Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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When I was a kid, the best image of Pluto from Mount Palomar was a fuzzy dot. The great Hubble Space Telescope later gave us a fuzzy ball, which wasn’t much more satisfying. Something drastic had to be done about this problem. So in 2006, America vented its frustration by sending a grand-piano-sized probe called New Horizons to take a very good look at Pluto and its moons. We are a patient people. Now it is time to savor and celebrate. After over nine years in space, New Horizons will make i...
A couple weeks ago I was having Chinese food down in Bakersfield and opened up my fortune cookie. It said that I was to receive a “great honor”. It’s not that I put any store in what a cookie thinks, but I did try to think of anything that I might be in line for that could be considered an “honor”. And I came up with two. And they both came true. First, I had submitted some poems to be considered to read at the Woody Guthrie poets event at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in July. I have sinc...
It was bright-and-early and the beginning of another beautiful day! With my husband outside dealing with weed abatement issues, I called an emergency morning huddle with my three children, conveniently within earshot. My oldest son responded to my request by sauntering toward me still half asleep. My daughter, along with an oversized bow on her head, skipped into the room cheerfully and my middle child bolted down the hall like a race horse out of the gate. He dove over the back of the couch;...
This will be a busy summer for TVGMS! We will have a booth at several Tehachapi events: Tehachapi Chili Cook-Off on June 20th, Bear Valley Springs 4th of July celebration at Cub Lake, and TVGMS’s Gem and Mineral Show during Mountain Festival August 22nd and 23rd at St. Malachy’s Church. The booths will have activities, wonderful displays and sales, and information about our club. Spin the wheel for $1 or $5 – everyone’s a winner of a lapidary item - a polished rock, a fossilized sharks tooth, a tiny bottle of gold, a piece of petrified wood, et...
Tehachapi Treasure Trove First Friday Fun Fest will be celebrated at Tehachapi Treasure Trove, on Friday evening, July 3, from 5 to 8. The featured artist for July will be Vicki Braslow. Vicki specializes in landscapes and old buildings. Her preferred medium is oil. Join us to greet Vicki, enjoy food and wine, and listen to music by Art Larson on clarinet. A Bakersfield native, Vicki Braslow and her husband Geoffrey moved to Tehachapi about 10 1/2 years ago after living in the Bay Area for 20 years. In addition to her work as a Tehachapi...
First Fridays have become a fun evening of refreshments and hospitality and shopping at all the venues participating. Gallery ‘N’ Gifts and the TVAA 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. (see this page for more details). Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 E Tehachapi Boulevard, right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. (see this page for more details). Tehachapi Museum Erra House on S. Green St. (see this page for more details). The Tehachapi Christian Store Located at 108 East Tehachapi Blvd. in Downtown Tehachapi. (see this pag...
Exciting things are happening over at Dorner Family Vineyard! With three more medals under our belt, permits in hand for the tasting room, winery and rental cottages, and the wedding calendar filling up, the outlook couldn’t be brighter. Mike Dorner, vinter and owner of Dorner Family Vineyard and Winery, along with Cliff Merdith from Stray Leaves Vineyard in Tehachapi, recently attended the 2015 Winemaker’s International Wine Conference held in Portland, Oregon. The three day event, held from May 28 to 30, gave Cliff and Mike the opp...
Local winery Souza Family Vineyard has once again brought home a Silver Medal. In the latest competition at the Los Angeles International Wine Competition, the Souza's 2012 Primitivo Zinfandel won a Silver Medal. Over 3000 wines and nearly 1000 wineries entered from 22 countries and the United States. Earlier in the year, Bob and Patty were also awarded a Silver Medal in the San Joaquin Valley Wine Growers Association, a competition of all California grown wines. Congratulations!...
While out at the lake a couple of weeks ago it was busy with people barbequing, swimming, and as always a few folks fishing. I always take a few minutes to watch what others are doing to see if someone is catching fish. It seems the order of the day was to have a lawn chair or some form of seat and kick back with a line in the water while consuming one’s favorite beverage. I am always struck by this kind of laid back style, taking it all in with some friends and casual conversation. It’s not...
