Shafter School Honors First-Quarter Honor Roll Fills Board
Shafter High School reports 147 students named to the first honor roll of the current semester based on grades from the initial six weeks. Principal Arthur H. Johnson announced the selection process. Major General Roy Lassetter Jr. named Grand Marshal of Veterans Day Parade. Richland PTA drive reached 1013 members but fell short of goal. enrollment will still be accepted. Maple 4-H Club members to attend Achievement Night at Richland School Auditorium. John Steven McDowell of Wasco killed in automobile crash west of town. his father long affiliated with Kern County Fire Department. Bruce Joppini, graduate of California College of Mortuary Science, joined Ear Good Chapel staff in Arroyo Grande.
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Shafter High School
Arthur H. Johnson
Richland School
John Steven McDowell
John S. McDowell
Wasco
Kern County
Bruce Joppini
California College of Mortuary Science
Ear Good
Arroyo Grande
Crowning of King and Queen at High School Dance
A November 1959 Bakersfield article notes a high school dance in the gym where Richard Koop was named King and Carolyn Donelson Queen by faculty sponsor Charles Van Blair. Walter Gartley Parker Jr is mentioned as Associate Justice of Bakersfield College Student Court.
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Richard Koop
Carolyn Donelson
Charles van Blair
Walter Gartley (Gart) Parker, Jr
W. G. Parker, Sr
West Ash, Shafter
Bakersfield College
Shafter News Highlights 1949 Cotton Event and Local Wins
The Cotton Mechanization Field Day at the U S Experimental Farm in Shafter drew hundreds of California cotton growers to view mechanization research. Shafter High School Generals crushed Exeter 28 to 0 in football, as the town basks in the Veterans War Memorial Building nearing completion. The Khesma Club bought six radios for disabled veterans at Sawtelle Birmingham Hospital. Shafter firemen fought four cotton fires around the area last week.
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California
U. S
Shafter
Shafter High School Generals
Exeter
Frank Russell
Khesma Club
Birmingham Hospital
Sawtelle
Taft Victorious in High Scoring Varsity Game
Taft edges Shafter in a high scoring contest 62 to 40 as Curti connects on multiple passes while Davis and Sanders run and throw for Taft. Shafter counters with Paul Somers and Freeborn big plays and a 65 yard run.
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Taft
Shafter
Taft - Miller
Curti
Shafter-Somers
Paul
Watkins
Taft - Davis
Sanders
Davis
Curt
Shafter-Paul
Shafter-Freeborn
Taft - Reedy
Erlewine
Deer Hunting Nearing Windup in Sierra Seasons
Hunters have one week left as northwestern and eastern Sierra deer seasons close on Sunday November 2 while the northeastern season ended October 19. A non injury accident occurred October 30 at Shafter and Central Valley. Crappie sizes range from 1 to 11/2 pounds with occasional 2 pounders. catfish reported in low numbers. Max Martin leads Lake Nacimiento Park fishing derby with a 4 pound 10 ounce bass on October 17 and a $50 merchandise award.
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Department of Fish and Game
Albert Excalante
Martinez
George Hill Perendez
West Tulare
Shafter
Central Valley
Kelsey
Max Martin
Bakersfield
Lake Nacimiento Park
Martin
Generals Fall to Taft In Homecoming League Opener
Taft Wilcats upset Shafter 42 27 on Shafter’s home field as Taft pulled away in the second quarter. Generals’ David Freeborn rushed 22 times for 126 yards and scored twice in the fourth quarter. Gary Somers caught a 7 yard TD pass, Rick Paul added a 10 yard rushing TD, and Carrell Watkins kicked conversions.
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Generals
Taft Wilcats
Shafter
Taft
Wildcats
David Freeborn
Freeborn
Gary Somers
Rick Paul
Carrell Watkins
Wilcots
Paul
Mike Bender
Leo Herrera
Herrera
Bender
David Kadel
Tom Hill
Invaders
Condors Sighted in Survey as Generals Open League Play
In a recap of a football game, Taft scores seven points on a long drive and Shafter fumbles a kickoff setting up a Wildcats TD. A 27 yard pass puts invaders ahead. Freeborn runs 23 yards for a first down and 36 yard rush for a TD. Watkins converts for two. Generals face Arvin next in league play. Shafter beat Bears 26-6 last season.
