Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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It seems that everywhere we look, we see the breakdown of society. Churches are often overwhelmed with the needs that are all around us these days. The DPER Life Center was developed to aid churches and the local community in meeting some of those needs. Dr. Kevin Belsby, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and his wife Jolene, a Certified Life Coach, founded DPER Life Center to offer affordable counseling for individuals, couples and families. They also work along side local churches and...
Due to some factual errors and omissions, the article written in the 2016 Business Showcase about Dignified Home Loans has been re-written online and available for review at theloopnewspaper.com. Below is the corrected article In July of 2015, Dignified Home Loans, LLC opened a new lending office in Tehachapi. Under the watchful eyes of Jeff LaMonte, Laura Johnson and Ron Depew, Dignified will deliver to customers and business partners, an unparalleled level of service. With the Tehachapi...
Clothing fashions come and go. Did you know that there are landscape fashions too? For example, in the 1630s, “tulip mania” swept the Netherlands. The English cottage garden is a landscape fashion. So is lawn. The lawn fashion started in England in the 1700s, where vast sweeping acres of grass surrounded castles, palaces and manor estates and were kept short by sheep. England has a great climate for this type of landscape. There weren’t any irrigation systems back then. The lawn trend in the U.S. was an accumulation of events; the Scott...
Save the date: June 12, 2-5pm. Celebrity Bartender Jeff Duff is pouring for Veteran Collaborative Services Come to Souza Family Vineyard for Celebrity Bartender fundraisers. Bartenders raise money for the charity of their choice. Veteran Collaborative Services This organization provides for Veterans Rights Awareness; temporary financial assistance for Veterans and their dependents; Veteran employment training and job search; support for earned Veteran medical, educational and financial benefits; and mentoring services. Their goal is to support...
Microsoft is giving away the latest version of Windows, Windows 10. And they’re getting pretty aggressive about it – even marking it as a Windows Update. The upgrade can happen even if you don’t explicitly ask for it. If you’ve decided Windows 10 isn’t for you, or if you want to have some control over when your computer gets the upgrade, open your favorite browser and search for “Never10.” Never10 is a program from Steve Gibson at Gibson Research Corporation which lets you control when to upgra...
When I first moved to Bakersfield, California, from the Midwest, it didn't take me long to notice many big churches. My new neighbor told me the city is nicknamed "The Bible Belt West" due to Dust Bowl migrations from the southern Bible Belt. She invited our family to one of the big churches, assuring us that "everyone goes there." It certainly was a big congregation and the church had many bells and whistles. Yet, I wondered: How is it that the Central Valley has so many big, wealthy churches,...
At the end of last summer, Melody and Jake Daily moved to Tehachapi from Los Angeles. For Melody, it was closer to her family but mostly it was the weather, friendly people and the small-town-feel of Tehachapi that attracted the couple. Melody is from Bakersfield. Her father, grandparents and aunts are still there. She was lured away to the “big city” in 2006 when she moved to Los Angeles. For some time she managed a spa in West Los Angeles. Jake spent his early years in Spokane, Wash. and has...
Sergeant Garry Crowell was presented with the Stallion Springs Police Department Distinguished Service Medal, by Police Chief Mike Grant for his service as a police officer, senior police officer, training officer and sergeant from January 24, 2005 to present. Crowell has set the highest standards of integrity and living both professionally and in his personal life in strict adherence to the Police officers Code of Ethics. Crowell has previously been awarded a SSPD Life Saving Medal and over 30...
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Identity theft is a big problem. How big? Consider this: In 2015, about 13 million Americans were victimized, with a total fraud amount of $15 billion, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. That’s a lot of victims, and a lot of money. How can you protect yourself from becoming a statistic? Here are a few suggestions: • Secure your Social Security number. Identity thieves eagerly seek Social Sec...
We at Marley's Mutts have had a lot of amputees, but none of them quite like Trinity. Trinity was found by a homeless man after he heard cries coming from the bushes. She was only 5 weeks old, very skinny, suffering a severe amputation to her leg and near death. Fearing for her life, the man walked for miles and miles until he found a vet. From there, Trinity was stabilized and transferred to Kern County Animal Services. KCAS immediately contacted us to see if we could help save her. Without a...
First Fridays have become a popular event of fun, refreshments, hospitality and shopping at all the participating venues. Gallery 'N' Gifts will feature an entire new collection of artwork by Anita Jesse that will be on display for the month of June located at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd., with a special show opening party on First Friday June 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 East Tehachapi Boulevard, right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. The...
Building an insignificantly small business doesn’t take much in leadership, but if you’re going to build a great business, it’s going to take great leadership. To make success happen it’s going to be an all hands on deck, leading from the front all of the time, kind of leadership. Andrew Carnegie once said, “you have to capture and keep the heart of the supremely able man before his brain can do its best.” He might have said that a long time ago but it is just as true today as it was then. H...
