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Cerro Coso Community College is proud to announce that the Kern Community College District has granted tenure to Tim Allen, Counseling (IWV), Yvonne Mills, English (ESCC) and Alec Griffin, Anthropology and Sociology (East Kern). Timothy Allen, Counseling – A California native, Allen is a first-generation college student and the son of immigrants and had a truly interesting childhood growing up with a combination of two very distinct cultures. His father's family is from Sweden and his m...
Now's the time of year when just that ounce of prevention with our home can make all the difference in the world. Little things this time of year can make a big difference especially with summer around the corner. Simple things such as checking the batteries in your smoke alarms. Maybe it's been a while since the filter in the air and heating unit has been changed. Just these little items can make a big difference.Assuming we don't get any snow, and that's probably a safe assumption by now,...
Technology touches every aspect of our lives today. From downloading music, playing games, banking, to communication and driving a vehicle; technology drives it all. As information technology continues its rapid change, businesses and organizations need professionals with the right skills and training to help them meet their needs and lead technology initiatives. Whether you're just starting out in the IT field, or ready to advance your career, Cerro Coso's IT programs of study can help you...
Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) will retire 21-year-old bus No. 31 after 550,000 miles of service to take advantage of a grant from the Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District that will pay most of the cost for a new lower emitting bus. The grant will provide $110,000 of the $176,000 price of the new school bus. Bus No. 31, kept in immaculate condition by the district maintenance crew, will be crushed and scrapped. It came into service along with five other International buses in...
The Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District (TCCWD) has made two agreements with Grimmway Enterprises to store water pumped off marshy land north of Jacobsen Reservoir in Brite Valley. The farmers who are party to the agreement will be able to use the stored water in lieu of imported surface water. One agreement is for the surface water from the swampy area; the other agreement is to pump two existing wells and store the extracted groundwater in the reservoir (also known as Brite Lake). "The...
Distribution every Wednesday, food for week for each child; Feds extend program to June 30, 2022 The Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) program that has provided a week's worth of free meals to families with children under the age of 18 since March will be extended through June 30, 2022. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service sent a waiver to school nutrition directors on April 20 allowing schools to continue to provide free meals for children whose nutrition has bee...
On Tuesday, May 4, the City of Tehachapi was notified its podcast TehachaPod has been honored by the 27th Annual Communicator Awards (Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts) as a recipient of the Award of Distinction in two categories: Government Special Episode for "Salute to Freedom" July 4th episode and for Individual Episodes by a Government Agency. "Our goal and my desire have always been to be as effective at communicating with our community as we possibly can, this is an acknowledgement...
Mother's Day last year was difficult for many because of the pandemic and not being able to be with mothers and grandmothers and aunts and sisters. This year, while we are so close to being free of those restrictions, we still are not quite there yet. Zoom meetings and video calls are still not the same as face-to-face visits. Nevertheless, we'll celebrate the day and the women (and some very special men) who love us unconditionally and care for us to the best of their abilities. I'm...
The California Living Museum (CALM) will celebrate its 38th Birthday Bash on Saturday, May 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A variety of nature-related and civic organizations will be on hand to provide party guests with information and give-a-ways. The Bakersfield Police Department K-9 team will be the main presentation of the day. The demonstration is always a crowd favorite. The train will be running from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and wristbands are only $2 per person with unlimited rides. How does a trout cake sound? CALM’s bears love them! “Several of...
Interested in a great summer job or challenging career as a professional lifeguard? Through videos, group discussion and hands-on practice, you'll learn teamwork, rescue/surveillance skills, First Aid and CPR/AED and other skills you need to work as a professional lifeguard. Successful completion results in a 2-year lifegaurd certification that includes first aid, professional-level CPR and AED in one certificate. Digital certificate available upon successful completion of course. Class 1:...
Since the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, people have had a love affair with trains. Not only for transportation but the thrill of seeing an old steam engine going by, and then waving to the engineer and having him wave back. I remember when the San Joaquin Daylight streamliner became part of the train world with much enthusiasm from the folks in our town. Upon reading Jon Hammond's fine article in the February 27 - March 13 edition in The Loop newspaper, I thought, "Hey! I'...
Kern County’s Nonprofits enjoyed yet another record-breaking year of support from our generous community, as well as donors who gave to them through www.givebigkern.org from as far away as Tokyo, Japan; Sibiu, Romania; Nordby, Norway; Singapore; and two cities in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The grand total of Kern’s countywide online day of giving, after prizes to top performing nonprofits were added to the final tally, was $831,725, which will benefit 129 participating non...
A special board meeting of the Tehachapi Unified School District was held by teleconference on Zoom, April 29. The primary reason for holding this special board meeting was a proposed Five Day Blended Learning Schedule. This blended schedule, involving in-person instruction and virtual, is designed for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year, not the 2021-2022 school year. The Superintendent commented that Kern County is currently in the orange tier; the soonest Kern County can be assigned...
Cerro Coso Community College (CCCC) has announced that in-person classes will return in a limited capacity for the fall semester. CCCC announced it will offer an array of courses beginning August 23. According to the college, while a majority of the classes will remain online, a “significant number” of in-person offerings will also be made available. This coincides with Kern County moving into the orange tier allowing institutions of higher education like CCCC to provide lecture classes at a r...
This is the 13th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country. "For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions, but there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men." Pericles (c. 600 B.C.) Jason Everett George was born in Bakersfield on Nov. 3, 1971, the son of Hugh and Candace Mason (Jason's biological father was Clyde George). "JG"...
The Board of Trustees for the Kern Community College District named the sixth chancellor in its history on April 19. The Kern Community College District (KCCD) is one of the geographically largest community college districts in the nation, serving an area of approximately 25,000 square miles in parts of Kern, Tulare, Inyo, Mono and San Bernardino Counties. The district is governed by a locally elected Board of Trustees, made up of seven members. The district's service area is broken into seven...
Clean Up Day on May 1 was a great success. Traffic was lined up across the field, down Hialeah Drive and onto Stallion Springs Drive as far as the front of the Community Center by 9 a.m. when the drop off opened. Residents that had big bulky items to dispose of brought them to the Stallion Springs Community Center parking lot for easy disposal, until the bins were full. The disposal bins were located on the west side of the Community Center. Items not accepted included, household hazardous...
Josh Pierce was named Community Integration Director for Adventist Health Bakersfield and Tehachapi Valley. Pierce previously served as the Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Manager of Training and Development for Education. "I'm excited to continue to serve with the amazing team in Tehachapi and now serve Bakersfield as we work to continue to build relationships with the community to promote a healthier future for Kern County," Pierce said. Pierce's has more than 17 years of healthcare...
After days of waiting for high winds and bad weather to clear on April 29, the colossal six-engine Stratolaunch carrier aircraft, with its enormous wingspan, lifted off gracefully from Runway 30 at Mojave Air & Spaceport ... just as it had done two years ago on April 13. The composite flying machine climbed effortlessly into the clear blue skies for a three-hour test flight. This gigantic aircraft is nicknamed Roc, as a tribute to the giant bird of Arabian and Persian mythology. Pilots Evan...
Travel has been curtailed for over a year now, and even though things are loosening up a bit from restrictions, we still do not have full freedom to travel wherever our hearts desire. But we are close. In the meantime, why not travel vicariously in the world of books. You can start small, reading about somewhere near your hometown, like a book trip to Santa Barbara or even to Las Vegas and back with some desert stops. But I have a few suggestions a bit farther away from home… “The Study” is a mu...