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Taft
Shafter
Wildcats
Invaders
Generals
Freeborn Ad
Vanced
Watkins
Arvin
Bears
Late-Game Fumble Triggers Taft Shafter JV Game Tie
The Shafter Colonels and Taft Bobcats battled to an 8-8 draw after Taft tied the game in the final quarter. Gilbert Flores led Shafter with 12 carries for 28 yards and the Colonels’ lone touchdown, and Doug Thompson added the conversion. The teams traded momentum, with Shafter leading early and Taft finishing strong before time expired. Friday the Colonels face Arvin Bruins in a league contest.
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Shafter Colonels
Taft Bobcats
Shafter
Gilbert Flores
Doug Thompson
Bobcats
Taft
Flores
Robert Cruz
Jerry Richards
Colonels
Doug Ellis
Jess Pino
Thompson
Ted Wiedmann
Jim Voth
Doyle Johnson
Arvin Bruins
Two-Point Conversion Costs Bucks 14-12 Defeat to Taft
Taft defeats Shafter 14-12 after a late two point conversion. Taft scores first with an 8-yard TD, Shafter replies with a punt return TD, and a fourth quarter 2-yard run plus a late pass for the extra points decide the game. Bucks host Arvin next.
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Taft
Tule Elk Herd Cut To 252 As Season Closes
Despite a record number of condor sightings, wildlife biologists say the annual survey shows no major population change. The Owens Valley elk hunt ended October 18 with 76 hunters and 80 permits issued to maintain 250 to 300 elk.
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Tule
California
California Department of Fish and Game
North America
Owens Valley
California Fish and Game Commission
Goodale
Tinnemaha
Bishop
Lone Pine
Indendence
Tinnemah
Department of Fish and Game
State and Federal Areas Offer Pheasant Hunting 1969
Thirteen state and federal areas will offer public pheasant shooting during the 1969 general season. From November 22 to December 7 the Department of Fish and Game announced changes including dropping the Tyler and Staten Island cooperative areas and shifting Grimes in Colusa County to a community area under DFG patrol.
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Department of Fish and Game
DFG
Tyler
Staten Island
Grimes
Colusa County
Honey Lake
Gray Lodge
Grizzly Island
Los Banos
Mendota
Lassen County
Grizzley Island
National Wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Colusa Delevan
Merced
Sutter
Sacramento
Tule Lake
Lower
Klamath National Wildlife
Kern National Wildlife Refuge
San Joaquin Valley
Tulare Lake
Shafter Hosts Cross Country Meet And Local Events
Shafter hosted eleven schools for the 1969 South Sequoia League Cross Country Invitation with two Shafter teams finishing sixth and eleventh in their races. East High won both races. individual honors went to David Gaeta in the freshman race with an 11 30 time. Other events include the Shafter City Golf Tourney set for November 11 at Buena Vista with entry two dollars and trophies for low gross, low net, and low calloway. Five state wildlife areas will offer public pheasant hunting with specific dates. a new staff member Carol Eliason joins Shafter High teaching English and French.
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Shafter
Generals
Colonels
East High
David Gaeta
Foothill
Madera
Monache
North
South
Taft
Wasco
West
Shafter City
Buena Vista
Jack Groves
Neal Olsen
Elmer Unruh
Tommy Colvard
Gary Stancliff
Dan Bledsoe
Carol Eliason
Shafter High School
Bakersfield College
Warner Pacific College
Anderson College
Miss Eliason
Letters To The Editor On Early Christmas Cheer
A reader asks the Shafter Press to notify residents if Shafter will celebrate Christmas early and when Santa would visit. The letter notes Halloween confusion and says families without schoolchildren would arrange to take kids to Bakersfield for football games.
Halloween Trick or Treat Mix Up Causes Night Confusion
Residents recount two Halloween nights with children going out on both Thursday and Friday. Some were told Halloween was Friday while others found no candy because it had been given out Thursday. Unclear which side caused the confusion, possibly linked to Shafter.
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Bakersfield
Shafter
Big Bass Revival Reported at Lake Nacimiento
Lake Nacimiento sees a strong bass fishing comeback this week with anglers usually limiting out and catches mainly between 1 and 1 1/2 pounds. Dick Kelsey, park manager, notes a few fish over 2 pounds, with Hellbender or Bomber lures preferred and live night crawlers also yielding bites. Crappie action around the lake is spotty, though some fair catches appear. Mepps spinner trolled slowly along coves is noted as effective.
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San Luis Obispo
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Richards
Cruz Shafter
Shafter Cargill
Nash
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Bucks
Dave Thompson
Dave Nash
Mike Dobrenen
Bill Cargill
Duane Kerber
Keith Kruger
Jim Smith
California Highway Patrol
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Lew Marchman
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