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Development in the city is staying strong amid the pandemic as a drive-thru car wash and an Amazon fulfillment center prepare to open their doors. With the majority of the businesses having to at least restrict hours, services, and sometimes close altogether, the pandemic has taken its toll. According to Bob Meadows, business development director, the city had begun focusing on attracting companies with unique assets, such as the rail yard that can help companies ship goods, as well as a...
Over 200 residents loaded up their bulky waste and drove it over to the bulky waste drop-off event this past Saturday. American Refuse, partnering with the City of Shafter, hosted the event. Several roll-off trucks were stationed at the Shafter Aquatic Center parking lot to carry off items not normally picked up in regular trash collections. Residents dropped off a variety of items including electronics, mattresses, and furniture. This was the second event held in the past month. An event in Was...
The Portrait of a Warrior Gallery in downtown Bakersfield will be holding a ceremony on March 29 in observance of National Vietnam Veterans Day. The gallery is honoring the 176 Kern County veterans who lost their lives in Vietnam. A bell will be rung as well as a Roll Call being conducted, announcing each of the veterans' names. According to Ed Gaede, a Shafter man who is on the board at the gallery, this will be a special ceremony that honors those local heroes who served in the Vietnam War....
The City Council made several new appointments this year for the Planning Commission and Sales Tax Commission. The council announced the appointment of Traci Clendenen on Jan. 19 for the Planning Commission for a 4-year term. "Ms. Clendenen has been a long-time resident of Wasco with three children and a wonderful family," City Clerk Maria Martinez said. "She is an active member of the community and is currently president and co-founder of the Orange Heart Foundation. Clendenen has a passion...
The Wasco High Tigers couldn't dig out of a first half hole when they traveled to Templeton to take on the Eagles on Friday night, dropping their season opener by a score of 39-22. "Offensively, we had 22 points, but defensively we gave up 39," Free Safety Kevin Chavez said. "There were lots of mistakes given out. We didn't play the game we could have, but we are moving forward and bouncing back this week." The Tigers couldn't get their offense started in the first quarter, with the Templeton...
The Wasco Amtrak station will be demolished Monday, March 29, Toni Tinoco, information officer for the High Speed Rail Authority, announced. The High Speed Rail Authority also reported that it has provided 5,500 jobs and a future line that will extend from Los Angeles to San Francisco. The portion of the rail that will be completed soonest is the track from Merced to Bakersfield. The authority announced that the rail will run 100% on renewable energy. "It will be all electric all the time," the...
March 16 Kristopher Kendall Hitchcock, 50, was arrested on the Zerker and 7th Standard on an outside agency warrant. March 17 Jack Lance Walton Jr., 23, was arrested on an outside agency warrant. Laurie Ornelas, 41, of Shafter, was arrested on a felony bench warrant and for possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. Stephen Noe Gutierrez, 21, of Shafter, was arrested for criminal contempt. Brock Boller, 35, of Shafter, was arrested on the 800 block of Decatur St. for theft of property of $950 plus, possession of controlled substance,...
As activities restart and businesses reopen, we will try to update readers on the status of events and activities throughout the area. Please contact Erica Soriano with additions and changes at [email protected] or call 661-292-5100 by Monday at 4 p.m. for that week’s paper. Ongoing Covid-19 testing — There will be free covid-19 testing Wednesdays and Sundays at the Wasco Library, 1102 7th St., Wasco. If you have insurance, they will be billed. Appointments can be made at lhi.care/covidtesting or call 888-634-1123. Donde? Bib...
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 ThePress, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The photo was of Virginia Bender at the 1993 Depot Open House....
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After the pandemic ceased all fundraising activities for the Wasco Woman's Club, the club is bringing back its rummage sale April 9-10. The Woman's Club has been gathering items for the sale for over 18 months. "The members of Wasco Woman's Club have been cleaning out their closets," President Cheryl Woody said. "Like many people they were looking for an activity to fill their hours during covid isolation. Now as we cautiously emerge, club members are getting ready for what used to be an annual...
Many of the FFA students have been working hard to be able to earn their state degrees. Members could receive their state degree their junior or senior year. This year the chapter had 14 recipients for this degree. The requirements for this degree are to receive the Greenhand and Chapter Degree, been an active FFA member for at least two years and have invested in your project over $1,000 and have over 25 community hours. The student must have also performed 10 parliamentary rule processes,...
With special thanks to so many who have worked to get the vaccines out throughout Kern County and in particular, District 4, this week I am pleased to announce a couple more hard-to-reach District 4 communities will be able to get their vaccine shots this week. On Friday, March 26, the community of Lost Hills will have a vaccine clinic at Wonderful Park from 5-7 p.m. Vaccines are limited so call to make an appointment. Walk-ups are welcome as supply allows. Special thanks to the West Side Health District for bringing this to the...
Born to Danny Lee and Carol Simpson Carroll, Daniel Carroll is survived by his mother, Carol, sister Leslie and his favorite Aunt Deb. Daniel Issac Carroll "Dan the Man" was 52. He was preceded in death by his father, Danny Carroll. Daniel will be cremated, with no services at this time. Remember him and celebrate life....
Thomas Scott McDonald, whose lifelong quest to find, make, and share art to enrich the lives of family and friends, passed away on Feb. 5, 2021. Scott was a traveler who always sought out new experiences. He shared everything he loved - music, books, movies, ideas - with everyone he knew. His sincerity, sense of humor, and open-mindedness left a lasting impression with family and friends near and far. And to everyone who knew him, Scott was an artist. He started drawing cartoons as a boy, took...
Rodney was born June 12, 1949 in Atascadero to Cecil and Mildred Honea. The family later moved to Wasco, where Rodney was raised and lived out his life. He succumbed to illness at home on March 19, 2021. From an early age Rodney was a bit of a hell raiser, enjoying motorcycles and fast cars. Later in life he built his own race car that he raced at Famoso Raceway for many years. Rodney prided himself as a hard worker. In his 20s, he drilled water wells, then he moved on to driving cement mixers,...
John Charles Gorham, 83, of Bakersfield, passed away March 12 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Jose A. Pimentel, 63, of Bakersfield, passed away March 16 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Jorge Duran, 39, of Wasco, passed away March 19 in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Mary Helen Vazquez, 80, of Shafter, passed away March 23 in Citrus Heights. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Arturo Benavidez, 93, of Wasco, passed away March 22 in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
Spring is one of those times of year that has a certain "fresh start" to it, perhaps similar to the New Year feel in January. It's a time of year when we begin seeing more flowers, bees, longer days, time change and a general feeling of newness. In a far greater way, the Lord provides a "spring-like" newness anytime someone places their faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior. For example, in John 3:3 Jesus speaks about the need to be "born again" in order to see the Kingdom of God and in II Corinthians 5:17, the Apostle Paul writes about how we...
