City Proclaims Relay for Life Day and Honors Young Woman
Shafter City Council proclaimed April 27 as Relay for Life Day at Wasco High School. Mayor Johnston honored Brittany Fowler as Distinguished Young Woman of Shafter, presenting the Key to the City. Heidi Lederhos and Cindy Montoya received multiple pageant awards for Scholastic Spirit Talent and alternate honors.
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Shafter
Jon Johnston
Wasco/Shafter
Wasco High School
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Relay For Life of
Heidi Lederhos
Cindy Montoya
Titanic
Brittany Fowler
Brittany
Miss Fowler
Johston
Johnston
Proposed route would harm local farmers and businesses
Wasco and Shafter delegations urged the California High Speed Rail Authority in Fresno to reroute the 220 mph line along BNSF tracks through their towns. They warned the staff plan would devastate farmland, a shopping center, theater complex, and a new Bakersfield Blaze stadium, while opponents pressed for a route avoiding Wasco and Shafter.
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Shafter
Fresno
California
World Oil Corp
San Francisco
Central Valley
Bakersfield
Bakersfield Blaze
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Wasco-Shafter Ag
BNSF
John Guinn
Man killed by train near Central Valley Highway
A man identified as Mitchell Deatherage, 21, of Shafter died after being struck by a train at the 700 block of Central Valley Highway across from Sonic Drive In. The incident occurred about 10 15 p m on Friday night April 5 and is under investigation by BNSF police and the Amtrak Police Department. Updates will follow.
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Central Valley Highway
Sonic Drive In
Mitchell Deatherage
Shafter
Bnsf Police
Amtrak Police Department
Community Support Options Food and Clothing Drive in Wasco
CSO collects non perishable food items and gently used clothing for the Bakersfield Homeless Shelter. Drop off at 1401 Poso Ave Wasco. KCMH Volunteer Senior Outreach seeks volunteers to deliver groceries to seniors in Wasco and Shafter. Call Melanie Davie Haynes at 758 7332 to volunteer.
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CSO
Bakersfield
Poso Ave
Wasco
Kern County
Kern County Mental Health
Shafter
Melanie Davie-Haynes
KCMH
Annette Funicello Dies at 70 in California
Local resident Annette Funicello, famed Mouseketeer and Disney star, died at Mercy Southwest Hospital at age 70 from complications of multiple sclerosis. She married Glen Holt in 1986, has three children, and supported neurological research through a foundation.
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Annette Funicello
Funicello
Mercy Southwest Hospital
Frankie Avalon
Glen Holt
Shafter
Jack Girard
Gina
Jack
Jason
Annette
Shafter Students Shine at State Thespian Conference
Shafter High School Performing Arts Club members Angela Simpkins Brianna Orozco and Nolan Long attended the California State Thespian Conference in Upland joining over 1000 students. Angela opened the show performed a solo and earned top state recognition while Brianna performed a Josefina Lopez piece and Nolan joined a select All-State program. They also joined workshops and plan summer sessions, as the International Thespian Society network aids future careers in theatre.
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Shafter High School
Upland
Shafter High
International Thespian Society
Angela Simpkins
Brianna Orozco
Nolan Long
California
Angela
Josefina Lopez
Free Will Christian Academy
Nolan
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