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. CLIMATE

Climate is subtropical. Freedom from fogs, cool nights. Temperatures
vary from normal minimum of 55 degrees to about 100 degrees, with extremes
of 15 degrees minimum to 115 degrees maximum.
Extremely low temperatures have occurred on an average of once every
10 to 12 years.
historical SPOTS
first commercial production of oil in California in Pico Canyon 1875.
First commercial oil refinery in California ( 1876) Pico Canyon.
fremont Pass, commemorating the crossing of the mountains by General
Fremont in 1847.
Oak of the Golden Dream in Placeretis Canyon, where gold was discov-
ered, March 9, 1842, by Francisco Lopez, seven years before James Marshall
found gold nuggets at Sutters Mill.

HISTORY OF CHURCH SINCE 1944
ln July of 1944 the congregation issued a call to the Rev. John A. Christen-
sen, of Englishtown, N. J. He came to the Community with a family of 3 chil-
dren to a newly renovated Manse. Installation to the Pastorate took place
the following Sep. 29th under the jurisdiction of Los Angeles Presbytery.
A war burdened congregation of 96 rallied to his evangelical ministry
and so during the past 4 years, with the influx of residents to Newhall, the
congregation has doubled and the Sunday School nearly trebled. Many pro-
gressive changes and equipment additions have been added to the plant,
making the Church a cornerstone of Character and inspiration in Kingdom
building.
Plans for enlargement are underway and a high spirit of morale and
Christian outreach bid fair to make Newhall Community Church one of the
leading protestant churches in the Valley.
PRESENT OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

Pastor: Rev. John A. Christensen. Primary Dept. Leader: Dorothy Larinan
Session Clerk; Frank P. Hovey Bd, of Trustees: (In Rotary Classes)
Elmer E. Wood, Lester B. Dull, Roy E. Walter H. MCintyre, Pres., Harvey
Kessinger, Minnie Dawson, Mary E. Nesbit, Church Treasurer, Sally Van
Erwin. diver, Secretary, Clara Frew, Elmer
Deacons: Mr. Omer Morgan, Mrs. Mat- Wood, Leslie Woodruff, Roland Thomp-
tie Dill, Mrs. Versi Henderson. son,
Organist: Ruth Woods. Sexton; Frank Neufeld.
Assist. Organist: Marie Gill Music Director: Carlton E. Hadley
S. S. Supt; Roy E. Kessinger. Ladies Guild Pres.: Irene Frew.
Vice Sutp.: Frank Hovey. Homebuilders Pres.: Milton Johnson.
Secretary and Treasurer; Mattie Dill Youth C. E. Pres.: .Joan Looney.