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In March, Wasco High School will be asking taxpay-ers to pass a bond for nearly $40 million to build a new gym and renovate the old one.

A town hall meeting was held Tuesday in the cafete-ria at the high school, where Assistant Superintendent Rob Cobb presented an outline of why the district needs a new gym.

“The $38.9-million bond is pared down from the one the district attempted to pass in 2018,” Cobb said. “The gym will have a seating capacity of 2,000.”

Cobb stated that the assessed value of someone with a home worth $200,000 would pay $60 a year more in taxes, which calculates to only $30 per year per

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in absenteeism, and a 0.8% in suspensions.

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A new coach has been added to the staff of the Wasco Reserve baseball club.

Coach Jason Stowers, head coach at Kentucky Christian University, will assist Coach Bill Moore once practices begin in May.

Stowers is originally from Bristol, Tenn., but lives in Grayson, Ky. He played high school ball at Tennessee High School in Bristol, and his collegiate experience was at Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, Ky.

Stowers said that he has coached five 1st-round draft choices in the major league baseball draft. In addition, he has coached eight players that have played in the major leagues

“I have also coached six All-American Honorable Mention players,” he said. “I have also recruited four Conference- Fresh-man-of-the-Year players, as well as one runner-up.

Stowers has also coached two players chosen as National Player of the Week (US-CAS), 14 Gold Glove Award winners, over

30 collegiate All-Conference players and record-setting pitching staffs.

Stowers is looking forward to working with Moore this summer.

“His coach freed Jason up for us,” Moore said. “Jason has already taken care of what he needed to do for next his next season, and I was able to make an arrange-ment where we were able to get him.”

“I’ve known Jason for several years,” Moore said. “I’m looking forward to hav-ing his experience on the field with the guys from Wasco.”

Jason Stowers, new assistant coach of the Wasco Reserve.

Reserve names new assistant coach


The twin boys had a taste of what a farm-er’s life would be like when they worked in the cotton, potato and alfalfa fields as young boys.

Both played sports at school and were both equally talented in their respec-tive positions. “We played sports together throughout school,” John said. “We started out playing T Ball, youth football with the packers, ran track, baseball and Little League. “I got a varsity letter in track and

football where I was the quarterback, and Nick was a receiver.

Sutton has been in law enforcement since he decided on a career track while in college. His brother works at PG&E on the Central Coast.

Originally, Sutton thought he was going to go into education and become a teacher, but during college he enrolled in the police academy. “I had a change of heart,” he said.

Sutton first worked for the Porterville Police Department. “I was hired as an un-

A warden witha giving heart

Wasco State Prison Warden John Sutton.

WHS architect’s rendering of future gymnasium.

New $30M gym for WHS?

Assistant Superintendent Rob Cobb presents case for bond issue.

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JAMIE STEWARTWasco Tribune

Assistant Superintendent David Bowling gave the school board a report on the progress made by the students of the Wasco Union Elementary School District -- and it was a positive one.

Wasco students showed improvement in the series of tests that are conducted every year to assess where a school and a district as a whole is progressing ac-cording to state standards set by the State Board of Education.

Wasco’s overall score was 3.0, on a 1-5 scale. The state average was 1.8.

In 2018, as a district, Wasco Elementary was working below the state average with a score of 2.8, with the majority of their cat-egories, including English and Math, in the Orange catego-ry. The colors range from Red as the lowest on the scale, to

WUESD improvesin testsScores almost twicecounty average

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WASCO TRIBUNE Thursday, January 16, 2020

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For updates or to submit additional information about a club, organization or meeting listed in this public service col-umn, call the Wasco Tribune at 661-292-5100 or email [email protected].

Here’s this week’s challenge, courte-sy of the Wasco Historical Society. If you know the location, circumstanc-es, 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: From a 1960s Wasco 20-30 Club meeting. From left are Bob Waugh, Harold Steward, John Camp, unknown, Art Parratt and Wolfgang Renken.

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ARREST LOGAs reported by the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, Wasco substation

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Stella is a small female black, yellow, tan, blond and fawn spaniel mix. She came in as a stray. She is approximately 10 months old and was scanned for a microchip but nothing was found. Stella is good with other dogs and people. Give us a call to visit Stella at 758-7240. #AC19-638. Stella is available at the Wasco Animal Shelter, 5409 7th St.

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TUESDAYFree yoga — White Wolf Wellness Foundation offers a

free yoga class starting Jan. 7 and continuing Jan. 21, Feb. 4 and Feb. 18 at 7:15 p.m. at the Wasco Community Cen-ter, 1280 Poplar Ave. Yoga instructor Yani Valdez teaches stretching to help with pain, stress and anxiety. Provided by Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services.

FREE Adult Hip Hop Class -- 7 p.m. at the Shafter Rec-reation Walker Senior Center at 505 Sunset, Shafter. Class-es are $3 donation. Led by Brandi Root.

Woman’s Club -- Meeting second Tuesday at noon until May at clubhouse, 1601 7th St.

WUESD -- Wasco Union Elementary School District meets second Tuesday in the board room at 6:30 p.m.

City Council -- Meets first and third Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on 8th Street.

WEDNESDAYNEW: Game On — Family Fun Jan. 22 at 3:30 p.m. at

the Wasco Branch Library.Free Fit Camp — Get fit with Giselle, 6:30 p.m. Mon-

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Zumba Gold (modified Zumba) — FREE for all ages, 9:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at 505 Sunset Ave., Shafter, at the Walker Senior Center. Call Shafter Recre-ation for information, 661-746-3303.

THURSDAYACTS Class –-Alcohol and chemical treatment series

meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Sounds of Pentecost, 2000 Palm Ave. Rides are available.

FRIDAYStorytime and craft — At 3:30 p.m. at the Wasco Library.Seniors exercise -- Wasco Senior Center exercise class,

starting at 10 a.m. 1280 Poplar St. Family Storytime & Crafts -- 3:30-5 p.m. at the Wasco

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38, of Bakersfield, was ar-rested in the 300 block of North Leonard Avenue for disorderly conduct. He was booked into the Kern Coun-ty Jail.

Alfredo Figueroa, 39, of Wasco, was arrested at the intersection of Highway 43 and Jackson Street for driving a vehicle without a license and an expired ve-hicle registration. He was booked into the Kern Coun-ty Jail.

Adrian Perez, 39, of Wasco, was arrested in the 2000 block of 9th Place for being an active gang member carrying a loaded firearm, being an active gang member carrying a concealed firearm, felon in possession of prohibited ammunition, possession of a controlled substance while armed, felon in pos-session of a firearm, pos-session of unlawful para-phernalia, possession of a controlled substance, fail-ure to maintain a vehicle

license plate lamp and ve-hicle tail lamp violations. He was booked into the Kern County Jail. JAN. 7

Esmeralda Mata, 34, of Wasco, was arrested at the intersection of Poso Drive and Broadway for driv-ing a vehicle without a li-cense and failure to stop at a crosswalk. She was cited and released at the scene.

Antonio Soto, 55, of Wasco, was arrested at the intersection of 6th Street and F Street for possession

of a controlled substance. He was cited and released at the scene. JAN. 8

Esteban Lara, 34, of Wasco, was arrested at the intersection of 6th Street and D Street for possession of unlawful paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, obstructing/delaying a peace officer and riding a bicycle dur-ing the hours of darkness without a headlamp. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.

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

NEW: Free tax filing — The United Way of Kern County is once again offering free VITA (Volunteer In-come Tax Assistance) Services for Shafter residents to help file their 2019 tax returns. The service begins in February. You can contact the city at (661) 746-5001 for more details.

NEW: Libraries closed — All libraries will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, for Martin Luther King’s Day.

Volunteer readers -- Karl Clemens Elementary School is looking for volunteer readers to read to class-rooms Monday through Thursday from 9-10 a.m. Vol-unteers need to be trained for this project. Contact aca-demic coach Tara Rojas at 661-758-7120, ext. 42007.

Seeking all veterans -- A meeting will be held Mon-day, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. at the Shafter Veterans Hall, 309 California Ave., Shafter. Call Mike Miller for more de-tails, 661-477-9261.

