Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Gary and Wendy Perlin both lived in Tehachapi when they were young but never knew each other here. They were living in San Diego and had really had more than their fill of the big city and the expense of living there. They both had fond memories of Tehachapi, the four seasons and the natural surroundings, and both had vocations that would allow a move, so they began to look. With the help of a local realtor, they finally found the perfect rental in April. The first time Gary saw it he realized...
The Los Angeles Section of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will be honoring Tehachapi Development Services Director Jay Schlosser on the evening of Oct. 5 in Long Beach. Schlosser has been awarded 2019 Outstanding Civil Engineer in the Public Sector for the Los Angeles Section. He had been honored at the local level on Sept. 19 by the South San Joaquin branch making him one of seven competing for the honor. He and two other engineers will then go on to compete at the Regional leve...
New Airport Lease Policy Back in February, in order to comply with FAA requirements, the Tehachapi City Council approved the Municipal Airport Hanger and Inspection Policy with the inspections to be completed during the months of June and July. Inspections were to verify that the hangers were being used for aviation purposes and not used as storage units and to check for safety equipment like fire extinguishers, and the storage of hazardous materials. Inspectors also checked to be sure leases we...
The Finance Department of the City of Tehachapi recently joined the ranks of local award winners. A very excited Hannah Chung found out at the beginning of September that she had been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for her Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018 from the Government Financial Officers Association. The 18 member Executive Board of the GFOA bestows this certification on those they feel go above and beyon...
Carl and Carolyn Orr had lived in Apple Valley for 18 years; however for the last four Carl had been commuting daily from Apple Valley to his job in the Bakersfield area. As much as they liked living in Apple Valley, the commute was just too much of a trek. They really liked Tehachapi; it was closer to work for Carl and still not too far from the rest of their family that is now spread from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. They had been looking for quite a while before they finally found just the...
At their Sept. 9 meeting, the Tehachapi Planning Commission was presented with a preliminary plan from a developer by the name of The Address at Tehachapi, LLC. The proposed project is a 57 acre vacant parcel at the northeast corner of Tucker Road and Highline Road, with existing zoning of T-3. The developer proposes building approximately 240 homes on the site. The commission discussed how the proposed plan relates to the Tehachapi General Plan and building standards for the T-3 zoning...
School security in the case of an active shooter was a topic front and center at the Sept. 10 meeting of the Tehachapi Unified School District Board Meeting. Trustee Joe Wallek had requested the discussion at previous meetings. The topic was timely since school administrators, Trustee Rick Scott and Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson will be attending "Run, Hide, Fight" training on Sept. 16. Run, Hide, Fight is currently considered the best school response to an active shooter on a school...
Five years ago, the City of Tehachapi formed an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for the environmental assessments necessary for the relocation and reconstruction of the south-side taxiway at Tehachapi Airport including the connecting taxiways and the associated improvements to water drainage in the area. The proposed taxiway will be shifted an additional 28 feet from the existing runway in order to comply with new airfield standards meant to accommodate some of today’s l...
On Sept. 5, Marilyn Kaminski was initiated into Tehachapi Rotary by President Linda Carhart. She his shown here with her husband and sponsor Paul Kaminski. Tehachapi Rotary meets on Thursdays at noon at The Shed restaurant, 333 E. Tehachapi Blvd. For more information contact Tim Trujillo at (661) 821-0086....
Hey Tehachapi! You may not know it but Sept. 27 is National Bakery Day and Kohnen’s Bakery wants to celebrate it with you. On that day only, Kohnen’s Bakery will be offering a “Buy One, Get One Half Off” in honor of the day. There will be a limit of one discount per customer. Come in and claim your discount between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Tehachapi’s premier bakery located at 125 W. Tehachapi Blvd. Ste. D. Fifteen years ago, Colleen and Thomas Kohnen opened the German bakery on Tehach...
For the last five years, Tehachapi ladies have anxiously awaited the Fall Fashion Show sponsored by Tehachapi Rotary. This year the show will be held on Sept. 26 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Lifetime Events, 48771 Valley Blvd., Tehachapi. Join Rotary to view the latest fashions presented by five unique Tehachapi shops. Featured this year are The Dressing Room, Nannette Keller Designs, Sessions Women’s Consignment Boutique, Country Collections and Twisted Sister Revival. The show ticket will include s...
Lori Harvey had been in Tehachapi less than a week when we met in Central Park on the 4th of July. When we finally got together and had a chance to visit, I learned that she was newly divorced and had moved to Tehachapi from Gillette, Wyoming to join her daughter and family here. Lori said that Gillette is probably best known for its proximity to Devil's Tower National Monument of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" fame. Born in South Dakota, Lori has three brothers. Two of them live in...
Kern Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Richard Chapman and Vice President Cheryl Scott visited Tehachapi Rotary on Aug. 22. The pair presented an update on the economic state of the County and what the future may hold. Chapman told the group that Kern County remains the number-one agriculture producing county in the entire nation. However, Kern County has dropped to number-five in oil production in recent years. The county has attracted several large corporations with projects...
