Shafter Community Honors and School Achievements
Five years ago a generation gap piece reports Martha Turner selected as Girls State representative by Shafter High School staff with Alanter Candus Corrigiani as alternate. Bank of America certifies six Richland High students for superior performance in various subjects. Front page items note city politics, merit testing, and local events including Kiwanis luncheon speaker Walter Minger.
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Martha Turner
John Turner
Frank Wisner
Shafter High School
Is Stater
Leslie L. Robinson American Legion Post 213
Buttonwillow
Bank of America
Shirley Unruh
Juliet Carrete
Rebecca Fast
Richard Penner
Ronald Hamman
Edward Lopez
Banne
Richland
California Teachers Association Best Overall Coverage Award
The California Teachers Association cited the press for best overall educational coverage of 1959. Front page headlines highlighted by the association recognized standout reporting across the year.
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The
California Teachers Association
Educational
Shafter Plans Two Thousand Dollar Red Cross Drive
Ray Duerksen and H W Pat Kelly receive instructions for the Shafter Red Cross Drive aiming at $2000. Other news includes sidewalk bid changes, a missed water contract meeting, a 60 day jail sentence for Shafter women, a rape-suspect case, local music plans, potato festival committee appointments, and local prize awards in cotton rowing with Clarence Evans as top winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Duerksen
Shafter Red Cross
H. W. Pat Kelly
Shafter
Farmer Husband
Richland
Enro
Kern County Union High School
Rand. Awari
Clarence Evans
Leroy Jackson
William Peltier
Jack Thompson
G. H. Grundy
Albert Sucket
Kenneth Jackson
Roma Mansfield
Shafter H S Swimmers Earn Honors At Wasco Meet
Shafter High School varsity and girls swimming teams defeated Wasco SSL foe Friday. Varsity won 63 31, girls 51 34. Wasco B class won 68 26. First places included 200 medley relay Wilcoxon Berger Voth Meyer 2543, 200 free Larry Zachary 2089, 200 IM Eric Berger 235.7, 100 butterfly Bill Bann 1086, 100 back Greg Wilcoxon 1071, 400 free Fraley 4533, 100 breast Eric Berger 1130, 400 free relay Zachary Fraley Bann Allen 3551.
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Bob Smith
Shafter High School
Asco
SHS
Wasco
Wilcoxon
Berger
Voth
Meyer
Larry Zachary
Eric Berger
Bill Bann
Greg Wilcoxon
Blake Fraley
Zachary
Fraley
Generals Drop Two Decisions on Diamond
Shafter High’s varsity baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to Delano with scores 6-5 and 11-6. Scorers included Larry Antoniovanni Doug Ellis Sid Unruh David Freeborn and Don Stepp. Leading hitters were Freeborn Ellis and Ken Williams. In game two Stepp Ken Carrasco and Williams drove in runs. The Colonels also bowed in their contests with scores of 14-0 and 10-6. Friday the team travels to Wasco at 3 30 p.m.
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Shafter High
Delano
Generals
Larry Antoniovanni
Doug Ellis
Sid Unruh
David Freeborn
Don Stepp
Freeborn
Ellis
Ken Williams
Colonels
Wasco
Shafter Players Named To SSL Honor Squad
Ken Allen and Ken Carrasco of Shafter High School earn SSL honors with Allen on the first team and Carrasco on the second. SSL MVP Gordon Brown leads Wasco in scoring as Wasco, Taft, Garces, Wasco cagers and Arvin players fill the all league selections.
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Ken Allen
Ken Carrasco
Shafter High School
Pat Wennihan
Shafter
Boyd Cole
Taft
Jim Parker
WasCo
Bob Carroll
Garces
Joe Klinger
Arvin
Gordon Brown
SSL
Brown
Tigers
Allen
Gerald Waldrip
Wascoguard
Bass Fishing Boom At Nacimiento Says Manager
Bass fishing has taken off at Lake Nacimiento with anglers reporting easy limits. Dick Kelsey, manager of the recreational facilities, says most anglers are catching bass up to 3 pounds.
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Paso Robles
Lake Nacimiento
Dick Kelsey
Big Lake
Kelsey
Wasco Keeps League Sweep With Taft Rival Win
Wasco defeats arch rival Wasco 6 to 0 at North Kern to equalize league record at 1-1 after a prior 6-0 loss to Taft. Low scorers were Gary Byrd and Phil Dalke. other Generals scorers included Gary Somers 44 Keith Perkins 46 Steve Fuller 46 and Duane Kerber 51. Thursday the team visits Garces at 3 30 p m.
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Shafter High School
Taft
Wasco
North Kern
Gary Byrd
Phil Dalke
Generals
Gary Somers
Keith Perkins
Steve Fuller
Duane Kerber
Garces
Shafter Man Wins Box Title in Army
Michael Branch of Shafter wins the boxing championship of Company A 9th Battalion Ft Gordon Ga in the 150 pound division. He joined the Army last November and is at Fort Gordon for seven more weeks after basic at Fort Ord Calif. Branchs grandparents live in Shafter and he is a 1969 Shafter High School graduate.