Wasco Animal Shelter — Donations are welcomed: nonplumping cat litter, kitten/puppy chow and stainless steel buckets. Drop off donations at the shelter, 5409 7th St. Open Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

MOFA -- Mexican American Opportunity Founda-tion of Bakersfield is a vocational training program at no cost. Career enhancement classes, externship, com-puters, typing and GED. Call for more information, 661-336-6821 or email MAOF.org

Class of 1969 —Wasco High School Class of 1969 is looking for members for its 50th reunion. The classes of 1966-1972 also are invited. Contact Earl Grizzell or email grizzell@!comcast.net or 550-300-4410.

ONGOINGSenior lunch – Senior center serving meal Monday-

Friday at 11:25 a.m., 1280 Poplar St.

MONDAYFree Fit Camp — Get fit with Giselle, 6:30 p.m. Mon-

days and Wednesdays, at the Shafter Youth Center, 455 E. Euclid Ave. On Instagram at getfitgigi.

Zumba Gold (modified Zumba) — FREE for all ages, 9:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at 505 Sunset Ave., Shafter, at the Walker Senior Center. Call Shafter Recre-ation for information, 661-746-3303.

North Kern 4H -- Meetings 7 p.m. second Monday of each month at Karl Clemens Elementary School cafeteria, 523 Broadway St.

Mayor’s office hours -- Mayor Alex Garcia holds office hours on the second Monday, 3-6 p.m., at 810 8th St.

Rotary Club -- Wasco Rotary Club meets every Monday at the Wasco Recreation Center at noon.

Adult education -- Enroll for classes at 1445 Poso Drive. High school diploma program, ESL, citizenship and Mi-crosoft Office.

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It was at that time that Sutton made a ca-

reer choice by applying to the Department of Corrections. “I chose that because of the unlimited opportunities and availability for advancement.”

Twenty-nine-year-old Sutton was as-signed to Ironwood Prison in Blythe. “It was a new prison at that time,” he said.

Then it was on to Wasco in 1991.“We have 5,000 prisoners at Wasco State

Prison,” Sutton said. “The prison used to be an annex but now it is incorporated into the city.”

The site was originally a dove-hunting spot.

Sutton’s goals for 2020 include main-taining the safety within the prison and keeping up with the new laws provided by the Department of Corrections.

“I am proud of the staff here at the pris-on,” he said. “Staff doesn’t hesitate to give back to the community.”

“To be able to live and be in a position to give back in Wasco is a special feeling.”

Sutton has been at Wasco State Prison

for 29 years. “The state is a great provider,” he said.

“I never thought I would have this oppor-tunity to work with such a dedicated staff.”

Even though Sutton and his wife are get-ting ready to move into a home on the Cen-tral Coast, he plans to drive back to Wasco Monday mornings and stay through Friday.

Warden tries to give backFrom Page 1

Wasco State Prison Warden John Sutton with M. J. Pae at the December Woman’s Club Special Education Christmas Party.

Warden John Sutter presents a donation for the July fireworks show to Orange Heart’s Traci Mills-Clendenen and Orquidea Ocampo.

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A meeting on “green” goals included a review of the WUESD’s progress in dealing with longterm is-sues the district faced over the last decade, and how the environment was consid-ered in implementing solu-tions.

Superintendent Kelly Richers hosted the meeting with the Electric Vehicle Partnership, Project Clean Air and the San Joaquin Valley Clean Air Coalition on Tuesday at the district office.

He reported on issues the district has been work-ing on for several years:

The district was ex-pected to gain about 50 stu-dents annually.

There was no capacity to build out Thomas Jef-ferson, Clemens or Prueitt schools.

There were too many middle school students for one site.

No school was located north of Highway 46.

All elementary stu-dents were transported.

The district office had outgrown its original build-ing.

There was insufficient

room for Student Services (Special Education).

There was insufficient parking at Prueitt, with a dangerous traffic situation

arising during student drop-off and pickup.

The city had changed its water pricing structure, dramatically increasing costs for the district. The district used to get a spe-cial rate and it is now being charged the industrial rate, which is more expensive.

Richers continued to talk about what the district has done in order to “go green,” such as completing a dis-trict office complex over-haul and relocating office personnel, solar-powering

the district office complex and the Prueitt parking lot, and built a new elementary school on the other side of Highway 46 for students in

that area - James A. Forrest Elementary.

In 2019, the district completed the Palm Avenue gymnasium and converted the school to a second mid-dle school. Richers added that because of the cost, it was more cost-effective to build a new elementary school. “An elementary school costs $25 million to build while a middle school costs $50 million,” Richers said. “It’s all in the num-bers.”

The district also placed shade structures at Prueitt, Palm, Burke, Clemens and Forrest and replaced natural grass with artificial grass or a substitute at Palm, Forrest and the district office.

A regional planner for the Kern Council of Gov-ernments. Linda Urata, ini-tiated a discussion on the school district’s “green” goals, specifically electric automobiles.

The district also ob-tained six electric cars with charging stations at the dis-trict office site. “Because of various grants, these vehi-cles did not cost the district money,” Richers said.

The district also is plan-ning on installing solar pan-els at Jefferson, Palm, Cle-mens and Forrest.

The new Maintenance, Operations and Training Building will be completed soon, and additional charg-ing stations will be placed at Burke, Forrest and the new MOT building. The district is also planning on putting in artificial grass at those sites.

Richers also talked about a need for electric cars for several reasons, such as instead of paying mileage with stipends for staff members when using their own vehicles, it would be cheaper for them to use

an electric car. Richers also added

that with electric cars, the savings would be about $7,000 yearly for the first four years, probably dou-ble that with additional cars now being used. “The district has saved about $28,000 so far since the inception of the program,” he said.

He also mentioned that when using the electric cars and going from school to school, air pollution will be virtually stopped.

He also stated that he has calculated the district won’t need another school before 18 years.

He presented a list of the current enrollment numbers at each of the school sites, as well as the maximum ca-pacity allowed per school.

Forrest currently has 610 and has the capacity for 750 students with room for 140 more.

Prueitt also has 610 students and has the capac-ity for 750 with room for 140 more.

Clemens has 598 stu-dents, with a capacity of 700, with room for 52 more.

Burke has 611 stu-dents, with a capacity for 750, and room for an addi-tional 186.

Palm Avenue currently has 614 students and a ca-pacity of 800, with room for an additional 186.

Jefferson has 570 stu-dents and a capacity for 750, with room for 180 more.

Richers mentioned that the district has saved 204,000 gallons of water per month due to using ar-tificial turf, which adds up to 2,448,000 gallons a year.

He said that additional charging stations will be placed at Palm, and the Cle-mens office on Griffith will have off-street unloading of students to replace the cur-rent MOT location. In addi-tion, artificial grass will be placed at Clemens.

Rob Lichtman from Charge Point EV described how the electric vehicles worked and what the range of travel is with the differ-ent charge levels.

“People will be ‘topping off’ their vehicles as they drive them,” Lichtman said “much like some top off their gas tank while driving to keep it at a full level.”

He also said that the distance a car will go on a single charge depends on the type of battery installed in the car. “The first electric

cars go about 140 miles,” Lichtman said. “The newer cars will go much further.”

He said that charging stations are cropping up everywhere and by 2025,

there will be 6 million elec-tric cars on the road.

Due to liability issues, the charging stations will not be available to the pub-lic.

WUESD going green in moving forward

When using the electric cars and going from school to school, air pollution will be virtually stopped.

Superintendent Kelly Richers hosted the “green” meeting.

Regional Planner Linda Urata of Kern COG opened the meeting.

Charge Point EV’s Rob Lichtman shared information about electrical vehicles.


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PASTOR JIM NEALLucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman

statesman who lived from 5 BC-65 AD, made a statement that should be written and remembered in 2020. He said, “We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the (what is) right.”

A very profound statement, isn’t it? Es-pecially when we consider it was written by a man who died in 65 AD. This thought kinda runs counterculture to the prevalent thought of today, doesn’t it? In a day when prosperity, ease and opulence seem to be the norm for most people, it might be a good idea to slow down and consider where such ideas have driven us.

I read an article the other day written by a 26-year-old MBA student that really stirred my innards. She began her writing with the profound statement, “My genera-tion is blind to the prosperity around us!” She went on to share how anesthetized her generation has become to the ease and pros-perity that permeates our society. However, I hasten to disagree with her; for it is not just the younger generation but, the entirety

of the American populace that has grown for the most part complacent to our state of opulence.

