Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Dan and Stacie Miller moved to Tehachapi in April from Henderson, Nevada. They had lived in Henderson since 2016 while Dan was working as a government contractor on the F16 jet at Nellis Air Force Base there. Dan said he really was not looking to move to California but the offer of lead engineer on an F22 at Edwards changed his mind. Dan explained that Edwards has five F22s and each plane has its own staff and crew. Dan said that Tehachapi was the closest community most similar to where they gre...
On Aug. 8, the Tehachapi Planning Commission unanimously approved a mixed-use project to be located on the southeast corner of Tehachapi Blvd. and Hayes St. next to the Ranch House Motel and across Hayes from Red House BBQ. This project was originally brought before the Planning Commission at a Special Meeting held on June 27 with no decision made. The mixed use project, as originally proposed, contained retail space and eight two-story dwelling units to be located on the half-acre lot. The...
All of Stallion Springs is gearing up for the 11th Annual Oktoberfest to be held at the Community Center on Saturday, Oct. 1. The Community Center is located at 27800 Stallion Springs Dr. Stallion Springs Parks and Recreation is looking for vendors. If you are interested in having a booth, contact Shawnee at (661) 822-3268 ext. 222. Spaces will be available until Sept. 9. Sponsorships are still available until Sept. 10. Water conservation California residential communities are on a Level 2...
The Hospital Guild would like to thank AltaOne Credit Union for their generous donation of $500 from their ribbon cutting and grand opening on Aug. 8. With this donation, the Guild is able to continue working toward the purchase of new equipment for the Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Hospital....
The Tehachapi City Council began their Aug. 15 meeting with City Clerk Tory Marsh swearing in Sergeant James Clark, the newest member of the Tehachapi Police Department. Clark comes from Los Angeles and brings with him ten years police experience. Police Chief Kent Kroeger said he was delighted to have Clark as a member of his department. Mayor Phil Smith presented a Certificate of Recognition to City Treasurer Stacy Curry who recently turned in her resignation. The City Council voted 5-0 to adv...
On Friday evening, July 22, the Tehachapi Arts Commission will be unveiling its second nationally recognized art show. At this elegant gala, the 40 artists who journeyed to Tehachapi in May to explore local surroundings and begin the paintings that will be on exhibit at this show will be back to display their finished work. This year a special Aerospace category has also been added. Attendees at the Friday evening event will have the opportunity to meet the artists including featured artist...
One of the returning performers playing in Central Park on the 4th of July at 1 p.m. will be Ryan Sillifant. Ryan, who is proficient on guitar, drums, piano and bass, will be playing his guitar and singing, with blues and Americana being his primary stylings. A Tehachapi resident, Ryan graduated from Tehachapi High School in 2020. He is entirely self taught and has payed music since he was three years old. He said that his family is all about music and very supportive, adding that his father...
In a two-hour budget meeting held on June 6, the Tehachapi City Council approved a balanced $33.3 million budget for the City of Tehachapi for 2022/23, they also approved preliminary budgets for the years 2023/24 through 2026/27. At the regular Council meeting that followed the budget meeting, the City Council approved an agreement with CalTrans that is necessary for work to begin on the engineering phase of plans to construct new curb, gutter and sidewalk on Dennison Road between Tehachapi...
Jackie and Nick Reuter moved from Rosamond to Tehachapi in February with their 15-year-old daughter, Jizel, and three dogs. They had both spent much of their lives in the Antelope Valley but the change of seasons, beautiful scenery and low crime rate of the Tehachapi area beckoned to them. Tehachapi also had an amazing selection of churches to choose from and reasonable home prices. It was a ”no-brainer.” In May, Jackie began work with College Community Services in Tehachapi as Recovery Coo...
On May 12, the Tehachapi Rotary Club was treated to a talk by Miles Muzio, the chief meteorologist for Bakersfield news station KBAK. He has held that position since 2003. In 2017, he became the Meteorology Instructor at the California Aeronautical University at Meadows Field in Bakersfield. Muzio originally spent 12 years as an Air Force forecaster in Alaska. He has written extensively on forecasting techniques and done experimental research on UV radiation forecasting methods as well as a...
Mano Lujan, owner of Red House BBQ, spoke to Tehachapi Rotarians on May 19. Lujan has owned the popular eatery in Tehachapi for 12 years and he is also owner of The Shed across Tehachapi Blvd. where his children, Layla and Milo, started their Soup Kitchen four years ago. The two wanted to get other kids involved and at one time they served as many as 120 people on a Sunday afternoon. The project earned Layla and Milo Citizen of the Year awards in 2021. Lujan said that after COVID, the number...
National Police Week At the City Council meeting held on May 16, Mayor Phil Smith presented a certificate proclaiming May 16-21 National Police Week. Following that presentation, Smith honored Sgt. Amelia Thompson with a Certificate of Recognition for her 15 years of service with the Tehachapi Police Department. Thompson, who has been with the department since 2007, is retiring and moving to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Thompson said if she had it to do over she would still pick Tehachapi, adding that...
