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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1982
Page
2
The Shafter Press invites free wedding and birth announcements and club and church news. Submit by Monday noon to Society writer Jeanette Wheeler at 746-4942 or 399-5925. Photos should be black and white if possible. color accepted if properly exposed.
Union Congregational Church stages its Ham Dinner and Bazaar this Thursday from 5 to 8 pm. Women artisans add crafts and Christmas decorations, plus a new children's room and bake sale. Tickets cost 5 dollars for adults and 2.5 dollars for children under twelve. contact Suzie Dobbs or buy at the door.
Luther and Belair Driver marked their 50th wedding anniversary. They moved to Shafter in 1978 after Luther retired from Hughes Aircraft in Tucson. The couple, originally from Eldorado Oklahoma, were honored with a surprise party at Yen Chings in Bakersfield with family from California and other states sending cards and calls.
Anderson County resident Donald W. Watson earned the Airman's Medal for risking his life to fight a March 7 fire at McEntire Air National Guard Base. The blaze destroyed a large C-141 aircraft. no injuries occurred. Watson, performing reserve duties, was not a trained firefighter when the explosion sparked the blaze. Adjutant General T Eston Marchant presented the medal on November 7 at McEntire, home to 1,500 South Carolina Air National Guard members. The base lies on the Sumter Highway about 10 miles from Columbia.
Bakersfield College staff will visit Shafter High School on Tuesday November 23 presenting the Annual High School Visitation Day. Seniors will meet college staff to explore transfer and non transfer opportunities for enrollment. Walt Johnson will direct a general session with students. Presentations cover behavioral science business English and financial aid.
Felicia Lai, DDS joins Dr. Robert Bongberg at 550 Central Avenue on September 2, 1982. Lai trained at University of Pacifica San Francisco completing a three year program with externships across California including clinics in Sacramento Union City and Fresno plus a trailer clinic in Modesto. She did undergraduate work at University of Southern California earning cum laude honors and joined Shafter to enjoy the small town atmosphere while pursuing piano and tennis in spare time.
Eleanor Andreotti is appointed the Shafter Branch's first woman assistant manager, coming from Bakersfield's College Heights branch where she led the Loans Department. Her career with Bank of America spans 1964 beginnings in Kerman and Kingsburg, with extensive training and active local involvement. She succeeds Jerry Hawkins, now Wasco branch manager.
Lori Jackson formerly Lori Lewis announced the birth of a son, Ryan Michael Jackson, on October 29, 1982 in Luton California. The baby weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces and measured 21 inches. Grandparents include Bob and Ruenell Lewis of Shafter and George and Coneen Jackson of Kingsburg.
Dwayne and Sandy Armstrong of Shafter announce the birth of their son Darren Robert born Saturday November 6 at 5 47 am weighing 7 pounds 7 1/2 ounces and 20 inches long. He is brother to Christine. Grandparents are Henrietta Armstrong and Ella Bergman, both of Shafter.
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