Buttonwillow offers PiYo fitness and youth basketball signups
Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District invites residents to PiYo classes Tuesdays and Thursdays 6 to 7 PM at 556 Mile Ave for ages 16 and up. They also open youth basketball signups and provide senior outreach help including Medi Cal and Medicare aid through Melanie Davie-Haynes at 758-7332. Shafter Christian Fellowship partners with Kern CAP to run monthly food giveaways at 632 James St for up to 150 families, with Pastor Justin reachable at 661 496 5259. The Shafter Senior Center at 505 Sunset Ave hosts activities for those 55 and older weekdays 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM. call 746-3303 or 746-7838 for more information.
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Buttonwillow
Melanie Davie-Haynes
Shafter
Wasco
Shafter Christian Fellowship
Community Action Partnership
Kern
James St
Justin
Sunset Ave
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Senior Center
Senator Vidak pushes four bills to halt High Speed Rail project
State Senator Ray Vidak introduces SB902 903 and 904 plus a public revote bill to scale back or stop the HSR. Proposals include eminent domain reforms and landowner protection, plus requiring surveyors to identify and disclose affiliations. Advocates say a public re vote is needed amid rising costs and delays.
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Ray Vidak
State Senate
Vidak
HSR
Nourse earns First Team All Area in Shafter football
Shafter High honors continue as senior Richard Nourse was named to the First Team Offense at wide receiver. He logged over 1,000 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns, with 263 yards and five TDs in a single game versus Arvin. Teammates Milwee Verdugo Miranda and Aguilar received honorable mentions as the Generals finished a strong season. The Kern County Homeless Census will count sheltered and unsheltered individuals January 22 23 in a 24 hour period.
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Shafter High
Richard Nourse
Milwee
Nourse
Generals
Arvin Bears
Cesar Chavez
Kyle Milwee
Arturo de Los Reyes
Jay Miranda
Miguel Aguilar
Juan Verdugo
Verdugo
Kern County Homeless Collaborative
KCHC
US Department of Housing
Shafter
de Los Reyes
Miranda
Richie Denogean
Josh Cabezuela
Generals Dominate SSL Football All League Honors
Shafter High Generals boast multiple first and second team selections led by quarterback Kyle Milwee and wide receiver Richard Nourse. Linemen Arturo De Los Reyes and Jay Miranda anchor the line, with Juan Verdugo and Milwee anchoring the defense.
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Shafter High
Shafter
Generals
Taft High
Kyle Milwee
Brandon Jones
BCHL
Arturo de Los Reyes
Jay Miranda
Milwee
Richard Nourse
Nourse
Juan Verdugo
Brown Declares California State of Emergency Over Drought
Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency as California faces a historic drought with water shortfalls and 20 percent snowpack. He urged residents to conserve water by 20 percent and state agencies to cut usage and hire more firefighters amid wildfires near Glendora and Lake Isabella’s near record low levels.
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Jerry Brown
California
Brown
Kern County
Lake Isabella
Kern River
Glendora
Calif
Colby
NPR
KPCC
Los Angeles
Los
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