Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Retired Air Force Col. Pamela A. Melroy, commanded the STS-120 Space Shuttle mission that delivered the Node 2 connecting module to the International Space Station (ISS). She was an active member of the Antelope Valley Ninety-Nines chapter. The Ninety-Nines, Inc. is an International Organization of Licensed Women Pilots from thirty five countries. The successful launch on Oct. 23, 2007 aboard Orbiter Discovery was the 120th space shuttle flight; the mission duration was fourteen days. But let...
My interview with Alex Zonn, president of Tehachapi Community Theater (TCT), took place while Zonn was directing "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen, which opened Friday, May 5, at the BeeKay Theatre. When I first met Alex last year, we were preparing for TCT's annual Playwrights Festival. I wasn't ready to hear Zonn's voice. His distinctive pitch goes from a resounding depth reaching the furthest person in the back row of a theater to a tone that comforts the tiniest child a foot away. How did...
The last article covered the mixing of the dry and wet cookie ingredients to make the dough, and now you would probably think it's time to ball up the batter, put it on the cookie sheet and bake them. Any cookie dough with a lot of butter, like chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal cookies, peanut butter cookies, etc. benefit with a stay in the refrigerator. Try this with dough's based on flour, sugars, butter, and egg, or ones with strong flavors. This will give the batter more body and your cookies...
The Tehachapi high school and middle school mountain bike team captured top Division 1 honors at the Southern California (SoCal) High School Cycling League final race of the year, April 29-30 at Lehigh Trails in Tehachapi. The Tehachapi team placed third overall for the SoCal 2017 series. The top two SoCal teams for the season were Newbury Park High School, 1st, and Redlands High School, 2nd. Darrin Mason, head coach of the Tehachapi Mountain Bike Team, described Tehachapi's results as...
The Tehachapi High School Robotics Team 585 demonstrated their robot. Toastie, named for its color, and the Team completed a successful year of competition that took them to the International Finals in Houston, Texas. First Steamworks was the theme for this year and the group had six weeks to complete the robot for competition. The robot can pick up gears and climb a rope, two of the criteria for this year's competition. First Team 585 received the Engineering Inspiration Award at the...
Tehachapi Valley Wrestling Club recently competed in 3 KCWA events. April 22 they competed at Ridgeview High School hosted by Wolfpack W.C. Bringing home Gold Medals for the team were Rookie Age Division wrestler Jordan Cardenas at 45Ibs. Bantam wrestlers Gabriel Cordova 45Ibs and Kayden Gonzales 60Ibs, Schoolboy 112Ibs Elijah Graves. Silver medals were earned by Intermediate Stephen Meek 60Ibs and Novice Levi Hart 80Ibs. Finishing in Fourth were Dalton Vaughn Bantam 55Ibs and Cayden Castrellon...
The Fifty-eighth Annual Old Timers' Reunion date, August 6, is already being planned by the members of the Reunion Committee along with Ashley Krempien, Recreation Coordinator for Tehachapi Recreation and Parks District. The historic, century old city park, now known as Philip Marx Central Park, is the favorite meeting place for those attending to renew old acquaintances. One important factor of the coming event is to make any necessary address changes of guests who will be attending. This will...
Sunday & Monday, May 28-29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the Sunday and Monday of the 2017 Memorial Day Weekend, Exotic Feline Breeding Compound is proud again to acknowledge and thank active duty US military members and their immediate dependents for their courage and sacrifice by extending free admission when visiting EFBC over the two day event. Military-issued ID must be presented to gain FREE admission for the active military member and immediate family member(s). *Active Duty US Military...
The Tehachapi Lions Club proudly presents their Inaugural Lions Bike Scramble on June 24 at 9 a.m. at Philip Marx Central Park in Tehachapi. This is a family fun event, much like a scavenger hunt only on bikes, that will help young riders with navigation skills and bicycle safety as they make their way to designated checkpoints around the City of Tehachapi. Each participant will receive a bicycle safety demonstration from the California Highway Patrol of Mojave, a Scramble Map, checkpoint...
I haven't practiced at Tehachapi Martial Arts Center (TMAC) in years but today my dad is testing for his 3rd degree and I've been invited to attend. Walking into the studio where eight students were practicing, I was greeted with smiles and hugs reminding me of what it meant to be a part of the TMAC family. While some may think a room of black belts practicing would be strict and intimidating, it was genuinely sweet to see each student coping with the anxiety that comes before every test. No...
Fire clearance season comes early this year, and the sound of mowers and weed whackers echoes off the mountainsides. Just what are we whacking anyway, and what if it took almost no extra effort to increase the amount and variety of wildflowers on your land? Since Spaniards brought cattle to the new world, California has undergone a wholesale change from native perennial flowering plants and grasses to non-native annual grasses that grow fast, die young, and fuel conflagrations of wildfire. Most...
