Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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March is National Women's History Month here in the United States, which is also just a small part of a global celebration; International Woman's Day, March 8, is a celebration of women and their accomplishments observed annually, world-wide. The beginnings of the month's celebrations in our country can be traced back to 1848 when women were barred from speaking at an anti-slavery convention. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott got a few hundred people together for the nation's first...
Hall Ambulance is looking to hire and train the next generation of EMS workers starting this May with Class 44 of the Hall EMT Academy. The zero-cost paid training program prepares individuals to become licensed emergency medical technicians in about 10 weeks. On successful completion, they are guaranteed job placement with Hall Ambulance, where they will respond to emergency and non-emergency requests for medical aid. Graduates of the Hall EMT Academy start at $43,825.60/year, which is well...
The Loop newspaper turned 22 years old this March. The newspaper wouldn't be here without our community and great staff. We thank our contributors, advertisers and readers for your support over the years....
The Salvation Army of Tehachapi is having a food giveaway on Wednesday, April 5 at 8 a.m. Pantry staples will include canned vegetables, beans, peanut butter, jelly, chili, pasta, flour, sugar, rice, salt, oatmeal and cereal. It will be drive-thru pickup only, and food will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. No appointment is necessary. The Salvation Army of Tehachapi is located at 538 E. Tehachapi Blvd....
Saturday, March 25 will be the third Energy Fair at Healthy Hippie Trading Co., located in Old Town, Tehachapi. The fair is a wonderful opportunity to learn about energy healing and meet some incredible people without having to spend a lot of money. There will be four healers available to meet with privately at a discounted rate of $30 for a 30 minute session. Not sure what energy healing is? No problem. There will be someone available to just chat, plus you can check out the biographies of the...
Wednesday, March 22 will be the date for the next Tehachapi Blood Drive, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB). The blood drive is also seeking donors for platelets and plasma, these types of donations take a little longer and help, burn victims and cancer patients. HCBB will joining forces with Tehachapi Vineyard Church, Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District, and the City of Tehachapi once again to provide an opportunity to donate blood for our community in Kern...
Tehachapi Girl Scout Troop 8014 was the primary focus of the March 6 City Council meeting. Before the meeting, the scouts were selling Girl Scout Cookies to everyone including the members of the City Council. The first order of business was for Mayor Michael Davies to proclaim March 12 as National Girl Scout Day. March 12 marks the 111th anniversary of the founding of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America by Juliette Gordon Low. Certificates of recognition were given to each of the...
Compliance Training Group here with an employee health and wellness update. Winter has definitely been unique and stronger this year than the past few years with the weather. That along with the common cold and flu, new variants of the variants, and allergies altogether in the work environment may have taken a financial hit on some businesses. As employers we want employees to stay home and get well so they don't affect their co-workers. However, that is easier said than done. Most employees...
Easter egg hunts can trace their origins to a medieval practice where the priest of a parish would give the choir boys a hard boiled egg a little before midnight. The egg would be passed around like a game of hot potato until midnight, the start of Easter Sunday. The boy holding the egg would win. The egg itself was a prized midnight snack he could enjoy before mass. Thankfully, these days hard boiled eggs are more likely to grace an Easter brunch table than be given as a gift or prize. If you...
The Tehachapi Mountains can be a challenging place to garden. Many of the plants carried in chain stores or purchased out of town and brought to Tehachapi don't thrive here. California native plants tend to have a much better success rate, and you can get some of them locally at an upcoming plant sale held in conjunction with Earth Day on April 22. The Tehachapi Resource Conservation District is announcing the return of their annual Native Plant Sale for 2023. A variety of California...
Roses generally do well in Tehachapi, and my recommendation for one of the best miniature roses you can raise here is the adorable Rainbow's End. This little rose is noteworthy because its yellow blossoms are tinged with red, then as the flowers mature, they turn a darker orangish red. The hotter it gets, the redder the blossoms turn as they age. At any given time, different flowers on the same rose bush will be at various stages, so there will be different colored roses on same plant. This...
A reverse mortgage is a term you may or may not be familiar with. The formal name is a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM). Simply put, it reverses the equity in your home to cover expenses. To understand how it works, it is easiest to compare to a standard mortgage which would be considered a "forward mortgage." In a forward mortgage you make a payment every month. Part of the payment covers the interest charges and part of the payment reduces the balance of your loan, increasing your home e...
It's that time again! Time for Karl's Hardware's $500 merchandise giveaway. The winner, who will be randomly drawn, will have the opportunity to spend $500 in merchandise from our giveaway catalog. Stop in for your chance to win. You will more than likely run into Annabelle, pictured in our cover ad. Annabelle is an important part of the Karl's team, and is happy to assist you. From cashier to sales floor, she is here to help with a friendly smile. Vince, who is pictured on this page, is the...
