Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Body cameras approved for TPD At the Sept. 18 Tehachapi City Council meeting, Police Chief Richard Standridge proposed the purchase and use of 21 Body Worn Cameras (BWC) for the Tehachapi Police Department. They would be worn by all officers, staff and by the chief himself. Standridge said Tehachapi is the only community in which he has worked that does not have them. When he brought the matter up to city, they were immediately on board for the project. Standridge told the council that the...
The Tehachapi City Council voted unanimously at their Sept. 15 meeting to give the water tower, located in Railroad Park, a face lift. Public Works Director Don Marsh told the Council, "the historic downtown water tower is not merely a relic of the past, but a living testament to the town's history and resilience." Designated a California Historical Landmark in 1978, it is a symbol of the past and the embodiment of the spirit of Tehachapi. Recognizing that the water tower is in need of...
Known for its quaint diner feel and for the historic photos that line its walls, Kelcy's Restaurant has been a fixture in Tehachapi since 1969. They still serve many of the old diner classics such as chicken fried steak, biscuits and gravy, homemade soup and, of course, their famous roasted chicken. But much has also recently changed at Kelcy's. When husband and wife Bill Lee and Virginia Sheridan bought Kelcy's in 2017, the restaurant was no longer serving dinner or alcohol, having given those...
On Saturday Sept. 16, 30-40 Tehachapi area students and friends gathered in Centennial Plaza to participate in a Walk for Peace, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District. An art contest was held in conjunction with the walk and the winning entries were on display prior to the walk. Judy Trujillo from the Rotary Club met with all the participants before the walk. Participating in the walk were members of Interact Club from Tehachapi High School and...
At the Sept. 21 meeting of the Golden Hills CSD Board of Directors, General Manager Christopher Carlson presented the first draft of a new 15-year Master Plan for the Golden Hills Nature Park. Carlson emphasized that this was a draft only for the board and residents to review and make suggestions. The new plan reviewed the accomplishment of the previous (2016) 5-year plan that had focused on trail and lake maintenance and the board agreed that it was time to move forward. All of the Directors...
At the Sept. 7 Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting, the City of Tehachapi introduced two new employees to the community. Development Services Director Jay Schlosser introduced Salvador Morales, the department's new City Planner, and Community Engagement Specialist Key Budge introduced his new associate Mya Acosta. Both of these new members of the city staff have extensive experience in their fields, approach their positions with enthusiasm and will be assets to their...
Members of the community and the Tehachapi Police Department, including Chief Richard Standridge, gathered at One Fine Day cafe, 117 E. F St., Tehachapi on Sept. 13 for the first "Iced Tea with Your PD." This event is a great opportunity for people to meet and connect with members of the department and the new chief, while enjoying a free glass of iced tea." We wanted to do something different with an event like this in the afternoon to bring out different members of the community," said Chief...
Geo Brawn IV and his wife Nancy moved to Tehachapi near the end of June this year. They moved here from Eastvale, California, a little town near Norco and Riverside, where they had resided for about 10 of their 15 years together. One of the deciding factors in the move was the huge growth in that area of Southern California. Nancy said that another deciding factor in the move was a new Amazon fulfillment center that she said made Costco look like a "mom and pop." For years they had heard how...
On Sept. 7, Richard Chapman of the Kern Economic Development Council and Christina Scrivner representing the Kern Economic Development Foundation presented a $25,000 check to the Flight Test Museum Foundation at Edwards Air Force Base. For those who may not know, the museum, which is scheduled to open in 2025, will be located outside the west gate of Edwards Air Force Base and will be one of the largest aviation museums in the world. On hand to receive the donation at the existing museum facilit...
Anita and Jess Beltran moved to Tehachapi in March from Porter Ranch in the San Fernando Valley. It was Jess' friend of 50 years, Steve Rhodes, who suggested they look at Tehachapi as a place to live, and they fell in love with the area. Jess was born in San Fernando Hospital and raised in nearby Sylmar. At the age of 22, Jess started a custom upholstery business making seats for Harley Davidson motorcycles. He did this for 15 years before he was hired by the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Van Nuys w...
The first order of business at the Aug. 21 City Council meeting was to appoint a new District 2 city council member to fill the seat vacancy created by the resignation of Councilman Keith Sackawitz. There were two applications for the seat: Jeanette Pauer, former head of the Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce and Denise Madden of the nonprofit organization #LoveTehachapi. Both women were nominated, but Pauer was selected in a 4-0 vote and was sworn in by City Clerk, Tory Marsh. Pauer introduced...
At their Aug. 15 meeting, the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Board unanimously approved the organization's 2023-24 final budget. Operations Manager Kent Beal told the Board that new bathrooms are planned for Philip Marx Central Park. Beal said it is hoped they will be able to move them closer to Mojave St. near the handicap parking spaces. The old bathrooms are in bad shape and funding for the new ones is available with Capital Improvement Funds. The four new bathrooms will all...
On Thursday, Aug. 17, representatives from the City of Tehachapi and members of the Tehachapi Rotary Club dedicated a Peace Pole in Centennial Plaza. Rotary International is sponsoring poles all over the world this year and there are currently 50,000 of them around the world. Each location chooses eight languages to be inscribed on the pole with "May peace prevail on earth." The City and Tehachapi Rotary chose English, Spanish, Kawaiisu, German, Hindi, Hebrew, Chinese and Ibibio (Nigerian)....
