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The City Council debated the role of the city attorney in council meetings at their regular meeting Tuesday night. It was a followup to the council’s discussion at a special workshop last month.focusing on how often the city attorney would meetings. On Tuesday night, Todd Leishman, of the firm Best Best & Krieger, representing the City Attorney’s office. During discussion, different options were put forth to the City Council to address the situation. One scenario had the city attorney attending...
The Shafter Police Department is steeped in history, dating back to the 1930s. For a department that has been around for so long, there was no presentation of that history until recently. Chief Keith Zimmermann took over the department two years ago, coming from the Kern County Sheriff's Department after 26 years. One project in his first year in Shafter was the creation of the Shafter Police Department Historical Committee. The group began collecting artifacts from throughout the decades of...
One of the kings of fast food in Shafter has to be Frosty King located on Central Valley Highway, next to the City Hall buildings. Owner Sammy Ayash has been serving the community for over a decade, keeping his customers happy and satisfied. Frosty King gained a following at its original location on Central Valley Highway, where the AM/PM minimart sits now. When it was apparent the property was being sold, Hayash found a new location, and the restaurant was built and opened in short order A big...
If you have ever gone to the Colours Festival in Shafter, you are familiar with the name Larry Starrh. Starrh is one of the founding members of the Colours event, together with a few other art enthusiasts who believed that Shafter would respond to an opportunity to enjoy different forms of art, spread out over a weekend, allowing art lovers with a variety of tastes get their fill of local talent. Starrh has always been interested in the arts. Even when he was driving a tractor or watering a...
Shafter and the surrounding communities are filled with a talented bunch and that will become apparent this weekend as Shafter will host its annual Colours Festival at various venues throughout the city. The weekend will kick off with the spaghetti dinner hosted by the Shafter Community Chest. The event is from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Shafter Veterans Hall. A dinner is served up while the diners are entertained by the sounds of Bob Iorio. The dinner traditionally starts the festivities and is a great...
Frankie Irene Siemens, a resident of Shafter, passed away peacefully on Feb. 9, 2019, having reached her 96th birthday in January. Frankie was the youngest of six children born to early Wasco residents Frank and Essie Trogdon. She attended Wasco schools through high school. She and Ruben Siemens were married in 1941. The outbreak of WWII made life interesting for the couple. Ruben served in Europe with the Army Air Corps, while Frankie raised their newborn son and worked for the Southern Califor...
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 mysteryphoto@TheShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Shafter Weighs Her Golden Memories -- Stringham's Drug Store float in the 1963 parade....
Feb. 11 Oziel Garza Jr., 38, of Shafter, was arrested on the 400 block of Calloway on a misdemeanor bench warrant. Angel Cervantes, 22, of Bakersfield was arrested on the corner of Shafter Avenue and West Ash Avenue for conspiracy to commit a crime, carjacking, outside agency warrant and possession of narcotic controlled substance/paraphernalia. Lorraine Rivera, 25, of Shafter, was arrested on the corner of Shafter Avenue and West Ash Avenue for conspiracy to commit a crime, carjacking and misdemeanor bench warrant. Feb. 12 Jennifer Guerrero,...
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Simon Santos, 21, passed away Feb. 10 in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Angela Bernal Garcia, 89, passed away Feb. 9 in Corcoran. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. A.W. Northam, 99, passed away Feb. 18 in Mesa, Ariz. Peters Funeral Homes, Shafter....
See the PDF for locations of Colours events....
Do you remember when you were a kid and you and a few of your friends would put on a show for the neighborhood? You went by the old adage, "If you build it, they will come." Well, a group of individuals from Shafter, including Larry Starrh, Randy Toews, Mike Ktrola, and a few others, decided to do this very thing. They thought that if they put on a show that would showcase all of the local talent there is in Shafter and the surrounding area, people would come. Fast forward a few years later, and...
See pdf for a full full schedule of 2019 Colours activities....
Michael Leon Domingo Gonzalezs, 27, passed away on Feb. 21, 2019, in Bakersfield. Michael was born on Nov. 19, 1991, in Delano to Michael Gonzalezs and Tammy Gonzalezs. Michael grew up in Shafter. He graduated from Shafter High School in 2009. Michael had a loving and kind soul with such a great personality. He loved playing his games, watching his favorite team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, play, and spending as much time as possible with his family Michael is survived by his mother Tammy...