Most families have two cars, a warm/cool home, a refrigerator full of food, pock-ets or purses filled with money (or plas-tic cash) -- not to mention we carry a cell phone that has more computer capabilities than was even known when man first set foot on the moon.

It is so easy to get complacent to all the glitter, gadgets and gizmos that we lose sight of the most important aspects of life such as love, compassion and community, all of which cost little in dollars and cents. We live in a world where it is too easy to fall prey to the thought that all we need is more money, more programs or a different administration in the White House. The truth of the matter is this, when we “boil down” all our challenges, thoughts and desires, when will come to the realization that it is really a heart problem and nothing else?

It is how we perceive things, not how they really are. In truth, most do not worry about unemployment until they lose their

own job, or about the hunger issue until there is no money for food, nor even the housing issue or lack thereof until financial straits hit and they are forced to move to a less desirable neighborhood or worst lose their home.

Those types of incidents are what Sen-eca refers to as adversities. When they, adversities, hit what happens? Do we be-come wiser as he suggests, or do we be-come cynical and blame the system, the government or worst of all others.

King Solomon said it this way in Prov-erbs 24:10, ”If you faint in the day of ad-versity, your strength (faith) is small.” Solomon does not deny that adversity will come, as some in the faith com-munity imply today, but seems to imply that they are a way of life for everyone. The challenge continues; can we remain strong, stay the course and come out a stronger more faith-filled individual in the midst of the adverse conditions. Of course we can, if we remember that ever situation of life, adversity or prosperity, will either make us better or bitter, civil or cynical, thankful or thankless – it is

our choice.Let me wrap this up lest I become to

“preachy” by saying as you look around today, take stock of the blessings that you have received by the grace of God. Do not take anything for granted, but flip it over and remember who or what came into your life to allow you to have or to be what you are.

Smile as your mind brings into focus the adversity that came to bear on you at some point and that through and by faith you weathered the storm and became stron-ger, wiser and more resilient. It helps to re-member the words of the Apostle Paul who wrote to those same Romans that Seneca wrote to when he instructed, “All things work together for good for those who love the Lord and are the called according to His purpose.”

And for goodness sake do not take for granted the prosperity you enjoy; for truth be told in a world where the medium per capita income is less than $4,00 per year, you are indeed rich.

Jim Neal is pastor of First Southern Baptist Church in Shafter.

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Wasco Independence High School has been named by the California Department of Education as a Model Continuation School or 2018. Out of 441 continuation schools in the state, 32 were recognized. The announcement stated the 32 schools were des-ignated for “creating innovative programs that focus on academics and social and emotional learning and helping students who have faxed many challenges, including chronic absenteeism and truancy, get back on the path to realizing their full academic potential.”State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced: “These model continuation high schools provide a space where students can feel a sense of accomplishment and increased confi dence and receive strong educational support. Creating an academically challenging yet encouraging school climate can help turn an at-risk student into a high school graduate prepared for a future career or col-lege.”All schools honored offered specialized programs that strategically tackled local concerns. The Model School visiting team’s report on WIHS singled out school management. “Wasco Independence High School is in a unique position to be of service to the community it serves.” It singled out Principal Mar-tin Lonza for his years of leadership and mentorship. Also highlighted: 70 percent of the staff live locally or are native Wasconians, which adds accountability to the decisionmaking and motivation to implement and support those decisions.

“We are very pleased and honored to be identifi ed by the California Department of Education as a Mod-el Continuation High School,” Principal Lanza com-mented. “Our goal and intent of purpose is to provide educational options for our students and community. This recognition affi rms our ability and efforts in supporting students and community at a high level.”He referred to the school’s focus on students earn-ing an Adult High School diploma, English as a Sec-ond Language, citizenship and Bakersfi eld College classes. “I commend our students, staff and district for making Wasco Independence High the school it is today. Students of all ages can now fi nd educa-tional offerings and guidance at Wasco Independence High.”Also mentioned was the support given by district administration by supplying tools and facilities. Superintendent Lori Albrecht shared: “I am very

Mayor Gilberto Reyna presented Safe Surrender Baby Coalition member Barbara Gladden with a proclamation declaring February as Safely Surrender Month.

At the recent City Council meet-ing, the City of Wasco proclaimed February as Safely Surrender Baby Awareness Month to publicize planned events highlighting the im-portance of the state’s Safely Surren-dered Baby Law. The Safely Surrendered Baby Law responds to the increasing number of newborn infant deaths due to aban-donment in unsafe locations. First created in January 2001, the law’s intent is to save the lives of newborn infants at risk of abandonment by encouraging parents or persons with lawful custody to safely surrender the infant within 72 hours of birth, with no questions asked. In Kern County, there have been 62 babies safely sur-

rendered since 2006.Here, a newborn baby can be safely surrendered into the hands of any hospital emergency room or fi re station staff. The Safely Sur-rendered Baby Coalition, under the coordination of the Department of Human Services, works to edu-cate Kern County residents about this important law. The coalition is made up of a small group of dedi-cated individuals representing a long list of agencies, nonprofi t or-ganizations, hospitals, and stake-holders, including First Five Kern, Bakersfi eld City Fire Department, the Kern County Fire Department, Kern Medical, Mercy & Memorial Hospitals, San Joaquin Community Hospital & Clinica Sierra Vista, among others .

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WHS students and council members worked together Monday night.. Front row, left to right: Keilahna Molina, Council Member Danny Espitia, Zae Breanna Chappel, Mayor Pro Tem Alex Garcia and Cecilia Madueno. Back row, left to right: Vilma Hernandez, Lupe Leon, Mayor Gilberto Reyna, Council Member Cherylee Wegman, Felipe Acosta and Council Member Tilo Cortez.

SHARON SHARPFOR WASCO TRIBUNE

Paul Ante’s Government/Economics juniors and seniors from Wasco High were given the opportunity to sit side-by-side with Mayor Gilberto Reyna, the City Council members and City Clerk Duviet Rodri-guez at Tuesday’s council meeting. The meeting opened with a call to order, fl ag salute and invocation, all introduced by student Lupe Leon. Brian Rodriguez from Freewill Baptist Church pro-vided the invocation. Student Vilma Hernandez led the roll call.Communication from the audience included John Pallares reporting his car had recently been stolen. He was pleased that it had been recovered and ex-pressed his hope that law enforcement did not con-sider that resolved but continue their efforts toward apprehending those responsible.Best Western Owner Sam Patel stated he had 8 break-ins in 17 days and sought assistance from the Sheriff’s Department and City Council.Consent Calendar items, which are those which

the staff determines to be routine and noncontrover-sial, were unanimously passed.Finance Director Bob Ruiz explained proposed midyear changes the fi scal year budget. He indicated increases were due to additional expenditures, such as replacement of the city phone system, upgrading fi nancial computer systems and council-approved expenditures. He stated all major revenue categories improved over last year. The $578,163 in changes took the budget to $6,052,429, for a 10.5 percent difference. The council unanimously voted to accept the revised budget.Sgt. Augustin Moreno addressed Pallares’ com-ments about his recovered vehicle. He said that the Sheriff’s Offi ce would continue to work the case until it reached a “dead end or an arrest.” He said he was aware of two instances at Best Western and would look into those issues.

Kern County Fire thanked the Council for donat-ing a house at Central and Filburn for burn training in January. During training there was a garage fi re

Council includes participation from WHS

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Pick up your

each week at these fi ne

locations:Wasco True Value ...................................... 770 12th St.Maria’s Ultimate .......................................... 822 5th St.Wasco Elementary School admin .......... 1102 5th St.West Liquor ...................................................801 7th St.Express Pharmacy ........................................730 7th St.Status Belliz .................................................900 7th St.Divas Beauty Salon ..................................... 935 7th St.Tilo Cortez .................................................... 1001 7th St.La Canasta Market ...................................... 1017 7th St.Wasco Library ...............................................1102 7th St.Fiesta Latina Market ................................. 1220 7th St.Casa Bonita ................................................ 1300 7th St.Wasco High School ................................... 1900 7th St.Wasco High School District admin ........ 2100 7th St.Omni Family Health ....................................2101 7th St.Wasco Medical Plaza & Urgent Care .....2300 7th St.Wasco City Hall ............................................ 746 8th St.St. John’s Catholic Church ....................... 1300 9th Pl.St. John’s School .............................929 Broadway St.Cecilia’s ...................................................................... E St.Rosie’s Cakes ....................................................440 E St.VFW ...................................................................603 E St.Unique Touch ...................................................628 E St.

