Wasco Union High School 50th reunion plans and PTA events
The 1939 Wasco Union High School class to hold a 50th reunion this Saturday with unlocated alumni named and contacts provided. A Sunday Barker Park picnic for 1938 and 1940 graduates is noted along with Richland PTA’s Oct 12 barbecue Carnival planned by Joyce Romanini and Sandy Krocker. Volunteers are invited for Green Hotel workdays on Sept 30 and Oct 7 and information lines are given. Deputy Sheriff age minimum increased from 21 to 19 to widen recruitment opportunities.
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Wasco Union High School
Peggy (Byers) Hansen
Norma Turner
Sue Ellen (Davis) Greer
Betty Lou Ellis
Ruth Stover
Jo Bartel
Barker Park
Richland Pta
Joyce Romanini
Sandy Krocker
PTA
Green Hotel
Informa
Gretchen Kirk
Shafter wins multiple sweepstakes at Kern County fair
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture booth at Kern County fair earned first place in the Agricultural Communities' display division and sweepstakes, marking its third sweepstakes in four years. About 150 products were judged, with all but two earning first place and two receiving second. The display, featuring mechanical figurines, will net roughly 2800 dollars including 1000 for sweepstakes and 500 for first place. Doug Gleason chaired the 1989 display, praising volunteers who contributed hundreds of hours since last spring.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Kern County Fair
Shafter Booth
Agricultural Communities
Shafter Fnunnty
Doug Gleason
Check on children yields dad's arrest
Shafter police say a welfare check on two young children led to the arrest of their father, Roger ale A, after an officer found him under the influence of heroin in the 400 block of Louise. The two year old Lashay Archer died when a vehicle rolled over her Friday. The Kern County DA was asked to review whether gross negligence and child endangerment charges should be pursued. The children were placed at Jamieson Center in Bakersfield. Archer was released early Saturday.
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Shafter
SPD
Ithe
Louise
Archer
Jamieson Center
Bakersfield
4-H Steer Projects Highlight Shafter Students
Barnyard entrants from Shafter School fill ag buildings with 4-H livestock projects as Aaron Blinn and Eddie Pankey transport steers to Kern County Fairgrounds. The sophomores, in their second and third years in 4-H, diversify with horses soccer snow and water skiing, valuing 4-H for money handling and accountability while preparing for competition and sale.
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Shafter School
Kern County
Aaron Blinn
Eddie Pankey
Blinn
Pankey
Shafter
Pet Club
SADD
Parere
Senna Reve
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