Shafter Press and Wasco Tribune Holiday Schedule
The Shafter Press and Wasco Tribune offices close December 25 and January 1 2007 for Christmas and New Year holidays. Publishing deadlines shift for the weeks of December 27 and December 28 including news, display ads, and classifieds. The papers invite community feature ideas and note upcoming Shafter Public Health Clinic appointments and Christmas season church events.
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Shafter Press
Wasco Tribune
Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Fog causes tractor trailer to hit train
A California crash left driver Luis Ramirez uninjured after his 2006 Peterbuilt tractor trailer struck a freight train in heavy fog at the Seventh Standard Road Santa Fe Way crossing. The trailer struck a stopped 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, pushing it into a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. Crawford sustained moderate injuries. other drivers unhurt. Roadway closed 7 to 10 am for scene clearance.
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Luis Ramirez
Pacioma
Calif
Williams
Ramirez
Santa Fe Way
Bakersfield
Jeff Crawford
Seventh Standard Road
Crawford
David Davill
Kern Medical Center
Holidays shine as Shafter police deliver seniors gifts
Shafter Police Captain Jeff Bell and Chaplain Dean Long delivered two bags of presents to Carmen Denis and her husband Jose on December 12 as part of the Santa to a Senior program. The department participated for the second year, with other seniors in Smith Corners also receiving gifts.
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Carmen Denis
Shafter
Jeff Bell
Dean Long
Denis
Jose
Bell
Long
Shafter Police Department
Kern County
Arlete Monreal
Kimberly Monreal
Jose Denis
Elde Monreal
Public urged to call 911 on suspected drunk drivers
California law enforcement launches the Avoid the 14 DUI crackdown with 14 agencies, urging the public to report suspected drunken drivers by calling 911. OTS funds officer overtime for checkpoints as the winter enforcement runs December 15 through January 5, 2007, focusing on Bakersfield and Wasco amid rising alcohol related fatalities.
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California
California Office of Traffic Safety
OTS
Christopher J. Murphy
Charlie Fivecoat
Shafter
Kern County
Bakersfield
Wasco
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Minter Field Air Museum reopens after six month overhaul
The Minter Field Air Museum in Shafter reopened after a six month renovation that updated the building with new drywall ceilings wiring and a fresh paint job while adding a modern electrical system not seen in 50 years. General Jim Whitehead notes 90 percent of the wiring is complete and describes the collection including World War I artifacts a WASP uniform and a Navy manual from 1917. artifacts were stored off site during renovation and will take months to relocate as displays are reimagined with a new library room planned in the north wing.
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Shafter
Minter Field Air Museum
Jim Whitehead
Kern County
Minter Field
Whitehead
Air Service
WASP
Bakersfield
George D. Gingias
Gingias
L Street
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Shafterpress
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Randy Poland
Matthew Davis
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Shafter Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
California Highway Patrol
Greg Williams
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