Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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After graduating from Marine Corps boot camp in 1943, prior to being shipped to the Pacific Theater of War, the Corps sent me to the Marine Corps Air Station in Mojave, California. Being from the Midwest, I had never before seen the desert, and I liked the wide open spaces. It was winter and the blistering summer heat had been replaced by nice sunny weather most of the time, if you don't count an occasional wind of gale force. Anyway, I liked it. From the base one could see the snow on the...
A perfect day for flying with calm air and lots of blue sky welcomed many pilots at the January Plane Crazy Saturday. The flightline in front of Voyager Restaurant was full of exciting aircraft for the Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation's historic display day at Mojave Air & Space Port. The presentation in the MASP Board Room was well received. The Kern Community College District and Cerro Coso Community College wants to support the aerospace and defense industries in their service area....
Maintaining an appropriate balance of stocks and bonds is one of the most fundamental concepts in constructing an investment portfolio. Stocks provide greater growth potential with higher risk and relatively low income; bonds tend to be more stable, with modest potential for growth and higher income. Together, they may result in a less volatile portfolio that might not grow as fast as a stock-only portfolio during a rising market, but may not lose as much during a market downturn. Three...
Having knowledge is your power. Only three weeks into 2023, we have had 39 mass shootings across the nation. One recently confirmed active shooter incident was a disgruntled employee situation. Another unfolded at a workplace, but details are still coming in. If this number of incidents keeps occurring at this frequency, we could be close to 700 mass shootings in 2023. How should an employer deal with these situations and the impact the media coverage inevitably may have on their employees and...
Love is a funny thing. It's hard to define, yet most of us know what it is. Many of us recognize that there are different kinds of love, but we call all those different things by one word: love. Some of us live a life of love and it shows in a variety of ways; some of us don't think about it much but the way we do things shows our love anyway. Some of us love a lot and show it easily, but we find it's not always accepted as such. Some of us think we are unlovable because we find difficulty in...
I have often written about My Pet Tree in the backyard of my home. I had grown it from a tiny little green spear that appeared in a bed of pansies. It turned out to be a tree that is now taller than my house. About 41 years ago, my granddaughter, Jacque, brought me a small cut off milk carton with a very little baby pine tree no taller than perhaps 8 inches high. Mr. Wright, her sixth grade teacher at Wells Elementary, had given each of the class a little pine tree to take home. Jacque had...
Just in time for Valentine's Day, the Tehachapi Community Theatre Association presents the Tony nominated play, "LUV" written by Murray Schiscal. Originally performed in 1965, "LUV" is a mixture of absurd humor and situational comedy. After 15 years, old college buddies Milt and Harry rediscover each other and share their hard luck stories. Both of them are miserable and one of them wants to unload his wife, erudite Ellen, on the other. Find out that man cannot live by bread and "LUV" alone,...
The Stallions Springs Community Center (SSCC) is proud to offer a chance for locals to expand their interests. "We are lucky to be able to offer our community members classes in many things, and we are excited to be able to offer things for more than just the kids in our community. We are now about to offer a set of writing classes by an author, writing coach, editor and publisher with over three decades of experience," Nicole LLere, Stallion Springs Parks and Recreations Coordinator said. "And...
Josephina "Josie" Flores Borg, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on Dec. 22, 2022, in Tehachapi. She was born on Aug. 8, 1952, in Corona, California. She was one of seven children born to Lydia Moncivais and Guadalupe Jose Flores. She grew up in her hometown of Corona, where she met Frank Salazar. They had two daughters, Jennifer and Priscilla, and with the love and support of her mother, sisters and brother, she was able to raise them in a safe and loving...
Rio Tinto U.S. Borax held a "Coins Against Cancer" campaign to raise support for women fighting breast cancer. The effort netted thousands of coins and resulted in a $4,200 donation to the East Kern Cancer Fund at Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley (AHTV). In the photo Rio Tinto's External Affairs Manager Mary Beth Garrison hands over the donation to Edward Martin, Administrative Director of Operations at AHTV....
Tehachapi Mountain Quilters will be holding their next meeting on Monday, Feb. 6, at Shepherd of the Hills Church. Doors will open at 9 a.m. for socializing and the meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. We will be having "Trash to Treasures" after the business part of the meeting. Members who have quilting items and fabrics they no longer need will have items available to sell, so come prepared. The Quilt Guild is pleased to announce that we will be having "Beginners Quilt Workshops" available for...
Recently the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce added the category of "Nonprofit of the Year" to their annual awards recognitions. It joins the existing categories, "Large and Small Business of the Year" and "Citizen of the Year." It was announced a few weeks ago that the Tehachapi Warriors Boosters Club will be the recipient of the inaugural nonprofit recognition due to our fundraising impact and philanthropy for Tehachapi High School athletics over the last few years. Serving as President...
Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce President Jeanette Pauer surprised Tehachapi Rotarians at their Jan. 19 meeting by only touching on the upcoming events planned by the Chamber of Commerce before launching into a fascinating program on a subject dear to her heart: Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center in Comstock, Texas. Pauer explained the difference between the petroglyphs (rock carvings) that can be found locally in Ridgecrest and pictographs (rock paintings) that were found at the...
The Angels came for Madeline Eugenia Lassich, 91, of Bakersfield, California, (previously living in Tehachapi) on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. This reunited her with her loving husband, Esteban, who passed away 40 years ago. Madeline was surrounded with lots of love from her family. Madeline was predeceased by her parents, Forest and Madeline Sprague and her husband, Esteban (Steve) Lassich. Madeline is survived by seven children. Brenda Lassich, Stephanie (Stef & Vic) Braun, Madeline (Mickey &...
The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce is excited to have Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner as the speaker for our February luncheon. Scrivner will discuss the happenings of Kern County. The luncheon will take place on Feb. 21 at Big Papa’s Steakhouse, 1001 W. Tehachapi Blvd. from noon to 1 p.m. You can make a reservation using Eventbrite. Spaces are limited and we hope to see you there....
Esther Louisa Guilez Landry passed away the evening of Jan. 20 at age 77, at home with her husband by her side. Esther was born in Tularose, New Mexico on Feb. 18, 1945, and was a loving wife and mother. She was feisty and loved to have fun. She enjoyed reading and assembling jigsaw puzzles. Esther is survived by her husband, Rick; her three children, Elizabeth, Peter and Michael; eight grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren with another on the way. A service will be held before Esther is...
Charlene J. Strickhouser was called home by the Lord and reunited with her beloved late husband on Jan. 3. Charlene was born to Charles McFall and Mary Jane Bente on Jan. 23, 1950, in Burbank, California. She was the oldest daughter of five children. Years later, she was blessed with two additional siblings to share love and life with. In 1968, Charlene graduated from John Burroughs High School in Burbank. That is where she was introduced to her high school love, Ray Strickhouser, all thanks to...
Henry "Hank" Schnell was born on Aug. 5, 1938. He went to sleep with his Lord Jesus on Jan. 6 awaiting His soon return. Hank was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He was handsome, strong, kind, big-hearted, loving, thoughtful and would give you the shirt off his back without hesitation. He had a zest for life, was always eager to learn and he would never give up. Hank was preceded in death by his sons, Eric, Darren and David, and his sister Mary Lou Olivares. He is survived by his wife of 50...
Rowdy Lee was the son of Donn W. Lee (Tehachapi) and Sharon Lee (Oregon). He was born in Santa Maria and lived there with his parents until 1990. At that time Rowdy moved to Tehachapi and worked with his dad cleaning carpets at Lee's Carpet Service of Tehachapi. He moved to Oregon and began a life there, but decided he missed Tehachapi and moved back in December to live with his aunt, Jodi Norris. Here, in Tehachapi, Rowdy reconnected with many past friends and made many new ones. Rowdy is...
The Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS) College & Career Programs will join others around the nation this February to celebrate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month in an effort to raise awareness of the role that CTE has in readying learners for college and career success. Numerous resources for students and parents can be found at https://ihaveaplankern.org/ it was announced today, including a student career survey to narrow down interests, a tool to find what career pathways...
It's no secret that after-school programs play an important role in the lives of young people. These programs provide a safe and productive environment for students to engage in various activities, learn new skills, and build relationships with their peers. So far, for the month of January, we're proud to have an average attendance of 25 students per day. These students are active and engaged in a variety of activities, including arts and crafts, board games, six flags up football, and playing...
Chevron has deep philanthropic roots in Kern County. The company has contributed to individual school districts, as well as institutions of higher education, throughout the community for many years. Chevron's latest gift of $275,000 will benefit local educational programs that serve Kern County school districts. The majority of the funding will support the Kern Integrated Data System (KiDS), with a portion also benefiting other initiatives run by KCSOS including career education programming,...
On Saturday, Jan. 28, 19 people from Tehachapi met at the Palmdale Metrolink for an excursion to and tour of Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles. The group consisted of representatives from Friends of the Depot, Tehachapi Heritage League, Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club and Tehachapi Tourism Commission....
What could be better than a cheery red holiday to brighten the bleak days of winter? Valentine's Day, celebrated on the 14th of February, began as a Christian feast day honoring Christian martyrs. It has morphed into a cultural and commercial celebration of romance and love, whether one is religious or not. For some, this is a day for pretty cards, flowers, candy and perhaps a nice dinner out with a sweetheart. Others use the day to express more platonic love, doing something nice for a friend o...
