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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1985
Page
6
A reader shares seasonal advice on cooling a home with fans and older air systems, storing and organizing for summer, freezer tricks for melons and grapes, watermelon and fruit desserts, plus simple preservation methods and asking for reader input. The note includes personal touches, recipe curiosities, and contact details.
Summer Michelle Ashby arrived at Memorial Hospital Bakersfield weighing three pounds fourteen ounces and sixteen inches long. Her parents are first time at home with brothers Jeremy three and Joshua four. Grandparents Riley and Faye Ashby of Shafter and Charliee and Barbara Self of Bakersfield. The family expects her return home by March 27.
Marlys Arnold formerly of Shafter visited last week to introduce Trivialities of Kern County a board game produced by Touch of Trivia The Kern County based game originated with a Bakersfield Junior Achievement group before Marlys Ruth Arnold and Jean Winslow revived and improved it The game offers 1008 questions across history science nature people and Kern County culture Call Touch of Trivia at 399 9728 to order Shafter production expansion announced by the firm.
We send belated greetings to birthday and anniversary celebrants of last week. June 19 marks birthdays for Gary Ingle, Lauren Sealy, Eric Hedstrom, and anniversaries for Don and Evelyn Little. June 20 celebrates Scott Cole Sandi Tangeman Johnny Kirk with anniversaries for Cris Richard Little Henry Harder Norma Anderson.
Shafter Historical Society board approves regular hours at the Depot Museum starting July with the first Saturday designated as a work and visitors day. On July 6 the museum will open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers will remove caboose paint at 7 a.m. and catalog photos while updating files. Call Art Kadel or Stan Wilson or visit on the scheduled day.
Linda Luna of Shafter is listed among 365 CS Stanislaus undergraduate students recognized for academic achievement in the 1985 spring semester. The honorees earned at least 10 graded units and maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher across all courses attempted at California State University Stanislaus.
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