Vol. 41 No. 19 • Wasco, California • Thursday, December 20, 2018 FREE THIS WEEK DID YOU KNOW THAT ALL THESE ITEMS CAN BE RECYCLED IN A BLUE CART? CURBSIDE RECYCLING 661-758-5316 SIGN UP FOR CURBSIDE RECYCLING www.americanrefuse.co TONI DEROSA Wasco Tribune The city will spend nearly three-quar- ters of a million dollars to replace its water Well #5. The City Council awarded a contract to Bakersfield Well and Pump to drill the replacement well at the northwest corner of 8th and G streets. The city successfully tested a well at that location. From the audience, Laurie Mendez asked how long the city advertised for bids, and Acting Director Public Works Jeremy Bowman explained that the city advertises for four weeks. “Often, the little companies are not qualified to place bids,” said Coun- cilmember Gilberto Reyna. Additionally, the council approved trav- el expenses for the city manager, mayor and two council members to attend the New Mayors Council Members Academy Conference on Jan. 16-18 in Sacramento. The council gave new Mayor Alexandro Garcia and Teofilo Cortez, Jr.. mayor pro tem, authorization to sign on the city’s bank accounts. Sergeant Augustin Moreno thanked the council for their support for the Sheriff’s Activities League. He explained the stu- dents have been running several races, and it became apparent they lacked the correct gear for running. He wanted to thank ev- eryone who donated to SAL, which made it possible to purchase the appropriate shoes for the kids. They raised over $1,000 spe- cifically for shoes. City to replace water well TONI DEROSA Wasco Tribune Students recited their humorous or seri- ous readings in front of teachers, parents, advisors and coaches as part The Regional Oral Language competition Thursday at Se- quoia Elementary School in Shafter. First- and second-place winners from the local schools’ Oral Language Festi- val moved on to compete at the Regional competition. The school cafeteria was filled with students ready to recite their speeches as parents and coaches looked on. Richland School District Superintendent Dagoberto Garcia and Assistant Superin- tendent Rocio Munoz hosted the competi- tion. First-place winners will participate in the County Oral Language Competition to be held Jan. 26 at Stone Creek Junior High in Bakersfield. Following are the results of the Regional Competition. 4-6 Grades Serious Solo First-place winner was Jackie Reyes from Maple who recited The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Second- place winner was Tatianna Angulo from Richland who recited The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. Andrew Montano Lopez, Isaac Ocampo, Rigoberto Campos and Julians Herrera took home 2nd place from Wasco in Grade 7-8 for serious Verse Choir. Kids win at festival See FESTIVAL Page 3 TONI DEROSA The Shafter Press Christmas cheer was in the air in Shafter Friday af- ternoon as Shafter-Wasco Publishing held an official ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the new own- ership and re-opening of the Wasco Tribune and The Shafter Press. Both newspapers were shut down on December 31, 2017, when Reed Print, Inc. closed its doors. For- mer resident and Shafter High School graduate Mi- chael Schroeder saw last paper a week later with the announcement (he’s sub- scribed for 40 years), and contacted the Reed fam- ily to express his interest in restarting it. At that time, however, the publisher, Wally Reed, explained the situation and it looked too far gone. It wasn’t until Shafter resi- dent and lo- cal farmer Stan Wilson got involved that re-opening became a deal possibility two papers. Former Reed Print of- fice manager Diane Givens related Schroeder’s connec- tion to the paper, and his initial inquiries on purchas- ing The Press. Wilson con- tacted Schroeder, with the idea, looking for advice and a plan. Days later, Schro- eder met with him, city of- ficials, former Press Editor Jamie Stewart, Givens and former Reed Print pro- duction supervisor Kathy Smithee. The group worked together to reopen the of- fice that day, and put out a paper the next week. The first issues of The Press and Tribune under the new pub- “I used to sell The Shafter Press when I was a kid for ten cents apiece. It was always a dream of mine to own the The Shafter Press .” –Publisher Michael Schroeder The Press celebrates return The official ribbon cutting: Cameron Hunter, Phillip Jimenez, Judy Goad, Distinguished Young Woman Karly Cleveland, Bharpur Singh Brar, Anton Labrentz, Scott Hurlbert, Stan Wilson and Michael Schroeder. Owner Stan Wilson, local reader Sylvia Schoonover, and Nancy Wilson show- case the two newspapers. JAMIE STEWART Wasco Tribune TJ Cox finally defeated Republican Rep. David Valadao last week, with a 549-vote lead after the last count of ballots. Valadao, the three-time incumbent from Hanford, built a lead on election night of over 6 percent, but a number of votes were still outstanding, especially in Fresno and Kern Counties. Cox cut into Valadao’s lead with each count, finally overtaking Valadao. Valadao is considered a middle-of-the-road Repub- lican, in the past getting votes from both Republi- cans and a good majority of the vote in the heavily Democratic 21st District. The district is 69 percent Democrat, but in the previ- ous two elections, Valadao appealed to the heavily His- panic-populated district due to his liberal-leaning stands on immigration reform, electing to support reform that would protect those protected under the Dream- ers Act, repealed earlier this year. The two candidates’ stances on key issues, such as immigration and health care, were similar. Amanda Ruiz, a local resident, said, Valadao loses to Cox Rep. David Valadao in Wasco earlier this year See RIBBON Page 3 See VALADAO Page 7
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TONI DEROSAWasco Tribune
The city will spend nearly three-quar-ters of a million dollars to replace its water Well #5.