Olivia Parkinson and Robert Nagle moved to Tehachapi last October to escape the crazy hours they had both been working since they moved to Northridge from Downtown L.A. during the pandemic. Both of them were working on video series at the time, Olivia on "Mayans" and Robert on "The Mandalorian." When production ended, it was time to move. The couple met five years ago when both were working for Fox VFX, a company involved in virtual film-making. Robert was working with facial capture for...
About 60 people were at the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum on Sunday afternoon, July 30, for a demonstration of the Bill Stokoe Signal Collection located outside of the museum. Retired Union Pacific signalman Mark McGowan explained how each of the signals work and what it was used for. This may have been the first demonstration but word is that it will not be the last. Stay tuned....
The Tehachapi Arts Commission announced that the Art 2023 Tehachapi show, which took place at the Aspen Builders Community Center over the July 21-23 weekend, surpassed both of the prior years in both attendance and sales. An estimated 500 people visited the show from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon; many just wanted to see the gorgeous paintings created by 42 artists who came to Tehachapi in May to begin the pieces that were juried to the July show. The highlight of the Friday evening...
Tehachapi's new Police Chief Richard Standridge was ceremonially sworn into office and pinned by his son Ethan at the June 19 City Council meeting. He reported for work a week later on June 26. Standridge had held the office of Police Chief in Bishop since 2021. Although Standridge was actually hired by the City of Tehachapi in April, he gave the Bishop Police Department a 60 day notice before reporting to Tehachapi. Since taking office, Chief Standridge has been commuting each week from...
On July 1 at Tehachapi Wine and Cattle Company, Bob and Patty Souza joined Mike Van Atta and Beth Hamilton to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the planting of Tehachapi's first vineyard, and the 15th anniversary of the opening of Tehachapi's first tasting room. Bob and Patty Souza were the original owners of Souza Family Vineyard that became Tehachapi Wine and Cattle Company when purchased by Van Atta and Hamilton. The event created a full house at TWCC and included a fundraiser for...
Jennifer and Dan Hassan moved to Tehachapi in April of this year, moving from Kernville where they had lived for the last two years. They had moved there from the Antelope Valley to be closer to their daughter and grandchild. After living in Quartz Hill for 16 years, they wanted to get out of the Antelope Valley and Kernville seemed ideal. However, Jennifer admitted that as much as they liked Kernville, it was just too remote. Their son Christopher and his family were living in Tehachapi, so tha...
At the June 19 City Council meeting, Councilman Keith Sackewitz announced that he and his wife Lana would be moving to St. George, Utah at the end of June and this would be his last meeting. Sackewitz is also on the Friends of the Tehachapi Depot Executive Board and had been given a royal send-off at their June 13 membership meeting. Sackewitz spent much of his life in the Tehachapi area. His first job was with Chevron in Bakersfield where he learned about gasoline, they then sent him to Mojave...
Janine Heath and Matt Bogue moved into their mountaintop Tehachapi home on the first of June. From their deck, when the air is clear, they can see all the way to the Grapevine. They moved here from Oxnard where Matt had been stationed at Port Hueneme for the last three years. Having fulfilled his obligations to the Navy, Matt is now a consulting engineer for FM Global, a Fortune 500 company that deals with commercial property insurance. The couple wanted to get away from the congestion of the co...
During the week of June 20-23 TVRPD hosted the Cal Breeze Club Basketball team at Aspen Builders Community Center. Local basketball mom and team coach Shyla Dock organized a shooting clinic with BriAnna Garza of Shooters Shoot Training to work with high school and middle school players. Attending the clinic were three varsity players from Tehachapi High School as well as students from Oxnard, Moorpark, Valencia and the Bay Area. Middle School students would be included in a four day clinic the...
On Monday, June 26, City Manager Greg Garrett and Finance Director Hamed Jones presented before the Tehachapi City Council a proposed balanced budget for the fiscal year 2023/24 and extending out to 2027/28. The primary budget challenges will come from the city's General Fund, said Jones. Income to the General Fund comes primarily from property taxes, sales tax, transient occupancy tax, motor vehicle fees and other revenue from services. Expenditures include personnel, operating expenses, fire...
At the June 8 meeting of the Tehachapi Rotary Club, President Judy Trujillo (far right) welcomed new members (left to right) Rosemary Powell and Linda Pettitt. The Tehachapi Rotary Club meets at noon on Thursdays at the Prime Bar and Grill. The Rotary Club of Tehachapi is a volunteer service organization with the motto, "Service Above Self." The club meets on Thursdays at noon. For more information about Rotary Club, you can visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RotaryClubofTehachapi/...
Alicen Schneider and Ben Eshbach have been living in Tehachapi for about a year. Like many others during the pandemic, they wanted to get away from the LA area. Ben had family living in Tehachapi, so it seemed an ideal place to look. As head of TV Music at NBC Universal, Alicen felt she could still commute to her job three days a week or so. They found a house that they liked but it was a bit of a fixer-upper. While they were considering the purchase, their house in Burbank sold. The real...