Adolfo’s Beauty Salon .................................... 652 E St.El Pueblo Meat Market .................................... 741 E St.Juanita’s Barber Shop ....................................640 F St.La Norteno ......................................................1000 F St.Mario’s Barber Shop ......................................1336 F St.Peterson Auto Supply ...................................1348 F St.J&J Market ....................................................... 1375 F St.Thomas Jefferson Middle School .. 305 Griffi th Ave.Amigos Meat Market ............................... 829 Hwy. 46El Pueblo Market .......................................1101 Hwy. 46Napa Auto .................................................. 1125 Hwy. 46Towne and Country Liquors (Fastrip) .1209 Hwy. 4676 Station ................................................. 1445 Hwy. 46Shear Design .............................................1801 Hwy. 46O’Reilly Auto .............................................1950 Hwy. 46Chevron .................................................... 2033 Hwy. 46American Tire Depot ...............................2150 Hwy. 46Tropicana Supermarket ........................ 2425 Hwy. 46Circle K ............................................................ 1395 PalmWasco Senior Center .........................1280 Poplar Ave.Fiesta Super Market ....................................... 915 PosoJoe’s Market .................................................... 1010 PosoWasco Tire Service ................................... 850 Poso Dr.

Mayor Gilberto Reyna presented Safe Surrender Baby Coalition member Barbara Gladden with a proclamation declaring February as Safely Surrender Month.

Awareness Month to publicize planned events highlighting the im-portance of the state’s Safely Surren-dered Baby Law. The Safely Surrendered Baby Law responds to the increasing number of newborn infant deaths due to aban-donment in unsafe locations. First created in January 2001, the law’s intent is to save the lives of newborn infants at risk of abandonment by encouraging parents or persons with lawful custody to safely surrender the infant within 72 hours of birth, with no questions asked. In Kern County, there have been 62 babies safely sur-

rendered Baby Coalition, under the coordination of the Department of Human Services, works to edu-cate Kern County residents about this important law. The coalition is made up of a small group of dedi-cated individuals representing a long list of agencies, nonprofi t or-ganizations, hospitals, and stake-holders, including First Five Kern, Bakersfi eld City Fire Department, the Kern County Fire Department, Kern Medical, Mercy & Memorial Hospitals, San Joaquin Community Hospital & Clinica Sierra Vista, among others .

652 E St.741 E St.

640 F St.1000 F St.1336 F St.1348 F St.1375 F St.

305 Griffi th Ave.829 Hwy. 461101 Hwy. 461125 Hwy. 46

1209 Hwy. 461445 Hwy. 461801 Hwy. 46

1950 Hwy. 462033 Hwy. 462150 Hwy. 462425 Hwy. 46

1395 Palm1280 Poplar Ave.

915 Poso1010 Poso

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Vol. 40 No. 29 • Wasco, California • Thursday, March 1, 2018

In the coming weeks, The

Tribune will be featuring a

business or person that ex-

emplifi es the Wasco work eth-

ic and its community spirit.

Long-time insurance agent

Ruth Ramos, of State Farm In-

surance, began business here in

2007. Starting small, the busi-

ness has grown greatly over

the years, serving now as the

community’s main provider of

home and auto insurance. She

has four employees to meet

the needs of the community.

In recent years, Ramos

says she has added annuities,

loans and life insurance to

her list of available products.

Ramos is enthusiastic when it

comes to her community. What

does she like most? ”Defi nitely,

JaMie sTewarT

WASCO TRIBUNE

For the fi rst time in school history,

the Wasco High academic decathlon

team qualifi ed for the state champi-

onships March 23-25 in Sacramento.

Wasco has been chasing Stockdale

High School for the past few years,

with the Tigers coming closer each

year to dethroning the Mustangs.

This year, the team broke the

Wasco High School record for scor-

ing by almost 5,000 points, ending

with a total of 44,816, second only

to Stockdale. Wasco’s performance

earned them a wild card berth to the

state fi nals.

“This year’s team really showed

the Wasco work ethic. They began

studying in June and had to compete

all fall,” said adviser Ryan Absey.

The students vigorously study

art, music, literature, social science,

math, science and economics. They

also have to prepare and present a

speech and write an essay, In addi-

tion, they are interviewed by a panel

of judges.

“They went toe-to-toe with Stock-

dale High, which is one of the best

teams in the state. Although they

came up just short, they got closer

than any other team in the county in

years,” Absey explained.

This team is the result of a pro-

gram that has been thriving since

Sears and the administration made it

a priority. “We are benefi tting from

what Mrs. Sears and her squads did

previously. They laid the ground-

work for a program we can continue

to push forward,” the current adviser

said.In addition to the team’s record

score, Lysol Patino scored 7,665

points at the event..Ashlyn Keller

also made history for the Tigers, set-

ting a school record for most medals

won in a career, with over 20.

The competitors are broken down

into three categories. There are three

students in each of the three divi-

sons, Honors, or “A”; Scholastic, or

“B”; and Varsity, or “C.”

Students compete against other

students in their respective divisions,

Yes, the Wasco Tri-

bune is back in busi-

ness, and we are look-

ing forward to serving

the community again.

The newspaper is

available to be picked

up free of charge at any

store in Wasco. The pa-

pers are being dropped

at nearly every store

in the city individuals

to pick up and enjoy.

If you would rather

have your paper de-

livered to your home,

we do have a low

yearly subscription

price of $49 per year!

Our new phone num-

ber is (661)-292-5100 if

you have any questions.

If you would like to

place an ad in the clas-

sifi eds, you can come to

the offi ce at 406 Central

Avenue, Shafter; call the

offi ce; or you can email

us at classifi ed@Wasco-

Trib.com or classifi ed@

TheShafterPress.com.

If you have any tips,

news stories, or if you

are in a club or organiza-

tion that has an event that

you would like to be cov-

ered, please contact us

at jstewart@theshafter-

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We are working hard

to meet the needs of

our community, and

hope to produce a bet-

ter issue every week.

JaMie sTewarT

WASCO TRIBUNE

An 18-year-old Wasco man ap-

peared in court on Thursday, Feb. 22

on charges of fi rst-degree murder.

Daniel Garcia faced a judge to an-

swer those charges. He had been arrest-

ed on Feb. 14 after an investigation by

the Kern County Sheriff’s Department.

A body was found on Jan. 28 by

a farm worker at around 8:00 a.m.,

in an almond orchard near Scofi eld

and McCombs avenues. There were

obvious signs of trauma, accord-

ing to police. The body was identi-

fi ed as Raul Quintana, 20, of Wasco.

After an autopsy, it was determined

that Quintana had suffered multiple

gunshot wounds, the cause of death.

Garcia was booked into Kern

County Jail, charged with fi rst-degree

murder. No motive has been estab-

lished for the crime. The investiga-

tion is continuing and anyone with

any information in this case is asked

by the Sheriff’s Department to con-

tact them at 661-861-3110, or to call

Secret Witness at 661-322-4040.

wasco High qualifi es for decathlon state meet

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Ruth Ramos thinks the people of Wasco are the best in the world.

state Farm insures the future

Wasco man arrested for murder in courtSee DECATHLON Page 2

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$100,000 of assessed value, which means $5 extra a month.

He also said that the district receives 80% of its funding from the assessed value of agricultural, natural resources and in-dustrial properties, while only 14% comes from property owners.

Cobb provided a brief historical outline of the district’s previous bonds. In 1915, the district passed a $45-million dollar bond to construct the school and in 2008, Measure C was passed for $33.5 million to expand and modernize the school’s sports com-plex, upgrades, three new classroom wings (English, social science and math), a new cafeteria and a new student services build-ing. The district also modernized the library wing and the old science building. “The old cafeteria is now the library,” Cobb said.

Cobb estimates the new gym will cost

$29 million and renovating the old gym $10 million.

“In 2018 we tried to pass Measure E for $55 million,” he said. “We had a 54.6% approval; however, we needed 55% to pass.”

He also stated that future needs will be addressed at a later time such as the aquat-ic center, a Maintenance, Operations and Technology building expansion, and a Lan-guage Arts building.

“This bond measure will add either $5 or $10 a month to each property owner’s tax bill,” he added.

Cobb also addressed the question about adding a second high school in Wasco and said if this bond passes; the projected growth is the school won’t reach capac-ity for 20-plus years. “Wasco High needs 2,700 students to reach saturation,” Cobb said. There are 1,716 now.

