Distinguished Young Woman of Shafter Event Tonight
Shafter hosts the Distinguished Young Woman of Shafter pageant at 7 00 p m Friday March 21 in the Fred Starrh Performing Arts Center Shafter High School Tickets on sale now contact Kathy Enns at 746 6190 for details Also planning a 55 year reunion for Shafter High Class of 1959. contact Bill Thompson at 559 435 2374 or email him.
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Shafter
Fred Starrh
Shafter High School
Kathy Enns
Bill Thompson
Second Annual Auction and Dinner Fundraiser Shafter Gladiators
The Shafter Gladiators Youth Football group hosts its Second Annual Auction Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday March 22 at the Shafter Veterans Hall from 6:00 p.m. There are 50 auction items and a 50/50 drawing plus dinner. For tickets call 661 337 8073 or 444 0626. A free one day parenting class follows on Saturday April 12 at 455 E Euclid Ave Shafter from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lunch provided. Sponsored by CAPE. Call 661 873 4703 to register seating limited. Recreation Programs available Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District invites community participation MORE on 2.
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Shafter Gladiators
Shafter Veterans Hall
Shafter
E. Euclid Ave
The
CAPE
Ford Theater Opens With Two Weekend Run Of Local Shows
Ford Theater in Shafter finished its first run with two plays delighting crowds. Big Knuckles by Randy Messick played February 22 23 27 and 28, with Bets on local staging. Always Patsy Cline starring Amy Adams and Kim Kotrla drew standing room only, backed by a strong band. The venue, created by Larry Starrh and the Starrh family, sits on the former Holiday Ford site and aims to host local talent and community events. Covenant Coffee plans a shop on site.
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Shafter
Ford Theater
Randy Messick
Messick
Bakersfield College
Empty Space Theater
Larry Starrh
Patsy Cline
Amy Adams
Kim Kotrla
Ted Swindley
Houston
Louise Seger
Cline
Arthur Godfrey
Seger
Hal
Adams
Louise
Cris Starrh
Jason Thiest
Barton Brothers
Loren and
Paul
Brian Boozer
Starrh
Larry
Holiday Ford
Fred Starrh Sr
Starrhs
Starry
Victims Rights March Set For April in Kern County
The Kern County District Attorney invites the public to a Tuesday April 8 event at the Liberty Bell in front of the Kern County Superior Court. The program starts at 5:00 p.m. with speakers, followed by the second annual Victims Rights March to St Francis Church and a candlelight vigil at 6:00 p.m. Email photos to victimmarch co.kern.ca.us.
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Ronald Reagan
Kern County District Attorney’s Office
Liberty Bell
Kern County Superior Court
Truxton Avenue
St. Francis Church
Victimmarch
Co.kern
Boxing Club hears from local man who turned life around
Local man Jimmy Garcia spoke to the Shafter Boxing Club about his life turn around. He started track at ten and showed early promise with a sub five minute mile before high school. He fell into drugs and gang activity, spent juvenile hall stints and multiple jail terms totaling over fifteen years. He urged youths to focus on the future and listen to hard lessons learned.
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Boxing Club
Jimmy Garcia
Shafter Boxing Club
Jimmy
Shafter high students stage Charlotte’s Web play
Drama students at Shafter High presented Charlotte’s Web by E B White in a weekend performance. Advisor Carla Stanley led a spirited cast including Shay Morris as Charlotte and James Hugo as Wilbur, transforming the auditorium into a barn and conveying the tale of friendship, sacrifice, and small-town admiration culminating in a thoughtful county fair moment.
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Shafter High Performing Arts Club
E. B. White
Carla Stanley
Wilbur
Zuckermans
Charlotte
Zuckerman
Shay Morris
James Hugo
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Buttonwillow Recreation and Park
Covenant Coffee
Bravo To
Kotila
Jerine Rekosh
Shana Starrh
Starrh and Company
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