Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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During your working years, you’re accustomed to living on an income from your job. When you retire, the income from employment ends. Social Security provides a steady income, but it probably isn’t enough to meet your retirement income needs. An annuity is an option that can provide a stream of income during retirement. With most annuities, there are usually two choices available to generate a steady income: annuitization and lifetime withdrawals from a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit. Her...
This free parvo/distemper vaccine clinic is available to all residents in 93301, 93304, 93305, 93306, 93307, 93308, Arvin, Lamont and Tehachapi. On Saturday, January 15 at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at F&M Fabrics Parking Lot & Frontage Road, 2954 Niles Street, Bakersfield. Drive through and walk-up. Over the last four months we have seen a huge increase in the number of dogs getting distemper both from the local shelters and in the community. We will be doing drive-thru and walk-up parvo/distemper...
Since its founding in 1983, CALM (California Living Museum) has treated and released thousands of injured, orphaned and abandoned animals back into the wild through its Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. With the increase in wildlife cases over the past decade, the time has come for CALM to make major renovations before starting the 2022 season. “January through March tends to be a slow season for wildlife issues, making it the perfect time for us to complete upgrades,” said CALM Director, Meg Mai...
Cheers to a New Year! Let's begin our new and exciting year with a cup of CBD coffee. Allow us to help bring a subtle approach to energy into your daily routine. We would like to introduce CBD Living instant coffee which comes in three delicious flavors, golden milk, matcha and black that can be served hot or cold. It is a gluten free, non-GMO, THC-free and vegan friendly coffee. CBD coffee gives that burst of energy without causing you to get anxious, jittery or have a midday crash. CBD is a...
On Dec. 16, local songwriter and children's book author Rob Saranpa signed his book The Night Jesus Met Santa Claus for patrons and fans at the Tehachapi Christian Store. Adriana and Peter Garthwaite, owners of Tehachapi Christian Store have made Saranpa's book available for purchase in their store. "We love Tehachapi," said Adriana Garthwaite a few moments before the book signing was scheduled to take place. "We always want to support the community and further the Gospel." Saranpa told about...
(Note from Marty Pay: No squirrels were harmed in this story; I can't say the same about the car.) Those of us in the insurance industry for any length of time have seen claims that are laughable years after the events have occurred. I thought I would share this one from a fellow Farmers Agent. Keep in mind the car was covered and, of course, no animals were injured in the making of this true story. Two rather large dogs were lying around their front yards, peacefully relaxing but keeping one ey...
On the evening of Dec. 18, the community of Tehachapi came together at Freedom Plaza on the corner of Tehachapi Blvd. and Curry St. after laying over 720 holiday wreaths on the tombstones of every veteran in Tehachapi's Eastside and Westside cemeteries for a brief yet moving ceremony. Tehachapi was only one of over 3,000 communities across the country to participate. The mission statement of Wreaths Across America is "Remember, Honor, Teach." Ideals that were embraced that day. Jason Stanley, Co...
Judith Ann Mitchell, 82, of Tehachapi, California entered the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on November 24, 2021. A celebration of her life is planned for January 8, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Country Oaks Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, J.T. Mitchell; brother Tom Bostrand and wife; sister Joan Wright and husband; stepsons Dirk Mitchell, James D. Mitchell and wife, and numerous nieces and nephews. Judith served in the Tehachapi School District, in special edu...
The Mountain Bible Church (MBC) family would like to announce the hiring of Sam Ames as Family Pastor and welcome the Ames family back to Tehachapi to continue their work with young people and families in our community. Sam Ames comes to Mountain Bible from Valley Baptist in Bakersfield where he was overseeing the junior high ministry. Prior to that, Sam served as Youth Pastor at Roots Christian Fellowship in Tehachapi where he was able to create deep relationships with junior high and high...
One summer morning I was in Antelope Canyon, south of Highline Road, gathering willow shoots with Chemehuevi basketweaver Weegi Claw and her mother, Lila McCord. As we walked along a dirt road, an insect rose up from the ground just ahead of us in a flash of cream-colored wings, making a subtle cricking sound and landing 20 feet away. "Atakapizhi!" exclaimed Lila in her soft, musical voice. She said the Chemehuevi word for grasshopper, which is identical to the Nuwä (Kawaiisu) name. Both...
When I was born in Bakersfield at Kern General Hospital in 1941, my mother was only 17 and my dad was only 15 years old. My folks were married at the time but they split up when I was a baby and we were living on Old Town Road, so my mother and I moved to Arvin to live with my grandparents, Martin and Tina Perry Bonds. My grandmother Tina was an Indian woman who spoke fluent Chickasaw and not much English. She spent most of the time raising me in my earliest years. I still remember clinging to...
One hundred thirty-eight years ago there was a small frame building on West F Street. A frame church built with square nails and lumber with redwood pilings for the foundation. This was in the year 1884. Local parishioners were the construction crew and there was a bell in the bell tower that rang for the Sunday service. Travel being what it was in those days, it took the Bishop from the Los Angeles area a few years to arrange time to travel to the small mountain community to officially...