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Vote set on $40Mgym bond for WHS

With little room to spare, the students look like sardines packed in the gym.

Blue which is the highest. In between are Orange, Yel-low, Green and Blue.

In 2019, the Wasco

scores rose dramatically. In English, they went from an Orange to Yellow, as well as the same thing in math. They are still 40 points

below the standard in Eng-lish and 70 points behind in math, but there was im-provement in their numbers. The district hit Green in two categories, having a low of 6.2% in absenteeism, and a .8% in suspensions. These numbers are improved and are significantly lower than the rest of the county.

The overall score for the Wasco district was up from a Yellow to a high Orange, with a score of 3. The coun-ty average was 1.8.

Bowling also said that for each year they prog-ress, the better Wasco’s overall academic climate will be, including the high school.

Superintendent Kelly Richers also talked about the upcoming bond mea-

sure for the district. Plans for the money include a new office building at Karl

Clemens School, an ath-letic field at James Forrest, as well as an Alternative

School for those students who might need more spe-cial attention.

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WUESD moving up in test scores

President Richard Reding starts the regular school board meeting.

Cherylee Wegman

Well, 2019 is in the rear view mirror, and the next decade is underway. This past year has been such a busy one for me. It has been full of some great times, like having a job that I just love, covering events, writing, taking photos and always learning.

This job is really different every week, you never know what is going to happen. I am so thankful for this job, doing some-thing that I love to do.

It has also been a good one in our fam-ily, with everyone staying relatively healthy, safe, and most of all, together.

It seems like everyone makes resolu-tions at the end of the year, something or some goal that they want to accomplish in the next year. I have made many resolutions over the years, everything from making more money, getting a car, a new television or losing weight.

The weight thing is a popular one for a lot of people. They vow to get back in shape, drop some pounds, being able to fit back into that pair of jeans that have spent

the majority of the last year in the closet. I didn’t make any resolutions last year, pre-ferring to make a resolution to not make any. But, surprisingly, I did lose about 18 pounds this past year. I didn’t change the way I ate or anything. I did walk quite a bit, walking the dog, sometimes as much as three times a day.

I made a resolution this year to gain some weight. “What?” you say. Why would you want to gain weight unless you were so skinny that you couldn’t func-tion right. Well, in a way I am. No, I am not talking about my 182 pounds, 18 less than I was at last year. I am talking about the 80 or 85 pounds I lost in my spiritual body. See, there were times when I was really fit, maybe not with washboard abs, or muscles like Charles Atlas, but I was at a healthy weight and felt very confident and content.

This past year, I have let my spiritual body go. I love sports so I tend to relate things to different sports. My grandson is

a wrestler. There have been times when he has had to drop as much as a few pounds in one day, so he could make weight for a match or tournament. It is grueling and can be dangerous if not watched. I have seen wrestlers drop so much weight that even if they do make weight, they are going to be so weak that they probably wouldn’t be able to go against their oppo-nent effectively. They just don’t have the strength.

Well, that is the way I feel about this year. I dropped a bunch of weight due to starvation and no exercise. If some-one wants to be fit, it is said that the best thing is to eat sensibly and exercise, turn-ing that fat into muscle. Well, I have not eaten right, and the exercise has been very rare.

For one thing, I haven’t been using my personal trainer. The Holy Spirit I see as our personal trainer, telling us how to exercise our faith, how to build that muscle so we can fight the enemy. Another no-no is the

way I have treated Jesus. He should be my best friend, my soulmate, my true BFF. But, I ashamed to say I have treated Him more like my Uncle Junior I had when I was little. Everyone has one of those uncles that was very well-off, that your family would have over every once in a while, mostly at holi-days. Or, of course, you got in a jam. You knew that if you were in a bad bind, that uncle would come to the rescue. Doesn’t really sound like a true friendship. Sad, but true, this was what it was like this past year.

If I could make one resolution this year, it would be to gain about 50 pounds of mus-cle. Build my spiritual body up enough that I would be useful if He needed me to go wrestle against any opponent.

So, I am going to bulk up on that Daily Bread, drink from that Living Water, and exercise my faith, building that muscle up until I am ready to help those who are stum-bling a little, needing that hand-up, as well as ready to go against anyone or anything that comes against me.

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Fictitious Business Name StatementC&D Spa Nails2019-B7828

1720 High StDelano, CA 93215

County: KernMailing address of business:1720 High StDelano, CA 93215Cuong M Nguyen2519 Milan DrDelano, CA 93215Dung T Nguyen2519 Milan DrDelano, CA 93215The business is conducted by: Mar-ried CoupleDate the business commenced: 03/01/2010A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Busi-ness Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or com-mon law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code.)/s/Cuong M NguyenDate Statement Filed: 12/18/2019Date Statement Expires: 12/18/2024Mary B. Bedard, CPA,Auditor-Controller-County ClerkBy: /s/R Roberts-MartinPublish Wasco Tribune December 26, 2019 January 2, 9, 16, 2020

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Herbalife Nutricion2019-B7474

1330 F StWasco, CA 93280County: KernMailing address of business:1330 F StWasco, CA 93280Galdina Zarco Villasenor245 Kern StShafter, CA 93263The business is conducted by: Indi-vidualDate the business commenced: 09/11/2019A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Busi-ness Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or com-mon law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code.)/s/Galdina Zarco VillasenorDate Statement Filed: 11/27/2019Date Statement Expires: 11/27/2024

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902 2nd StWasco, CA 93280County: KernMailing address of business:902 2nd StWasco, CA 93280S & G Truckline Inc902 2nd StWasco, CA 93280The business is conducted by: Cor-porationState of Incorportion or Organization: CADate the business commenced: 03/27/2019A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Busi-ness Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state or com-mon law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code.)/s/Salvador Sanchez, PresidentDate Statement Filed: 01/03/2020Date Statement Expires: 01/03/2025Mary B. Bedard, CPA,Auditor-Controller-County ClerkBy: /s/M HernandezPublish Wasco Tribune January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020


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1203 Cecil Ave Ste BDelano, CA 93215County: KernMailing address of business:1815 12th AveDelano, CA 93215Angel Anthony Medina Alvarez1815 12th AveDelano, CA 93215The business is conducted by: Indi-vidualDate the business commenced: 01/02/2020

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Use of Fictitious Business NameTPWC

5117 Laura CourtBakersfield, CA 93308County: KERNMailing address of business:5117 Laura CourtBakersfield, CA 93308Thomas Ray Putman5117 Laura CourtBakersfield, CA 93308I declare that all the information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.)Business was conducted by: Indi-vidual/s/Thomas Ray Putman, ownerOriginal FBN Statement File Num-ber: 2019-B7082Original FBN Statement Filed on: 11/08/2019This statement of Abandonment filed on: 11/20/2019MARY B. BEDARD, CPAAuditor-Controller-County ClerkBy: /s/R Edmiaston, DeputyPublish Wasco Tribune January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020

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PROCESSINGMARCH 3, 2020PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: The processing of vote by mail ballots shall be open to the public, both prior to and after the election. (Pursuant to California Elections

Code, Section 15104) The pro-cessing of ballots will take place at: Kern County Elections Division 1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA. 93301 And will commence on: Monday, February 3, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. The counting of ballots will take place at: Kern County Elec-tions Division 1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA. 93301 And will commence on: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. By: Mary B. Be-dard, CPA Auditor-Controller-County Clerk County of Kern (A copy of this notice is available in Spanish.) (Una copia de este aviso en español está disponible.)Publish Wasco Tribune January 16, 2020

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DOPTION OF ORDINANCE BY THE WASCO CITY COUNCIL

ORDINANCE NO. 2020- 707NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 7, 2020, the City Council of the City of Wasco adopted Ordi-nance No. 2020-707 entitled:AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO AMENDING TITLE 13 PUBLIC SER-VICES OF THE CITY OF WASCO MU-NICIPAL CODE, AMENDING CHAPTER 13.08.030 WATER RATES – SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, SAID AMENDMENT MODIFYING DELINQUENCY PROCE-DURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE WATER SHUTOFF PREVEN-TION ACT AND CLARIFYING CERTAIN OTHER LANGUAGEThe Ordinance was adopted by the following vote:AYES: CORTEZ, ESPITIA, GARCIA, PALLARES, REYNA NOES: NONEABSTAIN: NONEABSENT: NONEA copy of the full text of Ordinance No. 2020-707 is available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Wasco, 746 – 8th Street, Wasco, CA 93280. You may contact the City Clerk at (661) 758-7214 with questions regarding this proposed Ordinance.DATED: __1/13/2020__ /s/MARIA O. MARTINEZ Clerk of the City of Wasco andEx-Officio Clerk of the CouncilPublish Wasco Tribune January 16, 2020

