Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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There was a jam packed day at the Tehachapi Unified School District Board Meeting on Dec. 13. The oath of office was taken by new incoming school board members. The new trustees are Cassandra Sweeney of Area 2, covering Stallion Springs and some of Bear Valley; Deborah Du-Sorenson of Area 4, covering Golden Hills; Professor Wayne Cooper of Area 5, covering some of Golden Hills and the west side of Tehachapi; and Paul Kaminski of Area 6, which covers Downtown Tehachapi and Sand Canyon. Once...
At the TUSD September board meeting, a decision was made to create a facilities committee based on the issues brought forward by Corey Costelloe from THS Boosters and requested by board member Napier. Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson took the request and researched what facilities committees look like in other districts. She presented the potential bylaws to the board which included 15 seats: one held by a parent from each school in the district; three held by community members; one seat...
At the Oct. 20 Rotary meeting, a representative from Adventist Health, Theresa Delgado, spoke on the Home Health offerings from Adventist. Home Health Services allow for patients to recover at home and still receive care from health professionals. The goal is to improve the quality of life and increase energy, comfort and strength. Many of the rotarians had questions about the services. What kind of home care can you receive? Your physician can give a referral for a nurse to visit your house to...
On Sept. 22, the Mojave Chamber of Commerce held a community meeting where Morgan Hill from Pioneer Partners fielded questions about the proposed Mojave Inland Port. But first, what are inland ports and why would we build one? They are facilities that process the freight from a sea port away from the port itself. Sorting and storing. We all know about the supply chain slowdown. When a ship offloads their containers, they need to be stored, sorted, and set out on trucks and trains to their final...
The TUSD School Board meeting started with a recognition of years of service, not just awarding teachers, but school site personnel and administrators for their hard work. The names of each of the employees were read aloud and some were given small anecdotes from their time being with the school district. The awards ranged from 10 to 30 years of service with the district. The awards were as follows: 10 Years of Service: Certificate Lupe Cowan Kathryn Mackie Classified Ellen Anderson Diana...
Friendly advice, you may not want to speed in Bakersfield for a few months. The long running reality TV show "COPS" will be filming in Kern County. Film crews will be embedded with the Kern County Sheriff's Department. While the Kern County Sheriff's Department provides service to much of the unincorporated areas like Mojave, Rosamond, Sand Canyon and Golden Hills, the "COPS" TV show will not be filming there. Instead, they will be filming the show in the Bakersfield metro area. The partnership...
The City Council has re-appointed both Kim Nixon and Linda Hollingsworth to the Planning Commission. They were both voted in unanimously by the City Council and their term will last until June 6 of 2026. Two companies have bid for landscaping work around the city. Brightview Landscaping won the contract of $29,704 monthly, out bidding Alpha Scapes Inc. $31,661 monthly. This is one of the larger landscaping companies in the country and are based out of the San Fernando Valley. They have worked...
The June 16, TUSD special board meeting was attended by a small group of local activists holding signs urging the board of directors to stay at a seven-member board opposed to the five-member board. A previous vote to decrease from a seven-member board to a five-member board was voted down three to four, with Trustee Jeff Kermode as the deciding vote. He prefaced his vote with the intention of wanting to see the maps of both seven and five-member districts before making a decision. Both he and...
On Thursday, June 2, just one block away from the first Farmers Market of the season, the Tehachapi Unified School District held a special board meeting for public comment on the redistricting maps for the Tehachapi Unified School District Board of Trustees. The board is required by law to hold its elections not at-large, but instead have each of the trustees represent a certain district. The law is designed to promote local representation in diverse school districts. Tehachapi is a community...
My name is Nicholas Tanaka. I fell in love with movies and studied film in college, but due to my age, I haven't seen many of the classics. I've decided to go back and watch the films that have formed our movie landscape today, and view them with a modern lens. This time around we decided to do a movie review for the dads out there. This month we are reviewing 1986's "Top Gun." The story is deceptively simple. During the tail end of the Cold War, Maverick, a hot shot fighter pilot who has a...
A windy overcast day would not deter these children and their need to find eggs. The egg hunt took place at West Park on April 16, the Saturday before Easter. Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Parks District sectioned off four separate pens where the Easter Bunny had scattered eggs the night before. These would soon become arenas for battle. TVRPD had also acquired special prizes for those lucky children who found a rare golden egg. The first arena was designated for 1 to 2-year-olds. When event...
