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Shafter Police veteran officer Eric Diaz has been named the department's new community service officer. The City Council approved a resolution a few months ago to add the new position. He has five years experience with the department and is eager to begin this new venture into the community, making the connection between the Shafter Police Department and the community at large stronger. Chief Kevin Zimmermann believes that Diaz is uniquely qualified for this position because Diaz actually is...
In a special meeting held on Tuesday night, the Shafter City Council unanimously ratified a declaration of a local state of emergency as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The action's main goals, according to new City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez, are to allow him, in the position he began just that day, to activate and direct the efforts of the city's emergency response and to coordinate efforts with other agencies and partners with responsibilities for the health and safety of the city's...
The risk of exposure to the coronavirus, or Covid-19, has closed the vast majority of schools, offices and businesses in town. The Kern County Superintendent of Schools Mary C. Barlow released a statement saying that they were following the recommendations of the Kern County Office of Public Health and are recommending the temporary closures of all county schools as officials continue to step up the fight against the spread of the disease. This applies to all public schools, as well as charter...
The City Council will consider an proclamation declaring an emergency at a special meeting Tuesday night. On his first day as city manager yesterday, Gabriel Gonzalez prepared a draft declaration, which would give the city additional tools to act against the coronovirus pandemic, as well as pay for additional resources. The council has a regular meeting scheduled tonight at at City Hall....
Captain Diana Burnett of the Shafter Police Department was honored by the Kern Council of Governments with this year's Richard A. Maxwell Public Safety Award. Burnett has been with the Shafter Police Department for over 27 years and has blazed the way for women in the department with a host of firsst to her credit. The Kern Council of Governments recently held their annual regional awards event at the Seven Oaks Country Club in Bakersfield. Burnett was the first Shafter Police female senior offi...
Amanda Kirschenmann was wanting something to do about three years ago, recently relocating from the Santa Cruz area with her husband, Elliot. She noticed that there was some ground at her place and wanted to plant something in it. She read an article about sweet peas and thought, "I would love to do that!" She researched a bit and that first year was a "learn on the job" experience. She ended up with some beautiful flowers, and she decided that it was something that she would like to expand on....
The annual Distinguished Young Woman competition is nearing, with Shafter ready to name a new representative that will compete at the state competition in Bakersfield in July. Kristen McGuire will present her title to the new winner on Friday, March 20, at the Fred Starrh Performing Arts Center at Shafter High School. This year, the program has 14 participants looking to grab the title. The Distinguished Young Woman program, originally the Junior Miss program, is the oldest and largest...
ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Family Craft Night — Dia del Nino at the Shafter Learning Center Thursday, March 12, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Special guest chef Jerry from Grimmay Academy Shafter will have delicious salads to sample and provide information on how to make them from home. NEW: Coffee with a Cop — Join your neighbors and Shafter police officers for coffee and conversation Saturday, March 21, 7-9 a.m. at Flight Park, Gossamer Grove. No agenda and no speeches, just coffee and a chance to ask questions. NEW: City Manager reception — Welco...
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 [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Fire at Justesen's Grocery Store being hosed down from the top of McClure's Drug Store on Central Avenue in...
Feb. 22 Hector Carmen Moreno Jr., 34, of Shafter, was arrested for DUI, failing to stop at stop sign and on an outside agency warrant. Armando Frausto Monarrez, 32, of Shafter, was arrested on a omisdemeanor bench warrant. Feb. 21 Miguel Angel Ortega Franco, 36, of Shafter, was arrested for being under the influence of controlled substance. Patrick Ray Keenom, 33, of Shafter, was arrested on an outside agency warrant. Abel Juarez, 32, of Shafter, was arrested for DUI. Mike Ramon Cabral, Jr., 33, was arrested for theft and extortion of vehicle,...
Maria Guadalupe Sanchez, 55, passed away on March 6, 2020, at her home in Shafter. She was born on Aug. 31, 1964, in Tecolapa, Colima, Mexico to Eulalio and Estolia Sanchez. Guadalupe and Rene Nazario were happily married for over 30 years. Guadalupe is survived by Rene Nazario, her husband, and her five children, Cristela Sanchez, Vanessa, Jaqueline, Antonio and Kassandra Nazario. A viewing will be held at Basham & Lara Funeral Care in Shafter on Wednesday March 11, at 5 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, March 12, at...
Wendy Sue Englen, 61, of Bakersfield, passed away March 1 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Lonnie A. Wilson, 65, of Bakersfield, passed away March 4. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Rose Lane, 57, of Shafter, passed away Feb. 23 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. James Paul Weddington, 85, of Shafter, passed away Dec. 12, 2019 in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER 3-Family Yard Sale: Sat., 3/14, from 7 a.m. to ? at 201 Clemson St., Shafter. BIG Yard Sale: Fri., 3/13 and Sat., 3/14, at 321 E. Orange Ave., Shafter. New/old furniture. Clothes and a little bit of everything. #1 YARD SALE WASCO Yard Sale: Sat., 3/14. 745 Maple Ave., Wasco.7 a.m.-12 p.m. A lot of everything. Yard Sale: 1626 2nd St., Wasco. Fri., 3/13 and Sat., 3/14, from 7 a.m. to ?. A little bit of everything. #2 AUTO/MOTORCYCLES FOR SALE: 2006 GMC Yukon XL Denali. 98,000 miles. $8,000. 661-742-4202 FOR SALE -- 2005...
Fourteen girls will competing for the title of 2020 Distinguished Young Woman of Shafter, who will be announced on Friday, March 20. The winner of the competition receiving a scholarship as well as the right to represent Shafter in the state competition held in Bakersfield in July. The program is the oldest scholarship program in the nation for junior girls. The girls have been preparing for the big night in rehearsals, as well as practicing on their own to refine their talent performance, get...
Time is passing us by so quickly, and there are times in which I wish it can slow down a little. 2020 means 2020 vision to be able to see what really matters this year. At Canyon Hills Wasco, we spent four weeks focusing on four things that should really matter to you this year— one of them is “community.” The human soul desires community; it’s the way that God created us. From the beginning God said, “Let us [plural] make man in our image and in our likeness” (Gen 1:26). There was community in...