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No.: FHAC.277-555 APN: 488-120-13-00 Title Order No.: 191076097-CA-VOI NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/30/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: MARY L. PEREZ, A WIDOW, AS SURVIVING JOINT TENANT Duly Appointed Trustee: PROBER AND RAPHAEL, ALC Recorded 7/8/2008 as Instrument No. 0208107006 in book N/A, page N/A of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Kern County, California, Date of Sale: 2/5/2020 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the city hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $183,249.72 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2110 5TH STREET WASCO, CA 93280 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No.: FHAC.277-555 APN: 488-120-13-00 Title Order No.: 191076097-CA-VOI NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/30/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: MARY L. PEREZ, A WIDOW, AS SURVIVING JOINT TENANT Duly Appointed Trustee: PROBER AND RAPHAEL, ALC Recorded 7/8/2008 as Instrument No. 0208107006 in book N/A, page N/A of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Kern County, California, Date of Sale: 2/5/2020 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to the city hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $183,249.72 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2110 5TH STREET WASCO, CA 93280 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.lpsasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case FHAC.277-555. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 12/30/2019 PROBER AND RAPHAEL, ALC 20750 Ventura Blvd. #100 Woodland Hills, California 91364 Sale Line: (714) 730-2727 Rita Terzyan, Trustee Sale Technician A-4714587 01/09/2020, 01/16/2020, 01/23/2020 Wasco Tribune

OBITUARY

COUCH’S CORNER

Robert Alan ParrottMarch 11, 1958 –

Dec. 18, 2019Robert Alan Parrott, 61,

passed on Dec. 18, 2019, in Bakersfield.

Robert is survived by his wife Debbie, son Matt and his wife Sarah, daughter Amanda and her husband Ryan, and son Brad, as well as his mother Norma and sister Debbie. He is preced-ed in death by his father, Art Parrott.

Robert was born March 11, 1958, in Bakersfield. He graduated with his BA from

Fresno State and earned his teaching credential from Cal State Bakersfield.

Robert taught second grade for 31 years at Karl F. Clemens Elementary.

He strived to instill a love of reading in his students. Robert was very proud to have taught multiple gen-erations of families. He got great joy from seeing for-mer students around town.

Robert was a great fam-ily man and a loving fa-ther. He and wife Debbie married on July 28, 1990. Together they raised three children and were blessed with four grandchildren, Molly, Olive, Jude and Christopher. Robert en-joyed spending time with his grandkids. He was al-

ways so proud to share pho-tos and stories of them.

Robert also loved cook-ing, sharing random facts and dad jokes, and taking trips to Morro Bay. He was an active member of the Wasco Free Will Baptist

Church, where he helped build the Spanish Ministry. Robert and his family also helped run the church’s Food Ministry. He was lov-ingly known by the church kids as “Skittle Bob” be-cause he always had Skittles

on hand, ready to share. Funeral services were

held Dec. 23 at Peters Funeral Home in Shafter. A graveside service immediately followed in Wasco. The viewing was held on Dec. 22 at Peters Fu-neral Home in Shafter.

DEATH NOTICESRicardo Villegas, 27, of Wasco, passed

away Jan. 6 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter.

Rey De Jesus Antonio Osorio, 18, of Wasco, passed away Jan. 8 in San

Bernardino. Peters Funeral Home, Was-co.

Francisco J. Martinez Ramirez, 59, of Wasco, passed away Jan. 12 in Palmdale. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.

Much thanks to the Valley Ag Voice for their article “Local Leaders React to Pas-sage of USMCA,” in their January issue.

For those of you who may not know, USMCA is an updated NAFTA, and stands for United States Mexico Canada Trade Agreement. It was passed by the House of Representatives on Dec. 19 in a very bipar-tisan vote (385-41). Its impacts on the Cen-tral Valley -- and especially Kern County -- are profound, and it seemed appropriate to share parts of their story here.

According to Valley Ag, the seven key provisions that impact agriculture are:

Increasing dairy market access. Amer-ica’s dairy farmers will have expanded market opportunities in Canada for a wide variety of dairy products. Canada agreed to eliminate the unfair Class 6 and 7 milk pricing programs that allowed farmers to undersell U.S. producers.

Biotechnology. For the first time, the

agreement specifically addresses agricul-tural biotechnology – including new tech-nologies such as gene editing – to support innovation and reduce trade-distorting poli-cies.

Geographical indications. The agree-ment institutes a more rigorous process for establishing geographical indicators and lays out additional factors to be considered in determining whether a term is a common name.

Sanitary/phytosanitary measures. The three countries agree to strengthen disci-plines for science-based measures that pro-tect human, animal and plant health while improving the flow of trade.

Poultry and eggs. US poultry producers will have an expanded access to Canada for chicken, turkey and eggs.

Wheat. Canada agrees to terminate its discriminatory wheat grading system, en-abling US growers to be more competitive.

Wine and spirits. The three countries agree to avoid technical barriers to trade through nondiscrimination and transparen-cy regarding sale, distribution, labeling and certification of wine and distilled spirits.”

Many local elected officials were fea-tured in the article, including Congressmen Kevin McCarthy and TJ Cox, Assembly-men Vince Fong and Rudy Salas, and me. As I stated in the article, “The passage of USMCA is a positive for our country, Mex-ico and Canada. Increased trade creates jobs. which increases the economic output of Kern County and benefits our residents. It’s especially good for farming and agri-culture which is a $7 billion-a-year indus-try for Kern County. I thank our leaders that ensured the passage of this historic deal.”

The agreement builds upon NAFTA and proves that sometimes our divided parties can work together for the common good. We need this sort of bipartisanship in DC

for a host of issues, and we need this type of agreement here in the Valley as our econ-omy is so tied to agriculture.

While these agreements are made at the federal level, as your county supervisor we engage our leaders all the time on matters like these. As you can tell from my record, I will always work to help our economy and I will generally support the drivers of our economy, in oil and ag, and in local entre-preneurship, among other job creators, so that businesses can succeed, and we can have good jobs.

Again, thanks to the Valley Ag Voice. If you have any questions, give us a call at 661-868-3680 or email us at [email protected].

David Couch is county supervisor in the 4th District, representing the Shafter and Wasco areas. The opinions expressed are his own, and may not reflect those of the newspaper or its management.

NAFTA update good news for county


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Wise Real Estate

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Real EstateShafter Wasco 2019

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Residential • CommercialFarm Land

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Lic # 01456828760 East Lerdo Hwy. • Shafter, CA 93263

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3 Acres of land on Bussell & Coronado St., Frito Lay AreaAsking Price $149,900

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KERN COUNTY CEMETERY DISTRICT

GROUNDSMAN IShafter and Wasco Cemeteries

JOB: Under supervision, maintain grounds and related cemetery work, experience preferred (job description available upon request). Individual must be reliable, motivated person for full time grounds man position including health and retirement benefits. Salary $12.50 to $14.00 per hour depending on qualifications. Qualifications: Applicant must be a high school graduate, have a valid driver’s license, must pass complete physical and drug test. Interested parties may pick up an application at either the Shafter Cemetery office, 18662 Santa Fe Way, Shafter or Wasco Cemetery office, 300 Leonard Ave., Wasco.


SHAFTER RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT SEEKS

PART-TIME INTRAMURALS STAFF

Responsible for supervising sports/recreation activities for elementary and

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Call 661-746-3303 or come by 700 E. Tulare Ave for more

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COOK/CLEANING SERVICES

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RICHLANDSCHOOL DISTRICTParent Educator: AA Degree or 48 Semester Units. Child Development

Teacher Permit and bilingual(English/Spanish) required.

