Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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"We are thrilled and excited," Virginia Sheridan said of the reopening of Kelcy's Restaurant. "It's going to be wonderful. This has been a labor of love two years in the making." The iconic restaurant will be celebrating their official reopening on Mountain Festival Weekend. Virginia Sheridan and her husband Bill Lee were saddened when Kelcy's closed two years ago. Like most of Tehachapi, they had been regulars at the restaurant for over 20 years, long before Virginia thought of opening...
Among items under consideration at the Tehachapi Unified School District Board meeting on July 23, was the redefining of 13 District administrative positions, including setting new salary guidelines. According to Personnel Director Tim Beard, the purpose of the new job descriptions was to, "provide a foundation to the administrative salary hierarchy," and provide an opportunity for teachers to move into entry level administrative positions if they should choose. Tehachapi Association of...
On July 7, 2014 Ashmore Motors opened their South Street sales lot and became Tehachapi's only auto sales location. Five years ago Marlon Ashmore and his son Brandon opened with a few cars on the lot. Today the lot is filled with cars of various makes and models, RVs and even motorcycles. Marlon said that the bulk of his clientele is local but many come from Bakersfield and the Antelope Valley, as well. He has had customers come from as far away as Lake Tahoe and even once sold a Corvette to a...
Daryl and Melissa Pereira were looking for a slower paced environment in which to raise their three children. Both of them had been raised in Ventura County and for many years had loved to visit their friends in Bakersfield. During those visits they would often take trips up to Tehachapi, especially after a snow. Early this year, when they learned a house on 2-and-a-half acres in Sand Canyon became available, they jumped at it even though their 12-year-old son might have to miss the last two mon...
In September of 2018, Tehachapi became the home of a breeding facility for the world-renowned Sandhu Arabians. The Brite Valley ranch became the third of four facilities owned by veterinarian Balpal (Billa) Sandhu, DVM. Dr. Sandhu said it was the green of the valley, the four seasons and the availability of groundwater for the horses that drew him to Tehachapi. The ranch had been on the market for two years when his friend and owner of Old Town Pizza brought it to his attention. The Brite...
There were three firsts at the July 16 Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District Board Meeting. Newly appointed TVRPD board member and Hart Flat resident Dwight Dreyer attended his first board meeting after being appointed by the Kern County Board of Supervisors. Newly appointed Interim Recreation Supervisor Ashley Krempien gave her first report to the Board and newly appointed Interim General Manager Corey Torres gave his first report as GM. TVRPD Board Meetings are held on the third Tuesday...
Tehachapi Blvd. resurfacing In partnership with CalTrans, the ongoing project of resurfacing Tehachapi Blvd. will continue this summer with the reconstruction of the lanes between Curry St. and Hayes St. Public Works Director Don Marsh announced that the bid was awarded to Granite Construction who submitted the lowest bid of $481,446. The project is paid for through the Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) although the City is required to cover all costs above $441,200. The City has bu...
Santa Claus gives a big thank you hug to Stuart Nacht of Sage Ranch who donated a big screen TV to be given away at Marty Pay's Christmas in July Toys for Tots drive on July 12. Marty Pay Farmer's Insurance hosts the event annually....
Manuel Tinajero says he moved to Tehachapi for the air. He arrived in November from Bakersfield where he had lived for four years and said he was miserable. Manuel was born in Los Angeles. He said his parents lived near Bunker Hill in Downtown Los Angeles and he and his brother used to take the Angel's Flight tram all the time. His brother is still in L.A. After high school he was a Marine for eight years and then joined the Navy for four more. He worked for the Los Angeles Department of Water...
On Saturday, June 21, Tangleweed Farms hosted their first Sip into Summer event. Visitors and locals enjoyed a beautiful and fun afternoon of champagne, shopping and crafts. Vendors varied from beauty products and jewelry to games and make-and-take crafts....
At their June 10 meeting, the Tehachapi Planning Commission approved the construction of a new Kern Schools Federal Credit Union building. The 2,672-square-foot building will be located adjacent to Tehachapi Blvd. on Parcel 2 of Walmart's four peripheral outlots. The proposed architectural design includes colors and stone elements currently used in the Walmart building and also complimentary to Kern Schools and City of Tehachapi guidelines....
In my opinion, San Diego County's loss is now Tehachapi's gain. Among Tehachapi's recent new residents are two families who have moved here from San Diego for "a change of pace." Both families have relatives living in the area and have occasionally come to visit in the past, treating their children to our four seasons, natural surroundings and some of Tehachapi's many events. Joe and Marsha LoMedico arrived in October. Joe said they really wanted a change of pace from the pressures of operating...
Daniela Peregrina of Dragonfly Networking & Social Media talked to Tehachapi Rotary on June 6 about the importance of business networking on social media as well as all the dos and don'ts of maintaining an internet presence. Peregrina, who has been in marketing since 1999, told the group that there are 7.7 billion people in the world and 4.4 billion of them are on social media. She emphasized the need for businesses to be on some platform and to maintain their presence daily. The Rotary Club of...
