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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1979
Page
3
A mother’s worry over a missing child led to a reminder of essential school safety practices. Parents are urged to review rules with children, notify changes in homeward plans, avoid strangers, cross streets with care, and ensure releases are signed by a parent. Mark October 2 for Back-to-School Night.
Six Concert Choir members from Richland and instructor Mrs Martha Novak will attend a two day choral clinic in Tehachapi October 5 and 6. The Central Section Music Education Association groups seven counties. Fresno Kern Kings Madera Mariposa Merced and Tulare. Linda Anderson directs the clinic chorus.
Four Shafter High School students participated in Boys and Girls State at California State University, Sacramento. Wayne Wong, Steven Weiss, Mark Richardson, and Sheri Almberg were selected by local service clubs, with each sponsor covering trip costs. The programs taught a mock government structure, with visits to the state capitol and a brief Q&A with Governor Jerry Brown.
The Shafter Rotary Club held its first Forum A Success with over 60 attendees. John J. Barch of the New York Cotton Exchange spoke on futures, hedging, and cotton marketing, followed by a Q and A. The event featured a barbecued filet dinner and highlighted Rotary’s 75th anniversary and planned forums every six weeks.
Clayton Odell Hester 79 died September 17 in a Bakersfield hospital. Services were held at 2 pm September 20 in the Agee Funeral Chapel Shafter. Rev D W Bergstrasser officiated and burial followed at Shafter Memorial Park. He was born in Paron Arkansas and a long time Shafter resident. Survived by widow Luda four sons and three daughters plus siblings and extended relatives.
Charles Delbert Searcy 82 of Shafter died September 19 at a Bakersfield hospital after a long illness. The Rev L V Lawson officiated at services in Agee Funeral Chapel with interment in Shafter Memorial Park. Surviving are Amelia his wife James and William sons Mary Schultz daughter Nevel Nevel Searcy brother Davie Wages Patcy Perkins Iva Gustafson and other relatives plus 14 grandchildren and five others.
Funeral services for Ernest John Veach, 89, were held September 22 at Eternal Hills Chapel in Vista, California. Veach, who died September 18 at Tri-City Hospital, was born in Texas and worked as a driver for 10 years. He leaves his wife Rosie of Vista, five daughters Zada Johnson Oregon Stella Pasto La Mesa Alice Tidwell Bakersfield Ernestine Olivera Polway Delores Kurtz Lemoore, son Jack G. Veach Vista, 19 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Interment followed at Eternal Hills Cemetery. He was a former Shafter resident.
Funeral services for Donna Brown Dinger 31 of Milpitas were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday September 4 at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park Fremont following a lengthy illness at El Camino Hospital Reverend Asa Collins officiated and interment followed in Cedar Lawn Park Dinger born Tehachapi lived Boron 23 years before marrying David Dinger in 1971. A viewing is announced along with a film series FOOT PRINTS IN STONE and THE GREAT DINOSAUR MYSTERY to be shown at South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church on Sunday September 30 at 5:30 p.m. The Creationist films discuss the purpose and origin of dinosaurs.
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