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Look for a new sponsor at this year's Bad Bulls on the 4th of July and the PRCA Rodeo held during Mountain Festival weekend. Although Cowboys and Angels have had a booth at these events in the past, this year Joanne Nicks has become a sponsor of the events. Joanne said at both events she will be featuring cowboy hats galore to shade the spectators from the summer sun. They can also expect to find a wide selection of boots during the events. Other specialties in her booth will include tooled-leat...
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts where you develop your skills as a leader while having fun and making connections. This year the Tehachapi Rotary Club sent five students. At the June 8 meeting, the students reported their experiences. Three of their members were elected group leaders at the camp. From left are Abigail McNutt, Hudson Kaiser, Elliott Gonzales, Melody Roberts and Cole Porter. Porter attends...
On July 1, the Golden Hills Community Services District will have a new General Manager. Assistant General Manager Christopher Carlson will be stepping into the position after the retirement of Susan Wells who had been in the position for the last five years. On May 23, Wells received a Certificate of Recognition from Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Manager Corey Torres honoring her years of service and cooperation with TVRPD....
With Art 2023 Tehachapi fast approaching, the 47 artists who spent May 11-14 beginning their paintings in Tehachapi, have been completing their work and submitting them to be juried into the nationally recognized art show. The big event takes place in Tehachapi from July 21-23 at the Aspen Builders Community Center located at 410 W. D Street. This is the third year in a row for Art 2023 Tehachapi, which is sponsored by the Tehachapi Arts Commission and supported by American Art Collector and...
Nicholas Aldava, a graduating senior from Valley Oaks Charter School, will be attending the University of Southern California in the fall. Aldava had been the president of the Interact Club at the school this past year and was the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from the Tehachapi Rotary Club. USC has given Aldava a $50,000 grant to study Game Development and Interactive Media Design. Combining his passion for both gaming and music, Nick plans on working in the video game industry. Along with...
On June 13, the Community Outreach Committee of Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District unveiled their new Little Library located in front of their offices at 116 W. E St., Tehachapi. The reconfigured doll house will have adult books on the lower shelf and children's books on the top. There is even a leash hook for man's-best-friend to use while browsing the shelves. To the left of the library is a small green suggestion box where messages can be left for the Healthcare District...
At the TVRPD Board Meeting, held May 23, General Manager Corey Torres reported to the Board that the Ollie Mountain Skate Park has received an award for Outstanding Renovated Facility (Small District) from the California Association of Recreation and Park Districts (CARPD). Torres then outlined the district projects that were either completed or are still in process during the 2022-23 year. The District Offices received a new roof and a new concrete sidewalk was completed from the parking lot...
Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District reported that this year's Fishing Derby, held May 20 at Brite Lake, brought in 579 registered anglers. This is the largest turnout ever recorded for the event. Three of the fishermen caught fish tagged at $1,000. John Casselman caught the fish sponsored by Monument Insurance, Josh Mayes caught the fish sponsored by BHE Renewables, and Nicole Liere caught the fish sponsored by Golden Hills IT....
The first meeting of the car show committee for Thunder on the Mountain was held at Mountain Bowling on June 8. The car show will be held on Sunday, August 20, during Mountain Festival. Taking over leadership of the organization this year is 1st Priority Auto Registration....
While the students of the Tehachapi Unified School District are enjoying their summer vacation, there is no rest for the district. Projects are scheduled to begin at each of the schools to make them ready for the student's return in August. District Chief Administrator of Business Services Hojat Entezari outlined the long list of summer projects for the TUSD Board at their May 9 meeting. Entezari said at the top of the list will be field maintenance at Coy Burnett Stadium. A major project...
On May 11, American Pacific Mortgage celebrated the grand opening of their new location, located at 101 E. Tehachapi Blvd., at the corner of Green Street. Gayle McCarthy was joined by members of the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce and friends for an official ribbon cutting and party....
Tehachapi doll maker, Marie Wyman, has been creating and selling her porcelain dolls in Tehachapi for 50 years and during the first two weekends in June, she will be holding a rare sale at the Carriage House. Long-time area residents will remember the original Dolls by Marie shop that was located across the street from the Apple Shed where she displayed her creations for almost 10 years. That quaint little shop opened on the same day as the brand new Village Grill that was just next door. Marie...
