Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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It was standing room only at the Police Department Community Room the evening of March 19 when TVRPD Board Chairman Laura Lynne Wyatt and General Manager Michelle Vance presented their concept for the development of a new multi-use community center and for upgrading Recreation and Parks District's existing facilities. They asked the City to support them in their efforts to research and place a bond measure on the November ballot to finance the project. Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park...
The Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District board of directors wanted to say yes, but state regulations say no to swimming in Brite Lake. At its Mar. 21 meeting at the 22901 Banducci Road district headquarters, the board agreed to share district counsel Bernard Barmann's "Privileged and Confidential Memorandum" of research on the issue of swimming in the lake with the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District (TVRPD) and let the Rec & Park District decide how to pursue it. The Rec & Park...
The Tehachapi Gandy Dancers enjoyed a 4-day weekend of dance and camaraderie, despite the rain. They attended the 52nd Annual Bakersfield Fiesta and assisted the United Square Dancers Association of Kern County, also known as USDA, in hosting the event. The USDA is comprised of the Gandy Dancers, along with the Joaquin Squares of Bakersfield, Mountain Squares of Frazier Mountain, and the Bakersfield Rounders. Together, they made sure that all dancers attending had a great time despite the rainy...
The Tehachapi Police Foundation will be hosting the second annual banquet to honor the Officer of the Year, Police Volunteer of the Year, Police Explorer of the Year and Civilian Employee of the Year. Mark your calendar for Thursday, May 17, 2018. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with drinks & appetizers, followed by dinner, dessert and awards presentations. The banquet will be held at the Rose Garden Estate. Tehachapi Police Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation founded to cultivate...
Bear Valley Community Services District is pleased to announce the appointment of Timothe Melanson to serve as Chief of Police for Bear Valley Police Department. Melanson has had a distinguished career in law enforcement, spending the majority of his career with the Kern County Sheriff's Office, and achieving the rank of Patrol Operations Commander. He has also served as a Deputy, Senior Deputy, Sergeant, and Lieutenant in a variety of special assignments and in smaller sub-stations across the...
Ready for the rain In anticipation of the storms, the Stallion Springs Community Services District provided sand and sandbags to members of the community. The sand stockpiles were located at 28500 Stallion Springs Drive and were available to all residents of Stallion Springs. Residents were limited to eight sandbags per household, and were being provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Residents needing bags were able to pick up empty bags at the Stallion Springs Community Services...
Today, We Honor The Overall Man Classic Bill Mead Reprinted with permission My daughter met me the other morning and warned me that I had shaving cream still smeared on my chin. Actually it was residue of a glazed doughnut (which I am not supposed to eat) so I didn't tell her. When I was younger I often wondered why old men don't pay attention to their appearance. Now I know. When you get to be my age, looking in the mirror can be unbearable torture. I'd rather wander around with sugar on my...
Things are always changing here at Windswept. There are happy moments, then sad, then happy. This time of the year, we are always happy to welcome new babies. We have lambs on the ground and they will steal your heart. But happy is on overload this year. There are new faces here that were not a part of a plan, but instead came as big surprises. Last July, I went on a road trip with my Grands to Texas. I rented a car instead of driving my van to help me behave because Texas is a dangerous place...
Local Tehachapi residents marched on Saturday, March 24 displaying their frustration with the lack of reformed gun control. Not pictured: A spontaneous counter protest showed up later in the day in support of the 2nd Amendment. Photos by Nick Smirnoff (NPPA)....
Local Tehachapi artist Chris Paschke is one of only twenty-five artists that are being featured in the current online exhibition "In Search of Hidden Meaning", March 12 through June 12, 2018. An artist celebrating her 20th year with Wild Apple Graphics, Woodstock VT, also represented by Studio EL, Emeryville Calif., and Grand Image, Seattle Wash., Paschke is identified by her varied art in calligraphy – the art of the written word; Sumi-e, a traditional form of Japanese ink painting; w...
