Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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H&R Block is putting the "fun" back in the Refund Season. H&R Block $1,000 to 1,000 people Daily Sweepstakes celebrates at the H&R Block office in Tehachapi, Ca. and California City this past week. Joanna Bowman (R), a local winner of the Daily Sweepstakes, celebrates at the H&R Block office in Tehachapi, Ca. as she is presented with a giant check. In the California City office Glen Bolding (below) is also a big winner. The word is the sooner you enter, the more chances you have to win. They...
There’s a popular television show depicting the home buying process, where we get to watch home buyers look at different properties with their Realtor. There’s plenty of conversation about “fixer uppers” and “turn key” properties and the pros and cons of each. One of the issues that comes up is about exceeding the buyer’s budget. What would that look like in real life? On TV many families are shopping for homes in excess of $400,000, but for our area let’s use a $250,000 budget. We’re assuming...
Joan Cote’ is glad to be back in Tehachapi where she grew up and went to high school. She still has family and friends here and always loved the natural beauty of the area. When she retired from her job as an export compliance officer for an aerospace company in San Diego, she knew she wanted to retire here. She said that she wanted to be here for last year’s Mountain Festival and managed the move about one week before the festivities. Joan was born in Trona, California, a little town of aro...
We know that we need to protect our computers from the “bad guys”, but who are they and what do they do? Malware is short for malicious software. Malware refers to any computer program that is designed to do things that are harmful to or unwanted by the computer’s user. Computer viruses, worms, and spyware are examples of malware. Viruses are computer code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data. Worms are self-re...
“Be with those who help your being.” Rumi gave the world a lot of good one liners, but this is one of my favorites. Those who help my being are often people I admire. They tend to be loving, caring, optimistic, ethical, peaceful folks I want to be around and who I wish to be like. Sometimes those who help my being are a bit more tricky. They appear different from me, disagreeing with me, and challenging me to grow by seeing life through their eyes. Comfort and challenge are needed for ong...
Tax Identity Theft is a growing problem. The General Accountability Office (GAO) reported that in 2013 the IRS paid out approximately $5.8 billion to thieves. They admit that the real number may be much higher because they are not sure how much theft goes undetected. The GAO is also reporting that they expect the fraudulent losses to continue to climb due to the way that information is received and processed by the IRS. One estimate is as high as $21 billion per year. The losses are staggering and they affect all of us directly or indirectly....
When a kid hears a parent say, "Walk the dog", I imagine he sees a looming item on a dreaded to-do list; it just sounds like a chore. To the contrary, when kids learn young, the intrinsic value of taking a routine walk alongside their best four-legged friend, they're more likely to carry the practice into adulthood as a chosen activity. While at first walking the dog may seem like an obligation that cuts into web-surfing or video game-playing time, at some point the feel-good aspect of the...
When planting a tree, shrub, perennial, bulb or bedding plant, always dig a square hole. (Everyone calls me a square when I tell them that!) Also, dig a hole about two feet deep or as deep as it takes to break through any decomposed granite (dg) or hard pan soil. These days, a plant is almost always grown in a round pot. So if you plant it in a round hole, what will happen? Of course, it will grow in the direction of the roots. It is like putting the plant in a bigger round container where it ca...
The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District board of directors is expected to approve the proposed affiliation with Adventist Health at its regular board meeting Feb. 16, 2016. The proposal and ballot measure language were on the agenda for the Feb. 2 special meeting at the Tehachapi Area Association of Realtors meeting room, but following an hour-and-a-half closed meeting, the board tabled a vote and adjourned the public meeting in four minutes. "The agreement (about 180 pages, not including...
Wait, what? – February blew in with a snowstorm that closed Hwy. 58, and Post Office patrons met with puzzlement when they found that the counter was closed on Feb. 1 (see sign). Postal customers accepted the closure with good grace. The most common utterance (detected as Forde Files stuck 65 Save Mart-purchased stamps on a batch of mail) was "What happened to 'Through rain and sleet...?'" According to Wikipedia, the phrase is not an official Post Office motto. It is an inscription on a post o...
Members of the Tehachapi High School Key Club, a service organization sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi, shared their activities and philosophy at the Kiwanis club's Jan. 27 regular lunsheon meeting at Pacino's restaurant. Under the leadership of senior Brandon Monzon, the club has grown to 28 members this year. The Key Clubbers engage in volunteer activities in the community, including fundraising for the Eliminate program to help fight deadly neo-natal tetanus, serving at events like...
The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District (TVHD) has donated six jam-packed first aid kits to the Tehachapi High School Athletic Department for the school's sports teams. The kits, carried in sturdy red canvas bags, will be with the teams when they play on the road and at home. "The District supports the health and well-being of the students," said Dr. Sam Conklin, a member of the TVHD board of directors and former THS football team physician. THS Athletic Director Pat Snyder will check out the k...
*BREAKING NEWS* The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District board of directors adopted a resolution at its Feb. 16, 2016 meeting approving the lease of all the district's facilities to Adventist Health for a period of 30 years. The agreement includes a $27 million pre-payment on the lease that will enable the district to complete construction of the new hospital. "On behalf of Adventist Health, I express my appreciation for the process that has gone on for 18 months," San Joaquin Hospital President...
