Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On Dec. 20, 2021, representatives of the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District and the City of Tehachapi were joined by members of the Chamber of Commerce to cut the ribbon for the new Ollie Mountain Sports Park located at 410 W. D Street. Waiting behind the ribbon were about 100 individuals waiting to use the new steel ramps. In October of 2020, TVRPD closed the Ollie Mountain Skate Park and removed the ramps. The original wooden ramps had deteriorated, become unsafe and needed to be...
Lumber trains pass through Tehachapi on a regular basis headed from the northwest, Oregon and Washington, for various purposes. Centerbeam cars are used to transport lumber and other wood products used to build our walls, doors, roofs and floors. One centerbeam rail car can carry enough framing lumber to build about six homes. Most standard centerbeam rail cars are 73 feet long and can carry 200,000 pounds. BNSF has some centerbeams that are 81 feet long and can carry 216,000 pounds. We all know...
Are you keeping up with your car maintenance checklist? It used to be that 100,000 miles on a used car was a lot, and some car buyers still turn up their nose at used cars with six digits on the odometer. Cars have come a long way in recent years, however, and many vehicles pushing 100,000 miles are just getting started. Keeping your car running past 100,000 miles, through 200,000 miles and even higher is absolutely possible. It all boils down to sticking to your car maintenance checklist and putting in the time and money to properly maintain...
You may recognize Fran Cook, a local realtor with RE/MAX Tehachapi, a mom and community volunteer. But what you may not realize is that she is also a USAF veteran, having served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990 and 1991. She turned 21 overseas. Cook and her unit loaded a C-5 aircraft with all the gear they would need to set up a mobile hospital. When they finally departed, they flew into Goose Bay, Canada for a very quick layover, stopped in Germany for a couple of hours and...
When you invest, you incur risk – there's no avoiding it. But the concept of "risk" may be more expansive than you realized. And by understanding the different types of investment risk and how these risks can be addressed, you can improve your skills as an investor. The most common perception of investment risk is simply the risk of losing money. When you invest in stocks and stock-based vehicles, such as mutual funds, there are no guarantees that your principal – your initial investment amo...
HolidayLights at CALM has been named one of the best zoo light shows in the U.S. by USA Today. After a month-long voting process wherein the public could vote for their favorite zoo light shows, HolidayLights finished in the ninth position out of 20 nominated zoos. The top ten winners are as follows: 1. PNC Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo - Cincinnati. 2. Lights Before Christmas at the Toledo Zoo - Toledo. 3. Electric Safari at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - Colorado Springs. 4. Christmas at...
On Jan. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced their endorsement of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation to expand eligibility of booster doses to those 12 to 15 years old. Also, CDC now recommends that adolescents age 12 to 17 years old should receive a booster shot five months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination series. According to CDC, data show that COVID-19 boosters help broaden and strengthen protection against Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants. ACIP rev...
Rick and Mara Workentine arrived in Tehachapi from Colorado Springs in June when Rick began work at Edwards Air Force Base. His new position at Edwards is Environmental Compliance Permitting Manager. According to Mara, Rick, a chemical engineer, tells people he is basically responsible for taking care of the bugs and the bunnies on the base. Actually, he is responsible for air and soil testing to be sure the base is in compliance with state regulations. Mara also added that Rick has a cousin...
On Dec. 30, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated guidance to align with the recommended isolation and quarantine timeframes that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced earlier this week. CDPH added additional testing recommendations to exit isolation and quarantine and improved masking measures in the midst of ongoing uncertainty due to the spread of the Omicron variant. Additional measures by CDPH: • All individuals with COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, should stay home for at least f...
• There are 324 newly reported confirmed cases in Kern County bringing our total confirmed cases to date to 166,183. • There are no new deaths being reported Jan. 4 and a total of 1,918 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. • The seven-day case rate is 15.2 per 100,000. • As of Jan. 2, 2022, 1,040,104 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Kern County residents. 446,071 or 52.2% of Kern’s eligible population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. • As of Jan. 3, Kern County has 108 COVID-19 related hospitaliza...
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 18, 2022, for the 2021 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 taxab...
The Kern County Public Health Services Department urges property owners impacted by the French Fire to contact our department as soon as possible to be eligible to participate in the debris removal program. Our team will assist residents in completing the required paperwork to submit to the state by the Jan. 15 deadline. Public Health has partnered with the California Office of Emergency Services to provide a debris removal program for homeowners and property owners who sustained damage caused by the French Fire. This program will assist...
Residential curbside organics collection In April 2021, the Tehachapi City Council sent a letter to Sacramento supporting an amendment to SB1383, the law that would require a mandatory residential organics recycling program and a third collection barrel to begin in January 2022. The amendment took into consideration public concern about the hardship of rate increases caused by a third barrel collection at a time of financial burden brought about by COVID-19. The amendment delays penalties for...