At the Aug. 20 TVRPD Board Meeting, Interim Recreation Supervisor Ashley Krempien presented a Certificate of Recognition to Emerson Fisher who had served as Aquatics Manager during the summer. Fisher will continue on the TVRPD staff during the off-season in the district offices. They reminded everyone that the pool will shut down the day after Labor Day. Interim General Manager Corey Torres reported to the Board that he had submitted a grant application for funds made available by the passage of...
The Trustees of the Tehachapi Unified School District presented Certificates of Recognition to two local organizations for their service to the District at their August 27 board meeting. Accepting the certificate for Christian Life Assembly was Laura Powers Guggemos and Misty Fuller Caudle. The church made sure that every student at Golden Hills Elementary School had a pair of new brand-name shoes. Members of the church came to the school and measured each child's foot individually....
During Mountain Festival weekend in Central Park, Tehachapi Rotary was selling tickets for an adult bicycle that will be given away at the GranFondo Festival on September 13 and 14. In addition, on Sunday afternoon, they gave away two children's bicycles and a quilt. The lucky winner of the boy's bike was Jason Sawade, who had waited all afternoon to make sure he and his mother were present at the drawing. Winner of the girl's bike was Lyra from California City and the quilt went to Savannah...
Nina Thai moved into her Tehachapi home in early July. About six months earlier, she had officially joined the staff of Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley where she became part of the surgical staff. She had been unable to find a permanent place to live here until July. Nina came from Ridgecrest where she worked at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. When she found the opportunity to join the hospital staff in Tehachapi, she applied and fortunately had already made the move by the time the two...
"In God We Trust" At their Aug. 5 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council voted 3-2 against putting the decal "In God We Trust" on all Tehachapi Police vehicles. At the July 15 meeting, Councilman Kenneth Hetge asked the City Council to approve the placement of the decal. A presentation was made at that time by Pastor Angelo Frazier, who is also chaplain for the Bakersfield Police Department. City staff was directed to research the issue. Assistant City Manager Corey Costelloe researched the issue...
Coffee with the Mayor and City Manager at the Coffee Mill on Mill Street had a new look on the morning of Aug. 15. The City's new street sweeper from Global Environmental Products was on public display and sweeper operator Dale Miller and City Fleet Coordinator David Carvalho were on hand to answer questions. Carvalho is responsible for the maintenance of all City vehicles including the police department vehicles. The new sweeper replaces the City's 20-year-old sweeper that would no longer meet...
At their Aug. 8 meeting, Tehachapi Rotary hosted local artist Dwight Dreyer. Dreyer is president of the newly formed Tehachapi Arts Commission, an affiliate of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council. Their mission is to bring representational fine art and art collectors to Tehachapi. To that end, they have planned Art 2020, inviting nationally known artists and locals to paint "en plein air" throughout Tehachapi from May 16-22, 2020. The artists will be encouraged to paint...
As an enhancement to student safety, Tehachapi Unified School District is adding a new visitor management system effective Monday, Aug. 19. Anyone wishing to visit a district school must submit to screening by the new Raptor Technologies System when checking in at the school office. The Raptor System screens for sex offenders only, said TUSD Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson and will be in use during school hours. Larson-Everson said that there have been multiple layers of communication with...
As an enhancement to student safety, Tehachapi Unified School District is adding a new visitor management system effective Monday, Aug. 19. Anyone wishing to visit a district school must submit to screening by the new Raptor Technologies System when checking in at the school office. The Raptor System screens for sex offenders only, said TUSD Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson and will be in use during school hours. Larson-Everson said that there have been multiple layers of communication with...
Tanya Martinez, representing sPower, was the June 18 speaker at Tehachapi Rotary. Martinez, who has an M.S. in Energy Engineering, was accompanied by Russell Johnson of South Valley Solutions of Bakersfield to help field questions. She outlined a new solar project sPower has planned for the Antelope Valley. The Raceway Solar Project is planned for the Rosamond area, located south of Rosamond Blvd. and the Willow Springs Raceway. The 400 megawatt (MW) solar farm will consist of 1,854 acres and...
It won't be long before every parent in the Tehachapi Unified School District will know Stacey Larson-Everson. On April 9, the District Board of Trustees announced that they had chosen Stacey as the new TUSD Superintendent. It was then that Stacey and her husband Lance Larson began to plan their relocation from Fallbrook, Calif. in San Diego County where they had lived on their ranch for 14 years. It was in Fallbrook that they went through 4H with their four kids, cared for their six horses and...
When World Wind & Solar outgrew their facilities on Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd., Buddy and Nikki Cummings, the CEO and President of WWS, had to make a decision. They knew the company needed to grow, but where and how? They began to investigate all of their options for the future home of their corporate headquarters and training center. They visited numerous commercial buildings for sale and lease, as well as potential building sites. They really wanted to be downtown and to find a building...