More than 700 Tehachapi fourth and fifth graders gathered at the Tehachapi Municipal Airport on May 29 for the 10th annual Intermediate Space Challenge. Included in the throng were classrooms from Golden Hills, Cummings Valley and Tompkins Elementary Schools, plus students from Summit Academy, Valley Oaks and Inspire Charter Schools. The Space Challenge is organized by The Arts, Science and Technology Educational Corporation of Tehachapi (AST). According to event organizers Nick Altieri and...
Even with the absence of two of their members, the remaining three City Council members, Kenneth Hetge, Susan Wiggins and Phil Smith quickly took care of agenda items at their May 20 meeting. Approved was a liquor license for a new restaurant, Prime Bar & Grill, to be located on Steuber Rd. in the vacant space that once held Cafe 58. The Prime Bar & Grill will be a family-style restaurant serving a variety of authentic Indian dishes like Tandoori chicken and chicken and lamb kebabs. There will s...
Sam Steeley arrived back in Tehachapi in April. Employed by Lehigh Cement, he had been transferred from Tehachapi to their plant in Redding, Calif. two years ago and now he has been transferred back. He is accompanied by his girlfriend Barbara and his father Dan. He found the perfect house for all of them in Bear Valley Springs before starting work. Sam originally went to work for Lehigh in 2014 and is now their Quality Control Manager. It is his responsibility to design and maintain the...
On May 26, the Tehachapi School Board was treated to the presentation that won the Chairman's Award for First Robotics Team 585 at the Houston competition. The engineering inspiration award was given to the team for their science, engineering and robotics work with the elementary schools of Tehachapi. Pictured are Chloe Shadduck, Justin McKim, Layla Lujan, Julian Romero, Sophie Theriault, Mason Whitney and Andres Pena....
Four high school students from Tehachapi, recipients of RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award), told the Rotary Club about their adventures and experiences at RYLA Leadership Camp. Daisy Andrade, Brandon Birka, Steven Whelan and Sam Morelos explained how the weekend will affect their future leadership abilities. Whelan said he, "learned how to bond with a person he had never met before." Andrade called the weekend a "game changer." All four referred to their camp experiences as life changing....
Dr. Kevin Brown D.C. is descended from nine generations of physicians and that includes Tehachapi’s first Medical Examiner (1909) Newell Jonathan Brown Jr. M.D. who was his great uncle. His grandfather Newbern Nucholls Brown M.D. was a partner in San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield from 1929 to 1938. Both of these relatives are mentioned on the Adventist Health website. When Kevin Brown first came to Tehachapi in 2018 as a short-term substitute for a local chiropractor, he wasn’t aware of the...
It was a new job at Lockheed that brought Matthew and Cherie Frobish to beautiful Tehachapi from the home they had known for 18 years in the lovely town of San Clemente, Calif. Matthew was hired this year as an aeronautics machinist/tool control specialist at Lockheed's Palmdale facility. Cherie has worked for Lockheed for eight years as a market planner in the energy efficiency division and she was able to obtain a transfer to their office in Bakersfield. The two coastal dwellers knew they did...
A couple of months ago, the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District made the decision to apply for multiple grants for projects that would expand and renovate Central Park, West Park and build a new park in Sand Canyon. While the district is still early in the planning process, after two planning meetings with the residents of Sand Canyon, the decision has been made not to move forward with the opportunity in Sand Canyon at this time. The district feels that there needs to be more vetting...
At their May 6 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Mary Lou Corpus-Zamudio for her time as a representative of the City on the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Board. "Connection is most important for the community and for the kids," said Corpus-Zamudio of the District's mission. The Council also voted unanimously for an agreement with Union Pacific for the reconstruction of three railroad crossings – at Green Street, Hayes Street and D...
Tehachapi Heritage League, Main Street Tehachapi and the City of Tehachapi joined together on May 7 to dedicate 16 plaques describing different aspects of local history that line the two and a half block section of S. Green St. from Tehachapi Blvd. to the Tehachapi Museum at 310 S. Green St. The project was the result of a joint effort to beautify Downtown Tehachapi and to educate residents and visitors about the city's history and what makes Tehachapi a special place. It is a true joint...
Tehachapi High School teacher Teresa Coatlalopeuh and CERT coordinator Jeannie Taylor introduced the TUSD Board to the new Tehachapi Teen CERT program at their May 7 meeting. While Teen CERT is a national program, the Tehachapi group is the first in Kern County. The students are all trained in CPR, First Aid and the use of AEDs and receive a FEMA certificate from the County. Teen CERT is campus specific and its members would be used only on campus in case of emergency. They will be eligible to...
As in prior years, GranFondo Ride Director Michelle Vance chose TK's Pizza as the location to reveal the 2019 GranFondo jersey. The April 30 event came off as usual, with friends and members of the TVRPD Board in attendance. The jersey alone is a great reason to sign up for the Sept. 14 cycling event....
