Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Lions Clubs of California are sponsoring the 81st Annual Student Speaker Contest. Besides offering an opportunity for self-expression and public speaking, the key purpose of the statewide contest is to promote critical thinking regarding problems we face in the U.S. Speakers this year are being asked to answer the question, "Integrity and Civility Play What Role in Today's Society?" On March 10, students from schools in Boron, California City, Ridgecrest and Tehachapi competed in the Desert...
On March 1, the Tehachapi Lions Club honored B.S.E. Rents with a Harry J. Aslan Fellowship Award for their continual support of the club's Apple Drop fundraiser. B.S.E. Rents manager, Juanita Axel, accepted the award. The Tehachapi Club made a donation to the Lions Student Speaker Foundation Inc. in honor of B.S.E. Rents. B.S.E. has been providing the man lift for the Apple Drop event for the past four years which enables the club to donate more funds to their Christmas for Seniors project and...
Thanks to the Tehachapi Lions Club, first graders in the Tehachapi Unified School District received their own U.S. flags along with some flag education during the week of February 20-24. The "Flags for First Graders" program is an annual youth project of the Lions and is done in conjunction with President's Day. Over 500 first graders received small flags, heard a brief history of the flag and also watched a demonstration on the proper way to fold a flag. To find out more about your local...
The Tehachapi Lions Club held the 81st Annual Student Speaker Contest at the club level on February 15 at the Tehachapi Senior Center. The topic this year is, "Integrity and Civility Play What Role in Today's Society?" Lion Eva Hebebrand was this year's contest chairman. The only contestant this year was Deanna Alvarado. Alvarado is a junior at California City High School. Contest judges this year were Nick Altieri, Harriet Clendenin and Vickie Harp. Alvarado gave an outstanding speech and won...
"We Serve" is the motto of all Lions Clubs. Not only does the Tehachapi Lions Club serve our community by doing service projects and giving back, but it also has a main mission of vision and hearing health. The Lions have been long supporters of Canine Companions for Independence and were very excited to have Melissa Billingsley as a guest speaker at their Jan. 18 meeting. Canine Companions for Independence is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by...
The Tehachapi Lions Club was pleased to honor two outstanding young men during their Student of the Month dinner meeting on Jan. 18. Brock Moore was selected by the staff at Monroe High School. Brock recently enrolled at Monroe High School for his senior year. He has experienced a rather rough road lately in his life, however, he is very focused and is working diligently towards receiving his high school diploma at Monroe. He is a very polite and respectful young man. He is determined to turn hi...
The Tehachapi Lions Club invites high school age students to participate in the 81st annual Student Speaker Contest on Feb. 15. The contest provides an opportunity for competitive public speaking among high school students on a subject of vital interest to the contestants and to the American people as a whole. This year's topic is: "Integrity and Civility Play What Role in Today's Society?" The contest is administered and funded by the Lions Fourth District Student Speakers Foundation, Inc., a C...
The Tehachapi Lions Club would like to take this opportunity to offer a public, heartfelt thank you to all of the supporters of their recent Apple Drop Fundraiser. Due to your generous support, the Lions were able to provide Christmas to 40 low-income or homebound senior citizens in our community. The Lions purchased "Wish List" items for the seniors and their pets with funds raised from Apple Drop ticket sales. The seniors also received a gift bag of sundry items that many seniors do without,...
The Tehachapi Lions Club is holding its Christmas for Seniors service project to brighten the holidays for low-income, isolated and or homebound seniors who have no family. Donations can be dropped off at The Loop, 206 S. Green St., or the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce, 209 E. Tehachapi Blvd., any time through Dec. 1. The "12 Items of Christmas" that are most needed include: two-ply toilet paper, dryer fabric softener sheets, shaving cream, hand and body wash, shampoo, conditioner and...
The Tehachapi Lions Club is pleased to announce their November Student-of-the-Month recipients. The staff at Jacobsen Middle School noticed that sixth grader Tabitha Campbell has been trying her best since she came to the Sixth Grade Center. Her effort and dedication to doing the best she can is paying off as she began the school year with four A's and one B. The staff at JMS congratulates Tabitha and encourages her to keep up her efforts. Senior Alex Lowery was selected by the staff at Monroe...
The Tehachapi Lions Club successfully completed its 5th Annual Apple Drop on Oct. 8 during the Tehachapi Apple Festival. Due to the generosity of others, the Lions will be able to donate funds to Christmas for Seniors of Tehachapi and The Lions Diabetes Foundation. The Lions would like to thank the community of Tehachapi for its ongoing support as well as Albertson's for allowing them to sell tickets in front of their store. For the past three years, BSE Equipment Rental played an integral part...
The Tehachapi Lions honored three local students as their September Students-of-the-Month on Sept. 21. Vincent Mendoza, a sixth grader, was chosen by the staff at Jacobsen Middle School because of his improved performance in his academics and punctuality. Vincent has many interests. He enjoys horseback riding with the Star Riders. He is active in his church and is a member of the Good News Club; he enjoys history, has an extensive dinosaur collection and he is a train spotter. Vincent would...
