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Clemens Elementary School lost three of their own in 2019.

The first teacher to pass away was Dr. Eddie D.

Hammon, a special educa-tion teacher at Clemens. He was born July 15, 1946 and died Sept. 23 at 73.

After high school, Ham-mon joined the army and

achieved the rank of Spe-cialist 5. He attended Cali-fornia State University, Ba-kersfield, where he earned several graduate degrees. He also earned two doc-torate degrees, one from

Argosy Univer-sity and another from Summit Bible College.

One friend described Ham-mon as a tal-ented speaker, writer, preacher and an “ambas-sador of Christ.”

“Edd always cared more for his students than himself. He hated miss-ing work,” re-tired Principal Steve Davis

said. “Dr. Ham-mon was a quiet man, but if you gave him a topic and a podium …he could make chewing gum sound inter-esting.”

A year of loss in Clemens community

ABOVE: From left, Matt and Sarah Poettgen with daughter Olive, Ryan and Amanda Rodriguez with daughter Molly. Bottom row, Rob-ert Parrott holding Christopher Ro-driguez and Debbie Parrott holding Jude Poettgen. LEFT: Tina Adams enjoying the beach.

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Dr. Edd Hammon.


In almost all categories, crime in Wasco went down over the past year, according to statistics provided by the Kern County Sheriff’s Department.

At the Jan. 7 City Council meeting, two residents had addressed the council with concerns that crime rates had been rising in the city.

A review of reported crimes from the Kern County Sheriff’s Of-fice comparing crimes in 2018 against those of 2019 showed the down-ward trend.

Statistics were pro-vided by KCSO Admin-istrative Coordination Clerk Sarah Kimble, who works in the Crime Analysis Unit.

Homicides dropped from 5 in 2018 to 3 in 2019 and in-stances of rape also dropped from 11 in 2018 to 5 in 2019. Robberies remained the same for both years, at 20 robber-ies per year.

Stats; Decline in crimeVideo camerasseen as deterrent

The statistics show an overall

decrease in crime of 132 instances.

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Bengals Cheer took it all this past weekend when they came home with a 1st-place trophy from their national competition in Las Vegas.

“The girls competed at Nationals where they received ZERO deduc-tions on their score,” advisor Xina Vasquez said.

The girls all received National Champion jackets and medals. They also received a pin for getting zero deductions.

The JAMZ Youth National Com-petition was held last weekend at the Orleans Arena. The girls com-

peted on Sunday. The cheer squad consists of

Amaia Marquez, Ariana Nava, Bet-ty Morse, Daisy Asensio, Jayden

Hinojosa, Jayleen Munoa, Jennifer Chavez, Kayley Barulich, Leah Sa-marin, Lexsi Amador, Mia Quin-

Bengals Cheer with their trophy at the JAMZ National Competition in Las Vegas.

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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, courtesy of the Wasco Historical Society. If you know the loca-tion, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to the Tribune, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week. LAST WEEK: Darrel Janzen and Howard Bennett. at Jansen’s Rexall Pharmacy.

Mystery history

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

PET OF THE WEEK

Come in and visit Alfalfa, who came in as a stray. He is a small apricot/beige adult male wire terrier mix. Alfalfa came in as a stray. He is approximately 2 years old. Alfalfa was scanned for a microchip, and noth-ing was found. He is great with staff and other dogs. Alfalfa will be available for adoption on Thursday, Jan. 30. If you are interested in Alfalfa, come by the shelter at 5409 7th St. or give us a call at 661-758-7240. His number is AC20-42.

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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 of-fice hours on the second Monday, 3-6 p.m., at 810 8th St.

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

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

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dation offers a free yoga class starting Jan. 7 and continu-ing Feb. 4, 18 and 31 at 7:15 p.m. at the Wasco Commu-nity Center, 1280 Poplar Ave. Yoga instructor Yani Valdez teaches stretching to help with pain, stress and anxiety. Provided by Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Ser-vices.

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

Woman’s Club -- Meeting second Tuesday at noon un-til 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: Adults get crafty — Devote an hour to the joy

of crafts and conversation Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. at the Wasco Branch Library.

NEW: Lego Mania — Feb 5 at 3:30 p.m. at the Wasco Branch Library.

Free 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.

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 Li-

brary.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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Sergio Acosta, 22, of Wasco, was arrested at the intersection of 7th Street and Palm Avenue for pos-session of a stolen vehicle and driving without a li-cense. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.

Martin Alvarez, 55, of Wasco, was arrested in the 900 block of Poso Drive on two active misdemeanor warrants. He was cited and released at the scene.

Angela Nadine Antonio, 33, of Wasco, was arrested in the 300 block of Broad-way Avenue on an active misdemeanor warrant. She

was cited and released at the scene.

Isabel Cardenas, 38, of Bakersfield, was arrested in the 2700 block of Spruce Avenue on an active misde-meanor warrant. She was cit-ed and released at the scene.

Robert Charles Halvor-son, 60, of Wasco, was ar-rested at the intersection of Broadway and 13th Street on an active misdemeanor warrant and possession of unlawful paraphernalia. He was cited and released at the scene. JAN. 22

Mario Alberto Acosta, 29, of Shafter, was arrested in the 300 block of Broad-way for conspiracy to com-mit a crime, attempting to possess stolen property, possession of a controlled substance and possession of unlawful paraphernalia. He

was booked into the Kern County Jail.

