Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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As anticipated by most of us observers with an ounce of common sense, the awkward CIF Central Section divisional playoffs seedings which proved to be disastrous in the fall, were recently updated by the Central Section Board of Directors. While this latest action, approved February 1, does slap a band-aid on the gaping wound of the format used in the fall, it is still short of practical application and equity for our high school teams. Just to recap, in the start of the season the Central...
Apologies for my absence from these pages over the last few issues. There has been plenty happening in my life and deadlines seem to come and go. A few months ago, I mentioned this insane journey I was starting to attempt to complete the 2022 Los Angeles Marathon - bringing attention to two things: my quest to assist World Vision in bringing clean water to developing countries, and overcoming the undeniable fact that I do not enjoy running. I guess it is time for an update with the big event...
The Mountain Bible Church (MBC) family would like to announce the hiring of Sam Ames as Family Pastor and welcome the Ames family back to Tehachapi to continue their work with young people and families in our community. Sam Ames comes to Mountain Bible from Valley Baptist in Bakersfield where he was overseeing the junior high ministry. Prior to that, Sam served as Youth Pastor at Roots Christian Fellowship in Tehachapi where he was able to create deep relationships with junior high and high...
'Buy 1' initiative for the holidays returns The City of Tehachapi is once again encouraging residents to make the effort to buy at least one gift at a local independent retailer this holiday season. The annual "Buy 1" campaign aims to not only ask residents to shop local for their gift needs, but also to pay special attention to the independent retailers that grace our community. With the success of the "Small Business Loyalty Program" back in March, the hope is that residents are more familiar...
Tehachapi Warriors football ended their season in the CIF Central Section Division IV playoffs in a second-round loss at metro-Fresno's Roosevelt High School. While the new computerized playoff seeding had some advantages for the Warriors, playing a school twice our size with three-times the number of players seemed a little out of order, but it is what it is. The Warriors defeated their old rival Bishop 28-14 in the first round of the playoffs, ending the number two seeded Broncos season and...
In my opinion, some of the greatest films happen to be those centered around sports. Shocked to hear that? They provide us with both true and embellished stories of underdogs, heroes, role models and warm and fuzzy feelings that remind us that there is still plenty of good in this world. They also tend to provide us with comic relief, some of the most quoted movies of all time fall into the sports category, things like "You're killing me, Smalls! (Sandlot 1994), or "The world needs ditch...
City recruitment video for In-N-Out goes viral After San Francisco shuttered the popular burger chain's restaurant for failure to check vaccine status of their customers, the City of Tehachapi produced a recruitment video for In-N-Out. The video included economic and freedom-related benefits for doing business in the City of Tehachapi. The video has since gone viral. Alta One to occupy former Union Bank Building with new branch The City of Tehachapi Economic Development team worked closely with...
To say the 2021-22 prep athletic season has been eye-opening would be an understatement. But as each week passes it is apparent that the definition of "champion" is being altered right before our eyes. We knew entering this season that it was going to be different. I even preached patience among us fans and supporters as we embarked on what has become the great unknown. Competing athletically amidst the era of draconian COVID-19 exposure protocols is indeed stranger than fiction. Day-to-day it i...
I’ve been known to pull off a stunt or two in my lifetime. I was always one of those writers, journalists and broadcast personalities that liked to experience things. Whether that was riding a bull at a rodeo, strapping into a race car and traveling at less-than ideal speeds, or going toe-to-toe with athletes nearly half my age and twice my skill set to feel the power of competition, I’ve been there and written about it. There have been several other life experiences that either voluntarily or...
City supports investments with infrastructure maintenance Maintaining vital infrastructure continues to be a facet of economic development in the City of Tehachapi and a slough of recent projects are once again proving that priority with action. The City of Tehachapi recently repaved three local roadways as part of a series of maintenance projects. One roadway, Green Street, received new asphalt from Tehachapi Boulevard north to the Tehachapi Municipal Airport gate, as well as from F Street...
Thanks to a high school friend of mine I received a valuable piece of history in the mail the other day, it was one of the final newspapers that I produced at Tehachapi High School as the Managing Editor of The Warrior newspaper. More importantly it included a set of photos I took from a church trip to Mexicali, Mexico in the spring of 1998. I remembered the photos vividly, it was decent artistic work but in the world before digital cameras, cell phone pictures and memory cards, I had no idea...
The much-anticipated high school sport season is upon us after 22 months of doubt, fear, scrutiny and some controversial decisions that kept many teams from participating amidst COVID-19. Lights are back on Friday nights, gyms are busy with volleyball and runners, tennis players and golfers are sharpening their skills for their schedules, as well. Some might think I am some type of glory-days fiend due to the amount of time I spend covering, promoting and fundraising for our local teams. If...
I am very happy to report that there are plenty of preparations underway for the opening of the prep sports season both in Tehachapi and Kern County. After a year that saw very few of our teams compete, things are pushing forward in 2021 despite numerous obstacles. There was a great turnout at the intrasquad football scrimmage last week and one could sense the desire to see football and any local sports back in action for that matter. There were plenty of new fans clamoring for Warrior Booster...
