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Two of the three Wasco Union Elementary School District's main construction projects will be completed in time for school in September 2019. The third construction project, the Maintenance Operations and Transportation project, won't be done until spring 2020. Here's the status of the district's projects: James Forrest Elementary School Superintendent Kelly Richers provided a walking tour of all the construction sites. The last stop was the site of James Forrest Elementary School, where one of...
UPDATE April 4, 10 a.m. A man who was involved in a standoff with the Kern County Sheriff’s Department was arrested after 16 hours, ending with the arrest of Ricardo Maldonado. Deputies were called out to 136000 block of Highway 33 near Lost Hills on Wednesday morning regarding a man on the roof of a building on the Wonderful Company's property. According to Public Information Officer Angela Monroe, the man was armed with a makeshift sharpened weapon. Attempts to talk the man down did not w...
Superintendent of the Wasco Union Elementary School District Kelly Richers shared his passion with pre-k and kindergarten students at a special assembly at John Pruitt Elementary School during the last week in March Richers' passions are butterflies and moths. As a result of a classroom assignment in junior high, he began collecting them. Due to several moves, his collection was lost. When he moved from Pennsylvania to California, he discovered that activities such as hunting and fishing that...
ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Easter Fest -- LifeHouse/Casa Vida Church invite you to their Easter Fest. Free event will be held at Barker Park Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. BC enrollment -- Bakersfield College is offering Wasco Express Enrollment. Bring high school or adult school transcript if available to 1445 Poso Drive, Wasco, Thursday, April 11, 4-7 p. m. Call 661-758-7414 or 661-720-2024 for information. UPDATED: College counseling -- Bakersfield College DSPS/academic counselor Elvira Martinez will be available at Wasco Independence High...
March 25 Sandra Castillo, 54, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1000 block of 6th Street on active warrants. She was booked into the Kern County Jail. March 26 Mario Contreras, 46, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1000 block of 6th Street for an active misdemeanor warrant. He was booked into the Kern County Jail. Ricardo Villegas, 26, of Wasco, was arrested in the 700 block of N Street for possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, violation of parole and bringing a controlled substance into jail. He was booked into the Kern County Jail....
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 Tribune, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The old Wasco Elementary School located north of the current library on Broadway in the 1940s....
#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 Stone Ave. Sat., 4/6...
Express Collision Center in Wasco cut the ribbon at their 1340 F Street location last June, and they have been helping residents get back on the road ever since. Owner Rick Mofbaugh opened up his first shop in Delano 10 years ago. The Delano location is still going strong, but he wanted to add a facility that would feed a need for people in the Shafter, Wasco, Buttonwillow and Lost Hills areas. He opened the Wasco location, and he said that it has been doing great. They offer a full range of...
Say hello to Griz. He is an adult male, Leonberger mix approximately 1-2 years old and weighs 55 to 60 pounds. Griz is friendly, playful and very handsome. He needs a secure enclosure because he can jump a 6-foot chain link fence. He came in as a stray with no microchip being found. His number is AC19-164. If you are interested in Griz, visit the Wasco Animal Shelter at 5409 7th St. or call 661-758-7240. The shelter is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. -Wasco Animal...
Jennie R. Rocha, 77, of Wasco, passed away March 26, 2019, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
Saturday was a beautiful, sunny day to hold a ceremony at the Veterans of Foreign Wars facility on East Street. It was a day to respect officially honor flags to be officially retired. The official ceremony is structured in a series of steps that must be taken prior to the completion of the procedure. The flags are first fully opened up and then refolded according to military protocol. Prior to setting the flags into a fire, they are once again fully opened up and then gently laid down into the...
The Wasco Reserves baseball team is adding additional players to its roster, and according to Manager Bill Moore, there will be about 25 players ready to begin practicing in May. The most recent signing is 24-year-old Alex Clayton from Johnstown, Colo. Clayton's career highlight was hitting a 3-run home run 460 feet on Senior Day. Clayton is a utility player, playing second base, third base and shortstop. "I loved being a utility player. I'd play three or four positions in one game," he said....
"Football is alive and well in Wasco." That's what Bengals President Juan Bernal feels. A minicamp was held at Wasco High School on Saturday, and the Bengals kicked off their 46th season. Athletes for ages 7-14 were encouraged to come out and see what being a Bengal is all about. "Our minicamp is designed to encourage athletes and parents to learn about who we are, and what they can expect by joining our organization," Bernal said. "We have a great culture and history." He added that the...
Fashion and more fashion was the name of the game on Saturday afternoon as the Shafter Woman's Club held a fundraiser for the Heifer Project, one of the many projects the club sponsors. According to Heifer International and The General Federation of Women's Clubs, both share the goal to make life better for neighbors by providing nutritious packaged milk to be given to students in other countries in order to help them focus on learning instead of hunger. Many women's clubs have the Heifer...
“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” --Apostle Paul, Philippians 3:12-14 If you are a college basketball fan, then you see the admonition played out game by game during March Madness b...
