Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Donald Towns is a fine arts painter with background as an animation illustrator for Disney Studios working on award-winning films such as "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Little Mermaid" and the original "TRON". Donald has been featured in the TV movie documentaries "Making of the Little Mermaid" and "The Art of Disney Animation". Looking over his life, Donald says "it has been a phenomenal ride." Today he is launching his collection of personal fine art paintings on his website,...
Family A bought a big house last year to accommodate a family member who needed to live with them. Over the course of several months, it became clear the arrangement was not ideal, and the extra family member moved out. Now the house is too big, and Family A wants to buy a smaller house. This is a real-life scenario, and Family A qualifies to get a new loan. The hitch is, in order to "buy down" right now, their next house will be classified as an investment property – so they need to put 20 p...
This week's column is slightly different, but it reaches the heart of what this column is meant to focus on - inspirational people, places and opportunities in our community that help others and make us stronger. When Anthony Bourdain took his own life a couple weeks ago, it left me sad and angry. There have been so many high-profile/celebrity suicides over the last few years that have come as such a shock and have felt deeply personal. Bourdain hit me hard, as did Robin Williams. They were...
At the June 12 School Board meeting, Trustee Mary Graham announced that after 12 years on the Board, she will not be running again in November. She told the Board that "we do make a difference" and added that she hoped that there would be more than one candidate for her seat. She also reminded everyone that there will be four Board seats up for reelection in November. The other three expiring seats are those held by Carrie Austin, Jeff Kermode and Joe Wallek. Dave Long and Associates will be...
Several students from ages 8-12, got their first taste of Spanish Immersion/Culture Excursion Camp last week under the direction of Meliza Flores at Slice of Life Enrichment School. Camp Attendees got to help make (and eat) authentic Hispanic Cuisine, such as Jamiaca tea, cucumber mango salad and warm corn tortillas kneaded and grilled in class. They learned about various Spanish speaking countries, colored flags, made their own accurately labeled skeletons and solar systems (in Spanish) and...
The Kiwanis Club awarded scholarships to three Tehachapi High School graduates this June. They were introduced to the membership at a recent meeting by Scholarship Chairperson, Marian Stephens. She began by thanking Dick Cavanaugh and Liz Wolfe for serving on the selection committee. Each of the three winners then addressed the Kiwanis members. Emma Stanley made good grades in high school, but she admitted she worked hard to maintain a high grade point average. She said she really had to focus...
Frontiers in Education and Health is the theme chosen by members of American Association of University Women when they met recently to make plans for the new year, which begins July 1. The goals they set are to promote mental health awareness, to explore options for continuing education and to discover opportunities for women in unconventional fields. Program Vice-Presidents, Anita Pritchard and Kathy Murguia will plan programs to advance these goals. President Laura Amstead conducted the...
The Tehachapi Mountain Roller Hockey (TMRH) Falcons are a nonprofit organization and are the only youth travel roller hockey club in Kern County. The Falcons travel across Southern California over the summer months competing in tournaments with teams ranging from 6-years and under through 16-years-old. The Falcons draw in about 50 kids from our community to participate in roller hockey each season. These kids have even competed in the AAU Junior Olympics. Unfortunately, over the years the...
This marks the 8th year for National Night Out, Tehachapi style. The event will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at Central Park and all are welcome. The Tehachapi Police Department and Tehachapi Police Foundation will be hosting. Beginning at 5 p.m. booths will be available for you to visit, exhibits will be available for you to explore with games and goodies for all. This is a great time to meet our local first responders and get tours of the fire truck, ambulance and patrol cars. Safety and...
The Tehachapi Area of Association of REALTORS® (TAAR) recognizes higher education is key to the growth of a strong community. We are continuously, supporting higher education for local students and encouraging academic excellence in young adults. The TAAR Scholarship Fund awarded scholarships to three local high school students for the 2018 school year. On June 4, the outstanding student recipients and their parents were invited to attend a special scholarship luncheon in their honor. This...
Join the fun at the lake on Sunday, July 22 at 3 p.m. Bring your picnic lunch and the kids to enjoy the easy sounds of Jerry Mulkins, Gloria Yeager, Joy Gray, Steve Hall, Pat Shoptaw and any other music lovers who show up to join the band. The really nice fact about musicians is that they love to make music. Join us. If you need a gate pass, call Jeanette at (661) 972-2344. This is a free concert brought to the whole community to illuminate the value of the arts. Although free, BVSCAA is a...
Jenny and Jeremy Jones moved to California from South Dakota. They came from Brookings which is about 45 minutes north of Sioux Falls. Jeremy was hired as a test pilot at Edward Air Force Base so they temporarily settled in Rosamond at the Air Park where they had the use of a neighbor's plane. However, they are not desert people and found the beauty of the mountains in Tehachapi and the weather closer to their native South Dakota. They found a home in Bear Valley and made the move in May. Both...
