Community notices and event listings from Shafter Wasco area
Local readers are invited to submit story ideas for The Shafter Press and Wasco Tribune with deadlines altered for Memorial Day. Memorial Day events include Wasco United Methodist Church dinner with Deep Pit BBQ and a neighborhood town hall in Shafter.
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Shafter Press
Wasco Tribune
Central Avenue
Shafter
Wasco United Methodist Church
BBC
Birch
Wasco
Local water districts secure $9.1 million for Valley storage
Two Central Valley districts gain federal grant funding under WaterSMART to boost water use efficiency and conserve energy. Buena Vista Water Storage District receives $999,681 to cut seepage along earthen canals, add turnouts, install a SCADA system, and save about 4,000 acre feet yearly. The project backs On farm retrofits and wildlife diversity while expanding reliable water delivery for Wasco area growers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Watersmart
California
USDA
Central Valley
Our Valley
Con
Buena Vista
Buttonwillow
Kern County
Jim Costa
Costa
Shafter Vision Project seeks broader community input
The Shafter Vision Project held its second May 26 meeting at Shafter Veteran's Hall. Organizers urge broader attendance and diverse representation to shape a shared future for Shafter, with a Spanish translator available. For details contact City Hall or visit shafter.com.
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Vision Town Hall
Shafter Veteran's Hall
California Avenue
Shafter
Shafter.com
City Hall
Shafter Vision Project
Scott Hurlbert
Shafter Veterans Hall
David Franz
Rich heritage at Shafter Depot Museum preserves local history
The Shafter Depot Museum showcases North Kern heritage from the 1910s onward. Housed in a former Santa Fe Train Depot now at 150 Central Valley Highway, it chronicles rail history, early photography, land settlement by Kern Land Company, and agricultural development with crops like potatoes and cotton shaping the region.
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Geoffrey Taylor
Shafter Depot
Stan Wilson
Shafter Historical Society
Shafter Depot Museum
Shafter
Shafter Press
Central Avenue
Highway 43
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Avenue
Santa Fe
Wasco
Amtrak
North Kern
Shafter Area
Kern Land Company
Ly the Depot Museum
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Shafter Health Dept
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