Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Christina (Tina) Fisher Cunningham was born June 1, 1944, just five days before D-day. Her folks, Peter and Sherry of the Seattle Fishers were stationed in Venice, California on civil defense. They brought my mother, Tina into this world in a Hollywood hospital. On my last precious visit with her, I told her that if I had 1,000 lives to live, I would choose her to be my mother for every single one of them. This is because she had immeasurable personal power, wisdom and intellect that only grew...
Mark your calendars folks! Tehachapi Community Theatre has lots of exciting new events coming up! February 19 is your last chance to see our comedy show starring The Unknown Comic along with Murray Langston and the musical talents of Bobby Mayo Jr. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. You can purchase your tickets online at www.tctonstage.com or at the door. In March, our annual Playwrights’ Festival returns with the theme “A Giggle in Time!” Come see a selection of ten-minute plays written by lo...
Sonja Bronson, an accomplished photographer and current president of BVCAA, presented a check for $1,000 to the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra. Since 1989, Bear Valley Cultural Arts Association has been promoting awareness and public interest in the Arts in BVS and the surrounding communities. The next TSO concert will be Sunday, March 6 at Country Oaks Baptist Church. The Black History Month celebration will include William Grant Still's Sahdji, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's The Bamboula, and Wynton...
Years ago I used to drive down to Lancaster to shop at King Photo Supply. It was one of a handful of open businesses on a very sad and graffitied Lancaster Boulevard. Most of the other storefronts were empty; some were boarded up. My, how things have changed. The City of Lancaster has done a complete turnaround over the years in making their downtown a destination in itself. There are no empty storefronts now. Trees line the center of the street's pull-in parking spaces, murals decorate many...
Flatcars were the first type of freight car used in America and date to the 1820s. Flatcars have remained fairly consistent in function: to carry freight that is too heavy, long, tall or wide for boxcars. Flatcar modifications in the 1940s brought about the truck trailer on a flatcar (TOFC) that can be as long as 85 feet. At that length, one can carry two trailers. The freight car has undergone many changes during the 100-plus years of the Tehachapi Pass line. Boxcars, an American invention...
• There are 881 newly reported confirmed cases in Kern County bringing our total confirmed cases to date to 229,034. • There are three new deaths being reported February 15 and a total of 2,077 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. • The seven-day case rate is 53.5 per 100,000. • As of February 14, 1,136,596 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Kern County residents. 54.6% of Kern’s eligible population and 50.7% of Kern’s total population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. • As of February 14, Kern Coun...
Millions of Americans have not only found relief from back pain with chiropractic, but have also found it to be a natural drug-free approach to healthcare. The 24 independent vertebrae in your spinal column allow your body to move, bend and twist during various daily activities. Perhaps more important, they help to protect the very delicate central nervous system that controls and coordinates every muscle, tissue and organ of your body. This is why the first step to an active lifestyle is a...
Lee Aragon Jr. a long time Tehachapi resident, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Lee was born April 27, 1941, to parents, Lee and Delfina Aragon in Denver, Colorado. He worked 32 years for California Portland Cement Plant in Mojave. Lee is survived by his wife of 47 years, Valerie Aragon; brothers, Robert Aragon of San Marcos, California, and Angel Aragon of Hutchinson, Kansas; and sister, Bea Aragon of Bakersfield, California. He had two sisters-in-law, 10 nieces, four nephews, and...
Jarrett Carruthers Harlow, 41, originally from Fontana, California, was born on October 2, 1980, to parents Tom and Sheila Harlow. He died on December 13, 2021, in Long Beach, California. Jarrett spent his youth in Fontana and Tehachapi, California and graduated from Tehachapi High School in 1998, doggedly maintaining that "A" in Spelling! Jarrett was everybody's friend and typically had a big "Chuck E. Cheese" smile on his face. He was a charming devil and a great communicator, having his own...
"She considers a field and buys it with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard." – Proverbs 31:16. My interview with Sally Periman didn't last all that long but the words she shared with me spoke volumes. I was reminded of something I had recently read in a journal from Joshua publishing: "She may be quiet but she is a warrior and her prayers can move mountains." Sally made a deep impression. She reminded me of the true meaning of a life well lived. Sally is an example of Proverbs 31 - g...
I started dating Helen Owens in May of 1982. She is the youngest daughter of Kelcy and Margie Owens, who had Kelcy's Restaurant on Tehachapi Boulevard. Helen and her sister Kathy told me about a new company called Zond Systems that had recently moved into the Talmarc Building on Curry Street (now home to the Family Life Pregnancy Center). Since the company was located just down the alley from Kelcy's, Zond employees came in to eat almost every day and had mentioned that they were hiring. I went...
Pat and Lisa Caploe have both spent much of their lives, together and separately, traveling around the world as Christian missionaries. They moved into their Tehachapi home in late September 2021 and said this is the first home they have ever purchased. For the last six years, they were in San Jose in order to be closer to Pat’s dad who was in poor health. Prior to that, they had lived in Bakersfield for 13 years, working with the First Presbyterian Church at H Street and Truxton. It was f...