The City Council awarded a contract to Bakersfield Well and Pump to drill the replacement well at the northwest corner of 8th and G streets. The city successfully
tested a well at that location.From the audience, Laurie Mendez
asked how long the city advertised for bids, and Acting Director Public Works Jeremy Bowman explained that the city advertises for four weeks. “Often, the little companies are not qualified to place bids,” said Coun-cilmember Gilberto Reyna.
Additionally, the council approved trav-
el expenses for the city manager, mayor and two council members to attend the New Mayors Council Members Academy Conference on Jan. 16-18 in Sacramento.
The council gave new Mayor Alexandro Garcia and Teofilo Cortez, Jr.. mayor pro tem, authorization to sign on the city’s bank accounts.
Sergeant Augustin Moreno thanked the
council for their support for the Sheriff’sActivities League. He explained the stu-dents have been running several races, andit became apparent they lacked the correctgear for running. He wanted to thank ev-eryone who donated to SAL, which made itpossible to purchase the appropriate shoes for the kids. They raised over $1,000 spe-cifically for shoes.
City to replace water well
TONI DEROSAWasco Tribune
Students recited their humorous or seri-ous readings in front of teachers, parents, advisors and coaches as part The Regional Oral Language competition Thursday at Se-quoia Elementary School in Shafter.
First- and second-place winners from the local schools’ Oral Language Festi-val moved on to compete at the Regional competition. The school cafeteria was filled with students ready to recite their speeches as parents and coaches looked on.
Richland School District Superintendent Dagoberto Garcia and Assistant Superin-
tendent Rocio Munoz hosted the competi-tion. First-place winners will participate inthe County Oral Language Competition to be held Jan. 26 at Stone Creek Junior Highin Bakersfield. Following are the results ofthe Regional Competition.
4-6 GradesSerious SoloFirst-place winner was Jackie Reyes
from Maple who recited The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Second-place winner was Tatianna Angulo from Richland who recited The Kissing Hand byAudrey Penn.Andrew Montano Lopez, Isaac Ocampo, Rigoberto Campos and Julians Herrera
took home 2nd place from Wasco in Grade 7-8 for serious Verse Choir.
Kids win at festival
See FESTIVAL Page 3
TONI DEROSAThe Shafter Press
Christmas cheer was in the air in Shafter Friday af-ternoon as Shafter-Wasco Publishing held an official ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the new own-
ership and re-opening of the Wasco Tribune and The Shafter Press.
Both newspapers were shut down on December 31, 2017, when Reed Print, Inc. closed its doors. For-
mer resident and Shafter High School graduate Mi-chael Schroeder saw last paper a week later with the announcement (he’s sub-scribed for 40 years), and contacted the Reed fam-ily to express his interest in
restarting it. At that time, however, the p u b l i s h e r , Wally Reed, explained the situation and it looked too far gone. It wasn’t until Shafter resi-dent and lo-
cal farmer Stan Wilson got involved that re-opening became a deal possibility two papers.
Former Reed Print of-fice manager Diane Givens related Schroeder’s connec-
tion to the paper, and his initial inquiries on purchas-ing The Press. Wilson con-tacted Schroeder, with the idea, looking for advice and a plan. Days later, Schro-eder met with him, city of-ficials, former Press Editor Jamie Stewart, Givens and former Reed Print pro-duction supervisor Kathy Smithee. The group worked together to reopen the of-fice that day, and put out a paper the next week. The first issues of The Press and Tribune under the new pub-
“I used to sell The Shafter Press when I was a kid for ten cents apiece. It was always a
dream of mine to own the The Shafter Press .”
–Publisher Michael Schroeder
The Presscelebratesreturn
The official ribbon cutting: Cameron Hunter, Phillip Jimenez, Judy Goad, Distinguished Young Woman KarlyCleveland, Bharpur Singh Brar, Anton Labrentz, Scott Hurlbert, Stan Wilson and Michael Schroeder.
Owner Stan Wilson, local reader Sylvia Schoonover, and Nancy Wilson show-case the two newspapers.
JAMIE STEWARTWasco Tribune
TJ Cox finally defeated Republican Rep. David Valadao last week, with a 549-vote lead after the last count of ballots. Valadao, the three-time incumbent from Hanford, built a lead on election night of over 6 percent, but a number of votes were still outstanding, especially in Fresno and Kern Counties. Cox cut into
Valadao’s lead with each count, finally overtaking Valadao.
Valadao is considered a middle-of-the-road Repub-lican, in the past getting votes from both Republi-cans and a good majority of the vote in the heavily Democratic 21st District. The district is 69 percent Democrat, but in the previ-ous two elections, Valadao appealed to the heavily His-
panic-populated district due to his liberal-leaning stands on immigration reform, electing to support reform that would protect those protected under the Dream-ers Act, repealed earlier this year.
The two candidates’ stances on key issues, such as immigration and health care, were similar. Amanda Ruiz, a local resident, said,
Valadao loses to Cox
Rep. David Valadao in Wasco earlier this year
See RIBBON Page 3
See VALADAO Page 7
Page 2 WASCO TRIBUNE Thursday, December 20 2018
ARREST LOGAs reported by the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, Wasco substation:
ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW: Christmas tree recycling – Wasco 2018 Christ-
mas tree recycling drop-off locations are available Dec. 26 through Jan 6. Shafter-Wasco landfi ll, 17621 Scofi eld Ave., 8 miles west of Shafter; Vacant lot, corner of Annin Avenue and Gromer Avenue; Wasco green waste site, 5201 7th St., 2 miles west of Wasco.