Special Education Instructional Aide

(Mild/Moderate Class), 2 positions:M-F 8:00am -11:15amM-F 11:45am - 2:45pm

To review the essential job functions and apply, visit the Richland School District website at:

www.rsdshafter.orgDeadline: January 17, 2020

Equal Opportunity Employer


RICHLANDSCHOOL DISTRICT

After School Education & Safety Program Activity Leader (2 positions), M-F 2:30 pm-6:15 pm

To review the essential job functions and apply, visit the Richland School District website at:

www.rsdshafter.orgDeadline: January 22, 2020

Equal Opportunity Employer


Wasco True Value ...................................... 770 12th St.Maria’s Ultimate .......................................... 822 5th St.Wasco Elementary School admin .......... 1102 5th St.West Liquor ...................................................801 7th St.Express Pharmacy ........................................730 7th St.Status Belliz .................................................900 7th St.Divas Beauty Salon ..................................... 935 7th St.Tilo Cortez .................................................... 1001 7th St.La Canasta Market ...................................... 1017 7th St.Wasco Library ...............................................1102 7th St.Fiesta Latina Market ................................. 1220 7th St.Casa Bonita ................................................ 1300 7th St.Wasco High School ................................... 1900 7th St.Wasco High School District admin ........ 2100 7th St.Omni Family Health ....................................2101 7th St.Wasco Medical Plaza & Urgent Care .....2300 7th St.Wasco City Hall ............................................ 746 8th St.St. John’s Catholic Church ....................... 1300 9th Pl.St. John’s School .............................929 Broadway St.Cecilia’s ...................................................................... E St.Rosie’s Cakes ....................................................440 E St.VFW....................................................................603 E St.Unique Touch ...................................................628 E St.

Adolfo’s Beauty Salon .................................... 652 E St.El Pueblo Meat Market .................................... 741 E St.Juanita’s Barber Shop ....................................640 F St.La Norteno ......................................................1000 F St.Mario’s Barber Shop ......................................1336 F St.Peterson Auto Supply ...................................1348 F St.J&J Market ....................................................... 1375 F St.Thomas Jefferson Middle School .. 305 Griffi th Ave.Amigos Meat Market ............................... 829 Hwy. 46El Pueblo Market .......................................1101 Hwy. 46Napa Auto .................................................. 1125 Hwy. 46Towne and Country Liquors (Fastrip) .1209 Hwy. 4676 Station ................................................. 1445 Hwy. 46Shear Design .............................................1801 Hwy. 46O’Reilly Auto .............................................1950 Hwy. 46Chevron .................................................... 2033 Hwy. 46American Tire Depot ...............................2150 Hwy. 46Tropicana Supermarket ........................ 2425 Hwy. 46Circle K ............................................................ 1395 PalmWasco Senior Center .........................1280 Poplar Ave.Fiesta Super Market ....................................... 915 PosoJoe’s Market .................................................... 1010 PosoWasco Tire Service ................................... 850 Poso Dr.

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Vol. 41 No. 11 • Wasco, California • Thursday, October 25, 2018

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It could be said that

Shafter will be stepping

onto enemy territory once

their football team enters

Wasco soil Friday evening.

Wasco and Shafter High

Schools are both gearing up

for the big game. This will

be the 92nd time these two

teams have met on the fi eld.

This is Wasco Coach

Chad Martinez’s fi rst year

at Wasco High School as

their full-time coach. Last

year, he stepped in as in-

terim coach when the pre-

vious coach left for medi-

cal reasons. In his spare

time, Martinez is also a

math instructor at WHS.

This is Shafter Coach Jer-

ald Pierucci’s second year

as Shafter High coach. He

arrived from Bakersfi eld

Christian where he coached

for fi ve years.Even though Martinez

was not raised in Wasco, he

feels allegiance and pride

toward the Wasco Tigers

They’re ready to rumbleThe two mascots challenge each other before the big game.

Wasco High football team poses next to the Shafter High football team on the steps of the Wasco auditorium.

Rivalry Week

ends on the fi eld

See 92ND Page 7


Wasco High inducted

many outstanding athletes

and athletic teams into the

Wasco High School Hall of

Fame earlier this month.

A slide show was the

highlight of the dinner held

Oct. 11 in the school caf-

eteria. A brief written biogra-

phy of each person’s ac-

complishments was printed

in the program and was

read while the slide show

was being presented. Tiger

pride was apparent in the

room as each recipient’s

name was called, and talk at

the tables included stories

about the “good old days”

when the inductees were on

the fi eld or on the court.

This year the Hall of

Fame was inducting six

individuals and fi ve teams.

Wasco Union High School

Athletic/Activities Direc-

tor Raul Rangel introduced

the Board of Trustees and

recognized the Hall of

Fame directors. “We have

a very unique campus,”

said Rangel. He recognized

several previous inductees

present at the dinner and

acknowledged familiar at-

tendees.

A new class for WHS Hall of Fame

A celebration of

accomplishments

Boys 1990 Varsity baseball team inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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It could be said that

Shafter will be stepping

onto enemy territory once

their football team enters

Wasco soil Friday evening.

Wasco and Shafter High

Schools are both gearing up

for the big game. This will

be the 92nd time these two

teams have met on the fi eld.

This is Wasco Coach

Chad Martinez’s fi rst year

at Wasco High School as

their full-time coach. Last

year, he stepped in as in-

terim coach when the pre-

vious coach left for medi-

cal reasons. In his spare

time, Martinez is also a

math instructor at WHS.

This is Shafter Coach Jer-

ald Pierucci’s second year

as Shafter High coach. He

arrived from Bakersfi eld

Christian where he coached

for fi ve years.Even though Martinez

was not raised in Wasco, he

feels allegiance and pride

toward the Wasco Tigers

They’re ready to rumbleRivalry Week

ends on the fi eld

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A new class for WHS Hall of Fame

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FREETHISWEEK

TONI DEROSAWASCO TRIBUNEThe rejuvenated Wasco Festival began early on Saturday with a 5K run getting started just before 8 a.m. Following the run was the annual parade, where several fl oats were spotted carrying many of the city’s favorites.

The standout fl oat was the large white cake with red roses spaced strategically all over it. This fl oat held former rose queens, and it received loud applause, cheers and a lot of whistles. The fl oat was displayed in front of Barker Park during the festival.One of the most popular attractions at the festival was laser tag, sponsored by Council-member Tilo Cortez and California Home Pros. “This kept the kids busy,” Cortez said. “Kids played laser tag all day long.”California Home Pros also gave away a log cabin playhouse. The Aceves family was the winner.Fourteen people braved the early morn-ing hour to get their adrenaline going in the run. Ruben Sanchez took fi rst place, Ru-ben Sanchez and David Garza took second place and Rigo Garcia took third place. Kicking off the parade was Kern County Fire Engine #31, followed by the Wasco State Prison reception center.Then came Grand Marshalls Dr. and

Mrs. Tom Edick, who smiled as they waved to the crowd. The Edicks were selected for their service to the community through their veterinary clinic and charitable con-tributions. They founded Wasco Veterinary Clinic in 1981 and still serve Wasco today. The Wasco City Council followed in a vintage 1900s, and then came the politi-cos, including Delano supervisorial candi-date Grace Vallejo with a large assembly of fans displaying their support for her as they walked behind her large sign, State Assembly Member Rudy Salas, Supervisor

Wasco Festival big successFloats, fun and food

Thomas Jefferson Middle School band performed during the parade.An equestrian group entertained the parade.

Debra Andreotti drove her 1947 Pink John Deere M Tractor.

The WUHSD’s campaign for Measure E – for school bonding – was represented.

Many motorcycles rode in the parade.

TONI DEROSAWASCO TRIBUNEA proposed increase to sewer service charges got a thumbs-down from local res-idents at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.The council is proposing an 8 percent increase in the fl at rate for single fam-ily and multifamily sanitation consumers. Other monthly rates are based on volume of trash, the size of the container used and number of pickups.

There were fi ve written complaints re-ceived by the city prior to the meeting. During the public hearing, several resi-dents voiced their opposition to a proposed increase to $0.04652 per gallon, or $9.46 per cubic yard. Councilmember Danny Espitia stated to the attendees, “We know we have to raise the rates because everything is going up – gas is up, water is up. We have to have a happy compromise.”

“I understand the fi nancial burden,” said

Councilmember Alex Garcia.“We are trying to protect the residents,” said Mayor Gilberto Reyna. “Increasing rates allows us to maintain the infrastruc-ture.”The city is required by state law and city policy to collect revenues covering the costs of operating the sewer and sanitation systems.