Oliver Corral, 38, of Wasco, was arrested in the 300 block of Broadway for conspiracy to commit a crime, attempting to pos-sess stolen property and possession of unlawful par-aphernalia. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.

Paulino Perez Hernan-dez, 66, was arrested in the 1900 block of Palm Avenue for violating a domestic vi-olence restraining order. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.

Rodolfo Lopez, 37, of Wasco, was arrested in the 300 block of D Street for disobeying a court order, possession of burglary tools and possession of unlaw-ful paraphernalia. He was booked into the Kern Coun-ty Jail.

Juan Antonio Martinez, 28, of Wasco, was arrested in the 600 block of Poplar Avenue for driving without a license, driving without insurance and making an unsafe turn. He was cited and released at the scene.

Jorge Romero, 34, of Wasco, was arrested in the 600 block of D Street on an active misdemeanor war-rant. He was cited and re-leased at the scene.

Marcela Rosales, 21, of Wasco, was arrested in the 600 block of D Street on an active felony warrant. She was booked into the Kern County Jail. JAN. 23

Alexis Diaz, 22, of Shafter, was arrested at the intersection of D Street and 6th Street on an active felo-ny warrant. She was booked into the Kern County Jail.

ANNOUNCEMENTSFree 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 in-formation.

Free tax filing — The United Way of Kern County is once again offering free VITA (Volunteer Income 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 de-tails.

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.

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.

MONDAYNEW: Family Flix before 6 — Enjoy watching a movie

with friends and family Feb. 3 at 3:30 p.m. at the Wasco Branch Library.

Free 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.,

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According to coaches Megan Garza and Anissa Vasquez, the girls have worked hard on their revamped routine and have been working on it since before the last football season.

Parents were complimentary as they

said that the coaches put in a tremendous amount of work with the girls.

The Bakersfield Eastern Sabers took home 2nd place and Bakersfield Rockets earned 4th place.

Some of JAMZ Cheer partners include the United States All Star Federation, Pop Warner, Rebel Athlete, Youth Cheer and Dance Alliance, and Power Music Cheer.

There were 50 aggravat-ed assaults in 2018, which dropped to 31 in 2019, for a decrease of 19 assaults.

The next category is crimes against property, with a reported 128 bur-glaries in 2018, compared to 105 in 2019.

Larceny dropped from 166 in 2018 to 137 in 2019.

Vehicle burglaries also decreased, from 75 in 2018 to 46 in 2019. In addition, there was one reported case of arson in 2018 and none reported in 2019.

The statistics show an overall decrease in crime of 132 instances.

The Sheriff’s Department attributes at least part of the success to its ability to uti-lize video cameras attached to homes and businesses for surveillance. Wasco substa-tion Sergeant Peter Martinez has asked all homeowners to register their home surveil-lance cameras with the sub-station so they can assist dep-uties in the event of a crime.

“We are increasing pa-trols and patrol activity,” Ser-geant Peter Martinez said. “Visible law enforcement is a proven crime deterrent.”

Martinez said he will have additional information at the next council meeting on Feb. 4.

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The Community Action Partner-ship of Kern reported that approxi-mately 512 records of CAPK Volun-teer Income Tax Assistance program clients’ tax information have been obtained by two former Volunteer Income Tax Assistance employees.

The individuals were able to get tax records by a third-party database on multiple occasions between Oc-tober 2019 and December 2019.

This activity was discovered by CAPK staff on Dec. 23, and both employees were immediately termi-nated.

Their access to the database was immediately halted and an investi-

gation launched, beginning with a report to the IRS, FBI and Bakers-field Police Department.

“The hacking was discovered in the normal course of work,” Out-reach and Advocacy Coordinator James Burger said. “We are still continuing our investigation.”

Burger was asked what safe-guards were being put in place to prevent this from occurring again and his response was that – since he is not a “tech guy” – he can only re-port that CAPK staff is working on how security can be increased.

CAPK believes that the informa-tion that was accessed by the two in-dividuals has not been used for any illegal purposes.

Community Action Partnership of Kern is Kern County’s official anti-poverty agency. Its mission is to provide and advocate for resources that will empower members of the community to become more self-sufficient.

The CAPK Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program provides no-cost tax preparation services to more than 5,000 individuals and families each year with the help of IRS-trained and certified volunteers.

“This investigation is ongoing,” Burger said.

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Rotarians received an update on state Sen. Me-lissa Hurtado’s 2020 plans at their meeting this week.

District Representative Ricardo Del Hoyo spoke about Sen. Hurtado’s 2019 accomplishments and what’s in store for 2020.

Hurtado represents the 14th Senate District, which encompasses parts of the southern Central Valley, in-cluding parts of Fresno and Bakersfield. Prior to being elected to the State Senate, she was a Sanger city coun-cil member.

“Senator Hurtado was a surprise win in her first election in 2018,” Del Hoyo said. “She is the youngest of the 40 California sena-tors.”

Del Hoyo mentioned some of Hurtado’s first-term accomplishments, such as procuring $50 million for asthma research. “One of four kids in the valley has asthma,” Del Hoyo said.

She was also able to ob-tain $50 million for Ameri-Corps, a high school men-toring program.

Del Hoyo also men-

tioned that Hurtado au-thored a bill that resulted in $50 million for water proj-ects that will provide relief for families without reliable access to water. The bill extended investment in the Friant-Kern Canal for two years.