Library closed -- Wasco Branch Library will be closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 1, 2019.
ONGOINGSenior lunch – Senior center serving meal Monday-Fri-
day at 11:25 a.m., 1280 Poplar St.MONDAY
Fishes & Loaves -- Free dinner every fi rst Monday 5-7 p.m. at 408 Griffi th Ave.
Adult education -- Enroll for classes at 1445 Poso Drive. High school diploma program, ESL, citizenship and Micro-soft Offi ce.
TUESDAYCity Council -- Meets fi rst and third Tuesdays at 6 p.m.
on 8th Street. WEDNESDAY
Puzzlemania — At the Wasco Library, 3:30-4:30 p.m.ACTS Class –-Alcohol and chemical treatment series
meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Sounds of Pentecost, 2000 Palm Ave. Rides are available.
Path to citizenship — Need help with DACA or citizen-ship questions? The Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative can help. Dec. 21t at 4 p.m. at the Wasco Li-brary.
Art project -- Bakersfi eld Museum of Art will be hosting “Splatter Painting” Dec. 14, 4-6 p.m., at the Wasco Library.
Art project -- Bakersfi eld Museum of Art will be hosting “Children Crafting Snowfl akes” Dec. 21, 4-6 p.m., at the Wasco Library.
Reading and crafts -- Family story time and crafts 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Wasco Library.
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Here’s this week’s challenge. If you know the location, circumstances, exact or rough date and/or people in the photo, send your educated (or semieducated) guess to The Tribune, 406 Central Ave., Shafter 93263, or e-mail it to [email protected]. Winners will be revealed here next week, along with the facts behind this photo and a new one to challenge you. LAST WEEK: Coach Richard Martinez shares a 1970s picture of his all-female softball team “Playmates” from bottom left, Janice Martinez (Houston), Lupe Martinez, Susan Lowe, Galene Merz, Sandra Colbert and Joyce Hively. Top row, Sherry Mhllen, Sandy Summers, Darlene Homkit, Betty Mullen and Connie Hively.
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Dec. 10Shaun Carender, 30, of
Wasco, was arrested in the 1700 block of 3rd Street on two active misdemeanor warrants. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Austin Dennis, 24, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1700 block of 3rd Street for possession of a stolen vehi-cle and conspiracy to com-mit a crime. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Charles Grigsby, 31, of Shafter, was arrested in the 400 block of North Central Avenue on an active mis-demeanor warrant and for shoplifting. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Jose Luis Mendoza, 22,
of Wasco, was arrested in the 700 block of Broadway for an active felony warrant and an active misdemeanor warrant. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Dec. 11Miguel Angel Santa-
Cruz, 23, of Wasco, was ar-rested at the intersection of 14th Street and Broadway on an active misdemeanor warrant. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Luis Oscar Vazquez, 24, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1900 block of 4th Street on an active felony warrant. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Dec. 12Jesus Robert Quintero,
20, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1500 block of Lilac Court on two active felony warrants and for carrying a concealed dirk or dag-ger. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Dec. 13Javier Boytes, 25, of Ba-
kersfi eld, was arrested in the 200 block of Central Avenue for obstructing a peace offi -cer, driving without a license and possession of a stolen vehicle. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Mario Gutierrez, 24, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1500 Lilac Street for an ac-tive felony warrant. He was booked into the Kern Coun-ty Jail.
Dec. 14Cuberto Barboza Cabe-
zas, 26, of Wasco, was arrest-ed in the 2700 block of Yo-semite Court for possession of controlled substance para-phernalia. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Dec. 15 Jose Leonides, 29, of
Wasco, was arrested at the intersection of Highway 46 and Griffi th Avenue for driving a vehicle with a broken windshield, driving a vehicle without a license, expired vehicle registration and no vehicle insurance. He was cited and released at the scene.
Marcus Stewart, 33, of Wasco, was arrested in the
400 block of North Central Avenue for trespassing and petty theft. He was booked into the Kern County Jail.
Luz Maria Villanueva,
30, of Wasco, was arrested in the 1600 block of PosoDrive for disobeying a courtorder. She was booked into the Kern County Jail.
TONI DEROSAWasco Tribune
Last week’s history is no mystery.
One of the players from an all-girls softball team from the 1970s known as the Playmates has come for-ward and revealed herself.
During the 1970s, Richard Martinez coached the Playmates, featured inlast week’s Mystery His-tory. Martinez’s slo-pitch softball team of 8-10 year olds were also highlighted in the same issue while celebrating the end of the year at Pizza Factory.
Sandra Colbert walked into the Wasco Tribune offi ce on Friday. Colbert was the pitcher and played fi rst base for Martinez. “We took the championship four years in a row,” she said.
Although the hair is a bit white, she still looks in shape to be out on the mound tomorrow.
Colbert played softball from 1978 through 1987. After her softball days, she became a housewife and mother of two. “Neither of my children was interest-ed in playing sports,” she said. “I played in summer
leagues, city leagues and was on a team for the local Sprouse Reitz dime store.”
