Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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As the weather becomes more moderate, many people are itching to get out and enjoy wide open spaces and big skies. Hikers are challenged on mountain trails, picnics are enjoyed under towering trees, walks through meadows of wildflowers soothes the soul. All are possible in Tehachapi, throughout California and beyond. I decided to look beyond when choosing books for this review. I came across a nice little story that took place on an island off the coast of Washington State. Jonathan Edward Durha...
There are some parts of a vehicle that, when failing, do not need to be immediately replaced. A water pump is not one of those parts. Due to the vital role the pump plays in cooling the engine, if it stops working, there will be fast consequences including possible all-out engine failure. Replacing a bad water pump will save you from the worse job of having to replace your engine. Know the signs of when you have a bad water pump on your hands. Unhealthy circulation The water pump moves coolant...
On May 6 and 7, the Lady Water Warriors bring home a medal placing 7th in the 400-yard Free Relay (Olivia Ringle, Regan Rodriguez, Alaina Riggsand Hannah Regan) for the CIF Central Section D-1 Championships. The Boys respectfully placed 9th in the 200-yard Free Relay just shy from getting a medal (Tyler Regan, Bryce Rodriguez, Carter Yeomans and Iven Sandholdt). The following individuals moved on to finals: Hannah Regan placed 9th in the 50-yard Free and 12th in the 100-yard Free. Alaina Riggs...
The Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) wants to thank its teachers and staff for their dedication to providing "Uncompromising Excellence" in the service of students and families. TUSD teachers and staff continue to positively lead our schools, and their impact on students and families extends well beyond the walls of the classroom. "TUSD Trailblazers" recognizes two staff members each month who represent the excellence and values that make Tehachapi Unified School District so special for...
Tehachapi Rotary Club sponsored 6 high school students from Valley Oaks Charter School and Tehachapi High School to the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) camp: Aby Fuller, Davery Pogon-Cord, Nicholas Aldava, Reagan Rodrigues, William Werner and me, Sienna Shetler. When I first heard of Camp RYLA, I was a bit skeptical. The four day event - held at Camp Ramah in Ojai, California - was advertised as something that would change my life and better equip me and my fellow campers to handle what...
On April 28, Daniel and Liz Burgess cut the ribbon celebrating the opening of their new business Golden Hills IT, located at 979 W. Valley Blvd. #2, Tehachapi. They can be reached at (661) 750-8400....
Some years back I ordered, from a little catalog, a strip of something with inserted flower seeds. All one has to do is lay it down in the flower bed and water it. I can do that. I am not too handy when it comes to planting little seeds. They allow me to water them, though. The little strip of seeds – pansies – sprouted right on time and their pretty little faces, all identical, so lovely. Suddenly, I am sure those pansies were shocked to see a strange spear-like green "thing". I felt sorry for...
On the calm morning of May 4, Star Wars Day, Stratolaunch (Roc), the world's largest aircraft by wingspan, lifted gracefully for runway 30 at Mojave air & Space Port. The aircraft flew for four hours and 58 minutes over the Mojave Desert and reached an altitude of 22,500 feet. The fifth flight debuted a new pylon on the aircraft's center wing that will be used to carry and release Talon-A hypersonic vehicles. The hardware is comprised of a mini-wing and adapter that is constructed with aluminum...
Chris Naftel and the Tehachapi Rotary Club hosted Teresa Carlson and Taneka Clark at their April 28 meeting. Carlson is the General Manager of the new TownePlace Suites. Taneka Clark is head of public relations for the hotel. Carlson said that the new hotel will be opening in June. The Rotary Club of Tehachapi is a volunteer service organization with the motto, "Service Above Self." The club meets on Thursdays at noon. For more information about Rotary Club, you can visit their Facebook page at...
Summer is coming and it's time to think about getting away for those day or weekend trips that will not cost a lot. Here are some ideas for short trips to train museums and activities that are not too far of a drive. Here are just a few. Tehachapi Railroad Depot Museum The Depot was a railroad station in Tehachapi, California. The depot was built in 1904 along a Southern Pacific Railroad line built in 1876; the railroad founded the town of Tehachapi and drew the residents of nearby Tehichipa to...
Season 3, Episode 27 – Waterboy stops in Tehachapi on P.C.T. fundraising journey We talk to Darrell Bolton who is known as "Waterboy" on the Pacific Crest Trail. He makes a stop in Tehachapi after leaving for a 6-month adventure to hike the PCT from Mexico to Canada. Six weeks into the journey finds himself in Tehachapi and in the TehachaPod studio. Darrell talks about why he is on this 2,500-mile adventure. He wants to raise $100,000 for Team World Vision and help with fresh water needs in u...
If you like rocks and rock formations and geological wonders, you'll love visiting the Trona Pinnacles. I took off to see them again on a recent Tuesday. Just about 20 miles east of Ridgecrest on SR 178, a BLM sign marks the turn to the Trona Pinnacles National Landmark, and although you can see them from the highway, at that distance the pinnacles look rather small and relatively uninteresting. Taking the five-mile dirt road (washboard and rocky and sandy) across the desert right up into the...
The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) covers 2,663 miles of rugged terrain following the ranges of California, Oregon and Washington. Most hikers start at the Mexican border and, if they finish, complete the hike at the Canadian border. They gain significant altitude as they cross the towering Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges. The National Park Service designated the route as a National Scenic Trail in 1968. It was completed and dedicated in 1993. The trail goes through western Antelope Valley and over...
