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The earthquakes and aftershocks over the past week in Ridgecrest make communities evaluate their readiness in the event a disaster such as those temblors hit here. There were several fires that were a result of the quakes, as well as minor injuries, some structural damage and some people being displaced from their homes. Is Shafter ready for a natural disaster? With the city's Emergency Operations Plan now in place, City Manager Scott Hurlbert said that the city is as well prepared as a city...
Leon Stevens was born March 26, 1944, to Gus and Rosalee Stevens in Bakersfield. Leon was the oldest of five children and was raised in Delano. Leon passed away on July 6, 2019, in Shafter. Leon is presided in death by his parents and sister Sheila. He is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Rebeca, their son Joshua and a grandson, due to arrive in November; three sons, Darryl, Leon Jr. and Noel Stevens, and three daughters Sherron Moore, Tigen Rosales, and Deniese Mayfield and six...
At the holiday celebration at Shafter High School on Wednesday night, the sky was lit up like, well, the Fourth of July. The event was put on by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce with the support of several local businesses and a generous community. The gates opened at with a full slate of family activities in SHS stadium football field. In addition to a great variety of food available, including tacos, hot dogs, hamburgers, burritos and tortas that were bigger than a Frisbee, there were several o...
ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Kern Transit is offering free rides to who are attending Bakersfield College for the school summer session. Shafter Historical Society Presents! – Tuesday, July 16, at the Shafter Library at 6 p.m. “A History of Shafter in Playing Cards.” Worship hours -- Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church will be starting Sunday worship at 10 a.m. from June 23 through Aug 4. Beat the heat -- Veteran’s Park spray pad will be open on Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 6 p.m. and on days of extreme heat. Church sports camps — Shafter Mennonite...
True Value Hardware in Shafter is inviting the community to attend its grand opening celebration that will take place next month, complete with fun activities and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. According to store manager Mohammed Mohsen, the celebration will begin on Friday, August 2 with special deals on a variety of items in the store. The celebration will continue on Saturday with a full slate of activities. On Saturday, there will be fun activities at the location, with food; the ribbon-cutting...
July 1 Marcos Peter Rosales Gomez, 28, of Shafter, was arrested in the 400 block of Enns a Road for trespassing and refusing to leave. Desiree Marie Diaz, 27, of Shafter, was arrested on the 300 block of Central Avenue for obstruction of a public officer and on a misdemeanor bench warrant. July 2 Adolfo Ramos Herrera, 50, of Bakersfield, was arrested on Community Drive/Cobble Creek Drive for conspiracy to commit a crime and possession of burglary tools. Edgar Adolfo Herrera, 29, of Bakersfield, was arrested on Community Dr./Cobble Creek Dr....
Thomas M. Brown, 68, of Shafter, passed away July 3, 2019, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Homes, Shafter. Leon Stevens, 75, of Shafter, passed away July 6, 2019, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Rocky Alan Cockren, 62, of Shafter, passed away June 27, 2019, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter....
In the early 1980s, Kern County got some buses. Kern Regional Transit called the route that services Bakersfield to Delano and back North Kern Express, but now it's simply Route 110. Along the way, the 110 bus stops in Shafter, Wasco and McFarland to pick up a few passengers. If you were to catch a ride on 110, there would probably be a good number of students filling the seats. "We have a lot of people who go to Bakersfield College," said Bob Neath, engineering manager for the county's Public...
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER 4 Family Yard Sale: 300 Walnut St. Sat. 7/13, 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tons of great clothing (all ages) home décor and misc. Everything must go & great prices. YARD SALE: Friday 6:30 a.m.-12 p.m. 440 Louise St., Shafter. Women’s and children’s clothes, floor lamp, 32-inch flat screen TV, misc. 1t1 WASCO #2 AUTO/MOTORCYCLES 2005 Chrysler 300 FOR SALE: Needs work, AS IS. $2,500. Clean bill, tags and NO accidents. Has A/C, new brakes, rotors and lots of new parts. 661-340-1544. 2tf Got an older car, boat or RV? Do the humane thin...
This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Ronald Pierce gave us the answer. The jewelry store is Pierce Jewelers on James Street, and the two individuals are his parents, Vernon and Addie...
The Shafter Youth Center program, sponsored by Community Action Partnership of Kern, played host to a number of guests last week as they celebrated Patriot Week. Director Angie Nelson said that the kids had a lot of fun learning about patriotism. "We had several guest speakers that showed the kids what being patriot is all about." Santos Martinez, of Richland Chevrolet and a U.S. veteran, came and spoke about the Honor Flight of Kern County. Martinez told the kids that the organization gave...
The Shafter Stingrays Swim Club has continued their strong swimming season with a successful trip up the mountain, coming back from Tehachapi with several top five finishes. After fielding a full team at the Rio Bravo Swim Meet, the Stingrays had a total of 37 entries at the Tehachapi meet. Even with smaller numbers than at other meets, the locals made up for it with their race performance One of the standouts of the meet for Shafter was Malachi DeWitt, who came back with two third places and a...
“I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.” -- Abraham Lincoln Doesn’t it seem as you look around, read the newspaper or listen to or watch the daily news that one of the key concepts missing in all of humanness is the quality of wisdom? A very old dictionary that I have -- actually the 1953 College Edition of Webster’s New World -- defines wisdom in this way: “the quality of being wise; the power of judging rightly and following the soundest course of action, based on knowledge, experience, understan...
Kern Transit will offer free rides to those from Wasco and Shafter attending Bakersfield College. The rides will continue through the summer session. In addition, the county also has funding available to offer the program again during the 2019-2020 school year. Over 12,000 free rides were given during the spring semester, and over 25,000 rides were given over the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Communities in District 4 who also receive transportation from Kern Transit are Arvin, Lamont, McFarland and Delano. The Wasco Road Yard did AC cutouts and...