Team members either came from Wasco, Shafter, Delano or McFarland, she said. “We played so many games each season; I couldn’t keep count of them all.”
Colbert hasn’t played ball in a number of years. “Back then, I was pretty aggressive,” she said.
She added that she enjoyed everything about playing ball. “It was all fun to me,” she exclaimed.
A Playmate unveiled
Sandra Colbert w as one of the original players on Coach Richard Martinez’s 1970s softball team, the Playmates.
Thursday, December 20, 2018 WASCO TRIBUNE Page 3
Humorous SoloFirst-place winner was Brooklyn Allred
from Richland who recited Pinkalicious by Victoria & Elizabeth Kann. Second-place winner was Mia Bailey from Richland School District who recited Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill.
Serious DuoFirst-place winners were Aly Sandoval
and Judith Rodriguez from Richland who recited Just a Bully by Gina & Mercer Mayer. Second-place winners were Eloisa Ocampo and Yatzary Orpineda from Wasco who recited The Giving Tree by Shel Sil-verstein.
Humorous DuoFirst-place winners were Emma Gomez
and Samantha Valdebenito from Wasco who recited Goldilocks and the Three Di-
nosaurs by Mo Willems. Second-place win-ners were Megan Bloemhof and Klarissa Gomez from Maple who recited Thump, Quack, Moo; A Wacky Adventure
Verse ChoirFirst-place winners were Genisis Escal-
era, Valeria Cantoriano, Valerie Diaz, Eliza-beth Flores, Natalie Acosta and Samantha Bautista from Richland who recited Barbie by Gary Soto. Second-place winners were Camryn Eubanks, Sesilia Rodriguez, Se-renity Rodriguez and Quetzel Garcia from Richland who recited The Ultra Violets: Volume 1 by Sophie Bell.
7-8 GradeHumorous SoloFirst-place winner was Alexander Agu-
irre from Richland who performed Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break if You Want to Survive the School Bus by John Grandits. Second-place winner was Paula Obeso from Richland who recited No News by Connie Regan and Blake & Barbara Freeman.
Humorous DuoFirst-place winners were Areli Solis and
Alyse Biggs from Maple who recited Dogs vs. Cats by Chris Gall. Second-place win-ners were Nadia Ornealas and Dayana Li-mon from Wasco who recited Clueless by Midru Killer.
Serious SoloFirst-place winner was Natalia Crane from
Wasco who recited The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson. Second-place win-ner was Addison Fore from Richland who re-cited Missing Mandy by Peg Kehrer.
Serious DuoFirst-place winners were Abigail Marti-
nez and Sara Bernal from Wasco who recited It’s Hard to Say Good-Bye by Shirley Ullon.
Verse ChoirFirst-place winners were Janitizia Valen-
zuela, Valeria Zarate, Yuridia Tovar, Lynda Rumbo, Kimberly Utene and Lilliana Val-dez from Richland who recited What One Boy Can Show a Girl by Sarah Edman. Sec-ond-place winners were Andrew Montano Lopez, Isaac Ocampo, Rigoberto Campos and Julians Herrera from Wasco who re-cited I Survived the Child’s Blizzard by Lauren Ta.
From Page 1
Many winners at Oral Language Festival
Brooklyn Allred, first place winner in the Grades 4-6 Humorous Solo.
Genesis Escalera, Valeria Cantoriano, Valerie Diaz, Elizabeth Florez, Natalie Acosta and Samantha Bautista won 1st place in Grade 4-6 Verse Choir.
Natalia Crane took home 1st place fromWasco in Grade 7-8 for Serious Solo.
Sara Bernal and Abigail Martinez from Wasco took home 1st place in Grade 7-8 Serious Duo.
Eloise Ocampo and Yatzary Orpineda took home 2nd place in Grade 4-6 Serious Duo.
Emma Gomez and Samantha Valdebeni-to won 1st place from Wasco in Grade 4-6 Humorous Duo.
WUESD ushers in Christmas
Holiday lights were twinkling and music was playing as the Wasco Union Elementary School District staff celebrated the holiday season and partied.
It was the annual WUESD Christ-mas party that brought about 90 people together for good cheer, good
food and good danc-ing.
“The highlight of the evening was every 15 minutes, we gave away a $10 lottery ticket,” Richers added. “So far, no one has called in to say they won any-
thing.”Attendees danced to
the music of DJ Dino Diaz.
“Giving away the Lotto tickets provided
some excitement during the event,” Richers said.
“It was a nice place to see every-body,” said Board Trustee Richard Reding. “The food was great!” He said that a lot of people were dancing.
“They all look so young,” said Sarah Reding, Richard’s wife. “Every-body seemed to have a great time.”
—Toni DeRosa
Connie Saldivar and David Bowling practiced dancing.
Board member Richard Reding and his wife, Sarah, enjoy the evening. Board member Danny Rueda and his wife, Petra, at the party.
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Barbara Ann FirsichJan. 27, 1946 – Dec. 11, 2018
Barbara Ann Firsich (Vaughn), of Wasco, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 11, 2018. Barbara was born in Tempe, Ariz., on Jan. 27, 1946 to John Lewis and Muriel Cleo Vaughn.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her brothers John (Okie) Vaughn, Rob-ert Vaughn and her baby sister Peggy Sue.