The Tehachapi Lions Club will be holding their 5th Annual Apple Drop on Oct. 8 at the Tehachapi Apple Festival. You might be wondering what the Apple Drop is. It is a fundraiser put on by the Club to raise funds for the Lions Diabetes Foundation and Tehachapi Christmas for Seniors. The money raised from ticket sales funds both projects. The Lions have taken on Tehachapi Christmas for Seniors as their main service project for the past three years. They provide a Christmas to over 30 seniors in...
Each year, Lions clubs around the world proudly sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups. This art contest for kids encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace, tolerance and international understanding. This year will be the 30th year of the Lions Peace Poster Contest. Millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest over the years. The theme of this year's contest is "The Future of Peace"....
The Tehachapi Lions Club made a donation of school supplies to the Tehachapi Salvation Army on August 9 to aide in filling more than 200 backpacks for local students during the annual Back-to-School Drive. Pictured from left to right: Lions President Vicki Satalino, Jeanne Gurley of the Salvation Army, and Secretary Walt Satalino....
On July 20, Past President Walt Satalino presented Tehachapi Lion Carla Schultz with the Lion of the Year Award for 2016-2017 for all that she has done for the Tehachapi Lions Club and the community of Tehachapi. Schultz also received the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship Award. Lions Clubs world-wide recognize outstanding individuals by bestowing on them an award that is named for its founder, Melvin Jones. This award is the highest form of recognition and embodies humanitarian ideas...
The Tehachapi Lions Club would like to thank the community of Tehachapi and visitors to our wonderful city for their support of the Lions hot dog sales at the July 4th Hot Dog Festival in Philip Marx Central Park. Due to your generosity, the Lions are able to continue to send care packages to the EAFB Explosive Ordinance Disposal Airmen of the 812th Civil Engineering Division serving overseas as well as support the families of these airmen during the holidays. To find out more about the Lions,...
Tehachapi Lions Scholarship Chair, Sue Morrison, presented scholarships to this year's Tehachapi High School scholarship recipients at their recent awards ceremony. The scholarship recipients were Anjelica Romero, Juliane Dieken and Nikolas Hackleman. The Lions wish these special students well on their future endeavors and on the next exciting chapter in their lives....
The Tehachapi Lions Club was pleased to honor three Tehachapi High School seniors with scholarships on May 18. The scholarship recipients were Anjelica Romero, Nikolas Hackleman and Juliane Dieken. Anjelica plans on pursuing a career in electrical engineering with a focus on aerospace at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Nikolas will be entering the nursing program at Bakersfield College and then completing the program at California State University Bakersfield with an eye on a post graduate degree,...
The Tehachapi Lions Club proudly presents their Inaugural Lions Bike Scramble on June 24 at 9 a.m. at Philip Marx Central Park in Tehachapi. This is a family fun event, much like a scavenger hunt only on bikes, that will help young riders with navigation skills and bicycle safety as they make their way to designated checkpoints around the City of Tehachapi. Each participant will receive a bicycle safety demonstration from the California Highway Patrol of Mojave, a Scramble Map, checkpoint...
Steve Lee was the guest speaker at the Tehachapi Lions Club's April 20 meeting. Lee owns a video production service, Eagle Sky View, which is located in Golden Hills. Lee uses drones for aerial videography and photography. Lee has been professionally flying drones for two years. As retired Air Force, his passion for flight led him to the possibilities of what drones could do for everyone. The Lions learned about the wide range of uses offered by drones and would like to thank Steve Lee for his...
President Walt Satalino awarded Lion members with service year chevrons from Lions Club International during the Lions' April 6 meeting. Dennis Tope, Carole Tope and Alan Powell received their 10 year chevrons. Blas Hernandez received his 20 year chevron and Doris Mann received her 25 year chevron. The Tehachapi Lions Club would like to thank these Lions for their dedication and service to our community. The Lions meet the first and third Thursday of the month at the Tehachapi Senior Center at...
On March 16, the Tehachapi Lions Club heard the "State of Tehachapi Address" from Tehachapi City Manager, Greg Garrett. Garrett's presentation carefully explained all branches of the city from the Administration, Economic Development, and Police Department to the Public Works Department. Garrett explained that like everything in life, Tehachapi has been changing and the City has been doing their best to keep up with and manage the changes. The general plan by the City is wholly centered on...
Competition stiffened in the 80th Annual Student Speaker Contest, sponsored by the Lions Club throughout California. Narrowing the field, Sandra Flores has won the Desert Zone B Contest, receiving $150 on a quest to win the $21,000 scholarship prize. Flores, a student at Boron High School, made her first presentation to the Boron Lions Club. The competition begins at the local level and students progress through the ranks until there is but one winner remaining. Official judges Larry Hill,...
Members of the Tehachapi Lions Club distributed over 550 mini flags to first grade students at Tompkins Elementary School, Golden Hills Elementary School and Cummings Valley Elementary School during the month of February. This is an annual project of the Lions and is done in conjunction with President's Day. Not only do the students receive flags, but they also hear about the history behind the flag and receive a demonstration on the proper way to fold a flag. To find out more about your local...