Over 100 people attended a retirement party from the Sheriff's Department for Sergeant Fred Wheeler on Saturday, June 9 at his home in Stallion Springs. Wheeler retired after 25 years in Law enforcement, 15 years with the Kern County Sheriff's Department and 11 years in Long Beach. Six of those years at the LBPD were as a motorcycle officer. He also worked in the training department and internal affairs. He moved to Tehachapi in 2003 and became a Sheriff in 2004. He loves to train people and...
At their June 7 meeting, the Tehachapi Rotarians had the opportunity to listen to Tejon Ranch Vice President Barry Zoeller. Zoeller joined Tejon Ranch following positions with the Kern Board of Trade, KERO television and the board of CASA. Following a video presentation, he outlined the history of the ranch and the master plan for the future of the company. Last November was the 175 year anniversary of Tejon Ranch. It was founded in 1843 from a Spanish land grant. General Edward Fitzgerald...
Today, We Honor The Overall Man Classic Bill Mead Reprinted with permission from Tehachapi Lifestyle Magazine, April 2014 issue. I never thought I was fixated on food until my daughter Maggie's husband, Arch, expressed dismay over our family's tendency to discuss the dinner menu while still eating lunch. That's pretty much how everybody was during my growing-up years in the cornbelt. Partly that was because grocery stores didn't sell a lot of ready-to-cook meals back then. Nearly everything had...
In spite of the "ms" in the name, "mshelper" is malware that runs on a Mac "mshelper" is designed to hog all the resources (processor time, memory and hard disk) on a Mac. This can cause your Mac to run hotter and louder and will definitely put a dent in your battery life. No one is completely sure what "mshelper" is doing with all of your Mac's resources, but it might be turning your Mac into a cryptocurrency mining rig. This is known as crypto jacking. It's easy to tell if "mshelper" is on...
Two new laws lay out comprehensive, permanent water restrictionsOn May 15, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed two water conservation bills into law, Assembly Bill 1668 and Senate Bill 606. The twin bills, which are lengthy amendments to the state Water Code, limit the amount of water that residents will be allowed to use. Under the legislation -- unless state agencies decide to change it -- each person in a residence will be allowed to use 55 gallons of water a day until Jan. 1, 2025,...
Like many of you, my heart is broken for the children and parents being separated at our southern border. I pray that by the time this article goes to print this traumatic situation will be stopped. Imagine your young child taken from you by strangers for a misdemeanor offense, while it is being investigated. It makes me sick that people are claiming this is the law and there's nothing that can be done. It was the law that a righteous man must marry a virgin, but Jesus' earthly dad didn't let...
I have read the pros and cons about rodeos in the news lately, but the following event happened (it's hard to realize) some 71 years ago. It's an article from my husband, Doyle Gracey's writings. No opinions about the sport, "just the facts." When World War II ended my husband, with only three years time in the military, was separated for a short while before he realized he'd left the Marine Corps a bit prematurely. By 1948 he was to re-enlist and spend another 27 years in Uncle Sam's United...
Tehachapi Valley Wrestling Club sent a small group of wrestlers to the California USA Freestyle State Championships in Fresno on June 2-3. Reese Hart represented TVWC in the Girls Novice 95-pound division and was able to capture one of the prestigious California State Bear trophies with a second place finish. "Reese has had a great year after taking a couple seasons off, she is a very competitive wrestler and I'm so proud of her," said Coach Curtis Nelson. "We hope Reese will inspire other...
Showdown Rodeo, Inc., City of Lancaster and the Antelope Valley Fair and Event Center are excited to announce the annual Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division and Fireworks Extravaganza on Wednesday, July 4 at the A.V. Fairgrounds, 2551 W. Avenue H, Lancaster. Gates open at 4 p.m. with food, shopping, and entertainment. The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) competition begins at 7 p.m. PBR is one of the most exciting sports of all time as professional bull riders test their skills riding...
July First Friday at Tehachapi Treasure Trove will feature J Daniela Peregrina, mixed media artist. Daniela is currently displaying a variety of mixed media pieces at the Treasure Trove including candles, treasure boxes, journals and unique wall art. Daniela's recent entry into the mixed media field follows a long history of art appreciation and graphic arts. She studied art history in college, enjoys visiting art museums and has been a lifetime (since age 13 anyway) fan of Mexican artist Frida...
On July 6, the Tehachapi Museum will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. for the First Friday Art Walk. Along with other downtown venues, the Museum will be offering appetizers, desserts and champagne for guests. The small exhibit of Victorian cabinet cards featured last month are still on display. The collection was assembled by Bill Reed and all feature men in their finery. The photographs were produced in studios and showcase formal poses of the time. Bill has concentrated on male portraits because of...
Our good buddy at Bakersfield Council Navy League, Cal Emerson, passed away Wednesday morning, June 13, 2018. He was 91. His daughter Sandy believes it was a heart attack. Please keep her in your prayers. A military funeral is being planned at the Bakersfield National Cemetery in Arvin on June 28 at 10 a.m. Cal helped us out with the cooking chores at a Navy League Luncheon at the Hansen Hangar in September 2004 and was one of the outstanding volunteers for the O'Callahan Division Sea Cadets....
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