Rite Aid Opens in Shafter with Ribbon Cutting
After months of construction the new Rite Aid at Lerdo Highway and Central Avenue opened at 8 a.m. on Thursday. Officials, pharmacists Ted Wiedmann and John Martinez, and Shafter City Manager John Guinn attended a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. The store introduces Rite Aid's customer world design, marking Shafter as the valley’s fourth city to adopt the new layout.
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Wasco
Shafter Health Dept announces January clinics and classes
The Shafter Public Health Department lists January clinics including a Family Planning Clinic January 24 from 8:30 to 4 at 329 Central Valley Highway and a Pregnancy Screening Clinic January 24 from 9 to 11. Bakersfield Adult School and Shafter High School offer diploma classes January 8 to March 14 at Shafter High School with limited enrollment. Volunteers are sought for VITA tax help at Shafter Youth Center and 131 South Chester Bakersfield. training starts soon with no volunteer liability. An EPA air quality workshop will be held in Wasco January 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wasco Veterans Memorial.
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Roads Department offers options for South Shafter roads
South Shafter residents voiced concerns about dusty, muddy streets, lack of gutters and sidewalks, and speeding motorists at SSPC meetings. Kern County Roads Department officials discussed potential fixes and noted their role in road design, construction, and maintenance and in issuing permits.
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Shafter Woman Hurt in DUI Crash Near Church Parking Lot
A Shafter woman, 67, suffered major injuries after a collision with a southbound driver on Allen Road near Van Buren Street. Arthur Kriewaldt, 44, of Bakersfield, was arrested at the scene for driving under the influence and faces misdemeanor charges after both occupants were taken to Kern Medical Center with injuries described as moderate to major.
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Shafter Bucks clinch South Sequoia League title undefeated
The Shafter High School Bucks football team celebrate after beating Wasco Union to win the South Sequoia League title and complete an undefeated season. A long list of players including Juan Barron Richard Bergman Jesus Bermudez Julio Espinoza Xavier Garcia Rogelio Gomez Caleb Gonzalez Gerardo Gonzalez Jr Evan Hernandez Manuel Hernandez Jose Leon Marcos Martinez Scott McGuire Rene Medina Horacio Mendiola Jacob Milam Sebastian Montanez Ruiz Israeli Nino Miguel Peralta George Portillo Gerald Rodriguez Tamez Miguel Rodriguez Varga Francisco Romero Jr Ada Salinas Jesse Seymour Fernando Tejeda Carlos Tovar Flores Jr Adrian Trujillo Rigoberto Valdivia Angel Velasquez Jakob Velasquez Wesley Welz Wyatt Wilson and Brandon Wood also featured.
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Wasco Union High School
Juan Barron
Richard Bergman
Jesus Bermudez
Julio Espinoza
Xavier Garcia
Rogelio Gomez
Caleb Gonzalez
Gerardo Gonzalez Jr
Evan Hernandez
Manuel Hernandez
Jose Leon
Marcos Martinez
Scott McGuire
Rene Medina
Horacio Mendiola
Jacob Milam
Sebastian Montanez Ruiz
Israeli Nino
Miguel Peralta
George Portillo
Gerald Rodriguez Tamez
Miguel Rodriguez Varga
Francisco Romero Jr
Ada Salinas
Jesse Seymour
Fernando Tejeda
Carlos Tovar Flores Jr
Adrian Trujillo
Rigoberto Valdivia
Angel Velasquez
Jakob Velasquez
Wesley Welz
Wyatt Wilson
Brandon Wood
Nine year old Maria Ruiz diagnosed with Cancer
Nine year old Maria Ruiz in Wasco has a rare and aggressive cancer. After months of normal checks she began losing feeling on her right side and was transferred to Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles for urgent surgery. Her family faces financial hardship and relies on community aid and the American Cancer Society for transportation to LA.
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