Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Come to the first Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce Luncheon of 2024 and meet many of the Chamber’s nonprofit members, on Tuesday, Jan. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 125 E. F St. This special luncheon will be an opportunity to build business and shape goals for the new year. You’ll meet representatives from American Legion Post 221, Koinonia Family Services, Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association, CASA, Tehachapi Cancer Foundation, Kern Family Health Care and more. Each organization will have their own table and guests will be enc...
There are many successful women in Tehachapi. An example of one is Clare Scotti who will be the keynote speaker for the Jan. 17 meeting of American Association of University Women, Tehachapi Mountain Branch. She will speak about ways women find success in Tehachapi. Clare Scotti is an example of a successful women. She holds a master’s degree in journalism and started her own travel magazine. During her career she has been a substitute teacher, a real estate agent and a tour guide. She is currently the president of Greater Tehachapi Chamber o...
It's been an interesting year with important tax changes that will impact you. Here are some of the changes and issues you need to know about. Tax return due dates: • Individuals must file returns by April 15 for the 2023 tax year. • Partnerships must file returns by the 15th day of the third month following the close of the taxable year (March 15 for calendar-year taxpayers); • C corporation returns are generally due by the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the taxable year...
One of the services we offer at Blooms is a flower subscription. Most people these days are familiar with subscription services providing everything from medicine and books to meals and household items. But the most common reaction we see when a flower subscription is mentioned is surprised interest, followed by the question, "What is that?" or "How does that work?" So here's a brief overview into how the flower subscription works at Blooms. The first step is to visit our website at...
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...
Winter time is a great season to make the pretty scenic trek up Highway 395 to the Father Crowley monument and overlook. It can be done in the summertime but the weather conditions are more people friendly in the winter. The overlook sits at 4,249 feet above sea level just off Highway 190. You hang a right at Olancha, California that will be state route 190. The gateway to Death Valley. Often called the desert padre, Father John Crowley was a catholic priest in and around Death Valley,...
The year 2024 is here, folks! Let’s make it a great one for our community. Pickleball is still going on all winter, Monday through Friday from 7:30 til 10:30 a.m., and evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Contact Rhonda at (661) 428-7461 for more info. Also, the Oak Tree Tennis Club participated in a fundraiser that raised almost $1,000 to aid Tehachapi High School tennis teams. Around 50 people participated in the second annual fundraiser. Well done, team! The Equestrian Center always has events going on. The Pony Club, part of the United States Pony C...
We lost a born leader of a man and a tireless supporter of the Tehachapi Mountains with the recent passing of Jim Arnold, 79, who passed away at his Tehachapi home on November 20 after a brief illness. Jim and his wife Sally are best known to locals as the owners of Triassic Vineyards, which they purchased from founder Chuck McCollough in 2014. Chuck had started Triassic, with grapevine planting help from community volunteers, in 2008 when he was already 80 years old. Over the past nine years...
Is your New Year’s resolution to lose weight? While I don’t necessarily love the idea of striking out a new course to “just’’ leave a smaller footprint, I do love it when there is a decision to be more healthy. I often discuss weight loss these days. My advice is nearly always the same. Add, don’t subtract. Instead of limiting soda, I encourage more water. If you are drinking a gallon of water daily you will likely have less time to drink soda, due to all those bathroom breaks! It’s a little overwhelming to navigate through the tons of good...
When it comes to purchasing new plumbing fixtures for your home, there's a lot more to consider than just the shelf price. John Nelson, owner and the name behind local plumbing company, John the Plumber, has some helpful tips on the topic. "My wife was shopping at Costco and saw what she thought was a really cool faucet at a great price. She sent me a photo of it and asked me what I thought. My reply to her is the same that I give to all my customers: 'looks great but where are you going to...
We've begun a new year and 2024 is an opportunity to improve the quality of your life by taking responsibility for your own well being. Taking responsibility for your health is the first step, and nutrition is the most important factor of healthy living. However, the benefits of good nutrition do not happen overnight. Months, maybe even years, are needed to take control of your life by healthy eating. The first step is to dramatically reduce the amount of sugar in your diet. People today...
Check out January's featured pet health food and treats from Dr. Marty and Farmland Traditions! Canine Creek is located at 798 Tucker Rd., Ste. #5 in Tehachapi....
About 20 years ago, The Red Hat Society of California City had artist Russell Mitchell, and the Fremont Valley Museum and Center for the Arts, build a desert tortoise to locate at the entrance of the city. The Red Hat Ladies had the tortoise shell painted to resemble a red hat with a purple band. To raise money, the tortoise shell had 3,200 signatures on it and the donations were given to Autism Speaks. Recently, the Desert Rose Garden Club noticed the tortoise was in pretty bad shape. A damaged...