Something old #1 – Fake tech support scams I know we've talked about this before, but the fake tech support scammers are still out there. Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, the FBI, or anyone else will not call you about your computer. So you know that when, not if, someone calls you, it's a fake tech support scammer trying to take your money. You also know that while you're on the internet, any screen or web page that comes up telling you about terrible things going on in your computer and telling you t...
It has been awhile since I wrote – which was September 2021. An unexpected medical emergency put me in the hospital (and Pepe in a kennel) for several days. After we came home, there was the time-consuming task of adjusting to a new routine, one filled with frequent follow-up visits to the doctor and my body adjusting to the many prescription medications that are now required. Our activity slowed to a life of staying home, resting and recuperating from the surgery. Our only outings were now l...
Born in Duluth, Minnesota on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1913, Anthony "Tony" LeVier began life with the last name of Puck. When his father passed away, Tony's mother moved her two children to California for warmer weather. She remarried when Tony and his sister were teenagers and her new husband, Oscar LeVier, gave the children his name. During several interviews, Tony LeVier cited the epic 1927 flight of Charles Lindbergh crossing the Atlantic Ocean to Paris, France as his inspiration to...
On Monday Feb. 14, at approximately 5 a.m., officers from the Tehachapi Police Department were dispatched to a commercial burglary in progress at a liquor store in the 800 block of Tucker Road in the City of Tehachapi. Officers arrived on scene moments after receiving the call and immediately observed a Ford F-150 fleeing the scene southbound on Tucker Road. Officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop on the vehicle which fled from officers for approximately one mile before stopping. The vehic...
After careful consideration, Tehachapi Police Chief Kent Kroeger has rescinded his retirement and will remain chief of police in Tehachapi, a post he has held since 2014. Kroeger had initially announced his retirement in December of last year. The City of Tehachapi hired a consultant to conduct a national search for his replacement and while several qualified candidates applied, the challenges surrounding the law enforcement profession were apparent during the search process. "After careful...
It saddens our hearts to announce the passing of Mary Ellen Nichols. Our amazing and beloved Mom, Sister, Grandma, Great-grandma, Aunt, Cousin, and FRIEND. Mary was born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 20, 1929. She was raised in Pomona, California, and graduated from Pomona High School. During her high school years, she volunteered as a candy striper in her local hospital and helped raise her younger siblings. She loved to make people smile and laugh. She would do anything for you. She never...
The last Golden Hills Community Services District (GHCSD) meeting was held in late January and was attended by several community members who were greatly concerned about possible plans for the Golden Hills Nature Park. Recently, there has been some discourse about what to do with the 187 acres that currently make up the park, which used to be a golf course and is currently under the care and management of the GHCSD. However, the GHCSD was looking for community input and feedback on a video they...
Now hiring: Visitor Services Park Aides (seasonal) Great Basin District is seeking to hire multiple Visitor Services Park Aides for the 2022 spring Antelope Valley poppy season. The reporting location is the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve at 15101 Lancaster Road, Lancaster, California 93536 (16 miles east of Hwy 14). This position is seasonal, and works under the direction of the Supervising State Park Ranger. The visitor services park aide duties include operating the entrance station at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve,...
Larry Grant Barrett, aka Bear, passed away January 19, 2022, at the age of 84 after a long and courageous battle with mortality. It is difficult to convey the impact Larry made upon countless lives. His vision, sacrifice and hard work created Skylark North Glider Flight School, one of the finest soaring operations in the world. He established and has maintained one of the longest continuous contracts with the USAF Test Pilot School. He was a superb aviator, instructor, civil engineer, FAA...
On Feb. 10, Tehachapi Mayor Phil Smith and City Manager Greg Garrett were guest speakers at the Rotary Club's weekly meeting. The Mayor spoke first, sharing about several improvement projects the city is working on. "Grant money isn't that easy to get," he said, "but we have a staff that is very dedicated." Thanks to their dedication, grants have funded several city improvement projects, including that of planting 400 trees in an effort to "re-oak" the valley, mitigate greenhouse gases and beaut...
The gazebo at the lake has been torn down and rebuilt by a local hardworking Eagle Scout, Maverick Kendrick. New and improved, Maverick's Eagle project is finished. Thanks to all who donated, and thanks to the scouts and scoutmasters in the community who volunteered their time and skills to assist with this. Thanks to the Per Capita Grant from California State Parks, we will be aerating the lake and adding some playground equipment to both Horsethief and Man O' War Park. We will be replacing...
The board of the Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce announced this week that they have chosen a new president. Jeanette Pauer will take over the reins of the Chamber on February 21, filling the position that has been vacant since the passing of Ida Perkins. Pauer, who had been a local realtor, said that she has deactivated her realtor's license, and is looking forward to working with the entire community and the chamber board. When asked what prompted her to apply for the position, she said it was...
The Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) wants to thank its teachers and staff for their dedication to providing uncompromised excellence in the service of our students. The TUSD teachers and staff remain a positive influence in our schools and the impact they make with students and families extends well beyond the walls of the classroom. The TUSD Trailblazers recognizes two staff members per month who represent the excellence and values that make Tehachapi Unified School District so...
