Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Ellen was one of four children and had four children of her own, Linda Clough, William Kellogg, Debbie McClain and Norman Kellogg, Jr. She also had nine grandchildren, and too many great and great-great grandchildren to count. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews whom she cared about. They also had spouses who she cared for very much. Ellen lived so many places in her life as a wife of a Navy man, Norman Darrell Kellogg, Sr. The last 18 years of her life she lived in Tehachapi. She...
Rose Marie Burrous, born September 10, 1955 passed away at her home on April 16, 2021. She is survived by her husband Robert Burrous of Tehachapi, California and her daughter Connie Marie and Husband Chris Woods and three grandsons, Andrew, Brandon and Russell of Corona, California. Also surviving are her parents Ina and John Barnes, four siblings, Ernie Edwards, Eddie Edwards, Bobbie (Henry) Kocurek, Tina Hickman and many nieces and nephews. Her father, Cleo Edwards proceeded her in...
Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced a study designed to estimate how many Californians have antibodies against COVID-19. In partnership with Stanford University and seven county departments of public health, the study will ask randomly selected households to complete an anonymous survey and a free at-home antibody test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The study request that one adult and one child from the selected household participate. The study asks questions about a number of COVID-19 risk factor...
The Woman of Grace are preparing for their upcoming fundraiser to support retreat scholarships. The retreats provide a time of refreshment and deepening relationships with other women. Scholarships have helped to ensure that no woman desiring to go was left behind. The event will be a multi-family parking lot sale of gently used items and individually wrapped baked goods. There will also be a table of free items. The sale will be held Saturday, May 1, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Grace Fellowship...
Is homeownership a goal of yours? In addition to meeting your basic need for shelter, it does offer some benefits. The equity you build in your home can be a valuable financial asset, and you may get to deduct your interest payments on your taxes. But if you're a first-time homebuyer, what steps should you take? First, make sure the time is right for you in terms of your personal and financial situations. Are you fairly confident that your employment is stable and that your earnings won't...
The Kern County Public Health Services Department is urging boaters, dog owners and other recreational lake users to exercise caution and observe signage warning visitors to avoid active algal blooms when visiting Lake Isabella. Public Health recently obtained water samples from nine locations in Lake Isabella. Four of those locations indicated the presence of potentially harmful blue-green algae (cyanotoxin). Camp Nine South, French Gulch Campground E and Old Isabella Road are at the cautionary level, which is the lowest of the three advisory...
The virtual California Academic Decathlon competition held recently included students from Stockdale, Arvin and Frontier high schools — Kern’s top three teams in the county competition — who competed against teams from across the state. Academic Decathlon is made up of 10 events including Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Science and Speech. The competition is uniquely designed to include students from all academic backgrounds. Teams consists of nine students from the 9th throu...
April in our mountain community brings drastic changes in the weather. The previous week has been "Winnie the Poo" blustery almost every day. Cold mornings with a lot of wrap-the-coat-tight winds later in the day. That makes for stay inside days for both Pepe and myself. We go out less than usual for essential needs, Pepe goes out to quickly take care of business, and wants back in. We've got new neighbors – usually I make every effort to get acquainted with a new neighbor; however social s...
Another wave of Tehachapi schoolchildren returned to Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) campuses on April 12 in scaled-down, phased-in classes and schedules designed to minimize COVID-19 exposure. The students are divided into two groups – A and B – that attend in-person instruction on separate days, therefore, half the district's students are engaged in in-person instruction at the same time. "Those groups don't mix," TUSD Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson said at the April 13 TUS...
On Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Tehachapi Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will allow the public the opportunity to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs for disposal to the Tehachapi Police Department at 220 W. C St. Liquids (including intravenous solutions), syringes, sharps and illegal drugs will not be accepted....
Do you hate seeing litter on the roadsides? A group called the Litter Loathers meets twice a year to clean the roadside between the gate and 202. If you are community-minded and hate seeing our beautiful community messed up, join the Litter Loathers on May 12 at 9 a.m. They meet in the police station parking lot. Remember to wear gloves, a hat, bring water and picker-uppers if you have them. May 12 is also the date for the Meet the Candidates meeting at the OTCC. Three candidates are applying for two positions on the Association Board. The...
Police Chief Gary Crowell and Stallion Springs Police Department are asking for the community's support for the "Be a Roll Model" bicycle helmet safety campaign. The focus of this program is the safety and education of our youth in our community. Under California Law any child under the age of 18 must wear a helmet when riding or operating a bicycle, non-motorized scooter, electric motorized boards (hover boards), skateboards or inline skates. Wearing a bicycle helmet is about more than just...
