Shafter Couple Angie Ridge and Tracy Squires Wed in Utah
Angie Ridge daughter of Mr and Mrs Dallas Ridge of Shafter and Tracy Squires son of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Parker of Shafter were married by Judge Willard Farr in St George Utah on Friday August 2 Their honeymoon began in St George and included a drive back to California The couple reside in Shafter and were feted at a reception hosted by the bride’s parents with seventy five friends and relatives present A lingerie shower honored the bride prior to the wedding with twenty five guests The bride attends Shafter High School and her husband is a Shafter High alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angie Ridge
Dallas Ridge
Shafter
Tracy Squires
Jimmy Parker
Willard Farr
St. George
Utah
California
Squires
Shafter High School
Shafter High
Shafter Local News Briefs Highlights Alaska Trip and Community Events
Shafter reports list Mr. and Mrs. Jess Arney returning from a four week Alaska vacation with fishing success and a wish to live there in summer but not winter. Earl Wipf tours northern California by motor home for sightseeing and fishing. Local births include Michael Wayne Sharp born July 3 at 10 40 p.m. and Stacy Walter Cress born August 8 at 11 30 p.m. Great grandparents and local relatives are named. The column also notes UCLA center surgery, a Delano reunion, and visits by Mark Larson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Arney
Shafter
Alaska
Earl Wipf
California
Rio Bravo
Michael Wayne
John Sharp
Baker Road
James Alan
James Sharp
Wasco
Lloyd Scoggins
Seventh Standard Road
Santa Fe Highway
Wally Cress
Danny
Stacy Walter Cress
John Leonard
Frank Olsen
Merna
Nebraska
Jack Gilley
Bakersfield
Moses Medirea
Olsen
Leonard
Backyard Fair Aids Leukemia Fight At Coats Home
A Backyard Fair to raise funds for the Leukemia Society of America Inc will be held Saturday morning in the Coats home backyard 550 Acacia St. Sheila Coats 10 leads with help from Gabriel and Angelo Falcone and her parents. Proceeds support leukemia research and treatment. Activities include dart throw Marble toss bean bag toss and ring a duck with refreshments and music for a community fundraiser in conjunction with KCOP TV Channel 13 Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leukemia Society of America, Inc
Sheila Coats
Bill Coats
Acacia St
Shafter
Sheila
Gabriel
Angelo Falcone
Kcop-Tv
Channel 13
Los Angeles
Shafter Lions Club Resumes Weekly Meetings in September
After a summer suspension through July and August, the Shafter Lions Club will restart weekly meetings on Wednesday evening, September 4 at 7 p.m. at the usual venue with members expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Lions Club
Lions Club
Wasco La Rosa Chapter 146 Eastern Star to Resume Meetings
La Rosa Chapter 146 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Wasco will resume meetings Monday at 8 p.m. in the Wasco Masonic Temple. Monthly gatherings occur on the second and fourth Mondays at 7th Street and Broadway. Mrs. Velma Downey, Worthy Matron, and Mrs. Shirley McConnell, decorations chair, plan a patriotic theme for California Admission Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Eastern Star
Wasco
la Rosa
Velma Downey
Wasco Masonic Temple
7Th Street
Broadway
Shirley McConnell
California
CCPT PTA Workshop Set for Bakersfield September 20
The Seventh District California Congress of Parents and Teachers plans a workshop for all local PTA units at the College Hei Congregational Church Bakersfield on Friday September 20. Reservations and luncheon deadline is September 10. Members may contact Mrs Maurice Cotton Richland PTA president to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Seventh District
California Co of Parents and Tea
College Hei Congregational
Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield
James Fabris
Maurice Cotton
Richland Pta
Kern County
Leadership orientation by state officers draws area PTA figures
