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All of the students graduating this year at local schools will be able to walk across the stage watched in person by their family and friends. Shafter High Principal Russell Shipley made a You Tube video announcing the good news for the Generals. Earlier in the year, it was announced that Shafter High would be holding a graduation ceremony, but it would be held at Frontier High School. The Shafter High football stadium is in the middle of a major renovation and is not available. With progress that has been made with covid-19 policies, it is...
Residents of Kern County have enjoyed the luxury of being able to lounge in their back yards, or on their porches, without being swarmed by mosquitoes. With the invasion of a new species of mosquito, this luxury is a thing of the past. Anyone who has ventured outside has probably encountered this new culprit, the Aedes Aegypti. This mosquito separates itself from the more common Culex Tarsalis by the way it attacks and the environment in which it enjoys to feed. Terry Knight, public information...
The county is slightly rising in covid-19 cases and is backsliding on its progress to reach the yellow tier, Kern County Public Health Director Brynn Carrigan said. After restaurants and movie theaters have reopened, there has been a surge in the number of cases and hospitalizations. “As of Monday, May 10, there were 28 people hospitalized and 9 are in the ICU,” Carrigan said. While Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning California’s reopening plan, Kern County remains conservative in its efforts to reop...
The Shafter Young Adult Theater opened their production on Friday night with a packed house in their performance of The Wizard of Oz. Playing the role of Dorothy, Lauren Givens showed a great range vocally, emotionally, and played the title lead character with a powerhouse performance. Givens was surrounded by a multitude of talented actors who all shone in their own right. Megan Bloehmof, who wowed crowds as Annie a couple of years ago, was fantastic as the Scarecrow, showing agility, great tim...
A local Girl Scout is spreading awareness of human trafficking as part of her Gold Award. Maelyn Camacho of Girl Scout Troop #2447 recently came to the Shafter Rotary Club meeting to talk about human trafficking and some things that can be done. She was joined by Dr. Doug Bennett of Magdalene Hope. Magdalene Hope is a nonprofit that fights human trafficking. Camacho was looking for a community project to create in order to receive her Gold Award in the Girl Scouts organization. The project inclu...
The Truth Church in Shafter celebrated Mother's Day on Friday with a blood drive and pop-up event. Pastor Frank Cabrera said they had planned to hold a blood drive and decided to add the pop-up event to honor the mothers in the community. Simon Cabrera, of Houchins Blood Bank, said that the drive was one of the busiest they have had this season, with a steady flow of donors. "When [the pandemic] first started last year, it was a very difficult time, but we eventually got comfortable with the...
Rose Queen and 2019 Wasco High graduate Victoria Bernal utilized the Wonderful Ag College Program while in high school, shaving off two years of undergraduate work. Now Bernal is attending Azusa Pacific University and will graduate this fall. Bernal is majoring in cinematic arts and said her experience entering a four-year university as a junior was no different than entering as a freshman. "I had the same opportunities to mingle, attend first-year student events and make lots of friends inside...
Wasco High School will return to classes in-person this fall on Aug. 12 for only in-person instruction, Assistant Superintendent Kevin Tallon said. Currently students attend in-person instruction part time Tuesdays through Fridays for three periods a day. Students attend in-person in the mornings and the others attend distance learning in the afternoon. "The number of students that continued with distance learning is 1,160 while 598 are in attendance," Tallon reported. Tallon said the first day...
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 esoriano@TheShafterPress.com or call 661-292-5100 by Monday at 4 p.m. for that week’s paper. Ongoing Shafter Community Vacation Bible School — The Shafter Community Vacation Bible School Kingdom Chronicles, “Standing Strong in the Battle for Truth” will be held June 21-25 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Shafter Ford Theater at 1101 E. Lerdo Highway. Childre...
May 3 Isreal Lopez Jr., 34, of Shafter, was arrested for controlled substance paraphernalia, possession of controlled substance, possession of open container in public, receiving known stolen property, disorderly conduct and on a misdemeanor bench warrant. May 5 Luis Garcia, 20, of Shafter, was arrested on the Central Valley Hwy on an outside felony warrant. Fermin Quintana, 27, of Shafter, was arrested on the N. Poplar Ave and Fresno Ave. for DUI. May 6 Daniel Jay Mascola, 34, of Shafter, was arrested on Central Ave. and James St. for...
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 The Press, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The Shafter Hotel as it was in 1941....
Wendell McGuire, 86, of Wasco, passed away May 5 in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Judy Ann Oxford, 69, of Wasco, passed away May 5 in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Jose Aleman Almanza, 24, of Wasco, passed away May 3 in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Guadalupe Chavez Gutierrez, 19, of Shafter, passed away May 5 in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Hugo Chavez, 46, of Shafter, passed away May 7 in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Jimmie Faye Thompson, 87, of Shafter, passed away May 6 in Bakersfield....
Wendell McGuire passed away after a brief illness with cancer. He was born into a family of four brothers, Gerald, Vernon and Glenn, to Fred and Frieda McGuire in Porum, Okla. They made Wasco their permanent home in 1951. Wendell met Sallie Little and were married in 1954, and they had four children. Sallie was busy with babies and Wendell with making a living. He worked for Barker Bros. for a time and tried his hand growing hay with Randall Rankin. He landed a job at Davies Machinery as a mechanic and learned about Caterpillar engines. He...
The Wasco Union Elementary School District will have all students studying in-person for the next school year, Superintendent Kelly Richers reported during Tuesday's board meeting. Richers said under the current guidance and rules in place, all students are expected to report to school and attend in person beginning Aug. 2. "It has been 14 months since some students have been in school, and returning will be a transition that may take some effort," Richers stated. He was referring to the March...
Graduating Wasco High seniors celebrated during the annual Winners' Circle presentation held outside this year because of pandemic restrictions. Principal Sunni Dobbs expressed her pride in the achievements of the class of 2021 during the difficulties presented this past year. Tigers of the Year The 2021 Tigers of the Year are Crystal Raya and Kevin Chavez. The decision was based on GPA, leadership, recommendations by coaches and counselors, sports activities and clubs. Tiger of the Year...
A 24-year-old Wasco man was stabbed to death May 3. Two men have been charged in the murder. Kern County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 800 block of Broadway. When they arrived, deputies found a man suffering from stab wounds. The victim was later identified as 24-year-old Jose Aleman. Aleman was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. On May 8, homicide detectives arrested Aaron Garcia, 22, on a felony murder warrant. Garcia was booked into the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Central Receiving Facility j...
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Francisco Trujillo Ramirez was born on Oct. 28, 1954 in Cosalá, Sinaloa, Mexico. He passed away on May 22, 2021 at home surrounded by his family in Wasco. Francisco grew up in Cosalá and came to the United States as a young man. Soon after, he met and married his wife, Maria, and formed a beautiful family. He worked for four decades in agriculture, primarily for rose companies, to support his family. He was very loving and always cheerful. He enjoyed having family get-togethers and spending t...
Mary Ann Nored was born in Sapulpa, Okla., to parents Oscar King and Callie (Beasley) King. Mary was the second child of five. The family moved from Oklahoma to California. Mary met Horace, affectionately known as "Buck." They married in June 1952 and started their family in 1953, settling in Wasco. Mary Ann enjoyed square dancing, camping and gardening. Mary Ann taught square dancing at WADD in Wasco. She passed away on May 21 in Shafter. Mary Ann is survived by her daughter, Sharolette...
