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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1979
Page
7
The Shafter High School Class of 1969 plans a June reunion with a 6:30 p.m. cocktail hour and 8:00 p.m. dinner, chaired by Mrs. Gladden. Reservations stay open by calling 746-6071, cost $30 per couple or $15 for singles. A Sunday, June 17 picnic starts at 1:00 p.m. at the Shafter High School farm. attendees bring their own food while beverages and dessert are provided.
In 1974 UC and the Department of Food and Agriculture found California agriculture used 1.94 percent of statewide gasoline from about one billion gallons monthly. The piece argues fuel for farming aids harvests, processing, and distribution, urging lower speeds to save fuel and highlighting agriculture's economic role and broad ripple effects.
Navy Hospitalman Donnie Allen, on 30 day leave with his parents George and Jeannie Allen in Shafter, spent 15 months on Guam. He heads to Corpus Christi for temporary duty next month, then to Fort Sam Houston in October for 28 weeks of physical therapy training.
The dedication of the McFarland Community Center will be marked Sunday by a barbecue. The $280,000 Jesse D. Mouser center nears completion with furniture arriving daily. Proceeds from barbecue tickets at Security Bank Vern Blair or Lisle Gates fund extra furnishings for the multi room facility.
A Shafter reader thanks teachers for the 1978-79 school year and discusses parental involvement, classroom discipline, and the need for better compensation. The writer urges the school board and administrators to foster a positive climate and support education with adequate funding, even suggesting higher taxes if needed. The letter emphasizes collaboration between parents and teachers to address concerns and improve student outcomes.
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