The second weekend in May brought 49 nationally recognized plein air painters to Tehachapi for a paint-out, and a chance to begin works of art that will be completed back in their studios where they can bring the works to life. The finished paintings will be juried into the Art 2023 Tehachapi show that will take place on the weekend of July 21-23 at Aspen Builders Community Center, located at 410 W. D St. in Tehachapi. The show will be the third nationally recognized art show sponsored by the...
The Tehachapi City Council meets on the first and third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. They are currently meeting at the Police Department Community Room, 220 W. C St....
At the monthly TUSD School Board meeting on May 9, Superintendent Stacie Larson-Everson announced the 2023 Certificated Teachers of the Year and Classified Employees of the Year. The awards were presented by the principal of each individual school. They are as follows: Cummings Valley School Elizabeth Gray: Teacher of the Year Stephanie Harris: Classified Employee of the Year Golden Hills Elementary Melanie Kent: Teacher of the Year Sarah Carey: Classified Employee of the Year Tompkins...
View "Update on Fleet ZEV requirements" in our May 27 issue at https://www.theloopnewspaper.com/story/2023/05/27/local-news/update-on-fleet-zev-requirements/10818.html Public Works Director Don Marsh outlined the new California Air Resources Fleet Regulations for the Tehachapi City Council at the May 1 meeting. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) now requires 50% of city fleet vehicles be zero-emission by Jan. 1, 2024 and 100% zero-emission by 2027. The city vehicles currently affected by...
Two projects brought before the Tehachapi Planning Commission at their May 8 meeting were closely related to items discussed at the May 1 City Council Meeting. Waste Management received approval from Planning to build a Compressed Natural Gas Station on their property, located at 416 N. Dennison Rd. which is located at Dennison Rd. and Highway 58. The CNG system would be used for fueling the company's new natural-gas powered trucks. The project would convert existing trash hauling equipment...
Fine arts painter Donald Towns has been a Tehachapi resident for more than 20 years and still finds that nature and our local surroundings inspire his work. "Beauty is all around when you're willing to explore," says Towns. Many of us, without knowing, have seen the results of his creative influence over the years. Towns worked for many years as a background artist for Disney Studios, working on many notable films such as "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin," as well as...
Food and prizes were plentiful on May 4, as members of the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce and friends helped Joanne Nicks cut the ribbon for her new boutique, Cowboys and Angels, located behind Fastrip convenience store and next to Canine Creek at 798 Tucker Rd. Also helping her celebrate were representatives from the city, county and state....
On Saturday, May 6, the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce and members of the community turned out to celebrate the grand reopening of Have A Heart Humane Society at their new location at 787 W. Tehachapi Blvd....
For the third consecutive year, the Tehachapi Arts Commission will kick off their nationally recognized art show in mid-May when 49 artists from across the country will visit and explore Tehachapi to begin paintings that will be completed at their studio and then juried into the Art 2023 Tehachapi show. The show will be held at the Aspen Builders Community Center on the weekend of July 21-23. Many of the artists will be returning for the third time; however, every year the May paint-out...
On April 13, Rex Moen, representing Friends of the Flight Test Museum at Edwards Air Force Base, spoke to Tehachapi Rotarians about the progress made in building a new flight test museum outside the gate at Edwards. The 15,000 square foot flight museum will contain the memorabilia from 75 years of Edwards history, which is currently housed inside the base. Work on the new museum began in 2018. May 1 marks the kickoff of the drive by Friends of the Flight Test Museum to raise the funds needed to...
At their April 20 meeting, the Golden Hills CSD approved a new rate structure for the delivery of water to the community. Prior to the vote, a public hearing was held, giving residents a chance to protest the increase. Chairman John Buckley said the CSD analyzes the water rate structure every five years and must take into consideration the increased cost of delivering the water to consumers, as well as the additional cost of purchasing water from the Tehachapi Cummings Community Water District...
Thirty-two STEM students from Cabrillo High School in Long Beach visited Mountain Valley Airport on Friday, April 14. The students are a junior/senior aeronautics class from the high school. Their visit included much more than just a glider ride. These students were analyzing flight data supplied by the engineering students in the air to the students on the ground who were compiling data. Just a few of the studies involved analyzing individual air speeds at take off and landing as well as the ti...
The tract map for the first of two condominium projects to be located on Pinon St., west of Curry St., was presented to the Tehachapi City Council by the Tehachapi Planning Commission following a public hearing at the Commission’s April 10 meeting. The Pinon South Condominium Project was initially approved at the April 11, 2022 Planning Commission. The two-story project will contain 19 units and will be fenced and gated. Copies of the proposed tentative map were distributed to a select list o...