Wiens of Shafco named Businessman of the Year
Rod Wiens heads Shafco, founded by his father Harold in 1951. The firm, once nine employees, now numbers about 20 and offers electrical, plumbing, and air conditioning contracting across Shafter and nearby towns. Rod has expanded the business, pursued community service, and embraced plans to use computers to ease workload.
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Rod Wiens
Shafco
Harold
Veterans Hall
Harold Wiens
Rod
Shafter
Shafter High
Tabor College
Hillsborough
Kan
Karen
Kansas State University
Mennonite Church
Wiens
Africa
Zimbabwe
United States
Prentiss Institute
Mississippi
Jackson
Prentiss
Botswana
Gordon
Gordon Wiens
Fresno
Ace Hardware
Times
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Girl Scout Cookie Time Arrives in Shafter Area
Brownies began selling March 4 with cookies at 72 dollars per box. Troop 599 will be in front of Safeway on March 19 from 8am to noon. March 12 marks the end of Girl Scout Week as local troops prepare future leaders.
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Shafter
Safeway
Girl Scouts
Joshua Tree Council
United Way
Delano Regional Medical Center
Shafter Pie Auction Fundraiser Set For March 24
Members and friends of the Shafter Historical Society will gather March 24 at 6 30 p m in Shafter Veterans Hall for a pot luck dinner before the annual pie auction. Arley Feil returns to auction the best pies in Shafter co chairs Helen Gaede and Virginia Bender oversee the Spring meeting.
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The
Shafter Historical Society
Shafter Veterans Hall
Historical Society
Arley Feil
Shafter
Helen Gaede
Virginia Bender
Women’s History Week Celebration at Shafter Depot Museum
The Shafter Depot Museum hosts Women’s History Week with artwork on display Wednesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a public tea from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday March 10 arranged by Gretchen Kirk. Richland students contributed art and will perform music and oral language pieces.
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Shafter Depot Museum
Richland
Shafter
Gretchen Kirk
Community Calendar of Meetings and Events
A sequence of local government and organizational meetings scheduled from March 9 to March 15. Kiwanis and Lions Club gatherings occur daily in various venues. school boards, a chamber event, and planning sessions fill the week with times and locations listed.
Every Day Is Special Birthdays and Anniversaries
A dated listing marks March 9 through March 15 with multiple names. It highlights birthdays for Lois Gaither Deborah Hawkins Janet Ballanger Sean Knox George Lauterbach Char lene Ashby Wendy Bondberg Gladys Grisham Ralph Fruguglietti Doyle Stearman Ellen Janzen Ber tie Hooper Rosie Wiens Esther Unruh Sandy Wiedmann Dr. Tom White Danny Stearman David J Jose Nune Jose and Gilma Nune. It also notes anniversaries for Roy and Deanna Root Pat White David and Glenda Mathis Bill and Emma Tillman and Jose and Gilma Nune.
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Lois Gaither
Deborah Hawkins
Janet Ballanger
Sean Knox
George Lauterbach
Baby Trout
Roy
Deanna Root
Charlene Ashby
Wendy Bondberg
Carlos
Pat White
Gladys Grisham
Ralph Fruguglietti
David and
Glenda Mathis
Bill
Emma Tillman
Doyle Stearman
Ellen Janzen
Bertie Hooper
Rosie Wiens
Esther Unruh
Sandy Wiedmann
Tom White
Danny Stearman
David J
Jose
Gilma Nune
Bettina Rambo
Edna Waldron
Jeff Walworth
Patti Watkins
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Wasco
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Rio Bravo-Greeley School Board
Rio Bravo-Greeley
Lions Club
Shafter Motel
CBMC
Yee
Steak Maple School Board
Maple School Historical Society
Shaft Depot
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Community Action Council
Wasco Veterans Hall
Lost Hills
Shafter City Council
Sielari
Valley Rotary
American Legion Auxiliary
Buttonwillow
Shafter Planning Commission
City Hall
Meyers Big Stop
South Shafter Ave
VIDEO
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Mme Huabbari
First
Jonnie Hubbard
Sonnie Hubbare
del Monte
Webers Homestyle
Bonnie Hubbard
TISS
John Largé
Smee Wee le
Pacific
California
Security Pacific Bank
Your Bank For Life
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