Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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With their well-deserved awards in hand, The Dance Craze (TDC) Competition Teams, once again, return to Tehachapi proud, after a successful weekend at competition. "Each one of our dancers were so inspired after the last competition, they were ready to dominate the stage at Rainbow," says Instructor Carrie Soldati, and it looks like they did! Rainbow Dance Competition was held in Southern California, and the competing dancers were strong, but that did not stop TDC's Elite Team from winning...
Over the last several months, The Save Mart Companies has made a significant investment to modernize its Tehachapi store. The project is almost done, and it's time to celebrate! "You'll want to shop here all day," said Store Manager Tim King. "The store will offer more products and services that families today want. We can't wait to show off to the community what's essentially a brand new store." Please join us for the Grand Reopening ribbon cutting ceremony at 841 Tucker Road, Tehachapi, on...
Traveling past Darlene's Real Swell Toys on N. Mill St in Tehachapi, you will see this mural. The original concept was drawn by Luke Boyd, and Lyn Bennett painted the finished design. Come by and check it out, and while you are at it, bring the kids and take some pictures. Darlene's Real Swell Toys is located at 103 West H St. at the corner of H and N. Mill St....
Today, We Honor The Overall Man Classic Bill Mead Reprinted with permission Considering how gracious she is about most things, my wife can go ape about a few things that bother her. Like truck drivers. She thinks they all get together once a week to plot how they can run her off the road. This unhealthy and, in my opinion, grossly distorted notion stems from an incident more than 40 years ago when a truck crowded her on a narrow bridge. At least she thought the truck was crowding her. Now when...
Gotta love the media. They scream at us that interest rates are worse, and that interest rates are better. All they’re doing is reading from a teleprompter – so what’s true? It’s all about context. The Federal Open Market Committee did indeed raise the Federal Funds Rate at their March 15 meeting. So, “rates are up”, right? Not in our market. Mortgage rates actually liked it and are slightly better since the hike. The stock market has been on a tear since November. So, “rates are down”, right?...
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. It's Graduation Season again. If your child is graduating from high school or college, you have reason to celebrate. But what should you give to your newly minted diploma holder? You might want to consider offering a combination of financial gifts and tips, which, taken together, could set your graduate on a path toward a successful, independent life. What sort of gifts and tips should you consider?...
I found an article of my mom, Marion Deaver that she wrote in 1956. I know that because she actually wrote the year on it! If you read my column regularly you know I am always complaining and trying to guess the year she wrote something because she always cut the date off when she clipped her articles to save them. With that said, the article proclaimed that predictions made a few years earlier that the desert would be a new frontier was gradually coming true. She added that “the women of the d...
At the end of February, Robert Stevens arrived in Tehachapi from Sunnyvale, Calif. to begin his new job as Nondestructive Engineer with The Spaceship Company in Mojave. Basically, his job will be to test metals and other materials for defects and weaknesses. For the last six and a half years, Robert worked for Northrup Grumman Marine Systems in Sunnyvale. He had grown tired of commuting and the Bay area traffic. He said he was starting to think about retiring. Then he heard through a Facebook...
(From CALDA, California Association of Legal Document Assistants) What is "probate?" The word "probate" is the term generally used to describe what happens to a person's property when he or she dies. The primary purpose of a probate proceeding is to make sure all of the decedent's debts are paid and that the remaining property is distributed to the rightful owner(s). In California, different methods are used depending on the fair market value of the assets and how title is held. Non-probate prop...
Trusts have been used as an integral part of sophisticated tax and financial arrangements for centuries. Exactly how they are used depends on a person’s particular goals, current tax rules, and other factors. Hopefully this article helps you to understand some ways a trust may help you. A trust is an arrangement in which title to property is held by someone for another’s benefit. The trust can be established to benefit the person creating it (the grantor), or to benefit another (the beneficiary). Trusts can operate during the grantor’s life,...
Guest Speaker Karen Pestana will present her annual report on the Tehachapi bluebird nest box program at the Audubon-Tehachapi meeting, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the Golden Hills Elementary School Cafeteria, 20215 Park Road. For the last seventeen years Karen has coordinated the effort of many volunteers to maintain the nest boxes, monitor the birds' nesting progress, and report the findings to Cornell University Lab of Ornithology's NestWatch program. In addition to an update on...
4. When should you begin receiving retirement benefits? Should you begin receiving benefits early and receive smaller payments over a longer period of time, or wait until your full retirement age or later and receive larger benefits over a shorter period of time? There’s no “right” answer. It’s an individual decision that must be based on many factors, including other sources of retirement income, your marital status, whether you plan to continue working, your life expectancy, and your tax pic...
It was an article in Parade Magazine that inspired Mayor Pro Tem Susan Wiggins to launch a campaign called Be Kind. She explained, at a Kiwanis meeting, that the article suggested ways cities could promote kindness by supporting senior citizens, partnering with community groups, and encouraging the granting of scholarships. She realized our city was already doing these things, and perhaps we just needed to remind ourselves to be kind, to smile at people we see, to be slow to anger, and to help...
