mission Event
Jack Swain of the Bakersfield Rescue Mission will speak on Thursday June 14. A board meeting is set for Wednesday June 13 at 6:30 a.m. at Hutch's Coffee Shop to elect board members for the 1979 80 season. A Dodgers trip for family and friends still has some tickets, departing from Orange Belt Bus Station at 4 p.m.
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Jack Swain
Bakersfield Rescue Mission
Hutch’s
Dodger
Orange Belt
23Rd
Senior Citizens Menu June 7 to 13, 1979
Thursday menu items include ham? and wheat bread with margarine and peaches. Tuesday shows fruit juice baked chicken boiled potato mixed vegetables fruit salad but the fragment is partial and unclear for full accuracy. The listing references 1000 Island dressing and a wheat white bread option with margarine and peaches.
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Hursday
Kiwanis All Stars 3 Set for Memorial Stadium Game
The second annual Kiwanis All-Star football clash pits metro and county high school stars on June 21 at 8 p.m. in Bakersfield College Memorial Stadium. County players include David Criswell Roger Giovanetti Keith Wilson Wasco standouts Ted Bloemhof Manny Munoz. coaches Chuck Chamberlain John Hook. Ram 49er and university scouts expected. tickets cost $3 with no reserved seats.
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Kiwanis
Metro
Memorial Stadium
Bakersfield College
David Criswell
Roger Giovanetti
Keith Wilson
Shatter
Wasco
Ted
Kiwanis Club
Kern County Football Coaches Association
Chuck Chamberlain
Arvin High School
John Hook
Kern Valley
Ned Permenter
Foothill
Ray Deshane
Garces
Marvin Kirschenmann
Kern County
Ram
SHS class election results brief
Carolyn Novak reports SHS selects leaders for three classes. Class of 82 elected Stacy Carroll as President Kim Long as Vice President Diane Nixon Secretary Treasurer Theresa Isaac Social Chairman Gail Anderson Ex Board Rep Gail Anderson and Yell Leaders Brenda Allen Laurie Lynch and Anne Starrh. Class of 81 chose Dean Florez President Doug Umfr ess Vice President Tammy Davis Secretary Treasurer Rhonda Nunlist Social Chairman Jeff Lauderdale Ex Board Rep Jessica Davis Sharon Palomo Laurie Pearson as Yell Leaders. Seniors of 80 named Mark Richardson President Tim Smith Vice President Paula Kurtz Secretary Treasurer Lori Lewis Social Chairman Julie Kirk Ex Board Rep Marg ie Neufeld Nickie Presley Laurie Sapp Cindy Willard Yell Leaders.
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Carolyn Novak
Stacy Carroll
Kim Long
Diane Nixon
Theresa Issac
Gail Anderson
Yell
Brenda Allen
Laurie Lynch
Anne Starrh
Dean Florez
Doug Umfress
Tammy Davis
Rhonda Nunlist
Jeff Lauderdale
Jessica Davis
Sharon Palomo
Laurie Pearson
Mark Richardson
Tim Smith
Paula Kurtz
Lori Lewis
Julie Kirk
Mar
LCC Spring Graduation Honors Karen Rawlins Queen
One hundred fifteen seniors received diplomas at Lubbock Christian College on April 28. Karen Rawlins of Shafter, daughter of Mr and Mrs Deval Rawlins, earned an Associate in Science in Home Economics. She was 1979 Homecoming Queen, named to the Dean's List, and active in the Christliche Damen social club.
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Lubbock Christian College
Karen Rawlins
Shafter
Deval Rawlins
Karen
Christliche Damen
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Cynthia Rose
Speing
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Moemer
Gabriel Espinoza
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Eli Martinez
Paul Bender
John Best
Kent Rutledge
Jeff Poplin
Nora Anderson
Dan Ballard
Banarspmld
Henry Horwege
Bloemhof
Manny Munoz
Gie Neufeld
Nickie Presley
Laurie Sapp
Cindy Willard
Rawlins
LCC
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Lerdo Hwy
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