“Senator Hurtado will continue to build on what she accomplished during her second year,” he said. “She will focus on traveling more in the southern end of the county.”

In addition, Hurtado’s bill SB436, which would

help prevent child abuse and neglect, is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. The bill would strengthen family resource centers that provide community-based and culturally sensitive services to communities to help with child abuse pre-vention.

Del Hoyo also said Hurtado is also working on a bill regarding future em-ployee displacement due to the agriculture and oil in-dustries being pushed out of California.

He also mentioned that there is $50 million avail-able for housing in the county. Wasco will need to work with the county in order to get some of that money.

Also at the Rotary meet-ing, President Kevin Tallon confirmed that Brad Ma-berry has been elected next year’s Rotary president.

He said Rotary Inter-national the local club was one of only three clubs to receive an award for main-taining their membership. They asked Tallon how Wasco accomplished that and he replied that the club has stabilized – there is

good fellowship and posi-tive community recogni-tion.

Tallon also shared that

the club received a thank you for a $1,000 donation and several hundred dol-lars of canned foods given

to the Salvation Army. Ro-tary volunteer bell ringers collected $3,000 during the holiday season

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State Sen. Melissa Hurta-do of the 14th District.

District Representative Ricardo Del Hoyo listed State Sen. Hurtado’s accomplishments.


Another small, family-owned business is prospering in Wasco.

A and H Plumbing, at 16038 Palm Ave., has been in business for over 20 years. Brothers Andres and Hector Delgado share the responsibilities.

Hector Delgado was initially raised in Wasco, but upon entering junior high, his family moved to Montebello, and he is a graduate of Mon-tebello High School. The pull of Hector’s family and hometown were strong, and once he was ready to begin his career, he rejoined the family in Wasco.

Andres Delgado had already been in the plumbing busi-ness for 20 years when Hector joined him, and they formed A and H Plumbing.

A and H Plumbing services the Wasco, Shafter, Lost Hills, McFarland and Button-willow areas. The company’s philosophy is to help the community in which they live and work.

“Most of our calls are for unclogging drains,” owner Delgado said. “We are cur-rently licensed in four areas, C36 – Plumb-ing, C20 – Air Conditioning, C16 – Fire Protection and General Contractors’ Li-

cense.” Aside from repairs, A and H Plumbing

is involved in new construction in the areas they serve.

“We are very professional in our deal-ings with customers,” Hector Delgado said. “We have good employees, enjoy the local people and love the small town of Wasco.”

There are currently 30 employees. Sev-eral work in the office, while the remainder

make service calls.Delgado wants ev-

eryone to know it is a family-owned busi-ness; his wife and other family members help cover the work-load.

The future of the business may be in three potential part-ners: 6-year-old Irvin Daniel Perez, 4-year-old Isaiah Joel Perez

and 2-year-old Elias Manuel Perez, who all hang around the business during the day-time hours and watch the adults do their jobs.

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“I worked with Dr. Hammon at Karl Clemens School,” colleague Yolanda Pewitt said. “Edd was my

mentor teacher. He guided me through the laws and how to develop Individual-ized Education Programs for each student.”

“Dr. Hammon had a vast knowledge of strategies and techniques to meet the needs of his diverse student population,” Pewitt said. “Whenever teachers needed

help with a student, Edd was always willing to make time to help.” She added that he had a special interest in history and the arts.

“He created an after-school drama program,” Pewitt said. “Students par-ticipated in various plays as actors, as well as creating

costumes and backdrops.”His son, Ed, wrote on his

father’s Celebration of Life ceremony program that the last words he exchanged with his dad were, “I love

you.”Hammon added, “I ad-

mire my dad’s commit-ment to family, work, self-improvement and those in

need. Reflecting back, I think I most liked participating in volunteer efforts with my dad like helping others as a hospital chaplain.”

“I’d like to add that I’m immensely appreciative that so many of my fa-ther’s colleagues from WUESD at-tended his funeral and also sent cards,” Ed Hammon said. “The considerable number of teachers, administrators and more who attended my father’s funeral speaks volumes to the kind of quality professionals that my father worked with.”

Continuing to re-flect on his father af-ter four months, Ed Hammon said, “My dad was everybody’s advocate, even those he might not have

agreed with. He would help everybody and he was my greatest advocate.”

The second Clemens teacher to pass was Betina

Joy Adams, at at 63. She was born Feb. 2, 1956.

She was a second-grade teacher before becoming a vice principal.

Adams was eager for

summer and the follow-ing school year. When she left school in June 2018, she had plans on returning as the principal of Thomas Jefferson; however, she be-came ill that summer and was encouraged by her hus-band Jeff to focus on her health.

“She had cancer, and chemotherapy affects ev-eryone differently,” Ad-ams said. “Two weeks before she died, she was in a wheelchair, and the week she died, she was paralyzed from the neck down.”

After she died, the doc-tors discovered a tumor on her spine, he said..

Colleague Cristina Wilkerson remembered Adams.

“I first met Tina in 2002. We had a lunch group that included former Wasco teachers Teresa Osuna, Bonnie McCormick and Carolina Grant.”

Wilkerson described Adams as someone who al-ways saw the best in every-one. “Her voice was always sweet, even when she disci-plined.”

There is no question that Adams will be missed by her colleagues and family. “She was a great listener,” Wilkerson added. “Her ad-vice was often solicited and her wisdom was colored with humor.”

