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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1984
Page
6
Sandy Armstrong recounts a weekend of worry from her home in Shafter California including a fatal highway accident she aided at the scene and a fire at Richland Junior High. She also seeks meatless recipes and hosting tips while inviting readers to share yard sale advice and contact details.
Kari Kathleen Zatarain and Clay Appleton announced their engagement on Christmas Day 1983. Kari is daughter of Alice and Alex Zatarain of San Jose Delores and Benny Sears of Bakersfield. Clay is son of Mr and Mrs Appleton. They met at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and plan a June 2 1984 wedding at Old Mission Catholic Church in San Luis Obispo. Kari graduates include Lynbrook High School 1977 and Cal Poly 1984 ornamental horticulture. Clay graduates include Shafter High School 1978 and Cal Poly 1983 Ag Business Management. He works as a farm administrator with O J Farming Company in Yemen.
The Wheels for Life fundraiser at Shafter High parking lot on June 2 seeks prizes, food and drink donations, and volunteers. Top riders gain prize money based on money raised within ten days after the ride. Contact chair Deanna Root at 746 4352 for details.
Pat Bryant will assume duties as Shafter Press community writer starting next week. She will cover service and club news, entertainment, and social events in Shafter including church and school news. Bryant brings extensive community involvement and aims to better acquaint herself with local residents.
The 90th birthday of J C Penner was celebrated April 28 in the Mennonite Brethren Fellowship Hall Shafter with a noon luncheon for 65 relatives. Tables featured white cloths blue napkins pink roses antique vases and a blue white cake inscribed We Love You. Mr Penner who arrived in Shafter in 1924 from Canada worked as a foreman at F W Handel Farms and served as Justice Court clerk before obtaining Real Estate Brokers and Insurance licenses in 1943. Family and out of town guests attended including Marvin Friis Jeanne Lingefelter Mattie Andrus and many others from California and Oregon.
Mike and Nancy Ratzlaff announce the birth of their son Benjamin Seth on April 28. He is welcomed by his sister Jessica. Grandparents Gr are Paul and Bobby Ratzlaff of Shafter and Vern and Delores Rivinius of Citrus Heights. Great grandparents are Mel and Jenny Owen of Kingsburg and Jake and Kathryn Rivinius of Lodi.
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