The California Lions Clubs, in particular Tehachapi Lions Club, is sponsoring the Student Speaker Contest of 2023-24, titled “For a Better World - What Would You Change?” The contest is open to all students ages 14-18, whether they are in public, private or home school programs. Students, this is your opportunity to voice your opinion (plus facts) and gather some funds toward your future goals. The competitions are progressive. The local competitions could possibly garner a student up to $500 in cash. The higher level contests could pos...
In a presentation before the Tehachapi City Council at their Dec. 18 meeting, Public Works Director Don Marsh asked that the Council approve updated Transportation Impact fees. The city had contracted with the firm TJKM, Inc. in November of 2021 to prepare updates to the City of Tehachapi/ County of Kern shared Transportation Impact Fee Program for the greater Tehachapi area. The city had used funds available through the state (Local Early Action Planning-LEAP, Regional Early Action Planning-REA...
Another new year is upon us. And I'm meeting this new year once again with mixed feelings and emotions. In many ways 2023 was difficult, and in many ways it was a great year, and all things considered I'm ready for it to end and another new one to begin, I've always loved new beginnings, and the start of a brand new year is always a good one as far as I'm concerned. It's as if when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, everything changes; possibilities are endless. Everything old is new...
7 S.W.O.T. Analysis for Economic Development With the close of the calendar just around the corner, the City of Tehachapi continues to assess Economic Development priorities, recruitment, retention and reuse efforts within our City. As has been tradition in recent years, an annual S.W.O.T. analysis is conducted and was recently presented as part of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting. This analysis investigates the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats as we...
If you enjoy meeting fun loving people, eating incredible food and enjoying great wine then this is the event for you. This year, the Rotary Club of Tehachapi has secured five amazing wines from Eberle Vineyards of Paso Robles. The wines were given to chef Mano Lujan, who tastes each one and develops a menu that not only enhances the food, but also brings out the best of the wines. Mano will talk about what he made and why. The Wine Pairing Dinner on Jan. 27 starts at 6 p.m. at the newly...
Houchin Community Blood Bank will be holding a blood drive in Tehachapi at the Vineyard Church on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14. The blood drive will be sponsored by the City of Tehachapi and Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District. Houchin Account Coordinator Dillon Nunamaker spoke at the Tehachapi Rotary meeting on Jan. 4 and shared some of Houchin Blood Bank's history. Houchin Blood Bank was founded in Kern County in 1951 by Elmer Houchin and has been operating throughout the county ever since in an...
I can't remember not having some kind of snowfall before or right after Thanksgiving in Tehachapi. Yet, here I sit writing this review a few days before New Years, without a flake in sight. What is up with that? It is totally possible that between the time I submit my book review and the actual printing and physical delivery of the paper, snow will have fallen. But then again, it may not. I am prepared with either outcome as I have books filled with snow. Timeless picture books have introduced c...
At Jake's Steakhouse, on the evening of Dec. 21, two lucky winners each won a bottle of Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskey, valued at $1,000. When Jake's owner, Barbara Ferrante, had accidentally purchased the whiskey, she decided to sell chances to win the bottles and donate the proceeds to the Tehachapi Cancer Center. One hundred tickets were printed and sold for $20 each. All tickets for the drawing were sold. The lucky winners were Adanae Faris, whose name was pulled by Jim...
Custom Live Edge Pine Bar Tops – with surfaces that are impervious to scratches and stains. The bar top pictured has found a home, but you can order a similar one tailored to your specific needs from Mountain Dog Millworks! For more information, and to see more custom pieces, check out their website: www.mountaindogmillworks.com....
"I was born in a tent – people called them 'canvas cabins' back there – in 1916 in Henrietta, Oklahoma. My Dad made moonshine whiskey to sell for cash money to help feed us. I helped make moonshine from the time I was big enough to carry a one-gallon bucket. Practically all the country people back there made whiskey. You could look around early in the morning and see smoke rising from all the stills scattered in the woods." – Ellis "Red" Farley Red Farley owned "Farley's Funny Farm" on Tehac...
“I drove the Grapevine (now Interstate 5) through the Tehachapi Mountains in 1925, hauling freight in a 1922 Packard four cylinder truck. There would be two drivers and the round trip between Los Angeles and Tulare took 48 hours. The first driver got paid $32.50 and the second made $27.50. The first one made more because he was in charge and had to make all of the collections. There was a place called Caswell’s Garage at the head of the Antelope Valley, and I guess they got tired of people mar...
“It’s easy to be brave from a distance.” – Lakota Sioux saying...
