Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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By now you all are aware of the fruit tree shortage. It's happening all over America. Apple, peach, nectarine, apricot, cherry and pear trees are hard to find this spring for a couple of reasons. First, two of the three bare root companies have closed for good! These three companies sold to all 50 states and Canada. You can see what a dent it has made in nursery stock. Second, the pandemic. How can this affect the nursery business, you ask. Well, everyone has been home looking for something to...
Planning for the highly anticipated community fundraiser, Cheers to Charity (C2C), is running full speed ahead. Sponsors are in place; Aviator Park has been reserved; beer is being brewed; food has been ordered; and the wine list is impressive! "More tickets have been sold online, by this date, than ever before. We know that the Tehachapi community is ready for a 'fun'draising night on the town," said Social Media coordinator Becca Dillenbeck. The C2C team is ready to make Cheers to Charity...
The East Kern Cemetery District and Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation are joining together to honor those who gave their all this Memorial Day at the Mojave Cemetery, 2040 Belshaw St., Mojave on Monday, May 31 at 11 a.m. District General Manager, Paul Holzer, sees to it that every Veteran's grave has an American Flag placed to thank them for their service. Over 400 veterans are buried in the Mojave Cemetery. Jason Stverak wrote an article about reviving Decoration Day in 2014 and said, "Th...
If you read my last article that focused on where to start as a homebuyer, you knew this topic was coming. Almost daily I talk with people who have found a lender, are looking for a lender or just finished purchasing with a lender. What I find interesting is how most of the time they are randomly found online, or in some other disconnected way. Sometimes people are lucky and end up with someone amazing, other times they are missing out on the true nature of mortgage guidance and end up just...
The Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi acknowledged May as Mental Health Awareness Month by posting a banner in a high-traffic location with the Kern County Crisis hotline in bold numbers. As a service club that supports children and youth around the world, the local club is particularly concerned with teenage depression and isolation. The Kiwanis sign reads: "Do you feel hopeless or helpless? Do you have no one to turn to? You are not alone! Ask for help! Call Crisis Hotline: 1 (800) 991-5272. Kern...
Antelope Valley Indian Museum: www.AVIM.parks.ca.gov The museum is now open with the following COVID safety protocols in place: • Face coverings are required to enter and explore the museum. • Visitor groups are limited to household members only. Gatherings and events, including birthday parties, are not permitted. • Only six household groups will be allowed inside the museum at one time (one per gallery), so be prepared to wait in line outside for your turn. • View the complete list of new COVID-19 rules: www.avim.parks.ca....
On April 30, City of Tehachapi's Municipal Airport Manager Ashley Whitmore earned her designation as a Certified Member of the American Association of Airport Executives. To earn this designation airport executives must show a diverse knowledge in several areas of airport management including Finance and Administration, Planning, Construction and Environmental, Airport Operations, Security and Maintenance and Communications and Community Relations. "It's important to seek out training to manage...
Youth Flag Football Registration is open until June 3. Season will run from July 12 to August 12. Division ages: 6-7, 8-10 and 11-13. Skill evaluations will take place June 7 and 8 for ages 8+. Games will take place twice a week on Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. Cost is $112.50 or $90 with in-district discount. Register online at www.tvrpd.org/programs/youth-sports/983-youth-flag-football. Adult Open Gym Basketball Thursdays and Sundays from 5 to 7 p.m. for ages 35+ and 7 to 9 p.m. for...
Nine finalists from 4th, 5th and 6th grades competed on May 6 in the annual Bank of America Essay and Speech Competition. The event was held virtually this year. Each of the participants delivered a three-to-five-minute speech based on an essay they had previously written on the topic of “What are the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you?” Essay competition began at the school level. Each school judged the writing and nominated one 4th, 5th and 6th grade student essay writer to represent the school. Essays were then judged by a pan...
Houchin Community Blood Bank returns to the City of Tehachapi on Tuesday May 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Tehachapi-wide blood drive will be held at Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Parks District's West Park 490 W. D St. If you would like to reserve a time to donate, please use this link to find a time that works for you: connect.hcbb.com/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/6143. "Each month our Tehachapi residents come out and roll up a sleeve to help others in our community. During the pandemic 594...
Tehachapi businesses hiring but face challenges Hiring continues in the City of Tehachapi as businesses start recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the job opportunities are out there, attracting employees back, many of which benefitted from state and federal aid while not working, continues to be a challenge nationwide and Tehachapi is not immune to that challenge. Searches on job boards such as Indeed.com, Monster.com and ZipRecruiter.com show a wide-variety of...
During the fist two weeks of May, Adventist Health in Kern County celebrated Nurses Week and Hospital Week in a big way. They commissioned Bakersfield muralist Jennifer Williams-Cordova to design two different paint-by-number murals for each of their three hospitals, Bakersfield, Delano and Tehachapi Valley. The theme for the Nurses Week (May 3-7) murals was "Thank you for giving HOPE" and Williams-Cordova was on hand at each hospital to guide the nurses in the actual painting. The murals at...
