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The City of Shafter held its inaugural First Friday event last week, attracting hundreds of people to downtown Shafter. Centrally located at the downtown square, the event had numerous vendors, music, food and entertainment. Included in the entertainment was a dance performance by a group of seniors from Shafter's Walker Senior Center. Dressed in colorful costumes, the group danced to a traditional Spanish number, complete with streamer-covered batons. The event was presented by the city's...
Derric Kirschenmann was a teenager when he started working with his family on their farm, doing a little of everything, learning as he went. When he graduated from high school, he went off to college. "I tried the college thing,but it just wasn't for me," said Kirschenmann. He went back to work for his family's farm and has been getting a real education that he uses every day. Kirschenmann is a fourth generation farmer, following in the footsteps of farmers that began with Leroy Kirschenmann....
Nearly 80 people toured the Storm Encounter exhibit at the Mennonite Brethren Church in Shafter last week. According to Deanna Thompson, a member of the Mennonite Brethren Church and a volunteer for the Mennonite Disaster Service, said that she and her husband, Corwin, had the trailer for a couple of weeks, taking the exhibit to different areas of Kern County. "We had a great time meeting a lot of new people and sharing this experience with them." The Storm Encounter trailer is a multimedia...
A Shafter club made a donation to the Carrington Home in Shafter, helping the residents with toiletries and necessary items they may need. According to Executive Director Alicia Webb, the group had contacted her and told her that they wanted to help out their residents, just a little something to brighten up their day. Members of the He-Man Woman Haters Club visited the Carrington House and presented Webb and the residents a check for $700 to go toward anything that the residents may need....
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. ANNOUNCEMENTS Cooling center – 2023 Kern County Cooling Center (Centros De Enfriamiento Condado De Kern 2023) at 505 Sunset Ave. at the Walker Senior Center in Shafter from 1 to 8 p.m. Sponsored by Kern County Aging & Adult Services. Summer school fun – Wasco Union High School has open enrollment starting for transitional kindergarten-7th grade. Summer school runs to Thursday, June 29. Call 661-7...
After 9 1/2 years as the Wasco Union Elementary School District superintendent, Kelly Richers is retiring. A celebration was held in his honor last Friday, where many fellow educational professionals, friends and family attended. Richers started his career in education as a substitute teacher in 1975. He was a physical education and 8th grade science teacher. After that, he came to Wasco and served as an administrator here for 30 years. Although he had different intentions, life brought him to e...
Since being elected in November last year, Mayor Vincent R. Martinez has brought passion and commitment to the Wasco community for its residents' betterment. Despite not having a political background, he has brought into the role leadership and knowledge gained through other experiences. "I went to the California State University of Bakersfield and majored in political science, intending to go into politics. Instead, I went into law enforcement for over a decade," Martinez said. Before being...
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, 455 Kern St., Suite E, Shafter, CA 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Fred Starrh Sr., Bill Hildebrand, Kirk Bergman, Betty Bergman and Lowell Bergman on June 8, 1974....
June 5 Israel Almanzacastro, 42, of Shafter, was arrested in the 200 block of Central Valley Highway on an outside agency warrant. Dale De Wayne Webb, 53, of Shafter, was arrested in the 30000 block of Orange for violating a court order for domestic violence. June 6 Erick Alcala Arellano, 32, of Shafter, was arrested in the 200 block of California for first-degree burglary, lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 year, rape and disorderly conduct: alcohol. Alejandra Yasenia Astorga, 28, of Shafter, was arrested in the 300 block of...
Lucio M. Lopez, from Shafter, passed away, June 11, 2023, at the age of 94. He was born in 1929 and lived most of his life in Shafter. Lucio, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, is survived by his wife, Lydia; sons;Danny Sr., Bernard, and Ernie; stepson Floyd; daughters Priscilla, Patricia, Rosalee, and Janett;l stepdaughters Sonya and Sundrina; as well as 13 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Lucio enlisted in the US Army in 1954 to follow in his brother’s footsteps. In 1957, he married Vicenta Carrasco (...
Loreta Hokit, 86, of Wasco, was born in Oklahoma on Sept. 2, 1936, to James and Ada Hutson. Surrounded by her loved ones, Loreta passed away peacefully in her Wasco home on June 1, 2023. During her childhood, Loreta and her family moved to Wasco, where she met the love of her life, Joe Hokit, and enjoyed 60 years of marriage. Loreta's work spanned from potato sheds to serving as a café hostess with her two sons. Her contagious love, spirit, humor and famous taco pie touched all that new her....
Father’s Day, like many holidays, gives rise to a lot of mixed emotions. For many, the lack of a loving and involved father or father figure brings a deep sense of loss and insecurity. I stand on the precipice of being fatherless – my precious dad just received a terminal diagnosis, yet I count myself blessed because of his love, support and wise advice over many years. My heart breaks, not for my coming loss, but for the orphaned generations, who hunger for the security of a caring father. Fre...
Ruben “Wino” Molina, 66, of Bakersfield, passed away June 1, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Pablo Pelayo Brambila, 71, of Wasco, passed away June 8, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Lucio Lopez, 94, of Bakersfield, passed away June 11, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Albert Gutierrez, 60, of Bakersfield, passed away June 10, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Barbara Jean Lucas, 89, of Wasco, passed away June 10, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
The Orange Heart Foundation, in partnership with Wasco Families Wrestling is hosting their first Small Town Summer Night Festival on Saturday, June 17. The event will feature music by DJ BoomDog with lots of dancing. There will be food, drinks, a 50/50 raffle and a cornhole tournament. "We are doing our first joint event to fundraise for our organizations." Wasco Families Wrestling President Juan Gallardo said. All proceeds will benefit the two organizations equally. WFW encourages and supports...
For June and July, the Wasco Branch Library, along with other libraries in Kern County, is kicking off its annual summer reading challenge. The goal of the challenge is to encourage children, tweens, teens and adults to read over the summer to instill a love of recreational reading and curb summer learning loss. The challenge involves reading 10 books or 10 hours by July 31. A free book and other prizes, while supplies last, will be awarded to those who complete the challenge. The Shafter...
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