Three of Adams’ chil-dren followed in their moth-er’s footsteps by becoming teachers. One works at a prison, another is a special education teacher and a third is an administrator in a school district in Florida.

“Tina had a God-given talent to teach,” husband Jeff Adams said. “She taught Sunday school from the time she was 13 years old.”

Adams continued on to say that teaching was in Ti-na’s blood. “She was a great role model.”

The final teacher Clem-ens lost in 2019 was Rob-ert Parrott, who was born March 11, 1958, and died Dec. 18 at 61 years of age. Parrott was a third-grade teacher at Clemens.

Robert Parrott was a graduate of Fresno State University and received his multicultural credential from CSUB.

“Mr. Parrott started as a bilingual teacher,” col-league Cristina Wilkerson said. “He loved languages and there was not a name he could not pronounce cor-rectly.”

Parrott’s son Brad is a third-generation teacher in the family, a substitute teacher at Clemens, the school where his father taught for 31 years.

His grandfather and Robert’s father, Art Parrott,

was a Spanish teacher at Wasco High School. Brad Parrott said his grandfa-ther traveled throughout the world evaluating schools.

Parrott says his father would get excited about his students’ reading and always looked forward to the beginning of school. “When kids are giving you attention, it’s a gift,” he said.

“On Monday mornings, my dad would stop at the donut shop and bring do-nuts for the kids who met their reading goals,” Parrott said.

Robert Parrott’s love didn’t end with his stu-dents; he also displayed his love for his family. “My dad bought our sister Amanda flowers every Val-entine’s Day so she would know how special she was,” he added. “He also did the same thing for his grand-daughters.”

Parrott shared that his dad loved barbecuing and was always cooking. He was also passionate about fishing, something he in-stilled in his son.

“One of my oldest memories is when my fa-ther took me out fishing and brought a crab net with him. He cut up one of the fish and we ended the day crabbing using the cut-up fish as bait,” Parrott re-flected.

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Palm Avenue Middle School Held their first-ever assembly honoring sixth graders last week.

On Jan. 15, the school acknowledged and reward-ed its sixth-grade A and B honor roll students and each instructor’s Student of the Month.

Principal Oscar Luna welcomed the invited guests.

Alena Almarez, Jose Garnica, Emma Gomez, Adrian Lopez, Leslie Lo-pez, Lauren Mancilla, Val-erie Marez, Marely Monca-da, Jackie Mora, Ruben Mosqueda, Diana Mota, Aileen Nunez, Kaitlyn Pineda, Gabriella Ramirez, Inderjeet Rathour, Julio Romero, Wyatt Tabor, Jona-thon Torres, Sofia Urner and Samantha Valdebenito were introduced by Luna as the Accelerated Readers of the class.

Luna then announced the B Honor Roll students, which included Emma Gomez, Aileen Nunez, Sofia Urner and Saman-tha Valdebenito. Next, the A Honor Roll students were announced, including Alena Almarez, Leslie Lo-pez, Diana Mota, Gabriella Ramirez, Interjeet Rahour and Wyatt Tabor.

In closing the assembly, Luna had each instructor introduce their selection for Students of the Month for October, November and December, as well as the Teacher’s Choice Award.

Ed Crane’s October Stu-dent of the Month selection was Samantha Valdebenito, his November Student of the Month was Sofia Urner and for December he chose Wyatt Taber. He selected Emma Gomez as his Ac-

celerated Reader and Kait-lyn Pineda for his Teacher’s Choice Award.

Marcus Ballard’s Octo-ber Student of the Month was Jonathan Gonzalez, November selection was Guadalupe Salgado and De-cember Nancy Garcia. His AR reader was Emma Scot and his Teacher’s Choice Award went to Damian Santos.

Rodrigo Sandoval’s Oc-tober Student of the Month was Rebecca Gutierrez, No-vember was Sabien Uribe and December was Jacalyn Robles, while his AR top reader was also Jacalyn Robles and his Teacher’s Choice Award went to Or-lando Pruneda.

Diego Martinez’s Oc-tober student of the month was Valerie Vadillo, Novem-ber was Eddie Martinez and December was Eden Olve-ra, while his AR top reader was Eddie Martinez and his teacher’s choice award went to Dinna Cuevas.

Jordan Scritchfield’s Oc-tober Student of the Month was Halie Holloway, No-vember was Zabdiel Gomez and December was Audrina Munoz, while his AR top reader was Zabdiel Gomez

Lisa Izumi’s October Student of the Month was Nubia Garcia, November was Johnathan Jaime and December was Andrea Balderas, while Alejandro Rodriguez was her AR top reader and Nubia Garcia was her Teacher’s Choice Award recipient.

Joshua Bocker’s Au-gust Student of the Month was Jennifer Lopez and his September Student of the Month was Justin Hernan-dez.

“We want you parents to be part of our team,” Luna said. “We expect good aca-

demics, character and lead-ership skills out of all our students.”

Luna also stated that he wants students to be “good people” as they continue to grow. He asked that every-one be respectful to each other and to all others they meet in life.

Palm Ave. honors 6th graders at assembly

A Honor Roll students.

Sixth-grade Accelerated Readers.

B Honor Roll students.

The sixth graders filled up almost one side of the gym.

Students of the Month, from left, Valerie Vadillo, Eddie Martinez and Dinna Antelo from Diego Martinez’s class.

From left, Wyatt Tabor, Sofia Urner, Samantha Valdebenito, Emma Gomez and Kait-lyn Pineda were Ed Crane’s students of the month.


PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No. F1910002 Title Order No. F1910002-LM APN 487-121-27-00 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/22/2015. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 02/19/2020 at 10:00AM, CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, a California corporation as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded on November 10, 2015 as Document No. 000215156985 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Kern County, California, executed by: Epitanio Fierro-Rodriquez and Olga Cabrera Duran, husband and wife, as joint tenants, as Trustor, in favor of Ross Manston, a single man, as to an undivided 50% interest and Gregg Manston, a single man and Debra Coppie, a single woman, as joint tenants, as to an undivided 50% interest, as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier's check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: The front entrance to the City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA IN COUNTY OF KERN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOTS 74, 75 AND 76 OF LEWISTON TRACT NO. 2, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 15, 1937 IN BOOK 4 PAGES 93, 94, 95 AND 96 OF MAPS, KERN COUNTY RECORDS, BEING A PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 27 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, MOUNT DIABLO BASE AND MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING GEOTHERMAL RIGHTS BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET, WITHOUT THE RIGHTS OF SURFACE ACCESS, AS RESERVED IN DEED RECORDED APRIL 22, 2008, DOC. NO. 0208061796 BY AMERICAN ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION. Beneficiary Phone: (909) 957-1068 Beneficiary: Ross Manston, Gregg Manston and Debra Coppie, Attn: Gregg Manston, P.O. Box 343, Claremont, CA 91711 The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: None given as to APN 487-121-27: Directions may be obtained by written request submitted to the Beneficiaries Ross Manston, Gregg Manston and Debra Coppie, Attn: Gregg Manston, P.O. Box 343, Claremont, CA 91711; written within ten days from the first publication of this Notice. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. 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. 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.servicelinkasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case F1910002. 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. Said 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 said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $8,735.64 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary may elect to bid less than their full credit bid. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. SALE LINE PHONE NUMBER: (714) 730-2727 / Web site address: www.servicelinkasap.com DATE: 1/16/2020 CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY FORECLOSURE DEPARTMENT 7330 N. Palm Avenue Suite 101 Fresno, CA 93711 (559) 451-3700 Arlene D. Fontes, Trustee Sale Officer A-4716052 01/30/2020, 02/06/2020, 02/13/2020 Wasco Tribune

disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. 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. 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.servicelinkasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case F1910002. 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. Said 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 said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $8,735.64 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary may elect to bid less than their full credit bid. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. SALE LINE PHONE NUMBER: (714) 730-2727 / Web site address: www.servicelinkasap.com DATE: 1/16/2020 CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY FORECLOSURE DEPARTMENT 7330 N. Palm Avenue Suite 101 Fresno, CA 93711 (559) 451-3700 Arlene D. Fontes, Trustee Sale Officer A-4716052 01/30/2020, 02/06/2020, 02/13/2020 Wasco Tribune

PUBLIC NOTICEFictitious Business Name Statement

S & G Truckline Inc2020-B0056

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 Organiza-tion: 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 common 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


Alvarez Tune-Up & Exhaust2020-B0001

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: 01/02/2020A 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 common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code.)/s/Angel Anthony Medina AlvarezDate Statement Filed: 01/02/2020Date Statement Expires: 01/02/2025Mary B. Bedard, CPA,Auditor-Controller-County ClerkBy: /s/M HernandezPublish Wasco Tribune January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICEStatement of Abandonment Of

Use of Fictitious Business NameTPWC

5117 Laura CourtBakersfield, CA 93308County: KERNMailing address of business:5117 Laura Court

Bakersfield, 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

PUBLIC NOTICESUPPLIERS CALLING FOR BIDS WASCO UNION HIGH SCHOOL

DISTRICTOWNER: Wasco Union High School DistrictPROJECT TITLE: Funding Year 2020-21 Wasco Union High School District E-rate Services (Category One: In-ternet Services; and Category Two Internal Connections to include Core Routing Infrastructure).PROJECT LOCATION: 2100 7th Street, Wasco CA 93280.PROJECT DESCRPTION: E n g i n e e r, Supply, Configure, and Provide In-stallation Options as necessary for Network Equipment Internet Servic-es requested by Wasco Union High School District - See 470 Number 200008881 for Project Details.RESPONSE DEADLINE: F e b r u a r y 20, 2020 at 5PM PST.Responses must be in receipt of Wasco Union High School District by 5PM PST.PLACE OF BID/RESPONSE RECEIPT: Wasco Union High School2100 7th StreetWasco, CA 93280METHOD OF BID/RESPONSE RE-CEIPT: Bids/Responses must be submitted in writing to: Wasco Union High School District via per-sonal delivery, courier, or mailed via United States Postal Service. All bids must be delivered to the place of bid receipt. E- MAILED RESPONSES SHALL NOT BE AC-CEPTED.PLACE PLANS ARE ON FILE: 470 Number 200008881 / http://adsadsi.com/itb_year_23.shtmlSEALED BID MARKING: E - r a t e 200008881 – clearly labeled on the outside of sealed response.QUESTIONS: To assure all vendors have the same information ALL QUESTIONS MUST be posted to http://adsadsi.com/itb_year_23.shtml. Please visit the website and click on the RFP/470 Q/A link as-sociated with the applicant’s Form 470 Application to submit a ques-tion. In addition, please click on the RFP/470 Q/A link associated with this application to review all ques-tions asked and answered. Please remember that questions submitted within 2 business days of bid due date may not be answered. See 470 Number 200008881 for additional details.To perform the work required by the applicant, the winning Bidder must provide a valid Service Pro-vider Identification Number (SPIN) issued by USAC and be licensed in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations, including Local and State Law.Publish Wasco Tribune January 23, 30, 2020


