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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 2003
Page
1
Basketball shooting competition at Richland Activity Center on Friday April 11 from 3 to 5 pm. Gift certificates awarded for Point Shooting Backwards Free Throw Girls Free Throw and Boys Free Throw. Registration fee one dollar at the door.
Parolee Rene Nayape, 22, 150 pounds, 5 feet 6 inches with shaved head and VWL tattoo, fled after a kidnapping near Contal Valley Avenue and Scarolt. Gutierrez drove a red 1995 Oldsmobile, swerving between lanes, and crashed into a parked car before escaping toward West Side. An adult female and a 12-year-old child, offered a ride to Wasco, fled the car. both sustained minor injuries and were released after officers intervened.
Bob Wiebe, raised in San Jose, joins the Shafter Planning Commission as the area in the Southern San Joaquin Valley stirs with growth. Wiebe notes the city’s expansion during his absence and expresses interest in staying involved as development accelerates.
Gary Rodriguez receives the Community Service Award and credits his work with Self-Help Enterprises for affordable housing progress in Shafter. Born in Wasco and educated at Shafter High Bakersfield College and Cal State Northridge, he emphasizes organizing and citizenship, aiming to connect Smiths Corner to city services without cost.
The council approved Resolution 1610 to shield city workers called to active duty from financial hardship by covering the gap between military pay and city pay including overtime and allowances. Three reservists were called up, two activated. managers say current families may not need city aid, but backfilling vacant posts adds cost.
Police say four Shafter residents were arrested after a rolling stakeout linked them to multiple burglaries. Officers found stolen items and narcotics in a mobile home where a baby cried. Donald Wilson, 30, facedReceiving Stolen Property charges. Donald Perales, 44, facedReceiving Stolen Property and Child Endangerment. Vickie Traylor, 27, faced Child Endangerment. Timothy Beltran, 41, faced Methamphetamine Possession for Sale and Child Endangerment.
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