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City residents voiced concerns about the hiring process for a new city manager at a special meeting of the City Council Tuesday morning – then the council went into closed session to interview seven candidates for the job. The day began at 7:30 a.m. with the special council meeting at City Hall. Residents were given a chance to voice any concerns they may have had. It was then on to Closed Session where the Council interviewed seven candidates for the position of City Manager. During the Public...
Shafter will be celebrating its annual Colours Festival Feb. 20-23 with a variety of events to showcase talent in the community. The festival will kick off with the annual Spaghetti Dinner put on by the Shafter Community Chest. The event includes a full spaghetti dinner and entertainment throughout the evening. Takeout meals will also be available. Also opening on Thursday night are the Silent Movies. The movies will feature Charlie Chaplin in A Night in the Show and Buster Keaton in Sherlock...
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce will be holding their annual Awards Banquet and State of the City Address on Thursday night, Jan. 23, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Shafter's Ford Theater. The evening will begin with a social and h'ors deuvres hour, followed by a dinner at 6:30 p.m., with the awards presentation to follow. Honorees this year include The Cinco de Mayo Festival, which won the Arts Group Award, Basham & Lara Funeral Care, for the Commercial Remodel Award, and Rosa Romero, for the...
A contingent from Walmart got a tour of the Minter Field Air Museum last week, continuing their education on the area prior to joining the new distribution center opening here later this year. On Jan. 15, the group met Ronald PIerce at the museum and was led on an informational tour that lasted about 90 minutes. According to Pierce, the group consisted of 15 Walmart employees from throughout the state of California who will be relocating to Shafter when the Walmart Distribution Center opens in...
ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Free citizenship class — Open enrollment. Classes are Tuesdays , 7-8:30 p.m., Room 302 at the Wasco Adult Education Center, 1445 Poso Drive. Call 661-758-7414 for more information, Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Seeking all veterans -- A meeting will be held Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. hour at the Veterans Hall, 309 California Ave., Shafter. Call Mike Miller for more details, 661-477-9261. MOFA -- Mexican American Opportunity Foundation of Bakersfield is a vocational training at no cost. Career enhancement classes, externs...
Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Crowd gathers at a freight train upset on Central Ave in Shafter November 8, 1952. CORRECTION: The two girls pictured in the Jan. 9 featured...
Jan. 13 Travon Kenneth Irby, 34, of Shafter, was arrested in the 2800 of Zachary Avenue for disorderly conduct: alcohol. Jan. 14 Michelle Misty Barrios, 38, of Shafter, was arrested in the 300 block of State Avenue on a misdemeanor bench warrant. Roberto Garcia, 34, of Shafter, was arrested in the 110 of block of Rose Avenue on a misdemeanor bench warrant. Steven Lewis Rice, 65, of Shafter, was arrested for inflicting corporal injury on spouse. Fernando Garcia Jr., 33, of Shafter, was arrested on a misdemeanor bench warrant. Jan. 15 Juan...
Judith E. Pharris,66, of Bakersfield, passed away Jan. 17, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER #1 YARD SALE WASCO Yard Sale -- Sat., Jan. 25, from 7 a.m. to ? 1017 Cedar Ave., Wasco. Basketball hoop, tools, collectibles, whatnots and misc. #2 AUTO/MOTORCYCLES FOR SALE -- 2005 Chrysler 300, $2,000. Clean tags, non-op. NEW parts, custom rims, etc. Call 661-340-1544. Got an older car, boat or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 844-335-2616 (Cal-SCAN) DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 1-day vacation. Tax deductible, Free towing, All paperwork taken care of. Call 84...
A monthly page highlighting what's going on at Shafter High School, coordinated by English teacher Larissa Davis. Shafter High School has a well-rounded art program that allows many opportunities for the students. Students have the option to take Ceramics, Sculpture, and 2D Drawing and Painting. The Drawing and Painting courses begin with the fundamentals of art. Students learn terminology, how to mix colors and art history, and become acquainted with different aspects of art. The big project...
A monthly page highlighting what's going on at Shafter High School, coordinated by English teacher Larissa Davis. The theater program at Shafter High School has been thriving over the past few years, with Hal Friedman as the new program director. Students are able to take three different courses throughout the day: Tech Theater, Theater 1 and Advanced Theater. Tech Theater is a course that teaches students all about the workings of a set. Students learn how to design, build and paint a set for...
A monthly page highlighting what's going on at Shafter High School, coordinated by English teacher Larissa Davis. Gabby Del Toro is a senior at Shafter High School and has been extremely involved in Theater Program all four years of her high school career. She is a part of the Advanced Theater course and in charge of the tech that goes into the productions from the plays to the Haunted House. Gabby works on each production at Shafter High School helping with sound, lighting and set design. Her...
A monthly page highlighting what's going on at Shafter High School, coordinated by English teacher Larissa Davis. Teddi Reyes is an agriculture teacher at Shafter High School. Before teaching at Shafter High School, Reyes graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obsipo with a bachelors degree in Agriculture Science and continued her education to earn a Master of Agricultural Education. Teddi has always had a love for the agriculture world and loves to bust myths that people form about agriculture....
A monthly page highlighting what’s going on at Shafter High School, coordinated by English teacher Larissa Davis. Shafter High School has had 17 principals since opening in 1928. The longest sitting principal was Dr. Herb H. Neufeld, who was at the school from 1983 to 1993....
The Shafter Generals basketball and soccer teams have flexed their muscles in the first half of the SSL season,with each team at or near the top in the league standings. The Shafter High boys basketball team are 3-1 in South Sequoia League play, with their lone loss a tough one on the road to Chavez, 63-51. Domnik Torres ended the game with a team high 14 points. The wins were against Taft, 65-41, McFarland, 65-32 and Arvin76-41. In the Taft game, the Generals had three players score at least...
The Shafter Kiwanis Club held their Terrific Kids Luncheon recently to celebrate and honor those students who have exhibited the character traits outlined in the program's mission statement. Each month, there is a different trait that students are recognized for. Those traits that the Kiwanis Club and the school's teachers are looking for include Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly, Inquisitive and Capable. Golden Oak Principal Anamarie Mendez and Vice...
At the Board of Supervisors meeting on Jan. 14, I have to admit, I have never been more proud. The room was packed by concerned citizens from all walks sharing their concerns and points of view on oil production in Kern County, with key officials from Sacramento present. While the state has been talking about the “managed decline” of the oil industry, we here in Kern County have been concerned about those statements and their impact here. In my letter to the state dated Dec. 17, I invited the state to join us for a discussion and we had qui...
Funeral service for Arnold Dave Kroeker, age 82 of Wasco, will be Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at 2 p.m. at the Mennonite Brethren Church of Shafter. Pastor Pat Coyle will officiate. Burial will be private at Shafter Memorial Park. Arnold passed away peacefully beside his loving wife, Eunice, and surrounded by family on Jan 22, 2020, at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. He was born on Oct. 18, 1937, in Shafter to David and Fern Kroeker. Arnold was an active member of Mennonite Brethren Church of Wasco,...
