Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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I started practicing medicine in Tehachapi in 1964, and for much of that time, I was the only general practitioner in the area. In the seven years after I started, I only took a single vacation, for a month – while I was recovering from having surgery myself. Other than that I was basically always on call and worked seven days a week. – Dr. Vincent Troy Dr. Troy had a private practice and also worked for many years at Tehachapi Hospital. Most longtime Tehachapi residents who were born at Teh...
There was once a sizeable French presence in Kern County, and among the identifiable French miners who were active in the Tehachapi Valley (in the 1870s) but gave up mining and became settlers were Jean Pierre Bizac, Charles Henri Doriot, Pierre Lestelle and Victor Ponsard. Leon and Lydie Abonel were a French couple in Kern County, and ordinarily Mrs. Abonel cooked her husband a breakfast of coffee, bread and eggs, but if he was in a hurry she gave him two raw eggs in a glass of wine. – Dr. M...
Michael William Garcia, 70, passed away on Feb. 12, in Bakersfield, California. He was born in Los Angeles, California on Sept. 19, 1951, to Joseph and Agnes Garcia. Michael and Frances were married on May 12, 1984. Mike was a journeyman Diesel Mechanic and worked for Caterpillar for over 30 years and then joined The Home Depot where he worked for over 13 years and got to work alongside his wife, Frances. Mike loved to play the guitar, work on his Camaro and his old Chevy truck. He had a strong...
If you were wondering about all the concrete structures on the side of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks near the Tehachapi Depot Museum and the Park & Ride, he UP Railroad is upgrading drainage culverts near Cable siding. That is the area where a BNSF train derailed on January 13, 2022. A workman on the project told me that the BNSF train went into emergency stop due to issues with the air brakes, which caused the derailment. Some of the work can be viewed from the Meadowbrook Park walking...
Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association President Sonja Bronson giving a $1,000 donation to Tehachapi Community Theater President Dave Faber....
Kick off the morning with Coffee with the Mayor at the Kamenz Kafe and then head over to the Tehachapi Blood & Platelet Drive at TVRPD’s West Park. On Thursday, March 17, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. the City of Tehachapi will host the next Coffee with the Mayor event at Kamenz Kafe (formerly the Coffee Mill). “This has been a great way to stay connected to our community, we have some great conversations. The people who live and work here in Tehachapi get a chance to talk to us one on one, we listen to what they have to say and answer their questions...
