At Wits End by ERMA BOMBECK
A humorous reflection on soap operas shaping college life and family dynamics. The narrator discovers how All My Children draws students into campus living, while her family mimics TV plots and faces real world issues like tuition and housing.
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Wits End
Erma Bombeck
Erica
Nick
Tom
St. Croix
Chuck
Donna
Tara
Chris
Jeff
Edna
Benny
Phil
Charlie
Devon
Wally
Phoebe
Charles
Fishermen’s woes and Kimberlys at the lake
A humorous anecdote about fishing frustrations and a girl named Kimberly, blamed for spoiling the lake with chaos. The narrator recalls a day when a father’s catch consisted only of hands and rocks while Kimberlys allegedly baited the water with toys, sticks, and distractions, complicating every cast.
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Kimberly
Graves CBMC Speaker at Shafter Luncheon
Donald Graves of Shafter will address the Christian Business Men's Club at the Shafter Veterans Hall at 12 00 noon with members urged to attend and bring a guest. Gene Enns, October program chairman, notes hot food catered by Hodels at 3.00 per serving. Earlier meetings featured Dr John Claypool and slide shows. Fire danger warning urges extreme caution with campfires and smoking in California national forests after heavy rains.
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Donald Graves
Shafter
Christian Business Men’s Club
Shafter Veteran’s Hall
Gene Enns
Hodel’s
Meno Prelleaders
California
CPCSD to Fund Shafter Station for Cotton Breeding
The California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors will take over breeding for San Joaquin Valley cotton. At the Visalia meeting, CPCSD directors approved a plan shifting breeding from government programs to industry to ensure steady, high quality varieties. Don Camp said an industry committee will arrange changes with minimal disruption to the Shafter U.S. Cotton Research Station, with CPCSD hiring needed staff. The move keeps CPCSD in a cooperative role with USDA and UC, under new California legislation enabling breeder functions for valley producers. Tom Leigh reported ongoing insect pest damage to the crop.
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San Joaquin Valley
Calif
Visalia
CPCSD
Don Camp
U.S. Cotton Research Station
Shafter
Kern County
Valley Cotton
USDA
Camp
University of California
California
Tom Leigh
University
Leigh
A.H. Hyer
University Agronomist
Tom Cherry
Bakersfield
Bob Wood
Firebaugh
Jack Cardwell
Fresno
Cherry
Kings County
Robert Wilkinson
Hanford
Paul Avila
Lemoore
Wilkinson
Kings County Farm Bureau
California Farm Bureau
Sapp wins Grand Champion at Kern County Fair
Cindy Sapp a Shafter High School senior captured the Grand Champion Steer and FFA Champion Cross-Bred rosette and trophy. The article also lists SHS FFA members earning titles in shorthorn, angus, cross-bred, hogs and lambs with multiple champions and reserves across divisions.
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Cindy Sapp
Shafter High School
FFA
Cindy
Laurie
Brock
Shafter
SHS
Patricia Gray
Mike Sherrill
Paul Cobb
Water Agency challenges EIR on state water project standards
Kern County Water Agency filed a legal challenge to a State Water Resources Control Board environmental impact report used to justify stricter water standards for the State Water Project. Agency engineer Stuart T. Pyle said the SWRCB failed to assess the economic impact on the San Joaquin Valley and chose the least practical alternative in the report.
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Kern County Water Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Stuart T. Pyle
Water Resources Control Board
SWRCB
San
PG&E fishing outlook for Northern Central California streams
PG E Stream Scouts report continued fair fishing in most Northern and Central California streams and reservoirs. Weekend outlook covers Kern River areas including Wallace and Maggie Lakes as fair, with several creeks ranging from fair to poor. Lake Isabella is two thirds full with fair conditions, while Hot Springs to Democrat shows medium to warm water and variable fair to poor conditions.
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California
Pg&e
Kern River
Wallace
Hitchcock
Maggie
Trout Meadow
Gallats
Ming
Hidden Lakes
Johnsondale
Kern
Laurel
Lake Isabella
Democrat
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Graves
John Claypool
Claypool
Bay Mission Board
Shafter Station
Lanette Johnson
Susan Palomo
Sapp
Angus
Bertie Gutteriz
Don Case
Ernie Leal
Bill Turk
John Haworth
Scott Pavietich
Wayne Williams
Water Agency
Joaquin Valley
Habla Espanol
George Globe
D.D.S. Credit
Union & Insurance Plans
Woolworths
Shafter Blover
Central Ave
Pg&e Fishing Report
Ming Avenue
Kathy Bader
Merkt’s
Reg. Price
Viking
Amie’s Fabrics
James ST
Community First Bank
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