Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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All of us at Have a Heart Humane Society would like to wish all of you and your pets the happiest and healthiest of holidays. We have had an incredible year, lots of ups and only a few downs. We haven't set any adoption records, but we have found some wonderful new homes for over 200 pets. We took several dozen cats and dogs from nice folks who found them here in Tehachapi and couldn't keep them, rescued seven dogs at one time (the mom and her 10-month-old pups) from an equipment yard on South S...
Inkopelli is having a massive book sale now through January 10, 2015. Save big in nearly every genre. Now is the time to stock up on new and used books at rock-bottom prices! Sale includes all titles in Romance, Horror/ Suspense/Thrillers, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Pets/Animals, Health, Self-Help, Parenting/Child Care, Cooking, Do-It-Yourself, Business, Biography, Humor, Sports, Travel, and Reference. As well as most titles in Children, Young Adult, Pre-teens, Mystery, General Fiction, and Historical...
Every year the agencies update their lending limits, based on the prior year’s housing activity. We’re hearing from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that the conforming loan limit remains at $417,000. Loans below this amount get the best pricing and guidelines for purchase and refinance loans. For Veterans wanting to use their no-down loan benefit, the cap remains at $417,000 for 2015. VA loans are available at higher loan amounts, but a down payment is required. The cap for using FHA financing for...
Scott Pitkin, the public access coordinator for Tejon Ranch, spoke to the Tehachapi Kiwanis club about the Tejon Conservancy Agreement, which was established in 2008 and signed by then Governor Schwarzenegger. The Ranch encompasses 2,700,000 acres and the Conservancy has easement protection over 240,000 acres. This enables protection of native species, research, and access to the public. Pitkin urged people to go online to tejonconservancy.org and sign up for guided trips, docent training, or...
One of Downtown Tehachapi’s favorite events is almost here: Main Street Tehachapi’s 8th Annual Valentine’s Wine Walk and Chocolate Tasting is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 14. It’s the perfect time to join friends and sweethearts for a downtown stroll, while enjoying an evening of wine and chocolate tasting. To pick up your wine glass and ten tasting tickets be at the Tehachapi Depot, at Tehachapi Blvd. and Green St., at 6p.m. on Feb. 14. Twenty other downtown businesses will host with wine and chocolates, as well as appetizers. Glass pickup...
After completing five years in the Air Force, Victoria Lohnes is finally settling into her Bear Valley home along with her husband, Geoff, and two year old son, Gabriel. Her last assignment was a chaplain’s assistant at Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana. Geoff came to California a couple of months before her and started setting up the household. He also spent four years in the Air Force and is now working for them as a civilian specializing in communications. Victoria and Geoff met in the A...
Creative Connections, Inc. is an Adult Family Home Agency (AFHA) that was founded in July 2005 and vendored by Kern Regional Center in August 2005. Creative Connections, Inc. provides quality living options to adults with developmental disabilities who are referred to our agency by Kern Regional Center. Although Creative Connections has been serving Tehachapi area since 2005, we have recently expanded and opened an office in Old Town. We would love to continue to grow by finding individuals who...
There is more than meets the eye to a well-behaved service dog sitting quietly at an airport ticket counter. Pre-travel preparations – from booking the flight to boarding it – are carefully orchestrated. Because travel days can be hectic and unpredictable, taking preemptive measures to address potential issues that may arise is very important. Few places offer more advanced challenges than an airport for public access training with service dogs. So much of what Betty encountered today was bra...
Be a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs of America (GDA)! A not for profit organization, located in Sylmar, Calif., GDA is currently looking for qualified persons to raise puppies for visually impaired persons. If you are of good health, active, love animals, and want to do for others, this is a program for you. Qualified applicants can fill out an online application at http://GuideDogsofAmerica.org and once it has been submitted a representative from GDA will contact you and arrange for an in-person interview and home inspection. If you are...
Tehachapi – Have a Heart Humane Society is now offering low cost spay/neuter mini clinics to Tehachapi Pet Owners. The larger clinics are sometimes hard to do with winter weather, but because we don’t want to miss a beat in getting Tehachapi’s pets spayed and neutered, we are offering Wednesday mini clinics with Dr. Willis (owner of San Joaquin Vet Hospital) at his mobile clinic in Cummings Valley. The price is the same: $20 cats, $25 dogs (any size) The price includes spay or neuter; Rabies for pets 4 months old or older; and micro...
Tehachapi Community Theatre is in Rehearsal for Sylvia, opening Friday, Jan. 30. In Pete Gurney's 1995 comic masterpiece Sylvia, he wrote about a dog who totally seduces the attentions and affection of a hard working, middle class husband, in one howler of a play. Some may dismiss this glorious evening of nonstop laughs as lightweight entertainment, but beneath all the fun is Gurney's usual focus on the fantasies and foibles of middle class life. "I consider this play to be a variation on the...
Tehachapi Martial Arts students and their families show their holiday spirit by donating toys. A total of 6 boxes and a bicycle were collected for CHiPs for Kids. CHiPs for Kids, organized by the California Highway Patrol, donate the toys to needy children in our community. Thank you to all the students and their families that helped make this possible! Tehachapi Martial Arts Center would also like to thank the CHP for organizing this wonderful event....
