Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Each Memorial Day Weekend, Tehachapi's Mountain Valley Airport plays host to a Vintage Sailplane Regatta, where vintage and classic sailplanes from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s are displayed and flown. For everyone there is an undeniable beauty in the form of vintage sailplanes. For restorers there is a satisfaction to working in the old methods of aircraft construction and restoration. For pilots there is a thrill to flying and feeling the historic gliders and sailplanes of the first half of...
A repeat client phoned me and she was hoppin’ mad. “We got a VA buyer offer on our house and they want us to pay $11000 in closing costs!” That made me mad, too. Here’s why. The VA home loan program is pretty special. It allows qualified Veterans to buy a home with no down payment. Usually no down payment would mean having a monthly mortgage insurance premium in the payment, but not here. There is a one-time “funding fee” that goes towards the VA insurance fund, to cover lenders in case of you...
The Pacific Crest Trail Hikers are coming through Tehachapi now in large numbers, most on their way from Mexico to Canada! They come from all over the world and carry heavy packs including their water. They make their way into town from the two different trailheads at Tehachapi Willow Springs Road and at Cameron Canyon at the 58 Freeway (both nine miles from town). Most use their cellphones to call PCT Angels for rides to downtown, to the Airport, to the markets, to lodging, to the US Post...
We're happy to announce that Doug Pickard accepted the position of Curator for the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum. With his extensive experience and knowledge of the rail world, Doug is highly qualified to lead us in the acquisition, design and display of all our museum artifacts and signage. He is committed to an ongoing rotation of displays to enhance our visitors' experiences. His leadership background will be well utilized through his guidance of a team of our volunteers to assist him in...
Destination Imagination www.destinationimagination.org is an international organization that provides kids with opportunities to enhance their education by forming teams that participate in structured challenges, competing to advance to regional, state, national and international events. The team from Cummings Valley Elementary School advanced to the regional competition in Redlands, then on to the state finals in Sacramento, where they became the only Kern County team to advance to the Global...
As Mother’s Day approaches, as I always do, I can’t help thinking about and remembering my mom, who passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 29, 2003. I still remember that morning like it was yesterday, and I still miss her so. I got up early and felt some urgency to be with her that morning. She was asleep in her hospital bed in the living room, breathing shallowly. I kissed her and told her it was all right for her to go, and she went almost immediately. It was something we had discussed bef...
“The more things change, the more they remain the same…” There are all sorts of sayings that confirm that though things seem to change and fads come and go, basics remain the same. In searching my mother Marion Deaver’s news files I found an article she wrote in November, 1969, lamenting the damage from vandals to historical sites in the desert area of Eastern Kern County. A tagger was caught and arrested recently in the Tehachapi area for leaving his little marks for all to see on other p...
After having spent 30 years living and working in Yorba Linda, Laura Asbill knew that she wanted a change of scenery away from Southern California. She tried Prescott, Ariz. but she was not happy with that choice. Her business partner owned a rental house in Bear Valley Springs and he suggested that she take a look at it. They ended up trading houses; he bought hers and she bought his. For Laura it was downsizing but she loved it. However, since arriving in Tehachapi last summer, she has been...
Outlook “remembers” every email address you type into the address fields To:, cc:, and bcc:, even if you accidentally type in a wrong email address. If one of your contacts gets a new email address and you update their contact record, the new address and the old address will still show up as you type in any of the address fields. Don’t give up, friend. We can totally fix this thing. Outlook uses something called an Autocomplete list that keeps track of the email addresses you use. This list...
After a year of preparation, The Lucky Truck Gourmet Pub Food held their ribbon cutting in front of LCB in Tehachapi on May 8. Chamber members and guests were on hand to sample a variety of foods. Lucky Truck will be at LCB on Wednesdays and Fridays....
(From CALDA, California Association of Legal Document Assistants) Property that passes outright to a surviving spouse or registered domestic partner The probate code states that no administration is necessary for assets that pass outright to a surviving spouse or registered domestic partner. Nevertheless, title companies, stock transfer agents and other entities and/or persons who have control over certain assets usually require some type of official document showing that the surviving spouse...
Alexander the Great said, "I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well." While undoubtedly he was referring to a human father and his biological progeny, and/or he meant father in terms of God relative to His creations, I feel the interpretation of human being as teacher to canine student applies as well. In a sense, Humanity is the "higher power" whose genetic experiment is responsible for over 400 distinguishable domestic dog breeds. While we are not biological par...
Last Sunday, in church, our Pastor announced that Mother’s Day was soon to be upon us. That same day I watched a little girl with a blonde pony tail, walking in holding her mom’s hand. It naturally brought me back to another time when I, too, held a little girl’s hand coming into church. This would have been in the late fifties and she knew that one had to be very quiet in church. One of my five sons sort of broke the mold when it came to church behavior and this little daughter of mine felt...
