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1 Years Ago: June 10, 2009 Chamber leaders announced Shafter would be holding its first local business street fair. 20 Years Ago: June 6, 1999 A 1968 SHS graduate, Dr. Jean Fuller, became superintendent of the Bakersfield City School District 30 Years Ago: June 6, 1989 Wasco broke ground on the Wasco State Prison Facility, at an estimated cost of $185 million. It was to bring 800 to 1,200 jobs in 1991. 40 Years Ago: ]June 7, 1979 The first mayor of Shafter, Glenn O. Nay...
Meet our beautiful girl Ko-Ko, a brown with white pit bull. She is guessed to be around 2 years old and currently weighs 30 pounds. Ko-Ko came into our shelter as a stray and has adjusted well. She loves to be around people and has done well when meeting other dogs of similar size. Ko-Ko has not been around any of our cats, so we are not sure how she would react. If you are looking for a sweet dog who is looking for a family to lover her unconditionally well, she just might...
2 years ago: May 26, 1999 Richland Lerdo School District received a 3-year, $400,00 grant for the "Healthy Start" program for local schools. 30 years ago: May 31, 1989 Shafter resident Jennifer Groves was a participate in the Miss California Pageant. 40 years ago:May 30, 1979 Recycling center came to Shafter, in the Safeway parking lot. -Compiled by Erica Soriano...
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER Yard Sale: Friday 5/31 and Saturday 6/1, 7 a.m.-?. 348 E. Ash, Shafter. Wheelchairs, clothes, kitchenware. A little bit of everything. 1t1 #1 YARD SALE WASCO 4-Family Yard Sale: Friday & Saturday, 7 a.m.-?. 501 Woodside Dr., Wasco. Clothes, furniture, home décor and misc. 1t1. 2-Family Yard Sale: Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1935 Gaston St. Wasco. Tables, kitchenware, clothes & lots of misc.1t1 #2 AUTO/MOTORCYCLES 2005 Chrysler 300 FOR SALE: Needs work, AS IS. $3,000. Not running at the moment. Clean...
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: Santa Barbara Savings located at 237 Central Ave in the 1980s. Now the location of El Michoacano Mexican rest...
This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 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: Building the county fire station in Shafter in 1939....
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER Estate Sale: 717 Acacia Ave., Shafter, Sat. 5/25, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., rain or Shine. Entrance through alley. Brand-new jeans $5; purses, artwork, vintage boxed Madame Alexander dolls, $15-$25; vintage dolls, teaching supplies, garden misc., ladders, holiday, locked vintage cabinet, kitchenware, wedding dresses and SF 49ers jackets, $25 each; puppets, old magazines/records & lots of misc. 1t1 2-Family Yard Sale: 558 Poplar Ave., Shafter, 5/25, 7 a.m. to ?. Lots of kid & adult clothing, kitchenware, grill &...
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: Otto Becker, Dan Ratzlaff, Bertha Becker Neufeld, and Mrs. Becker (mother of JH. Becker) making concrete pipe in 1918 on...
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER 3-Family Yard Sale: 271 Pine St., Shafter. Sat. 5/18, 7:30 a.m to ? Bedroom furniture, twin, full mattresses, home décor & a lot of everything. 1t1 2-Family Yard Sale: 560 Willow St., Shafter. Sat. 5/18, 8 a.m. to noon. Some furniture, a go-cart, clothing & misc. 1t1 HUGE Yard Sale: Shafter, New Castle Court, Fri. 5/17, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat. 5/18 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. Exercise equipment, New name-brand clothing, kitchenware and misc. 1t1 Family Yard Sale: 913 Katie Court, Shafter. Sat., 5/18 6 a.m. to noon....
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: From the back of the 1948 Shafter High School Laurion yearbook. The caption reads, "Recently introduced to Shafter at Central...
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER Big Yard Sale: 121 Beth Eden St., Shafter, Sat. May 11, 6:30 a.m. to ?. Lots of stuff. 1t1 Yard Sale: 304 W. Tulare Ave, Shafter, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat., May 11. Children’s clothing, household items & misc. 1t1 #1 YARD SALE WASCO Yard Sale: 1524 Griffith Ave., Wasco. Fri. May 10 & Sat. May 11, 7 a.m. to ?. Clothes, home furnishings, bikes & misc. 1t1 #2 AUTO/MOTORCYCLES Got an older car, boat or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 844-335-2616 (Cal-SCAN) DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK O...
The Shafter Press featured Arly's Appliance back in 2009 when they were celebrating 50 years in business. Well, almost 10 years later, they are still going strong and are nearing another milestone anniversary. Arly Feil said that he moved to Shafter back in 1959. Her worked for Witham's at the time and he would service customers in Shafter on the side. He started getting such a following that he asked his boss if he could go to Bakersfield three days a week and spend two days...
