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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1983
Page
2
The Shafter Press invites wedding and engagement notices, birth announcements, club and church news at no charge. Submit to the Press office by Monday noon. contact Society writer Jeanette Wheeler on Mondays or Fridays at 746-4942 or 399-5925. Photos should be black and white. color accepted if suitably exposed.
Mr and Mrs Clinton Bergen were honored at a June 18 wedding reception at the Mennonite Brethren Church in Shafter. Carla Lepp, the bride, is from Orland and is music major at Pacific College in Fresno. Clint Bergen is from Shafter, a Pacific College student majoring in business. The couple married May 7 in Orland and honeymooned in San Francisco and Monterey. They will reside in Fresno to finish their senior year.
Suzette Smith, a Shafter High senior, writes weekly columns for the Shafter Press and will contribute to the Progress Edition planned for late July. She placed third in the Gartler Memorial Human Relations Essay Contest for an essay on how prejudice harms the American Dream, with Kern County supervisors and the Anti-Defamation League honoring her plaque.
The district aims to refurbish the pool early next year to cut costs. A May 10 board recommendation favored fiberglassing to ease upkeep. Bids due in September, decisions in April, work to start January. Also exploring lot filling costs and a new $3,000 concession stand funded mainly by a $2,200 ice maker. Lifeguards named. summer programs include Mobile Rec at several parks, Arts and Crafts at the district office, and a Walt Disney Summer Film Festival at Veterans Hall with a 50 cent admissions fee.
Twins Michelle Dawn and Melissa Lynn Isaac arrived April 4 at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Dan Isaac. Ultrasound detected two heartbeats in December. Grandparents are Vernon Isaac of Shafter and Truman Rice of Wasco. Michelle Dawn weighed 6 5 and Melissa Lynn 4 8.
Mario and Stella Montoya announce the arrival of daughter Mayra Hospicia born May 26 1983 at Kern Medical Center Bakersfield weight 7 lbs 10 oz length 1944 inches sister to Mario six and Jessica twelve grandparents Felipe Olveda Shafter Hospicia and Jesus from Mexico Wesley and Christina Smart announce birth of daughter Sabrina Diane born June 10 1983 at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital at 758 am weight 7 lbs 9 oz length 20 inches Sabrina has sisters Sara Ann 3% Stefanie Suzanne 2 grandparents Longino Gonzales Shafter J P McCoy Shafter Dan Smart Chula Vista great grandparents Anita Contreras Shafter Georgia Howard Shafter Ruth Smart Shafter great great grandfather Roman Olvera Shafter
Kern County Health Officer announces new pregnancy screening service in Shafter at the County Building 336 Pacific Street. Sessions run Mondays and Fridays from 8 30 to 10 a m. residents should call the Shafter Health Department at 746 6325 for details and instructions.
The Ebenezer Reformed Church in Shafter installed Reverend Jim West as pastor on Sunday June 19. Guest speaker Reverend C W Powell Jr of Faith Reformed Church Anderson California urged the congregation and pastor to uphold the awesome responsibility before God.
The Shafter Recreation and Park District invites residents to a Friday July 8 screening at the Veterans Hall from 10 a.m. to noon featuring Swiss Family Robinson. Admission is 50 cents with concessions available. Other summer titles include Bambi July 22 Condorman August 5 and Dumbo.
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