Shafter Woman's Club marks 70th anniversary tea
At the Methodist Church a fall tea celebrated the Shafter Woman's Club 70th birthday. The club began as the Wednesday Afternoon Club in December 1915 with Julia Potter hosting. Members heard history from Catherine White and Bev Hawkins, honored long-time members Nellie Camp and Hazel Frizzell, and noted proceeds support libraries, the Shafter Convalescent Hospital, the Jamison Children's Center, and local health and historical efforts.
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Shafter Woman's Club
Julia Potter
Jan Janzen
Catherine White
Shafter Club
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Bev Hawkins
White
Kern
Shafter Convalescent Hospital
Shafter Historical Society
WADD
The
Health Faire
Jamison Children’s Center
Kern District
Priscilla Neufeld
S Club
Jamison
Sandy Armstrong and her Building Blocks
A long, personal narrative from a busy mom about managing three preschoolers, night shifts, and evolving daily routines. The piece reflects on motherhood transitions, home cooking, and a recipe for Polynesian Bars shared by Brenda Mulder, a dietician who runs a natural foods cooperative.
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Brenda Mulder
Brenda
Tim
Flics opens season with Le Bal at Bakersfield theatre
The Film Lovers International Cinema Society kicks off its fourth season at Bakersfield Community Theatre with Le Bal from France and Italy 1984. The program features 12 notable world films, with showings Sundays at 6 30 pm including Rules of the Game 1939 and other titles through 1985 86. Season tickets cost 25 with membership benefits, more information at 325-4815.
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Film Lovers International C Cinema Society
Bakersfield
South
Chester Avenue
France
Italy
Ettore Scola
Jean Renoir
Great Britain
Paris
Texas
USA
Shafter Madrigal Singers Open Concert Series Sunday
The Shafter Madrigal Singers perform original works by local composers Larry Starrh Kelly Bergen Robert Ortega and Jay Spears at Mennonite Brethren Church 400 Kern Street Shafter beginning at 2 p m Sunday September 15 Admission is free Community members from Shafter and beyond join under Starrh who directs several hymns and spirituals plus other local musicians and sponsors as the season opens with this relaxing afternoon of music.
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Shafter
Shafter Madrigal Singers
Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern Street
Ree
Larry Starrh
Kelly Bergen
Robert “Chili” Ortega
Jay Spears
Fresno Pacific University
Larry
Bakersfield College
Fresno Pacific
Rio Bravo-Greeley Union
Simi Valley
Robert Ortega
Community Calendar for Shafter and area events
Schedule of meetings and gatherings from September 1 to September 17 including CBMC prayer breakfast at Yee’s Steak House, Kiwanis noon gathering, AARP board, Historical Society, Rio Bravo Greeley and Richland School District board meetings, Rotary Club, Elks, Planning Commission, City Council Chambers and Buttonwillow School board events at various venues.
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CBMC
Yee's Steak House
Shafter Kiwanis
Veterans Hall
Aarp Board
Shafter
Rio Bravo-Greeley
Shafter Historical Society Board
Depot Museum
Hitchcock Hotel
Richland
Shafter Rotary Club
Elks Club
Shafter Planning Commission
Buttonwillow
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SWC
Renstrent Neufeld
Nellie Camp
Hazel Frizzell
Carol Bogie
JoAnn Cutter
Nancy Grills
Deborah Cooper
Beverly Mitchell
Louise Hyer
Roberta Rous
Nadine Hornung
Alice Kern
Kern District Woman's Club
Sandy Armstrong
Mommy
Mom
Flics
le Bal Film
Pentecostal
So. Shafter Ave
Christ
John Davis
Assembly OF God
CECC
Sg Dee
Toy
Community Evangelical
Congregational Church
Shafter High School
Se Youth
United Methodist Church
W. Lordo Hwy. Sun
Larry Cruft
Valley Bible Church
Pine Street
Awana Survivors Jr High
Fresno State University
Shafter Madrigals
Stacy Bane
Garber
Doug and
Tracy Garber
Lawrence Handel
Robert MacNeill
Fret
Cris Starrh
Carry
Shana Starrh
Cheryl
Randy Toews
Tim and
Vonnie Unruh
Larry and
Community Calendar
Veterans American Legion
Enady & Ores
Church of the Nazarene
W. Lerdo Hwy
Scott L. Sampson
the People's Church
James St
John
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