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An anonymous call led to police finding a body in a Gossamer Grove house being used for the extraction of marijuana oil. The Kern County Sheriff's Office said the dead man was 39-year-old Daniel S. Baek. The Shafter Police Department received a call about 4:38 p.m. about a deceased person inside a residence. The officers went to the 9100 block of Woodbrook Drive, in the Gossamer Grove area of Shafter, where they found Baek inside a residence that also contained an...
Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Shafter Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to [BEGIN ITAL]The Press,[END ITAL] 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to mysteryphoto@The ShafterPress.com. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Inside the freight room of the Shafter Depot in 1978. This photo was taken by Stan Wilson during the...
The Shafter City Council held a special meeting on April 16 to discuss budgetary goals for this year, as well as moving forward. City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez presented a Powerpoint presentation that included the current state of the city, as well as what goals they will have moving toward a post-COVIC-19 community. Gonzalez said that before the pandemic began, the City of Shafter enjoyed fiscal sustainability, a balanced budget and a pension fund that is funded 100%. Gonzalez went on to say that due to Shafter’s economic s...
The Shafter City Council approved fronting $150,000 for the Kern High School District's share of work on Well No. 9 in Shafter, located on the grounds of Shafter High School, along with nearly the same amount of its own money for the project. The well, which is between the Shafter High School and Recreation Department baseball fields, has been inactive since the late 1980s due to nitrate levels exceeding public health standards. The city has decided to get the well operating...
Lost amid the COVID-19 news is a recent accomplishment for which the communities of Lamont and Weedpatch should be proud. The Sunset Labor Camp Bridge Housing Program that was set up by the Housing Authority of Kern County last fall as a temporary shelter for unaccompanied homeless women closed recently. But that is not the story that brings pride. The story of that temporary program, its accomplishments and the Lamont/Weedpatch community that embraced them is a story that needs to be told. People unfamiliar with those commun...
Analise Grace Rivera, infant, of Bakersfield, passed away April 19. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
George White was born in Bakersfield and graduated from Shafter High School. He passed away on April 10 from cancer. During his years in high school, he was very active in sports. He is survived by his parents, George and Joan White; his wife, June; and three children. [CORRECTION: Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this story misstated that membrs of George White's family preceded him in death.]...
SHAFTER Tin Cup Coffee 1101 E. Lerdo Hwy. 661-630-4061 Drive through Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Sun. closed Rocy’s Mexican Food 749 S. Shafter Ave. 661-746-2619 Open every day 8 a.m.—9 p.m. Tony’s Firehouse Restaurant 300 E. Lerdo Hwy. 661-746-9244 Open every day 11 a.m.-7 p.m. El Michoacano 237 Central Ave. 661-746-4872 La Fonda Taqueria and Mariscos 358 Central Ave. 661-746-0034 Don Pepe’s Bar & Grill 301 E. Lerdo Hwy. 661-746-6183 Reopens Friday, April 24, or pickup only. China Cuisine 563 James St. 661...
Jimmy ``Sonny'' Douglas Phillips was born to Jimmy and Eva Grace Phillips and was raised in Shafter. After graduating from Shafter High School, Sonny was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He earned the Vietnam Service Medal with 3 Bronze Service Stars, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Gunner and Purple Hearts. He was a sergeant when he was honorably discharged in 1968. Sonny is survived by his...
John Nickelsen, devoted husband, principled father, and fair-minded businessman, passed away at his home in Carpinteria on April 11, 2020. He was 93. John was born in Albert Lea Minnesota on Sept. 9, 1926, and grew up in Dubuque, Iowa. Parents Emmett and Florence, who were both in the military, raised him to have a strong work ethic, which John passed on to his children. One of his first jobs was to deliver the local paper. Back then, the fee was collected on the route. His fa...
Jacinto Ruiz Gomez was born Aug. 17, 1942, in Donna, Texas, to parents Siriaco and Maria Gomez. He married the love of his life, Concepcion (Maldonado) Gomez, in Edinburg, Texas, on March 23, 1961. The couple moved to California in 1962, and settled in Shafter in 1965. Jacinto worked as a truck driver and in farming during his career; he was employed over the years by American Transfer, Gerald Ford Harvesting and Wilson Ag. Jacinto was preceded in death by his son, Jacinto...
Janet Sue Walker, age 73, passed away on April 17, 2020, in Whitter, surrounded by her family. Born Sept. 2, 1946, Janet was the daughter of Othal Noah Holbrook and Mildred LaVonne Cole-Snarr and adopted father James Edgar Snarr. She was the eldest of three siblings that preceded in death. She was a passionate wife of the late Robert William Walker Sr. Janet was a remarkable woman with a servant heart that touched many people's lives. She was a loving mother/stepmother to 10...
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Yoko Tonoike Martin, born Dec. 10, 1944, came to Bakersfield in 1963 from Tokyo with her husband, Tommy Martin. She worked as a registered nurse for 26 years at San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield and Wasco State Prison. She loved being a nurse and helping people; that was truly her gift from God. She passed away at age 78 on April 14, 2020. Those who knew her loved her. Yoko was the greatest wife, mom and grandma in the whole world. She dedicated her whole life to her family...
The City of Shafter has kept its offices closed to the public, extending the restrictions past April 15 until further notice. Each department in the city has modified its hours and services provided. City Hall office buildings will stay closed to the public, with people needing to contact City Hall able to call 661-746-5000 for further information. The Shafter Police Department has their lobby closed for public access. If someone needs to make an inquiry, a speaker box outside...
The building that houses The Shafter Press and Wasco Tribune, and the former location of Brookside Deli suffered extensive smoke damage and a small fire on Monday morning. But due to the quick response of the Shafter Police Department and the Kern County Fire Department, the damage did not go any further than a portion of the former deli. Shafter police were dispatched to Central Avenue and Central Valley Highway a little after 8 a.m., when smoke was reported coming from the b...
The Shafter Press and Wasco Tribune are facing the same thing our readers and advertisers are living with – big changes in the world around them. In order to best serve our communities with limited staff and limited mobility, we have combined the papers temporarily to publish the news you need and get it to you quickly. Between the print edition and our web sites – TheShafterPress.com and WascoTrib.com – our reporters and editors are working to that end every day. You can still pick up the paper at locations that remai...
April 19 Gerardo De Jesus Mas, 21, was arrested for obstruction of a public officer and disorderly conduct: drug with alcohol. April 18 Dirk Barton Underwood, 50, of Shafter, was arrested for obstruction of a public officer, disorderly conduct: alcohol, pedestrian walking outside of crosswalk and open container of alcohol in public. April 16 Elizabeth Ann Gomez, 50, of Shafter, was arrested for DUI alcohol. Johnny Lee Young, 42, of Shafer, was arrested for possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, burglary in the...
There will be a community drive-in worship at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Ford Theater east parking lot, 1101 E. Lerdo Highway....
Under Gov. Gavin Newsom's Stay at Home order, the community has been urged to refrain from going out unless it is necessary to pick up essentials and other tasks that make it necessary to leave your home. This order does not deter those individuals who are out to break the law. There is no self-quarantining for them. This makes it even more important to have law enforcement and other first responders at the ready for individuals and businesses who are victimized during this...
In this time of crisis, some of residents can easily be overlooked – those of the four-legged variety. Nick Riddick and his staff at Animal Control still are keeping their focus on the safety and well-being of those residents who don't have voices of their own. The offices and shelter of the Shafter Animal Control are closed to the public because of the local state of emergency that was declared by city leaders. However, the department is still in operation and remains d...