Is there any value to prayer? Is there really a God who hears us? The Bible says, “If my people will humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin and heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14). It sounds to me like God hears our prayers, but He also cares about the way that we live and the attitudes of our hearts. Thursday, May 6, is the National Day of Prayer, and it looks like our country is in desperate need of help from above! There are two community events in Teh...
WARNING: This article contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised. This is the 12th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country. Part I of Sergeant Morris' remarkable story ended in the spring of 1965, with Tom, stationed at Na Trang Air Base as part of the 1st Marine Division, having completed more than half of his one-year tour of Vietnam. Then came that most horrible and unforgettable day-May 28, 1965. An urgent call came in...
On April 7, local Veteran David Rheinhart was surprised with a drive-by parade to celebrate his 90th birthday. Well-wishers included the 5150 Dieselz Club, family, friends and fellow veterans....
Did you know there is a Jeep Club in Tehachapi? Newly established Tehachapi Jeep Club met for their second afternoon social at TK's Pizza. There was a jeeptrail run beforehand through Last Chance Canyon. If you have a Jeep, check the club out on Facebook! It's a fun, fast-growing social group of Jeep enthusiasts. It features outings, in-person socials and Jeep run adventures, as well as overnight camping trips!...
It is on rare occasions Tehachapi sees a passenger train. We were alerted to its arrival the morning of April 12....
Lori Ann Wiley, a resident of Golden Hills sent in this photo of a juvenile mountain lion from the East Golden Hills area from the north western side behind the nature park....
Less than an hour drive from Tehachapi, the Blackbird Airpark, 2503 E. Avenue P, Palmdale, CA, is currently open Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The airpark is an annex of the Air Force Flight Test (AFFT) Museum at Edwards AFB. Admission is free. For more information visit www.afftcmuseum.org/blackbird-airpark ....
Downtown comes alive – The line of potential employees hoping to get a job at the Hitching Post Theaters at 201 S. Green St. wrapped around the corner on April 17. Theater owner Will Viner said 70 people applied for the 10 openings. "I was happy to see the turnout," Viner said. The four-screen theater is a primary source of employment for local teenagers, and most of the applicants were 16 to 20 years old. The theater will open on May 14. A 50-percent audience capacity order may or may not s...
We all know earthquakes are a daily occurrence in California. In fact, according to the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), 100 earthquakes are registered each day, luckily mostly small ones! But most of us have experienced much bigger quakes over the years. This week is the 115th anniversary of the San Francisco quake, which with the accompanying fires, leveled most of the City by the Sea. Eighty-three years later the area was rocked by another earthquake during the "Battle of the Bay"...
The Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society is pleased to be able to present several exciting virtual performances as part of its pandemic shortened 2020/2021 concert season. The popular Felici Piano Trio will present an online concert for viewing on April 25 at 4 p.m. Included will be 7 Variations on "Bei Maennen" for Piano and Cello by Ludwig van Beethoven, the Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op.100 by Johannes Brahms and the Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 66 by Felix Mendelssohn-Batholdy. The final...
Tehachapi Development Services Director Jay Schlosser presented three road projects for a vote at the April 19 City Council meeting. Every year the City of Tehachapi receives an allocation from the SB1 Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Gas Tax) amounting to about $270,000. Schlosser presented a list of 45 streets within three residential areas to receive new surface treatments for 2021. Although the streets within these neighborhoods are currently in relatively good shape, the seal...
As revealed in a previous article, because Kern County did not move from the purple tier into the red tier until the end of March, the Calgonquin 25k and 50k Trail Races scheduled for April 17 were postponed by the race organizers until 2022. Although a virtual race option is still available for the month of April, a few stalwart athletes showed up Saturday, April 17 to run the distance, if not the exact course, of both the 25K Calgonquin and the 50K Calgonquin trail runs at the TMTA Lehigh moun...
At their April 15 online meeting, the Tehachapi Rotary Club hosted Brynn Carrigan, Kern County's new Director of Public Health. Carrigan, who is replacing prior director Matt Constantine, had been Assistant Director of Public Health since 2012 and was responsible for managing departmental programs and services. During the COVID-19 pandemic Carrigan served as KCHD Incident Commander for the department's Operations Center. She is from Bakersfield and graduated from Cal State Bakersfield with a deg...
