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The Wasco Union Elementary School District Board has approved a new policy after the governor declared school staff must be vaccinated by Oct. 15. Superintendent Kelly Richers received unanimous board support for adding the policy. Richers said that Gov. Gavin Newsom's health order states all school staff must be vaccinated by Oct. 15 or be tested weekly. There are some exceptions that are allowed; however, other than religion, there are only very few specified exceptions. The policy put in...
Free Moderna covid-19 vaccines will be available Wednesday, Oct. 20, at Good Samaritan Health Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. First come first serve, with limited amount of vaccine available. Call 661-758-5500 to schedule....
Dr. Mike McCoy, executive director of the Kern County Museum, will be the speaker at the Shafter Historical Society Annual Meeting on Oct. 21. The meeting will be held at the Shafter Learning Center, 236 James St., at 7 p.m. McCoy, who had a distinguished career as an educator, became director of the Kern County Museum in 2017. His topic will be "Liquid Fire: Preserving Iconic Neon Signs." The museum has a significant collection of neon signs, and they not only recreate the lost skyline of...
Residents must now adhere to the fall/winter water restriction schedule, city officials said. The schedule is to encourage water conservation efforts. For those residents that live north of Lerdo Highway, watering on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays is allowed. Residents living south of Lerdo Highway may water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Residents cannot spray off patios, driveways or sidewalks. Violators can be fined up to $500. City officials also reminded residents that there will...
Over 40 vendors gathered at the Tin Cup Saturday to offer a variety of goods including clothing, accessories, baked goods and homemade creations. One of the vendors was Kristen Page. Page and her husband, Dusten, have been operating B&P Honey for about a year. According to Kristen, a local beekeeper was retiring and selling his operation. Kristen's husband, who has a full-time job, decided to do the bee business in addition to his regular job. The business makes honey, homeycombs and wax items...
Freshmen Jackie Mendez and Jacob Ruiz were crowned Homecoming King and Queen at the game against Cesar Chavez High School. Not only were two freshmen crowned, but the Varsity Tigers beat Chavez 41-8. The JV team tied their game against Chavez 8-8. Vendor booths were set up around part of the perimeter of the field and students, representing their clubs, broke through the stands selling their club's goodies. VFW member Don Johnson cheered on the Tigers as he was confident they would win the...
Oct. 4 Hank Jude Buentiempo, 56, was arrested on the 200 block of Central Valley Hwy. for inflicting corporal injury onto spouse/cohabitant. Amarjit Singh Bhangoo, 44, of Shafter, was arrested on the 100 of E. Lerdo Hwy. on an outside felony warrant, outside agency warrant, controlled substance paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license and false ID to specific public officer. Oct. 5 Josue Gamera, 20, of Shafter, was arrested on the S. Reiker St. and Olson Ave. for under the influence of controlled substance. Joseph Black, 41, of Shafter,...
As activities restart and businesses reopen, we will try to update readers on the status of events and activities throughout the area. Please contact Erica Soriano with additions and changes at esoriano@TheShafterPress.com or call 661-292-5100 by Monday at 4 p.m. for that week’s paper. Ongoing Shafter: CAPK- Head Start and State Preschool is accepting applications at the Shafter EHS Center. Located at 459 E. Euclid. Documents needed to complete application: Birth Cert., income and immunizations record. (661)746-8240 Shafter: Un progragr La P...
Edward "Duke" Snider passed away unexpectedly on Oct.1. Duke was born in Olney, Texas, on April 30, 1934, to Doc and Vera Snider. He was raised in Delano and was very proud to be the first in his family to graduate from college. Duke was starting fullback for the Fresno State Bulldogs and earned a degree in kinesiology. While in school, he earned extra income by modeling for Gottschalk's. After college, he joined the Marine Corps, and while serving his country he had the privilege of playing...
Clifford was born Dec. 30, 1942, in Raiford, Okla., to Homer and Mildred Pierce. In 1958, he moved to Shafter, where he met his wife, Glenda Jeanette Foster, in 1967, and they were married on March 16, 1972. Together they had four children, 14 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; daughters Melissa Mora (Javier) of Pennsylvania, Lahoma Morgan (James) and Mildred Pierce (Joshua Garzoli) of Bakersfield and son Clifford Pierce Jr. of Shafter. Clifford was a veteran member of the American...
Pastor Jose S. Morales went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 7, 2021. He dedicated his life to the Lord in 1992 and has served the Lord Jesus Christ. He served in different ministries as a worship leader, musician, men's leader, youth mentor, missionary and spiritual father. In 2013, he was called to devote his life serving the church as a pastor in the ministry full time. He loved his church family dearly and compassionately and always felt privileged and a joy to pastor the flock.For those...
Rickey Bradford, 71, of Bakersfield, passed away Aug 27, in Albuquerque. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Trinidad Hernandez Sanchez, 75, of Wasco, passed away Oct. 4, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Estela Rojas, 44, passed away Oct. 4, in Arvin. Peters Funeral Home, Arvin. Alfonso Davalos Gaspar, 65, passed away Oct. 6, in Delano. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Ignacio Ibarra Blancarte, 61, passed away Oct. 3, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
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The Shafter High Generals celebrated their Homecoming night with a big win against the Arvin Bears 47-7, keeping their SSL record unblemished at 4-0. Shafter's stadium is in the middle of a major renovation, so the Generals played their Homecoming game at North High on Friday night. This didn't affect the crowd much, as a large number of Shafter fans were on hand to witness the festivities. Led by quarterback Devon Sundgren, the Generals' offense played a strong game, rolling up yardage on a...
Once again, it was another heroic defensive effort that helped the Tigers secure another South Sequoia League victory on Homecoming Friday night 41-8.over the Cesar Chavez Titans (1-5,1-2 in the SSL). The win keeps the Tigers (7-0, 3-0) undefeated overall and tied for first place with the Shafter Generals in the league. "It was business as usual. That was our motive tonight," said Wasco Coach Chad Martinez. "The defense did a great job." In unique fashion, Wasco, which is known for running the b...
Whenever I think of the month of July I tend to think of the word "freedom" due to the July 4th holiday (fireworks too). We certainly enjoy and hopefully appreciate the many freedoms we have in the United States, not just on July 4th, but I'm sure throughout the year. The Bible speaks of freedom too, but not so much in the political sense as we recognize with our holiday. The freedom found in Jesus is in many ways much deeper and more freeing. For example, the Bible tells us that through faith in Jesus: • We are free from the penalty of sin w...
