Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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New police chief Richard Standridge will report for work on Monday, June 26, 2023 after being sworn into the position on June 19, 2023 at the city council meeting. Standridge comes to Tehachapi from Bishop where he has served as chief of the Bishop Police Department. Standridge has previously served in law enforcement with the Tulare County Sheriff Department and Porterville Police Department. Standridge's swearing in was met with support from fellow officers of the Porterville, Bishop and...
A special awards dinner for scholarship recipients and their parents was hosted by American Association of University Women. Five graduates received scholarships of $3,000; another received $500; and two outstanding middle school students received $100 each. Winners recognized were Kailey Cueva, Ava Hester, Kailey Kolesar, Moria Loyd, Reagan Rodriguez and Dmitri Hubbard. Both boys and girls are eligible to apply for a scholarship, which is administered by Scholarship Fund for Women. A board of...
At the June 8 meeting of the Tehachapi Rotary Club, President Judy Trujillo (far right) welcomed new members (left to right) Rosemary Powell and Linda Pettitt. The Tehachapi Rotary Club meets at noon on Thursdays at the Prime Bar and Grill. The Rotary Club of Tehachapi is a volunteer service organization with the motto, "Service Above Self." The club meets on Thursdays at noon. For more information about Rotary Club, you can visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RotaryClubofTehachapi/...
The 4th of July is a reason to celebrate for many Americans, but this year the members of the Tehachapi Heritage League have an additional reason, it is the 50th birthday of the opening of Tehachapi's first museum. The Heritage League was formed by a small, but dedicated group of people in early 1973. The purpose was to preserve the cultural, historic and natural resources of the Tehachapi area; to open and maintain a museum and to serve as an educational source for individuals, schools and...
presented by AltaOne Federal Credit Union Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District is excited to announce that we have brought back movies at the park for the summer. We hope to see you all there! Meadowbrook Park July 6 and July 20, 8 p.m. July 6: "Jungle Book" July 20: "Top Gun: Maverick" Central Park – Aug. 1, 8 p.m. In conjunction with National Night Out: "Puss in Boots" Visit www.TVRPD.org for more information....
I always enjoy reading this poem titled "Because I fly" by retired Air Force pilot and Vietnam Veteran, Major Brian Shul: Because I fly, I laugh more than other men. I look up and see more than they. I know how the clouds feel, what it's like to have the blue in my lap, to look down on birds, to feel freedom in a thing called the stick . . . Who but I can slice between God's billowed legs, and feel them laugh and crash with His step? Who else has seen the unclimbed peaks? The rainbow's secret? T...
Alicen Schneider and Ben Eshbach have been living in Tehachapi for about a year. Like many others during the pandemic, they wanted to get away from the LA area. Ben had family living in Tehachapi, so it seemed an ideal place to look. As head of TV Music at NBC Universal, Alicen felt she could still commute to her job three days a week or so. They found a house that they liked but it was a bit of a fixer-upper. While they were considering the purchase, their house in Burbank sold. The real...
The City of Tehachapi is proud to once again host the All-American 4th of July Festival presented by Kaiser Permanente. This is a full day of events on Tuesday, July 4, culminating with the annual fireworks display at 9 p.m. originating from the Tehachapi Municipal Airport. This year's new title sponsor is Kaiser Permanente, serving over 7,000 members in the Tehachapi community and operating a medical office in the City of Tehachapi, Kaiser Permanente is combining cutting-edge technology with a...
Look for a new sponsor at this year's Bad Bulls on the 4th of July and the PRCA Rodeo held during Mountain Festival weekend. Although Cowboys and Angels have had a booth at these events in the past, this year Joanne Nicks has become a sponsor of the events. Joanne said at both events she will be featuring cowboy hats galore to shade the spectators from the summer sun. They can also expect to find a wide selection of boots during the events. Other specialties in her booth will include tooled-leat...
The BeeKay Theatre is bustling with enthusiastic energy as members of the Tehachapi Community Theatre Association (TCTA) rehearse, design and build momentum to present three diverse and entertaining productions for the summer season. Starting with the 14th Playwrights' Festival, TCTA's Playwrights Palooza features eight 10-minute plays. This year's chosen submissions come from two local playwrights, surrounding area writers and includes one international entry from New Zealand. The festival give...
I've had a rough few weeks lately, which explains my absence in the last issue of The Loop, but I'm pretty much back to normal now ("normal" for me, anyway). I took myself to Kaiser's urgent care in Lancaster one day because my left foot was swollen up and I couldn't put weight on it without a great deal of pain. I was told I probably had a sprained ankle and was fitted with a walking boot, which I was to wear for a week. At the end of that week, when I was still in a lot of pain and unable to...
