Evolution of Shafter Cinco de Mayo festival site
The Shafter Cinco de Mayo festival began in the 1960s on Central Avenue and James Street in downtown Shafter. Complaints about heat on the asphalt led the committee to stage a parade and relocate the event to Manuel Park, where it has remained. By 1990 some committee members aimed to expand Cinco de Mayo into a major annual celebration.
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Shafter
Central Avenue
James Street
Manuel Park
Cinco de Mayo Festival grows in Kern County community spirit
Deanna Rodriguez cues a publicized Kern County Cinco de Mayo event with long running local support. The festival draws about 5000 attendees for the parade and daylong activities, featuring authentic foods, vendors from multiple cities, free admission, alcohol-free celebration, and sponsor recognition in the Shafter Press. Volunteers organize stage, parade, booths, and sponsor boards ahead of a Saturday program, with contest entries and booth applications available at local markets.
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Fresno
Los Angeles
Salinas
Lake Tahoe
Wasco
Bakersfield
Channel
ABC Azteca America 42
Crystal Figueroa
Channel 23
Luis Rodriguez
Angel Jimenez
Cinco de Mayo
Kern County
Shafter Press
Shafter Shopper
Roy Ramirez
Apple Market
Floyd’s
Lupe’s Bakery
Shafter Healthy Start Highlights Family Resource Center Work
Ae Gdee Lab Visions details how Family Resource Centers in Kern County serve families with housing help hygiene products parenting classes and child safety programs. The piece shares examples from Shafter Healthy Start including housing referrals drug education car seat safety and a pupusas cooking class. It notes funding challenges and invites partners at 746 8690.
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Kern County
Shafter Healthy Start
Shafter
Department of Human Services
Ana Mendoza
Dr. Seuss
Hilda Osorio
Week of busy errands and a dental crisis
The narrator recounts a hectic week with dental issues from an impacted tooth to possible sinus involvement, plus doctor referrals and a plan to see an ENT. They juggle appointments, a grand opening project, social outings, and home painting tasks while coordinating with family and friends.
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CBS
Virginia Bender
Dewar’s
Stan
Stephanie
Annabel Thompson
Women’s Club
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Stan Wilson
Kiwanis Club
Paul Carlson
John Bergman
Ae Gdee Lab Visions
Mom
Brenda
Burt
Reed Print Inc
California Newspaper Publishers Association
East Lerdo Highway
California
Reed Print, Inc
Aldrin Ct
The
P.O. Box
Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Alexis Stokes
Diane Givens
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Lerdo Highway
Shafterpress
Earthlink.net
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