Shafter Labor Day deadlines and community events summary
The Shafter Press will close for Labor Day on Monday. Week of Sept 3 deadlines include articles columns pictures obits society due Aug 28 by 5 p.m. display ads due Aug 28 by 5 p.m. proofed ads by Aug 27, classified ads by Aug 29 10 a.m. and legal ads by Aug 29 noon. Events include Shafter High School Back to School Night Sept 9 6 8 p.m. M.E.Ch.A alumni drive contact Jorge Maldonado 746 4961 email. Full Throttle For Kids Car Show Sept 6 Teen Challenge at 650 Riverside St contact Tim 661 746 4917. Cub Scouts cookie dough fundraiser through Sept 9 contact Destini 758 0145. Taft High Class of 1968 40th reunion Oct 24 25 26 deadline Oct 1 contact Coleen Hoskins gense1950 yahoo com or Don Crabb honorable sbeglobal net. Second Annual Senior Olympics Kern County Oct 3 9 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. at Rosewood Retirement.
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Teen Challenge
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Destini
Taft
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Shafter High School Teacher Convicted of Meth Manufacture
Shafter High School teacher Jeff Scheidemantel was found guilty last Tuesday on one count of manufacturing methamphetamine. The jury hung on a second charge and he faces sentencing on September 25. Prosecutor Bud Starr said the jury weighed substantial material and returned a just verdict.
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Scheidemantel
Bud Starr
Kern County
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United States
Bakersfield
Lady Generals Volleyball Aims for Improvement Under Coach Macias
In her second year, coach Macias leads the Lady Generals with a college-level approach focused on consistency and unity. She highlights a unit from freshman to varsity passing and setting the same, while noting past inconsistencies and talking on-court communication. Senior Alexis Alvarado praises the mentor’s intensity and fixes, and junior Melanie Hockett is identified as a standout potential scholarship candidate. Macias seeks more wins and fan support at Shafter High.
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Macias
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Bakersfield Christian
Alexis Alvarado
Alvarado
Shafter
Suspect Sought in Buttonwillow Hit and Run
Police pursued a tip to a Buttonwillow man but found he was not involved. Investigators in Sugarloaf Mountain Park examined a Mitsubishi pickup with driver side mirror damage as the likely suspect vehicle and urged the public to call the secret witness line at 661 322 4040 with information.
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Buttonwillow
Jeff Bell
SPD
Bell
Tulare
Sugarloaf Mountain Park
Medina
Shafter Council Opposes LAFCo Rules Over Growth Plans
The Shafter City Council voted unanimously to oppose Kern County LAFCo policy recommendations, citing conflicts with the Shafter General Plan and state law. Council members warn proposed housing needs assessments could hinder growth for smaller cities and push them toward poverty, with City Manager John Guinn arguing for local control over growth decisions.
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