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  • Triassic Legacy receives awards

    Jan 17, 2015

    Tehachapi’s own Triassic Legacy Wines located in Cummings Valley received an email this week from the San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition. According to owner, Jim Arnold, he was told that his 2012 Zinfandel had won a Double Gold and, in fact, all five wines that Triassic entered in the competition had won an award. The Arnolds are ecstatic and are waiting for their awards to arrive. MORE TO COME! Watch for the next issue of The Loop for a complete article....

  • Family Life Pregnancy Center

    Jan 17, 2015

    On Jan. 18 Family Life Pregnancy Center good fight for LIFE! will be celebrating Sanctity of Life Sunday. Do you want more education on the The Center, along with 20 local Churches, will impact abortion has on a women’s body be remembering lives lost and focusing on and her child, or need to heal from a past the how and why of Sanctity of Life and the abortion? We have the resources and tools to reasons we celebrate LIFE. The Center will help guide you through and/ or educate you be collecting diapers, wipes, baby lotion and or a loved one o...

  • Tehachapi Gandy Dancers host Snow Picnic Dance

    Mrs. Brenda Johnston|Jan 17, 2015

    Despite the rainy weather, the Tehachapi Gandy Dancers Square Dance Club hosted their Snow Picnic 2015 Dance. A total of 22 people braved the elements to attend the dance with members representing the Aces and Deuces from Palmdale, the Joaquin Squares from Bakersfield, and of course, the Tehachapi Gandy Dancers. Two squares were on the dance floor at a time. Bob Knowles provided the calls for the square dancing. Square dancers danced to a variety of music, from country to the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Not only was there square dancing, a number...

  • Tehachapi's Public Pool Opens for 2015

    Kathleen Kline|Jan 17, 2015

    The long awaited seasonal reopening of the Tehachapi pool at the Dye Natatorium is coming in February. It all starts with the Annual Penguin Plunge fundraiser Jan. 31, 2015. All are invited to join other Dye Natatorium staff and fans for a dip into the pool. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Dye Natatorium located at 400-B South Snyder, Tehachapi. Hot drinks, cookies and t-shirts will be on hand, as well. Following the Penguin Plunge, the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District is offering classes for students ages 16 on up in...

  • Improv Comedy, January 24

    Brenda Johnston|Jan 17, 2015

    Improv comedy is coming back to Tehachapi! On Saturday, January 24 at 7 p.m. the Bakersfield-based Center for Improv Advancement (that's right, the CIA!) will present the third in a series of family-friendly and hilariously unpredictable shows at Fiddlers Crossing. The troupe's shows are similar to the popular TV show, "Whose Line is it Anyway?" Each show is live, unscripted and unique. The audience is fully involved in the mayhem, providing suggestions of various details needed for the improv bits that will be performed. This show is...

  • Tehachapi Community Theatre announces 'Have A Heart' for Sylvia

    Kathleen Kline|Jan 17, 2015

    Tehachapi Community Theatre is proud to announce its “Tickets For Charity” partnership with Have A Heart Humane Society (haveahearthumanesociety.org) for opening night Friday, January 30 of their new adult comedy Sylvia. TCT has donated 42 tickets, a total value of $630, to Have A Heart for them to sell as a fundraiser. Tickets have a face value of $15, but all of the money raised from ticket sales will be kept by Have A Heart Humane Society. If you’d like to donate more, please do so. To buy the tickets please contact Have A Heart at havea...

  • Lauraine reviews Susan Meissner's books

    Lauraine Snelling|Jan 17, 2015

    How about starting off the New Year revisiting a previously read author? I’m suggesting that because I have been reading through Susan Meissner’s impressive list of books and becoming more enthralled with her writing all the time. I read her earlier books, I’m not sure how many years ago and loved her writing then, but I didn’t continue to follow what she was doing. So, when I picked up two of her books at the Mount Hermon Writers Conference last spring, I was glad to go back to reading her. I...

  • Tehachapi Police Department's temporary holding facility officially opens

    Jan 17, 2015

    The Tehachapi Police Department recently completed repair work and officially opened the temporary holding facility on January 13, 2015. The Board of State and Community Corrections conducted an inspection of the facility in June of 2014. The inspection revealed several areas of the facility which were not in compliance with State regulations. The Tehachapi Police Department worked closely with the Board of State and Community Corrections over the past several months to identify solutions to the deficiencies within the temporary holding...

  • Vacancy on Mountain Meadows CSD Board

    Jan 17, 2015

    Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner announced today a vacancy on the Mountain Meadows Community Services District Board of Directors. “Our local districts need a full board to meet quorum requirements and to carry out the business of providing services that residents depend on. I am hoping some civically-minded residents of Mountain Meadows will come forward to help serve their community,” said Supervisor Scrivner. In the event of a vacancy, the Board of Supervisors may appoint members to the Mountain Meadows CSD Board. There is one ope...

  • Fiddler's Crossing, an after hours venue

    Jan 17, 2015

    The first Friday’s of each month Fiddler’s Crossing holds an Open House at 7 p.m., featuring the “Open Mic House Band”. Owner Peter Cutler, himself a fine musician, singer and audio mixer, said, “It’s our intent to be there for the visitors and music lovers attending the First Friday event. Fiddlers Crossing wants to be the after hours, end of the evening premiere venue. Our doors open not at 5 but at 7 p.m., and jamming starts shortly thereafter”. Featuring ballads and blues, thoughtful rock, blue grass and folk – “Americana Music” presented...

  • Gallery N Gifts gets a makeover

    Gallery N Gifts|Jan 17, 2015

    Early January Gallery N Gifts closed for a few days to get new carpet installed. Pictured is part of the hard working team responsible for putting Gallery N Gifts back together and reorganizing. Thank you Peggy (bottom left), Monica (top left), Amanda (above), Larry, Jim, and Michelle for your help. Gallery N Gifts has reopened. Stop by and see the changes they have made. They are located at 100 West Tehachapi Blvd., and have a large selection of handcrafted items by local ar...

  • Grab your cameras, it's that time again!

    Gale Caldwell|Jan 17, 2015

    Absolutely my favorite event of the year! I can't wait to see what images you've captured since our last contest. For full rules, categories and contest info visit http://galleryngifts.com and click on the photo contest link on the right. This year we have a limit of 5 photos per photographer. Each submission is $5. Ribbons are given for Best of Show, 1st, 2nd, 3rd places and honorable mention in each category. 1st place ribbons also take home a $25 cash prize. Best of show photo prize is $100....