Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Lockheed Constellation will always be one of my favorite airplanes, for it was one of those beautifully polished silver birds, with TWA colors, that brought me to California from Columbus, Ohio back in 1951. This classic aircraft design originated in 1939 as an elegant passenger airliner. Pan American Airways and Transcontinental and Western Air (TWA) wanted an airplane that was faster, more powerful and had longer range. Los Angeles to New York, non-stop, was the goal. Kelly Johnson and...
A New Year, new opportunities, new challenges and new possibilities that are endless. What do you want to accomplish in the coming year? Are you one of the many that makes resolutions for the New Year? One of the top resolutions each year, in one form or another, is about health. Whether it is to take time for yourself, get more exercise, lose weight or strengthen your body, they all revolve around being healthier. Whether or not you make a formal resolution, don’t we all want to be h...
Come by and check out Twisted Sisters Revival! Boutique's variety of gorgeous and unique boots, sizes 6-13. The store is located at 20300 Valley Blvd., Ste. F. in Tehachapi....
Many think of the library as a sort of time capsule that hasn't changed much over the years: a quiet place where you might go to find a book or maybe use a computer, but if this is all you think happens at the library, you haven't been to our library lately. The library does still provide books and a quiet place to study and read if you need it, but you will get a glimpse of something completely different if you go to the Tehachapi Library, located at 212 S Green St., on a Friday afternoon once...
On Saturday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. at The Shed restaurant in Tehachapi, the Rotary Club of Tehachapi will be hosting the 7th Annual Wine Pairing Dinner which is one of the Club's major fundraisers for the year. This year the featured wines are from Tehachapi Wine Growers Association. Mano Lujan, owner of The Shed and Red House BBQ, who has experienced culinary studies in China, Japan and Mexico is specifically designing the food so that the wine enhances its flavor and the food enhances the wine....
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, Tehachapi's Development Services Director Jay Schlosser received word that he had been awarded the 2019 Outstanding Civil Engineer in the Public Sector for Region 9 (State of California) from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This is a huge honor for Schlosser who had won the award for the San Joaquin Valley in July and Los Angeles Section last September before moving on to the Regional level. The ASCE is made up of 10 regions and has over 100,000...
Education is a key issue for the American Association of University Women (AAUW) so members were excited to meet Stacey Larson-Everson, the new superintendent of Tehachapi Unified School District. She was the featured speaker at the January AAUW meeting and impressed the group with her vision for the future of education in Tehachapi. Larson-Everson is married to Lance Everson who is a retired property manager and they have four grown children and two grandchildren. They raised their family in...
Diane, 86, of Tehachapi, Calif., passed away peacefully in a Bakersfield hospital with her daughters at her side. She was an amazing woman, mother and grandmother who taught her children that hate was not allowed. We could always disagree, but she was quick to remind us to always keep love for all people in our hearts. She was a faith-filled woman who was very active in many areas of her church. She was a prayer warrior for people facing difficult situations in life. She loved reading books...
The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve’s two-day volunteer training for the 2020 spring wildflower season will be held on Saturdays Feb. 1 and 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn about the wildflowers, wildlife, history and volunteer duties at the training, and then meet people from around the world who have come to see our beautiful wildflowers. Volunteer opportunities include staffing the visitor center and gift shop, walking the trails, and/or leading tours. Volunteers may range in age from student to senior citizen and no experience or p...
The federal standard deduction for: • Married filing a joint return has increased from $24,000 to $24,400. • Head of Household has increased from $18,000 to $18,350. • Single from $12,000 to $12,200. • Married filing separately from $12,000 to $12,200. Those who have itemized in the past may still have to keep track of deductions for the State of California. Dependent deductions are replaced with credits. Although the deduction for exemptions is repealed, the definition of a dependent is not cha...
The annual art show, sponsored by the BVS Cultural Arts Association, will take place from Sunday, April 5 until Friday, April 10 with pick-up after the show on Saturday morning, April 11, at the Oak Tree Country Club in Bear Valley Springs. More information will be forthcoming but this is the heads-up to determine your entries. Application forms will be available soon at the Oak Tree Country Club, the Whiting Center, Treasure Trove and Gallery and Gifts. We hope to see a great crowd like we did last year. Thank you to all artists who make this...
The Kern Council of Governments has announced their annual Regional Awards of Merit for the year 2019 with the City of Tehachapi receiving two honors. The first Award of Merit was in the category of Transportation for the downtown Park & Ride and Transit Center; the second Award of Merit is for Journalism, the second consecutive year the City has received this honor. The Regional Park & Ride and Transit Center opened on Feb. 25, 2019 and was almost at 50 percent capacity following the ribbon...