Fearless. Dazzling. Compelling. Eclectic. Graceful. Magical. Legendary. These are all words that have been used to describe singer-songwriter, Jack Williams who will make his debut appearance at Fiddlers Crossing on Sunday, June 12, at 3 p.m. In a career that has spanned 50 years, Jack Williams has become one of the most sought-after artists on the contemporary acoustic music circuit. From music halls and festivals to coffee houses and house concerts, he is a very busy performer. He especially...
In the earlier days of America's military, units of soldiers would have to travel for a considerable time after a war before they reached home, giving them time to mentally process their experiences. With today's advanced transportation, veterans will often be thrown into everyday life immediately, giving them no time to absorb and process the weight of the war they were in. Warrior Expeditions provides "outdoor therapy" for recently discharged combat veterans, equipping them with hiking gear an...
Join the Tehachapi Kiwanis club in welcoming its guest, Mr. Chris Naftel at the club's weekly meeting on Wednesday, June 8. Mr. Naftel was the Manager of the NASA Global Hawk program from its beginning in 2005 until his retirement in 2015. He will provide a presentation covering the project from its inception through the many Earth Science projects that it has supported. The Global Hawk System provides a unique capability for the science community. The combination of the aircraft's range,...
The Main Street Farmers Market at Railroad Park, on Tehachapi Blvd, runs from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays throughout the summer, from June 2 to August 18. Farmers and local growers will again be the focus, with additional vendors who sell American made, local, and other items. Food vendors will provide tasty treats and local musicians will provide entertainment. Many participants from the previous years have returned. Stop by for fresh produce and stay for dinner or a snack and enjoy the music...
When you bought your first car, mom or dad was probably there to help you qualify for the car loan by being your co-signer. That made them jointly obligated for repayment of the loan, since you likely had no credit history on file at that time. Their established credit stood in to “prop up” your lack of loan experience. Does it work the same way when you are buying a home? It depends on which loan you choose, and how many of the applicants will be living in the new home after close of esc...
Memorial Day, as Decoration Day gradually came to be known, originally honored those lost while fighting in the Civil War. But during WWI the United States found itself embroiled in another major conflict, and in 1971 the holiday evolved to commemorate all men and women who died while serving the United States military. The Tehachapi Lions Club remembered these brave men and women and also showed their gratitude and appreciation for their fellow Lion members who served in the U.S. military and a...
How to do it Decide whether you want to retire early by weighing your options. Although for some people, the financial advantage of retiring early will outweigh other concerns, you should carefully consider all aspects of retirement before deciding to retire early. Consider the following questions: • Will your lifetime benefit be higher if you retire early or you retire at normal retirement age? • Can you wait to receive benefits, or will you need retirement income as soon as you retire? • Are y...
"Genuine Mountain Style, Best by a Country Mile" is the theme for the 2016 Tehachapi Mountain Festival® being held August 19-21. Congratulations to Dan Mahler, the winner of this year's Mountain Festival Theme Contest. Dan not only submitted the winning theme, he included a sketch that he felt portrayed the theme. The Mountain Festival Committee agreed and the sketch was sent on to Ray Friesen at 'hachapi Tees who turned the sketch into this year's amazing artwork. Presenting the check to...
This month, Encore Music is pleased to feature instructor Christine Guarente. Chris teaches flute, voice, and is also one of the piano instructors. Christine moved to Tehachapi last August with her husband, Christopher, and their eight year old son, Max. Her husband, once a test pilot at Edwards is now a test pilot for Scaled Composites in Mojave and Tehachapi with its active arts and entertainment community seemed like a perfect spot for the talented Christine. "Art is alive and well in...
On Tuesday afternoon, May 24, Police Chief Kent Kroeger held a press conference to demonstrate the use of a new clear polycarbonate that will be used to secure vacant and abandoned buildings. Louis Lujan from SecureView and Heather Best from Community Blight Solutions addressed a gathering of city officials and residents and demonstrated the new material which is similar to material used in the windshields of the military HumV. Chief Kroeger stated, "Boarded up buildings are a magnet for crime b...
Fourteen lovely young rodeo queen candidates waited at center stage of the rodeo arena at the Stampede Days Rodeo for the announcement of the new Miss Rodeo Kern County. The contestants competed all week long in a series of contests including horsemanship, rodeo knowledge and current affairs, miss photogenic, and miss congeniality. A series of fabulous prizes were awarded for each of the contestant categories. A speech and modeling contest was held at the picturesque Noriega House in Bakersfield...
Launched almost five years ago, the NASA/JPL spacecraft Juno will arrive at Jupiter on July 4th to help us celebrate Independence Day. Its mission is to take a close look at the planet itself (as opposed to the entire Jovian system). We're trying to collect data that will help us understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter. This understanding is important since fully half of the planets in our system are gas giants like Jupiter (the others being Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), and Jupiter is...
The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District's clinics in Tehachapi, California City and Mojave are modest, unassuming and absolutely vital to the rural population they serve. Some of the patients, newly signed up under subsidized insurance, have not had proper health care for years. had proper health care for years. "There's a longer wait now," said Elizabeth Herrera, LVN, who manages the trio of clinics with quiet efficiency and a calm demeanor. "It's six weeks for an appointment. Before, it was t...
