Community events and church notices fill Wasco Shafter pages
The Wasco Shafter area lists events including a free Left Behind film at Full Gospel Truth Church March 2, Gospel music night March 3 at Westside Family Fellowship, and Pastor Toy at First Assembly of God. Also planned are Shafter Woman's Club March meeting, BLM wild mustang and burro adoption, Bakersfield Symphony Kid's Concert March 11, Daffodil Days fundraisers, and more community notices with contact numbers.
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Full Gospel Truth Church
Wasco
3Rd Street
Bonnie Morrison
Shane Kellogg
Toy
First Assembly of God Church
Eim
Vinson
Brenda
Shafter Woman’s Club
Veteran’s Hall
Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra
Bakersfield Convention Center
Symphony Office
Shafter
Wasco Memorial Parks
American Cancer Society
Bakersfield
SHS names Erich Smith new head coach after Nixon departure
Erich Smith, SHS offensive and defensive line coach for three years, is promoted to head football coach at Shafter High School after Brian Nixon leaves for Centennial High. Smith aims to preserve Nixon’s tradition and keep the program stable, as Shafter advanced to the Central Section Sequoia Division semifinals last season.
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Nixon
Centennial High
Smith
SHS
Bakersfield
Centennial High School
Shafter High School
Brian Nixon
Erich Smith
Centennial
Artie Smith
Shafter
Techachapi
Cal State
Lantislaus State
Turlock
Piner High
Elsie Allen
Santa Rosa
Richland joins nation in Read Across America celebration
Richland students will celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday on Friday March 2 with all day Reading events led by Shafter tutors. Special activities unfold from 2 30 to 4 30 pm outside the Intermediate Library at 331 Shafter Avenue with the Oh the places you’ll go theme.
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Nick Stewart
Rio Bravo
Dr. Seuss
Tre the Nation
Reed
America
Theodor Geisel
Richland
Shafter
Shafter Avenue
Mulberry Street
Geisel
Secondhand dealers seek new state license in Shafter
Shafter Police Department invited local secondhand retailers to a meeting at city hall to inform them of state licensing requirements. Officials stressed the law targets purchases and trades of used goods to aid law enforcement while promising no blanket citywide checks.
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Shafter. Police Department
Shafter
Suena Oueres
Insiaater Selie
Ani Zrofsky
Morgan Awarded for Veteran Memorial Wall at Shafter Cemetery
Morgan receives a community award for leading the Veteran Memorial Wall project at Shafter Memorial Cemetery. Her fundraising and hands on design and building work fulfilled the dream, honoring Americans who showed love and appreciation.
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Morgan
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Cathy Morgan
Shafter
Shafter American Legion Auxiliary
Cathy
Shafter Memorial Cemetery
Heart disease risk drops after quitting smoking
National Heart Month notes risks drop quickly after quitting. The American Heart Association says death risk from heart disease begins to fall immediately and halves within one year. If heart disease signs appear, quitting later won’t return risk to that of a never smoker for about 15 years. Smoking linked to lung cancer remains a concern.
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The
American Heart Association
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Kern County Superior Court
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Tess
Bureau of Land Management
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Doran Sanchez
Margaret Baker
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Cathy Morga
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