At the Tehachapi High School Awards Ceremony held May 21, Destiny Veloz, received a $40,000 Reserve GI Bill and Assistance Program for college tuition from SFC Wellington Lluberes. Destiny joined the Army Reserves as a Junior in High School and completed her basic training on August 21, 2014. She will be attending school in Virginia where her base will at Fort Lee. Destiny is the daughter of Jeana Montgomery, sister to Elishia Montgomery and granddaughter of Patty Birley....
Four Tehachapi World War II Veterans went to Washington DC with an all WWII Veterans’ Honor Flight. They caught up with Andrew Selga, also from Tehachapi, and Guard #627 of The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Left to right: Joe Cooper, Bill Norris, Andrew Selga, Tomb of the Unknown Guard in Arlington Cemetery, Donald McConnell, Robert Henderson. Photo provided...
Pictured is one of several wedding dresses you can purchase at the Tehachapi Hospital Guild Thrift Store, 115 W E St. in Tehachapi. Besides wedding dresses, you may find other useful wedding supplies and decorations. This is a real money saver for the thrifty bride. Photo by Harriet Clendenin...
The Tehachapi Railroad Depot and Museum under the direction of the Friends of the Tehachapi Depot (FOTD), celebrates its fifth year of successful operation this month. With yearly attendance figures steadily increasing the all volunteer staff could see upwards of ten thousand visitors this year. With some 60 guests and visitors in attendance the ceremonial cake is about to be cut and served by FOTD Board Member Keith Sackewitz, Board Member Sheryl Bovi, Board Advisor Tim Trujillo, Tehachapi City Manager Greg Garrett, Tehachapi City Council...
In a well choreographed scene of dignity and respect, Tehachapi area Scouts held a retirement ceremony for old and tattered American flags. Collected by the scouts over the past year each flag is properly folded and placed upon a table adjacent to Coy Burnett bleachers. Upwards of four hundred were collected this year and each flag is passed from teams of scouts who salute as they pass off the colors. Arriving at the numerous fire pits the flags are unfurled, held up for presentation, then folded and gently placed upon the fire. A salute by...
On Wednesday, June 17th Marty Pay Insurance celebrated his 35th Anniversary. Pictured with his wife Laurie Aldrich-Pay, Marty says, “Thank you all for your support and for those who where able to come by the office for the party (over 150 people)! It's because of you we've been able to be here with Farmers Insurance for 35 years! I've been fortunate to have a great staff and a great book of clients! Thank you all for making it possible!...
Janet Edwards and Lori Fife (with the handful of spaghetti) serve up the dozens of diners that came to their “Relay for Life” fundraiser Spaghetti Feed at the church last week.- Photo provided...
The new Tehachapi circle of “Lavish Ladies of the Hat” recently lunched at Jake’s. The organization which has only a few circles in California is the first in Tehachapi and holds it’s “Black and Bling” luncheon on the first Wednesday of the month at various local restaurants. From left are “divas” Lora Schrock, Brenda Barbarella, Mary Hamann, Marilyn Minarete-Smith, Deanna Padrick (from Colorado), Janelle Wilcox (Head Diva) and Michelle Fulton. The group is accepting new members who enjoy wearing hats and having fun....
An electric vehicle charging station is now available at City Hall in Tehachapi. Pictured is the first automobile to get charged at the new station. Donna Wolfe is the proud new owner of this Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid....
There are more than thirty varieties of savories. We will explore the two plants most commonly grown. They are satureja montana (winter savory), and satureja hortensis (summer savory). Both have a peppery- thyme flavor, but the winter savory is somewhat stronger. The word “satura” is derived from the Latin meaning, “satiated”. The flavor of this herb punched up the high starch Roman diet long before trade brought tropical spices like pepper to their tables. Savory was one of the strongest cooking herbs they had for two thousand years. It sati...
At the Spring Time Fair on June 13 and 14th!...
Have an early dinner in Downtown Tehachapi then join the Tehachapi Heritage League for a stroll through history. Meet us at 6 pm at the Tehachapi Depot for a short presentation on the history of early buildings in the downtown area. Then we'll walk about 8 blocks, along which we will focus on downtown businesses; their origins, proprietors, and changes over time. Costumed docents will lead the tour and others will disclose fun bits of information as you stroll around. The 2013 Mystery Tour...
Tehachapi's Most Popular Event of the Year!...
