Shafter Generals Fall to West High 13 7 in Season Opener
In the inaugural game for coach Carl Bowser, Shafter led 7-0 at halftime but West High Vikings rallied to win 13-7. Key plays included Nixon and Robnett drives for Shafter, and Mears powering the Vikings to two fourth-quarter scores. A rematch is set for November 24 at South Bakersfield High to decide the league title potential.
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Generals
West High Vikings
West
Vikings
Shafter
Carl Bowser
Nixon
Jim Robnett
Steve Braynt
Robnett
Steve Bryant
John Mears
Gary Johnson
Mears
Johnson
West High
Viking
Colonels Drop Narrow Defeat as Norsemen Cache
West High Norsemen held off Shafter Colonels 12 to 6 after intercepting a Steve Hair pass for an 80 yard TD with 2:22 left. Shafter drove late but could not convert, then West stretched its lead before the clock expired. Generals will visit Foothill at Memorial Stadium next Friday.
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Colonels
West High Norsemen
West
Steve Hair
Shafter
West High
Oscar Lundgren
Larry Freeborn
Randy Krueger
Norsemen
Ted Olsen
Bill McMahon
Darrell Fletcher
Bill McKinley
Rod Askew
Vikings
Askew
Johnson
Jerry Engle
Jerry Nixon
Generals
Steve Bryant
Randy Ellis
Bryant
Nixon
Jeff Cutherell
Jeff Warren
Steve Witcher
Lloyd Rattenhorn
J. D. Rateliff
Dave Grisham
Dennis Krocker
Ken Wittenberg
Dale DeShane
Andy Carrasco
Dave Quistad
Mike Cooke Vuard
Bowser
Memorial Stadium
Special Services Set For Sunday Honoring Rev Owens
Pastor Wayne Owen and family will be honored at special services Sunday September 25 at the Pentecostal Church of God 425 South Shafter Avenue to mark five years in Shafter. A potluck lunch follows in the church annex and a singspiration at 2 p.m. features groups from Fresno McFarland and Bakersfield. The Owens have two daughters Darla 15 and Carol 14 students at Shafter High School. Public invited.
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Wayne Owen
Pentecostal Church of God
South Shafter Avenue
Shafter
Fresno
McFarland
Bakersfield
Darla
Carol
Shafter High School
Norsemen Fall Short as Atkinson Leads Defense
Freeborn carried 10 of 11 first quarter attempts while Dennis Atkinsonson anchored the defense at 140 pounds and contributed tackles across the Norsemen’s backfield. teammates Mickey Gladden Stan Witcher Robbie Hernandez Phil Williams Ron Koop Stan Mouser Jerry Jarrett Herb Chavez aided in tackles as co captains Freeborn and Jarrett managed kicking duties.
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Freeborn
Shafter
Ted Olsen
Dennis Atkinson
Norsemen
Atkinson
Mickey Gladden
Stan Witcher
Robbie Hernandez
Phil Williams
Ron Koop
Stan Mouser
Jerry Jarrett
Herb Chavez
Larry Freeborn
Bakersfield Renegades Top Shafter in 47 to 7 Game
Bakersfield Renegades defeated Shafter 47 to 7 at Mesa College. Mike Lane scored three first half touchdowns on passes and a run. Key defenders included Mark Larson Dan Costello Keh Torrigiani and Louie De Witte. Armando Vazquez led offensive center with Gary Morse Bobby Rodriguez and Don Lundgren also among the squad.
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Shafter
Bak
Ersfield Renegade
Bakersfield
Mesa College
Mike Lane
Mark Larson
Dan Costello
Keh 'Torrigiani
Louie DeWitte
Renegades
Armando Vazquez
Gary Morse
Bobby Rodriguez
Mark Roberts
Don Lundgren
Motorcyclists Travel Vast Annual Distances
Motorcyclists ride an estimated range of three thousand to five thousand miles yearly, reflecting wide usage for travel and commuting among riders surveyed.
North Kern golfers lead after strong Thursday round
The North Kern women's golf team built a comfortable lead in team play with 1642 points on Thursday at the North Kern course, raising their yearly total to 57 percent. Buena Vista sits second with 42 points. Kern River is third with 35.2 points. The clubs plan six team events, with an October 6 North Kern Invitational and other invites across California. Ruth Hoffmann says 100 players are expected and a Ranch Inn luncheon will follow.
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North Kern
Buena Vista
Taft
Kern River
Fern Gaede
Ginger Somers
Fern
Ruby Hagenston
June Smith
Grace Kaney
Carmen Olivarez
Dot Welcher
Chris Gilarducci
Elsie Welch
Florence Williams
Wilma Ainsworth
River Island
China Lake
Morro Bay
Riverside
Fresno
Sierra View
Ruth Hoffmann
Ranch Inn
Shafter High Sets Admission for Foothill Contest
Neal Olsen from Shafter High School announced general admission will be 1.25 dollars for adults at the Foothill Shafter game at Bakersfield Memorial Stadium Friday night. Students with a body card pay 50 cents while those without pay the general price. Shafter rooters sit on the stadium north side.
