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The Wasco Union Elementary School District has yet to make a final decision regarding the 2020-2021 school year. However, the district has decided on several methods that will be used for teaching. In a nine-page document, the district outlined the school board's plans for the academic year. School will begin on Monday, August 10. The school year will be a combination of in-classroom teaching and distance learning in order to meet the needs of all students. Priority for on-campus instruction may be given to students with the highest need, such...
The Richland School District approved plans to begin its fall semester on August 6, with the district using an AA/BB scheduling system. Interim Superintendent Rosa Romero said the staff has been working diligently on a plan that will give students the best education and keep them safe and healthy for the school year. " In the approved plan, students would be in either Group A or Group B. Each student would go to the school two days a week and would distance learn the other three days. "Our...
The cities of Shafter and Wasco, which had high hopes when Gov. Gavin Newsom reopened the state with certain precautions, have seen those hopes dashed with an increase in cases that has made it necessary for the cities to take a step backward. Most of the businesses in Shafter and Wasco now require a face mask to enter, and restaurants have seen their dine-in options thwarted again. Those establishments that have outdoor dining space can offer that service for the time being, with the rest of...
Anytime Fitness has reopened after being closed during the lockdown and is welcoming back its members and says it has plenty of room for newcomers. Owners Stacy Juarez and her sister, Ginger Skaggs, take turns manning the front desk. While practicing social distancing, Juarez proudly showed off how the gym has been able to maintain the required safe distance between treadmill and stairmaster machines. Every other treadmill has a large sign, so users don't have to worry about maintaining a safe...
The date for this year's Rose Queen pageant is still scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10; however, whether the pageant will be live or virtual has not yet been decided. Meanwhile, the candidates and their sponsors are listed below: ∎ Wasco Rotary is sponsoring Natalie Guerrero, ∎ Saldana Welding and Fabrication is sponsoring Kimberly Gonzalez, ∎ The Wasco Historical Society is sponsoring Mikayla Orozco, ∎ Wasco Knights of Columbus is sponsoring two candidates – Wendy C...
With the Kern County Board of Supervisors adjusting the budget for the 2020-2021 year, the future may be a little brighter for some Kern County libraries that were facing permanent closure. The libraries had been facing a 22% budget cut, but the Board of Supervisors adjusted the reduction to between 7 and 8%. It is still unclear which libraries will be able to open in 2021. According to Ethan Picman, Shafter branch director, only eight libraries were going to reopen under the original budget,...
July 12 Armando Nunez Jr., 23, of Shafter, was arrested in the 400 block of Rodriguez Street for disorderly conduct: alcohol. July 11 Elijah Gonzalez, 29, of Shafter, was arrested in the 400 block of Klassen Street for disorderly conduct: alcohol. Timothy Micah Sierra, 24, of Shafter, was arrested in the 400 block Klassen Street for disorderly conduct: alcohol. July 10 John Arthur Chavez Jr., 24, of Shafter, was arrested in the 400 block of South Shafter Avenue for possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia. July 9 Armondo Rene...
Jorge Daniel Flores, 21, of Earlimart, passed away July 7 in Earlimart. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Gordon Skeels, 87, passed away July 8. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Roberto Osorio Ortega, 76, of Shafter, passed away July 7 in Culver City. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Chelsey R. Lerma, 29, of Bakersfield, passed away July 8 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Rudy Estavillo, 80, of Wasco, passed away July 11. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Jose Montes, 21, of Wasco, passed away July 11 in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral...
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In the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, folks started saying things like “defund the police.” In the aftermath of the gang-related killing of 11-year-old Makaliah Osomo and 12-year-old Elayna Saidee of Delano July 2, I hope those conversations are put to bed. Improving the police force should always be on the table, certainly no police or sheriff’s department is perfect, but this recent media blitz on how cops are bad is a false narrative that is so much more harmful than helpful. Those...
Fear: "An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or a threat" (The Oxford Dictionary) Faith: "Confidence or trust in a person or thing." (dictionary .com) Mind: "The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel" (The Oxford Dictionary). In the Bible, fear created a giant in the minds of armies able to destroy that giant, while faith empowered the mind of a single young man named David to conquer the same giant. Fear is...
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: Mr. Wood is seeing trying to convince Mervyn Hopson and Kenneth Best to buy a pair of gabardine trousers at Lakewood's Men's Store on 7th Street at...
Vera May Streiff was born in Wasco on May 6, 1929, to parents George and Sadie Emerson. Vera died on July 11, 2020, in Bakersfield. She attended local schools and graduated from Wasco High in 1947. At one of her high school dances, she met Joe Streiff, and the two were inseparable. They were wed in their hometown on Sept. 23, 1950, at St. John's Catholic Church. The couple remained in Wasco to raise their family, and as the kids grew, Vera went back to work; she handled the bookkeeping for...
June E. Rodriguez, great-granddaughter of Christian Bohna (early settler of Bakersfield), passed away peacefully on July 20, 2020. Born June Elaine Dooley on June 2, 1926, she lived in Delano where she graduated from Delano High School in 1944. June worked as a girls counselor at Camp Chabot in Oakland, the Fresno YWCA and Camp Lake Sequoia YWCA. From 1944-1947, she attended College of the Sequoias in Visalia, receiving her associate of arts degree. She attended Fresno State College as an...