Tehachapi is about to become a hub for international and domestic hikers. Trekkers from all over the world start arriving in our amazing community from the Pacific Crest Trail, a hiking trail starting in Mexico and ending at the Canadian border. The trail is about 2,663 miles long and extends through California, Oregon and Washington. The trail usually takes hikers over six months to complete. This winter's snow and stream crossings will make the trail especially difficult. When the hikers start...
On Thursday, March 9, a packed house greeted the CSD Board at the monthly meeting. General Manager Bill Malinen surprised the gathering with an announcement of his pending retirement. It will be difficult to find another general manager with credentials to meet his. In public comments several members of the public took some members of the Board to task for social media, shall we say, “indiscretions.” Those bringing the issue forth received good support from the crowd. The main task in front of the Board that evening was to pick committee mem...
Rising Star Riders (RSR), in conjunction with Tehachapi Arts Center Co-op (TAC) present the inaugural 5x5 art show and sale. The show will take place on May 5, doors opening at 5:55 p.m. All art is sized 5”x5” and will be sold for $55.55! We are seeking submissions of artwork for an inaugural fundraising event with 100% of the proceeds going to Rising Star Riders, a therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with developmental, physical and emotional challenges. This is planned as an annual fundraising event, providing art...
Are you a business owner who has wanted to offer a retirement plan to your employees, but you've been stymied by the costs involved? If so, you may be interested to learn about new legislation that can help open the door to the same type of plan enjoyed by employees of large companies. At the end of 2022, President Biden signed into law the SECURE 2.0 Act, which, among many other provisions, provides tax credits for business owners who want to open a 401(k) plan. The tax credit was introduced...
Students from schools across Kern County competed in the 40th annual Kern County History Day on March 4. Individuals or groups with the highest scores in each category are now eligible to participate in California History Day, April 15-16 at Sacramento State. Those who win at state become eligible to advance to National History Day. Research for the county event had been going on since the beginning of the school year as students prepared historical papers, exhibits, performances, documentaries...
Raymond Heit passed away on March 6 at the age of 102. He was a resident of Bear Valley for 50 years. Raymond was the devoted husband of Shirley, a father to Patricia Jaeger, grandfather to Jeffrey, and great-grandfather to Beau, Pryce and Reeve. He lived a long and fulfilling life of creativity, passion, caring and love. He was a champion model airplane builder, played golf till he was 95, and was an avid reader of history. In his younger days he built and sailed boats and snow skied. We will...
I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time, letting websites show notifications about new messages and emails, even when the browser is closed. But somehow, websites started abusing the notifications feature somewhere along the way. For example, if you visit a web page just once to read an article or check on a sale, that site can send you notification messages. Honestly, it can be, best case, annoying, and, worst case, unproductive. But we have tools to manage those pesky browser...
I sometimes ponder on how to say enough about a book I review without giving away too much. It's always a precarious balance, enticing the reader into the story while leaving enough yet to be found. This week I am in a conundrum because the topic of my main book is fairies, or faeries in the author's choice of spelling. Do you believe in faeries? I chose the new publication "Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries," a novel by Heather Fawlett, because it is March and I like to reference the...
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association and Gallery 'N' Gifts is at it again. When the Stallion Springs Community Center sent out a request for help with supplies for their upcoming youth craft days and summer camp art projects, TVAA rallied once again to be sure Tehachapi youth could get their creativity flowing. TVAA holds several artistic fundraising events each year. A photo contest in February and August, Makers Markets in June and August, the Tehachapi All Youth Art Contest in April, and Chalk...
Those attending the VIP opening event of Art 2023 Tehachapi on July 21 will have the opportunity to meet 50 nationally known plein air painters, including Frank Ordaz. Ordaz is one of 50 artists returning to Tehachapi for the third time in May to paint local landscapes and display their finished work at the nationally recognized art show that is held annually in Tehachapi at the Aspen Builders Community Center. Ordaz is a native Californian, born and raised in East Los Angeles. His parents were...
I got hooked on concerts when I was young. I remember seeing the band Cream on Sunset and a Coke cost more than I made an hour. Over the years I've seen a lot of great concerts. I've seen Sinatra at Universal, Willie Nelson at the Fox, Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder at the Bowl, Paul McCartney in Fresno, Elton John and the Eagles at Dodger Stadium, George Strait and Lionel Richie in Vegas. When Laurie and I travel we always check out the location to see if there is a good concert going on, it's j...
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association is excited to announce their 2023 All Tehachapi Youth Art Contest. Submission forms and rules can be found on the upcoming events page of their website at www.galleryngifts.com. Submissions will be accepted at Gallery 'N' Gifts from March 24-April 2. Attend First Friday April 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. for a sneak peek at the delightful artwork of our Tehachapi Youth. Refreshments will be served. We also have a special cookies and punch reception where the award...
