Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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"We are so fortunate to have an educated and experienced local travel agent now", that's what people in Tehachapi are saying about Jenni Richard, the owner of Travel by Jenni. Jenni opened up her office in town on Brian Way in November, but has been running her business since 2006. Her agency specializes in all inclusive resorts, groups, and river and ocean cruising. She has lived in England and traveled to twenty-five countries thus far. The main message that she wants people to hear is that...
For 2017 we have some exciting stuff going on over at Local Craft Beer, Tehachapi. We will continue to host the popular "Open Mic Night" every Wednesday at 6pm where local artists come to practice, play, or jam with other musicians. We have also decided to start bottling some of our beers. We are going to start very slow as I have to hand fill, label, and cap each bottle. Bottle Club members will get 2 bottles of our Bourbon Barrel Aged beers every quarter with access to different bottled beers...
The first meeting of the Tehachapi Mountain Rodeo Association took place and the schedule for this coming year was announced. Their are six Junior Rodeo competitions scheduled this year. We invite everyone to these free rodeo events starting in May. Your attendance helps support youth interest in the sport of Rodeo and the western traditions and values of honesty, fairplay, and the western lifestyle itself. Summer will bring the annual Bad Bulls Rodeo which will take place on Tuesday, July 4,...
Come on out and join your friends and neighbors for the 10th annual Main Street Tehachapi Valentines Wine Walk. This fun event will be held in Downtown Tehachapi on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 6 to 9 p.m., rain or shine. A selection of delicious wines, including offerings from our local vineyards, will be specially paired with homemade chocolates provided by Linda's Cakes and Things. Local business owners will be your hosts, as they open up their doors to welcome you. Appetizers will also be...
We got a great surprise from FHA this week: They’re lowering mortgage insurance premiums! Good news for buyers and refinancers alike. Since interest rates have moved over the last quarter, it’s time for the briefest look at what affordability feels like right now in the 93561. These figures are rough estimates for the “most perfect” of buyers, and lots of things can affect who qualifies for similar terms and who doesn’t. At the very least, it gives us the flavor of what’s happening now. The re...
Welcome to Tehachapi to Kellie Dudevoir, the new owner of Canine Creek Pet Wash and Boutique. Kellie sold her house in La Habra Heights, Orange County and purchased a new home and business in Tehachapi. She arrived on Dec. 26 to snow and ice. In 2010, Kellie had visited her best friend, Callie Murray, who lives here and while running errands, they stopped at Canine Creek. She thought it was the cutest place, loved the idea and took pictures. Fast forward to 2016, now divorced and with both of...
Today, We Honor The Overall Man Classic Bill Mead Reprinted with permission One of the things I like best about my home town of Tehachapi is its one-of-a-kind name. I haven’t heard of another Tehachapi anywhere in our galaxy. I also take perverted pleasure in the fact that Tehacgapi doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue. I always look forward to calling in a catalog order and hearing the sharp intake of breath as our town’s noble name pops up on the monitor. One time the order clerk went entir...
"The Jolly Routine" is a term coined by the renowned canine behaviorist William Campbell. It means a pet parent "acts" relaxed and happy, even in moments they may feel otherwise, as a way of convincing their dog that no threat is present. My dog Fred had developed some reactivity issues toward other dogs (as they move toward him, in tight, indoor spaces). When Fred was first released from his duties as a service dog (for a child with autism), we had several incidents during which another dog...
Google makes things convenient, and that convenience comes, in part, because of what Google ‘knows’ about you and your habits. Everything you search for at home or on your phone, where you go with your phone, and if you’ve ever use OK Google, it keeps that too. To be fair, Google does give us a way to see what they’re capturing about us and even ways to delete a lot of it. If you’ve ever used the ‘OK, Google’ feature on your phone or laptop, Google keeps a recording and a transcript of...
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Let’s begin with changes under Obamacare. The Internal Revenue Service has 5 tax forms as part of your federal tax return. Some of you will receive a Form 1095 (do not throw this away, we will need the information to prepare your 2016 federal tax return). If you have not received a Form 1095, we are required to ask you several questions about your health care coverage to help you avoid penalties and comply with the new federal requirements. This additional work we...
I invite you to take the time to create a "tantrum mat". Maybe your stress is just a sign that you need a break. Supplies: Paint, markers, collage materials (whatever you have on hand), a surface you can decorate and use as your tantrum mat (such as heavy paper, canvas, or cloth), a sense of humor. Adult help when needed. HOW TO MAKE A TANTRUM MAT 1. Step on the surface you selected for your mat, and trace around each of your feet. You can keep your shoes on or go barefoot. 2. Decorate your...
A Summer Internship with Josiah Venture introduced Kyle Yates to the beauty of Poland. This organization began 20 years ago and now organizes mission trips to 14 countries. The program provides English, music, and sports camps to young people. Yates has had five trips to Poland where twice he has spent summers conducting classes in English. He shared his enthusiasm for this experience when he spoke to the Kiwanis club recently. Yates explained that English is a second language for Poles and is...
