Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On the sunny morning of Jan. 8, The Guild held their 2024 board member installation ceremony at Tehachapi Community Church. The new board is as follows: President Joyce Rasmussen, Vice President Frankie Wysocki, Treasurer Shirley Embry and Membership Terry Dykes. Board Secretaries are Corresponding Sheryl Bovi, Board Karen HeHe and General MTG Gina Schwieger. Each officer was officially sworn in at the ceremony, enjoying a bit of cake afterward while they held their first board meeting. The...
James Peck, conductor of the Tehachapi Pops Orchestra and 1st clarinet for the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra, has lived a very vibrant, musical life, which included leading the music ministry at Bear Valley Church for a decade. Before he developed his life in the local music community, Peck lived through several music careers. By the time Peck moved to Bear Valley in 2001, he had played for the U.S. Air Force, created his own band and made a 36-year career of teaching music. In 1960, right after...
On Dec. 6, the Greater Tehachapi Economical Development Council (GTEDC) convened for its final meeting of the year, one that's been full of achievements in business, community and charity. The meeting began with a high-spirited, forum-style reflection on the many successes of 2023. This year's success highlights included the 2023 Cheers to Charity event, which raised $65,000 for 24 local charities. Another celebrated success was Kern County's investment in parks across District 2, which has...
The Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association (TARA) met at Don Perico's on Dec. 14 to hold their annual Christmas Party. They enjoyed good food, sharing year end news about ham radio and the company of their fellow "hams."...
With just a few hours remaining on Have A Heart's annual Giving Tuesday fundraiser on Nov. 28, Barabara Ferrante, owner of Jake's Steakhouse, dropped off an extraordinarily generous donation of pet food and a $1,000 check at the organization's new storefront at 787 W. Tehachapi Blvd, Suite B. Barabara purchased the $700-plus haul of pet food from Canine Creek that afternoon, where owner Kellie Dudevoir was more than happy to give Barabara a 20% discount on the charitable purchase. Have A Heart...
To celebrate the holiday spirit, Jake's Steakhouse is raffling off a bottle of Macallan 18-year-old scotch, worth $500. One hundred tickets will be sold at $20 each with all proceeds going to the Tehachapi Cancer Foundation. Call Jake's Steakhouse at (661) 822-6015 or visit them at 213 S. Curry St., Tehachapi. They're open daily, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., for more information or to buy tickets....
On the extraordinarily blustery morning of Nov. 27, as biting winds tore through Tehachapi, Kern County Public Works hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the side of Woodford-Tehachapi Road, courtesy of property owner Ryan Hanzel of Hanzel Enterprises Inc., to celebrate the end of a large repavement project on roads between Highline Road and Valley Boulevard. Attendees of the ceremony included Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner, Kern County Public Works Director Josh Champlin, Mojave Highway...
With 69 locations scattered throughout Kern County, the Boys and Girls Club serves over 3,000 children two hot meals each day. A service they kept running throughout the pandemic at 5,000 kids per day, with the addition of serving first responders. In addition to their meal efforts, the Boys and Girls Club is known for offering free after-school enrichment programs for students of all ages in the schools they collaborate with. The Boys and Girls Club has been operating in Tehachapi over the...
A variety of topics were brought to vote at the Nov. 20 Tehachapi City Council meeting, from declaring surplus land to approving a project for a $160,000 sewage pump screw replacement. A new fats, oils and grease ordinance is in the works, and Community Engagement Specialist Mya Acosta was excited to promote the upcoming Tehachapi Hometown Christmas event on Dec. 2. A total of 27.3 acres west of Sand Canyon is currently owned and unused by the city. The land, which would best be suited for cattle grazing or the like, has little use to the city...
On Nov. 14, Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District (TCCWD) held a celebration for the 50th anniversary of water flowing into the J.C. Jacobsen Reservoir, or as we know it, Brite Lake. Brite Lake is part of the world's most powerful single-lift water importation system, which continuously pumps water 2,000 feet uphill at up to almost 2 million gallons per minute through the Tehachapi mountains from the bottom of the Tejon Pass, or the Grapevine. At the ceremony, the water importation system...
For the last quarter-decade, The Salvation Army has been in Tehachapi helping to feed, cloth and house people in the community who are in tough financial times. Since their humble beginnings in Old Town serving around 50 people per month, Tehachapi's Salvation Army now distributes over 50,000 pounds of food to over 600 families per month. So far in 2023, they've also provided utilities assistance to over 400 households and housed 92 people in emergency housing. Over 50 kids are in regular...
At the Nov. 1 Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council (GTEDC) regular meeting, Mark Olson, Executive Vice President of Pacific Steel Group, updated attendees on the seismic-grade recycling rebar manufacturing mill Pacific Steel plans to be operational in Mojave by 2026. The new mill would be the first to produce reinforcing steel in California, drastically reducing the need to import rebar from Washington, Oregon and other parts of the country and world, as is the state’s current practice. Rebar is used in the construction and r...
