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The Shafter Chamber of Commerce is holding the 71st Annual Community Awards Banquet on Thursday, Jan. 24 at Shafter's Ford Theater. The event honors local businesses and individuals who have made a difference in the community. Two of this year's award winners are Phillip Jimenez and Joanne Carrillo. Jimenez is receiving the Community Service Award. Jimenez is the district manager of the Shafter Recreation and Parks District. He's a hometown boy who graduated from SHS in 2007 and went to...
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce, which is holding its annual Community Awards Banquet on Jan. 24, welcomed two new board members recently. Judy Goad and Phillip Jimenez are now on the chamber board. Goad is the community impact coordinator for the Grimm Family Education Foundation and the executive minister of the Shafter Christian Fellowship. She enjoys getting involved in the community and meeting new people. "My passions are organizing events and public speaking," she says. Judy's...
Generations of local families have relied on Peters Funeral Home to help them honor and celebrate their loved ones in a heartfelt way. After purchasing the Agee Funeral Home in Shafter in 1973, and Jones Funeral Home in Wasco in 1975, Clarence and Martha Peters established a tradition of personal service, maintained with honesty, integrity and small-town care. The business expanded to Arvin in 1995 by acquiring Sams & Sons Mortuary. Peters Funeral Home has been a mainstay in these communities...
Salvation comes in many different ways and does not always happen at the altar or during a church service. With Raul Perez, it was in a prison cell. Perez was saved by the Lord and is now helping to save souls wherever he can, no matter the place. Perez will be coming to Shafter thanks to Pastor Jim Neal and the First Southern Baptist Church in Shafter. A large evangelistic event will take place at the church Friday, Saturday and Sunday March 1, 2 and 3. The church is located at 250 Kern Street...
The Shafter Kiwanis Club honored some Terrific Kids at a recent luncheon. Each month, the principals and assistant principals nominate a student or students who exemplify the characteristic that is being observed for that month. This month the trait was "influential." Golden Oak Elementary School Principal Anamarie Mendez introduced Kaleb Abair. Kaleb, a sixth grader, is "an amazing student." He not only befriends new students, but is also gifted and talented in his heart, she said Redwood...
Well, the Colours Festival is almost upon us, and I am getting excited about going to the events. Every year, it seems it keeps getting better. I never realized how many talented people, we have in our communities until they had an avenue to display it, such as this event. Everyone has different tastes in art, as with anything else, and this event has something for all tastes. If you don’t find a play to be very interesting, maybe you will be intrigued by the sculptures and paintings in the A...
The city will move forward in purchasing land that will be used for the West Beltway Street Project. This project will be a portion of roadway from North Shafter east of the Target Center south to Highway 119, eventually extending from Shafter to Bakersfield. The land planned for purchase is owned by Bidart Bros. and Glenn Holt. The land owned by the Bidart Bros. is expected to sell for $2.1 million, but is still being negotiated. The price includes the land, lost crop production and for the rel...
If you ask where you are going to lunch, and someone says, "China," many people will know exactly where you will be spending your lunch hour. China Cuisine has been serving the community for almost 30 years, with the personal service and great food that has made it a mainstay of downtown Shafter. The décor is bright and has a fish tank that houses their famous huge fish in it, swimming around greeting the customers as they enter the restaurant. Scotty Dang opened the restaurant in September...
Almost 1,800 workers who walked for four days in protest of a decrease in payments have returned to work at the Wonderful Orchards throughout Kern County, after the company reversed the cut. On Friday, Wonderful Company announced that they would cut the price they pay per bin on their citrus from $53 to $48. Workers walked out in protest, leaving fruit unpicked on the trees. "We don't think it is fair that we get cut for doing the same job all year round, but they raise their workers' minimum...
An email sent to Supervisor David Couch's office began what is turning into a project that will help clean up the area known as La Colonia in Shafter. There are a number of violations in the area, including an old boat on Water Company property at Martinez Street. The boat that has been tagged for removal numerous times and has weeds and growth all around it. It was made clear in an email from Supervisor Couch's office that, unfortunately, it is not just a matter of going and getting rid of the...
The weather in Shafter on Monday and Tuesday was very windy and moist, which translated into major havoc on roadways in and around Shafter. There were three accidents in a 24-hour time span in which three people were transported by ambulance to local hospitals. On Monday, at approximately 12:45 p.m., a silver compact car traveling west on Lerdo Highway collided with a semitruck and trailer, causing it to bounce off the front of the truck and come to rest in the median of Lerdo Highway just west...
Former Shafter Mayor Cathy Prout joined representatives of 24 other cities in Southern California at the 2019 Donate Life Rose Parade Float Exclusive First Look Event held in the Fiesta Parade Floats in Irwindale. The event is an exclusive opportunity for civic officials and leaders of the communities served by OneLegacy to see the Donate Life float for the first time. Mayor Prout joined One Legacy Volunteer Christine Wilson, former city clerk for Shafter and a living organ donor, in dedicating...
