Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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In the last article, we talked about the importance of creaming the butter and sugar. Now we're going to add the liquids to this essential creamed mixture. Eggs and any flavorings, such as vanilla extract, and liquids such as milk, molasses, honey, and any soft items such as cream cheese or peanut butter are added during this stage of mixing. They are the major source of moisture and protein in the cookie dough. But first, let's talk about the egg. Eggs primary function is to contribute to the...
"I had the right to be silent, but being Irish I didn't have the ability." That will start off the many one liners and jokes told with an Irish accent by ASCAP Singer/Songwriter/Author Ron Gaiser at the St. Paddy's Gourmet Dinner Party Club. The Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 25 at 6 p.m. at the Gaiser Family Ranch. Also performing live Irish music will be a trio composed of Dave Gamble, Debby Hand-Cutler, and Bri Brubaker. All three are teachers at Mountain Music. Dave and Debby were...
There’s a new survey out by ClosingCorp telling us that last year more than 50% of lender’s loan estimates to borrowers had to be revised before the close of escrow. Buyers complained that closing costs and fees were adjusted due to something about them or the loan. Hold the phone: That shouldn’t happen. We aren’t giving you a Loan Estimate until we’ve taken your loan application. You’ve told us everything we need to know so we can place your loan. There’s no reason for a surprise after that. U...
Most of us probably don’t answer a phone call when it’s from a number we don’t know. We know it’s probably some kind of scam trying to separate us from our money. Here are the newest phone scams to watch out for. Phone scam #1: In this scam you get a call from a robocall autodialer using fake caller ID information that hangs up before you can answer. The scammers might do this several times in a row, making you curious about the call. Don’t call back. Phone scam #2: Or you might get a call like...
Officers from the California Highway Patrol Mojave office and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, have coffee, and build relationships. Throughout the month of March and April The California Highway Patrol Mojave office will be hosting Coffee with a Cop meetings at various locations in Eastern Kern County. Coffee with a Cop provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the Department's work...
Ed and Lisa Sanchez arrived in Tehachapi on Jan. 28. For Ed it was coming home. He was born and raised here but had not lived here since high school. Although living in beautiful San Diego, they were ready for a simpler, less expensive lifestyle for their family. With his 25 years in the mortgage lending business, he has been added to the staff of Dignified Home Loans in downtown Tehachapi. Ed is the youngest of six children, three boys and three girls. One of his sisters still lives here and...
Extensions Whether you file a tax return by the April due date, or obtain an extension to file, filing an annual tax return is mandatory if your income is above a certain level, which will vary depending upon your filing status. Reasons to file an extension include waiting for an important document such as a late 1099 or K-1 form showing income which needs to be reported, you may be overseas and unable to file by the April deadline, or you may just be a habitual procrastinator. Whatever the...
Abundant rain and snow are greening the hillsides and vacant lots. Spring comes early in a Mediterranean climate. California (except for our deserts) is one of a handful of places in the world with this type of climate, which is characterized by moderate wet winters and hot dry summers. California native plants come to life with the winter rains, and many grow like crazy and bloom in early to mid-spring, while plants in the rest of the country are just starting to come out of winter dormancy. As summer gets hotter and dryer, many of the...
Dogs thrive when their lives include a balance of predictability and spontaneity. I believe the same is true for us humans, which is reason #4,325 why we and dogs make great life partners. If your dog is anything like mine, he might wake you up at precisely 6 a.m., ready for breakfast. At 3 p.m., he might stand up abruptly out of a dead sleep, and gaze longingly at the closet door behind which hangs his leash, and your walking shoes. Each day when you grab your favorite mug, and the rich aroma...
The Stallion CERT team held triage training at the March meeting. The team practiced how to determine various types of injuries and set priorities on further assistance. The theme of the Stallion Springs CERT monthly training on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Stallion Springs EOC, will be Evacuation Planning for our Animals. Will you know what to do with your animals after that inevitable disaster such as when a wildland fire strikes our communities? Do you have a plan? Have you...
On Monday, March 13, the Tehachapi Planning Commission was presented with three resolutions regarding the proposed Flying J Travel Center which will be located at the corner of Tehachapi Blvd. and Steuber Rd. Travis Crawford, Principal Environmental Planner for Crawford & Bowen Planning, Inc. of Visalia, made a visual presentation of their Environmental Impact Report to the Committee. He said that the project will encompass 12.44 acres with 2/3 being devoted to the Flying J Travel Center and...
When South Street Digital owner Lydia Chaney walked into Tehachapi City Hall with two cardboard boxes on March 15, the city's Economic Development Coordinator Michelle Vance whooped and ran to open one of the boxes. She triumphantly held up a newly printed colorful tri-fold brochure. "It's the trail map! The mountain bike trails! The Tehachapi Mountain Trail Association (TMTA) brochure is a guide map of winding, sometimes angular loops of pathway that mountain bikers and other volunteers...
Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) has graciously given the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi 60 tickets to the opening night of "The Best of Broadway" concert on Friday, March 24. Tickets are being sold to raise funds to help Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi do what they do best: Help local kids. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for children, and it includes dinner. The Kiwanis Club will be serving George's Famous Chili, spaghetti, salad, and dessert at 6 p.m. inside Friendship Hall, at 100 East E St. in...
Program Provides Career-Path and Self Sufficiency Twenty recruits from Class 32 of the Hall EMT Academy graduated on Tuesday, March 7, at the Party Palace Reception Hall, 930 19th Street, with friends and family members in attendance to help celebrate their accomplishments. The Hall EMT Academy is not just a school, but a pathway to starting their EMS career at Hall Ambulance. Recruits are full-time employees who learn everything they need to get started working as an emergency medical...
Today, We Honor The Overall Man Classic Bill Mead Reprinted with permission I’m sure it has already occurred to you that we don’t age at a steady rate. We go along for years feeling good and looking presentable and then all of a sudden the passing years gang up on us and we start feeling unfamiliar pains and gasping at our images in the mirror. It seems to happen almost overnight. I was still hiking all over the mountains in my early fifties. Now a stroll around the block leaves me whe...
Competition stiffened in the 80th Annual Student Speaker Contest, sponsored by the Lions Club throughout California. Narrowing the field, Sandra Flores has won the Desert Zone B Contest, receiving $150 on a quest to win the $21,000 scholarship prize. Flores, a student at Boron High School, made her first presentation to the Boron Lions Club. The competition begins at the local level and students progress through the ranks until there is but one winner remaining. Official judges Larry Hill,...
Are you a woman in business or someone who has always thought about having her own business? If so, there’s an event coming up, and it is designed just for you. The event, happening on Saturday, April 1, is called Wine, Women, and Wealth, and it’s going to be great. There will be great wine from two of Kern County’s local award winning vineyards, Great women who are going to tell their stories about owning and operating a small business and what it took for them to achieve their success, and i...
Every Tuesday at Uneek Findz in Tehachapi, you can meet the "Cupcake" Lady. Vicki Conroy said she started "Cupcake Tuesdays" so people can try the different flavors of cakes she makes. Working out of her home, Conroy creates custom and personalized desserts. Vicki says she loves to design things. Her inspiration comes from pleasing customers and creating things they like. After working for thirty years in the grocery industry Conroy retired as bakery manager at Albertsons. Last August, she...
There has been a lot in the media about the planetary system found recently around the star TRAPPIST-1. That’s the small dwarf star with seven terrestrial planets that were announced in February. Terrestrial planet just means smaller and probably rocky. Given that the star is only 40 light years away, it’s virtually in our backyard. But still it is small. It only has about 11% the radius of our own Sun. It was only discovered back in 1999 and was given an unpronounceable alpha-numeric designatio...
At the DPER Life Center we are often asked about the different types of counseling we offer. Primarily we are a Christian Counseling Center that offers specific Christian “based” licensed Marriage and Family Counseling and “Christian Life Coaching” for those in the faith community. However, we also offer Licensed Marriage and Family Counseling for those who do not necessarily consider themselves Christians or members of any type of religious grouping. In essence then, we offer licensed counsel...
One Platinum and Three Gold Honors Qualifies Studio Elite Dance to compete at Showstoppers National Finals. At their first competition of the season Studio Elite Dance Competition Team took top honors against dozens of dance studios from around the state at Showstopper Dance Championships. This is the largest dance competition in the USA, and as an annual Anaheim event. This is the second year for the Studio Elite Dance competition team consisting of members ranging from 8-15 years olds...
Two-time Grammy-winning guitarist Laurence Juber will make his fourth appearance in Tehachapi on Saturday, April 1, at Fiddlers Crossing. Juber is a world-renowned guitar virtuoso, composer and arranger, who won his first Grammy as lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's Wings. Since then, he has become particularly noted for his finger style interpretations of Beatles songs, including two CDs from the Beatle songbook. One of them, "LJ Plays The Beatles," was voted one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine's...
3. What will your retirement benefit be? Your Social Security retirement benefit is based on the number of years you’ve worked and the amount you’ve earned. Your benefit is calculated using a formula that takes into account your 35 highest earnings years. If you earned little or nothing in several of those years, it may be to your advantage to work as long as possible, because you may have the opportunity to replace a year of lower earnings with a year of higher earnings, potentially res...
Event Come and join the fun. No reservations necessary. First Friday Fun Fest, April 7, 5 to 8 p.m. Tehachapi Treasure Trove will celebrate First Friday. Featuring artist April Heller, maker of Ancient Oaks Sugar Scrubs. These Therapeutic Scrubs made with essential oils work as an exfoliate to rejuvenate and restore the skin. Join us to meet April and enjoy our usual food, wine, good conversation and laughter along with music by Art Larsen on clarinet. Open Studios Open Studios at the Treasure...
At the March 1 meeting of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council, Tom Mendes regional representative of the State Board of Equilization presented a new tax exemption available to many small businesses. He told the group that most people don't know that if they produce anything, they may only have to pay about half of the sales tax on any equipment purchased after July 1, 2014. There are just a few forms to fill out and the claim can be retroactive He said that there are about 500 or...