Sonny Lahorgue was born Arnold Frank Lahorgue on October 26, 1933, in Chino, California to Pete and Margaret Lahorgue. Margaret questioned why she named him Arnold when she immediately called him Sonny. He was known as Sonny his entire life. He grew up in Chino, California and graduated from Chino High in 1952. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 and was honorably discharged in 1955. He and Rosalie Muzio were married in 1959, beginning their life of incredible love and friendship. Sonny was a...
On Saturday, January 15, 2022 (1 to 4 p.m.), local military historian Craig Luther, Ph.D. will be selling and signing his new book: "Our Soldiers' Stories: Kern County Goes To War - From the Beaches of Normandy to the Deserts of Iraq." The book (215 pages, both in hardback and softback, large 7" by 10" format) includes 25 stories of local Tehachapi and Kern County veterans over three generations of war, along with 85 photographs. All proceeds go to the Jason E. George VFW, Post 12114 in...
On Jan. 2, 2022, the Kern County Board of Supervisors unanimously elected Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner to serve as this year's chairman of the Board. Chairman Scrivner was first elected to represent District 2 in 2010 and has spent more than a decade serving the communities of Bakersfield, Boron, Caliente, California City, Maricopa, Mojave, North Edwards, Rosamond, Taft and Tehachapi. This year, Chairman Scrivner will lead Kern County forward, as an organization grounded in ideas,...
Irene C. Rhone, age 74, of Tehachapi, California went to be the with Lord on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Irene is survived by her three children, Renee Rose, Ronald Rhone and Johanna (Gigi) Diaz; seven grandchildren, Natalee, Victoria, Christina, Elias, Isaiah, Genesis and Josiah; as well as countless family and friends. A teacher for over 35 years with Tehachapi Unified, Irene has left a lasting legacy of unconditional love and hope with her students, families, and colleagues. Irene was an...
After years of security breaches at the companies we trust with our data and zero-day security exploits against the back-end systems those companies use, you might expect that we've gotten better at picking passwords for our financial, shopping, email, and gaming sites, right? Wrong. Researchers go through the stolen user databases and compile lists of the most common passwords every year. One of the best lists this year comes from the company behind NordPass, a company that makes, you guessed...
(Note: This is the twenty-ninth article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country.) Born on July 10, 1941, Gilbert Louis Mitchell is the only U.S. serviceman from Tehachapi initially declared "Missing in Action" (MIA) during the Vietnam War. Gilbert enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserve in 1964. Following flight training, he was eventually assigned to Attack Squadron 75, Carrier Air Wing 11, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), which,...
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." – Leo Buscaglia Have you ever met someone who is completely authentic? If so, that is a person you will cherish. Cheryl Wilson is such a person – someone you will never forget. This beautiful woman has a way of making life better for whomever she comes in contact. She cares, she shares, and she is...
Usually when we put up new calendars I like to write a rah-rah sis-boom-bah column about the joys of starting a brand new year. Endings and beginnings! Out with the old! In with the new! Look ahead! Start over! Clean slate! Well, not so much this year. Like many of us, after a few years of being absolutely hopeful that the new year was going to be better than the last one, I find myself tiptoeing up to 2022 in order to peek around some corners and keep my fingers crossed and my hooded, wary...
Ewald Wolfgang Boesler went to see Jesus on Christmas Eve December 24, 2021, when Germans celebrate Christmas. What a celebration! He wanted to go "out in style" and he surely did, without any pain or suffering. He used to say he was a blessed old man and now we can say he is a blessed NEW man. We rejoice knowing that he is now in the presence of the Lord. Well done, good and faithful servant. Ewald was born to David and Waldina Boesler in Germany on January 3, 1935, on the family farm where he...
Gilberto Sánchez (Beto), 78, passed away on December 6, 2021. Gilberto was born in Las Cañas, Durango, Mexico. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Virginia Garcia; his five children, Jesus, Raul, Candelaria, Celia and Nereida; 20 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Gilberto lived in Tehachapi, California for over 40 years. Gilberto was loved by the whole community. He was the life of the party and the light of his family. He was drastically removed from our lives too soon. Gilberto d...
Rolinda Lee Kennedy-Jenson, 65, of Rosamond, California, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Adventist Health in Tehachapi. Linda had the most beautiful soul, with a kind and humble spirit. Linda was beyond loved and adored by all that had the pleasure to know her. The world won't be the same without her. Linda was born on January 28, 1956, on Edwards Air Force Base, California, to Earl Adams and Karen Kennedy. She married Jeff Jenson in 1996. Linda moved from North County San Diego...
Sharon Louise Coddington unexpectedly passed away on December 13th, 2021, in Stallion Springs, California at the age of 73. As was usual, she was with her beloved husband of 49 years, Michael Lowell Coddington; Sharon passed peacefully in his gentle embrace at their home. Sharon was born June 7th, 1948, to parents Clara Mae and Clay Jr. Easterling in Clearfield, Kentucky. Sharon was raised on a farm in Moorhead, Kentucky with her six siblings and later moved to Detroit, Michigan where she...
Roman Gregory Weltin, long time Tehachapi resident, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021, after reaching the age of 80 years old. For years Roman fought various illnesses as he struggled to remain active in his family's lives. Roman died peacefully, while hospitalized from complications with COPD, with his beloved wife, Laura and daughter, Lynette by his side. Roman was born September 7, 1941, in Conneaut, Ohio to Paul and Betty Weltin. He grew up and attended school in Fremont, Ohio. He...