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Neal Olsen
Shafter High School
Foothill-Shafter
Bakersfield Memorial Stadium
Shafter High Rooters
Birthday Celebration at Dodgers Game
Mrs. E B Stringham Mrs Wilma Bell Mrs Minnie Channeson and Mrs Art Hemingson attended a Dodgers game in Los Angeles on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Jack McMeans and sons Mike and Michael Anderson also went to the game to celebrate Mike McMeans fifth birthday which fell on Sunday.
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E. B. Stringham
Wilma Bell
Minnie Channeson
Art Hemingson
Dodger
Los Angeles
Jack McMeans
Mike
Michael Anderson
Mike McMeans
Northwest Recreation flag football and girls volleyball schedules
Ray Wiley announces the North West Recreation league schedule for boys flag football and girls volleyball. First flag games Oct 1 at Richland School with eight area schools from Bakersfield to Earlimart. four flag football teams and two girls teams compete for end of season trophies.
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North West Recreation League
Ray Wiley
Shafter Recreation
Richland School
Ben Goosen
Dick Southwick
Colleen Diltz
Bakersfield
Earlimart
Enrollment Up At Shafter High Reaches 1034 Students
Shafter High School reports 1034 students enrolled as of Tuesday September 13, one week after opening day. Principal Harold Corrie expects gradual increases over the next two to three weeks as new class sections are formed. New staff include John Acosta teaching extra period in beginning Spanish, with Bill Hatcher and Darrel Fletcher adding sections in ninth grade World Geography and History. Additional PE sections for girls and boys are already in session.
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Shafter High School
Harold Corrie
John Acosta
Bill Hatcher
Darrel Fletcher
Bucks Open Season Against Foothill Friday
The Shafter Bucks host Foothill C on Friday at 3 30 p.m. under coaches Paul Owens and Don Loewen. The lineup includes Gary Siemens, Rodney Rutleage, Tom Garrison, Larry Quary, Jones, Todd Kodet, David Freeborn, and Mike Steen among others with players such as Arnold Tanner Ernest Tolman Jeff Channeson Phil Janzen Alan Futrell Howard Leonard Larry Antongiovanni and more listed as squad members.
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Shafter Bucks
Foothill C’s
Foothill Fields
Bucks
Paul Owens
Don Loewen
Gary Siemens
Rodney Rutleage
Tom Garrison
Larry Quary
Jones
Todd Kodet
David Freeborn
Mike Steen
Arnold Tanner
Ernest Tolman
Jeff Channeson
Phil Janzen
Alan Futrell
Howard Leonard
Larry Antongiovanni
Larry Preston
Jim Dick
Chan Hitchcock
Stan Neuman
Victor Nunez
Suard
Fernando Albiar
Legion and Auxiliary Elect Officers for Fifteenth District
District 15 of the American Legion and Auxiliary held a joint officer installation at Post 26 Bakersfield on Sunday September 11. Officers installed include Ethel Wilson Isabelle Weissback Dorothy Sewell Clara Shouse Willis Mullinex Ina Bingham Lila Gilbert Viola Fauke Marti Isch Fae Brush. Installing officers were Lucille Johnston Stella Sharp Merna Berwick. A noon dinner followed. attendees included Shafter members Jeanine Hetherington Cathy Morgan and co-membership chairmen. After hatching sturgeon spawn age seven to twelve years and reach forty to fifty inches.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Bakersfield
Ethel Wilson
Isabelle Weissback
Dorothy Sewell
Clara Shouse
Willis Mullinex
Buttonwillow
Ina Bingham
Exeter
Lila Gilbert
Viola Fauke
Taft
Marti Isch
Portervill
Fae Brush
Lucille Johnston
Stella Sharp
Merna Berwick
Shafter
Jeanine Hetherington
Cathy Morgan
Leland Klein Begins Year At Oakland In Preparation For Life in Ministry
Leland Klein age 15, son of Mrs Selma Klein, enrolls at Concordia College Oakland as a junior in high school. He studies Latin, German English history and religion while preparing for the ministry. His brother Marlowe, in the army, visits from Ft Gordon, and another brother Stanley attends Bakersfield College in drafting.
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Leland Klein
Oakland
Selma Klein
Pine
California Concordia College
Leland
Shafter
Theodore Theodore Brohm
Delano
Brohm
Shafter High
Klein
Sp 4
Marlowe
Ft. Gordon
Army
Ft. Ord
Richland PTA Starts Membership Drive
Richland PTA will launch its membership drive on September 26 with envelopes and invitations sent home via students. Mrs. B. Jack Thompson, the chair, calls on parents and teachers to join the group aiding child welfare in home, school, church, and community. The theme Exploring the Sea guides promotions as classrooms compete for prizes including a movie and two Barbecue Carnival tickets. perfect participation earns a homemade cake.
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Richland Pta
Richland
B. Jack Thompson
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Rev. Owens
Church of Christ
Shafter Boys
Renegade Football Club
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First Southern Baptist. Church
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Dexter C. Ogan
Training Union
Horace Womack
J.C. Wells
Pres. Brotherhood
Trinity Lutheran Church
Robert E. Bendick
George Globe
O.A.S
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