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Wayne Leroy Christolear was born on Jan. 22, 1949, in Wasco, to Murl (Thomasson) and Wesley Leroy Christolear. He passed away peacefully at home on March 20, 2023, in Hurricane, Utah, at the age of 74. Wayne grew up in the Delano/McFarland area and graduated from McFarland High School in 1967. After high school, Wayne joined the U.S. Navy and served for four years during the Vietnam War era. In 1968, he married his high school sweetheart, Rosann Burtcher, and they would have...
Norma Jean McDowell was born on April 8, 1952, to Mr. Corley and Mrs. Beulah Patterson McDowell in Bakersfield. Norma lived in Wasco the majority of her life. She received all of her primary education in Wasco and was a WHS graduate. She also attended Bakersfield College, California State University, Bakersfield, and San Jose State University as post-secondary school. Ms. Norma Jean married the love of her life, Mr. David Leon Williams, in 1976. Mr. David Leon Williams...
Shafter High School named its Students of the Month for the month of March, with each student receiving a certificate to commemorate the event. The students displayed exemplary work in the classroom, earning them a place on the list. The honored students are: Mariana Morales Rosales, Cassandra Gutierrez, Rubi Perez Navarro, Hector Lopez Montano, Jacqueline Rodriguez Nunez, Joselyn Valdovinos Moreno, Christian Vega, Alan Fierro Gomez, Alessandra Valle, Aubree Brown, Leah Romo,...
Shafter resident and veteran Barry Bongberg has written a book of memories from his time spent in Vietnam. He will be signIng his book, "Dear Mom and Dad, Letters Home from Vietnam 1967-1969," at the Shafter Depot Museum, 150 Central Valley Hwy., on Saturday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The book follows Bongberg's experiences in Vietnam through his 268 letters written home during his 23 months of duty there. His mother saved each letter and stored them in a box in the bas...
The Shafter Young Adults Theater will be performing their production of the Broadway hit "Singin' in the Rain" at the Shafter Ford Theater Friday and Saturday, March 31-April 1. The group has been rehearsing for several weeks, learning a variety of dances and singing numbers, bringing the Broadway hit to life. Led by Mayor Chad Givens, the theater troupe has been performing for the past three years, a welcome addition to the Shafter Children's Summer Theater, which has been...
The California-Nevada-Hawaii Kiwanis District 33 held a meeting and awards luncheon at Hodel's Country Dining recently, covering over 400 clubs in the western region of the United States. The district's governor, Valarie Brown-Klingelhoefer, was in attendance and presented two awards to Shafter community members for their years of service to their community. Lt. Governor Ricardo "Chief" Ibarra also helped honor the pair of recipients. They gave a Community Service Award to...