The Shafter High Generals have completed the first half of SSL play in basketball and soccer, with the basketball teams in the middle of the pack with records of 2-3 on the boys side and 3-2 for the Lady Generals. The Shafter High Boys team started South Sequoia League play with a 69-67 win against Cesar Chavez. They then played Taft at Taft and dropped the game by a score of 65-54. This was a revenge game for the Wildcats, because the Generals had beaten them three days before in tournament pla...
Shafter High School held their annual Geek Streak 5K run that raises funds for the AP Exams that students take throughout the school year. Put on by the SHS AP Club, the event was held on Saturday at the school. The course started at the front of the school and wound its way around surrounding orchards, ending at Mannel Park. Students in AP courses face an expense of $94 for each exam that they take to prepare them for their college entrances and with their acceptances. According to Principal...
break. They competed in several tournaments in the two-week span, bringing home over 25 medals. The junior varsity and freshmen teams started the period off with a big showing at their own Coyote Classic tourney. They had 12 wrestlers place, with two claiming first place in their divisions. Nick Garza won the 120 lb. division and Alex Ruiz went undefeated in the 195 lb. division, winning the title. Second-place finishers were Jesse Abernathy at 160 lb., Abelino Rivera in the 106 lb., Fernando Ca...
I have had a really bad holiday season this year, one of the worst in a very long time. We had to put our dog down the day after Christmas. TJ was more than just a pet, but was a true member of our family, and I miss him so much already. I remember first seeing TJ at the Wasco Animal Shelter, shy and timid, not jumping up and down like a lot of the dogs who were fighting for attention, looking for that new home. He just looked at me with those big brown eyes, a little frightened and shaking a...
Shafter may be a small city, but it boasts a local coffee shop that rivals any you might find in a city ten times its size. With a warm, unique atmosphere, locally roasted coffee, artistically swirled lattes, deliciously on-trend food offerings, live music and Americanos with enough crema to satisfy even the snobbiest of coffee snobs, Tin Cup is a place you want to be. Located at the corner of Beech Avenue and Lerdo Highway, attached to the Ford Theater, Tin Cup is so much more than just a...
A local third-grader has been selected to attend a national leadership forum this summer. Ezra Munoz, a fourth-generation Shafterite, is a student at Grimmway Academy in Shafter. He was nominated by his teacher, Adriana Salazar, because of his love of learning and leadership skills. He already reads at a high school level. The National Youth Leadership Forum is an Envision program at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Salazar said that he was selected because Ezra "already demonstrates exception...
A musician who is a Shafter High graduate will be traveling to Japan in the spring with the Bakersfield Youth Symphony. The Japan trip is made possible by a Sister City program with Wakayama, Japan. Juan Buenrostro began music in the fourth grade under the guidance of Band Director Ken Gross. He plays the trumpet and has received several honors throughout the years. Juan was in the Honor Band, Honor Choir, and many other achievements. One of the highlights of his musical experience was the time...
The Shafter Kiwanis Club had the honored a special group of students at their monthly Terrific Kids Luncheon held at the Shafter Veterans Hall. Each month, the principals and assistant principals from each elementary school bring students who have been selected as deserving of recognition because of their accomplishments and their adherence to the core character goals that exemplify an outstanding student Terrific Kids is a program that recognizes outstanding students that demonstrate...
The Shafter High Generals wrestling teams were busy bringing home medals over the holiday break. They competed in several tournaments in the two-week span, bringing home over 25 medals. The junior varsity and freshmen teams started the period off with a big showing at their own Coyote Classic tourney. They had 12 wrestlers place, with two claiming first place in their divisions. Nick Garza won the 120 lb. division and Alex Ruiz went undefeated in the 195 lb. division, winning the title. Second-p...
11 was a year with plenty of highlights and milestones in the City of Shafter. One of the first events of the year came in the rebirth of The Shafter Press. Due to the closing of the newspaper in December 2017 Shafter had no local newspaper at the beginning of the year. Enter farmer and director of the Shafter Depot Museum Stan Wilson. Wilson looked into what it would take to resurrect The Press. Wilson and a couple of local people reached an agreement with Reed Print, the former owners, and...
A dedication ceremony was held recently for a Shafter soldier who was killed in action in 2006. A portion of Highway 43 is now known as Ricardo "Ricky" Barraza Memorial Highway in honor of the Shafter High graduate who gave his life for freedom and liberty. A number of dignitaries were on hand to celebrate this occasion. Mayor Gilbert Alvarado was in attendance, as well as Assemblymember Rudy Salas, who were instrumental in the project coming to reality. It started with retired Air Force...
Basham & Lara Funeral Care held their annual Holiday Remembrance Ceremony in Shafter last week, honoring those loved ones who had passed away this year. The chapel was packed with families and friends who gathered to remember special people in the their lives. There was a DVD slide show that featured all of the people who were being remembered, giving the families and friends a chance to see pictures of them, remembering them during the holiday time. The opening prayer was given by Pastor Steve...
It doesn't matter if it's summer, with 100-degree days, or 34 degrees in the middle of winter, a local company strives to make sure we are comfortable in our homes no matter the season. Air Repair of Shafter has been serving the community for over 20 years, meeting customers' needs when it matters most. Air Repair will complete any type of air service needed for residential, commercial and new construction. "We can service air conditioning units, heaters, install new equipment, or keep your exis...
