Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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It is amazing how a clogged drain can ruin a day and then comes the expense of unclogging the drain. Because my house is only a couple years younger than I am, and I was far younger last millennium, I asked how much it would cost to replace the pipes. The estimate was between $2,000-$3,500. A friend of mine has to have the pipes in her house in Arizona replaced and that estimate was about $6,000. Either quote seems like a lot of money to me and I doubt that I am alone in that thought. What does the cost of plumbing have to do with nutrition?...
I would like for a moment to step away from my role as a doctor of chiropractic and become a bartender for a day to raise some money for a favorite charity of mine. Healing Horses and Armed Forces (HHAAF). HHAAF is a local non-profit organization that works with veterans and their families to facilitate their return to normal life in a non-military world. Veterans too often return home after tours of duty in war zones and find it very difficult to adapt to civilian life and hold a civilian job....
The Stallion Springs Board of Directors held a Special Board Meeting on Monday, February 2 related to a possible amendment to Resolution 2003-2 that required all utilities to dwellings or other structures to be underground. Edison previously allowed for service across streets to be overhead to a pole, then underground to the structure. Edison’s new policy and practice is that if any portion of the service is overhead the entire service must be overhead. If any portion of the service is underground then the entire service must be underground. Th...
Wine and Pizza It used to be when ordering your favorite pizza you double checked the fridge to make sure that you also had some beer, and plenty of it, to accompany the Italian pie. However, times have changed and wine can definitely be your pizza’s best newfound friend. Let’s begin with the “typical” American pizza: tomato sauce, lots of mozzarella cheese, topped with plenty of pepperoni and a traditional thin crust. Wines that would work well with this order need lower acid levels, since t...
Local author, Kay Bryant, has released a book written for girls ages 6-11, similar to the format of the American Doll books. “Kathryn, A Missouri Girl” is based on the life and adventures of a girl named Kathryn, growing up in the 1920’s in a Midwestern farming community. She tells you firsthand about her life from ages six to ten. The events and the people are real and will come alive for you as Kathryn sheds much light on what life was like during the early 1920s. You see life when it was simpler, full of little joys, and get a glimpse of sc...
The latest square dance class started on 11 February 2015 for the Tehachapi Gandy Dancers Square Dance Club. We had eight new students join us as well as us welcoming back some returning members of the club. Rod Shuping provided the calls for the square dance class, teaching several of the basic calls and movements. Everyone had a great time! It is not too late for you to join us! The next class workshop will take place on 18 February 2015. Come on out, have fun while learning to square dance. You can come meet your neighbors and make new...
Marti’s Water Aerobics Mondays & Wednesdays 6:15 p.m. Drop-in fee: $5 • Monthly pass: $30 Low-impact workout. in the shallow end that helps with physical problems. For ages 16+, men and women. Deep Water Aerobics Mondays & Wednesdays 7:15 p.m. Drop-in fee: $5 • Monthly pass: $30 Instructor: Kathleen Kline For ages 16+, men and women. Aqua Zumba “Pool Party” Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:15 p.m. Drop-in fee: $5 • Monthly pass: $30 Instructor: Francine Balker Low-impact. For ages 16+, men and women. More information or to buy passes contact TVRPD at (6...
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) nearly three out of four pedestrian deaths occur in urban environments (73 percent), at non-intersections (70 percent), during the nighttime (70 percent), and many involve alcohol. “Motorists and pedestrians equally share the obligation to ensure the safety of one another,” said Mojave Area Commander Lieutenant Irigoyen. “Be mindful and cautious of pedestrians and vehicle traffic while traveling on Kern County roadways.” To help reduce the number of pedestrian collisi...
7 saw no shortage of challenges facing the County. Below are some updates on many important issues that came before the Board of Supervisors in 2014: Kern Medical Center The new management team hired by the Board of Supervisors to turn around Kern Medical Center has steadily brought the hospital back toward profitability while staying true to KMC’s core mission of providing quality health care to all who need it. KMC’s in come in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2014-15 came in $3.5 mil...
I’m sure that I’m not the only one who signed up to bring cupcakes for the kids’ Valentine’s Day parties. I’m even more certain, I’m not the only one whose thoughts were filled with delusions of my offspring all working together on this project, while I took snap shots that we could reminisce over later. Unfortunately, that’s not quite how it turned out. My first indication that something was wrong was when the smoke alarm went off at 7 a.m. this morning, while all three of my children were enga...
Calling all runners! On Saturday, April 4, join the High Desert Runners Club for an 8 a.m. run on up to seven miles of trails at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, and enjoy the spring wildflowers! You have a one-hour time limit to pick up tickets at as many of the cans along the route as you can get to. At the end, there is a raffle for a $25 gift certificate for the park gift shop Please bring post-run munchies to share. No entry fee for the run, but there is a $10 per-vehicle parking fee; or park on Lancaster Road for free (check...
California State Parks is now accepting volunteer applications for the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve’s 2015 wildflower season (March through May). Learn about the wildflowers, wildlife, history and volunteer duties at the 2-day training in February; volunteer opportunities include staffing the visitor center and gift shop, walking the trails, and/or leading tours. Meet people from around the world that have come to see our beautiful California poppies, and after the wildflower season, enjoy fun volunteer activities with new f...
It’s often true that parents and their offspring have different ideas about what constitutes “good music”. Perhaps I lucked out, having grown up with Gary Mazzola and Joy Gray, both talented songwriters and musicians, as parents. Music was something personal, made right there in our home. Some of my earliest memories include the harmony of their voices, the strumming of guitars and their creative lyrics. While I can’t speak for how they may have felt about some of my music choices growing up, I feel privileged to say that the music they ma...
On Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, the Tehachapi Police Department recognized their first Explorer Academy Graduates. The Explorer Academy is a 7 week program that introduces local youth to the law enforcement profession. The training and coursework provided was designed to promote their growth and development for future careers in law enforcement or any other chosen profession. Twelve local teenagers dedicated themselves and successfully completed this challenging and demanding program....
