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They say everything is bigger in Texas; Rev. Wayne Dee Montgomery lived his life as big as his Texan heritage. He passed Dec. 22, 2023, in Wasco. Born Dec. 20, 1932, Wayne grew up in Lubbock, Texas. His personality loomed large at an early age. He often said he decided he was done with school in the 8th grade, and the school agreed they should part ways. He eventually found himself in the newly formed Air Force during the height of the Korean War. Here too his personality was larger than the...
Nearly 80 people toured the Storm Encounter exhibit at the Mennonite Brethren Church in Shafter last week. According to Deanna Thompson, a member of the Mennonite Brethren Church and a volunteer for the Mennonite Disaster Service, said that she and her husband, Corwin, had the trailer for a couple of weeks, taking the exhibit to different areas of Kern County. "We had a great time meeting a lot of new people and sharing this experience with them." The Storm Encounter trailer is a multimedia...
Mennonite Disaster Service is presenting "The Storm Encounter" in Shafter next Wednesday, aiming to raise awareness about its disaster relief efforts. The multisensory exhibit is a mobile movie theater that allows eight visitors at a time to "experience" a violent storm through a seven-minute video, augmented by surround sound, rumbling vibrations, blowing wind and misty rain. Visitors also receive a close-up look at the raw devastation caused by a major disaster – the Greensburg, Kan., t...