Barbara is survived by her sister, Linda and James Braga; her husband, James; daughters Julie and Kevin Bell, Tina and Edwin Shav-er, Debbie and Paul Holton and Julie and Jeremy Ry-der; sons Steve and Sum-
mer Firsich, and Jason and Adriana Firsich; grandkids Kevin and Tiffany Bill; Jer-emy and Kami Bell; Jordan, Kindra, Amanda, Jacob and Kyla Knight; Anthony, Ol-ivia Laci, Sheldon, Andrew and Jasmine Trammell; Austin, Brett, Ciara, Alys-
sa, Carl, David; and Brit-tany, and Leanna, Richard, Richie and Jacob Ramirez; and 14 great-grandchildren whom she dearly loved. She also had a great many nieces and nephews that she loved.
Barbara married James C. Firsich on July 20, 1985, and they were married for 33 years.
Barbara worked for the State of California with the mentally ill as a psychiatric technician for 42 years and retired in 2011. She worked for the state hospital and for the prison system. She loved being called “mom” by many of the prison staff. She had many, many chil-dren.
Barbara and James both have very strong ties to their church, Westside Family Fellowship, and both have forged many very special relationships with many many friends there. A very special thank you to Earl and Ger-aldine, Tom and Becky, Carl and Kay, Marsha and Chuck, the Wedel family and all of their 4th Street neighbors.
The family thanks ev-eryone who showed their love and support dur-ing Barbara’s illness. (A shoutout to the church’s praise and worship team). We could not have made it through without all of those blessings.
Ascension Murillo Zalba was born on May 22, 1941, in Erro, Navarra, Spain, to Julia Echamendi and Isidro Murillo. The youngest of eight siblings, Ascension’s idyllic early years on her family’s farm instilled in her a deep love of family, an incredible work ethic and a true artistic and life long ap-preciation for the beauty of nature.
At the age of 11, hav-ing demonstrated excep-tional academic aptitude, Ascension left for boarding school in Pamplona, where her rigorous curriculum in-cluded Greek, Latin, French and English, and where she fi nished her formal educa-tion with highest marks and honors, and a teaching degree. While working as a teacher in Berroeta, Na-varra, Ascension’s striking beauty caught the eye of the young man who would soon become the love of her life, Pedro M. Zalba, and on Aug. 17, 1965, they married and commenced together the greatest and most rewarding adventure of their lives, the realization of their American dream of raising a family together in Wasco.
Ascension was active in numerous philanthropic and community organiza-tions, including the Wasco Women’s Club, the “Bo Peeps” Wool Growers Aux-
iliary and the Kern County Basque Club, of which she was an honorary life member. For many years she also taught Spanish and catechism at St. John’s School, served as the school board treasurer, and other-wise provided innumerable hours of service to both the church and school, includ-ing hosting the annual altar boys’ picnic for 15 years, translating Msgr. Ricco-mini’s weekly sermons to Spanish, creating unique and beautiful handmade items for the annual Christ-mas bazaar, and volunteer-ing in the classrooms and school library.
Ascension did this all while maintaining a beauti-ful and welcoming home, cooking exceptionally deli-cious Basque dinners every night, maintaining a wide and cherished circle of close friends, helping her husband with the account-ing and banking side of his successful sheep business and raising four children, whom she indulged in all manner of extracurricular activities and sports, artis-tic and musical endeavors, and whom, by her exam-ple, she inspired to always strive to do their personal best and to be of service to others.
Over the summers, the family took frequent trips to visit their family in the Basque country, and Ascen-sion used these opportuni-ties to introduce her chil-
dren to the great historical and artistic monuments of Europe. Once her chil-dren had grown, Ascen-sion’s love of art and nature inspired her to become a prolifi c painter, and she en-joyed spending many morn-ings tending to her beautiful rose and fl ower garden.
Later, upon the arrival of their grandchildren, Pedro and Ascension became doting grand-parents, and visiting and spoiling their grandchil-dren provided them with endless hours of content-ment and joy.
Ascension was preceded in death by her adoring hus-band, Pedro, with whom she shared 49 wonderful years of marriage until his death on July 11, 2014. Ascension is survived by her four children, who are eternally grateful for her selfl ess and tender motherly love, and who will forever remember her at the center of their fondest childhood memories: Frank John Zal-ba, Pedro Mari Zalba, Jr.,
Julia (Thomas) Seltz, and Mariana (Scott) Glovsky; her four grandchildren, Alyssa, Natalia, Xabi and Matthew, who delighted in spending time with their beloved “Ami,” and for whom she will now act as a special guardian angel in heaven alongside “Api”; and her brothers and sisters in Spain, Aurelia, Julita, Pe-dro Mari and Martin Jose, who will always remember her as their affectionate youngest sister whose love of family and home never faded despite distances and time.
The Mass of the Resur-rection was offi ciated by Father Raul Sanchez at St. John’s Catholic Church on Dec. 19. A visitation was held on Dec. 18, in-cluding the recitation of the Holy Rosary at Peters Funeral Home Chapel in Wasco.
Please send condolenc-es to the family and sign Ascension’s guestbook at www.PetersFuneralHomes.com.
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MACKINLEY WANKUMWasco FFA Chapter Reporter
This month has been a busy one for the Wasco FFA
Chapter.We kicked off December
with the monthly FFA meet-ing on Dec. 3, along with
the Christmas parade and decorating the fl oat as the activity for the meeting. Af-ter members gathered in the cafeteria, and we opened the meeting, members par-ticipated in the Christmas parade, decorating our fl oat.