The Albertsons Companies Foundation has been running their "Nourishing Neighbors" charitable program for nearly 20 years. At Albertsons registers, shoppers can choose to donate to charity on the card reader machines with every transaction. These funds get processed into gift cards that local charities then distribute to those in need. Tehachapi's Albertsons has a long-standing partnership with The Salvation Army, and so far this year the Tehachapi community has raised over $7,000. On Nov. 21,...
Need winter coats for your kids? On Nov. 4 from 9 to 11 a.m. The Salvation Army will be hosting their annual coat drive in partnership with both #lovetehachapi and Rotary. They're now seeking donations. Have old coats? The Salvation Army is accepting both children and adult coat donations, although they have a much greater need for children's coats. New and gently used coats, hoodies, gloves and beanies can be donated to The Salvation Army at 538 E. Tehachapi Blvd., open Monday through Friday 8...
On Oct. 18, the Tehachapi Cummings County Water District held their regular monthly board meeting. Over the 2023 water year, which ended in September, California saw 22.24 feet of rainfall, the third wettest recorded year in California history. Approximately 99.9% of the state is drought-free, a trend that is expected to continue through the predicted El Niño winter, and the San Luis Reservoir is on track to be 100% full by Dec. 31. In November of 2024, a $15.5 billion grant called the Climate...
The Ridge Route Communities Museum and Historical Society recently offered a destination luncheon that gave participants a look at one of the oldest buildings between La and Stockton, La Liebre Adobe. This is a continuation of the story of Edward Beale and La Liebre that was in The Loop newspaper's Oct. 14 issue. After being stationed in California during the Mexican-American War in 1846, the famed Navy Lt., and later the Commander of the Pacific Squadron, Edward Beale purchased an old Mexican...
On Oct. 10, Tehachapi Unified School District held their regular monthly board meeting. Each month on the second Tuesday, the TUSD school board meets at the Claude L. Wells Learning Center at 5 p.m. to discuss news and upcoming events within the school district. Reports from the superintendent, Tehachapi Association of Teachers, California School Employee Association and the Parent Teacher Organization allow parents and board members to be more aware of and involved in their students'...
Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District was proud to talk about the progress of their community garden project with the Tehachapi Humanitarian Relief Group. Now that the fence is up at their second location downtown behind the site of the old hospital, TVHD is searching for volunteers to build raised beds. The garden will feature a section for in-ground flowers, plants and veggies available for community use and another section of raised beds to be rented out to local businesses. Income from the raised beds will support garden maintenance and...
On the first Wednesday of each month, the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meets in The Village Collective on S. Green St., at 7:30 a.m. The GTEDC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting businesses in the Greater Tehachapi area. Small business owners and community members alike are encouraged to attend and indulge themselves in complimentary coffee, treats and Tehachapi business happenings. Various businesses and committees give short reports on business...
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) was formed in Paris in 1833 by a group of lay Catholics. The society's mission was simple: to help those in need and follow in the philanthropic footsteps of their patron saint, St. Vincent de Paul. About 190 years later, SVDP is active in 150 countries with over 1.5 million volunteers and 2,500 conferences, one of which operates in conjunction with the St. Malachy Catholic Church in Tehachapi. Since 2001, the St. Malachy Conference of St. Vincent de...
The name Edward Beale should sound familiar to many. Among his laundry list of accomplishments in politics and military that brought him notoriety, Beale owned the locally-famous Tejon Ranch and an adjacent ranch named La Liebre. A destination lunch on Sept. 6 offered by the Ridge Route Communities Museum and Historical Society at what is thought to be the oldest building between Los Angeles and Stockton revealed the storied past of Beale and his La Liebre Adobe. As more Americans started coming...
Need winter coats for your kids? On Nov. 4 from 9 to 11 a.m. the Salvation Army will be hosting their annual coat drive in partnership with both #lovetehachapi and Rotary. They're now seeking donations. Have old coats? The Salvation Army is accepting both children and adult coats, although they have a much greater need for children's coats. New and gently used coats, hoodies, gloves and beanies can be donated to the Salvation Army at 538 E. Tehachapi Blvd., open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to...
On the corner of Pauley and W. F streets in Tehachapi sits a cute yellow house out of which the Sharing & Caring thrift store operates on a wing and a prayer. Run by community donations and the passion of 25 volunteers, the thrift shop does far more than give old items a new life. Proceeds from the store go directly back into the community through a bills assistance fund, from which people in need of any kind of monetary assistance can request aid. The nonprofit also has a small food pantry...
Three times a week and often on his own dime, Father Wes wheels out his lemonade stand and children line up excitedly through the courtyard of St. Jude's Anglican Church to receive a sweet, free treat. Each Monday, Wednesday and Friday he sets up the stand for kids coming from Tompkins Elementary after school, handing out nearly 100 cookies and cups of lemonade in a half hour's time. Father Wes has been doing his free lemonade and a cookie stand for the past three years and loves to interact...
Tehachapi Boy Scout Troop 3 was boothing at Mountain Festival on Aug. 19, selling beef jerky to fundraise for their future activites, when tropical storm Hilary decided to drop in. As the rain picked up dramatically, the Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce was forced to shut down the event, but not before washing out vendors and festival-goers. After quickly packing up their booth, boys from Troop 3 rushed through the pouring rain to stack chairs and take down tables from the event's outdoor dining...
