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In a closed session, the City Council voted unanimously to protect the Shafter Farm Labor Camp on Highway 43 in the county's plan to use it as a seasonal homeless housing facility. In a closed session Tuesday night, the council voted unanimously to have the city manager and city attorney use "all legal remedies, including litigation, to require the Kern County Housing Authority to comply with applicable zoning and environmental laws for conversion of the Shafter Farm Labor Camp north of the...
A move that has been years in the making came to fruition last week when Governor Newsom signed a bill that will ban educators from suspending Grade K-8 students for willful defiance. Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a similar bill twice, calling it too broad in scope. There has been a ban on the suspension of students in kindergarten through third grade for over two years, but this bill will expand the scope to include the fourth-eighth grade. Willful defiance can be anything from sleeping in class to...
The Shafter Police Department is inviting the community to spend a night with some of Shafter's finest as they hold the Shafter Police Department Night Out event at Veterans Park on Tuesday, Oct. 8 The event is a community-police awareness-raising event in which the community will have a chance to meet officers who work to protect them and talk with them, with an opportunity to ask ask questions and socialize. There are no agendas or speeches. The department will be giving out child ID kits to...
The Shafter Learning Center partnered with GAF Materials to hold a community celebration that drew a crowd last Thursday. The event also served as a quasiworkshop as the community was invited to give their input on what features that would like to see with a Shafter Learning Center expansion. Dr. David Franz, director of the Educational Partnership Project, as well as director of the center, said that there are many possibilities for an expansion. One plan that was on display would have a new...
ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Town Hall Meeting -- Open to the public, Oct. 2 and 3; starts at 6:30 p.m. At the Shafter Police Department conference room, 201 Central Valley Hwy. Topic of discussion is city manager recruitment for the City of Shafter. NEW: Free Zumba Gold — Starting Oct. 7 Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m., at 505 Sunset Ave. the Walker Senior Center. Call Shafter Recreation for more information, 661-746-3303. NEW: Job Fest 2019 — Job Readiness Workshop at the Wasco Adult Education Center, 1445 Poso Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 10-11:30 a.m...
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: Known as the Santa Fe School building that was demolished after the 1952 earthquake, this was the Richland Grammar School in 1916. It was...
Sept. 16 Roberto Carlos Garcia, 39, of Delano, was arrested on an outside agency warrant. Gustavo Lopez, 18, of Shafter, was arrested for possession of controlled substance paraphernalia. Sept. 17 Omar Banuelos Alvarado, 22, of Wasco, was arrested in the 800 block of Jeffries Street on a misdemeanor bench warrant. Joshua Oros, 25, of Shafter, was arrested in the 100 block of North Shafter Avenue for battery with serious bodily injury. Sept. 22 Carl James Mathews 59, of Shafter, was arrested in the 100 block of East Orange Avenue for domestic...
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER Yard Sale: Fri., 10/4 and Sat., 10/5, 7 a.m -1 p.m. 440 Louise St., Shafter. Adult/baby clothing, kid shoes and misc. items. Yard Sale: 1130 Weyand Way, Shafter. Sat., 10/5, 6:30 a.m.-noon. Clothes, housewares, electronics and misc. Big Yard Sale: Sat. 10/5, 8 a.m.-?. 30745 Burbank St. Lots of girl/baby clothes, some furniture and misc. Garage Sale: 553 Grundy Ave., Shafter. Fri., 10/4 and Sat., 10/5, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Furniture, clothing and little bit of everything. HUGE GARAGE SALE: 17448 Palm Ave., Shafter (country). 7 a.m....
James, the half-brother of Jesus, shared a bold statement that causes one to question whether he was in His right mind: "Count it all joy, brothers, when we face various trials” (James 1:2-3). Has life thrown more lemons at you when you try to do everything righteously? Perhaps you reconciled your relationship with Christ, and life only became more challenging. James shares some insight in how to go through trials in a divine manner. Ask God for wisdom (James 1:5). Wisdom is like the box to t...
Murlin Blake Witcher, 75, of Shafter, passed away Sept. 17. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Luis Alberto Rosette, 58, of Shafter, passed away Sept. 23 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Michael M. Lopez, 54, of Shafter, passed away Sept. 24 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Luis Valentin Jarquin, infant, passed away Sept. 20. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Mary Lee Rankin, 89, of Shafter, passed away Sept. 29. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
The Shafter Generals evened their SSL record at 1-1 with a dominant victory over Taft High School 48-15 on Friday night. The Generals played their most complete game of the season as they excelled on both sides of the ball and also shined on special teams. It was an entirely different team that has took the field the past few weeks, on a dimly lit field that even Coach Jerald Pierucci said was like "playing by candlelight." Sophomore quarterback Tyson Dozhier was injured in the third quarter of...
The City of Shafter continues to grow as it keeps strengthening one of the most financially stable cities in Kern County, if not the state of California. Shafter has a valuable weapon in its arsenal when it comes to attracting new businesses, as well as growing its core city. The Shafter Chamber of Commerce is an integral part of the makeup of the city, helping local businesses in many ways. If you ask the average resident what the Shafter Chamber of Commerce is, they will probably tell you...
The Shafter Generals celebrated their Homecoming night with a rout of the McFarland Cougars by a score of 47-7, upping their SSL record to 2-1. Shafter kept the momentum that they created with a win on the road at Taft as they came out scoring on Friday night. Coach Jerald Pierucci decided to start Jackson Sanchez at quarterback against McFarland after the Generals' breakout game against the Wildcats. On their first possession of the game, the Generals wasted no time and gained 45 yards on...
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 W, 48-15 Friday Oct. 4 McFarland H-Homecoming W, 47-7 Friday Oct. 11 Arvin H 7:30 Friday Oct. 25 Kennedy T 7:30 Friday Nov. 1 Wasco H 5:00...
