Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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America's Navy is coming to Bakersfield, one of 16 cities across four states to host a performance by the United States Navy Band Sea Chanters chorus during their 2023 tour - one of the signature outreach programs of the U.S. Navy. The Sea Chanters performance is scheduled for March 20 at 7 p.m. at the Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater, 2001 H St., Bakersfield. While all performances are free and open to the public, free ticket reservations are encouraged. Tickets can be reserved at...
While outlying areas of Tehachapi, such as Stallion Springs, have had the luxury of the high speed internet supplied by Race Communications for some time, the very first installation within the city of Tehachapi occurred on the morning of Feb. 16. The lucky recipients of the first installation were Bradly and Marlene Craighead, who recently moved to Tehachapi from San Diego. The entire Race team showed up for the initial installation, including Director of Sales and Marketing Jim Miller, Marketi...
Simply Perfect Gifts and Decor is a long-nurtured dream come true. Owner, Jo-Ellen Scotti, has always loved finding little treasures for a friend's birthday or a house warming and prides herself on the ability to pick out the perfect gift. Now that the dream is a reality, she has found Tehachapi to be the perfect location, as well. The community has been amazingly supportive and welcoming to the new venture. She couldn't be more thankful and is grateful for all those who have generously helped...
Last year, Terra-Gen Power asked the Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation (MTM) if there was any project that they might want help with financially. Mojave Air & Space Port has visitors from around the world and the board members of the museum thought it would be great to be able to show them some of the exciting history in videos, including a video of when the U.S. Marines that were here in 1942. After Jason Buck, director of technology, researched the cost of equipment and materials...
I'd like to tell you about the beautiful pear orchard that once grew within Tehachapi city limits, not far from the downtown area. It was orderly and well-maintained, and when that forest of trees were cloaked in snowy blossoms each spring, it was like an inland sea of white flowers. But first, let's talk about pear trees in general. . . Pear trees are amazingly long lived. Governor Peter Stuyvesant brought a young rooted pear tree with him from Holland in 1647 when he arrived to become the dire...
"We spend money we don't have on things we don't need to create impressions that won't last on people we don't care about." – Prof. Tim Jackson...
“When people who had never heard of Tehachapi would ask where it was, I’d tell them ‘We’re about halfway between Keene and Monolith.’” – Mark “Wally” Waddell...
“A good laugh and long sleep are the two best cures for anything.” – Irish Proverb...
"The night Prohibition was enacted in 1919, there were 13 saloons and only two churches in Tehachapi, and the church people said the town had gone to hell. Now there's about two bars and 30 churches in Tehachapi, and the drinking people say the town has gone to hell." – Herbert Nelson Force Herb Force, one of the first and most dedicated historians in Tehachapi, made this observation in the 1970s....
"We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason." – Edward R. Murrow...
U. S. Postal Service: "State the names of other post offices near the proposed one in Tehachapi, their directions and distances from it by the most direct roads." Answer: "There are none unless it be San Bernardino which is 100 miles and Kernville about 70 miles." – P. D. Greene This was the answer Peter Greene wrote down in 1868 when filling out an application to have a post office in the Tehachapi area – the building itself was at Oak Creek, where Oak Creek Road from Mojave joins Teh...
"When I was growing up in Tehachapi, we could hike and explore all over this place, on both sides of the mountains. We could go out and be gone for four or five days. Me and all four of my brothers were Warriors, competing on the different sports teams. I love Tehachapi, that's why I moved back here. We lived in Lancaster for 20 years while I worked at National Cement, but my wife Liz and I always figured we'd come back." – Charlie Hernandez...
Did you know that in 2024 California will no longer allow the purchase of gas powered blowers, hedge trimmers, string trimmers and saws under 40 CCs. Karl's Hardware will be hosting an introduction to battery operated power equipment at 646 E. Tehachapi Blvd., on April 26 at 10 a.m. If you have ever had any doubts or concerns on what battery-operated equipment has to offer, we invite you to come test the products out. Milwaukee, Stihl and Mean Green Mowers are some of the products that will be...
The use of crystals for comfort and healing seems to be the newest fad, but it has been popular for quite a while. Critics of the crystal craze roll their eyes at the New Age hippies falling for just another snake oil scheme. Then there are others who place a great deal of faith in the power of crystals to heal. Owner of Healthy Hippie Trading Co., Sarah Rose, understands the debate as she has been on both sides of the issue. "Honestly," Sarah admits, "I didn't get all the hullabaloo around...