File for one benefit, then the other To file a restricted application and claim only spousal benefits at age 66, you must be at least age 62 by the end of December 2015. At the time you file, your spouse must have already claimed Social Security retirement benefits or filed and suspended benefits before the effective date of the new rules. If you were born in 1954 or later, you will not be able to use this strategy because under the new rules, an individual who files a benefit application will...
This time I am straying from my mother Marion Deaver's history articles to explain something I have decided to do. Over the New Year weekend I was bored, so I decided I was going to read the entire Sunday newspaper from cover to cover. In that process I began to read Parade Magazine, a Sunday supplement. During that read, I found an article entitled "Resolution: Kindness – Let's Make 2017 the Year of Being Kind." The article featured a photo of Lady Gaga with her quote to encourage kindness: "...
The City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Tourism Commission want to make sure that they have all upcoming community events on the Tehachapi App. The App, which is a free download on the App Store and Google Play, is quickly becoming the way to keep up on events in Tehachapi for tourists and residents alike. Of course, it includes our hotels, restaurants and tourist venues. However, it also includes the events and celebrations that are the reason many people come to Tehachapi. Many Tehachapi...
Tehachapi Valley Wrestler Michael Murillo competed in the 7th Annual Cal Republic Invitational on Jan. 8 in Corcoran. Murillo received the #1 seed and proved he was worthy of it as he faced some of the best wrestlers in the Central Valley. He received a first round bye and moved to the semi-finals winning by a pin and then outscored his opponent 7-0 to earn the Champion honors. "I am very proud how Michael has progressed this year" said Coach Curtis Nelson. Other TVWC wrestlers traveled to...
On Jan. 17, three American Legion Auxiliary Tehachapi Unit 221 members delivered the first batch of sleeping mats to Pastor Marvin Slifer and Robert Winger of Mt. Bible Church. These sleeping mats are made of plarn- (plastic yarn) which are actually recycled plastic grocery bags. Several members were instrumental in putting them together. Each mat takes about 600 bags to complete and are knitted or crocheted. The 3' by 6' mats take approximately 30 hours start to finish. The American Legion...
Rebuilding Together, a 501(c)3, non-profit organization, is the nation's largest volunteer home rehabilitation organization dedicated to preserving and revitalizing houses and communities. Throughout the year and throughout the country – Rebuilding Together® affiliates help ease the lives of thousands of low-income, elderly, disabled and veteran homeowners. The Abrahamson Project Is a partnership between Rebuilding Together Kern County, Home Depot's "Team Depot" Foundation and other T...
After a particularly nerve-wracking summer due to the number of fires we had in our local communities, it is wonderful to now receive much-needed precipitation. As I sit here and write this, the rain is pounding down outside and the winds are blowing the poor long-suffering oak trees around. The earlier rainfalls that we received reminded me of the words of one of my favorite childhood hymns – 'He sends the snow in winter.... And soft, refreshing rain' (from 'We Plough the Fields'). The "soft, r...
Our friend, Noel Dees, was the middle child of five children. He was born November 3, 1918 – eight days before the end of WWI, in Wirt, OK, an oil boom town. His father worked in the oil fields and the family came to Calif. in 1923. His Father worked for Shell Oil Co. and they first lived in LaHabra for almost a year, then moved to Brownsville, Tex. hoping for more money. After 10 months, the family was back in Calif., this time in Long Beach, but his father always liked Mojave and when Noel was...
With the Sierra snowpack high and rainstorms washing over California, water availability has taken a dramatic turn. Over a period of 10 days recently, the statewide snowpack rose from 63 percent of normal to 161 percent of normal, Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District General Manager Tom Neisler said at the Jan. 18 board of directors meeting at the Golden Hills Community Services District board room. Neisler called the impact of the ensuing abundance of water on statewide infrastructure "unpr...
A comprehensive healthcare assessment in the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District service area shows that the community needs better access to primary health care. "That's the number one need – access to primary care," district CEO Eugene Suksi said at the Jan. 17 board meeting at the new office at 305 S. Robinson Street. According to the study, barriers to healthcare access arise from income (the underlying causes of health disparity being elderly poverty, child poverty and single-parent p...
Tehachapi Chief of Police Kent Kroeger said the police department has made great progress in 2016 with the opening of the Police Communications Center on July 1 and the formation of the non-profit Tehachapi Police Foundation. "Being in-house has improved our efficiency," Kroeger said of the new communications (dispatch) center at the Dec. 28 Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi meeting at Don Juan's Grill. "We are self-contained and open 24 hours." Until the center opened at the new TPD headquarters at...
First Fridays have become a popular event of fun, refreshments, hospitality and shopping at all the participating venues. Gallery 'N' Gifts will be featuring local photographers. Gallery 'N' Gifts is located at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 East Tehachapi Boulevard, right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. Guests are invited to paint a letter for the large sign on the front of our building. Come see what is happening and join the fun, foo...
On December 31, New Year’s Eve, Father Time, old 2016 , made an effort to throw the weather book at us and surely did. Starting with sunshine, then dense fog, then rain and finally snow, he went out in a fit of madness. Guess he didn’t want to leave. It gets one to thinking about days gone by; sometimes decades. Our brain is a wonderful filing cabinet for episodes from our lives that can be called up at will. We see kids today completely engrossed in their Smart Phones that can take them aro...