Tehachapi Unified School District is facing redistricting. In a special meeting held on May 16, the Tehachapi Unified School Board of Trustees heard public comments resulting from the decision the board had made at two previous May meetings. Up for discussion was the reduction in the number of trustees to sit on the board and the other regarding the number of districts into which to divide TUSD. Many attending the meeting were upset that the meeting occurred with only 24-hour notice and the...
Debra Sanderson had lived in Pine Mountain Club for 20 years when she made the decision to move to Tehachapi, joining a friend who had encouraged her to come here. Her landlord in Pine Mountain Club had sold the house she was renting there in March so she didn’t have the time she would have liked to find a place in Tehachapi. Fortunately, she was able to find a place that will do for a while. Plus, she’s closer to the services she would continue to need following an automobile accident she had...
Chris Naftel and the Tehachapi Rotary Club hosted Teresa Carlson and Taneka Clark at their April 28 meeting. Carlson is the General Manager of the new TownePlace Suites. Taneka Clark is head of public relations for the hotel. Carlson said that the new hotel will be opening in June. 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...
May 2022 proclaimed Community Action Month At their May 2 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council unanimously proclaimed the month of May 2022 as Community Action Month and presented a Certificate of Recognition to Pritika Ram of Community Action Partnership Kern (CAPK). Ram told councilmembers that Community Action Partnership was formed in May of 1965 as part of the War on Poverty. It now administers 17 programs in Kern County aimed at meeting child, family and individual needs. Under Ram's...
Tehachapi artist and business owner, Karen Lewis, who has crafted original polymer clay beads for 35 years, sells her beads all over the world. She also has pieces in several collections, including in the Mengei International Museum located at Balboa Park in San Diego, California. Twenty three years ago, Karen and her husband Carl opened The Spirited Bead & Klew's Gallery in Tehachapi on Mother's Day in 1999. As a thank you to customers and to celebrate their 23 great years they will be...
All American Automotive is pleased to announce that they now offer 3D alignment service. This allows their mechanics to perform the most precise wheel alignment available on all types of cars. With 3D alignment two cameras take measurements for each wheel and collect data from a number of different angles. This ensures that the steering and suspension can be adjusted, making sure all four wheels are set according to the manufacturer specifications. All American Automotive moved into their new...
The Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District will be replacing the concrete of their deteriorating West Park outdoor basketball court this year. At the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District board meeting on April 19, the board approved $72,560 for the project. The project will be financed by a site lease loan the district received in 2016 to be used for capital improvements. To date, this loan has assisted with the rehabilitation of the roof of the Dye Natatorium, the completion of...
Luis and Pamela Garces moved to Tehachapi in February when Luis was transferred to Edwards Air Force Base in Mojave from Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Luis is a pilot for the Air Force and is currently flying the C12 military passenger and transport aircraft. They loved the idea of living where there were four definite seasons, and Tehachapi filled the bill. Luis was born in New York City where he grew up with a brother and three sisters. All of his siblings are still in the eastern part of the...
On April 7, Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley cut the ribbon for the new Cyr Family Imaging Center. Leesa Cyr, whose family was the major project donor, had the honor of cutting the ribbon. AHTV President David Butler was on hand to assist along with past President Jeff Lingerfeld and other generous donors to the long-awaited imaging center....
At the April 4 City Council meeting, Tehachapi City Manager Greg Garrett announced that an upcoming CalTrans project on Highway 58 is currently available for public comment, but will not be completed until 2025. According to CalTrans, the project is currently in the design phase and includes 11.3 miles of Highway 58 to be located between Bealville Rd. and two miles west of the Highway 202 offramp. They will be upgrading existing pavement, guardrails, bridge rails, median barriers, drainage and...
Jennifer and Rudy Montano moved to Tehachapi in December from Salem, Oregon where they had lived for the last three years. For Rudy this is like moving back home. He was born and raised in Palmdale and his parents, brother and sister are still there, but Tehachapi had some of the feel that they had become accustomed to in Oregon. Now with two young children, they wanted to be closer to family. Rudy was hired as an aircraft mechanic with Northrop Grumman in Lancaster and Jennifer, a veterinary...
On April 11, the Tehachapi Planning Commission approved the architectural design and site plan for 37 condominium units to be constructed in five buildings on 3.6 acres at the northwest and southwest corner of Pinon and Curry Streets. Known as the Pinon Curry Condominiums, there will be 18 units on the north side of Pinon and 19 units on the south side. The architecture is described by owner Diana Williams of Castaic as Craftsman style in a sage green color, "with a slight modern twist." The...
Nicole Griffin, Dean of Career and Technical Education for Cerro Coso Community College, appeared at the April 6 meeting of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council and reported that an agreement has been reached with the Tehachapi Unified School District to extend their lease of the Monroe facility for another three years beginning July 1, 2022. Cerro Coso will continue to use Building B retaining most of their classroom space. Building A will be used by TUSD. At their April 12...