As 2020 begins, 2019 left a lasting impression on the local economy In 2019 the City of Tehachapi experienced incredible economic growth. New businesses, expanded retail opportunities and private reinvestment into Downtown have set the stage for another great year in 2020. Here's a look at some of the highlights from 2019 in our local economy. Adventist Health sparks health care growth in the City of Tehachapi. Expanded hospital offerings in 2019 meant more employees in the health care industry...
Short, cold days and long frosty nights. When the sun went down, the land grew dark. There were no lights anywhere, except the occasional flickering glow of a small campfire. The stars overhead glittered in the black sky. The nights were quiet, but not silent. Coyotes could often be heard as they yipped and barked, and sometimes wolves would raise their muzzles towards the sky and their mournful, descending wails would echo from the hills. This is the time of year in the Tehachapi Mountains...
“Louie Boden was a lawman in Tehachapi for 36 years, from 1915 until his death in 1951. He relied on his physical strength and popularity alone. He was our constable and he was a big, barrel-chested man. He was really strong, but he was kind-hearted and everyone loved him – he was probably one of the most popular men in town. He often chewed on a cigar as he made his rounds. “He was once called to break up a fight between two Marines at a bar on Tehachapi Boulevard, near where Kelcy’s is now....
The Kawaiisu had achieved preeminence as rain shamans. The rainmaker, or more accurately, weather-manipulator, is called uupu-ha-gud. In the land of the Kawaiisu, precipitation was of prime concern. The productivity of the wild plants is dependent upon rain in an area which often suffers from drought. On the other hand, water is capable of descending in an overwhelming quantity. Flash floods were known and feared and a dry creek bed could suddenly turn into a rampaging, destructive torrent....
We liked to have our chickens be able to roam around our property. One of our roosters disappeared and we didn't see it for a few days. I figured something must have happened to it since he had disappeared. Then I went to move a plastic five-gallon bucket that was sitting upside down. I lifted the bucket and that chicken was underneath it. It had gotten in there, probably pecking at grain or some food left while the bucket was lying on its side, and somehow straightened upright and wound up...
It is a brand new year, so how about exploring brand new worlds? The first book to be reviewed in 2020 is "First Encounter" by Jasper T. Scott. As in many of the sci-fi movies and shows we love, a smart and adventurous crew flies through space to planets never explored, in search of life and a first encounter with an alien race. In "First Encounter" they have no idea what to expect on landing. They find a beautiful and exotic landscape and a plethora of strange animals. Or are they intelligent...
Kern County Supervisors prioritized public safety when they closed the $44.5 million fiscal deficit that became apparent four years ago. "We cut only 12.8 percent. Fire [Dept] was never cut. We did not cut the Sheriff or the DA," 2nd District Supervisor and Tehachapi resident Zack Scrivner said in his presentation at the Jan. 8 Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting at the Slice of Life Enrichment School. With the submission of the 2019-2020 budget in August, the supervisors...
Tehachapi native Louis Tolentino, new owner of The Coffee Mill restaurant at 120 S. Mill St., plans to offer extended hours and an expanded menu. He has added a new chef to partner with the current chef to give the enterprise culinary distinction. He announced the changes at the Jan. 8 meeting of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council. The chef will focus on vegan and vegetarian dishes while offering some meat dishes as well. "His flavors are out of this world," Tolentino said of...
Kern County Dist. 1 Supervisor Mick Gleason said the state's goal of being fossil-fuel-free by 2045 "is not in the best interests of Kern County or for the security of the United States." Speaking at the Jan. 9 East Kern Economic Alliance meeting at Cerro Coso Community College in Ridgecrest, Gleason said, "I think Sacramento is nuts. Their regulations are directly targeting Kern County. We have invited the governor's staff [Jan. 14] and I am going to lay into them." He said the other challenge...
Citizens around the city are still cleaning up after the late December snow fall....
On Jan. 4, the last night of CALM's light extravaganza, Holiday Lights. This beautiful peacock was part of the dazzling displays created by Bakersfield resident, Josh Barnett, and his company Lightasmic®. In the national contest at www.10best.com holiday lights at CALM took ninth place!...
On Dec. 30 Toshimi Kristof took this photo from Paramount Drive in Bear Valley Springs. Looking at the southern part of Sierra Nevada mountain range from Tehachapi mountain range....
Tehachapi Valley Wrestling Club recently traveled to Tulare to compete at one of the toughest Valley Tournaments, the “10th Annual California Republic.” The tournament was a two-day event with Middle School Divisions competing on Saturday. TVWC top placer was runner-up Jovonni Martinez in the Novice Division 155 pound class. “This was Martinez’s first completion, which he missed some opportunities to win the tournament but showed up and competed hard,” said Coach Curtis Nelson. Reese Hart wrestled the Girls Only Division at 112 and finished...
