Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Acclaimed Businessman Steve Forbes to headline event. The Antelope Valley Economic Development & Growth Enterprise (AV EDGE) will host their annual Spring Business Summit, presented by Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA), on Friday, Feb. 24 at the AV Fair & Event Center from 7 a.m. to noon. This year's keynote speaker is business entrepreneur, award-winning author/journalist and Chairman and Editor-In-Chief of Forbes Media - Steve Forbes. One of Forbes' newest projects is the podcast...
The Kern County Wedding and Event Expo, "Weddings 2023", is put on by the Kern County Bridal Association every January at the Kern County Fairgrounds, and is similar to other events held across the country. Every year hundreds of brides-to-be, event planners and hosts for quinceañeras, anniversaries, birthday parties, company soirees or really any event can benefit from attending. We have put together a list of just a few of the benefits of attending such an event. 1. Everything in one place...
Tax-related identity theft occurs when someone uses a taxpayer's stolen Social Security number and name to file a tax return to claim a fraudulent refund. Often the taxpayer doesn't know this has occurred until they try to file a legitimate tax return and have their return rejected with an error code stating that a return has already been filed using that name and Social Security number. This article discusses the steps to take when a taxpayer's identity has been stolen, along with helpful sugge...
What if I told you I could lock in your gas prices for the rest of your life at $1.63 per gallon? Wouldn't you quickly take advantage of that tremendous financial savings? Did you know we pay Edison as much as $.40 per kilowatt during high peak hours? That is the equivalent to $6.50 per gallon in gasoline. Solar creates a "fixed cost" for you...anywhere from $0.09 to $0.15 per kilowatt, which is the equivalent to $1.63 per gallon of gas. Would you take a deal to fix your gasoline price at...
Tehachapi has been experiencing some wild weather as of late. We at Karl's Hardware have been slammed with customers needing help with all the issues that these back-to-back storms have been causing. We just want to let the community know we are here for all your weather-related needs. We have everything from sand bags to water wattles. Using wattles is an easy way to help divert water away from an area as well as to keep water from flooding areas of concern. Sand bags are also available, empty...
I really enjoy taking regular day trips and telling you all about them in these pages, but every now and then I find I also enjoy staying at home, just relaxing and perhaps daydreaming about trips to take in the future. Today's column is about one of those stay-at-home times, even though I didn't actually plan it that way. Thanks to the shortened deadline for the paper this week (which I goofed and totally misjudged, thinking I had another week to do something and write about it) and a number...
The Tehachapi Mountains are home to at least six species of tree oaks and perhaps that many shrubs oaks as well. Oaks are one of the defining characteristics of many local landscapes. The biggest of these are Valley Oaks, which can grow into massive, living sculptures with pale, deeply furrowed bark, a rugged framework of craggy, angular limbs and a spreading canopy of green lobed leaves. The fate of our largest native oak trees, the Valley Oaks (Quercus lobata), can be compared to that of the...
January weather in Tehachapi can be snowy, windy and extremely cold, or it can be sunny and mild with temperatures in the 60s. Some of the strongest (and at times competing) influences on Tehachapi weather are these two realities: one is that we are in the mountains at 4,000 feet above sea level, which brings rapidly changeable weather, low temperatures and occasional snow; the second is that despite our elevation we are still in Southern California, albeit on the northern edge, which brings...
Thanks to several local galleries, most people are aware of the plethora of talented artists in the Tehachapi Valley, but many don't realize that we have published authors among us as well. Healthy Hippie Trading Co., is proud to carry books written by several of those local authors. Hippie owner, Sarah Rose, is excited to not only carry the books but to also be the host for an author Meet and Greet. "Our first author Meet and Greet will be next month on Feb. 10 with author Michelle Fulton and...
Ring. Ring. DING: New text message, RING RING: Email Notification. DING. DING. RING. TEXT. What in the world!? You literally just finished a consultation and loan planning with your trusted professional and now your phone is sounding alarms and ringing like crazy with scripted text and call center reps trying to convince you that they have a better deal, or sometimes they are sneaky and make you think they are working with your trusted professional. How do you avoid this? With a projected $1.64...
We all want to stay healthy and live independently throughout our retirement years. Unfortunately, that won't be possible for some of us, so it's a good idea to be prepared for health-related challenges - such as the need for long-term care. As you may know, long-term care covers a variety of services, ranging from occasional visits from a home health aide to full-time residency in a nursing home. But while these types of care may vary in duration and intensity, they all have one thing in...
The Board of Directors of Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District (TVHD) announced the appointment of their new CEO, Peggy Mendiburu. Mendiburu will join TVHD on Feb. 6. She will be leaving her position as administrative assistant at Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley. "I am happy and excited to have been chosen for the CEO position at Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District. I am looking forward to my new role and working with the District Board, staff and this community," said Mendiburu in a...
In its widespread non-technical use, a cache (pronounced cash) is a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place. In the technical world, a cache can be hardware or a specific software location that stores recently used data. As a result, programs can quickly access data from a cache. Clearing your caches can help troubleshoot problems with specific websites, free up disk space, remove personal data and, rarely, improve system performance. These are the main...
