Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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I had a fantastic time at the L.A. County Air Show 2018 but that's nothing new to me. I have been going to air shows from the first day I got my driver's license. I use to get my World War II veteran dad and my mom to go because they loved all the fantastic War Bird aircraft that brought back some good and bad memories. I saw the effects and raw emotion on their faces because they lived through it. So I appreciated seeing this B-17G to the fullest. Sentimental Journey (44-83514) is the nickname...
I come from a very artistic family. My mom and dad both painted and could easily create cute, beautiful sketches. And my brother, well, he can draw just about anything and it always comes out brilliant. I was always jealous of this talent and did my best to take as many art classes as possible. From basic drawing to ceramics and stained glass, I tried it all. I made a few "okay" things, but it definitely isn't my calling. Most importantly though, I had fun and the classes gave me new...
On March 24-25 the 5th annual Los Angeles County Air Show took place at Fox Field in Lancaster. The staff and editor at The Loop honored me for the third consecutive year to attend and report on the aerial and static demonstrations of the old, new and future aircraft which were at the event. Before doing that let's go back and recall the shows of 2016 and 2017. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels were the highlight of the 2016 show. Media day was held several days prior to the show and I was able to meet...
Force 5 Training Center, a mixed martial arts studio, has recently opened at 20601 Highway 202, Suite 102, in Tehachapi. The studio features classes in fitness, firearms and self-defense; one-stop shopping for personal protection. According to Professor Bob Anderson, the style taught at Force 5 is called Kajukenbo, which is an American hybrid combination of karate, judo and jiu-jitsu, kempo and Chinese kung fu. He holds black belts in all five disciplines and incorporates them all in his...
This is an open letter to the many folks who have sat across the desk from me in the past month. Together we spent hours poring over scenarios, and figures, and life questions. I want to honor you for knowing that there is so much more to "mortgage" than just finance. We are talking about life changes and the best use of your money and leverage. Some of you chose me to arrange your financing after our visit, and some did not, and some chose to take no action at this time. So much about the real...
If you have a business, service club, or perhaps an event you want to get noticed, it's important to pursue as many avenues as you can to get the attention you need. You'll definitely want to use print media, of course. An ad in The Loop always works. But nowadays there's a whole new boulevard to walk down-social media, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, to mention just a few. While that ad in The Loop will stay in front of people for at least a couple of weeks, social media might only...
In 2003, Don and Kristin Freed began looking at areas that would get them out of Los Angeles. Both of them had grown up around Tujunga in the San Fernando Valley. For a time they considered Provo, Utah, but ultimately that would take them too far away from family. Don said that he started driving around and exploring areas around LA. One time he dropped Kristin off for a visit to Yosemite and on the way home just wandered around Tehachapi. When he picked her up, he said he had to show her someth...
We would like to introduce Sharon and her service dog Chief. Sharon is a member of Silver Paw Ranch and she is a veteran who served in the US Navy for 4 years. She was injured during training. She needs a harness for Chief so she can put her weight on him for support without hurting him. Many of you may recall we helped Mikayla get a harness for her dog Teddy last year. They cost about $750 and we would love to thank Sharon for her service by raising funds to go towards the new harness. We will...
In late April, I gave two PCT hikers a ride from the post office back to the Best Western and agreed to take them out to the Willow Springs PCT intersection the next day at noon. Hummingbird, her trail name, is from Switzerland and had started hiking from the Southern Terminus, near El Campo, Calif., and after she had been on the trail about an hour, a young man from New Mexico, whose trail name is Campfire, caught up to her and they have been hiking together since. After dropping them off at...
To use your computer, you need to use either the Dock (macOS) or Start (Windows.) The Dock and Start are how you interact with your operating system and your applications. By default, they both work pretty well, but there's always room for improvement, right? Windows We've had a Start menu in every version of Windows since Windows 95, and it's changed a lot in the last 23 years. The current version of Start strikes a nice balance between the functionality of the Win7 Start menu and the new...
Each great City department requires a dedicated leader and team willing to follow that direction, which is the case with our very own Tehachapi Police Department. Brought back on line in 2007, the department has continued to evolve with the opening of the station on West C Street and the hiring of Chief Kent Kroeger in 2014, as well as the reorganization of communications and dispatch from a contract to in-house operation in 2016. Most recently the City streamlined our after-hours public works...
Are you treading water? Barely afloat? I love to tell the story of Noah's ark, not that I believe it literally, but rather, I like to show a boat rising higher and higher as the water just keeps coming. Some folks know those times well, when the water keeps rising. I can't imagine what it's been like living in Puerto Rico. While the waters have receded, the flood of discouragement continues with many people still living in the dark, months after their hurricane and deluge. My nephew and his...
"We made some miscalculations," was how Ron Gaiser described the hike he and Kiwanis Club President Jonathan Hall took on the Pacific Crest Trail. The two men undertook the hike as a fundraiser for the Club, asking each member to donate dollars for miles hiked. At the last Kiwanis meeting they showed pictures and talked about their experience. The hikers set off from Lander's Meadow and planned to hike toward Tehachapi in five days. They got a ride to that point and were prepared with food,...
