AWANA group to visit Magic Mountain Saturday
About 25 boys and girls from First Baptist Church Shafter will travel to Magic Mountain this Saturday. Youth from third to eighth grade along with adult supervisors depart at 8:00 AM and return Saturday night after passing AWANA entrance or rank tests.
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First Baptist Church
Shafter
Magic Mountain
Awana
Danny Ballard
Dale Robnett
Roger Young
Robert Wiebe
Ann Wiebe
Sharon Wise
Randy Cross
Duerksen celebrates 95th birthday in Shafter
Jake Duerksen of Shafter marked his 95th birthday on October 22 with an open house hosted by his stepdaughter Sadie Fenderson. A pioneer local, he helped found the Shafter area, built the first house and well, and started trees and a farm in River Road.
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Jake Duerksen
Shafter
Sadie Fenderson
Duerksen
Hillsboro
Kansas
Lela
California
River Road
Duerksens
la Sierra
Jake
Dan Jackson
Hattie Jackson
Gaedes Return from Boston Area Visit
Leonard and Evelyn Gaede returned from a week long visit with their son Stan and family in Beverly Farms near Boston. Stan recently moved from New York to teach sociology at Gordon College. They also toured historic sites and drove to Vermont with Judy and 2 1/2 year old Heather.
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Gaedes
Boston
Leonard
Evelyn Gaede
Stan
Beverly Farms
Gaede
New York
Gordon College
East
Judy
Heather
Vermont
Shatter Local News Briefs Highlight Youth Activities
First Baptist Youth Fifth Quarter set at Ken Berkshire home after Shatter Taft game. Campus Life Noon Club hosted 140 students. Evening Club paused this week for Scream in the Dark. Regular meetings resume Nov 7 with contact Steve Simmons for details. Christ's Ambassadors attend Bakersfield rally. public invited to Sing at Shafter First Assembly Saturday with Sammy Lee and the Envo ys from Lawndale.
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First Baptist
Ken
Berkshire
Shatter- Taft
Campus Life
Congregational Church
Campus Life Evening Club
You! For
Steve Simmons
First Assembly of God Church
Shafter
Sammy Lee and
The
Envoys
Lawndale
California
Halloween Spook Night at Shafter Church
The First Assembly of God Church in Shafter hosts a Halloween Spook Night after the Shafter Halloween Parade. Carnival booths cake walk spook house bonfire refreshments and fun await. proceeds go to the Speed-the-Light Fund of Christ's Ambassadors.
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Shafter
First Assembly of God Church
Christ’s Ambassadors
Speed-the-Light Fund
Pentecostal Church Hosts Gene Baldwin Evangelistic Outreach
Outreach services are held nightly at 7 30 at the Pentecostal Church of God in Shafter. The event features Pentecostal preaching praying for the sick and special singing led by Gene Baldwin with services at the Shafter church.
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Pentecostal’ Church of God
Gene Baldwin
Shafter Church
Clifford Reeves to Speak at Shafter Gospel Meetings
Clifford Reeves, minister of the College Congregation Church of Christ in Fresno, will headline the Shafter Congregational Church gospel meetings from November 3 to 8 with the theme No Other Foundation. Services are Sunday 10 45 a m and 6 00 p m with weekday evenings beginning at 7 30 Reeves has led churches in Tranquility Madera and Palm Avenue Fresno and spent 15 years in Germany with various congregations.
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Clifford Reeves
Church of Christ
Fresno
Shafter Congregational Church
Reeves
Tranquility
Madera
Palm Avenue Church
Germany
Former Shafter High teacher receives UNC Greeley honor
Dr. Richard G Hause associate professor at Kansas State University was among seven UNC alumni honored during Homecoming in Greeley on October 26. He previously taught English at Bakersfield High and Shafter High and held district roles in Kern County. The ceremony included a luncheon and halftime introduction. He and his wife have four children Jane Lesley Andrew and Lauren.
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Richard G. Hause
College of Education
KSU
Manhattan
Kansas
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley
Dr. Hause
Kern County Union High School
Bakersfield High School
Shafter High School
Foothill High School
Dr. House
UNC
Mrs. Hause
Jane
Lesley
Manhattan High School
Andrew
Lauren
Depend on us to reach your farming economics
Bank of America promotes support for California agriculture facing higher costs and inflation. The message urges growers to set personal economic goals and emphasizes the bank’s role in providing funds and services to sustain farm customers amid rising costs.
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California
Bank of America
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