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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1967
Page
4
May 24 event features Campos of Bakersfield performing the ceremony as part of an anniversary celebration organized by a local couple. The plan and participants are noted, with details awaiting fuller notice.
Mrs. Margaret J. Southwick led a music recital at Shafter Methodist Church on Tuesday June 6 at 7 p.m. The program featured piano duets by Warren Bone and Mike Camp Diane Nunez and Barbara Cota Joanie Berkshire and Kathy Southwick and Sarah Rodriguez and Ann Christensen. Solo numbers included Alyce Bassett Sammy Roggoza Colleena Bone Teresa Wishon David Dooley Pam Gaither Betty Lopez Doug Berkshire Mike Camp Warren Denise Prender Tina Norman Valerie Mouser Lolie Rodriguez Diane Wiedman Barbara Cota Yvonne Ssett Colleen Southwick and violin solos by Sonja Nelson and Yvonne Ssett. Ann Christensen accompanied for Karen Lou double bass while siblings Carla Sarah Sain don Kathy Southwick yed a trio. After the recital, guests gathered at the Southwick home 321 Atlantic for a reception.
75 guests attended a Hawaiian luau at the Wiley residence 320 W on Saturday June 3 at 7 30 p m. Bob Snively won best hula. decorations featured gold and flowers. the event listed many local couples from Shafter and Bakersfield plus Wiley’s guest parents from Carmel.
Joe Hearon son of Mr and Mrs J B Hearon 350 Golden West accepted his first teaching post English and remedial at Central Union High School in Fresno He is a 1962 Shafter High graduate and 1964 Fresno State College BA recipient He was active in Alpha Gamma Sigma Kap Delta Pi SCT University Christian Fellowship and Young Democrats prior to this assignment.
Craig Dargatz pitched the season's first no hitter for the 7-Up team as they shut out the Rotary Club 13 to 0 in Junior Baseball. Standings and results from May 31 to June 15 show Maple Realty, Metllers, Central Hardware and other teams with varied scores. local community items note moves, family updates, and a fish fry hosted by Vernon and Mrs Ross.
Biola College male quartet will perform at 7:30 pm at First Baptist Church 350 Pine Street as part of a ten week Western tour. Program includes sacred classics gospel arrangements and spirituals.
The Shafter Press lists fourth quarter honors for Richland School. Eighth grade names include Carol Anderson Eloy Arismendez Joan Ashworth Linda Ayers and others. The full list features students such as Debby Bell Georgia Camp Kenny Carrasco and Gail Kelley among many more.
Rev and Mrs Jack Williams and the Penner family vacationed south visiting Knott's Berry Farm and Movieland Wax Museum. They saw life size wax figures including a London bobby and watched the Palace of Living Art re create famous paintings in wax. Mrs Wedel Jr joined from Wasco to visit her husband at Sepulveda Veterans Hospital and he has since improved enough to return home for a few days.
Leslie H Sellars daughter of Mr and Mrs J Adams married at the Chapel of the Flowers Las Vegas with Wayne L Fussell as minister. Bride in a summer floral dress, un attended. The couple to reside in Oakland California at 69 Glen St Apt 301.
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Gomez Guardado of Topeka Farms announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Loretta to Jose Armando Lopez of Tracy California, son of Mr and Mrs Mel Lopez. Both are Shafter high school 1963 graduates and Bakersfield College attendees. Miss Guardado works at Community National Bank. Lopez is Tidewater Oil assistant chief engineer in Byron. An August wedding is planned in Shafter at St Therese Catholic Church.
Sharon Balzer was celebrated with a May 21 home shower in Hillsboro ahead of her commencement exercises. Attendees included her mother Mrs John Balzer and relatives Mrs Arnold Koehn Mrs Agnes Koehn Mrs Bob McClain and other family members. Pink corsage and decor highlighted the event with floral accents and keepsakes noting the upcoming wedding plans.
Phillip Brown named Cub Scout of the Month after a cap to shoe inspection during Maple Pack meeting at Maple School. Keith Brown and Matthew Glenn named runners-up. John Glenn led the inspection. A film from Valley Forge was shown and summer layoff for Maple den meetings noted with fall resume anticipated. Mrs. Gerald Penner listed as den mother. gift from Mrs. Gary Roberts of Visalia noted. Bridesmaids and mothers hosted an informal open house for a wedding party with forty guests and a paper flower centerpiece motif.
Plans for a Fourth of July fireworks display and entertainment were announced at the Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Shafter Motel. If funded, the program may include extra entertainment with Bill Hildebrand as chairman. A landscaping committee of Violet HemingSen Mildred Fike and Robert Bann was appointed for East Lerdo. The state indicated the project may qualify for funds or matching funds. A sidewalk sale in Shafter was set for Saturday, June 24.
A car owned by Vern Hall, stolen Saturday night, was found in Salianas via an all points bulletin issued by the Shafter police department.
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District reminds taxpayers that the payment deadline is June 20. Delinquent assessments incur a five percent penalty plus one dollar added to the bill, as reiterated by Mrs. Velma C. Thompson from the district administrative office.
Mrs Ernest Siemens reports that her son in law Roger Neufeld and his wife with their three young sons left Wednesday for a two week vacation. They will visit his parents John and to Larsland Montana and return to take residence at Hartland where Neufeld will be camp director for the summer. He is a former Maple School teacher and has been studying at the Mennonite Brethren Ley in Fresno.
A film titled L.S.D., Insight or In sanity will be shown at the First Southern Baptist Church of Shafter on Sunday evening June 18 at 6 p.m. Don Mansfield of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department will present the film amid discussion about legalization. The event invites public attendance amid a growing hippie response.
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