Aguila Real Transport2020-B0526

1784 Laguna Niguel AveWasco, CA 93280County: KernMailing address of business:1784 Laguna Niguel AveWasco, CA 93280Victor Hugo Meza1784 Laguna Niguel AveWasco, CA 93280Laura Meza

1784 Laguna Niguel AveWasco, CA 93280The business is conducted by: Mar-ried CoupleDate the business commenced: N/AA 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 common law (see Section 14411 et seq., business and professions code.)/s/Laura MezaDate Statement Filed: 01/17/2020Date Statement Expires: 01/17/2025Mary B. Bedard, CPA,Auditor-Controller-County ClerkBy: /s/R EdmiastonPublish Wasco Tribune January 23, 30 February 6, 13, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICELEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the Plan-ning Commission of the City of Was-co will hold a public hearing on the project listed below in this notice. The public hearing will be held on February 10, 2020, at 6:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter in the Council Chambers located at 746 8th Street, Wasco, California.Vesting Tentative Tract 7373Project: The project is a proposed 145 lot single family subdivision on 39.09 acres of vacant R-1-8, Single Family Residential and R-R, Rural Residential zoned land. Location: The project site consists of 39.09 net acres of vacant land south of Gromer Avenue between Poplar Avenue and the Griffith alignment in an existing residential area. APN: 487-010-18Applicant: LEORA, LLCCEQA Determination: Negative Dec-laration for Vesting Tentative Tract 7373The project and supporting docu-ments may be reviewed during normal business hours at the Plan-ning Department located a 764 “E” Street, Wasco, CA 93280. Any per-son wishing to testify on the above project may appear before the Plan-ning Commission at their hearing of February 10, 2020, or may submit written comments on or before Feb-ruary 10, 2020.If you challenge this proposal or any aspect of it in court, you may be limited to raising only those is-sues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Wasco Plan-ning Department, 764 “E” Street, Wasco, CA 93280, at, or prior to the public hearing.If you need special assistance to participate in the meetings de-scribed in this notice, please con-tact the City Clerk’s Office at (661) 758-7215 to make reasonable ar-rangements to ensure accessibil-ity to these meetings. Telephone (661) 758-7215 or via California Relay Service (Hearing-Impaired Only). Requests for assistance should be made at least two (2) days in advance whenever possible.If you have any questions, you may contact the Community Develop-ment Department at (661) 758-7200.Publish on or before January 30, 2020/s/ Maria O. Martinez, City ClerkPublish Wasco Tribune January 30, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICEWasco Mini Storage

451 N. “F” Street Wasco, CA 93280ONLINE AuctionStorageTreasures.comEnding 2/8/20 @ 8 AMCleaning deposit $5072 hours clean-outU0212 Felix ChaconhouseholdU0703 Joshua BlackhouseholdU1312 Jorge Luis SanchezHouseholdPublish Wasco Tribune January 30, February 6, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICENotice of Public Hearing

City Council of the City of WascoMarch 3, 2020

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City of Wasco City Council on Tuesday March 3, 2020 at 6:00 pm or soon thereafter in the City Council Chambers located at 746 8th Street, Wasco, California to consider the following:A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUN-CIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO DE-CLARING THERE ARE NO UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS THAT CAN REA-SONABLY BE MET WITHIN THE CITY OF WASCOThe supporting documents may be viewed during normal business hours at the Finance Department lo-cated at 764 E Street, Wasco, Cali-fornia 93280. Any person wishing to testify on the above resolution or the adoption of the resolution may ap-pear before the City Council at their hearing March 3, 2020, or may sub-mit written comments on or before March 3, 2020.If you challenge this resolution, or any aspect of it in court, you may be limited to raising only those is-sues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Wasco City Clerk, 746 8th Street, Wasco, Cali-fornia 93280 at or prior to the public hearing.If you need special assistance to participate in the meeting described in this notice, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (661) 758-7215 (or via California Relay Ser-vice) to make reasonable arrange-ments to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Requests for assistance should be made at least 2 days in advance whenever possible.If you have any questions you may contact Daniel Briney, Interim Fi-nance Director at (661) 758-7230./s/Maria Martinez, City ClerkPublish Wasco Tribune January 30, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICEWasco City Council

Notice of Public HearingNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the Wasco City Hall, 746 8th Street, Wasco, California, the Wasco City Council will conduct a public hear-ing to consider the following ac-tions: Consider the discontinuation of the systemwide dial-a-ride general fare ticket; If approved as proposed, the City of Wasco Transit division will no longer sell the systemwide Dial-A-Ride general fare ticket effective adoption by the City Council and the systemwide Dial-A-Ride general fare ticket will be discontinued ef-fective July 1, 2020. Said hearing is open to the public and all persons interested are in-vited to attend and be heard. In-formation regarding Dial-A-Ride general ticket discontinuation is on file in the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 746 8th Street, Wasco, CA, and is available for public review. Any person wishing to present evidence either for or against that proposed discontinuation is hereby notified and directed to either appear at the time and place aforesaid or send written comments to the City Clerk at City Hall, 746 8th Street, Wasco, CA 93280 no later than 5:00 p.m. February 10, 2020. Anyone chal-lenging any proposed action which is the subject of a public hearing listed on this Notice, that person may be limited to raising those is-sues addressed at the public hear-ing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to the public hearing. If you require special accommodations to par-ticipate in the public hearing, please contact the City Clerk at (661) 758-7214. AMERICANS WITH DIS-ABILITIES ACT (Government Code Section 54953.2)The City Council Chamber is acces-sible to persons with disabilities. Disabled individuals who need spe-cial assistance to attend or partici-

