Veterans Memorial Wall project seeks community support in Shafter
A personal letter to readers asks for volunteers and tax deductible donations to build a two wing granite memorial wall at Shafter Memorial Park. It aims to honor about 900 veterans buried in Shafter cemetery, with a $13,000 target and $4,000 needed immediately for foundation and concrete work ahead of Memorial Day 2000.
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Shafter Memorial Park
Shafter Cemetery
Walt
Tale
John Guinn
Shafter
John Zrofsky
Bill Prout
Shafter Memorial Parks
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
P.O
Prayer and Possibility in Troubled Times
Pastor Moses Vaca urges weekly readers to rely on prayer and God's Word amid political promises and social debates. He argues human plans are limited but God can do all things, urging families and communities to unite in prayer to impact children and government matters.
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Jesus
God
Apostle
Winter Weather Rants and Election Talk Echo Blog Post
A reader vents about persistent rain and cold hindering outdoor plans while noting mild California weather elsewhere. The column shifts to politics predicting strong voter turnout and reflecting on McCain Bradley and Gore as the 1990s campaign unfolds with sharp opinions on each.
Shafter Church Directory Lists Alphabetical Congregations
The Shafter church directory lists churches alphabetically with pastors addresses and weekly service times. Contact Margaret at 746-4942 to join or update listings. The entry covers Apostolica de la Fe, Assembly of God, Companerismo Cristiano, Congregational Church, Church of Christ, and many others with pastors and contact numbers.
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Shafter
Margaret
Apostolica DE LA FE EN Cristo Jesus
Moses Pacheco
Central Valley Highway
Assembly OF God
Dan and
Mary Ewing
Elm Street
Missionettes
Royal Rangers
Companerismo Christiano Christian Fellowship
Rogelio Y Josefina Ramirez
Orange Avenue
Congregational Church OF
Mike Kotrla
E. Tulare
Church OF Christ
Steve Mann
Minter Avenue
Church OF God
Smith’s Corner
Boyd Shepherd
S. Shafter Avenue
Ebenezer Reformed
Vernon Pollema
James Street
First Church OF the Nazarene
John Maynard
W. Lerdo Highway
First Southern Baptist Church
Jim Williams
N. Kern Street
Home Fellowship
Thomas and Margaret Baker
Linda Taylor
California Avenue
Children’s Church
Awana
Hi Life
Jr. High
Pentecostal Church OF God
L.W. Lawson
Primera Iglesia Bautista
Moses Vaca
E. Lerdo Highway
Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church
Father Ken German
Beech Avenue
Seventh Standard Pentecostal Church OF God
Jim Glasco
Seventh Standard Road
Shafter United Methodist Church
Alf Christensen
A.m. Valley
Cesar Chavez Holiday Hope Divides California
Fred Davis notes a push to official state holiday on March 31 for Cesar Chavez birthday. He cites strong Mexican American support linked to the UFW, Delano roots, and a counterview from large ranchers in Kern County and Keene memorials.
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California
Cesar Chavez
Cesar
United Farm Workers Union
Delano
UFW
Our County
Keene
Chavez
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Ghout
Eni South
Te Perat
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McCain
Bill Bradley
White House
Bradley
Senate
Algore
Shafter Ministerial Association
Spencer's
Fred Davis
Martin Luther King, Jr
Kern County
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