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The Shafter Police Department is seeing some of long-term goals come to fruition. Chief Kevin Zimmermann said he has had some goals ever since he walked in the door to take over his position. "I had ideas and goals when I first arrived. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes a little time to have those ideas become reality." The Shafter City Council recently approved four new hires, including a community development officer and a dedicated traffic officer. The first year, one-time expense was about...
The City Council approved a sewer project that will connect the city's sewer system to the housing development at Gossamer Grove. They authorized the city engineer to award a construction contract to Floyd Johnston Construction Co., with a price of up to $2.9 million for the city's share of the project cost. The Southeast Shafter Sewer Extension has been broken up into two phases. Phase I will be funded by the city. This phase covers the system section that goes from Santa Fe Hwy to Zerker...
Many people and organizations serving the city got words of encouragement from residents in the first "Walk and Chalk" on sidewalks Monday. Listen to Shafter, a new community benefit organization in Shafter, hosted the event, where neighbors were invited to meet at City Hall, where they could write encouraging messages to City Hall staff along the sidewalk in front. From there, a one-mile walk began with stops along the way to write more encouraging messages at two more "chalk stations." The...
New laws that were passed recently are meant to raise the accountability in California's charter schools, giving the local public school districts more control on decisions to allow a charter school in their district, as well as requiring charter schools to become more transparent in its operations. Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this year signed into law Senate Bill126, which requires charter schools to adhere to the same public records and open meeting laws as traditional district schools -- a...
ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: FREE photography workshop -- A 4-week beginners photography class. Ages 14+; 40 spots available. Starting Tuesday, Sept. 24. 6-7 p.m. at the Walker Center, 505 Sunset St. More info at Shafterrecreation.com. NEW: Shafter Police Department Night Out -- A community-police awareness- raising event Tuesday, Oct. 8, 6-8 p.m. at Veterans’ Park, 701 S. Schnaidt Street. NEW: Fun night -- Help us Build Dreams Together at Shafter Learning Center. An evening of fun at the center, Thursday, Sept. 26, 6-8 p.m., for tacos, snow cones, kids...
Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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 [BEGIN ITAL] Tribune,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The Robert Neuman & Sons potato packing shed at 400 Central Valley Hwy....
Sept. 9 Jose Crox Jr. Mejia, 39, of Shafter, was arrested for possession of controlled substance paraphernalia and possession of controlled substance. Sept. 11 Luis Miguel Gonzalez Magana, 36, of Lamont, was arrested in the 100 block of East Lerdo Highway on an outside agency warrant. Sept. 12 Joshua Oros, 25, of Shafter, was arrested on North Shafter Avenue and Richland Drrive on a misdemeanor bench warrant. Eduardo Macias Gonzalez, 40, of Shafter, was arrested on Hillman and Olson avenues on a misdemeanor bench warrant. Sept. 13 Dirk Barton...
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER 2-Family Yard Sale -- 881 Oakmont St., Shafter. Sat. 9/21, 8 a.m.-noon. A little bit of everything. 3-Family Yard Sale -- 271 Pine St., Shafter. Sat.9/21, 7 a.m.-? Antiques, table w/chairs, winter clothes & lots of misc. Bakersfield Yard Sale -- 9005 Heely Ct., Bakersfield. Sat. 9/21 from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. Furniture, home décor, clothes, shoes & misc. WASCO #2 AUTO/MOTORCYCLES 2005 Chrysler 300 Body FOR SALE: NEW parts, rotors, brakes, water pump, belts, rims, motor included, and other new parts. Price $2,500....
The Shafter Generals dropped their league opener to Cesar Chavez 24-13 on Friday night. Shafter got behind early when the Titans scored on a 13-yard touchdown pass, making the score 6-0. The Generals ran for a first down in their opening series of the game, but that would be only one of two first downs that the Generals would get in the first half. Immediately following the first down, Shafter had a run for a loss of two yards, followed by two mishandled snaps from center. Throw in a penalty,...
The Shafter Generals lost to the Atascadero Greyhounds in a game that displayed the youth and immaturity of this year's squad, dropping their record to 1-3 for the season. The 28-8 loss ended a tripleheader, with all three Shafter teams in action. The freshman team played a tough game, with the teams taking turns scoring, before the Greyhounds took the lead for good late in the game, coming out on top. In the junior varsity game, it was a wild one, with both teams trading the lead several...
Friday Aug. 23 Mira Monte T W, 37-22 Friday Aug. 30 Highland H L, 22-16 Friday Sept. 6 North H L, 27-13 Friday Sept. 13 Atascadero T L, 28-8 Friday Sept. 20 Chavez T L, 24-13 Friday Sept. 27 Taft T 7:30 Friday Oct. 4 McFarland H-Homecoming 7:30 Friday Oct. 11 Arvin H 7:30 Friday Oct. 25 Kennedy T 7:30 Friday Nov. 1 Wasco H 5:00...
There is a local business in Shafter that is helping golfers in their quest for that elusive improvement in their scores. Ken Hurlbert is a custom golf club fitter who has been assisting people in finding that perfect set of clubs. Hurlbert said has been playing golf since 1961 and was a decent golfer, getting to where he would shoot in the 90s on a regular basis, sometimes hitting the 80 mark, but after a time, didn't see any additional improvement in his game. He tried a variety of different...
Shafter's Mennonite Brethren Church was the site of a concert performed by the Synergy Chamber Players Saturday night. The concert was entitled "Evolution of Harmony," with compositions by a variety of composers in the baroque style. The pieces engaged the listener with many changes of chords and tempos. The audience was treated to numbers by Vivaldi, Bach, Purcell and Biber....
A workshop was held at the Shafter Learning Center that was geared for the small business owner wanting to maximize their visibility in the community. Gabriela Gonzales of Kern Citizens for Energy said that the workshop was for those owners who need assistance in growing their business on social media. "Everything is so technical now that you really need to use social media to attract new customers," Gonzales said. A large crowd was at the SLC to take advantage of the free workshop. Phillip...
Nelda Maxine McVay, 82, of Shafter, passed away Sept. 2. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
Terry was born in Bakersfield on Aug.18, 1954 to Frank and Mary Etta (Stewart) Lee. He was the youngest of nine children, with four brothers and four sisters. Terry was a baby when his father Frank passed away; he was raised by his widowed mother, Etta, in McFarland. They didn't have a lot of money but there was plenty of love. Terry would tell stories of mayonnaise sandwiches and Yankee dimes, which was a kiss from his mother when he asked for money. He was employed by Delano Growers for 25...
