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As activities restart and businesses reopen, we will try to update readers on the status of events and activities throughout the area. Please contact Erica Soriano with additions and changes at [email protected] or call 661-292-5100 by Mon...

As activities restart and businesses reopen, we will try to update readers on the status of events and activities throughout the area. Please contact Erica Soriano with additions and changes at [email protected] or call 661-292-5100 by Mon...

Due to the rapidly changing environment, be aware that scheduled activities may change on a moment’s notice. Check out TheShafterPress.com or WascoTrib.com for updates, and contact event organizers for current status. Event organizers: E-mail...

Community drive-in worship 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....

The Knights of Columbus will be holding a blood donation drive in Wasco on Friday, April 17, in partnership with the Houchin Community Blood Bank. The goal is to help alleviate shortages that have been suffered due to the coronavirus. During this...

Due to the rapidly changing environment, be aware that scheduled activities may change on a moment’s notice. Check out WascoTrib.com or TheShafterPress.com for updates, and contact event organizers for current status. Event organizers: E-mail...

[BEGIN ITAL]Due to the rapidly changing environment, be aware that scheduled activities may change on a moment’s notice. Check out WascoTrib.com for updates, and contact event organizers for current status. Event organizers: E-mail...

Due to the rapidly changing environment, be aware that scheduled activities may change on a moment’s notice. Check out WascoTrib.com for updates, and contact event organizers for current status. Event organizers: E-mail [email protected] or...

ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Pancake breakfast -- Wasco VFW Post 6742 Pancake Breakfast Saturday, March 28, at 603 E St., 8-11 a.m. Call 661-758-1935 for tickets. NEW: Barker Park Community Clean-up — Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Bring your...

ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Gospel concert -- Featuring Jordan River Boys on Sunday, March 8 starting at 11 a.m. At the Griffith Avenue Baptist Church, 408 Griffith Ave. For more info, call 559-786-7307 or 661-758-2516. NEW: Bakersfield’s 49th Annual...

ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Mobile clinic — Friday, Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wasco Library Branch. UPDATED: Free tax filing — The United Way of Kern County is once again offering free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance services to help in the fi...

ANNOUNCEMENTS California Rail Builders — Tuesday, Feb. 25, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Hall, Poplar Avenue, Wasco. Sheriff’s Activities League 16th Annual Fishing Derby — SAL at the Park at Riverwalk, Saturday, Feb. 29, 7 a.m.-noon. For more...

ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: California Rail Builders — Tuesday, Feb. 25, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Veterans Hall, Poplar Avenue, Wasco. NEW: Sheriff’s Activities League (SAL) 16th Annual Fishing Derby— SAL at the Park at Riverwalk, Saturday, Feb. 29, 7 a.m.-no...

ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Celebrate Black History Month — Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park and the Friends of Allensworth invite you to celebrate Black History Month on Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. For more information, tickets and directions...

Jan. 27 Brandon Christopher King, 34, of Wasco, was arrested in the 2000 block of Highway 46 for second-degree robbery and wearing a mask for unlawful purposes. He was booked into the Kern County Jail. Manuel Navarro, 37, of Wasco, was arrested in th...

ANNOUNCEMENTS Free citizenship class -- Open enrollment. Classes are Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. in Room 302 of the Wasco Adult Education Center, 1445 Poso Drive. Call 661-758-7414 Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for information. Free tax filing — The...

ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Free citizenship class -- Open enrollment. Classes are Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. in Room 302 of the Wasco Adult Education Center, 1445 Poso Drive. Call 661-758-7414 Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for information. Free tax filing...

ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Blood drive — Wasco Knights of Columbus is having a Houchin Community Blood Bank drive Friday, Jan. 17, 1:45-6 p.m., at 810 8th St., Wasco. Donors receive a free Star Wars shirt. SSponsored by Kern Family Health Care. NEW: Free...

ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Girls softball team -- Bakersfield Power Travel Girls Softball Team is seeking experienced players (age 12). Tryouts are Saturday, Jan. 11, 9 a.m.-noon at Polo Park, 11000 Noriega Rd. (near Old Farm Road), Bakersfield. Call Coach...

ANNOUNCEMENTS Seeking all veterans -- A meeting will be held Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. at the Shafter Veterans Hall, 309 California Ave., Shafter. Call Mike Miller for more details, 661-477-9261. Libraries closed — All Kern County libraries will...

ANNOUNCEMENTS Seeking all veterans -- A meeting will be held Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. at the Shafter Veterans Hall, 309 California Ave., Shafter. Call Mike Miller for more details, 661-477-9261. Elks’ New Year’s Eve party — Open to the...

ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Seeking all veterans -- A meeting will be held Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. at the Shafter Veterans Hall, 309 California Ave., Shafter. Call Mike Miller for more details, 661-477-9261. Elks’ New Year’s Eve party — Open to the...

ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Elks’ New Year’s Eve party — Open to the public at 16694 Wasco Ave., Wasco. Doors open at 5 p.m. Call Annie for tickets and more information, 661- 203-7328. NEW: Libraries closed — All Kern County libraries will be closed D...

ANNOUNCEMENTS Santa is coming — Santa Claus is flying in! Stuffed animal giveaway courtesy of Ming Avenue PetSmart. Santa arrives Saturday, Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. Open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Minter Field Air Museum, 401 Vultee Ave., Shafter. Social...