PASTIMES: Shafter Press reflections and notes
A pastimes column features a trio of Shafter Press snippets from 1954 to 1974. It notes a new No 6 well near Elm Street supplying 1400 gpm at 400 psi, SPUD land lease approvals, local ads for groceries, and community events including dental honors, lion’s club fundraisers, and Boy Scout activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Press
Elm Street
Lerdo
SPUD
Shafter Public Utilities District
Sill Properties
Lawrence Horn
Sill
Soft Oatmeal Drops Cookie Recipe From Lucy Ratzlaff
A feature invites readers to submit favorite recipes including cookies and soups. Lucy Ratzlaff shares her mother’s soft oatmeal drops, noting the recipe uses raisins instead of chocolate chips. Mix, drop by teaspoonfuls, bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AARP
Sandy
Pat Bryant
Shafter Press
P.O. Bing
Shafter
Lucy Ratzlaff
Allensworth hosts WIA workshop for museum reps
Western Interpreters Association held an all day workshop at Allensworth State Park. Stan Wilson and Pat Bryant attended as Shafter Historical Society representatives, with Kris Quist leading sessions and a puppet show for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allensworth
Stan Wilson
Pat Bryant
The
Western Interpreters Association
Allensworth State Park
Shafter
Fremont
California
Colonel Allensworth
Rod Parsons
WIA
Living History Museum
Shafter Depot
Réd Parsons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Edward Babbitt
Harold Revell
American Society of Dentistry For
San Francisco
Revell
John Lachenmaier
Rosedale
Lion's Club
Richard Jones
Maple Street
Butch Little
Don Little
Robert Smith
Witcher
Mortimore
Shafter Cub Scout Pack
Frank Migdat
Abe Guenther
Dennis Wood
Shafter High School
Robert Betita
Kern
Wayne Horn
Kern Bicentennial Group
Richland
Hillery Lopez
LCE
Visa MoneyCard
Santa Barbara
Central Ave
7Th Street
Wasco
Calif
Pane de
Vivi
I.A
Money Soft
Pacey
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