Eusebio Genaro Ahuero (known to friends and family as Joe Ahuero), died on December 3, 2021, at the age of 91, at his home in Tehachapi, California. Joe is survived by his wife Kamonwan Ahuero; children Patrick Ahuero and Stella Ahuero; stepson Phansak Bunsri; three brothers, Alfonso Ahuero, Martin Ahuero, and Ceferino Ahuero; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents Jose and Estella; first wife Luz Munoz Ahuero; eldest daughter Patricia (Ahuero) Shearer; one brother and three sisters. Joe was born...
What is the main purpose of a living trust? A living trust is designed to allow for the easy transfer of the trust creator or settlor's assets while bypassing the often complex and expensive legal process of probate. Living trust agreements designate a trustee who holds legal possession of assets and property that flow into the trust. Is a living trust really necessary? Living trusts allow estates to avoid probate, the court process that otherwise oversees the paying of creditors and...
At the Dec. 14, 2021 Tehachapi Unified School District Board Meeting, Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson told the Board that the District’s lease agreement with Cerro Coso Community College will terminate on June 30, 2022 and the district is considering whether to continue the lease. Larson-Everson suggested that the district would like to use the facilities located at 126 S. Snyder, once known as Monroe High School, to house the Tehachapi Adult School and the Tehachapi Independent Learning Ac...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has named Bakersfield National Cemetery as an Organization of Excellence, a designation that is given to national cemeteries that meet strict department standards. On Dec. 14, 2021, Bakersfield National Cemetery was presented an award for receiving this designation. An independent team evaluated and compared the cemetery’s performance against National Cemetery Administration (NCA) standards, which are derived from customer satisfaction surveys, appearance of h...
Karen Cussimonio announced that beginning on Jan. 8 and continuing for the following two weeks, On the Boulevard Antiques will be holding a special estate sale at their store, 112 E. Tehachapi Blvd., in Suite A. The sale will include furnishings from the closing of 5 Heart Quilts & Fabric store. Karen added that following the sale On the Blvd will be downsizing and moving everything remaining in Suite A into Suite B. “Maintaining both sides of the building became too difficult,” said Karen. Thi...
The Village Grill is one of Tehachapi's long-lived restaurants but few are familiar with the man who has owned it for the last 14 years. Born and raised in Zacatecas, a municipality located in north-central Mexico, Juan Rodriguez moved to the United States in 1971 and settled in Orange County where he began working as a line cook, an occupation he has proudly held to this day. Looking for a better place to raise his four children, he bought his first house in Palmdale in 1984. In September 1991,...
Along with the reopening on Jan. 17 we are excited to announce our paint night on Jan. 22. For the first time, we are offering the subject portrait as a pair. So, bring a friend and you can each create half of a matching set. Also, our weekly children’s classes will resume on Wednesdays starting Jan. 19. There will be more classes and events scheduled for February. The Tehachapi Arts Center is looking for people to join our co-op as well as new vendors. Would you like to teach a class? We have the space and supplies. Is there a class you w...
Holy cardboard! A message from the General Manager With people moving to Stallion Springs and with the increase in online holiday shopping the recycling area at the disposal site is being overrun with boxes. The cardboard is picked up on a regular basis by FIELD and we are working with them for possible solutions. If the bins are full, please throw your cardboard in the trash bins. We appreciate the amount you have all been recycling but we obviously have to find a better solution. Thank you...
John Arthur Ball went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 15, 2021, in Tehachapi, California. He was born on May 11, 1945, in Gary, Indiana to James and Alice Ball. He was raised in South Gate, California where he attended Peace Lutheran Church. He was a Boy Scout and graduated from Lynwood High School. John served in the U.S. Army with honor during the Vietnam War. On his return from service, he worked for the City of South Gate in the Public Works Department for 40...
Last summer, I was enjoying time with my family over an informal meal at my parents' house in West Golden Hills. We were using plastic cutlery to save us from having to wash dishes afterwards. I noticed that my plastic fork wasn't white, but a beige color with a greenish-brown tinge. I picked up the container and was impressed to discover that the plastic was completely biodegradable since it had been made using avocado pits. Aside from the color, it looked and felt like any other sturdy plastic...
City Manager Greg Garrett has announced the promotion of Corey Costelloe to the position of Assistant City Manager for the City of Tehachapi. Costelloe has been the Economic Development Coordinator and will assist the City Manager's office with various directives and aid all other city departments in their service to the residents of Tehachapi. He will continue to handle economic development initiatives including business recruitment, expansion and retention of current businesses in the city....
The Antelope Valley Economic Development and Growth Enterprise (AV EDGE) recently announced that Drew Mercy has been selected as the organization's new Executive Director. Mercy has an extensive background in the fields of legislative, economic, public relations and communications. Specifically, Drew's professional experience includes being an advisor to many of the region's state-level elected officials for more than twenty years, including Senator Wm. J. "Pete" Knight, Senator Sharon Runner...
