Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Just 30 minutes down Tehachapi Willow Springs and tucked away from sight is an exotic animal ranch run by Diana Freiling, who has over 25 years of experience in exotic animal handling. Windswept Ranch is home to a variety of unusual animals like buffalo, reindeer, ostriches and camels, including one from the second "Jumanji" movie. Her camels travel regularly to visit children and provide camel rides. During the winter months, Diana's reindeer also travel all over California, like SeaWorld and c...
Ever wondered about line dancing in Tehachapi? As it turns out, there's a very healthy community led by talented and experienced performer Gloria Yeager. For the past 14 years, each Tuesday and Thursday night Yeager has led both beginner and intermediate line-dancing classes. Yeager's career is both well-established and long-lasting. At 9 years old, her mother put Yeager in dance classes and she's been dancing ever since. It was discovered soon after starting dance that her talents extended to...
"I was able to bring the Chamber to where it should be, Clare will take it to where it could be," Jeanette Pauer said. In 2020, the COVID pandemic hit and Chamber President Ida Perkins sadly passed away in 2021. Jeanette Pauer, who, at the time was the manager of Coldwell Banker, saw an opportunity to help the Chamber in a crucial time of need and took on the role of president in late 2021. Growing up with a small family business, Jeanette understands their importance and wanted to support them...
Join seven-time world title holders Michael Eads and Rachele Smith on Sunday, Oct. 8 in P-Dubs at Mountain Bowling, 20800 Santa Lucia St., Tehachapi, for a great afternoon of two-step dance! Instructors Eads and Smith have a background in many dance styles including country, western and west coast swing. The class, organized by local line dancing instructor Gloria Yeager, will run from noon to 3 p.m. Couples are priced at $50, but singles are more than welcome to attend for $25. Call (661) 823-4766 to sign up or learn more!...
On the same day he was born, July 14, the much loved and famed Nick "the Painter" Benedict passed away at 77 years old. Born in Los Angeles to parents Richard Benedict and Paula Lindenbaum in 1946, Nick is survived by his wife Ginger Benedict, sister Joy Benedict and step-children Bianca and Angelo Loli. Nick met Ginger in Bear Valley Springs in 2000 where he lived for many years, where he became fondly referred to in the Tehachapi community as "Nick the Painter." His specialty was housing trim...
On Sept. 8, the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council held their monthly meeting at the Village Collective on Green Street. During these meetings, advocates from organizations like the Chamber of Commerce, Tehachapi Tourism and Arts Commissions, Tehachapi Unified School District and Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner's office took turns sharing economic updates and upcoming events of interest to Tehachapi's small business owners. First to report was Clare Scotti from the Tehachapi Cha...
On Aug. 22, Tehachapi Unified School District held its second board meeting of the month. With the starting of the 2023-24 school year and the surprise visit from hurricane-force storms, there was much to discuss. TUSD's custodial team did a fantastic job at both mitigating and cleaning up the aftermath of tropical storm Hilary experienced by Tehachapi on Aug. 19 and 20. The team spent all day Monday meticulously inspecting each and every room at each school to assess damages and make sure the...
At their regular board meeting on Aug. 16, the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District moved to file their official response to the Kern County Grand Jury report released about them on June 1. The board presented their draft and voted it in unanimously with little discussion. The City of Tehachapi and Golden Hills filed their joint response to that same report at the beginning of this month, doubling down on their criticism of TCCWD’s operating practices. The joint entities believe TCCWD board members are using their position on the board t...
On July 18, Chamber of Commerce President Jeanette Pauer announced she would be stepping down, allowing her assistant Clare Scotti to take office. Scotti came to the Chamber around the beginning of July as Pauer’s helper due to her experience and love of Tehachapi. Clare Scotti holds a Master’s Degree in journalism, focusing specifically on magazine ethics. She’s started her own travel magazine, has been a substitute teacher, a real estate agent and done much more over her career. Currently, Scotti runs the Tehachapi Visitor Center and Disco...
On Aug. 5, the Salvation Army, in first-time collaboration with #LoveTehachapi, held their annual Back to School Clothing Drive. With over 100 families visiting the Saturday morning drive, it's safe to say that the event was a huge success. Before doors even opened, families from all over Tehachapi and Eastern Kern queued in a line snaking around the corner of the building for an opportunity to receive free clothing and breakfast. Carlos' Donut supplied over 200 breakfast burritos and...
