Richland Primary winner shown with award and festival hopes
Youth winner Goehring displays the Sweepstakes Award at Richland Primary and his entry qualifies for the District Art Festival. Front page notes list Shafter semi finals and college gym basketball, plus community events and a 90th birthday celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan Goehring
Richland
Ardis McKillip
Ralphs
Shafter
Generals
Reedley
College Gymnasium
Jack Janzen
Council
South Shafter
Reiker
Richland Board
Five candidates file for city posts in March 2 filing
On March 2 1950 five candidates filed for council seats. Incumbent Kirschenman seeks a city post while Mayor McClure is out of the race Shaw will face Johnson for city clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirschenman
McClure
Shaw
Johnson
Spud Festival
March of Dimes
Roy Farrell
Kelly
State Parks See Attendance Dip Due to Weather and Oil
The 1968-69 Stewardship Report shows 36.5 million visitors across 164 state units with 25 under local contract. Attendance fell about 500,000 from the prior year due to heavy rains, snow delays, and southern oil disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Park System
State Department of Parks and Recreation
Sierra Parks
Shafter High Opens Spring Sports Slate This Week
Shafter High begins spring competition with a Thursday golf match against Taft High. Friday features boys tennis vs North Stars and girls tennis at North High, while swimming debuts at North. Saturday starts baseball on the Delano diamond, with进一步 matches next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Taft High
North Stars
North High
North
SHS
Delano Diamond
South Paso Robles High
North Kern
Bakersfield High School
Delano
Kern
Shafter
Wasco
Jim Rush
Cindermen
Bob Smith
Splashers
Kelly Emcees Hall of Fame Awards Fest at Bakersfield
H W Pat Kelly served as master of ceremonies for the fourth annual Bob Elias Hall of Fame Awards Banquet in Bakersfield. Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles Rams tackle, spoke, with Kelly praising Olsen as a top pro football figure. Don Johnson and Russ Letlow were honored for football, Buel Milkey for rodeo, and Herman Riese announced the honorees. Bill Glass will hold Christian crusade meetings in Shafter on March 5 at 2 30 p.m. Parents and students are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W
Pat) Kelly
California
Bakersfield
Kelly
Merlin Olsen
Los Angeles Rams
Utah State
Rams
Gil Bishop
Herman Riese
Russ
Letlow
Buel Milkey
Don Johnson
Hall of Fame
Bill Glass
Shafter High School
Shafter Declares Physical Fitness Week and AAU Pentathlon
Mayor J C Atkinson proclaimed March 15 21 as Physical Fitness Week in Shafter to coincide with an AAU pentathlon at Shafter High School stadium on March 21. The event, open to ages 6 to 18, aims to involve about 1000 youths from Shafter and nearby districts with boys and girls competing in six age brackets and offering prizes and participation certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amateur Athletic Union
Shafter
J. C. Atkinson
Shafter City
Verleiter
Richard Larson
Recreation Commission
Shafter High School
Heiter
Buttonwillow
Lerdo
Maple
Rio Bravo
Helter
Weekend Spring Sports Schedule Highlights
On March 6 the boys tennis and girls tennis teams play at 3 30 p m. The same day swimming travels to North. March 7 features a 10 00 a m baseball game at Delano. March 14 hosts baseball vs Delano and swimming relays at Bakersfield College. The Wasco Baseball Tournament spans March 23 24 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Delano
South Paso Robles
North Kern
Bakersfield High
McFarland
Wasco
Bakersfield College
Arvin
California Sets 1970 Fishing Rules Across State Waters
State fishing regulations take effect as of March with all year trout angling in much of central California and several counties. General season runs May to November with varying openings in the northwest and urban-area reservoirs. Rules introduce all year trout on many lakes, six inch minimum on Kern Plateau protections, and tighter limits on certain waters while curbing tide pool harvesting.
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DFG
California
San Joaquin Valley
Sierra Foothills
Northwest
Fresno
Madera
Yosemite National Park
Merced
Stanislaus
Kings
Kern
Tulare
Kern River
Democrat
Whiskeytown Lake
Clair Engle
Trinity) Lake
Humboldt County
Pleasant Valley Pervoir
Owens River
High Sierra
Cottonwood Creek
Kern Plateau
South Fork
Putah Creek
Monticello Dam
California hunting accidents fall to new low in 1969
California reports 11 fatal hunting accidents in 1969, with 82 nonfatal cases, totaling 93 incidents the lowest since 1962. The accident rate reached 1.24 per 10 000 licensed hunters among about 755 000 hunters, down from 1.51 last year and well below pre safety program levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Department of Fish and Game
Hilton Bergstrom
Two Shafter Matmen Win Valley Honors
Shafter High School wrestlers earned valley recognition at McLane High School in Fresno. Johnny Gore finished fourth at 168 pounds and Tom Hill was fifth at 194, both undefeated in the South Sequoia League. Moore and Hill each led the team with top league and divisionals finishes, helping Shafter win the league championship this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Shafter
McLane High School
Fresno
San Joaquin
Johnny Gore
Tom Hill
Moore
Hill
Shafter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Wisner
Shafter Fire Department
County Fire Deartment
Wasco Ire Department
Shafter Avenue
C. D. Reimer
Judy Lovell
Stork Shower
Lyle Carter
Creekbaums
Dan Bledsoe
Abiy
National
Reg Hammond
Reg Hammond Sr
Shafter Press
Central Valley Highway
Lerdo Highway
Bank of America
Wes Anderson
Lorin Neufeld
Phil Anderson
Neufeld
Oliver Neufeld
Anderson
Elmer Anderson
John H. Revell Tuesday
Shafter Rotary Club
Harold Freedman
Kiwanis Club
Chamson Schnauzer
Ralph
Roughneck
von Eilgee
Schnauzer Kennel Club
Brenda
Butano
San Mateo County
Castle Rock
Santa Cruz County
Oroville
Butte County
Point Mugu
Ventura County
Salt Point
Sonoma County
Sugarloaf Ridge
Sonoma
Napa
Hearst Castle
del Norte Coast Redwoods
Humboldt Redwoods
Jedediah Smith Redwoods
McKerricher
Pfeiffer
Shafter HS
Kelly Emcees
Olsen
South Pasadena
Taft
Garces
Amador
Calaveras
el Dorado
Nevada
Placer
Bergstrom
Shafter H.S. Matmen
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