Perkins Heppe exchange vows in candlelight ceremony
Brenda Diane Perkins and Rex Scott Heppe exchanged marriage vows Saturday April 13 in a 2 p.m. candlelight ceremony at First Southern Baptist Church in Shafter officiated by Reverend H D Rutledge. Rex works as a geologist for Energy Log in Bakersfield.
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Brenda Diane Perkins
Rex Scott Heppe
H.D. Rutledge
First Southern Baptist Church of
Shafter
Johnnie L. Perkins
W. Charles Heppe
Bakersfield
Barbara Womack
Help for Colic and Mother's Day Gift Ideas
The writer shares colic remedies for Nathan and describes sleepless nights, spousal and baby care challenges, and practical home tips. The column blends coping strategies with reflections on parenting, mothers day plans, and advice on gifts for moms and grandmas, urging early preparation and thoughtful gestures.
Revival at First Assembly of God Church in Shafter
The First Assembly of God Church at 150 Elmin Shafter hosts a revival with 11 a.m. worship and 6 p.m. evening services led by Pastor Gary Walker who arrived four months ago. A midweek service is at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. Friday May 10 features a Sunrise Gospel Singers concert at 7 p.m. followed by a Rangers gospel program the next Friday. The church uses a satellite system to bring in programs including Jimmy Swaggart’s ministry. Special church outreach targets youth and all believers in Jesus Christ. Also noted are May birthday and anniversary notices for several congregants.
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Nathan
Colle
Mom
Dad
First Assembly of God
A.m
Walker
Assembly of God
Elmin Shafter
Lerdo Highway
Foster Freeze
Gary Walker
Sunrise Gospel Singers
Rangers
Pastor Walker
Jimmy Swaggart
Shafter
FFA Wins Big in Kern-Inyo Sectional Project Competition
The Shafter FFA chapter earned multiple awards at the Kern-Inyo Sectional Project Competition last month. Shafter High was named outstanding chapter in Kern and Inyo counties with two members, Dennis Utt and Darren Filkins, reaching finals. Utt favorable for junior beef project, Filkins runner-up in junior livestock. Seven Shafter members won gold. others honored include Andy Love for swine and gardening, Kim Handel for horse, and Leland Villalvazo for beef. Winners honored by First Interstate Bank at a Bakersfield Hilton banquet on April 10.
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Shafter
Future Farmers of America
Kern-Inyo
Shafter High
Kern
Inyo
Utt
Filkins
Kim Handel
Leland Villalvazo
Bassett
Villalvazo
First Interstate Bank
Bakersfield
Hilton Hotel
Ralph Mendes
Charles Rekosh
Andy Love
Marshall Bassett
Eleanor Grosso
Shafter Ffa
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Jenny Cannon
Natalie Adam
de Ette Perkins
Daryl Kritsch
Jim Burke
Laramie
Wyoming
Scott Perkins
Leonard Johnson
Lillie Cargill
Maxine Mack
Letha McNew
Doris Patrick
Rex
Energy Log
Mr. and
Mrs
Rex Scott
Heppe
Brenda
Sandy Armstrong
Sandy
P.O. bin A
Alisha Wheeler
Alice B Arriola
Harry Ybarra
Paula Lindsay
Carlos White
Loretta Searcy
Bruce and
Tracy Handel
Velma O Brien
John Notley
Ronnie Wilcoxon
Doug Umfress
Melissa Sealy
Siemens Coles
LaVerne
Jim Cole
Uxnifke
Methodist
W. Lerdo Hwy
Larry Cluft
the People’s Church
James
Gene and
Bette Anemone
Elm Street
Sunda Educatio
Wedne Bible
Gary D. Walker
Pentecostal
Church OF God
Shafter Ave
Christ
John Davis
Valley Bible Church
Pine Street
Don Ott
Mark Fisk
Assoc
Menno Schellenberg
Neal Olsen
Meg Wise
Awana Survivors Jr. High
FFA
Dennis Utt and
Darren Filkins
Utt and
Dawnielle
Leland Villaloaze
Dennis Ott
Dawnielle Delozier
Darrin Filkins
Linda Robertson
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Church of the Nazarene
Dick Dean
Mennonite Brethren Church
Korn
California
God’s Will Church
Wasco, CA
Brown
Cecc Children’s
Community Evangelical Congregational Church
Shafter High School
Aarome Bay
Sty
Cumsee
Msgr
John A. Delany
Zachary
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