Lions Club Charity Harness Races at O'Brien Stables
Gray skies and cool winds could not dull Shafter Kern County Lions Club fans at the O’Brien Stables Sunday for a charity harness race. Joe O’Brien’s family helped run the event with local officials and Hollywood raceway personnel, while Michele Graves led a parade of carts. Gettysburg won the fastest race at 2 07, as crowds enjoyed barbecued beef and warm beverages amid a memorial for Stan Cook, a founder of the races.
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Race Honors Stan Cook at Shafter Lions Harness Races
The Shafter Lions Club dedicated Sundays Harness Races to Stan Cook 76 a longtime community activist and organizer who died suddenly days before the event Cook helped start the annual fundraiser with Joe O'Brien and was to receive a Bakersfield Elks Club five year membership award. His dedication praised his loyalty leadership and humanitarian work in Shafter and beyond with no funeral services held per his request.
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