Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Taco Samich is celebrating 17 years in business after having become a Tehachapi staple. Owners Irma Sanchez and Alfonso Gracian have contributed to Tehachapi's Downtown beautification by renovating their buidling inside and out in recent years, and what a difference those renovations have made. If you haven't tried Taco Samich you are missing out. They serve authentic Mexican food with excellent and quick service for dine-in or take-out. They offer breakfast, lunch and dinner and a large menu,...
The Local Scene! Highlights From Around Town. If you have pictures to share with us for The Loop's 'The Local Scene' please email them to [email protected]...
Homeowners looking for new ways to bring efficiency and style to their properties are encouraged to attend the 26th Annual Antelope Valley Fair Home Show presented by Rally Cadillac, Buick, GMC, Kia, Hyundai and co-sponsored by Lowes Home Improvement and California Dairy Distributors. The three-day event begins on Friday, March 21: Noon to 5 p.m. then Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23: 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Admission is free and parking is $5. This year's show features over 120 diverse vendors,...
When something happens repeatedly at my desk, you get to hear about it. Twice in the past few weeks we’re running into problems about federal tax returns and being able to independently verify their validity. In applying for a home loan, your lender is tasked with finding an outside source to verify everything you tell us. With regard to income, that means we want the IRS to confirm that the numbers you’re showing us on copies of your federal tax returns match what is in their system. This is ac...
Rick and Cindy Remillard had been trying to move to Tehachapi for five years. Last November they were finally able to realize their dream. They both still commute to Bakersfield for work, but Cindy says it is very much worth the trouble. Rick has been an engineer at San Joaquin Community Hospital for twenty-six years and, while he doesn’t really mind the commute, would like to explore the possibility of working closer to home. Cindy is a recruiter for Western Truck School, a job she has held f...
Some people don’t mind getting old, but few want to look the part these days. It’s all about aging gracefully. Know the keys to feeling and looking young and, most importantly, staying healthy as you age. Every day in this country, over 300 baby boomers turn 60 and all of them want to live a long and fulfilling life. Many people are becoming interested in anti-aging medicine. Simply put, anti-aging medicine is preventative health care based on the early detection, prevention and treatment of...
"The Trail" is the Pacific Crest Scenic Trail (PCT). It begins at the Mexican border, travels north through some of the most beautiful, at times the most dreadful, most picturesque and sometimes untidy scenes of the western edge of North America. Mountains, lakes, rivers, streams, wildlife, deserts and too many small things to mention are along the trail that wanders up-and-down and left-and-right, then ends up some 2,650 miles later. I chose to be a "section hiker." Little bites here and there...
My job over the last year has been to train a Labrador puppy as a service dog for a child with autism. Having graduated with an A.S. in Assistance Dog Education from Bergin University of Canine Studies last spring, I was thrilled to be hired as a trainer right out of the gate by a wonderful organization called Good Dog Autism Companions. GDAC, a small non-profit based in San Diego, is run by a couple whose thirteen year old son has autism, and whose lives were transformed by a service dog named...
With the tough economic times we are currently enduring, many people unfortunately find themselves unable to meet their financial obligations. In preparing our clients’ tax returns we are seeing an increasingly larger number of 1099-C (Cancellation of Debt) and 1099-A (Acquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property) forms. What are these forms, why are you receiving them, and what should you do if you receive one? When property is security for a loan and the lender forecloses on the loan, or p...
There are times that move swiftly…. This is one of those seasons for me. I have letters I haven’t answered and my filing is piled up. It’s an enjoyable fullness: our church’s Lenten kindness challenge; my upcoming installation as the settled pastor; an upcoming “Kirkin’ ‘O the Tartans” service on Tartan Day, April 6, to honor family heritage and peaceful unions; Holy Week; then three weeks working in Uganda, which I look forward to writing and blogging about later. Shew…. This morning the sun l...
The "big dream" for many singer-songwriters is to have their music used in film or TV scores. For Ernest Troost, it was the other way around. Troost became an Emmy Award-winning composer of movie and TV scores first, and only recently became an award-winning folk-blues songwriter, as well. "Songwriting was something I had put in the trunk and sat on for 20 years because it was an impractical thing to do," he said. "I hadn't done it since high school." Ernest Troost will perform at Fiddlers...
Bakersfield Community Theatre is proud to announce our next production, and the cap to our 87th Season: Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias,” directed by Pat Kerley. The play is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (Jessica Jans), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy (Tami Brunsell) dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser (Laura Ho); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee (Laurie Howle...
All Tehachapi Youth Art Contest Entry Forms are available now. Young artist don't miss this exciting event. 2014 will be the eighteenth year for the very successful All Tehachapi Youth Art Contest (ATYAC), sponsored by the Tehachapi Valley Art Association. This contest is a means to spotlight the creative efforts of the talented youth found within the greater Tehachapi area communities. Entry forms are now available at Gallery N' Gifts in downtown Tehachapi. The ATYAC is staffed and funded by vo...
