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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1976
Page
3
Two members of the Muzzle Loaders Club lectured Maple 4-H members dressed as Mountain Men. They displayed muzzle loading rifles and a Hawkins pistol, demonstrated fire starting with flint and steel, and showed gun care. Additional period tools included tomahawks, powder horns, ammunition bags, and cross-stickers.
Several churches schedule Thanksgiving events. Ebenezer Reformed at 235 James Street hosts an evening service with Women’s Quartet and guest speaker Pastor Ploega from Bakersfield Grace Reform. Assembly of God led by Rev John Davis holds a Wednesday prayer service at 7 p.m. St Therese’s Catholic at 300 W Lerdo hosts a 9:00 a.m. Mass Thursday. Pentecostal Church of God at 425 S Shafter Ave features a youth program. United Methodist at 320 W Lerdo gathers 11:00 a.m. Wednesday to celebrate land purchase by members.
Maple School board meeting on November 9 endorsed school buses by the Maple Community Club after executive board recommendation. Laura Ramey led the flag salute and kindergarten to second grade sang while upper grade girls chorus performed with Mrs. Betty Bergman at piano. Patricia Cowels spoke on nuclear power and presented the film Nuclear Alternatives with her comments. The Community Club saw 99 new members from a successful drive.
Ella Thomas 79 of 537 Central Valley Highway died November 17 in Bakersfield. Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Monday at Shafter Memorial Park with Pastor John Davis of the Assembly of God Church officiating. She lived in Shafter 25 years, worked 20 years on Ellison Farms, and was survived by four children, eight grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. The Shafter Lions Club hosted a crime prevention film with Chief Bob Nixon and Assistant Chief Earl O’Brien, inviting others to arrange future programs.
Fifth grade at Richland Intermediate School uses a bulletin board activity to teach the names and locations of all fifty states. Marilyn Fowler describes a riddle exercise where each student solves a state riddle then marks the state name on the map.
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