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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1984
Page
4
Sandy Armstrong writes about relocating to a larger house with her Building Blocks family. She thanks friends and relatives for help with packing and babysitting, notes easing isolation and meeting new neighbors, and hints at remodeling attitudes and seeking new recipe ideas while promising to share practical cleaning tips and updates.
Obie Hamlin marked his 70th birthday on June 11 with a yard party at Joye and Eldon Carroll’s home. Guests enjoyed a catered dinner and pool time, with blue and white cake and decorations. Family from Oklahoma Bakersfield and Shafter attended, including Obie Hamlin Jr and several Hamlin, Ashmore, Carroll, Colvard relatives.
The Marion Choir of Bakersfield will give a concert of Latin Catholic music at St. Therese's Church on Sunday, June 24, at 11 a.m. The program features music ranked with Beethoven and Bach but is rarely heard today. The church invites the public to attend this special performance.
Frankie Siemens was named the 1984 Cemeterian of the Year at the California Association of Public Cemeteries conference. The award, given by the California Monument Association, marks her as Kern County Cemetery District No. 1’s third winner, following Ruben Siemens in 1972 and Ben Grundy in 1979.
Shafter President and wife Marylee led a delegation of 25 attendees from Shafter among 25,000 at the 75th annual convention representing 159 nations. The event featured UNICEF officials, multi language bulletins, and a fourfold child health program. The week included Normandy D-Day anniversary celebrations and a closing Fattoo ceremony with royal bands and a 1812 Overture finale.
Billy and Marilyn Gladden traveled to Tryon Oklahoma for a class reunion and met five of the eight basketball teammates from Billy’s high school years. Tryon High School classes from 1921 to 1983 gathered for the weekend festivities.
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