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At the recent Community Service Awards Banquet, Mayor Gilbert Alvarado delivered the State of the City address. Here is the speech: Last year, Cathy Prout began this speech by pointing out that Shafter has been a place of change ever since trains began stopping here more than a century ago. We have a history of welcoming change -- new crops, new businesses and new people. Cathy and I are both part of that tradition. We both grew up in other places, but have put down roots in Shafter and have...
The Shafter City Council talked safety at Tuesday night's regular meeting. Several residents spoke during public comment on the need for a speed bump, stop sign or some other deterrent on Acacia Street in Shafter. Tammy Rubio, Melissa Dewitt and Cynthia Misner, all residents who live on Acacia, told the council that they witness cars speeding down their street at all times of the day, endangering their children's lives "It is worst before school and right after school, with a lot of the drivers...
Residents have voiced a need of some major clean up in the outlying areas of Shafter, including La Colonia. The need was brought to Supervisor David Couch's office by Gary Rodriguez and Dora Hernandez, and the resulting project has made significant progress, according to the supervisor's representative, Mark Salvaggio. There is still a boat and some debris on a property that was once utilized by the private water company serving the area until two years ago, and an illegal dumping case has been...
Lionel Lopez of the Shafter Police Department was given the Volunteer of the Year award recently by Congressman T.J. Cox. Lopez received a certificate for his accomplishment at the local VFW Post 6742, accompanied by Commander Danny Rueda and the rest of the post. Sergeant Lopez came to the Shafter Police Department in February 2000. Prior to joining the SPD, Lopez spent four years as a deputy sheriff in the Tulare County Sheriff's Department and five years as a police officer for the City of...
Our precious mother went to be with her Lord on Jan. 30, 2019. She was born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, on Aug. 18, 1934 to Cirila and Antonio Torres, and was raised in El Refugio, Mexico, with humble beginnings. Sponsored by the Tijuana, Mexico, Missionary Baptist Church, she immigrated to the United States in 1956 with her husband and young daughter. She was very proud when she eventually became a U.S. citizen. They lived in Tulare for a short time, but moved to Shafter in 1960. There they...
Billy Lloyd Gentry was born on May 16, 1934, in Bowie County, Texas to Oscar Greenberry Gentry, of Mississippi, and Ola Gentry, of Oklahoma. Billy lived in many places including his birth state of Texas, as well as Arkansas, Florida, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arizona, and California. One of Billy's great-grandparents was full Cherokee Native American. Throughout his life, Billy loved games of chance, often driving an hour or more away from home to visit casinos to play cards. He regularly engaged...
Jan. 28 Marcus Sean Stewart, 23, of Wasco, was arrested on the 100 block of East Lerdo Highway for possession of hypodermic needle/syringe, possession of marijuana over 28.5 grams, on an outside agency warrant and shoplifting. Jan. 31 Eladio Herrera, 21, of Shafter, was arrested on Oakmont Sreet for possession of a controlled substance, on a misdemeanor bench warrant and bicycling without headlight after darkness or reflectors on bicycle. Joshua Oros, 25, of Shafter, was arrested on the 200 block of East Lerdo Highway for possession of...
MONDAY SRPD --The Shafter Recreation and Parks Department Board of Directors meets on the second Monday at the Walker Senior Center, 505 Sunset, at 6 p.m. SWAT -- Senior Wellness 55 years + at 5, 6 and 7 p.m., at 505 Sunset Ave. Richland school board -- Richland School District board meets on the third Monday at Golden Oak cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault – Services available on Mondays in Shafter: case management 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (English and Spanish); Peer support group 3-4 p.m. Spanish; peer support gro...
This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Shafter Chamber of Commerce float shell in 1984, taken by local professional photographer Herb Howell....
Darren Williams received the 2018 Recycling Award for excellence in recycling at City of Shafter's Annual Awards Banquet last Thursday night. Darren Williams, facilities manager for Grimmway Academy in Shafter, has done an outstanding job in bringing Grimmway Academy to a new standard in recycling. The school has reached a goal of "zero" waste. Zero waste means they are diverting 90 percent or more of their trash into recycling efforts. These recycling efforts include organics recycling and...
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER #1 YARD SALE WASCO Yard Sale: Sat. Feb 9th 1910 5th St. Wasco. From 8 a.m. to ?. Clothes, Home décor, Toys & miscellaneous.1t1 Yard Sale: 417 Redwood Ave, Wasco Fri & Sat 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appliances, clothes, shoes, houseware, baby boy clothes & toys.1t1 #2 AUTO/MOTORCYCLES WANTED! Old Porsche 356/911/912 for restoration by hobbyist 1948-1973 only. Any condition, top $ paid! Please leave message 707- 339-9803 (Cal-SCAN) 2tf #3 CAMPER/RV #4 MISC. FOR RENT #5 MISC. FOR SALE DIRECT TV SELECT PACKAGE! Over 150 channels, ONLY...
Adept Dental has been bringing smiles to the community of Shafter for a decade with a hometown relationship that continues to grow. Dr. Olivia Park and the rest of Adept Dental family pride themselves on giving personal care to every customer. Dr. Park was born in South Korea and was raised in New Orleans. Park graduated from Louisiana State University School of Dentistry and is a member of the American Dental Association. Dr. Park has experienced corporate and private dental settings,...
Jose Luis Gomez Ornelas, 48, passed away Jan. 30 in Fresno. Services pending. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. bashamfuneralcare.com Maria Lozano, 84, passed away Jan. 30 in Bakersfield. Services pending. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. bashamfuneralcare.com...