I didn't make any New Year's resolutions this year. As a general rule I find I don't keep them anyway. It's easy to say I'm going to do better at this or that or I'm no longer going to do that or this, but it's hard to follow through when old habits are so firmly formed. The only resolution that has ever worked relatively well for me is this: "I resolve to be open to new possibilities." It basically comes down to simply reminding myself to keep myself open to any and all possibilities, whatever...
With winter's grasp firmly upon us, the issue of getting stuck in snow becomes more prominent in our daily lives. Whether you are just slipping a little or the wheels are buried to the axles, these 10 tips on how to get your car unstuck from snow are not only helpful, but can prove to be a lifesaver. All of these tips have been compiled through years of getting stuck ourselves. 1. Don't stop! The best tip for how to get car out of snow is to not get stuck in the first place. If you are sliding o...
To many people Eve Geisler was the eccentric lady who approached their table in local restaurants with a full repertoire of corny jokes. However, she was so much more. So very much more! I met Eve and her husband Bob in 1965 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Lancaster when our infant sons shared a crib in the church nursery. In 1971 both families bought property on Old Town Rd. and we moved to Tehachapi to build our new homes as neighbors. This was quite the adventure, working first at one...
Ever get musky odors coming from your car's air vents? It's fairly common for Tehachapi drivers. Moisture can accumulate in the air conditioning/heating ventilation system allowing mold, mildew, fungus and bacteria to grow. Disinfecting and deodorizing is a process. Depending on how bad the problem is, there are a couple of approaches Protech Auto Service may take to get rid of the unwanted smells. For mild situations (especially on newer vehicles), a special deodorizing disinfectant is introduc...
Rio Tinto is progressing plans to swap conventional diesel for renewable fuel in haul trucks at its U.S. operations to reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet. The company successfully completed a renewable diesel trial at its U.S. Borax mine in Boron, California, and is now conducting a second trial at the Kennecott copper operations in Salt Lake City, Utah, to determine the suitability of renewable diesel for open pit haulage. "The renewable diesel trials at our U.S. Borax and Kennecott...
Vicky Kermode, 83, of Bear Valley Springs, passed away in her sleep in the early morning hours of Jan. 7. Vicky was born on Sept. 2, 1939, in Maywood, California, to parents John and Dorothy Schott. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Ralph Kermode, on Aug. 17, 2014. Vicky and Ralph grew up across the street from each other and went to school together in San Gabriel, California. They were married in 1957 and remained married until Ralph's passing, 57 years later. Vicky worked as...
Join us for a presentation by Rachel Mason on Jan. 31. After receiving her education at Michigan Technological University, Rachel Mason started her career as a forester for the Washington State DNR, helping to protect riparian areas. Then she moved to her home state of Minnesota to practice reforestation for The Nature Conservancy. She has been managing the Frank and Joan Randall Tehachapi Preserve since April 2021. Rachel’s goals are to protect and enhance the preserve for plants and animals t...
It was 43 years ago in June 1980 that Tehachapi's best known insurance agent, Marty Pay, joined the Farmers Insurance Group and opened his own office in the San Fernando Valley. The office was located on Van Nuys Blvd. over the world-famous Hamburger Hamlet. His prior insurance training had come from the seven and a half years he spent with the Auto Club where he had worked since 1972 following his release from the Marines. Having his own office was a whole new world. His work experience after...
Some of you may have been wondering how the Build-A-Plane (BAP) program is going. We have been working every Monday and Wednesday since 2018 and have even brought back the academic classes on Fridays in recent months. The Friday classes have been moved to VOCS. Aside from the time we hold class, you may want to know how to join BAP. Students and mentors come from 3 to 5 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the hangar by the fuel tanks or 17W. If you are interested in coming to BAP, whether you'd...
Higher taxes could follow in the wake of soaring government spending on pandemic relief measures – a likelihood that shines a new light on the tax advantages of life insurance. Permanent life insurance offers a tax-free death benefit, and a portion of each premium goes into a cash-value account that accumulates on a tax-deferred basis. The policy owner may also access the cash value, if needed, without triggering income taxes. Assets in tax-deferred retirement accounts will eventually be t...
Our beloved John Wilhelm entered his eternal home in January, "...to be with Christ; which is far better" Philippians 1:23, "...absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord" 2 Corinthians 5:8 "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain..." Revelations 21:4. His message to everyone was always, "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" 1 Timothy 1:15. John Wilhelm of the Tehachapi...
Cerro Coso Community College, in partnership with a grant from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Foundation for Community Colleges, is excited to announce a new scholarship opportunity available for students enrolled in Information Technology or Cyber Security programs. The scholarship aims to financially assist students in pursuing advanced skills in cloud computing. In fall 2022, Cerro Coso was awarded $3,500 to distribute to eligible scholarship applicants. Six students were selected to...
