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As you drive down Shafter Avenue, you might notice some new colors around the cafeteria that hosts Richland Junior High and Redwood Elementary schools Last month, a new program was started to help divert materials from going to the landfill. In the past, all items went into the trash and were left to rot in the landfill, but now a very large percentage is going to a greater good. The new colors you see on the bins represent recovery in organics and recycling efforts. There...
Have you ever found yourself in life where everything is rather quiet? Perhaps you accomplished the goals and endeavors you once set forth, or perhaps you have let off the gas and are cruising by. You find yourself in a season in which preparation isn’t necessary. There are moments in life in which it is evident that God is tugging at our hearts for a mission and a task. Naturally, we begin to become ready to take on that task. In my short years of pastoring it seems that w...
Wasco High School students can earn a college degree before they graduate through the Wonderful Agriculture Career Prep and Bakersfield College. The program, sponsored by the Wonderful Company, offers an associate of science degree in Ag Business or Ag Mechanics from Bakersfield College. It includes 60 units of college coursework (20 college classes) and guaranteed enrollment in all college classes. Students receive a free Chromebook for all four years, college tutors to support all courses, college visitation trips all four...
Supervisor David Couch was the special guest at Monday's Rotary meeting, and highway improvements were the hot topic. Wasco Union Elementary School District Superintendent of Kelly Richers introduced Couch to the attendees by recapping the recent November supervisorial election, which was in the forefront of the news after redistricting. Special guests attending with Couch were Field Representatives Isabel Zamora and Zachary Wakefield. Both work in Couch's office. When Couch...
Come to the Wasco Animal Shelter to meet Blaze, is a male hazel Cattle Dog mix, approximately 2 years old and about 45-50 pounds. He is owner-surrendered for continually getting out of the yard. Blaze is outgoing and friendly and very handsome. His number is AC19-108. You can visit Blaze at the Animal Shelter at 5409 7th St. or call 661-758-7240 for more information. The shelter is open from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m.; Monday through Friday. -Wasco Animal Shelter...
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Ryan Hope Wahl, of Wasco, passed away March 7, 2019, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
March 14 Jorge Flores, 26, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1800 block of Bay Meadow Drive for violating a protective court order. He was booked into the Kern County Jail. Ryan Sims, 46, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1700 block of Highway 46 for possession of controlled substance paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. He was booked into the Kern County Jail. Lesley Flores, 30, of Wasco, was arrested at the intersection of E Street and Poso...
Here's this week's challenge, courtesy of the Wasco 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 The Tribune, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: The First Methodist Church and parsonage from 1913.....
ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Career preparation -- Wonderful Agriculture Career Prep Class of 2023 at Wasco Union High School. Must come to one of the following meetings and bring a parent or guardian. [BEING ITAL]This meeting is mandatory.[END ITAL]. [BOX] Tuesday, March 26 at 6 p.m. [BOX] Thursday, March 28 at 6 p.m. [BOX] Wednesday, April 3 at 6 p.m. All meetings will be in the Wasco High School cafeteria. Contact WHS for questions, 661-758-7400: David Abernathy at extension 50326 or Ian Hunter at extension 50306. Applications must...
An inmate at Wasco State Prison has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2017 strangulation killing of his cellmate. A Kern County jury returned the guilty verdict March 7 against Michael Beardsley in the death of his cellmate, James Morris District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer reported, giving details of the case in a press release. On Feb. 7, 2017, at around 3:05 p. m., a corrections officer heard inmates yelling “man down” in the area of cell 112. Responding officers saw the two assigned inmates inside cell 112; inm...
Shopping at American Tire Depot extends their relationship with their clients beyond the norm. The company provides several incentives to purchase and return again and again with their continued customer service. One of the special deals that American Tire Depot provides is once you buy tires from the store; you can come in and get free rotation, balancing and alignment for as long as you have the vehicle. They even fix flats for free, whether or not you bought the tire at the...
Rabobank Convention Center was jam-packed with over 500 students anxiously waiting for their science projects to be judged last week. Wasco had 25 students exhibit their science fair projects at the county competition, with six winning awards. An eighth-grader from Thomas Jefferson School, Farmer Moreno, took 1st place in Science and Antonio Maldonado, a sixth-grader from Palm Avenue, took 1st place in Environmental Engineering. Sixth-grader Yarelli Sanchez from Teresa Burke t...
The Wasco Union Elementary School District is in good financial shape, its chief business officer reported to the board Tuesday night. Chief Business Officer of the Wasco Union Elementary School District Karen Evens advised the board that the district is in good shape financially. "We are in good financial standing now and for the next couple of years," she said. "The biggest source of revenue is the local Control Funding Formula," Evans said. "The biggest expense is salary an...
