Local Girls Attend Summer Camp This Season
The first Camp Fire Girls contingent leaves Sunday June 26 for Camp Yenus Hante on Greenhorn Mountain. Session 1 marks the camp’s 39th birthday with Miss Bette Caldwell directing and Miss Judylynne Petersen planning celebrations. Sessions continue July 3 10 17 and 24 with space available for non members. registration material at Camp Fire office 327 7567.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fire Girls
Yenus Hante
Kern County Council
Greenhorn Mountain
Bette Caldwell
Four Causing Fires Prompt Busy Week for Shafter Fire Dept
Shafter Fire Department responded to four fires last week. The first involved a trailer home at 124 West Orange owned by Robert Hearn and sparked by a clock stove short. The second fire was a cooler switch at 427 Golden West Ave owned by Don Mce Caslin. The third, at 565 Acacia, started with an automatic washing machine owned by Mr. and Mrs. Lee E. Tarver. Careless cleaning with benzene near hot water tank caused the blast injuring two firefighters. Another blaze at 531 North Shafter, home of Mrs. Julia Potter, destroyed a rear garage, found by fireman Jerry Schaub during lunch at A and W. Chief Clifford Ratzlaff urges extra care with cleaning fluids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Fire Department
Robert Hearn
West Orange
Don Mce Caslin
Golden West Ave
Lee E. Tarver
Acacia
Chester Neufeld
Don Hoffman
Kern County Fire Department
Clifford Ratzlaff
Julia Potter
North Shafter
Jerry Schaub
Dyer Promoted to Airman Second Class in SAC
James R. Dyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Branch of Shafter, has been promoted to airman second class in the U S Air Force. He works as a carpenter at Offutt AFB and is a member of the Strategic Air Command. A Shafter High School graduate, he serves to keep missile and jet bomber forces ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
James R. Dyer
W. L. Branch
209 Pacific
Shafter
U. S. Air Force
Dyer
Offutt Afb
Strategic Air Command
Shafter High School
District Hires More Teachers for 1966-67
Kern County Joint Union High School District names new probationary instructors for the 1966-67 year. Assignments include David R. James at Arvin High, Paul Meyers and Ralph D. Miller at Bakersfield High, and staff additions at Burroughs East Bakersfield and McFarland High. Home instructors and extended day personnel noted. Summer curriculum workshop staff listed under ESEA. Several resignations accepted. prior resignations rescinded for South High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County Joint Union High School
Board of
Arvin High School
David R. James
Paul Meyers
Ralph D. Miller
Bakersfield High School
Darleen M. Bewley
Martha Hoffman
Larry G. Hoffman
Burroughs High School
Robert J. Parsons
John Wade Coltrain
Roger E. Tangeman
South High
Charles O. Rainey
Dana ‘Hollister
Bakersfield High
Elaine Parham
C. Warner Brooks
H. R. Donald Cornett
John Gibson
David Trower
McFarland High
Wilma Simpson
Barbara Spears
William Kk. Robb
Anne Lee Ransey
East Bakersfield High School
Raymond A. Alcock
North High School
Lynn Taber
South High School
Julie Jean Hall
Cletus D. Harper
Shafter Pee Wee Baseball Scores And Standings
Shafter recreation league games span June 20 to 23 with teams Agee Mettler Shafter Concrete Handel Sons Zachary Sons Cent Howe D R Farms and Fire Dept. The standings show Shavers Stringhams Brown & Bryant and a weekend Morro Bay golf trip by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ogle and Mr. Corliss R. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pee Wee
Shavers
Stringhams
Brown & Bryant
Charles Ogle
Corliss R. Smith
Morro Bay
Sage
Adams
Supreme Air
Carltons
Agee
Central Hard
D&r Farms
Zachary & Sons
Fire Dept
Handel & Sons
Mettler
Carlton’s
Shafter Con‘te
Shafter Ambulance
People’s Frosty
A&w
Wilson Farms
Kiwanis
Dari Delite
Ruben’s
Stringham’s
Local Legion Baseball Scores Share Spotlight
In a series of junior games the Garratz team defeated 7 Up 7 to 6 while Lions triumphed 3 to 2 over Pepsi and American Legion edged 7-Up 2 to 2 in a tight set of matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garratz
Lions
Pepsi
American Legion
Snow Gates and Valves Sealed by Parkerized System
Snow Irrigation Supply Co promotes gates and valves with Parkerized rust protection and rubberized packing that stops leakage. The ad touts concrete pipe yard and exclusive features claimed to prevent packing rot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow Irrigation Supply Co
Open Air Service At Church At Smith's Corner
The South Shafter Menno nite Brethren Church at 30349 Orange Avenue will host an open air service at 8 p m on Sunday July 3. A 20 minute sound and color production by The Evangelic Alliance Mission will be shown in the church patio with a dramatized opening about the Apostle John and a visit to the seven churches of Asia Minor. The showing ends at Laodicea with the message it can happen here. Announcement by Rev Joe Agee Jr Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Smith's Corner