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Prc
Michael Branch
Shafter
Bat
Ft. Gordon
Branch
Fort Gordon
Fort Ord
Calif
A. Driggers
Riverside Ave
Shafter High School
Fine Past Performances in Saturday BC Relays
The C class finished fourth while the girls placed third overall at Saturdays varsity BC Relays. Chanda Hill clocked 50 back in 35.4 seconds and Loretta Schellenberg swam 50 breast in 38.5 seconds. The 200 free relay team including Sill Owl Janzen and Wil es Shaft also placed sixth. Friday the Splashers host Arvin for their second league encounter.
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Chanda Hill
Loretta Schellenberg
Sill
Owl Janzen
Wiles Shaft
BC Relays
Splashers
Arvin
Outstanding Shafter High School track legends set records
Shafter High School track stars posted numerous marks across events led by standout sprinters and distance runners. The Generals dominate prep circuit with multiple championships since 1954 and a 1966 to 1969 four year run. The school lists top marks for sprints hurdles jumps and distance events with years and names.
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Shafter High School
Shafter
Generals
Taft
Wasco
Corcoran
Lemoore
Inga
Inga Cone
Sicve
SHS
Jim Rush
Ick Leon
Bob Tidwell
Steve Steele
Larry Grider
Tom Ware
Rickey Templeton
Tommy Hill
Phil Williams
Augie Belton
Jim Brown
Rick Scott
Ron Hammond
Curtis Elkins
Bruce Epp
Fred Herkimer
Leroy Moser
Raymond Aaron
Ben Laverty
Alvin Bryant
Vince Rodriguez
Dan Smith
Billy Calhoun
Richard Gaeta
Harold Heiter
Stanley Bryant
Robbie Smith
Claude Moten
Steve Bryant
Jesse Bradford
Bill Kroeker
Glen Lucas
Steve Heiter
Jim Broom
Johnny Moore
Henry Beach
Jan Stuebbe
Larry Tuck
Woody Wilson
Larry Jones
Wes Powell
Tom Garrison
Dave Powell
Laird Parker
John
Shafter High Trackmen Tie Seventh at East Bakersfield Meet
Shafter High School cindermen earned 19 points to place seventh at the Bakersfield Invitational. Bakersfield High won the meet with East Foothill West North and South of the South Yosemite League close behind. SHS took fifth in the 440 relay and first in the long jump with strong team effort as Arvin and Garces trailed. The squad was set to travel to Arvin for another meet Thursday at 3 30 p m.
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Shafter High School
Randy Penner
Digdep
Alhough
Randy
Trai Bonate
Jim Rush
S . Shafter H
Abet Toc
Neooea
West High
SHS
Shafter
Arvin
Garces
Shafter AAU Pentathlon Draws Local Youth Saturday
Several hundred boys and girls from Shafter and nearby districts will compete in the AAU pentathlon at Shafter High School stadium starting 10 a.m. The event, part of Physical Fitness Week proclaimed by Mayor Jay Atkinson, offers certificates and gift kits with no entry fee.
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Shafter
Shafter High School
Amateur Athletic Union
Shafter Recreation Commission
Verle Heiter
Rts
U.S
Jay ©. Atkinson
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Bill Gladden
Valley Food Center
Mitchell
Nthia. Mouser
Cynthia
Re. Laura Hare
Shafter H.S
Stepp
Ken
Carrasco
Andliams
Rhe Delano
Delano Rhe
Kern County Parks and Recreation Department
Kern River
Nacimiento
Shafter Man
Army
Hill Janzen
Schellenberg
Snively
Jerri Willie
Jerri Willis
Pat Imbrell
Joey Janzen
Greg Paul
Bill Hearn
Georg Smith
Able Nunez
Billy Charboneau
Tom Alvidrez
Andy Alvidrez
Wayne Landers
Dean Johnston
John Lopez
Tony Flores
Jesse Yberra
Juan Villareal
Mike Lane
Ed Ellis
Thomas Schroeter
Jerry Highbee
Mark Costello
Robert Lamas
Kyle Hill
Bobby Rodriguez
Merton Wiedmann
Tim Robnett
Carroll Winter
Bruce Muir
Gary Morse
Salvador Gonzales
Mike Bender
Harold Helter
Mike Enns
Tommy Haliman
Gilbert Flores
Sevon
Randy Kruger
Russell Enns
Robert Turner
H. T. Calhoun
Allen Kuykendall
Duane Rollins
Paul Cato
Rusell Enns
Steve Helter
Steve Shambling
H.T. Calhoun
Richard Freeborn
John Notley
Alan Kuykendall
Phil Reeder
Steve Shamblin
Ronnie Harp
Mort Webster
Southern California
East Bakersfield
Heller
Lerdo
Maple
Rio Bravo
AAU
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