Serving the community since 1970
Serving the community since 1970
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NAPA Auto Parts on Highway 46 doesn't just sell parts for automobiles and trucks, they deliver. As you enter the store, the first thing you notice is how much merchandise is available. Every shelf has a vehicle product on it and the walls are lined with tools. There are shelves filled with liquid products and wall displays with different types of wrenches and sockets. Saldivar Perez owns four NAPA Auto Parts stores, in Buttonwillow, Lost Hills, Taft and Wasco. "The best sellers are filters of...
When one enters a hair salon, most customers want to see a lot of activity happening, which tells the customer that this is the place to be. Statu's Beliz Image located on the corner at 900 7th St. has plenty of that energy. Upon entering the salon, employees are engaged in friendly conversation, and one or more stylists are working on a customer. Owner Aida Moita graduated from Milan Beauty College in Bakersfield and opened her first shop in Delano upon graduation. She has been at the Wasco...
It doesn't matter what your need is when it comes to your vehicle, be it a simple smog check to an engine overhaul, Shafter Transmission and Smog can keep you "in tune" with your car or truck. Don Luna has been operating the shop for over 20 years and is still working to fulfill all of Shafter's automobile needs. Luna said that business is very good, with three busy smog technicians, as well as mechanics who are certified in every kind of auto repair. Luna started in the automotive business...
Almost from the time of the Model T to the day of the Tesla, Hitchcock Auto Parts has been the go-to source for Shafter residents in need of items to keep their vehicles running smoothly. Now in its 96th year in business, Hitchcock has seen generations of drivers come and go. Owner Jesse Escobedo says several generations of families keep coming back, making his customers feel more like family. Escobedo has owned Hitchcock since 1986. Escobedo credits the loyal customer base and Shafter's...
Although its ribbon cutting was last week, city officials already were regular customers of a new ice cream shop in town. Mayor Alex Garcia said he had visited Delicias Sinaloenses, at 2330 Highway 46, several times before its official grand opening May 31, and that several City Hall staffers were fans of the shop as well. The Garcia family – no relation to the mayor – moved from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Bakersfield, and the family pooled their money to help the parents buy the ice cream store. The...
The dream of getting out of manual labor and into a business has become a reality for Jerry Perez and his family. "Before he opened the store, my dad worked in the fields," said Geronimo Perez, who was manning Jerry's Pet Feed Store for his father, Jerry Perez, for the holiday weekend. "We all worked in the fields." Located at 332 F St. at a site that was previously a church, Perez opened the store in 2017. The store offers an array of supplies and necessities to keep an animal healthy and well...
When a small business lasts over 28 years, it's a testament to the quality of what it sells. When you walk into Rosie's Cakes at 440 E St., the first thing you notice is the party-like atmosphere with all the Mylar balloons displayed, racks of stuffed animals at the front of the shop and the smell of freshly baked and frosted cookies and cakes everywhere. Rosie Gonzalez is a self-taught baker and has a passion for it. "I took a class with Veda Millar here in town," Gonzalez said. "I already...
Jose Aspericueta Silverio wants you to come into one of his two used car lots and leave with a shiny, highly polished and mechanically sound vehicle. He's had the Wasco lot for eight years and the one in Delano for four, and he's got a wide variety of cars to meet every budget. The least-expensive car he has sold is a 2012 Ford Fiesta for $3,900 and the most-expensive one was a 2016 Z71 Chevy pickup for $45,000. "The oldest car I have on the lot is a 2005," he says. In order to qualify for a...