On Dec. 4, our chapter participated in the South Valley activity night at Camelot Park. To attend this event, members had to sell two poinsettias in the annual fundraiser.
On Dec. 7, our chapter
participated in the com-munity fundraiser Trees for Tigers. Wasco FFA deco-rated a tree and had several members volunteer to work the event, Trees for Tigers is a community fundraiser for Toys for Tigers, which is the next event on our chapter’s agenda for this month.
FFA members have been bringing in toys all month to donate to the drive, and this upcoming Saturday, Dec. 22, we will have members participating in the distribu-
tion of the toys. Getting involved in community events is a great opportunity for the members of our chapter to give back to the community and it can also be lots of fun.
On Dec. 13, the Wasco FFA offi cer team was invited and at-tended the In-d e p e n d e n c e High School December FFA Meeting in Bakersfi eld. Offi cers had a great time getting to know the chapter membership and have made plans for more chapter
exchanges in the future. Wasco FFA wishes our
supporters, our membersand the community of Was-co a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Tyler Ruddell, wearing the Ugly Christmas Sweater forthe Wasco Christmas Parade and chapter competition.
Wasco FFA gives back at holiday
Sky Williams, Haley Allen, Nick Lopez, Lluvia Pelayo, Mackin-ley Wankum, Jocelyne Juarez, Andrew Morales, Tyler Ruddle and Manuel Flores at the Wasco Christmas Parade.
Mackinley Wankum, Issac fromFrontier FFA, Sky Williams and Joc-elyne Juarez at the Independence High School Christmas FFA meeting.
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LEGAL NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICE
T.S. No.: 9948-4813TSG Order No.: DS7300-18001621
A.P.N.: 487-212-04-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 07/17/2006. UN-LESS 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. Affinia Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale con-tained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 07/21/2006 as Document No.: 0206178433, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Kern County, California, executed by: JOSE LUIS HUAPE, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUC-TION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale 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 speci-fied in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 12/31/2018 at 10:00 AM Sale Location: City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1108 LILY STREET, WASCO, CA 93280-2824 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designa-tion, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, 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: $98,592.26 (Esti-mated). Accrued interest and addi-tional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is pos-sible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are con-sidering 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 bid-der 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 con-tacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult ei-ther 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 re-quires that information about trustee sale postponements be made avail-able 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, 1-800-280-2832 for infor-mation regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.auction.com, for information regard-ing the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9948-4813. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not imme-diately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best way to verify post-ponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and ex-clusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Affinia Default Ser-vices, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 833-290-7452 For Trustee Sale Informa-tion Log On To: www.auction.com or Call: 1-800-280-2832. Affinia De-fault Services, LLC, Omar Solorzano, Foreclosure Associate This communi-cation is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the prop-erty only. NPP0344361 To: WASCO TRIBUNE 12/06/2018, 12/13/2018, 12/20/2018Publish Wasco Tribune December 6, 13, 20, 2018
PUBLIC NOTICEFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENTHOLTERMANN FARMS
2018-B857014251 N. PALM AVE.WASCO, CA 93280
County: KERNMailing address of business:
P.O. BOX 759WASCO, CA 93280
TIMOTHY HUBERT HOLTERMANN2535 9TH PL
WASCO, CA 93280KAREN ELIZABETH HOLTERMANN
2535 9TH PLWASCO, CA 93280
The business is conducted by: Gen-eral PartnershipInsert the date the business commenced: 11/01/1986NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUB-DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GEN-ERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVID-ED IN SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PUR-SUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN-OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFES-SIONS CODE.)BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATE-
MENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this sec-tions that he or she knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor (B&P Code 17913). I am also aware that all in-formation on this statement becomes public record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250-6277)./s/Tim HoltermannDate Statement Filed: 12/03/2018Date Statement Expires: 12/03/2023MARY B. BEDARD, CPA, Auditor-Controller-County ClerkBy: /s/A ZUBELDIAPublish Wasco Tribune December 13, 20, 27, January 3, 2019
PUBLIC NOTICEFICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENTH & H FAMILY FARMS
2018-B857214251 N. PALM AVEWASCO, CA 93280
County: KERNMailing address of business:
P.O. BOX 507WASCO, CA 93280
TIMOTHY STEPHEN HOLTERMANN987 REDWOOD AVEWASCO, CA 93280
JENNY KATHLEEN BERTAGNA-HOLTERMANN
987 REDWOOD AVEWASCO, CA 93280
The business is conducted by: Gen-eral PartnershipInsert the date the business commenced: 01/01/2018NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUB-DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GEN-ERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVID-ED IN SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PUR-SUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN-OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFES-SIONS CODE.)BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATE-MENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this sec-tions that he or she knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor (B&P Code 17913). I am also aware that all in-formation on this statement becomes public record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250-6277)./s/Timothy S HoltermannDate Statement Filed: 12/03/2018Date Statement Expires: 12/03/2023MARY B. BEDARD, CPA, Auditor-Controller-County ClerkBy: /s/A ZUBELDIAPublish Wasco Tribune December 13, 20, 27, January 3, 2019
PUBLIC NOTICEFICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENTHOLTERMANN FAMILY AG
2018-B856714251 N. PALM AVEWASCO, CA 93280
County: KERNMailing address of business:
P.O. BOX 730WASCO, CA 93280
ROBERT WILLIAM HOLTERMANN
901 REDWOOD AVE.WASCO, CA 93280
KRISTINA LYNN BLACKWOOD HOLTERMANN
901 REDWOOD AVE.WASCO, CA 93280
The business is conducted by: Gen-eral PartnershipInsert the date the business commenced: 01/01/2018NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUB-DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GEN-ERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVID-ED IN SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PUR-SUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN-OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFES-SIONS CODE.)BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATE-MENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this sec-tions that he or she knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor (B&P Code 17913). I am also aware that all in-formation on this statement becomes public record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250-6277)./s/Robert HoltermannDate Statement Filed: 12/03/2018Date Statement Expires: 12/03/2023MARY B. BEDARD, CPA, Auditor-Controller-County ClerkBy: /s/J GARCIAPublish Wasco Tribune December 13, 20, 27, January 3, 2019
PUBLIC NOTICEFICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENTWITTY GIRLS2018-B8627
6101 KINGS CANYON DRBAKERSFIELD, CA 93306
County: KERNMailing address of business:
6101 KINGS CANYON DRBAKERSFIELD, CA 93306EILEEN BRIGID OHANLON6101 KINGS CANYON DRBAKERSFIELD, CA 93306
The business is conducted by: In-dividualInsert the date the business commenced: N/ANOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUB-DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GEN-ERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVID-ED IN SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PUR-SUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN-OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFES-SIONS CODE.)BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATE-
MENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this sec-tions that he or she knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor (B&P Code 17913). I am also aware that all in-formation on this statement becomes public record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250-6277)./s/EILEEN BRIGID OHANLONDate Statement Filed: 12/05/2018Date Statement Expires: 12/05/2023MARY B. BEDARD, CPA, Auditor-Controller-County ClerkBy: /s/J GARCIAPublish Wasco Tribune December 13, 20, 27, January 3, 2019
PUBLIC NOTICEFICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENTLA JALICIENSE
2018-B8674TAQUERIA
LA JALICIENSE2018-B8675
8920 DE SWAN CT.BAKERSFIELD, CA 93314
County: KERNMailing address of business:
1100 HAZELNUT ST.WASCO, CA 93280
NORMA LETICIA SALAZAR-TORRES1100 HAZELNUT ST.WASCO, CA 93280
The business is conducted by: In-dividualInsert the date the business commenced: N/ANOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUB-DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GEN-ERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVID-ED IN SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PUR-SUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN-OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFES-SIONS CODE.)BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATE-MENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this sec-tions that he or she knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor (B&P Code 17913). I am also aware that all in-formation on this statement becomes public record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250-6277)./s/NORMA LETICIA SALAZAR-TOR-RESDate Statement Filed: 12/06/2018Date Statement Expires: 12/06/2023MARY B. BEDARD, CPA, Auditor-Controller-County ClerkBy: /s/A ZUBELDIAPublish Wasco Tribune December 13, 20, 27, January 3, 2019
PUBLIC NOTICEFICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENTOPERATORS, INC.
2018-B88168953 QUAIL HOLLOW CT.BAKERSFIELD, CA 93314
County: KERNMailing address of business:
P.O. BOX 80411BAKERSFIELD, CA 93380
SECOND WIND PRODUCTION, INC.
8953 QUAIL HOLLOW CT.BAKERSFIELD, CA 93314
The business is conducted: Cor-porationInsert the date the business commenced: N/ANOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUB-DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 17920, AFICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GEN-ERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVID-ED IN SUBDIVISION (B) OF SECTION17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYSAFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTSSET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PUR-SUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHERTHAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN-OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFES-SIONS CODE.)BY SIGNING BELOW, I DECLARE THATALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATE-MENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this sec-tions that he or she knows to be falseis guilty of a misdemeanor (B&P Code 17913). I am also aware that all in-formation on this statement becomespublic record upon filing pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250-6277)./s/Monique WeeseDate Statement Filed: 12/12/2018Date Statement Expires: 12/12/2023MARY B. BEDARD, CPA, Auditor-Controller-County ClerkBy: /s/N MORENOPublish Wasco Tribune December20, 27, January 3, 10, 2019
PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE OF ADOPTION
OF ORDINANCE BY THE WASCO CITY COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NO: 18-699 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that onDecember 4, 2018, the City Council of the City of Wasco adopted Ordi-nance No. _18-699__ entitled:AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUN-CIL OF THE CITY OF WASCO AMEND-ING TITLE 5, BUSINESS TAXES, LI-CENSES AND REGULATIONS, OF THE CITY OF WASCO MUNICIPAL CODE, REPEALING CHAPTER 5.40, BUSI-NESS USE OF SIDEWALKS, AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER 5.40, TITLED ASSIDEWALK VENDING AND BUSINESS USE OF SIDEWALKSSUMMARYThe proposed Ordinance will amend Business Use of Sidewalks, And Re-Enacting Chapter 5.40, Titled As it re-lates to Sidewalk Vending and Busi-ness Use of SidewalksThe ordinance will become effective 30 days from the date it is adopted.The Ordinance was adopted by the following vote:AYES: GARCIA, CORTEZ, PAL-LARES, REYNANOES: NONEABSTAIN: NONEABSENT: ESPITIAA copy of the full text of OrdinanceNo.18-699 is available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, City ofWasco, and 746 – 8th Street, Wasco,CA 93280. You may contact the CityClerk at (661) 758-7214 with ques-tions regarding this proposed Ordi-nance.DATED: December 17, 2018/s/_______________________ MARIA O. MARTINEZClerk of the City of Wasco andEx-Officio Clerk of the Council Publish Wasco Tribune December 20,2018
MIKE POLLEYGood morning or afternoon, or eve-
ning where ever you may be. I decided this morning to sit down and write a little about Christmas and hope. The two words are very definitely connected.
