Potluck Dinner Opens Shafter BPW Season
The Shafter Business and Professional Women's Club held its season kickoff with a potluck of Mexican American dishes hosted by Wanda Watson at her home on Thursday evening. Ruby Burton discussed plans for the PTA Carnival booth in October and noted regular meetings on the third Thursday and a monthly business meeting on the first Thursday. Attendees included Keith Watson, Mrs Burton, Fred and Helen Hasty, Malinda Becker, Brenda Banks, Jeanette Wheeler, and Loraine Geisbrecht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Business and Professional Women’s Club
Wanda Watson
Ning
Ruby Burton
PTA
Keith Watson
Burton
Fred
Helen Hasty
Malinda Becker
Brenda Banks
Jeanette Wheeler
Loraine Geisbrecht
Templeton family attends Fremont funeral in California
Mr and Mrs Leon Templeton of Shafter and relatives from Boron and Woodland traveled to Fremont California for the funeral of Mrs Dinger, granddaughter of the Templetons. Carl Templeton of Pittsburg hosted them after overnighting with him. Vernon Templeton's family of Klamath Falls also joined. Mr and Mrs James Everett of Grover City and their family visited Leon Templeton's parents over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Templeton
Shafter
Johnny Brown
Boron
Floyd Hammit
Woodland
Washington
Fremont
California
Dinger
Templeton
Carl Templeton
Pittsburg
Vernon Templeton
Klamath Falls
Oregon
James Everett
Grover City
Van Winkle Baby Born In Taft August 30 1979
Mr and Mrs Johnny Van Winkle of Shafter welcome son Johnny Wayne Junior born at Westside Hospital Taft weighing seven pounds four and a half ounces and measuring 20 inches long. Grandparents are John Van Winkle Ontario and Howard Snyder Shafter. Great grandparents include Leon Templeton Shafter Luther Long Buttonwillow Otto Everett Nebraska and Arlie Van Winkle Ontario. DeDe Long Oklahoma is great great grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny van Winkle
Shafter
Johnny Wayne, Junior
Westside Hospital
Taft
John van
Daniel
Rosie Garcia
Riverside
North Kern Hospital
Priscella Aza
Singing Night at Smiths Corner Church
The Church of God on South Shafter Avenue invites all to a special singing on Friday September 28 at 7 30 p m with solos quartets duets and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Smith's Corner
South Shafter Avenue
Back to School Night at Richland Primary
Back to school night for Richland Primary is set for Tuesday October 2 in the cafeteria starting at a unspecified time. PTA President Marilyn Bergman says the event lets parents meet teachers and learn expectations and ways to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
PTA
Marilyn Bergman
PTA Barbecue Carnival At Richland School Patio
Fran Denny reports the Annual PTA Barbecue Carnival on Thursday October 11 at Richland School patio with Danny Escalante in charge of pit barbecue. Serving 5 PM to 8 PM adults 3 dollars and children through sixth grade 1 dollar. carnival runs 5 PM to 9 PM with Treasure Hunt in a Jar Snoopy Dog House Sponge Throw and more. Volunteers recruit include Suzie Dobbs Janice Walker Renda Kern Barbara Gladden Anne Hutchinson Barbara Payne Pat Yerian Rose Lopez Tom Strelich and Marcia Krause. Everyone is invited to attend with rides games and food for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fran Denny
PTA
Richland
Danny Escalante
Snoopy
Suzie Dobbs
Janice Walker
Toni Johnston
Pat Richardson
Renda
Richland School Menu September 26 28 1979
Richland School presents a three day menu from September 26 to 28 1979. Wednesday features meat loaf salad sweet potatoes cantaloupe rolls and milk. Thursday offers hamburger lettuce and pickles carrots and peas sliced peaches cookies and milk. Friday serves chili beans cole slaw applesauce carrot cake cornbread and milk.
Shafter Woman's Club welcomes nine new members
Nine new members joined the Shafter Woman's Club at a Wednesday morning gathering honoring Mrs. Elizabeth Peters. Lucille Bongberg introduced Sylvia Baughman Jeannette Dunk Bettye Garber Georgette Kadel Katherine Nevison Martha Peters Joyce Pitts Gra Relty and Non Earl. Members wore fall outfits while Humpty Dumpty provided clothing for display. The club outlined new projects including support for the Shafter Historical Society a reforestation effort Pennies for Pines a Hawaii restoration Coins for Coral and a Community Bake Sale. Lucy Gorsching announced the year’s officers and plans. A Mini Boutiques fundraiser is planned for November 27 with a first regular meeting set for October 3 at the Shafter Veterans Memorial Hall followed by a luncheon and a slide show of a trip to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Woman's Clu
Elizabeth Eters
Lucille Bongberg
Sylvia Baughman
Jeanette Dunk
Bettye Garber
Georgette Kadel
Katherine Nevison
Martha Peters
Joyce Pitts
Gra Relty
Non Earl. Witcher
Mrs. Peters
Doris Nickel
Verna Parrett
Bobby Ratzlaff
Bongberg
Las Amigas Auxiliary begins 1979 80 year in Shafter
The Las Amigas Auxiliary Bakersfield branch held its first meeting September 5 at Mrs. Rick Wegis home with Mrs. Frank France schi as chairman and a full slate of officers including Molly Kilfoil Rick Wegis Marvin Neuman Art Craig Marvin Lane George Wise and Russell Paul. Plans for the Harvest Dare Ball on November 3 were outlined to fund schol arships and medical dental aid for Richland Schools children. The group supports Operation School Bell which provided clothing for Richland School children last year and aided 36 students valued at over 660. Provisional members welcomed and media notes added about births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Amigas
Bakersfield Assistance League
Rick Wegis
Frank. Franceschi
Molly Kilfoil
Marvin Neuman
Art Craig
Marvin Lane
George Wise
Russell Paul
Shafter High School
Richland Schools
Las
Amigas
the Friends
Shafter Auxiliary
Bell
Bakersfield
Linda Brown
Michael Schroeder
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Woolworths
Richland School
Tom Strelich
Mike Schmidt
Woman’s Club
Humpty: Dumpty Children's Shop
Tisha
Carrie Long
Greg’ Wegis
Tanya
Tammy Johnson
Mary Wegis
Louise Jones
Lucy Gorsching
Bakersfield Printmakers
Shafter Veteran's Memorial Hall
People’s Republic of China
Sandy Ballard
Martha and
Ray Novak
Peggy Allen
John Gibson
Jeanne Berkshire
Joan Ryan
Ann Ayers
Bobbie Zachary
Church OF the Nazarene
W. Lorde
Kenneth Mitchell
Shafter United Methodist
Rev. G
Ted Larson
W. Lordo
Pentecostal Church OF God
W. Shafter Ave
Sun
P.Y.P.A
Fred L. Hanshew
Henry Harder
Jim Wiens
Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern
E. Tulare Ave. Shafter
Owen C. Onsum
Ebenezek
Reformed Church
Sunset
James Maynard Koerner
Sional
Ray Kerber
Donald Little
Allen Neuman
Herschel Rodgers
Larry Wells
Richard Yerian
Gustavo
Gloria Gonzalez
Junior
Sam Hensley
G.B. Kingsland
Elm Street
John P. Davis
Chuck Boulet
ASSOC
Central Avenue Shafter
Congress
Shafter Press
Frank W. and
Donald L. Reed
Rick Lawler
Publishers News Editor
First Southern Baptist Church
H.D. Rutledge Pastor
Noel Weks
Kernat Tulare
North Pine Street
Roger Trautmann, Pastor
Menno Schellenberg
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