Orange Avenue
Suniay
Evangelic Alliance Mission
John
Isle of
Patmos
Spirit of God
Asia Minor
Turkey
Laodicea
Revi Joe Agee, Jr
Bridal Shower Held for LeAnna Sperling
A bridal shower Sunday afternoon at the Leonard Gaede home honored LeAnna Sperling. Hostesses included Mrs. Evelyn Gaede and several Bergman relatives. Decorations followed a bridal motif and refreshments featured angel food cake punch mints and nuts. Attendees listed include Mrs. Alvina Bergman Mrs. Kathy Handel and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Gaede
LeAnna Sperling
Evelyn Gaede
Alvina Bergman
Ina Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
Kathy Handel
Nancy Bergman
Gaede
Esther Unruh
Karen Wiens
Agenetha Sperling
Frieda Regier
Lillian Unruh
Ettye Garber
Betty Gloeckler
Alma Nik
Donna Warkentin Sixth Birthday Party
Donna Warkentin celebrated her sixth birthday Tuesday July 21 with kindergarten friends at the 3hafter Pool. Guests included Jerrine Ballard Brenda Bergman Janese Keeley Lindy Miller Michelle Payne Connie Smith Vikki Waters and siblings Craig and Edie Warkentin. Relatives and others joined later for cake punch and ice cream served by Donna’s mother Mrs Allen Warkentin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Warkentin
Jerrine Ballard
Brenda Bergman
Janese Keeley
Lindy Miller
Michelle Payne
Connie Smith
Vikki Waters
Donna
Craig
Edie Warkentin
Geralyn Gilcrest
Jane Zachary
Allen Warkentin
Shona Duckett
Cynthia Kuykendall
Becky Nixon
Reception Held for New Church Head in Shafter
Sunday afternoon a reception from four to six o'clock welcomed Rev. Elwood Greer his wife Harriette and family to Shafter. Members of several churches attended along with four ministers and their wives. Youth Fellowship girls served punch and cookies and several women helped with arrangements and décor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Methodist Church
Elwood Greer
Harriette
Shafter
Henry Dick
Youth Fellowship
Cathy Corrie
Margaret Fraley
Linda Pyle
Brenda Smith
Eileen Smith
Sharon Smith
Sharon Stockton
Martha Turner
John Turner
Henry Devies
G. W. Edwards
Reuben Fraley
William Lowe
Gordon Smith
Noel Smith
Art Stepp
John Stockton
Bernice Morris
Calcot Elects New Officers and Expands Board at 39th Meeting
William McFarlane of Clovis was elected President succeeding Edwin J. Neufeld of Bakersfield as Calcot Ltd. named D. Shannon Harris Treasurer. Anderson of Shafter and Orval Knox of Chandler were reelected vice presidents. J. Russell Kennedy of Bakersfield remains secretary and general manager. Directors increased to 53 with three grower reps Everett Rank of Fresno Waldo Weeth of Coalinga named to new at large posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McFarlane
Clovis
Calcot, Ltd
Edwin J. Neufeld
Bakersfield
McFarlane
D. Shannon Harris
Wheeler Ridge
Calcot
Kenneth Anderson
Shafter
Orval Knox
Chandler
Arizona
J. Russell Kennedy
Farmers Cooperative Gin
John Bidart
Theodor Heimforth
Walter Bergen
McFarland
Roy Murray
Earlimart
Stanley Newton
Straford
Ralph Piepgrass
Visalia
Frank Perry
Luton
George Scott
Blythe
Marvin Kahl
Merced
H. B. Fries
Raisin City
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Allison Duffield
Deborah Gilbert
Cathy Martin
Janeen Rider
Delano
Cynthia Roscoe
Malinda Fuller
Janet Merz
Genevieve Braisher
Melanie Hardein
Lynne Warkentine
Wasco
Kristen Faulkner
Deborah Faulkner
Barbara Wright
Charlotte Jones
Joyce Neal
Candus Thacker
Betsy Williams
Chris Sawyer
Lancaster
Bakersfield Area
Cheryl Hopkins
Pamela Robinson
Dorthy Simmons
Mary Treanor
North of the River
J Barett
Diane Beerline
To Belcom
Guadalupe Bustamente
Marie Burrell
Helen Briggs
Fay Burrell
Cathy Collins
Leslie Anne Dixon
la Joyce Evans
Vicki Enriquez
Gayle Giboney
Suzy Hart
Rita Jonnson
Leslie Jaggers
Dema Jonnson
Kathy Kreetsch
Deborah Rogoff
Cynthia Sykora
Bernita Terrell
Lavonna Terrell
Pamela Toney
Cathy Welch
Denise Chaney
Larie Edis
Frank B
Col
Annis
Intoippi
Clay O. Hale
Shafter v Vivenie Cleotesins
Cerenens
SAC Command
Betty Lou Berra
Nina M. Jenkins
Jane Meridith
Stephen K. Strauss
Flint
East Lerdo
Shafter Recreation Baseball
Snow Gates & Valves
Kel
Lorraine Giesbreche
Rosalee Sperling
Tena Sperling
Violet Hemington
Rosie Wiens
Vera Siemens
Rose Franz
Donna Penner
Kathlene Enns
Leona Heller
Sarah Suderman
Doris Long
Margaret Balzer
Erica Dick
Laura Siemens
Luella Russell
Vivian Bergen
Margaret Isaac
Lorene Sperling
Beverly Gloeckler
Barbara Gloeckler
Sharon Giesbrecht
Sally Franz
Charlott Bartell
Sharon Balzer
Gail Bergen
Lynn Wiedmann
Marcia
Maxine Klassen
Katherine Kroeker
Froese
Katherine Shultz
Anderson
First Baptist Church
North Pine Street
Rev
Dele B. Kilat
Family Bible Hour
and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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