Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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We can use this challenging time wisely to update emergency kits and supplies for our vehicles, as well as regular maintenance through local parts stores and automotive repair shops, so our vehicles are in good shape once businesses are able to reopen. Automotive parts stores and repair shops are considered essential businesses, and are open during these tough times. Paper goods, disposable gloves, disinfectants and sanitizers are also available at the three locations of Kern Auto Parts/NAPA Auto Parts stores, as well as through grocery stores...
The world is currently dealing with a pandemic that is changing life as we know it. With the studio being on lockdown until May, The Dance Craze is now offering virtual classes. With schools closed for the rest of the academic year, parents are looking for ideas for their kids to stay active at home. Studio Director Joscelyn Rivers received many messages from her students and their families stating how much they missed the studio and dancing. With the outbreak and quarantine The Dance Craze...
We usually have a big Easter egg hunt at our old farm on Cherry Lane for the children of family and friends. Of course it didn't happen this year because of the pandemic. But most years, a few uninvited guests leave with eggs: a couple of resident ravens help themselves to eggs that the kids hadn't found yet. Ravens don't just score a few hard-boiled chicken eggs, but even plastic eggs have proven tempting to those large black birds – I have seen ravens fly away with a brightly-colored p...
Although both Louise and Nellie Fickert, who owned the sprawling 25,000-acre Fickert Ranch that later became Bear Valley Springs, were mentally sharp until they died, other infirmities of age caught up with them in their last years. Dr. Vincent Troy was the Fickerts' doctor for many years. He was always there to help Louise and Nellie, especially after they became confined. Mary Farrell felt that the sisters looked upon Dr. Troy as the son they never had. For one reason or another – perhaps beca...
The incident occurred on March 15, 1870, in the mountains of Kern County where John W. Searles was on a general hunt with companions. He heard a California Grizzly bear and was seeking to locate it when the beast reared up, its nose not two feet away. Searles could not back away because of the dense brush. He pointed his gun toward the bear's jaw and fired. The bear pitched to its forefeet, gasping and pawing at its eyes where the flame of the cartridge had burned the hair – but it was not s...
Kern County is known for its generosity. And one way to express that generosity is through Give Big Kern, "One Day to Celebrate the Giving Spirit of Kern County!" An online crowdfunding effort launched in 2016 by Kern Community Foundation (KCF), Give Big Kern is observed on the first Tuesday in May – May 5 this year. However, the online platform www.givebigkern.org began receiving donations for more than 130 participating nonprofits on April 5, and will remain open till May 6, to engage both e...
Most of us take preventive action with important elements of our everyday life. Whether it’s brushing our teeth or mowing our lawn, we know that leaving these areas unattended will cost us time and money in the future. However U.S. auto owners don’t apply the same thinking in many cases to their vehicles. Several sources estimate that there are over 60 billion dollars of unperformed or underperformed maintenance involving U.S. vehicles. That’s a lot of “looking the other way” when it comes to such an important part of our lives. This unperform...
While doing some research at Beale Library back in 1987, a mere 33 years ago, I could not resist copying some events listed in the old 1920 Tehachapi News. It gave such a delightful glimpse into those days of yesteryear. The dates of the temperatures occasionally skip a day. I searched ahead for February and March. Often people say, "We've never had weather like this in January before." Note the 79 degrees on Jan. 18, 1920. Now we can't say it's not global warming. We can just say, "Yes, we...
1. Are Social Security Disability benefits only for those who have a permanent disability? No, your disability must last a year or be expected to last a year or result in death within one year. 2. I have cancer and I am presently disabled, but my doctor feels I should be able to work again after my treatment. Should I apply for Social Security Disability benefits? If you are expected to be out of work for a year or more you should apply. 3. How far back will Social Security pay me if I am...
At the April 13 telephonic Planning Commission meeting, the commissioners voted unanimously to give the Sage Ranch development an additional six months to complete their Environmental Impact Report and submit a Final Master Development Plan. The Sage Ranch project is a multi-unit planned community encompassing 138 acres to be located south of Valley Blvd. and west of Tehachapi High School. The Preliminary Development Plan for Sage Ranch was originally approved by the Planning Commission on Feb....
Breaking the internet With more than 100 million people globally working from home, school closures forcing online classes and just generally staying home instead of meeting face-to-face, internet traffic over broadband and mobile wireless is at an all-time high. The strong point of the world's internet capability is in the main connections – the undersea cables and the continent-spanning fiber optic backbones. Call it the "information superhighway" if you must, but there are plenty of lanes, a...
The entire community is feeling the strain of the social distancing and quarantine. The BVSA requests that members inviting non-members to use our few open facilities, please cease and desist, because we need to keep our areas in good shape for our members. The Country Club still has the curbside service. Free birthday dinners are not available during this time, but any outstanding ones will be honored once the Club reopens. Just a reminder that the Association will be holding its 49th annual general meeting and election of new officers on July...
It's spring in the Springs, and the line for "tee times" is getting longer. The deer are all lined up waiting their turn (pictured). Most in the line are following social distancing rules but a couple are crowding it a bit. CSD Offices The CSD offices are currently closed to the public. The staff will still be available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:25 p.m. to take your phone calls or your emails. Call (661) 822-3268 for any assistance. Due to the recommendations from Federal, State...
For over 50 years, Tehachapi Community Theatre has been here to provide our community with quality live theater and to contribute to the health and vibrancy of Downtown Tehachapi through the operation of the historic BeeKay Theatre. As we are all aware, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is changing how we live, work and serve each other. In these last weeks, we have made decisions which we will use as a roadmap to life after these unprecedented times. We would like to share these with you....
On April 14, Houchin Blood Bank again teamed up with the City of Tehachapi and Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District to hold a blood drive at Aspen Builders Activity Center located at West Park. In order to follow the strict social distancing requirement during the Coronavirus outbreak, Houchin brought two buses and everyone wore protective masks. In spite of restrictions, the drive was another success due to the generosity of Tehachapi residents. Houchin has scheduled a walk-up blood...
As California prepares for the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Newsom administration must also be focused and prepare on how to best support our state’s communities and businesses moving forward. To revitalize our economy, we must provide our small business owners and entrepreneurs stability so they can reopen, grow and hire. There is no question that during a time of economic struggle, we must look for ways to remove burdens on businesses trying to survive. One of the major cost drivers o...
I highly recommend reading the book, "Misty: First Person Stories of the F-100 Fast FACs in the Vietnam War." This book is a collection of first person stories of 155 fighter pilots who flew in a special top secret mission during the Vietnam War. These are personal stories, full of emotion, drama, tragedy and sometimes, humor. I should warn you that the authors use fighter pilot language and their memories are vivid and unapologetically coarse. This was a long problematic war. The book was...
In 2012, the City of Tehachapi introduced a sponsorship program that allowed businesses, organizations, families or individuals to sponsor an American flag in downtown Tehachapi. The sponsorship program, known as the "Adopt-A-Flag" program, gives Tehachapi and its residents an opportunity to show off their pride and patriotism for America. The City has approximately 100 decorative light posts on Tehachapi Blvd., Green Street, "F" Street, Curry, Robinson and the Mill Street corridor right off...
Online crowdfunding event Give Big Kern presses on with 133 participating nonprofits looking to fundraise big on Cinco de Mayo Despite the social disruptions caused by the COVID-19 crisis, Give Big Kern, “One Day to Celebrate the Giving Spirit of Kern County!” is happening as planned this Tuesday, May 5, with participation from 133 charitable organizations throughout Kern County, that are working hard to meet fundraising needs. At a time when local charities are hurting financially from los...
