SHS 63rd Annual Commencement Exercises Held
The SHS ceremony under Director Kelly Bergen featured Pomp and Circumstance and the Star Spangled Banner. Senior Class President Jill Zachary and speakers Kimberly Alvidres and Ruth Lambert reflected on four years, with awards given and thanks offered before graduates head to jobs or college.
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Kelly Bergen
SHS
Associated Student Body
Jack Gonzales
Jill Zachary
Kimberly Alvidres
Ruth Lambert
Community notices from Shafter area upcoming events
Reserve a space early for limited seating at a BRPD event. Commodity distribution shifts to Friday June 18 at Shafter Assembly of God from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. July 22 distribution repeats 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. then every fourth Thursday, with questions to Bakersfield 322 3041. AARP Chapter 2809 meets June 21 at noon with a Hawaiian themed potluck and a California Living Museum program on local birds at Veteran’s Hall. Shafter Chamber fireworks July 4 at Shafter High School stadium begins with the band at 7 30 p.m. and fireworks at 9 p.m. BBQ and concessions available.
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Shafter Assembly of God
Elm St
Foster Freeze
Shafter
Bakersfield
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Chapter
Veteran’s Hall
Additon
California Living Museum
Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Wasco teen killer charged in fatal Mark Avenue stabbing
Reyna charged with first degree murder for the March 4 stabbing death of 16 year old Marcopolo Rocha in Wasco. Victim died minutes after being stabbed in a driveway at 315 Mark Ave. Reyna escaped custody for three weeks before arrest in Tracy. If convicted, 25 years to life.
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Cotics
Reyna
Marcopolo Rocha
Wasco
Mark Avenue
Rocha
Mark Ave
Barton
Landa
Leon
Montes
Tracy
Mexico
WWS
Shafter
Shafter-Wasco
Arrest leads to district attorney case after assault
A man named Shamblin was arrested after an assault on a pregnant woman and a man who tried to intervene. The woman suffered bites and superficial injuries while the man, James Anders of Shafter, sustained a severe toe injury from flying glass and a broken fish tank. Shamblin was jailed, treated for fist cuts, and faces arraignment as the case moves to the district attorney. Christina received ambulance care but declined further treatment.
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James Anders
Shafter
Longwith
Shamblin
Kern Medical Center
Christina
Schaeffer
Anders
City refuse fees rise to new monthly rates
Fromia Propose moves to 13.08 while refuse rates shift from 6.40 to 7.68. Delano 8.80 Hanford 12 Wasco 7.50 Arvin 13 Taft 6.20. Delano Hanford and Taft expect increases on July 1.
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Delano
Hanford
Wasco
Arvin
Taft
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Casino
BRPD
P.O
Buttonwillow
Commodities
AARFP
Shafter Press
Santa Barbara
CCA Call
Shafter Small Business Center
Rhodont
Steven D. Gilbertson
D.D.S
UCLA
Wasco Family Dental Office
7Th St
Oupon
Kars Caste Ieem
Sunkist & Welches
Home & Garden
Farmer John
Kings Ettes
John Morrell
Pibb
South Shafter Ave
Sumeo
Betsy Ross
Dolly Madison
Cal Rolls
Butte
Foster Farms
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