Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Traditionally, June is wedding month. Probably because the school year ends, vacations start, weather is good and flowers are abundant. A wedding must have flowers! There are so many wedding themed books. Some pretty good, some not. Personally, I've been a bridesmaid in at least two dozens weddings, and each wedding was different. Some pretty good, some not, if you get my drift. I love the wedding toward the end of "Under the Tuscan Sun" by travel writer Frances Mayes. Most of the book speaks...
For Part 1 click HERE Part 3, by G.E. Perlin "Danny!" "DANNY?" "What?" Danny responded, looking mildly annoyed. Danny turned his attention to Wade to submit his inflection of disapproval; Wade did not receive that angry glance, he was looking past Danny toward the entrance. Danny wasn't a clairvoyant, or even mildly intuitive, but without turning to look, he already knew that the Chief was standing at the doorway. "He's behind me, isn't he?" Danny said ironically, smiling at Wade uneasily. "Hi C...
Caution! High up in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains near Mount Whitney, at an elevation of 13,608 feet, the Kern River begins its journey through the mountains to the San Joaquin Valley, gathering snowpack runoff as it descends. The river, known as the North Fork of the Kern River, is impounded at Isabella Lake, where it joins water from the shorter South Fork of the Kern River, which has drained a plateau to the east. The Army Corps of Engineers, which operates Isabella Dam, releases lake...
The Tehachapi housing market should pick up when the sun shines. While pricing remains stable, “the market has been a little flat,” Lorri Busse, Realtor with Access Real Estate and president of the Tehachapi Area Association of Realtors (TAAR), said. “If anything has affected the market this year, it has been our weather. Usually our market doesn’t really pick up until the sun shines, so we’re getting a late start on the buying season.” She said she has not found that aerospace employees are mov...
So, what do a small, green, plush Hedgehog toy, Henry's Café, mountain rescuers and Slice of Life Enrichment School have in common? Read on and you will find out. On Tuesday, May 28 Susan Minor, the owner of Slice of Life Enrichment School, where art, music and languages are taught, was waiting to be seated for breakfast at Henry's Cafe. Suddenly, her ears pricked up! Did she hear someone speaking French? She looked around quickly to find out where the French voices were coming from. She saw...
The Tehachapi City Council last Monday night approved a balanced five-year budget for the City of Tehachapi. During my tenure as City Manager the budget has always been balanced, that is a theme that has been ingrained in my staff as they prepare their departmental budgets and set their goals each year. The budget is a reflection of those goals, their accomplishments, projects and initiatives to better the City. It is the playbook by which we plan the coming fiscal year as well as the...
The Edwards AFB 412th Test Wing will host the California Wing Civil Air Patrol Wing Aerospace Education Science Technology Engineering Academy, (CAWG AE STEM) beginning Sunday, June 16 through Sunday, June 23. Dr. David G. Smith, the 412th TW Installation Support director, with Col. Alan Ferguson, CAWG commander, Col. Roger Dunn, CAWG director Aerospace Education (DAE) and Lt. Col. Rich Radvanyi, CAWG Group 6 commander and liaison officer, USAF ret., have combined their knowledge and expertise in arranging base tours including the vast flight...
Question: I am 33 years old and have had migraine headaches since I was 16. I have had MRI's of my brain, I've taken medication, I've even tried acupuncture. I still get migraine headaches two to three times a week. I can hardly move my head when I get one. Medication works sometimes but it is very expensive, and the doctor only gives me 10 pills a month. Light and sound is especially hard as it makes me nauseated. Obviously, I can't work when I have one. Can I qualify for disability benefits?...
The Kern Audubon Tehachapi Fourth Saturday Field Trip is to Stallion Springs Lake at Horsethief Park and golf course on Saturday, June 22. Meet at the parking lot at the lake, which is on the right after the covered bridge, at 8:30 a.m. or at Burger King parking lot, 620 E. Tehachapi Blvd., at 8 a.m. to caravan to Stallion Springs. Dress in layers and bring hat, water, snack and binoculars. Loaners available. We will walk the abandoned golf course so some hiking will be involved. Lunch at P-Dub’s, 27725 Stallion Springs Dr. after we’re don...
