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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1998
Page
4
A column uses a rodeo bull as a metaphor for life’s hardships. It cites Psalm 91 to urge readers to seek refuge in the Lord, likening divine protection to a hen sheltering her chicks. The piece reassures that faith provides security when “bulls” disrupt life.
A family in Shafter plans a carport after weighing it against repairing a truck. The husband and son shop prices, obtain permits, and arrange deliveries while the wife notes the contrasting priorities. A paint surprise for the truck brightens their week.
Chief Petty Officer Ralph W. Hoover, son of William H. and Veda E. Hoover of Shafter, earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for outstanding work as a coordinator at Naval Submarine Support Facility New London. A 1981 Shafter High School graduate, Hoover joined the Navy in August 1981 and now serves in the Navy/Marine Corps team.
Airman Michele L. Thomas has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas.
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