pate in a meeting of the City Council may request assistance from the Clerk of the Wasco City Council, 746 8th Street, Wasco, California or by calling (661) 758-7214. Every effort will be made to reasonably accommodate individuals with dis-abilities by making meeting mate-rial available in alternative formats. Requests for assistance should be made five (5) working days in ad-vance of a meeting whenever pos-sible.The City of Wasco promotes fair housing and makes all programs available to low and moderate-income families regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual preference, marital status, or handicap./s/Maria O. Martinez, City ClerkPublished Wasco Tribune January 30, 2020

AVISO PUBLICACámara del Consejo de Wasco

Aviso de Audiencia PublicaSE AVISA QUE el martes 18 de enero del 2020 a las 6:00 p.m., en la Cá-mara del Consejo de Wasco, ubica-do en el 746 8th Street, Wasco, California, el Consejo de la Ciudad de Wasco llevará a cabo una audi-encia pública para considerar las siguientes acciones:1. Considerar la discontinuación del boleto de tarifa general de Dial-A-Ride; Si se aprueba según lo pro-puesto, la división de transito de la Ciudad de Wasco ya no venderá el boleto de tarifa general de Dial-A-Ride y el boleto de tarifa general de Dial-A-Ride se descontinuará a par-tir del 1 de Julio de 2020. Dicha audiencia está abierta al público y todas las personas inte-resadas están invitadas a asistir y ser escuchadas. La información sobre la discontinuación del bo-leto general de Dial-A-Ride está ar-chivada en la oficina del secretario municipal, 746 8th Street, Wasco, CA, y está disponible para revisión pública. Cualquier persona que de-see presentar evidencia a favor o en contra de la discontinuación en propuesta es notificada y dirigida a presentarse en el momento y lugar antes mencionados o enviar comentarios por escrito al secre-tario de la Ciudad, 746 8th Street, Wasco, CA 93280 a más tardar el 10 de Febrero de 2020 a las 5:00 pm. Cualquier persona en contra de cualquier acción propuesta que sea el tema de una audiencia pública enumerada en este Aviso, esa per-sona puede limitarse a plantear los problemas abordados en la audien-cia pública, o en la correspondencia escrita entregada al secretario de la Ciudad en o antes de la audiencia pública. Si necesita adaptaciones especiales para participar en la au-diencia pública, comuníquese con el secretario de la Ciudad al (661) 758-7214.ACTA DE AMERICANOS CON DISCAPACIDADES (Có-digo de Gobierno Sección 54953.2)la Cámara del Consejo es accesible para personas con discapacidad. Las personas discapacitadas que necesitan asistencia especial para asistir o participar en una reunión del Consejo de la Ciudad pueden solicitar asistencia al secretario del Consejo de la Ciudad de Wasco, 746 8th Street, Wasco, California o llamando al (661) 758-7214. Se hará todo lo posible para acomodar razonablemente a las personas con discapacidad haciendo que el ma-terial de la reunión esté disponible en formatos alternativos. Las solici-tudes de asistencia deben hacerse cinco (5) días laborables antes de una reunión siempre que sea po-sible.La ciudad de Wasco promueve la vivienda justa y pone todos los pro-gramas a disposición de las familias de ingresos bajos y moderados, in-dependientemente de su edad, raza, color, religión, sexo, origen nacional, preferencia sexual, estado civil o discapacidad./s/Maria O. Martinez, Secretaría MunicipalPublicado en el Wasco Tribune el 30, de Enero de 2020


Palm Avenue Middle School held the first spelling bee in the district and whittled the number of students down to the top three, who will head to the county contest.

Fourteen sixth-grade students compet-ed on Tuesday against nine seventh-grade students and 17 eighth-grade students for a chance to compete at the Kern County Spelling Bee, March 2 at the Bakersfield City School District auditorium, 1300 Bak-er St.

At the Palm Avenue event, Superinten-dent Kelly Richers gave the competitors the rules for the spelling bee. The competitors were allowed to ask for the definition of the word and for Richers to use the word in a sentence. They were asked to say the word before they began spelling it and repeat the word once finished.

Eighth-grade Rigo Campos from Ve-ronica Alvarez’s class took 1st place by not missing a word on the oral spelling com-petition.

In 2nd place was Alfonso Rivera from Katelyn Allen’s class and in 3rd place was

Devon Lowe also from Veronica Alvarez’ class.

Out of a total of 40 participants, the top three will head to the county spelling bee in March.

Sixth-grade participants included Devany Aguilar, Kevin Ahumada, An-drea Balderas, Cristina Carrillo, Nubia Garcia, Zabdiel Gomez, Jace Gonzalez, Kimberly Hernan, Brandon Medina, Ca-mila Morales, Ricardo Navarro, Melody Ramirez, Damian Santos and Vianey Velasquez.