Planning Commission approves Chipotle on Tucker Road The City of Tehachapi Planning Commission unanimously approved the proposed Chipotle Mexican Grill that recently applied to develop at the Tehachapi Junction center on the corner of Tehachapi Boulevard and Tucker Road. The proposal includes a 2,400-square-foot restaurant with a drive thru window that will also have some outdoor dining and other improvements to the site adjacent to Starbucks and sitting just below Panda Express. Like its...
The long-awaited 2021-22 athletic season is quickly arriving at Tehachapi High School and the Warrior Booster Club is accepting memberships for this upcoming season. A membership isn’t limited to just parents of players, it’s a community-wide effort to help support every team at Tehachapi High School with a small membership contribution. Along with that comes some exclusive merchandise, chance at priority seating at football games and the peace of mind that your money is going to help pro...
Record attendance at 4th of July events highlights economic recovery for Tehachapi The City of Tehachapi experienced the largest All-American 4th of July Festival since the inception of the event two decades ago. The first major event to be conducted post-COVID-19 restrictions was met with overwhelming crowds at Philip Marx Central Park. A welcome sight for vendors, non-profits, and entertainers. The variety of food vendors experienced heavy customer traffic throughout the day up until the...
On June 23, the second player that I once talked about as a college pitcher on the local radio airwaves made his Major League Baseball debut, and if there was ever an unconventional path to the big leagues, knuckleballer Mickey Jannis took it. Jannis was on the first Cal State Bakersfield baseball team in 2009 and in 2010 he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays as a pitcher following a decent college career in an upstart program. He toiled around in the minors for a few years, being released by...
As previously speculated, Kris Krempien was recently named head coach of the Tehachapi Warriors football program, taking over for departing Doug DeGeer after three seasons and a COVID-cancellation. Krempien came to Tehachapi over three years ago after a successful stint as head coach of Rosamond High School, a journey that included a CIF Southern Section finals appearance. As fate would have it, he came to Tehachapi searching for a chance to be an assistant coach, which he was for one season;...
Customers, visitors, tourists returning to Tehachapi The first six months of 2021 have shown an increase in traffic once again to the City of Tehachapi. According to City partner Placer AI, there have been an estimated 168,000 additional customers to the city limits compared to this same period from a year ago. Of those customers, many have returned on multiple occasions as well, showing a recovery of sorts from the pandemic-restricted movement in 2020. This is a promising trend for local...
The Tehachapi Warrior Football Pancake Breakfast, also known as the Ed Grimes Memorial Pancake Breakfast, named after the late Tehachapi Mayor Ed Grimes, is an annual kickoff to the 4th of July festivities. Pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice will be served starting at 7:30 a.m. in the southwest corner of Central Park. Breakfast tickets are only $5. The event benefits the Tehachapi High School Warrior Football program in conjunction with the Tehachapi Warrior Booster Club to assist in raising...
After a year-long fundraising campaign, including efforts surrounding an online auction, the Tehachapi Area Association of Realtors presented the Tehachapi Warriors Booster Club with a $3,500 donation on Friday, June 11 at M&M Sports. The occasion included a presentation from Carol Duetsch of Delta Liquid Energy, an affiliate member of TAAR, to Boosters president Maria Curiel and vice president Corey Costelloe. TAAR's donation includes $2,500 toward a "Brave" level corporate sponsorship and an...
There is nothing better than good people receiving good opportunities. I feel like there is a lot of that happening at this moment with Tehachapi High School athletics. The Warriors have some coaching changes in a few sports and, as mentioned, there are some quality individuals up for those openings. One of them is someone, that after a few years of working with, I consider a friend. Matter of fact, he sent me a text message when he learned he was being hired as the head boy's basketball coach...
City of Tehachapi leverages Placer.ai for economic data, business success and efficient operations The City of Tehachapi has recently partnered with Placer.ai on a new artificial intelligence platform that will assist the economic development and other efficiency efforts within the City. The technology leverages cell phone data to better capture trips to businesses, the trade area, brand affinity, demographics and spending habits in the City and surrounding trade area. These reports are...
It was not necessarily a bucket list item but more of a matter of necessity when I decided to head out to my first live baseball game since the start of the pandemic over a year ago. It had been nearly three years since I sat in the confines of a ballpark and enjoyed one of my favorite hobbies, watching live baseball. The year 2019 was simply busy with a young family and 2020 was, well, fan-less as the season was a mere 60 games and the stands filled with cardboard cutouts and phony crowd noise...
Doug DeGeer has resigned as head varsity football coach for the Tehachapi Warriors, putting THS in unfamiliar territory, seeking their second head coach in five years. DeGeer, who coached a total of three seasons for Tehachapi and was unable to play in 2020 due to COVID-19, replaced hall of fame coach Steve Denman who retired following his 35th season in 2016. DeGeer posted a 10-23 record at the helm of the Warriors; he led the team to the 2017 Southeast Yosemite League championship and reached...
