Doctor White honored belated award at Kiwanis luncheon
Dr Thomas C White Shafter High School team doctor for four seasons received a blue and gold jacket from Head Coach Mervy Huston at a Kiwanis luncheon. The gift, delayed for Spring Sports Awards, accompanied news of Kern County All Star Football Game tickets on sale June 22 at Memorial Stadium. Marv Kirschenmann chairs the event with Craig Bassett and Ken Mootry chosen for the country team. Readex 1 78 exercises aboard USS Kitty Hawk near Okinawa involved 29 U S Navy ships and 250 Seventh Fleet aircraft in six days.
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Dr. White
Shafter Generals
M.D
Mervy Huston
Kiwanis
Thomas C. White
Shafter
Huston
Kern County
Navy
Matthew W. Moss
Oscar Moss
W. Ash
Calif
Pacific
San Diego
Okinawa
Thomas White
Merv Huston
Wasco adult basketball playoffs finish with close division races
In Wasco Recreation playoffs ending March 13, three divisions produced tight races. A division saw Arco Oil Distributor win a playoff over Richland Chevrolet to claim the title. B division finished with Somers/Allens at 8-1 after defeating Arly’s Appliance. C division led by Wasco Plumbing finishing 11-1 as the top team.
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Wasco Recreation & Parks District
Arco Oil Distributor
Richland Chevrolet
Somers/Allens
Arly
Somers/ Allens
Wasco Plumbing
Duke's
Bell Farms
Arly's
Anderson Motor Parts
Santillians
Wasco Liquors
Victory Cafe
Jeffries Bros
Merz Farms
Bermuda Ranch
Applewhites
Porter Bros
Generalettes Dominate Porterville 27 4 Hitters Lead Rally
Shafter Generalettes, led by Nicky Gallegos with a grand slam and 6 RBI, crushed Porterville Pantherettes 27 to 4 in a preseason softball game. Pitcher Cindy Sapp struck out 1 and allowed 8 hits, while Porterville pitcher Josephine Valdez gave up 20 hits. The win boosts Shafter to 1-2-1, as league play begins March 30 against Garces Ramettes at home.
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Edie Warkent
Generalettes
Porterville Pantherettes
Shafter
Cindy Sapp
Porterville
Picher
Josephine Valdez
Nicky Gallegos
RBI
Nellie Garza
Rhonda Watts
Debbie Plaza
North High
Arvin
West High
West
Vickie ‘Shoenhair
Garces Ramettes
Coronary risk clinic informs Kern County residents
About 125 Shafter citizens attended a coronary risk evaluation briefing at Richland School Cafeteria on March 9. Dr John Scharffenberg of Bakersfield outlined heart disease risks and prevention as part of the Heartbeat program at San Joaquin Hospital. He cited three top risk factors in reducing America's leading killer.
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Shafter
John Scharffenberg
Richland
Scharffenberg
San Joaquin Hospital
Shharffenberg
United States
Heartbeat
Lance Nickelsen
Bakersfield
Wasco-Shafter Area Special Olympics Teams Prep For Meets
Local athletes in Wasco and Shafter practice swimming track and field and gymnastics as they aim to advance to area and state meets. A volunteer committee raises funds and coordinates transportation, meets, and coaching to support Special Olympics participants across ages. Donations are tax deductible via Kern County Special Olympics, Wasco-Shafter Area c/o W.A.D.D. P.O. Box 464 Wasco CA 93280.
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Wasco-Shafter
Kern County
Wasco-Shafter Area
W.A.D.D
P.O
Wasco
California
California Rural School Funding Bill Aids Kern Districts
Thomas of Kern County coauthors legislation to boost funding for rural California districts like Richland and General Shafter. It targets transportation fuel costs, heating, maintenance, utilities, and insurance. The bill would share local transportation costs, create a maintenance fund, and add state support for high-cost districts after past vetoes.
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Kern County
Bill Thomas
California
Richland
General Shafter
Thomas
Kern
Brown
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Shafter Press
Doctor White
Valdez
Carlyle
Jan Hagen
Denise Waldron
Brent Davey
Pam Careter
Ronald Park
Tim Smith
Mike Ramey
Stan Perisich
Leroy Whitson
Sunshine Land
Central Ave
FTD
Shafter Flower & Gift
George Globe
Union Dental Clase
S. Medical
Woolworths
Dale Wiedmann
Gene’s Quality. Meats, Inc
Gene Evensons
Taft Highway
Frank Escobedo
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