Event Come and join the fun. No reservations necessary. First Friday Fun Fest, June 2, 5 to 8 p.m. Tehachapi Treasure Trove will celebrate First Friday. Featured artist will be Kelly Keller, creator of Bear Valley Natural personal products. Her line includes Ostrich oil lotion and soaps along with goat's milk soaps and natural lip balms and deodorants. All are made from natural products and essential oils. Come meet the artist. Enjoy our usual food, wine, good conversation and laughter along...
A Global Missions project for Tehachapi Community Congregational Church is supporting Pearls of Africa in Uganda. This is a home that provides loving care, education, and life skills for 29 children of all ages who have been separated from their families because of civil war, extreme poverty, or the HIV/AIDS crisis. Jan Roberts chairs the Global Missions Team which endeavors to raise money to support the home. She became interested in this project three years ago when she and Pastor Nancy Bacon...
Janice Polletta spoke to Kiwanis about the joy of wood carving. Her enjoyment of that art began 30 years ago when she attended wood carving classes at a business called The Wooden Apple. Her father, Don Kordes, also took up the hobby, and they enjoy working together. Polletta explained there are various types of carving and several ways to do it. Relief carving is making the projection of a figure from the wood. Chip carving is cutting a design into the wood. Three dimensional carving is...
May proclaimed Asthma Awareness Month At the May 1 City Council Meeting, Mary Hash and Abigail Romo of the Asthma Coalition of Kern County received a proclamation naming May as Asthma Awareness month. Presenting the certificate, Mayor Ed Grimes said that while he does not have Asthma, he does have chronic bronchitis and knows of many with childhood asthma. "It can kill," he said. The women thanked Mayor Grimes for the proclamation. Hash said that it is the top chronic condition of children in Ke...
People who speak positive and hopeful messages for young people are vital to the well being of our country. This is the message which Tracy Keefe delivered to Kiwanis members and guests. Keefe is a former US Navy helicopter pilot who also served as project manager at China Lake Naval Weapons Base. She is well versed on the subject of leadership because she taught leadership principles to Navy personnel. After retiring from the Navy, she and her family moved to Tehachapi three years ago where...
A collection of some of the most beautiful and expensive menus ever produced in America will be on display this summer at the Tehachapi Museum, beginning June 2. Tehachapi resident Gene Stirm created all of the menus. Included on display will be the menu from the Edwardian Room, that Gene did for Donald Trump and seen in several films including Concerning Henry and Big Business. Also, the Pagoda menu, one of the most expensive printed menus ever produced, to put into full service. Gene will be o...
Beta A better method of measuring risk is referred to as beta. Beta measures an individual investment’s volatility in relation to the stock market in general, as measured by the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (S&P 500). The S&P 500 has a beta of 1. A security whose value goes up and down 25 percent less than the S&P 500 has a beta of 0.75; in other words, it has historically had less volatility than the market as a whole. A security whose value goes up and down 25 percent more than the S&P...
Spring is finally here! The sun is out, the days are warmer and longer and flowers are in bloom everywhere. The beauty of the season stirs the senses and the soul. The same can be said for great music. Believing wholeheartedly in this sentiment, Fiddlers Crossing will present Jill Knight and The Luckys on Saturday, May 20 at 7 p.m. The band combines elements of Folk, Americana, Blues and R & B to create what they call "Soulful Americana." Jill Knight, lead singer and songwriter, is no stranger...
Summertime rolls around, you push the air conditioning button on your dashboard, and . . . no cold air comes out. No one wants that. There could be several reasons for air conditioning (A/C) failure. Before we talk about them, let's get a quick overview of how the A/C system works. How your vehicle's A/C system works The A/C system's compressor acts as a pump that pushes the refrigerant to the condenser, which looks like a little radiator. As the refrigerant flows through the condenser, the...
I recently had a real wake-up call in my life. As an older middle aged male I have dealt with various waves of being in good shape and then slipping into differing shades of obesity. Frequently called the “yo-yo” syndrome, I found myself slipping from running Marathons one year to being called “morbidly obese” by my doctor the next. Over the course of thirty years I found myself getting worse in my “fat” years and not quite as in shape during my “health” years. It was very frustrating and...
For those of you who don't know much about Fibromyalgia; in simple terms it is characterized by widespread muscle pain, tenderness to touch and extreme fatigue. Researchers still don't know everything there is to know regarding this disease but an estimated 10 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with some form of it. It seems to be more prevalent in middle aged women than any other group but is not limited to women only. Now, I am no doctor and I am by no means an expert on...
Your brakes are extremely important as you drive around Tehachapi, Calif. Having good brakes just keeps you out of trouble. You'll want to carefully maintain your brakes. With disc brakes, brake pads rub on a disc – or rotor – to slow the wheels. The brake pads are attached to a caliper that squeezes the pads against the rotor. It's kind of like how squeezing the handbrake on a bicycle pushes the brake pads against the wheel of the bike. Now pads just wear away with use – kind of like a penci...