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Arlene Weed was born on Aug. 30, 1932, and passed on June 9 at 90 years old. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter Weed and is survived by her two children, Michelle Taylor of Tehachapi, and Gary Weed of St. Louis, Missouri, as well as two grandchildren, Kate Weed and Kelly Weed of St. Louis, Missouri and great-granddaughter, Avery. Arlene was an accomplished woman. She was a graduate of Cal State University, Northridge. She retired from a career with "General Telephone" and relocated with...
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts where you develop your skills as a leader while having fun and making connections. This year the Tehachapi Rotary Club sent five students. At the June 8 meeting, the students reported their experiences. Three of their members were elected group leaders at the camp. From left are Abigail McNutt, Hudson Kaiser, Elliott Gonzales, Melody Roberts and Cole Porter. Porter attends...
We read and hear a lot about other parts of the world, but actually visiting and experiencing another culture in person is quite different. Not only has Tehachapi resident and Cerro Coso's Anthropology and Sociology professor, Alec Griffin, traveled through 43 countries, he has also had some exciting and terrifying experiences along the way. Traveling to Cairo in 2013, 11 days after a coupe d'état deposed President Morsi, was among some of the craziest. The pyramids and Cairo museum were empty...
Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association awards five $500 scholarships to Tehachapi High graduating seniors studying the arts....
There used to be a radio program whose host gave news as it was supposed to have happened. After telling the tale, he would then say, "...and now, for the rest of the story." He would then give some interesting facts that completed the tale. His name was Paul Harvey. I'm no Paul Harvey but it seems that when I hear someone telling a story about an experience of a local or long past happening, I often remember a little tidbit that was left out of the tale and I want to add it. Usually, I try to...
We had a fantastic turn out for the 2023 TNAZ Cruizin car show at the Church of the Nazarene on Saturday, June 17. The event packed in 81 hot rods, custom cars, one of a kind build cars and many classic cars. There really was something for everyone. There was even a bounce house, zip line, gaga ball and a variety of food. Music as well by the Dave's Not Here band. It's always fun to talk with car people at shows and the track. I got to talk my friends Hans and Rachel Kahl who are big time car...
Tehachapi High School graduates were recognized as co-valedictorians and the Class of 2023 Top 10. Pictured are co-valedictorians Abigail Louise Fuller, Michelle Isabel Orellana, Jonothan Lee Shugart, Jr., Sara McKenna Warner and Hannah Jean Weinstein. Other Class of 2023 Top 10 graduates not pictured include: Kailey Marie Kolesar, Aiden Joseph Peck, Luke Huston Schlosser, Sophie Marie Shulstad and Savannah Grace Schultz. The TUSD Board of Trustees meets on the second Tuesday of the month at...
So you have a new business...what form should it take? Is an LLC better than a corporation? Or maybe a sole proprietorship or a partnership? This article will help you understand the differences between the popular LLC and a corporation. LLCs are gaining popularity as the choice of business structure because they have by far fewer formalities compared to corporations. They keep the same accounting practices and keep accurate books, but the LLC can structure it's Operating Agreement to require...
On July 1, the Golden Hills Community Services District will have a new General Manager. Assistant General Manager Christopher Carlson will be stepping into the position after the retirement of Susan Wells who had been in the position for the last five years. On May 23, Wells received a Certificate of Recognition from Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Manager Corey Torres honoring her years of service and cooperation with TVRPD....
"COVID caused a delay of many things including the award of these plaques to some of our dedicated volunteers," Kern County Tehachapi Mountains Search and Rescue Captain Dan Gates said. Recently this was rectified. "Thank you, Dory, for your 30-plus years of continued service to our community. We continue to look to you to share your skills with us and those new coming into this unit," Gates said. Dory Kline responded, "It's been my honor to serve so many others." Carl Gehricke was presented...
When you hear the name of the Kern County city of Ridgecrest, do you immediately think to yourself: "Ah, that's near all the rock art." No? Well maybe you should, because the nearby Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake is home to the Coso Rock Art District, the largest concentration of prehistoric petroglyphs in all of the Northern Hemisphere. There are an incredible 100,000 individual rock carvings or more etched into the dark basalt boulders of the Coso Range, some of them believed to be...
This is a traditional Nuwä (Kawaiisu or Southern Paiute) story that was told for centuries to explain the origins of the world. It was collected by a Berkeley anthropologist named Theodore McCown, who in the summer of 1929 spent three months studying Nuwä elders in the mountains of eastern Kern County. Among the people that McCown interviewed was Raphael Girado, who would later become the father of Luther, Betty and Lucille Girado, who were instrumental in documentation and the teaching of the N...
"You earn your reputation in the arena, but you earn your respect in the barn." My story begins in the much the same way as every little girl who grew up with a passion for horses: My love and desire to ride at the famed Riata Ranch was more than passion – it was an addiction. I was enamored not only with all the horses, but the young women who became my mentors showing me the ins and outs of ranch life, horsemanship, team work and leadership training. I was very shy and insecure, so this kind o...