They don't make movies like they used to. That was how Dan Branson began his talk to the Kiwanis Club last week. He went on to tell about his early days as a screen writer in Hollywood. He feels movies these days are produced by what he calls corporate types who hate to take risks. They rely too much on sequels and remakes and produce more bad movies than good ones. Kiwanis members were thoroughly entertained with stories Dan Branson related about early days in Hollywood when movies were...
The 2017 American Legion Auxiliary Delegate to Girls State from Tehachapi High School, Micah Mason, recently presented the first poppy to Dr. John Lopez, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Tehachapi. The American Legion Auxiliary has designated May as "Poppy Month" and Tehachapi Auxiliary Unit 221 along with American Legion Post 221 will be offering poppies to the community beginning the week of May 14. The poppy was officially adopted in 1921 as the memorial flower of the American Legion...
This article was first published in 2010, but have things really changed? I think not. An article written by Lauran Neergaard, and appearing in the Bakersfield Californian on June 22, 2010 suggested that back pain is over-treated in a lot of cases. As a practicing chiropractor I have thought this for a long time. The article begins: “Why did they cut you?” “This question came from a respected spine surgeon to a man who was still in severe pain following an earlier operation. This, after two o...
CSD staff has begun notification and mailing of majority protest information per Proposition 218 and set a Public Hearing date of June 20, 2017 at 6 p.m. in the Stallion Springs CSD Community Center. Terry Schroepfer of Provost and Prichard Consulting Group presented a report to the Stallion Springs CSD Board of Directors on the Water Rate Study at the April 18 meeting. The study covered the revenue requirements from utility rates to recover, operating and maintenance expenses, a capital improvement program, satisfying bond covenants and...
Come voice opinions on where transportation dollars are spent. Should Kern County fix local streets and roads or add more bike baths? Does public transportation need to be increased in our area? Is there a dangerous intersection you think could be improved? If you have opinions, the Kern Council of Governments wants to hear from you. The Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council is teaming up with Kern COG to host a Tehachapi workshop and they need your opinions. “It’s all part of the pro...
On May 18 at Rose Garden Estate in Cummings Valley, the Tehachapi Police Foundation will hold its first banquet, Honoring the Thin Blue Line. At the event, they will be honoring four people for their exemplary service to the Department and to the community. Alejandro Barajas will be named Officer of the year by the Tehachapi Police Department. Originally from the Arvin Police Department, Barajas has been with the TPD for over two years. He is the School Resource Officer (SRO) and is devoted to...
I want to share with you something that is amazing to me. I overheard a conversation in a coffee shop the other day between three teenage girls. They were talking about the parents of one of their friends who had just bought an expensive Range Rover. One of the teenage girls said to the others, “Wow, they are so rich!” Well, I couldn’t just sit there and not say anything, so I chimed in saying, “You know, what you drive doesn’t have anything to do with whether you’re rich or poor.” The...
On May 4, the National Day of Prayer, the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi hosted their 31st Annual Prayer Breakfast at McMullan Hall. Nearly 140 members of the community came together for breakfast and worship. Local Coach Steve Denman was chosen to speak because of the example he has set for staff and students at Tehachapi High School where he teaches and coaches football. He believes strongly in taking responsibility for one's actions and working for the common good. He is quick to praise others...
Kim Nixon, Vice President of the Tehachapi Police Foundation presented a Life Membership plaque to Hall Ambulance Service at the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting on May 3. Holly Arnold, Director of Business Development for Hall Ambulance accepted the plaque for the company....
Mayor Ed Grimes accepts American Flags in memory of Tehachapi resident Joe Tays, and in honor of John Grenek, at a recent ceremony held after Mr. Tays' funeral at the Moose Lodge....
Tehachapi Mountain Carvers wants to thank the community for buying tickets for their carved Noah's Ark raffle. They sold 2,000 tickets, raising $3,000 for the Tehachapi Senior Center. The new owner/winner of the ark is Jeff Diamond, a Tehachapi resident. Jeff is part of Gateway Connections and belongs to the Mountain Pathways program. Jeff recently celebrated his birthday and the Tehachapi Mountain Carvers helped him celebrate by giving him the Noah's Ark. He was estactic. The Carvers want to...
I walk the ranch every morning and every night just to check and make sure all is well with the critters. It is a peaceful time and I enjoy the quiet time to just visit with my friends the animals. This morning baby rabbits were scampering everywhere and it reminded me that it is that time of the year: The time when little ones are everywhere and I start getting phone calls, and this year is shaping up to be busier than usual based on the abundance of forage as a result of the rains. At...