As usual I was digging through my mother Marion Deaver’s files and found some notes about the early days of California City, CA. It was not enough for an entire column, so I went to the East Kern Historical Society for some more information. I think I have mentioned this before here, but my Mother was the first person to find proof of the community of California City actually coming into existence. Everyone denied that Nat Mendelsohn and his group were buying up land from the Mendeburu Ranch i...
Forty causes will each receive a $25,000 grant to help complete their project. Do you have an idea that would make your community a better place to live, and would $25,000 be a game-changer? State Farm is here with the assist. From March 3 through March 23, people from the United States and Canada can submit a cause for a chance to win one of 40 $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood Assist® grants. Applying is almost as easy as updating your Facebook status. Now in its third year, Neighborhood Assist is a youth-led philanthropic program that...
I’m sitting here at the keyboard trying to figure out what I’m going to say, while Moonpi my dog paces around my chair attempting to communicate with me. Sometimes it can be pretty obvious what he’s trying to tell me. For example, he has a pretty specific noise he makes that says, “I’ve lost my rawhide under the sofa. Get up and help me get it.” After lunch, when he thinks it is time for a walk, there’s not much chance of misunderstanding what he’s trying to say. For someone incapable of us...
Throughout my law enforcement career, I have had countless people from all walks of life thank my partners and I for the job we do, for being cops, and for protecting their families. I have always tried to keep things in perspective and to remember that I am a public servant and that my badge represents the public’s trust in me to do the right thing. Fire fighters are thanked on a regular basis for their heroism, and the risks they take to protect lives and property throughout their careers as well. There are many facets to public service a...
On Saturday March 22, Jon Hammond will talk on "Native Plants in Native Culture: How the Kawaiisu Used the Flora of the Tehachapi Mountains for Food, Fiber and Medicine" at the Tehachapi Depot at 6 p.m. The presentation will include demonstrations of some traditional uses of native plants, with plant samples and handmade items available for examination, with some traditional foods prepared for tasting. According to Jon Hammond, "The Kawaiisu Indian people depended on the plants around them to...
What is it? Preretirement is the stage of life before retirement and offers an opportunity to plan and save solely for your retirement years. Determining your retirement income needs when retirement is still in the future is not an exact science. You need to spend some time thinking about what sources of income you will have. After you’ve done that, you’ll need to estimate your retirement income needs. The further away retirement is, the harder it will be for you to get an accurate picture. The...
In the past, when we thought about hospice care we tend to conjure up only images of death because the bottom line is that someone we love or care a great deal about is dying. And while we can't change the bottom line, we can change the way we view hospice care. "Hospice care is about living to the highest quality possible during the time a person has left," shared Cherie Shoemake (who has been with Optimal Hospice Foundation for five years and has been Foundation Director for 15 months) and...
One of my most favorite things in fishing is to surf fish. Being on the beach, standing knee deep in the surf, and smelling the salt air just gets me going. There are fewer environments that are tougher to handle than the pounding surf, so you may ask why subject yourself to such a beating? Surf perch, croaker and halibut are but a few of the reasons. With spring and summer around the corner, the big female perch are cruising the beach ready to release their young. Surf perch on average run arou...
Today, two out of every three cancer patients will beat cancer; and one reason is the research conducted by groups such as the American Cancer Society. Relay For Life, an ACS event, has become the largest community event helping to raise funds for the ACS. The Tehachapi community has been Relaying for 10 years, and kicked-off their 11th year in February. Teams are now forming for the 2014 Relay for Life, which will be held July 12-13 once again at Coy Burnett Field at Jacobsen Middle School....
At Tehachapi Treasure Trove (TTT) Come and join the fun. No reservations necessary. Open Studios at the Treasure Trove do not require reservations – you can come and be inspired to do your best work (or play!) in our comfortable and creative environment any time the store is open. Open studio sessions are available for $5. Come on over and get busy being creative! Free coffee, tea and hot chocolate are available to folks participating in open studios and classes. – Monday evenings, 5 to 8 p.m. Open Studio – Watercolor. – Tuesday afterno...
• The Stallion Springs Police Department is seeking qualified men and women to join the new citizen volunteer program. Becoming part of this unit will allow local residents to give back to the community and assist our police department in the performance of their duties. Successful applicants will attend a four-day training course and then begin performing a variety of duties. Some of these duties will be administrative in nature, such as data entry and filling out reports. Other duties will be more physical in nature, such as assisting with t...
Greetings, fellow pet lovers. I am the Pet Nanny and I am so honored to bring you another heart warming story about the pets I care for and how they enhance our lives. I met Jack – a Golden Retriever Lab mix –, Simon – a very rambunctious Labrador – and Winston – a bold black Labrador – one sunny afternoon along a fence line. They greeted me with robust barking and a frenzy of wagging tails. Their owner explained they love to play fetch, and – after I greeted them – I began throwing their...
