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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1984

Page

5

Shafter Woman's Club Holds Membership Tea Event

The Shafter Woman's Club hosted its annual membership tea at the United Methodist Church hall with about 70 attendees. Catherine White spoke on club history and program details, Bev Hawkins welcomed guests, and a musical trio performed selections from The Nearness of You and Fiddler on the Roof. Drinks, tea sandwiches, and desserts circulated as members met new guests and discussed upcoming events including a child abuse prevention program on October 3 and a book club on September 20.

Shafter Woman’s Club United Methodist Church Catherine White Woman's Club Bev Hawkins Elizabeth Peters Elsie Weidenbach Sarah Suderman Maud Underwood Edna Williams Helen Craig Mary Barnett Chris Frazier Rose Siemens Betty Lowell Bergman Jean Fiddler On Jan Janzen Gladys Grisham Lucy Gorsching Helen Hasty Lois Robinson Alma Smith Bea Thompson Grace Reily Bobby Ratzlaff Shafter Woman's Club

Woods Family Singers to Perform in Wasco Church

The Woods Family Singers of Texas will perform at The Full Gospel Truth Church in Wasco on Thursday at 7 p.m. The touring group plays across the Western United States and appears for one night at 1770 Third St. on Wasco.

Full Gospel Truth Wasco Woods Family Singers of Texas Woods Family Singers United States Third St

Breastfeeding League Meeting in Shafter This Thursday

Breastfeeding women are invited to attend the La Leche League meeting at 1185 Rose in Shafter this Thursday at 10 a.m. For more information, call Karen Albertson at 758-6519.

la Leche League Rose Shafter Karen Albertson

AARP Kicks Off New Year With Potluck Meeting

The Shafter Wasco Chapter 2809 of the American Association of Retired Persons holds a first meeting of the year with a noon luncheon at the Shafter Veterans Memorial Hall on September 17. Members A through L bring salad or dessert, M through Z bring main dishes, with serving starting at 12. Coffee tea and bread provided. A slide show by Stan Wilson from his England trip follows. Newcomers welcomed. board meeting today at 2 p.m. at the Shafter Boy Scout Hall.

Wasco Shafter Stan Wilson England Aarp Board Shafter Boy Scout Hall H&r Block F St

Cancer Society offers I can Cope program in Bakersfield

The American Cancer Society education course covers treatment nutrition body image and emotional impact for patients and families. The seven week series starts Sept 17 at San Joaquin Community Hospital Bakersfield from 7 to 9 pm with expert instructors including Drs Neufeld White Gillin Ty Mukhopadhyay and Bick. Registration is free but limited and Kathy Shetrone at 327 1711 Ext 363 can provide details.

American Cancer Society San Joaquin Community Hospital Bakersfield Rodger L. Bick M. D Ramon Neufeld Emma White Lloyd Gillin James Ty Madan Mukhopadhyay Rodger Bick Kathy Shetrone

Birth Announcement Johnathon Matthew Smith Born

Christopher Wayne Smith announces the birth of his brother Johnathon Matthew on August 28 at 12:48 AM. He weighed eight pounds thirteen ounces and measured 22 inches. Parents are Ithon's Wayne and Kathie Smith of Shafter. Grandparents are Katherine Shultz of Bakersfield and Vern and Marge Smith of Tempe Arizona.

Christopher Wayne Smith Johnathon Matthew Johnathon Ithon’s Wayne Kathie Smith Shafter Katherine Shultz Bakersfield Vern Marge Smith Tempe Arizona

Rebecca Eileen McMurray Born in Dallas August 25

Rebecca Eileen McMurray was born at 12 11 a m on August 25 in Dallas to Murray and Pam McMurray. She weighed eight pounds three and a half ounces and measured 21 inches. Grandparents include Herb and Alberta Watkins of Shafter Joyce and Mac McMurray of Beaverton Oregon and great grandparents Albert and Alice Lovelady of Salinas and Ben and Lucille Watkins of Fresno. Alberta Watkins traveled to Dallas for the birth.

Rebecca Eileen McMurray Murray and Pam McMurray Dallas Texas Herb Alberta Watkins Shafter Joyce Mac McMurray Beaverton Oregon Albert Alice Lovelady Salinas Ben Lucille Watkins Fresno Rebecca Eileen

Shafter Teens Raise 65 for Muscular Dystrophy Drive

Three Shafter teenagers Annie Miller 13 Ray Miller 15 and Brandie Miller 15 collected donations in their neighborhood sending 65 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Residents generosity helped boost funds for research and treatment of the disease.

Annie Miller Ray Brandie Miller MDA Shafter

Kern County United Way Luncheon Set for Sept 19

The United Way of Kern County announces the 1985 Campaign Kick Off Luncheon on September 19 at noon in Bakersfield at Pioneer Village. Theme It Takes People Like You. Tickets are $4. Reservations with Jan Bowen at Bank of America 395 2241.

United Way of Kern County Bakersfield Pioneer Village Jan Bowen Bank of America

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Shafter Women’s Club Verona Dalke Richland Pta AARP Potluck Lysic The American Association of Retired Persons, Shafter Veteran's Memorial Hall Cancer Society Kerneth Anderson Kiwanis Club Billy Kenner WADD Billy Shafter Club Matthew Smith Richard Shafter Area Three Shafter Taft Hwy Durango Kiwanis Kiwanian United Way Frank & Elva Preston And Preston's Tire Service Ness Shatter Armstrong Delta Tire Sperling Tire Shafter, Wasco & Buttonwillow Delano Cinco DE Mayo Committee Delano Memorial Park Chayito Valdez Victor Gonzalez EL Tigre DE Zacatecas Y Las Coronelas DUETO Jorge Y Sofia Ana Madero Delano Casa DE Oro Diamond G Kern Valley Distributing CO Sumner Street
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