This article is being rerun in this issue because we inadvertently misspelled Mr. Mayberry's name. Our apologies to Bob Mayberry and Ashmore Motors. Bob Mayberry's story began in the early 1970s at a Ford dealership in the San Fernando Valley. That's when you could buy a brand new Ford Thunderbird for under $10,000. Throughout his career he has had the opportunity to retail just about everything that has four wheels, from the common family car to commercial trucks and RVs. His time in the...
Despite the wind and cold temperatures along with the clouds threatening rain and fog, the Tehachapi Gandy Dancers Square Dance Club hosted their Spring Fling Dance. People representing the Joaquin Squares from Bakersfield, the Bakersfield Rounders, the Aces & Deuces from Palmdale, and our own Tehachapi Gandy Dancers braved the elements to enjoy a night of dancing and camaraderie. Rod Shuping graced us with outstanding calls and good humor for square dancing. Square dancers danced to a variety...
This winter has been unusually brutal for Tehachapi astronomers (and less than optimal for local pilots). I was happy to seize any opportunity for a little binocular time with the Orion Nebula and the Pleiades. With the weather certain to improve, it's time to resume my monthly column on all things aerospace. Despite growing tension with Russia, all is well aboard the International Space Station. Camaraderie is high and we're still getting rides on their Soyuz rockets. Still, I'm glad that...
Leslie Reynolds' Memoir of Her Famous Aunt, Debbie Reynolds I first met Leslie Reynolds when she played the part of "Noah" in Tehachapi Community Theater's 2014 production of "110 In the Shade" by N. Richard Nash. Leslie was dressed in macho western garb, enhanced by a mustache Tom Selleck could admire. She was fun, funny and immensely kind. If you've ever seen any of Leslie's on-stage performances, you quickly realize the family talent gene pool didn't skimp on Leslie Reynolds. Somehow she...
Are you noticing signs of spring? I hope new things are budding that you are excited to see bloom both outdoors in nature and within your personal life. Each spring we are greeted by new delights if we look around: baby kittens, baby chickens, “pink snow” from blossoms on a windy day, small green leaves unfurling on trees. Take a walk around your neighborhood and really notice the plants and miracles all around. When we are filled with awe and wonder it improves our mood. Gratitude opens us to...
You’re finally ready. After years of hearing from your friends about all the ways MacOS and Apple hardware is better than Windows or PC hardware, you’re ready to make the switch from PC to Mac. Or, maybe after watching as Apple focused on iPads and iPhones while letting their entire iMac and MacBook Pro lines miss out on the latest hardware, you started thinking about Windows. Then Apple finally refreshed the MacBook Pro line but made you buy dongles for most of your peripherals, and the...
First Fridays have become a popular event of fun, refreshments, hospitality and shopping at all the participating venues. Gallery 'N' Gifts will be featuring Youth Art. Gallery 'N' Gifts is located at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. (See article on this page.) Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 East Tehachapi Boulevard, right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. Featured artists will be April Heller and Meagan Bower (see article on this page). Come see what is happening and join the fun, food, wine, conversation, and music...
Come join us for our 37th Annual Tortoise Days and help us make History! The Parade will be on April 29, at 10 a.m. It runs from Ace Hardware to Friends Tires on Cal City Blvd. Central Park Festivities will be located at 10400 Heather Ave. California City, 93505 10:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sat. Admission $1 for ages 5 & up. Come join us for live vibrant Irish music with Mayde in Ireland, mouth -watering food, skillfully made crafts, art show, 50/50 raffle, kids arena, live tortoise, photos with the...
The Blue Team did a tremendous job the weekend of March 25-26 at the Sacramento Regional competition held on the campus of UC Davis. Students met lots of amazing people and got to talk about their robot and their programs. The robot performed well, with minor hiccups that were taken care of quickly by the fast actions of the students. Thanks to their hard work and excellent communication skills, the students earned the Engineering Inspiration Award, giving them a seat at the Championships in...
The City of Tehachapi has completed a water conservation project that will save approximately 38 acre feet of potable water each year (there are 325,851 gallons per each acre foot). The water conservation project was completed by the Public Works Department. City staff used 450 feet of two inch pipe to bring treated effluent water from the Recycled Water Pump Station to the Headworks for daily operation of the JWC Screenings, Washer, and Compactor Preliminary Treatment System. The project took...
I love spring. As a minister of the Gospel, I look not only to the weather of the changing seasons for inspiration, but I look to the seasons of the church as well. In the tradition of the church year, the season of Lent prepares us for the celebration of Easter. Lent is a time of self-examination, prayer, fasting, and generous giving to those in need. This year, Tehachapi Valley United Methodist Church has focused its giving during Lent in a "Campaign for Kids." By supporting local and global...
The Global Missions Team from the Community Congregational Church (100 E. "E" Street) is sponsoring a raffle to support one of their causes, the Pearls of Africa Children's Home in Uganda. The Home provides loving care, education, and life skills for 29 children of all ages, displaced from their families by civil war, HIV/AIDS, and extreme poverty. Lynne Bauer, local quilt artist and friend of good causes, has generously donated one of her creations (see photo,) which will be given away on...