Seventh-grade students included Jesse Carvajal, Cesar Castillo, Erik Castillo, Nicholas Contreras, Ismael Gomez, Anto-nio Maldonado, Alyssa Records, Waood Saeed and Jules Wimberly.

Eighth-grade competitors included Fatima Soto Arel, Rigo Campos, Emilee Garza, Jaime Gonzalez, Ebony Hernandez, Fernando Lopez, Yasmine Lopez, Devin Lowe, Helen Navarro, Ivan Perez, Jacque-line Ramirez, Alfonso Rivera, Ameerah Rodriguez, Esmeralda Rodriguez, Ange-lina Romero, Joseph Scott and Esmerelda Valle.

3 students head to county spelling bee

Students were seated in the cafeteria waiting for the competition to begin.

Heading to the county spelling bee competition are, from left, 3rd place Devin Lowe, 1st place Rigo Campos and 2nd place Alfonso Rivera.


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PASTOR FERNANDO SEGURAAnd at the end of 10 days their features

appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king’s delicacies. Thus, the steward took away their portion of delicacies and the wine that they were to drink and gave them vegetables.

Some time ago, I was driving in the backroad of Wasco heading toward Delano when all of a sudden I drove into an area covered in fog. It was getting late; the fog was so dense that I had to slow down to at least 20 mph. Being in the backroads of the country, late at night and with altered vi-sion can be somewhat dangerous. I cannot lie — maybe I hesitated a little bit. The fog slowed me down.

Fog can alter our vision to see what is in front of us, what is ahead of us and what is coming our way.

At our church, we start every year with 21 days of fasting and prayer. At Canyon Hills Wasco, children, youth and adults all give up something. Some adopt the Daniel plan, others fast from social media, TV, etc. -- whatever it is, we incline our ears to hear the voice of God.

Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah demonstrated their devotion to God by re-jecting the King’s food (delicacies) and only consumed vegetables and water. God intervened in supernatural ways by giving them knowledge and skill in all literature

and wisdom; and Daniel had understand-ing in all visions and dream (Daniel 1:17). It wasn’t their diet, but their devotion to God that made all the difference. They were seeking heavenly things!

Fasting slows us down, because life can sometimes get foggy. This is why every year we get rid of the fog in our lives, so that we can see what is in front of us. God wants us to live in the present, to bask in His goodness today — to embrace our fam-ily and catch every live moment. He also wants us to be aware of the direction in which we are heading.

The future is vital. People are stressed and fearful of what the future will bring. But if know His voice, we will follow His direction. Jesus invites us to rest in him. Al-though everything around us can be chaotic, we can be certain of where we are going. Finally, we need have clear vision, because “when,” not “if,” the winds come and beat on our house (Matthew 7-24-27), we know that our foundation is on the rock. That even in the difficult times of 2020, we have es-tablished good grips on God. You can start fasting today! Speak to the Lord about what you are giving up and for how long, adopt a Bible plan, pray without ceasing (pray with your eyes open), as you are driving, work-ing, etc. -- and see the great things that God has planned for you and your loved ones.

Fernando Segura is pastor of Canyon Hills Church in Wasco.

See what’s in store for you Arnold Dave Kroeker Oct. 18, 1937 – Jan. 22, 2020

Funeral service for Ar-nold Dave Kroeker, age 82 of Wasco, will be Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at 2 p.m. at the Mennonite Brethren Church of Shafter. Pastor Pat Coyle will officiate. Burial will be private at Shafter Memorial Park.

Arnold passed away peacefully beside his loving wife, Eunice, and surround-ed by family on Jan 22, 2020, at Bakersfield Memo-rial Hospital. He was born on Oct. 18, 1937, in Shafter to David and Fern Kroeker.

Arnold was an active member of Mennonite Brethren Church of Wasco, and then later the Men-nonite Brethren Church of Shafter. He worked in ag-riculture all his life, raised on a farm west of Wasco. Arnold graduated in 1956 from Wasco Union High School, where he was active in FFA. He worked almost a quarter-century for Bidart Brothers and only retired when he was unable to con-tinue due to an injury.

He faithfully support-

ed North Kern Christian School with many hours of labor. He thoroughly enjoyed helping NKCS’s BBQ fundraiser, where he cooked chili beans in a 60-gallon kettle and would deep-pit meat in 2 large pits he had constructed. He also enjoyed cooking Borscht at the MCC sale in Fresno, usually cooking and serv-ing 150 gallons over one weekend, with his family’s help.

He is survived by his wife, Eunice Mae Kroeker

(Bartel). They were married April 1, 1960 (no foolin’), happily married just shy of 60 years. He is also sur-vived by his son Galen, his wife Loree, granddaugh-ter Ashley, (her husband Matthew Smith and great-granddaughter Ryland) and granddaughter Emily, daughter Shirla Willems, her husband Byron Dean Willems and granddaugh-ters AnnMarie and Kather-ine “KD” and son Byron, his wife Kristen and grandsons Noah (his wife Natalie), Jo-seph, Isaiah and David.

Memorial gifts can be made to North Kern Chris-tian School in honor of Ar-nold Kroeker, 710 Peters St., Wasco 93280, phone 661-758-5997.

He loved spending time with family and friends and had many stories & ideas to share.

“Let me tell you just one more…”

OBITUARIES

DEATH NOTICEBilly Munoz, 60, of Wasco, passed away Jan. 22, in Ba-

kersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.


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