How are our roads going to change in the next 24 years? This week, Tehachapi City Council was visited by Robert Ball from the Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG), a small group of council members which helps guide the county and acquire funding for transportation improvements. Ball was at the meeting to talk about the new Regional Transportation Plan. Every four years, Kern COG revises their 24-year plan for the region's transportation network based upon changes in land use assumptions and...
My name is Nicholas Tanaka. I fell in love with movies and studied film in college, but due to my age, I haven't seen many of the classics. I've decided to go back and watch the films that have formed our movie landscape today, and view them with a modern lens. Throw out your wire hangers! For Mother's Day, we are reviewing "Mommie Dearest" (directed by Frank Perry). The story tells the true story of Joan Crawford near the end of her career, twice divorced, infertile and lonely. After many...
My name is Nicholas Tanaka. I fell in love with movies and studied film in college, but due to my age, I haven't seen many of the classics. I've decided to go back and watch the films that have formed our movie landscape today, and view them with a modern lens. "The Secret Garden" (directed by Agnieszka Holland, and executive-produced by Francis Ford Coppola) is a film about grief and the many forms it takes. After her parents are killed in a tragic earthquake, Mary Lennox is sent to live with...
My name is Nicholas Tanaka. I fell in love with movies and studied film in college, but due to my age, I haven't seen many of the classics. I've decided to go back and watch the films that have formed our movie landscape today, and view them with a modern lens. This month, for our wedding issue, I had the pleasure of watching "Father of the Bride" (1991). This is an early Nancy Meyers picture about George (Steve Martin) and Nina Banks (Diane Keaton) who are father and mother to 22-year-old...
My name is Nicholas Tanaka. I fell in love with movies and studied film in college, but due to my age, I haven't seen many of the classics. I've decided to go back and watch the films that have formed our movie landscape today, and view them with a modern lens. For Valentine's Day, we review 1989's "When Harry Met Sally...," the romantic comedy written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. The movie follows Billy Crystal's 'dark' Harry Burns and Meg Ryan's 'upbeat' Sally Albright, who...
My name is Nicholas Tanaka. I fell in love with movies and studied film in college, but due to my age, I haven't seen many of the classics. I've decided to go back and watch the films that have formed our movie landscape today, and view them with a modern lens. An absolute classic (written and directed by George Seaton), centered around the real Kris Kringle, who finds himself with a job at the retail giant Macy's as a parade and mall Santa. This Santa runs into a busy professional single...
My name is Nicholas Tanaka. I fell in love with movies and studied film in college, but due to my age, I haven't seen many of the classics. I've decided to go back and watch the films that have formed our movie landscape today, and view them with a modern lens. After living through the past few elections, this film seems prophetic. In preparation for this year's Thanksgiving rant from your weird uncle, I recommend watching Network (1976, directed by Sidney Lumet). Howard Biel (Peter Finch) is a...
My name is Nicholas Tanaka. I fell in love with movies and studied film in college, but due to my age, I haven't seen many of the classics. I've decided to go back and watch the films that have formed our movie landscape today, and view them with a modern lens. On this, the spookiest of months, I watched the classic science fiction horror film "The Blob" (1958) starring Steve McQueen (directed by Irvin Yeaworth). The film takes place in a small town, not unlike our own. One night, Steve and his...
"The Joy Luck Club" is a 1993 American dramatic film, directed by Wayne Wang and based on the 1989 novel by Amy Tan. This is a film about familial love and the things mothers will do for their daughters. The framing device of the film is a going away party for June. The characters remember and contemplate their relationships with their mothers and daughters. The cinematography in this film, more than the others I've reviewed, is more motivated. Early on, there is empty space where a dead...
In celebration of Saint Patrick's Day, I opened a Guinness and watched "The Secret of Roan Inish." I had never heard of this film before my colleague recommended it to me. "The Secret of Roan Inish" is a 1994 American/Irish independent film written, directed and edited by John Sayles. It is based on the 1959 novel "The Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry" by author Rosalie K. Fry. It is focused on the Irish and Orcadian folklores of selkies, seals that can shed their skins to become human. The story...
My name is Nicholas Tanaka. I fell in love with movies and studied film in college, but due to my age, I haven't seen many of the classics. I've decided to go back and watch the films that have informed our movie landscape today, and view them with a modern lens. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, based on a 1958 novella by Truman Capote. Audrey Hepburn plays Holly Golightly, an early iteration of the manic pixie dream girl who's living in...