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER Community Yard Sale: Shafter, Sierra Vista Mobile Home Park, 700 S. Shafter Ave., May 4 6 a.m. to ? 1t1 Big Yard Sale: 438 Fairhaven Ave., Shafter, Sat. May 4, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Girls, boys, mens, womens clothing, lots of toys, furniture, décor & lots more. 1t1 Huge Yard Sale: 553 Grundy Ave., Shafter. Fri. 5/3 & Sat 5/4. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Furniture, home décor, new clothing & miscellaneous. 1t1 #1 YARD SALE WASCO Three-Family Yard Sale: 2217 3rd St., Wasco. Fri. 4/26 & Sat. 4/27, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hand t...
1 years ago: May 6, 2009 Shafter High history teacher Steve Garza headed back to Iraq to serve in the Army and his country for a little over a year of deployment. 20 years ago: May 6, 1999 Shafter had its 50th Potato and Cotton Festival. 30 years ago: May 3, 1989 Minter Field Airport held its 8th Annual Warbirds in Action Air Show, with more than 10,000 people each day of the shows. 40 years ago: May 2, 1979 Four Shafter high seniors Liz Pacheco, Cecilia Jimenez, Katie Plaza...
This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 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: A 1954 Buick was being towed out of the Coopers Flower Shop after a man who was a deaf mute could not hear the motor running and made a misjudgment....
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER #1 YARD SALE WASCO Three-Family Yard Sale: 2217 3rd St., Wasco. Fri. 4/26 & Sat. 4/27, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hand tools, antiques, garden tools, clothing, new tires and wheels, chairs and lots more. 1t1 Moving Yard Sale: 651½ D St., Wasco. Fri. 4/26 and Sat. 4/27, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tables, chairs, home décor, lots of everything. 1t1 #2 AUTO/MOTORCYCLES Got an older car, boat or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 844-335-2616 (Cal-SCAN) DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE F...
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: Les Reeves, Glen Holt, and Hanley Witcher in the Police Department. in 1951 or 1952 dealing with an accident at Coopers...
1 years ago: April 11, 2019 The Shafter Depot Museum opened two new exhibits, a parlor and a kitchen to represent the 1930s. The new features are on the second floor of the museum. 20 years ago: April 28, 1999 Hall Ambulance was welcomed to the Shafter community. The Shafter Chamber of Commerce celebrated with a ribbon cutting. 30 years ago: April 19, 1989 Shafco, the local hardware/contracting store, announced they were closing after 40 years in Shafter. --Compiled by Erica...
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER #1 YARD SALE WASCO #2 AUTO/MOTORCYCLES Got an older car, boat or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 844-335-2616 (Cal-SCAN) DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. FREE 3 DAY VACATION, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care of. Call 1-844-491-2884 (Cal- SCAN) #3 CAMPER/RV #4 MISC. FOR RENT #5 MISC. FOR SALE #5 MISC. FOR SALE FOR SALE: All kinds of sports memorabilia cards. Kobe Bryant’s rookie card, etc. 661-910-3825. 5t2 FOR SALE: Engagement ri...
This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 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: "Raisin Sweet" boxes in the field belonging to William C. Unruh of Shafter....
This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 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: Lerdo School students gardening in 1937....
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER 2 Family Yard Sale: 251 Golden West Ave. Sat., April 13 from 7 a.m. to 12 noon. Lots of clothes, purses, home décor & lots of misc. 1t1 Yard Sale: Sat., April 13, 626 Wiedmann Ave. 7 a.m. to ?. Washer/dryer, minifreezer/fridge, dressers, tools, collectibles & lot of misc. 1t1 #1 YARD SALE WASCO #2 AUTO/MOTORCYCLES Got an older car, boat or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 844-335-2616 (Cal-SCAN) DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. FREE 3 DAY VACATION,...
This week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. Send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Press, 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: Shafter bowling teams at the Neuman Bowling Academy on April 7, 1942....
#1 YARD SALE SHAFTER ALL CHURCH YARD SALE: New Hope Church. 730 E. Lerdo Hwy., from 7 a.m. to ?. Yard Sale: 304 W. Tulare Ave., Sat., 4/6 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Household items, clothing & misc. 2-Family Yard Sale: 306 Rodriguez, Sat., 4/6 7 a.m. to ?., Lots of clothes & a little bit of everything. 1t1 Yard Sale: 177 W. Ash., Sat. 4/6 7:00 a.m. 7 to ?. Lots of clothes, kitchenware & a little bit of everything. 1t1 Yard Sale: 415 Curtis Ave., Sat., 4/6 & Sun., 4/7. 7 a.m. to ?. A little bit of everything. 1t1 Yard Sale: 125...
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