Every January, Triassic Vineyards sends their newest wines to the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition and, every year they have come home with awards. The 2023 competition was no exception. Vineyard owner Jim Arnold announced that this year, Triassic Vineyards had earned nine awards for their wines. Triassic's 2019 Big Bang blend received a Double Gold (front and center in photo). Wines that receive a Double Gold award have received a Gold rating from every judge. Gold awards were given to...
Hate rolling blackouts? Hate losing power on high wind advisory days? Beat power outages for good and stop paying electric companies so much money. Installing solar and battery back up will drastically cut your electric bill down between 5% to 100% less than what you're currently paying. With inflation and continuously rising prices of literally everything, this is one way to set your price in stone. That being said, there is another 18% price hike to the cost of your electricity in 2023! If...
Many of us can remember the days of "full service" gas stations. The instant you turned off the ignition someone was washing your windows, checking your tires, making sure your oil was topped off and, if you were lucky, they threw in a couple of glasses or steak knives, all at a 10th of the price we now pay for gas! While that level of service has gone the way of the dodo bird, we are left with something quite different. Because of rising costs, fast food restaurants are going toward kiosks – a...
I love going to the movies, and as near as I can recall, I always have. My folks took me early on; in fact, before my conscious recollections of childhood kick in, I'm told my folks took me to see Peter Pan at a drive-in when I was a toddler, and I spent half the time hiding behind the car seat because I was afraid of Captain Hook and the crocodile. I don't have a first-hand memory of that, but it makes me laugh to hear it because as far back as I can remember I've loved being scared at the...
Proving tax deductions without cancelled checks There is a growing trend toward remote deposit of checks. Because of the increasing sophistication of smartphones, you can now photograph a check written out to you and digitally send it to your bank for deposit. Most banks discontinued the practice of retaining a paper version or copy of your checks. Banks are allowed to truncate each of your checks, create a new electronic negotiable instrument called a substitute check and then destroy the...
Artist of the Month Genevieve Funes is an 18-year-old senior at La Mirada High School. In her spare time, she is a freelance artist and animator. She is the designer of the Tehachapi Arts Center Logo. She plans to continue her education with a degree in Art. Genevieve is following in the footsteps of her father Ralph Funes, an entrepreneur and Graphic Artist. Paint Night This month our Paint Night is on Saturday, Feb. 18 with Edward Vasqkedi. We will have Wine, soda and snacks. This month is spe...
The Glass and China Collectors of Bakersfield invite all antique lovers and collectors to share in this very special 51st annual “Collectors Showcase” of outstanding antiques and collectibles. This is the 51st year of proudly presenting this event with something to delight the interests of all collectors. This year’s theme of reminding collectors that, “Yesterday’s memories...have become today’s treasures,” is especially timely. This showcase will highlight the joys of bygone days that are so uniquely American. Dealers from throughout th...
Mikailey Judkins is a recent graduate of Cerro Coso who was accepted at California State University, Northridge, class of 2025. She is a Kinesiology major. While at Cerro Coso Tehachapi, Mikailey received two AA degrees: one AA in Art History and one in Liberal Arts and Humanities. While being a student at CC, she worked as an English tutor. We caught up with Mikailey to ask about her time being a student at Cerro Coso and what her future holds: a career in medicine. "I started Cerro Coso...
THS 2022 Alumni Olivia Ringle, swimming for the University of Saint Mary, and Bryce Rodriguez, swimming for Olivet Nazarene University, competed in the 2023 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) from Feb. 2-4. The event was hosted in Fremont, Nebraska. Ringle and Rodriguez competed against nine Universities and Colleges. Ringle qualified for the finals and placed 10th in the 100-Yard Back with a 1:03.45, 12th in the 200-Yard Back with a 2:20.25 and 13th in the 500-Yard Free with a...
Diana Wade started canning years ago when she was living near Lake Isabella. It wasn’t long before she began entering her creations in competitions. She won her first blue ribbon at Whiskey Flat Days in Kernville in 2008 and has never looked back. In 2011, Diana and her husband Doug bought a home in Tehachapi that had a kitchen perfect for her hobby. She began experimenting with new flavors and combinations in preserves, salts and rubs. She created gifts for friends and donated items for r...
If you're going to enjoy a comfortable retirement, you should know, among other things, how much money you'll need. And you may have a much better chance of knowing this if you get some professional help. Consider these findings from a 2021 study by Dalbar, a financial services market research firm: • Investors who worked with a financial advisor were three times more likely to estimate what they would have saved at retirement than "do-it-yourself" investors. • More than two-thirds of investors...