Aug. 7 marked the first City Council meeting of the month. With the arrival of Mountain Festival on Aug. 19 and the start of the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 9, the City has seen an especially busy past few weeks. At the meeting, new police chief Richard Standridge recognized Sgt. Dunham for stepping up and taking on many extra responsibilities during the police chief transition, keeping the department together in a time of instability. Sgt. Dunham received his official commendation, while...
On the first Wednesday of each month, the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meets in The Village Collective, 122 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 donuts and Tehachapi business happenings. Various businesses and committees give short reports on the business climate and upcoming projects and plans. Among this...
On June 1, The Kern County Grand Jury published a report on the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District regarding their State Water Project allocation practices. Water in municipal and industrial areas, which are governed by the City of Tehachapi and Golden Hills, comes from a combination of groundwater and State Water Project (SWP) contracts with TCCWD. Allocation of SWP from the state is volatile year-to-year depending on drought conditions, however concerns have been raised as to how TCCWD is distributing allocated SWP. Despite the City...
Since the mid 1900s, BSE Rents has been helping the people of Tehachapi fulfill their equipment rental needs. From tractors to trenchers, BSE hosts a healthy fleet of rental equipment for any project – now brand new! For nearly 20 years BSE has retained the same fleet of equipment, but this year it finally came due for some big upgrades. Skid steers, small bobcats, stand-on loaders and a host of forklifts with more on the way – these are just a few of pieces of BSE's brand new fleet. Check the...
On July 13, Rotary Club hosted guest speaker Helen Meredith, owner of California's largest horse rescue. The United Pegasus Foundation was founded in 1994 by Helen Meredith, an avid equestrian who became very disillusioned with the treatment of racetrack horses over her time as a trainer. Horses that race on the track start early and tend to develop crippling physical health issues that make them unable to be raced or even ridden usually by age 4, just a portion of the average 20-35 year...
On June 6, the Tehachapi Cummings County Water District held a special board meeting to conduct a bi-annual review of their strategic plans. For 11 years TCCWD has won awards for fiscal responsibility and stellar financial reporting, which is done in-house to conserve funds. Reviewing their strategic plans every two years is a vital component of TCCWD's continuing budgeting success. Although there has been a trending decrease in state funding allocations, TCCWD's funds remain quite healthy....
JR Long, while not a native Tehachapian himself, has a passion for preserving the history of Tehachapi and protecting its small-town feel. Having visited from Lancaster nearly daily for 40 years, COVID finally gave JR the opportunity to officially call Tehachapi home. Today he runs Tehachapi Signs Co., a successful and much needed local sign-making business. In 2015, Tehachapi changed its sign from the timeless “Land of Four Seasons” to a more modernized and simplistic “Live Up.” JR has always been bothered by the new sign, which says very li...
On Thursday, June 29, Tehachapi City Council held a special meeting approving several redevelopment projects in Tehachapi. Among them were two repavement projects on Valley Boulevard. A construction bid for the Valley Boulevard Road Resurfacing project was awarded to Griffith Construction and the city hopes to have a 0.3-mile portion of Valley Boulevard between Curry and Beech Streets repaved before the start of the 2023-24 school year. Permission to file for an allocation of Regional Surface...
CEO of Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District (TVHD), Peggy Mendiburu, announced two upcoming district events at a special board of directors meeting on June 27. On Aug. 1 at Philip Marx Central Park on East E Street in Tehachapi, the TVHD will be co-sponsoring National Night Out with the Tehachapi Police Foundation. National Night Out is an annual event promoting healthy police-community relations that seeks to build strong relationships within neighborhoods and raise general awareness on crime and drugs, making our communities safer from the...
Bonnie Sue Ellsworth, born in Ridgecrest, California to Boyd and Ruth Ellsworth on Sept. 19, 1953, joined her Lord in peace on May 23. Surviving Bonnie are her sister, Sharon Ellsworth, her son Donovan and daughter Tania, in addition to a legacy of grand and great-grandchildren. Although born in Ridgecrest, Bonnie spent her childhood in Palmer Lake, Colorado, where she lived on a small ranch with her parents who had moved there to work at the Air Force Academy. Bonnie fell fast in love with...
