Shafter community events and announcements roundup
The Shafter Press invites story ideas and reader submissions and notes upcoming events. Highlights include Your Shafter High School Winterguard performances on April 25 at Golden Valley and South High, Relay for Life on April 25 26 at Wasco High with survivor activities, engagement and birth announcements available for a fee, Valley Bible Youth Burger Barbecue May 3 to support the WBC Youth Summer Camp, and Richland School District autism presentation April 25 at Redwood Elementary Cafeteria with Assemblyman Danny Gilmore offices hours info.
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Shafter High School
Golden Valley High School
South High
Mystical
Call Brandi
Wasco High School
Poplar Avenue
Shafter Press
Alexis
The
Valley Bible Youth Group
WBC
Richland
Redwood Elementary
N. Shafter Avenue
Frances Carrasco-Stegall
Adela Alvidrez
Minter Field Fly-In Breakfast Draws Aviation Fans
The Minter Field Air Museum hosted its first Fly-In replacing the annual Air Show drawing large crowds. WWII era planes arrived, rides offered, and onlookers photographed the arrivals while Shafter groups sold memorabilia and food enjoying clear weather.
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Inter Field
Minter Field Air Museum
Minter Field
Shafter
Tigers Tae Kwon Do Tourney Draws Practitioners From Far and Near
The Fourth Annual Tigers Tae Kwon Do tournament in Wasco invites practitioners from Bakersfield, San Diego, El Monte and more to a day of forms and sparring. A recent Oxnard event saw 28 students earn mainly gold medals, as the studio highlights Junior Olympics participation and community outreach led by Olympic qualifying instructor Jason Wallace.
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Wasco
California
South America
Tigers
Oregon
Michigan
Oxnard
Calif
Nity
Jason Wallace
Bakersfield
San Diego
el Monte
Tigers Tae Kwon Do
Shafter Council Approves CCF Dorm Renovation and Equipment
City of Shafter council meeting notes show absent member Garry Nelson as consent calendar approved, shifting Victory Outreach permit from Manuel Park to Rodriguez Park. First item details eight remodeled dorms with new flooring paint TV benches and showers tiles at 48175.63 funded by Building Replacement and CCF Operational Fund, approved 4 0 0. Second item approves $36814.89 for replacement equipment funded by CCF Operational Fund and Equipment Replacement Fund including new air conditioner unit dishwasher and water heater, approved 4 0 0. Third item approves design for Shafter Animal Control Facility with director told to return with more sign design ideas. UPDATE on pace 2
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Garry Nelson
Shafter
Manuel Park
Rodriguez Park
CCF
Guinn
Don Perico's serves Shafter for 18 years at Perico's Grill
Don Perico's Grill and Cantina in Shafter, owned by Jose and JD Marlene Villalba, celebrates 18 years serving authentic Mexican cuisine since 1991. The family restaurant adds karaoke on Fridays and a Monday to Friday lunch buffet with Sunday brunch to support the community amid a slow economy.
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Don Perico
Shafter Press
Marlene Villalba
Villalba
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Winterguard
Relay For Life
Valley Bible Youth
Autism
Danny Gilmore
By Alexis Stokes
Tigers Tae
City of Shafter Council
Don Pericos
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