Newlyweds Begin Life Together In Whittier Ceremony
Marilyn Ruth Schellenberg became the bride of James W. Hansen in a candlelight New Year’s Day ceremony at Granada Heights Friends Church La Mirada. The couple, now residing in Whittier, will honeymoon in San Francisco. The bride, a Shafter and Biola College alumna, teaches third grade at Hacienda Heights. The groom is a Moody Institute of Science laboratory technician in Whittier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Ruth Schellenberg
James W. Hansen
Menno H. Schellenberg
Granada Heights Friends Church
la Mirada
Shafter
Melvin Hansen
la Habra
Larry Schellenberg
Ginna Jack
Exeter
Diane Vincent
Fullerton
Evelyn Webb
Bakersfield
Julie Keck
Kathy Traylor
Kathy Schellenberg
Tom Keene
Jacque Keene
Jim Wolcott
Anaheim
Jerry Weidenborner
Torrance
Art Cypher
Downey
Fullerton Junior College
Moody Institute of Science
Whittier
New Member Initiated By Jobs Daughters In Wasco
Cynthia Wedel daughter of Larry Wedel of Wasco was initiated into Jobs Daughters at Bethel 138 Wasco on Monday March 15. The visit of Mildred Harlan deputy grand guardian from Bakersfield was also official. A spaghetti dinner at the Masonic Temple Wasco on Thursday March 25 from 5 30 to 7 30 p m invites all Masons and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Wedel
Larry Wedel
Wasco
Jobs Daughters
Bethel 138
Mildred Harlan
Bakersfield
Masonic’temple
Shafter High Queen Melanie Neuman Heads to Internationals
Melanie Neuman a Shafter High junior and daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Neuman will compete with 11 other girls for the Key Club Sweetheart International title April 30 May 2 in Bakersfield. She was selected divisional sweetheart after leading Shafter in a March 2 divisional vote among nine Key Club chapters in the area.
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Melanie Neuman
Shafter High
Harvey Neuman
Melanie
Shafter
Wasco
Delano
South
East
North
Foothill
Highland
Bakersfield
Key Club
Kiwanis Club
Civic Auditorium
California
Goertzens Tour Eastern Points of Interest
Mr and Mrs Adolph Goertzen and son Gordon returned from a New York visit to see Joan a United Airlines stewardess. They toured the Statue of Liberty Empire State Building and more before joining Joan in Cleveland and Washington DC. They met local hosts and saw the Capitol White House Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Cemetery changing of the guard.
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Adolph Goertzen
Gordon
New York
Joan
United Air Lines
Statue of Liberty
Empire State Building
Staten Island
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington, D.C
Goertzens
Bob Klassen
Washington
Klassen
Vernon Kroeker
Shafter
Jaryl Ollenburger
Alexandria, Va
Ollenburger
Capital Building
White House
Ford Theatre
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Mt. Vernon
Arlington Cemetery
Jehovah's Witnesses Talk Worldwide Meeting March 28
Jehovah's Witnesses plan gatherings at prospective Kingdom Halls on Sunday March 28 to hear a talk titled Restoration of All Things. More than 26,524 congregations in 206 lands will be attended by over 1,483,430 members with local presiding minister Victor Coleman delivering in the Shafter area.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Victor Coleman
Shafter
Horizon Club Breakfast and Car Wash Fundraiser
Members of the Sopho more Horizon Club held a come as you are breakfast at Deanna Gorsching’s home early Saturday. They then washed cars in the Bank of America lot to raise money for their year end trip. Participants included Deanna Gorsching Judy Guenther Susan Franklin Loretta Schellenberg Paula Lawson Kathy Hutchings and Susan Channeson. The club is sponsored by the Shafter Junior Women's Club and led by Mrs Wes Gorsching as part of Camp Fire Girls.
