Serving the community since 1922
Serving the community since 1922
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Violeta Okolonwamu is a Wasco Independence High School teacher who spearheads a personal finance course to ensure students start on the right path. Financial literacy is vital in helping young people manage money effectively to become financially stable, build assets and achieve personal goals. To this end, the class is offered to all seniors and is a year-long program. Okolonwamu teaches her students all aspects of financial literacy. "Everything from the basics of employment, renting an apartm...
Canyon Hills Church of Wasco will hold a special Easter service at the Wasco High School auditorium on Sunday, April 9, at 10 a.m. It will be a morning of celebration and worship. Fern Segura is the pastor who will be leading the service. He has been a pastor of the church for eight years. He said what he loves most about being a pastor is his relationships with the community. The philosophy of the church is to inspire and equip people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. "We do...
To the editor: The Wasco VFW Post 6742 has been around for over 75 years. My uncle, James Greer, was a member when I was a small kid. He would wear his green garrison cap with lots of little pins and medals to his once-a-month evening meetings. He had lots of friends who were there at the meetings. They would tell old stories, compare experiences at the same overseas locations and give each other much respect around town. He would point out to me someone we would run across downtown and comment, "That guy over there sitting at Hoyett's was woun...
Super Students March 23rd Karl F. Clemens Elementary School announced its Super Students for the week of March 20. Criteria for selection were based on significant math improvement, showing kindness to all friends, respect and hard work, following class procedures, helping other students understand new concepts and improving learning English. Front row, from left: Claudio Canseco (2nd grade) and Evelyn Mendez (kingergarten). Middle row, from left: Dylan Q. Barboza (4th), Laura H. Chavez (5th),...
Wayne Leroy Christolear was born on Jan. 22, 1949, in Wasco, to Murl (Thomasson) and Wesley Leroy Christolear. He passed away peacefully at home on March 20, 2023, in Hurricane, Utah, at the age of 74. Wayne grew up in the Delano/McFarland area and graduated from McFarland High School in 1967. After high school, Wayne joined the U.S. Navy and served for four years during the Vietnam War era. In 1968, he married his high school sweetheart, Rosann Burtcher, and they would have celebrated 55 years...
Norma Jean McDowell was born on April 8, 1952, to Mr. Corley and Mrs. Beulah Patterson McDowell in Bakersfield. Norma lived in Wasco the majority of her life. She received all of her primary education in Wasco and was a WHS graduate. She also attended Bakersfield College, California State University, Bakersfield, and San Jose State University as post-secondary school. Ms. Norma Jean married the love of her life, Mr. David Leon Williams, in 1976. Mr. David Leon Williams preceded her in death....