Christmas gives me hope. I need hope today. Some people think that in order to be able to talk to someone about Jesus or Christmas you must be a pastor or an elder, at least a deacon, because people have real hard questions about Jesus.
Well, I am none of those things as I sit at this computer this morning. I am a per-son who loves God. I know I need Him. He is the one who gives hope. I have read my Bible more than once through, and I recog-nize my life is hopeless without Him. I start in the beginning with Adam and Eve, and I wonder as a parent how could I live know-ing I messed up every one of my children’s
lives and left them without hope -- except God promised to make it better.
My sin opened the door for their sin and so on. Except that God made a promise to give hope, through Jesus in the middle of what could have been the worst curse ever. Genesis 3:15 “I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” For many years, I was confused how this hostility between serpents and men was taking away my hope for my children. I understand hostility, but I didn’t understand the striking the head and heel until I understood what Jesus had done. He stomped the head of the serpent to give us hope. To make it all right again. He did this when people who should have been watching were distracted. John 3:14-18: Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the son of Man must be lifted
up, so that everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life.” “For God loved the world in this way He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world that He might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. Anyone who believes in Him is not con-demned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the One and Only Son of God.”
God was using His Word and His sym-bols to make it clear. He helped them to remember, He helped them, and us, to see He must be “lifted up” so people can see the image of hope. He told Adam there would be hope -- a Savior – and the cost of hope was not the demands of law, because that would be obedience and not hope. Hope
comes from belief. Hope comes as we arenot condemned. Hope comes by looking forward in belief. Hope is centered in Godbeing for us and not against us.
Jesus is my hope. Everywhere He is, there is hope. Jesus is our salvation; we need to remember this at Christmas. He is the one who took Adam’s sin and made it forgiven. As a parent who sinned, Imade mistakes too, but I sinned, I made mistakes, too, but I sinned. My sins are forgiven in Jesus and that is my hope.Not condemned any more but, because of Jesus, hopeful. My hope and yours ismore than an attitude; it is based in fact.Because of what Jesus has done we havehope!
Merry Christmas! You can be forgiven, just believe and receive your forgiveness.
Mike Polley is former pastor of Valley Bible Church in Shafter.
Christmas and hope, they go together
lishing company were printed on Feb. 15.It only made sense to revitalize the Tri-
bune at the same time due to economies of scale, and, as Schroeder later said, “They need a paper, too.”
He noted that his father’s family had grown up there, both the Frank Schroeders and, by extension, the family of Gus and Bernice Struemph.
Special guests at the ribbon cutting ceremony included Shafter Mayor Cathy Prout, Shafter City Manager Scott Hurl-bert, and one of the first advertisers with the new newspapers, Bharpur Singh Brar, who owns Los Amigos Liquors. Also attending the event were owners Michael Schroeder and Stan Wilson.
“I used to sell The Shafter Press when I was a kid for ten cents apiece,” said Schro-
eder. “It was always a dream of mine to own the The Shafter Press .” And Wilson didn’t want to see the local paper disap-pear. “I talked to Michael Schroeder, and we agreed to start up the papers again,” Wilson said.
Wilson is the curator of the Shafter De-pot Museum and has a passion for preserv-ing Shafter’s history, while investing in its growth and future. Wilson and Schroeder
are hands-on owners, who along with Wil-son’s wife, Nancy, often stop by to see howthe paper is faring.
After watching the official ribbon cut-ting, everyone in attendance proceededinto the festively decorated office for con-versation and refreshments. Cookies wereprovided by Rosie’s Bakery in Wasco,and coffee provided by Brookside Deli in Shafter.
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“I voted for Valadao in the past because he seemed to really care about the Valley and the people in it. He is a farmer and supports us when it comes to water is-sues and others that affect our Valley.”
But it seems that Va-ladao’s popularity as an ev-eryman in the Valley wasn’t enough this time around, ending with a clean sweep for the Democrats as they took control of the House again.
David Swaine, a CSUB student and member of the state Young Republicans, said, “We really thought that David Valadao was one of the strongest can-didates on our ticket, not even being on our list of races to watch before the election.
“But it seems a good ma-jority of the district, heavily Democratic, reacted to the heavy push by the Trump administration to reinforce their stance on immigra-tion and chain immigration, retaliating by pushing back against Republican candi-dates”
The Democratic Con-
gressional Campaign Com-mittee spent $1.21 million during the campaign, focus-ing on Cox’s family history, his last 20 years of raisinghis family locally and hispromise to fi ght for the people of the Central Valley against the current admin-istration. Valadao has beenone of the most popularcandidates on the Republi-can side, with a strong rela-tionship with his constitu-ents.
But according to expertsand those involved in theNovember elections, it just was not enough as the ma-jority of the District votedfor change and against the current leadership at the top.
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