Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Murphy's Diesel & Auto Repair, long known for their 24-hour mobile big rig roadside service, has been in business on South Street since late 2016. Murphy's employs five well qualified technicians to provide repair and maintenance services to commercial and non-commercial customers from Tehachapi, as well as travelers from all over the country. Murphy's also continues to operate the 24-hour emergency mobile service catering to commercial vehicles. As California State Route 58 is a major trucking...
One of our favorite local beauty queens, Tiffany Rea, has captured yet another title and was crowned Miss California United States on Aug. 9. The pageant was held in Santa Clarita at California Institute of the Arts. The Miss United States pageant is open to young, never-married women between the ages of 20 and 29 and is not to be confused with Miss USA, Miss America or Miss United States International. Miss Rea says she was attracted to this particular pageant due to its emphasis on community s...
The first of several peaceful protests supporting the First Amendment right to freedom of worship, took place Sunday, July 20, at the intersection of West Valley Blvd. and Tucker Rd. A small grassroots, loosely organized group of inter-faith protesters assembled on all four corners of the intersection holding signs in support of religious liberty and against religious discrimination. Terry Jeurgens of Saint Malachy Church said, "Our country and our patriots founded this country," based on the...
How heartwarming and sweet that the passing of a simple man who led an uncomplicated life has touched the hearts and lives of our community in such a profound way. In the words of his son, Michael, and as cited in his obituary, Delbert Hill was a "work, home and church guy." Best known in his most recent employment at Walgreens ("the face of Walgreens Tehachapi"), Delbert was always upbeat and positive and had a unique knack for making people feel special, calling his customers by name and...
Father Wesley Clare, pastor of St. Jude's Anglican Church and Chaplain in the National Guard, commemorated his retirement from service in the National Guard on June 28 at St. Jude's Anglican Church. As with most celebrations these days, the event was delayed a few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several chaplains and other military personnel who served with Father Clare over the years as well as members of his congregation and assorted friends and family attended and enjoyed a delicious...
In July of 2017, Todd Post and three other families in his extended family moved to Bear Valley Springs (BVS) from different parts of the country. Post and his wife moved from Connecticut, one of his wife's sisters moved from Thousand Oaks as did their nephew, and the second sister moved from Bakersfield. The families had always been close and decided they would all prefer to live close together rather than be spread out all over the country. Post had spent 21 years in the Navy moving his...
Mojave River Academy (MRA) is a free public K-12 independent study charter school organized through Oro Grande School District. The students are each assigned a dedicated teacher with whom they meet at least once weekly. The Academy has 12 different campuses located in San Bernardino, Riverside and Kern counties. The goal of the Academy is to promote the academic success of every individual student and to provide a safe, nurturing, intellectually rigorous and relevant educational experience....
For the second year in a row, City of Tehachapi employee 23-year-old Tiffany Rea, has been named Miss Kern County for the Miss United States Pageant. In 2019, Rea as Miss Kern County was a first runner-up for Miss California United States. Shortly after she earned this title, she was approached to register as Miss Nevada, where she had resided at one time. As Miss Nevada she placed in the top 10 contestants for the Miss United States title. Rea has been competing in pageants since she was 9...
As of March 21, Jake’s Steakhouse is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for takeout, curbside pickup and delivery to town, Golden Hills, Stallion Springs, Bear Valley and Hart Flat. After the shelter in place order is lifted, Jake’s will be open for lunch and dinner as usual. Available for takeout will be Jake’s regular lunch and dinner menus as well as special family meals which will change daily. The family meals are available in a pack for two or four peopl...
The featured speaker at the Feb. 27 meeting of the Mojave Chamber of Commerce was Amanda Smith, new general manager of the Rio Tinto operations in Boron. Smith came on board very recently after several years abroad at other Rio Tinto facilities, including Australia. Rio Tinto currently operates in about 35 countries, in mines, smelters and refineries, as well as in sales offices, data centers, research and development labs and with artificial intelligence. Rio Tinto operates in three locations...
Starting Saturday, March 21, Jake’s Steakhouse will be open seven days a week for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for takeout, curbside pickup and delivery to the city, Stallion Springs, Bear Valley and Hart Flat. After the shelter in place order is lifted, Jake’s will be open for lunch and dinner as usual. Available for takeout will be Jake’s regular lunch and dinner menus, as well as special family meals which will change daily. The family meals are available in a pack for two or four...