The increase will next be considered at the fi rst meeting of the year, Tuesday, Jan. 8. In other action, the council:■ Again delayed approving benefi ts for elected representatives. The proposal will be reconsidered at the fi rst meeting in No-vember. ■ Awarded a bid for $553,565 to Bowman Asphalt for the reconstruction of Magnolia Avenue (Highway 46 south of 7th Street). With changes and modifi cations, the fi nal contract amount was $491,606, paid from

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TONI DEROSAWASCO TRIBUNEOne week from now, the biggest ri-valry of the year plays out – the Wasco High Tigers vs. the Shafter High Gener-als. This year the game will be played at Wasco.

Wasco-Shafter is one of the biggest rivalries in the area. Plans are underway

for the week of Oct. 22, known in Ti-ger territory as Wasco-Shafter Week (or Shafter-Wasco Week if you happen to be a General).Activities will include daily dress-up days at Wasco High and a community rally will on the football fi eld Wednes-day evening at 7 p.m., including a tradi-

Rivalry Week set

Wasco High School is gearing up for the big game against Shafter High School on Friday, Oct. 26.

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Council won’t OK rail pactTilo Cortez takes over as mayor


Under a new mayor, the City Coun-

cil voted unanimously not to accept a

proposed change to the city agreement

with the High-Speed Rail Authority.

Tilo Cortez, mayor pro-tem the last

year, took Mayor Alex Garcia’s title at

last night’s City Council meeting. Gar-

cia remains a councilmember after the

annual rotation into the mayor’s chair.

Danny Espitia was chosen as mayor

pro tem, and will become mayor late

next year.The vote on the railroad agreement

was taken after a discussion continued

See CITY Page 3

Attendees at Alex Garcia’s gathering before the council meeting, are,

from left, Maria Martinez, Neomi Perez, Mayor Tilo Cortez, Mayor Pro

Tem Danny Espitia and Councilmember Alex Garcia.

The former mayor, Alex Garcia, receives a plaque com-

memorating his service from the new mayor, Tilo Cortez.


Wasco schools are in good fi nancial

shape, according the latest report of budget

revisions.The Wasco Union Elementary School

District unanimously approved the fi rst In-

terim Report representing the district’s fi rst

offi cial revision of

the 2019-20 budget.

The report repre-

sents revised projec-

tions through the re-

mainder of the fi scal

year ending in June,

Chief Business Offi -

cer Karen Evans told

the WUESD board Tuesday night.

“The district is able to certify its fi rst

Interim Report as ‘positive,’ meaning all

fi nancial obligations for current and two

subsequent fi scal years will be met,” Evans

said.In addition, she added that changes to

the General Fund at the report compared

to the July Adopted Budget include the fol-

lowing: “The total General Fund revenue is

now projected to be $50,528,912, increased

by $1,915,004, and the Total General Fund

expense is now projected to be $49,973,811,

increased by $2,211,325.

“Staff certifi ed that WUESD can meet

its obligations for the current fi scal year and

the two subsequent years,” Evans added.

In other action, the board selected

Richard Reding

as the 2020 board

president and Anna

Poggi as clerk, while

board members Luis

Fernandez, Danny

Rueda and Cherylee

Wegman are trustee

representatives.

Additionally, Superintendent Kelly

Richers also discussed the bond measure –

Measure C -- that will be on the next ballot.

Richers stated that this $16-million bond

will be used to improve safety and the qual-

ity of the schools. “Most of our schools are

old,” Richers added. “We want to replace

temporary portables with fi xed classrooms,

renovate all the schools by modernizing

classrooms. and improve the safety of our

schools.” He added that there are three phases in

the measure:

2021. $5 million will be spent for the

new athletic fi elds at Forrest and Palm Av-

enue.2023. $5 million to replace the portables

at Prueitt and Palm Avenue schools.

2026. $5.4 million to an alternative

school and the master kitchen.

Richers also reported to the board that

Internal Business Accountant Kay Espitia

has submitted her retirement request, and

the district has hired Rosa Hernandez as a

new special education aide at Forrest El-

ementary.

WUESD in good fi nancial shape

2020 WUESD board members back row, from left, Clerk Anna Poggi, Luis Fernan-

dez, Cherylee Wegman; front row, President Richard Reding and Danny Rueda.

“The district is able to

certify its fi rst Interim

Report as ‘positive’ …”

--Chief Business Offi cer Karen Evans


A new word was created this year at

the Kern County Leadership Conference,

which included student body offi cers from

local school districts.

At the Leadership Conference held in

October 2019, the schools were given three

options or projects they could choose from:

Jamison Center, Bakersfi eld Homeless

Shelter or local animal shelters.

The TJ students chose to put together a

program that would benefi t the Bakersfi eld

Homeless Shelter. Along with their advisor

Jose Solis and physical education teacher

Drew Raney, the students decided to hold a

canned food drive to begin their Kidsgiving

project.“We chose this project because it created

a bigger impact and involved more people,”

Raney said.

The student council began collecting

items for their project right after the leader-

ship conference.

“We collected toiletries, clothing, toys,

food and canned goods for the homeless,”

Solis said.Students who were instrumental in or-

ganizing the project included TJ student

body President Madison Martinez, Vice

President Izabella Heredia and Eighth-

TJ students give

to homeless shelter

See KIDSGIVING Page 4

The Thomas Jefferson Leadership team who organized the canned food drive as

part of the leadership project ar, from left, advisor Drew Raney, shadowing coun-

selor Jose Solis, Katherine Fiebert, Vice President Izabella Heredia, Eighth-Grade

Activities Director Vernelle Callahan and President Madison Martinez.

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TONI DEROSAWasco TribuneThe Christmas season has officially begun, with the

Christmas parade last week and last week’s Toys for Tigers

Christmas tree event.D i f f e r e n t Wasco organiza-tions, businesses and schools – such as the Knights of Co-lumbus, Wasco High School, Department of Recreation and Parks, Wasco High FFA and the Orange Heart Founda-tion – either had a decorated tree on display or a table with activi-ties for the fam-ily to participate in at the city rec-reation center on Thursday.

One of the most popular tables was the cookie-decorat-ing table created by the Wasco Bengals’ cheer group. Young-sters gravitated to it in order to decorate their own sugar cook-ie. The table was set up with several bowls of different color frosting, along with holiday decorations to top off the cookies. “This was our first year doing this,”

Ruth Loza said.

Trees for Toys for TigersA generous startto the holidays

TONI DEROSAWasco TribuneA local business leader gave a workshop

on financial planning goals to start off 2020.Ruth Yazmin Ramos of State Farm held

a workshop at the Wasco branch library

Saturday and walked participants through

a worksheet with advice on how to begin

financial planning for the upcoming year.Ramos’s first words emphasized how

important it is to set goals.Goal setting encompasses three stages.

They are Short-term goals (purchases within

the next 12 months), Medium-term goals (future purchases

within 1-5 years)

Long-term goals (future purchases in

5 or more years)Short-term goals could be for the pur-

chase of a new appliance, pay off or pay

down a debt or save money for something

coming up in the near future (such as va-

cation, car repair, etc.). A medium-term

goal could include saving for a new car,

and saving for retirement. Ramos stated

that a long-term goal could also be used as

methods to save for retirement (depending

on your age), purchasing CDs or joining a

money market account at financial institu-

tion or bank.“You should not have your medium-

Biz leader tells how to get on track – financially

Ruth Ramos, Financial Foundation workshop presenter.

TONI DEROSAWasco TribuneOn Friday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Claus attended the sixth-annual WHS Special Education Christmas party hosted by the Wasco Wom-an’s Club. “This project is near and dear to my heart,” said District President Jill Drescher. The Woman’s Club goes all out for these students by decorating a tree, and set-ting up tables around the room so students, friends and family can sit and visit with friends and family. With a donation from Wasco State Prison, the Woman’s Club provided a gift specially chosen for

each student and also sent everyone home with a goody bag filled with cook-

ies.As soon as the students arrived, Woman’s Club

President Marlene Swan welcomed everyone to the

Santa arrives early for some Woman’s Club party for Special Ed students

Another group of students at the party.

See THEY Page 5

Lighting upthe holidaysThe City of Wasco float in last week’s was a lit carriage filled with council

members, Mr. and Mrs. Claus and some elves. FULL PAGE OF PICTURES

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North Kern Christian School dis-played their tree during the Toys for Tigers event.

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