Sandy Armstrong recounts Kern County Fair visit memories
A Shafter reader reflects on visiting the Kern County Fair twice with family, noting inexpensive days, many exhibits including police and sheriff displays, baby care tips, and homemade cookies. She praises the fair’s educational freebies and the memorable moments with children, pets, and conversations with locals.
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Kern County Fair
Midway
FHA
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Children in the Nuclear Age Panel in Bakersfield
A Beyond War sponsored panel at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church Logan Hall Bakersfield on Oct 15 examines child impact of nuclear threats. Penny Rich Dr Ken Dunn and Ken McCorkle discuss what children experience today and how adults can respond for a safer future.
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St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church
Logan Hall
Stockdale
Bakersfield
Penny Rich
Ken Dunn
Ken McCorkle
Mendes announce birth of baby boy in Bakersfield
Ralph and Diane Mendes of Shafter announce the arrival of their second child, Benjamin Jay Mendes, born September 24, 1986, at 8:45 p.m. at San Dimas Birthing Center in Bakersfield. He weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces and measured 21 inches. Welcomed by two year old sister Kristin Nicole. Grandparents Don and Evelyn Forster and Duane and Maralew Nolden. Great-grandparents Nellie LaBret, Carl and Gladys Forster, Dick and Marjorie Jones, and Hazel Freier.
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Ralph and
Diane Mendes
Shafter
San Dimas
Bakersfield
Benjamin Jay Mendes
Kristin Nicole
Don and
Evelyn Forster
LaCanada
Duane
Maralew Nolden
Santa Rosa
Nellie LaBret
Carl and
Gladys Forster
Oakridge
Oregon
Dick and
Marjorie Jones
Hazel Freier
Faribault
Minnesota
There's Something To Do Chronology Notes
Local events calendar lists monthly open house at Shafter Depot Museum 9 am to noon with volunteer options. Fort Tejon State Historic Park offers living history tours first Sunday 10 am to 3 pm with Dragoon period costumes and nominal admission. various arts, theater, and museum events run through Oct and Nov in Bakersfield area with dates, venues, and contact numbers.
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Flora Nichols
The
Shafter Press
Shafter Depot Museum
Art Kadel
Stan Wilson
Fort Tejon State Historic Park
Bakersfield
19Th
R Streets
Statue of Liberty
Kern County Museum
Chester Ave
Clayton Haslop
Jack Sanders
Campus Life
16Th Street
Musica da Camera
Michael Badertscher
Dore Theatre
Dorian Society
Shafter Woman's Club
Veterans Hall
Cunningham Memorial Art Gallery
R_ Street
CSB
China Grade Loop Theatre
Oildale
Oblomov
Flics Film Club
South
Glendale Civic Auditorium
North Verdugo Road
Glendale
Bronislaw Machalski
Mike
Dore
Alma Zimmerle Named Choir Member of the Month
Alma Zimmerle, a seventh grader at Richland Junior High, is September Choir Member of the Month. Daughter of Simona Martinez and Alex Zimmerle, she has two younger brothers, Alex and Chris, and has sung in choir for two years. She lives in Shafter, attends Richland schools, and enjoys tennis in her spare time. Choir director Mark Reppart praises her sweetness and hard work in choir.
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Alma Zimmerle
Richland
Alma
Simona Martinez
Alex Zimmerle
Alex
Chris
Shafter
Mark Reppart
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Sandy Armstrong
Sandy
P.O
California
Beyond War Group
Dolly Hei
Iane
Jack Lollar
Pete and
June Goertzen
Pentecostal Church OF God
Shafter Ave
Christ
John Davis
Tabernaule OF Praise Church of God
Wasco
Ates. m
Children’s Church
Pete Bulaga
Richey McGenee
Don Sherman
Lyle Cunningham
Dick Dean
Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern
Northeast Library
Columbus Ave
Country Club ‘Plaza
Arts Ascending
Andrea Anderson
Civic Light Opera and Theater Association
Elks Lodge
Church Street
Ridgecrest
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Msgr
John A. Delany
the People’s Church
Theatre
James St
Gene and
Bette Freeman
Kenneth McCormick
Assembly OF God
Lewg
Myae
Hell
Pastor
United Methodist Church
W. Lerdo Hwy. Sun
Larry Cluff
Church OF the Nazarene
W. Lerdo Hwy
Scott L. Sampson
Don Ott
Menno Schellenberg
Visitation
la Rosa de Saron
Spanish Assembly of God the Bilingual Church
la Iglesia Bilingue
W. Tulare St
Las Necesidades del Pueblo
Escuela Dominical
Otros Ministerios
Clases Pera Las Son
Casadas
Royal Rangers
Missionettes
Arturo Villegas
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