May 2022 proclaimed Community Action Month At their May 2 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council unanimously proclaimed the month of May 2022 as Community Action Month and presented a Certificate of Recognition to Pritika Ram of Community Action Partnership Kern (CAPK). Ram told councilmembers that Community Action Partnership was formed in May of 1965 as part of the War on Poverty. It now administers 17 programs in Kern County aimed at meeting child, family and individual needs. Under Ram's...
Camping season is upon us and Tehachapi's moderate summer temperatures make for a great time outdoors for campers of all ages. The following information is about local campgrounds and RV parks in Tehachapi. Be sure to call ahead! Brite Lake (661) 822-8047 Brite Lake is 90 acres located on Banducci Road, off the intersection of Highline Road and Highway 202. The campground has hook-ups and tent sites. Restrooms and showers are located near the camping grounds. Fishing is available at the lake in...
Everyone has questions before visiting the chiropractor. Here are easy answers to some of the most asked questions. Q: Does Chiropractic care hurt and is it safe? A: Chiropractic is the largest, non-invasive, drug-less and safest forms of health care available. Statistically, patient risk is substantially lower when receiving chiropractic care as opposed to medical care, where the use of prescription drugs and surgery pose a greater risk. Chiropractic adjustment is a highly controlled procedure...
The Brite Valley is located west of the city Tehachapi, in a fertile area surrounded by mountains. It has been known to many generations of Native Americans and later white settlers who discovered the rich soil and temperatures to raise foods for themselves and cattle. The valley is four miles long and two miles wide. The valley's first residents were most likely the Nuwä (Kawaiisu or Paiute) who lived there for thousands of years. They gathered acorns, bulbs, seeds and greens. Their meat...
In "Romeo and Juliet" Shakespeare wrote: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Basically, what that means is that what really matters is what something is, not what it is named or called. I sure hope he was right. To wit: I'm changing my pen name from Mel White to Mel Makaw, and while how I smell is pretty much irrelevant, I hope that how I write will still be as worth reading. My real full name is Marilda Kay White. My folks read the name Marilda...
The are some drawbacks with POD account, of course. You can't name an alternate or contingent beneficiary. If the person you name predeceases you, that account will likely transfer to the estate. Then it will likely go through probate. POD accounts may result in issues regarding paying taxes, debts and other expenses of the estate. It gets messy if the executor of your estate is not the beneficiary of the account. The executor is the person in charge of paying those debts and administering the...
Bobby Harold Maxwell passed away at his home on April 13. He was 73. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cherie Maxwell, and his parents, John and Jean Maxwell. He is survived by his sister, Shirley Lehman, and his son, Robert "Roby" Maxwell. Bobby was born in Tulare, California and moved to Tehachapi in the early 1970s where he met his wife, Cherie. At the time of her death, they had been married for more than 30 years. Bobby was a Vietnam War Veteran and after moving to Tehachapi, worked at...
Lori Cisneros, Mrs. C to her students, holds a master's degree in education and has been a teacher for over 19 years. During those years she has taught at public and private schools and most recently in a local homeschool charter setting. She currently teaches at Cisneros Farm Workshops on her very own farm located in Tehachapi's Alpine Forest community. Drawing on her education and nearly two decades of pedagogical and country living experience, she has developed a unique curriculum to teach...
High quality, great tasting fruit grows on trees today in the Tehachapi area, and has since some of the first homesteaders put trees in their own gardens beginning in the 1860s. The earliest commercial orchards were planted a decade or two later. A man named Moses Hale planted an apple orchard here in 1880, and another named Joseph Kiser planted an apple orchard in upper Brite Valley in the 1870s, and sold some of the apples they produced to Southern Pacific Railroad, which apparently supplied t...
Jim McDaniel will be laid to rest on May 20 at the Bakersfield National Cemetery, in Arvin at 2 p.m., with full Military Honors. Jim McDaniel was called up to the Lord on December 16, 2021. Jim was a friend to all and a member of the Tehachapi community for 15 years. Jim was born the day after prohibition ended. His father, Dr. Paul McDaniel, somehow navigated his wife, Dorothy McDaniel past all the wandering people in the city of Chicago and James Denham McDaniel came into this world December...
Bill McDaniel or Uncle Bill, as he was known, was James McDaniel's older brother. Uncle Bill was born in Chicago, Illinois as the eldest son of the two boys brought into this world by Dr. Paul Wallace McDaniel and Dorothy Eichenlaub McDaniel. Uncle Bill attended elementary and high school in Winnetka, Illinois from 1933-45, and immediately enlisted into the U.S. Army Signal Corps and served in WWII from 1945 to 1947. Upon Uncle Bill's honorable discharge, he attended Lake Forest College and in...
Arlene B. Branske passed away in Paso Robles, California, with family and friends at her side, on April 16. She and her husband were residents of Tehachapi for many years. They loved their community and church up on the mountain. Arlene was born in Chicago on March 14, 1933, to Joseph and Anna Wenskus. She was one of five children, George, James, Joseph and Shirley. Arlene was the baby, "the apple of her daddy's eye." Arlene attended an all-girls Catholic School, St Casimir's. She was committed...