My father passed shortly after Father's Day in June of 2000. I miss him still, and think of him often. For Father's Day this year, I would once again like to honor him and thank him. Thanks, dad, for making my childhood a time of laughter and learning, a time of adventure and travel and new experiences, and a time to collect so very many rich memories that I have treasured for a lifetime. Though it's been 19 years since I last got to talk to you or see you, some of those memories still seem...
On June 5 at approximately 2 p.m., officers with the Tehachapi Police Department received a report of a shooting in the 400 Block of Appaloosa Court in the city of Tehachapi. Officers arrived on scene and located a male adult victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to Kern Medical Center where he died from his injuries. Wendy Elizabeth Howard, 50, of Tehachapi was taken into custody at the scene of the shooting and was booked at Central Receiving Facility for...
June 10-13, 9 a.m.-noon, ages entering K-6 grade at Valley Bible Fellowship (VBF), 326 E. Tehachapi Blvd. (in Grace Fellowship building) Call Pastor Steve at (661) 325-2251 ext. 116 for more information. Registration is $10 per child. If you register on or before June 2, you get a free VBS T-shirt. Preregistration started May 19, through Facebook - VBFTehachapiCampus. June 17-20, 6:30-8:30 p.m., ages entering K-6 grade at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 329 S. Mill St. (at W. E St.), (661) 822-6817. Registration free at www.G...
Tehachapi Valley Wrestling Club completed their local season with Kern County Wrestling Association Freestyle and Greco-Roman Championships on May 18 at Arvin High School. The Team was competing for the top three honors in each of the styles, as well as individuals, that were shooting to win their age group/weight class. The new "Triple Crown" award was also up for grabs. First year wrestler, Jake Brown hit the mat with his wrestling skills and won the Bantam 45-pound weight class in both...
The Tehachapi Treasure Trove is open Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit us online at www.tehachapitreasuretrove.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove or call us at (661) 822-6794. We are located at 116 East Tehachapi Blvd., across the street from the Water Tower. Stop by and see our collection of uncommonly eclectic and unusually unique stuff. Remember we carry an extensive line of art, craft and scrapbooking supplies, as well as artist services in addition to local arts, handcrafts,...
The “Sports Cars at the Museum Car Show” is unique in the valley with its focus on sports cars, ranging from MGs and rare British cars to Corvettes, Porsches, Mustangs and Ferraris. The show will be held on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16, at the Kern County Museum and the organizers say it’s guaranteed to be nice weather. Registration for entrants begins at 10 a.m., with show and museum grounds open to the public from noon to 4 p.m. Entry fee is $30 and the first 100 entrants get a goody-filled souvenir bag, special event poster and dash pl...
The community joined together on May 27 to honor and pay tribute to the men and women who gave their lives serving the nation. Events included the annual Memorial Day Parade in town, and ceremonies in Central Park and Bear Valley Springs....
For the third year in a row, Memorial Day weekend brought Western Swingout to Downtown Tehachapi. Dancers from all over enjoyed the festivities held in venues at both ends of town....
The Tehachapi Veteran's of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5948 continues the lineage of Tehachapi by showing off the town's colors and accolades on the post's boxcar. Jocelynn McCloskey (shown), and father veteran Skip McCloskey, the post Judge Advocate and a Tehachapi resident working at NASA, took four months to create this marvel. The VFW is proud they can continue to display their pride in their community....
More than 700 Tehachapi fourth and fifth graders gathered at the Tehachapi Municipal Airport on May 29 for the 10th annual Intermediate Space Challenge. Included in the throng were classrooms from Golden Hills, Cummings Valley and Tompkins Elementary Schools, plus students from Summit Academy, Valley Oaks and Inspire Charter Schools. The Space Challenge is organized by The Arts, Science and Technology Educational Corporation of Tehachapi (AST). According to event organizers Nick Altieri and...
Tehachapi Area Association of REALTORS® annual Community Open House Event will be Saturday, June 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. REALTOR® members are hosting area homes with an ADDED “Poker Run.” As you view the homes, each group will be given one playing card. Take your best 5-Card Hand to the TAAR Office, 803 Tucker Rd. to be eligible to win a large Gift Card Basket donated by our affiliates. Drawing will be held promptly at 4:30 p.m. You must be present to win. TAAR members not eligible to play....