7 really went out with a bang at the Art Studio. Well, a rattle, a roll, the howl of the wind and rain – and then the bang of a ceiling crashing in. December's storm left us a big mess, but worse it left us unable to have our Annual Winter Gallery where we celebrate our students and enjoy an evening of art. Our January Canvas & Merlot was also postponed. But not to worry we know how to count our blessings and with some cleaning, some patching, and a fresh coat of paint we're excited and r...
Step into the spotlight! Show off your pipes and your moves! The historic BeeKay Theater stage is waiting for you. This coming May, Tehachapi Community Theatre will present the West Coast premiere of Princess KIM, an award-winning family musical by famed children's book author Maryann Cocca-Leffler. Auditions coming soon! Join directors Monica Nadon and Dave Shacklock at the Second Space, 431 West J Street, Tehachapi on Jan 16th at 6 p.m. and Jan. 17th at 10 a.m. Call backs will be Jan 18th at 2 p.m. They are looking for 8 or more 10-12 year...
Tehachapi – "Dad, did you get the boxes of Christmas gifts out of the truck already," Chelsey Reeves said shortly after pulling into the Bear Valley driveway three days before Christmas. The negative reply saddened Reeves as this recently single-mom knew that if they didn't find the gifts the already thin holiday would be hard to explain to her 4- and 5-year-old boys who were already struggling with the changes in the holiday happenings. Reeves and her father began retracing her drive all the w...
Appearing at the Mojave Air and Space Port Plane Crazy Saturday on Jan. 17 are Elliot Seguin and Jennifer 'Jenn' Whaley. Your invitation to the event is directly below this article. Elliot Seguin – Elliot started in aerospace doing restoration work on WWII Stearman and T-6 trainers at Yesteryear Aviation in Mason, Michigan. He then moved to Mojave, Calif. to work for Jon Sharp on the Nemesis NXT on which he crewed for ten years. Elliot has been involved in 11 record attempts including the 9 reco...
On Sunday mornings when our church choir is practicing and warming up before Mass we are in a classroom that contains a vintage piano. It is an old upright grand with lots of fine brass “innards” and there is no manufacturer’s date showing but I know it’s in there somewhere. It does say it’s guaranteed for ten years! Since I can trace its beginning back to the early days of the twentieth century the guarantee, obviously, expired over ninety-five years ago. I cannot help but think of the old Irvi...
This year we ran a little late for the Christmas Eve church service, because I committed to bring a casserole to the family dinner at my brother’s house immediately following the service. I had been officially nominated to make the famous yam and marshmallow dish that no one ever seemed to eat, yet oddly still requested. Actually, that’s not one hundred percent accurate. The children always manage to eat the marshmallows out of the recipe, without touching a single discarded yam, and with a pre...
Stallion Springs Board of Directors The Stallion Springs Board of Directors swore in Sandy Young and Vince McLaughlin as new members of the Board of Directors after having been elected in the November election. The board voted to appoint a new member to replace David Burt who resigned from the board on November 23. The position was posted on December 17, 2014 and "Letters of Interest" are now being accepted. In addition to the general letter of interest are four questions the board would like...
Stop by and see our collection of uncommonly eclectic and unusually unique stuff. Remember we carry an extensive line of art and craft supplies, and provide artist services in addition to local arts, handcrafts, jewelry, antiques, collectibles, gift items and more. For additional information please visit our Facebook page: facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove or visit us at 116 East Tehachapi Blvd., Tehachapi (across the street from the water tower in Downtown) or call us at (661) 822-6794. Our...
Len Burgeson, a native of the San Fernando Valley, worked on my house in Tehachapi seven years ago when I first moved in. He laid pavers, plumbed an outdoor sink and built cabinets just the way I wanted, which often did not make sense to the former union carpenter turned handyman. Len built himself a couple of houses in Sand Canyon. I had not seen him for a while when I encountered his smiling face at Save Mart with his wife Chelie Constantine. A veteran of a 1967 tour in Viet Nam that exposed...
A glorious sunrise that slowly reveals the vast expanse of the desert is a sight that warms the hearts of those who have left urban crowds behind to find space and light and solitude. The Tehachapi Mountains, Southern Sierras, Mojave Desert great Central Valley liberate the soul....
No snow, no problem – A slightly windblown snowman made out of sprayed white tumbleweeds beckons from the front yard of a home on D Street. The promised big winter year-end snowstorm dusted the higher elevations of Bear Valley but otherwise skipped the Tehachapi area, which was cold and brilliantly clear as 2015 made its appearance. According to MountainBase weather station (www.mountainbase.com), located in West Golden Hills, temperatures dropped to 16.2 degrees Fahrenheit at 7 a.m. on Dec. 3...
California’s legislators in Sacramento passed a total of 931 laws during the regular session in 2014. Most took effect on Jan. 1, 2015. Some became effective immediately on passage and others will take effect on July 1, 2015. A list of all the new California laws can be found at www.leginfo.ca.gov/pdf/BillsEnactedReport2014.pdf. The laws will touch every California resident in various ways and intensities. Forde Files – while trying not to get distracted by the narrower and regional pieces of...