In the late summer, Mary Bowman observed a young man mowing the weeds in a vacant lot behind her house on Sherwood Place. As she did not recognize him, she inquired through Facebook as to the young man's identity. She learned that he was a neighbor living just down the street, Warren Clare, the son of Father Wes Clare of St. Jude's in the Mountains Anglican Church, and his wife, Wendy. Bowman was very impressed with Clare's altruism. She had also observed that he was mowing with an old,...
On Friday, Feb. 7, State Senator Shannon Grove held a Town Hall at the Slice of Life Enrichment School in Tehachapi. The purpose of the meeting was to address the Public Safety Power Shutoffs during the autumn of 2019. Also taking part were representatives from Southern California Edison; Laura Lynne Wyatt of Kern County Board of Supervisors; Tehachapi City Officials Greg Garrett and Key Budge; Kern County Fire Department; Deputy Michael Dorkin and spokesperson Megan Person of the Kern County...
The monthly Tehachapi Honor Flight Kern County (HFKC) Veterans' Breakfast took place Dec. 28 at St. Malachy Catholic Church's McMullan Hall. Approximately 125 veterans attended and were greeted by Santa. Every veteran went home with a gift. Honor Flight Kern County (HFKC) is one of 136 hubs from around the country that is part of the Honor Flight Network. HFKC is an all volunteer non-profit created to honor veterans of Kern County and surrounding areas and veterans as far away as the San...
Dubbed "Tehacha-Sing" by John Weed, the fiddler from Molly's Revenge, the sixth annual Winterdance Celtic Christmas event held two sold out performances on Sunday, Dec. 22. The band interspersed instrumental tunes, both old traditional and new traditional (new compositions written in traditional style), with vocals sung by Amelia Hogan in classical Celtic style. Irish dancers Marissa Gilman and Brittany Ramsey of the Murray School of Irish Dance in Portland, Ore., danced several songs...
The EMB (Eclectic Mind and Body) Martial Arts dojo has moved to a new location at 20424 W. Valley Blvd., Ste. C, behind Domingo's Bar & Grill. The owner, Bill Laninovich, has transformed the space into a beautiful and inviting studio with classes offered for students from six years of age to 106. Bill's teacher and founder of Eclectic Mind and Body, Most High Sensei Fred Hamilton, received his first black belt from Chuck Norris in 1972. Hamilton then went on to study various styles such as Tang...
The Tehachapi Martial Arts Center (TMAC) celebrated their 28th Annual End of the Year Party and gift exchange at the studio on Dec. 13. The party traditionally has been held at a restaurant or has been a pot luck at either the Jadrics' estate or a private home. This year, however, the party was held at the studio and a good time was had by all. The Center collects toys twice a year to donate to Toys for Tots for Christmas in July and at the Christmas season. Both toy drives are sponsored by...
The annual Snow Ball sponsored by the Bear Valley Springs Women's Club was held at the Oak Tree Country Club Friday evening, Dec. 13. More than 50 BVS residents and guests celebrated with dancing and dining in a classy atmosphere created by lowered lights and tasteful holiday decorations. The three‑man band featuring Guy Martin on guitar, David Crowe on bass guitar, and Greg Hahn on drums mixed oldies rock, soft rock, country-western line dancing and salsa music to fill the dance floor with deli...
Public Safety Power Shutoffs: a topic swirling in controversy. There are many opinions about why they are necessary, whether they are necessary, whether they prevent fires, whether the power companies are profiting from these outages, or whether the safety outages are happening as fallout from PG&E filing for bankruptcy. According to many sources, it is indisputable that PG&E and the other electric utilities do bear responsibility for many of the wildfires which have plagued California in...
The eclectic boutique intriguingly named Twisted Sisters Revival! has recently changed ownership. The new owner, Merry Hineline, purchased the shop in April 2019 and re-opened the doors in June 2019. Merry was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Los Angeles and San Diego. She relocated to Bear Valley Springs with her husband and dogs 3.5 years ago when her husband became employed with CalSpan, a test pilot school which operates at Edwards Air Force Base. In getting to know her new community, she...
This year's Fifth Annual Pancreatic Cancer Fundraiser sponsored by the Major Jason E. George VFW Post 12114, initiated by Pat and Alex Athans on behalf of their daughter, Christina, was a great success. Total funds raised this year was $15,307, coming from donations, the silent auction, which was comprised of over 50 items, and 50/50 tickets sold at the dinner. In the last five years the Major Jason E. George VFW 12114 has donated 100 percent of all proceeds of the fundraisers to the Pancreatic...
