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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: Courtesy of Virginia Bender, the photo showed Safeway in the late 1960s....
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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....
Visit the Wasco Animal Shelter and check out Barkley, a young male Wirehaired Terrier. He is a mix of brown, chocolate, yellow, tan, blond and fawn with a medium coat. Barkley gets along well with other dogs at the shelter and he would be good in a home with other dogs. He is approximate 1-2 years old. He has been great with staff, but has only been tested with large breed dogs at this time. It is unknown if he is house or crate trained. Dogs are not tested with cats or...
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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: A man deals with a beehive in a car in 1946....
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: L. Dewitte, Bob Rodriguez, Armando Vasquez, Danny Castello, Bill Pineda and Coach Bob Mears attend the 1965 Shafter High...
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1 years ago: April 20, 2011 Jon Johnston was the 2011 Cinco De Mayo Grand Marshall. 20 years ago: May 2, 2001 Luisa Contreras was crowned Cinco De Mayo Queen. The program was sponsored by the SHS M.E.Ch.A. Club. 30 years ago: April 24, 1991 Christina Garza, Martha Morales, Bertalicia Aguirre, Argelia Gutierrez and San Juana Moreno were the candidates running for the 1991 Cinco De Mayo Queen. --Compiled by Erica Soriano...
Amala came in as a stray and is approximately a 2-year-old female pit bull terrier. Amala has a short gray/blue/silver and white coat and is a medium size. She is great with staff and it is unknown if she is house/crate trained. Dogs are not tested with cats and children. She will be available for adoption/rescue on May 4. Additional information is not available on her; however her Petfinder bio is up to date. If this is your dog, contact the shelter right away. Everyone is...
Chase, a red and white Siberian husky, is still a puppy at 8 months old with big blue eyes. He may get bigger than he is since he is not full grown. Chase came to the Shafter Animal Shelter as a stray and has adjusted well. He has passed his SAFER dog evaluations and would be a great candidate for some training classes where he can learn basic commands and tricks. We would not recommend him around cats. The Siberian Husky is an intelligent dog that can get bored easily if not...
Phoenix came in as an owner-surrender. He was adopted not long ago and was brought back after new owners claimed to be allergic to him. He is approximately a 6-year-old, male Siberian husky. Phoenix is great toward staff and other dogs, but he has not been tested with small and large dogs. At the time it is unknown if Phoenix is house/crate trained. Dogs are not tested with children and cats. He is available for adoption/rescue. His Petfinder bio is up to date. Everyone is...
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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: From left, Bob Linnenbrink, Tom Schroeter, Bob Rinker and Roland Grisham stand with the 1965 Sportsmanship...
One of the Wasco Animal Shelter's longest residents and a young puppy are in need of homes. Badge is a 2-year-old Pit Bull Terrier who came in as a stray on April 6. He is great with staff and plays well with smaller dogs. He has not been tested with larger dogs. Badge has been in the shelter the longest of any of the animals there. Another dog at the shelter is Ghillie, who will become available April 22. Ghillie is a small, young male black, brindle and white/cream...
1 years ago: April 6, 2011 The Valley Bible Church, located on 350 Pine St., Shafter, celebrated their 85th anniversary. This year it will be their 95th anniversary. 20 years ago: April 11, 2001 Sergeant Diane Burnett was honored by the Shafter City Council for becoming the first certified homicide investigator in Kern County. 30 years ago: April 10, 1991 Karen Fortenberry was crowned 1991 Shafter High Young Woman of the Year....
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 photo was of Cawelo in 1942....
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: People enjoying the open-air skating rink across from the original Shafter Post Office on June 24, 1941....
This article by Shafter resident Dolly Hei originally appeared in the Shafter Historical Society's newsletter, Spring 2015. From the late 1930s into the '60s the Panero brothers of Delano, August and Ernie, were the cinema kings of the Central Valley. They owned movie theaters from north to south in Sanger, Wasco, Shafter, Delano and McFarland. Hollywood reigned then as the film capital of the world, and the Paneros helped bring the pictures produced there to our rural areas....
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1 years ago: April 13, 2011 The Shafter/Wasco community came together for the Relay for Life. The event had over 500 participants help raise money. 20 years ago: April 18, 2001 Former Shafter resident Allannah Rill resigned from the Shafter Recreation Park District. She was a 20-year employee of the district....
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