California Congress of School and Teachers leaders will run a leadership orientation for Seventh District PTA officers and council chairs at Mount Vernon Veterans Hall Bakersfield on Wednesday September 11 from 10 36 a.m. to 12 15 p.m. Attendees include Mrs William Prout Mrs Lloyd Shepard Mrs Milt Grimes and Mrs E C Wallace plus State officers Alfred Phillips and S C Thorlaksson. An executive board meeting precedes the session and department planning meets follow with a potluck lunch at 12 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
California Congress of Shose
Bakersfield
William Prout
Shafter
West Area
Lloyd Shepard
Buttonwillow
Milt Grimes
Rosedale
Laws For
E. C. Wallace
Norris
James Fabris
Surprise shower honors Sandra Bergman in Reimer home
A surprise miscellaneous shower for bride-elect Sandra Bergman was hosted Tuesday evening at Mrs. Harold Reimer’s home. Guests included co hosts Mrs. Ed Johnston and Mrs. Leland Kroeker, with gifts, door prizes, and a devotional from Marriage Affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reimer
Sandra Bergman
Wayne Armstrong
Harold Reimer
Franklin Bergman
John Peterson
George Jones
Henry Ratzlaff
Bill Cummings
Bergman
Vernon Searcy
Dale Spohn
Henry Ratzilaff
CBMC opens year with meeting and prayer breakfast
Shafter Christian Business Men's Committee starts the year with programs featuring Alan Whaley and Bill Fisher. The first meeting will be Thursday at noon in the Veterans Memorial Hall with Whaley speaking before his departure this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBMC
Shafter Christian Business Men’s Committee
Alan Whaley
Bill Fisher
Thursaday
Veterans Memorial Hall
Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Alan
Marian Hiebert
Kern County High School District
Shafter Motel
Gene Enns
Marland Hiebert
Ayne Arm
Paul Wiebe
Jack Nikkel
Gradu Ee
Bill Siemens
Mrs Coker tours England in 26 day visit with companions
Mrs Ed Coker of Shafter returned from a 26 day tour of Great Britain with sister Erma Hartwell and friends Jane Pearson and Mrs Hartwell's daughter Mrs John Haines. They visited Stonehenge Penzance Stratford on Avon Oxford and Blenheim. They praised London transport and met hospitable locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Coker
Shafter
Grea Britain
Erma Hartwell
Jane Pearson
Big Bear
Stonehenge
Penzance
Cornwall
Stratford-on-Avon
William Shakespeare
Oxford
London
Blenheim
Duke of Marlborough
Wasco Lodge celebrates 50th anniversary in Wasco
Wasco Masonic Lodge No. 583 F&AM plans a fiftieth anniversary on Friday September 13 with Grand Master Raymond E. Ebbage attending. Past Master Jack B Hammons says it is the last visit of the grand officer this term and invites members and families. tickets available from secretary James Johnson Jr. or Hammons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasco Masonic Lodge
F&am
Jack B. Hammons
Raymond E. Ebbage
Hammons
James Johnson Jr
Wasco
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MR. and
Mrs. Tracy Squires
Merl Sperling
Bruce Leon
Rachelle Yvonne
George Palmer
Ruben Sperling
Lake Shasta
Lake Almanor
Lake Tahoe
Paul Keeley
Anne
Jeanne
Mark
Janese
Jerry
Indiana
Hoosier State
David Lidscomb College
Tennessee
George Collins
Ucla Medical Ceunter
Jim Klassen
Mike Byrd
Byrd
Delano
Rick
Carolyn Reimer
Santa Ana
Rick Reimer
Mark Larson
Las Vegas
Richard Larson
Scott
Larson
Paso Robles
Coats
Fontes
CBRL
Sittas
C.E.S
CCPT
Don McDaniel
Alfred Phillips
Central Region
Wayne Arnold
Lottie Cummings
Ray Cummings
Brian White
Or.a.hamlin
Alvin Lepp
Chuck Hanselman
Wallace Reimer
Wallace Ryker
Leo Armstrong
Eric Barli
Robert Bergman
Cecil Armstrong
Robbie Christian
J.C. Williams
David Ratzlaff
Charles Barnhill
Richard Nickel
Marlin Hiebert
Alfred Morgan
John Blevins
St. Louis
Missouri
Betty Brazael
Kern Adventist School
Domingo DeLeon
Mrs. Coker
England
Britain
Windsor Castle
J Wille
Scotland
Edinburgh Castle
Firth of Forth
Hollyrood Hills
Wasco Lodge
Shafter Missionary Baptist Church
Golden West
S.S
Shafter United Methodist Church
Cross
Mae
Sinday School For
Sr. High & Jr. High
Pilgrim Fellowship
Tulere Ave
Owen C. Onsum
Henry Harder
C.E. WP
Bienenberg
Switzerland
Brethren Church
Kern
H. D. -Rutledge
Yelare
North Pine Street
Edward M. Rhoades
Saint Ma Church
Beech Anes Shafter
Dana Howard
Confessions
Algo
St. Mark’s
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