Shafter High honors teachers and Cinco De Mayo royalty
At a packed City Council meeting the Jim Burke Education Foundation named 2013 Teacher of the Year Jorge Maldonado and Rising Stars from 33 nominees. Cinco De Mayo Queen Joanna Benitez and her court received certificates and a Key to Maldonado. Kristyana Lopez and Eliene Soriano were runner ups for MECHA club achievements.
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Family seeks honors for local soldier on Memorial Day wall
The family of John Simpson, a Navy veteran who died in 2001, fights to have his name added to the Wasco Veterans Memorial Wall and listed in the annual paper and Memorial Day ceremony. They say the process has been lengthy while cemetery officials confirm his name is on the wall and will be read at the ceremony.
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Kern County volunteer drives grocery delivery for seniors
The Kern County Mental Health Volunteer Senior Outreach Program seeks volunteers to deliver groceries to seniors in Wasco and Shafter. Interested callers should reach Melanie Davie-Haynes at 758-7332. The program also offers training for volunteers.
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DMV Shafter Office Closed for Renovations This Summer
The California DMV will close the Shafter field office from May 31 at 5 pm to September 3 at 8 am for renovations. The upgrade expands space from 3,300 to 4,100 square feet and adds 23 parking spots, with services redirected to Bakersfield, Bakersfield Southwest, and Delano offices. Online services and phone support remain available for appointments, registrations, renewals, plates, address changes, and fee payments.
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Sequoia Shines at Kern County Math Field Day
Sequoia School wins multiple prizes at the 43rd Kern County Math Field Day held at Liberty High School. Over 700 students from the county competed in written events for sixth to eighth grades. Team members included Jose Bravo, Nathan Gonzalez, Oscar Mata, Jovany Medina, Anageli Mejia, Carolina Mora, Juan Vasquez, Lindsay Wright, Kyler Martinez, Brianna Acosta, Allyson Bergman, Jordan Buenrostro, Karly Cleveland, Corie Richardson, Parneet Behniwal and Miguel Maldonado.
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Suspect Sentenced in Shafter Robbery Death Case
Guadalupe Ramos, 72, was killed during a 2012 FoodsCo robbery in Shafter. One suspect received life without parole at Wasco State Prison. co-defendant Lawrence Slaughter was also given life without parole. A second suspect, Maximillian McDonald, had his sentencing postponed again, leaving Ramos’s family frustrated.
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