On Thursday, May 10, 2018 the Tehachapi Police Department teamed up with McDonald's in Tehachapi for Coffee with a Cop, and invited the community to stop by and say hello. "These events allow people to come up and talk to police officers in a relaxed atmosphere and give them a chance to get to know us," said Chief Kent Kroeger. Coffee with a Cop originally started in Southern California in 2011 and quickly grew to an event held across the nation by most law enforcement agencies. TPD holds three...
A new church has started in Tehachapi – A City on a Hill Church – under the leadership of Pastor Michael Clark. It meets Sundays at 9:30 a.m. at The Slice of Life Building, 48771 W. Valley Blvd., here in Tehachapi. The Slice of Life Building is the site of the old dance studio and before that, the roller rink. But since those good old days, some marvelous things have happened to that building, and one of them is the new Church. "We're now in our eighth week," Pastor Clark told us, "and it's wond...
The May concert by the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra included the Tehachapi Symphonic Chorus and the Antelope Valley Master Chorale. Their selection was Joseph Haydn 'Te Deum in C major, Hob, XXX111 c:2. The featured artist at the May 6 concert was 16 year old violinist Alexander Bailey. Alexander recently won the 2018 Young Artist Competition, is a Junior at Stockdale High School and also performs as an orchestra member with the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra, as time allows. The traditional...
Slice of life is happy to announce open registration for our fun and exciting 2018 Summer Camp Programs, all designed to help keep your child engaged and learning throughout the summer! We will be offering various camps for a variety of ages and interests: Fine Arts Beginning Drawing Crash Course: This course, taught by well-known artist and instructor, Alicia Garver is the same course she offers as an 8-week session during the school-year condensed into one intensive and exciting week....
Starting this month, patients being admitted to Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley will be welcomed by a familiar face. Longtime Tehachapi family medicine physician Dr. Susan Hall is now serving as a hospitalist for Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley, hospital president Jeff Lingerfelt announced this month. Hall began her new role May 1; however, it isn't her first time serving with Adventist Health. She started her career in 2000 as a resident at Adventist Health Glendale in Southern California....
Tatiana Matta is running for congress in the 23rd Congressional District which is currently represented by Kevin McCarthy. She has been endorsed by the California Democratic Party and spoke at the May meeting of Tehachapi Democratic Club. Matta lives in Rosamond, and her husband is a Biological Engineer with the Air Force. She says she will fight to diversify our local economy and create more living wage jobs. As a school board member with Muroc Joint Unified District, she has a special...
America didn't publish its first cookbook until 1796, but we do have earlier manuscripts. One of those collections of papers belongs to Martha Washington. If you read over those recipes, one spice often repeats - pepper. Pepper was in almost every recipe in colonial America. Pepper plants are native to the Malabar coast of India, but our original supply in America came from Sumatra. When the British lost the Revolutionary War, they stopped our flow of pepper. The problem was the British had a...
The 2018 Tehachapi Farmer's Market has begun and will continue every Thursday through Aug. 16 on Green Street in Downtown Tehachapi. Market hours will be 4 to 7:30 p.m. with farm fresh produce, prepared food vendors, and local arts, crafts and other vendors. Many of last year's favorites will be returning and there are a few new ones this year. There will be free activities for children sponsored by Christian Life Assembly and also by a group of Cummings Valley School teachers. The market is...
National Day of Prayer was recognized by the City of Tehachapi as more than 100 people gathered in front of Tehachapi City Hall. Tehachapi Mayor Pro-tem Susan Wiggins gave the opening remarks recognizing the national event, proclaiming May 3, 2018 as the National Day of Prayer in Tehachapi. The event lasted approximately one hour with several messages, songs and prayers shared by different local pastors and leaders representing many faiths....
Wind energy generates more than thirty percent of the power in four mid-western plains states, according to the American Wind Energy Association's U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report 2017. Iowa leads the wind energy parade, with 36.9 percent of its power emanating from wind turbines dotted throughout the rural landscape. Kansas is next, with 36.0 percent of its power coming from the turbines, followed by Oklahoma with 31.9 percent and South Dakota with 30.1 percent. Fourteen states derived...
It was a great turn out at McMullan Hall for the 32nd Annual Kiwanis Prayer Breakfast on May 3 as speaker Daryl Ragsdale, business development director for World Wind & Solar, shared his compelling story of faith. "It was the picture of unity, of believers and others coming together for a common purpose," Ragsdale told The Loop. The event, he said, "highlights the importance of the power of prayer." Kiwanis Prayer Breakfast Chairman Don Bowman, a retired Salvation Army officer, said the...
The Tehachapi Treasure Trove is open Monday - Saturday 10 to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 to 4 p.m. Visit us online at tehachapitreasuretrove.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove or call us at (661) 822-6794. We are located at 116 East Tehachapi Blvd., across the street from the Water Tower. Stop by and see our collection of uncommonly eclectic and unusually unique stuff. Remember we carry an extensive line of art and craft and scrapbooking supplies, and provide artist services...