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Horizon Club
Deanna Gorsching
Bank of America
Judy Guenther
Susan Franklin
Loretta Schellenberg
Paula Lawson
Kathy Hutchings
Susan Channeson
Citywide Crusade Ends Sunday March 28
Final Sunday for the citywide March to Sunday School in March crusade promotes Sunday school across Shafter. Jay Atkinson, former mayor, and eight sponsoring churches aim to boost attendance and ongoing interest in local Sunday schools. Sponsors include Assembly of God Free Will Baptist First Baptist First Southern Baptist Mennonite Brethren Union Congregational and South Shafter Mennonite Brethren.
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Crusade
Jay Atkinson
Shafter
Atkinson
Assembly of God
Free Will Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
First Southern Baptist Church
Mennonite Brethren Church
Mexican Baptist Church
Union Congregational Church
South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Shafter people collect Betty Crocker coupons for illness aid
Mrs Dee Walker leads a Shafter drive to gather Betty Crocker coupons to obtain a kidney machine for Mrs David Ray Hulsey of Bakersfield. The deadline is May 20 with pickup and dropoff options in Shafter and nearby areas. other volunteers include Judy Cotton and Doris Boles.
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Dee Walker
Shafter
Betty Crocker
David Ray Hulsey
Monterey Street
Bakersfield
Walker
Three Shafter Juniors Chosen As Delegates For Confab
The Shafter Junior Women's Club session on March 16 featured a St Patrick theme and social games. Prizes went to Mrs Hen shaw Mrs Clark and Mrs Payne with Mrs Henry Voth winning the door prize. A Sequoia District Convention notice urged reservations by April 3 and a reception honoring district president Mrs Reynold Benson is planned for April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Junior Women’s Club
William Prout
Frank Wisner
Shafter Woman’s Club
Bill Gladden
Henry Voth
Joe Maniaci
Richard Henshaw
Steve Payne
Ken Clark
Henshaw
Clark
Payne
Sequois
Fresno
Towne and Country Lodge
Sequoia District
California Federation
Reynold Benson
Tulare
Jack Colvard
Tom Colvard
Wiliam Prout
Collins Crosby
Clifford Ratzlaff
Shafter
Manuel Park
Cancer Society
Missions Panel Discussion by Church Women
A panel on missions will be hosted by Mrs. Roy Farrell, chair of the Women’s Fellowship at Union Congregational Church. The noon salad luncheon is set for Thursday March 25 in the fellowship hall. Members are urged to attend with a salad and invite friends. Coffee and rolls will be provided. babysitting offered.
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Roy Farrell
Women’s Fellowship
The
Union Congregational Church
Fellowship Hall
John Nickelsen
Wayne Horn
Mervin Neufeld
Roy Ryan
Youve Got A Right to Read Poster Contest at Shafter Library
Shafter Branch of Kern County Library launches National Library Week activities from April 18 to 24. A poster contest invites Shafter students and residents to design posters on the theme Youve Got A Right To Read Dont Blow It. Entries are due by April 15 with center-back details and winners announced during Library Week.
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Shafter
Kern County Library System
National Library Week
Joseph de Khamus
James Street
Kern County
deRamus
Shafter Produce Goes to Guam in a Surprising Mail
Mr and Mrs W C Walker of 18265 Thomas Lane recount a letter from their son Alvin Walker in Guam. He describes buying a one pound Shafter Gold carrots packed by Shafter Vegetable Growers. Alvin, a 1957 Shafter High School graduate, works in an insurance office in Guam and notes food prices there.
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W.C., Walker
Thomas Lane
Shafter
Alvin
Shafter High School
Guam
Lompoc
Walker
California
Agana
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James Hansen
Jobs
North Pine Street
KWSO
Edward M. Rhoades
Will Moir
SHS
Vada
Hawaii
Miss Neuman
Melanie Nenmarl
Shafter Pree Society
Adolph Goertzens
Confab
Bob Bann
Debbie Weidenbach
Debbie
Alice Smith
Alvin Walker
Sr. High & Jr. High Fellowshi Pilgrim
Bible Fellowship
Telere
Shatter
Owen C. Onsum
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