Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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This year the annual Tehachapi Apple Festival falls on October 15 and 16. As the name implies, the focus is on “appley” goodness. The festival is free to attend and is a fun time for the whole family thanks to its vendors, entertainment and the children’s special “kidzone” area, which has games and activities. (Tickets must be purchased to play in the kidzone.) In recent years more than ten thousand people have attended the festival, so be sure to make your hotel reservations ahead of time. Enj...
Kami enjoys a fabulous spa day, pampering and relaxation courtesy of Canine Creek. Full service grooming and self serve options available....
It took a sailor, a schoolboy and survivors more than half a century to disperse the cloud hanging over the sinking of the heavy cruiser. July 30, 1955, marked the 10th anniversary of the worst disaster in American naval history – the sinking of USS Indianapolis. That Saturday retired salesman and World War II Navy veteran Clair Young was at home in Southern California reading a day-old Los Angeles Times article that related how men in the heavy cruiser's Radio Room 2 knew an SOS message had gon...
On Friday evening, July 22, the Tehachapi Arts Commission will be unveiling its second nationally recognized art show. At this elegant gala, the 40 artists who journeyed to Tehachapi in May to explore local surroundings and begin the paintings that will be on exhibit at this show will be back to display their finished work. This year a special Aerospace category has also been added. Attendees at the Friday evening event will have the opportunity to meet the artists including featured artist...
Lindsay and Cedric played to large crowds at the Farmers Market on June 16 in Centennial Plaza. They played a wide mix of original songs and cover songs. Lindsay is the lead singer with Cedric playing lead guitar....
There will be four days of Independence Day Celebration in Bear Valley Springs, a gated community in the Greater Tehachapi Area. The four days will be Friday, July 1; Saturday, July 2; Sunday, July 3; and Monday, July 4. The 30th Annual Independence Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. on the 4th. Hot air balloon rides are scheduled for July 2, 3 and 4 at 6:30 a.m. The Firecracker 5K Run will be on July 2 at 7:15 a.m. Craft and activity booths, food and exhibit booths will be available at Cub Lake on Ju...
Platinum Realty Group was joined by members of the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce and community members on June 8 to celebrate the grand opening of its office at 21000 Mission Street, Tehachapi. The distinctive building in Old Town was formerly a branch of Bank of the Sierra located at 21000 Mission St. "This marked a special day for Christy Rabe and her team as they celebrated their fourth anniversary of becoming the Platinum Realty Group," said Jeanette Pauer, chamber president....
Do you have a trailer and love camping in the desert? Be a Camp Host at Saddleback Butte State Park! Saddleback Butte is about 1.5 hours north of Los Angeles near Lancaster, California, at the western end of the Mojave Desert. The park is quiet with a small campground and picnic area, and hiking trails up the desert mountain. The small town of Lake Los Angeles is located 4 miles away. Hosts must be friendly and have good customer service skills, and be physically able to complete light housekeeping tasks. Duties include greeting visitors and...
TVAA Gallery n' Gifts welcomes Susan Neves as our March Guest Artist. "You have a good eye!" is an expression Susan Neves often hears from people viewing her photography. Susan is passionate about defining that statement each time she picks up her camera to capture a fleeting moment with just the right light and a balanced composition. She believes it is her ability to look closely at life's landscapes and see that which is often overlooked by others. Her photography prints are the end result...
We all want to live long lives. We all expect to live long lives. But are we financially prepared for this longevity? Before we get to the issue of preparation, let's look at a couple of interesting findings from a 2022 survey by Age Wave and Edward Jones: The surveyed retirees said, on average, they expect to live to 89, and they said the ideal length of retirement is 29 years. When asked if they want to live to 100, nearly 70% of the respondents said "yes." The main reason for this desire for...
One of the returning performers playing in Central Park on the 4th of July at 1 p.m. will be Ryan Sillifant. Ryan, who is proficient on guitar, drums, piano and bass, will be playing his guitar and singing, with blues and Americana being his primary stylings. A Tehachapi resident, Ryan graduated from Tehachapi High School in 2020. He is entirely self taught and has payed music since he was three years old. He said that his family is all about music and very supportive, adding that his father...
Every now and then an opportunity arises for me to get out of the comfort zone of our little mountain town and its slower pace and get into the faster pace and sometimes chaotic scene that is Los Angeles. Such was the case a couple of Sundays ago when friend Suzanne Bennet and I headed south. Our destination was the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown L.A. for an evening lecture by Angela Davis. We left mid-afternoon to allow plenty of time for travel and dinner before the main event;...
David Marion Trunkey passed away after suffering a massive stroke, on Sunday, June 12, just shy of his 75th birthday. He was at home in the care of his son Jonathan and wife Amy, his son Steven and David's wife, Tammi Easterday. He was born June 21, 1947, in Fort Collins, Colorado. He is the third of six children born to Roscoe and Mildred Trunkey. He had four brothers: Allen, Michael, Donald and Leonard; and his favorite and only sister, Rhonda Schneider. His first wife, Sandy Grantham blessed...
A very obnoxious weed with a pretty name: Yellow Starthistle (YST). This scourge on the land of the western U.S. was discovered in the Tehachapi area and BVS in the early 1990s by Chuck McCollough (founder of Triassic Legacy Winery). In Northern California, yellow starthistle is out of control, wasting over 15 million acres of range and farm land. We do not want it to get any more out of control here. This very invasive weed is unpleasant, as it has sharp needles around each flower, which...
A very tall Walmart employee approached me at the self-checkout and said, “Has anyone ever walked up to you and discussed their religion with you?” “You mean, they want you to experience their religion – like, get saved – or their spirituality?” I asked. “Both, I guess. They just start sharing about it with me.” “I guess that’s nice.” “But why me? I don’t get it.” “Well, you seem very open. Perhaps you’re a ‘clearing’ for that kind of thing,” I replied, thinking the energy she puts out must...
As I mentioned before, and as you probably know from countless mentions on television and social media, the month of June is Pride Month. It's a month long focus on LGBTQ+ pride and history, but most of the big celebrations are traditionally held on the last Sunday of the month, to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising in 1969. A little history: In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar on Christopher Street in New York City, as they had done countless...
Season 3, Episode 37 – Clare Scotti from Discover Tehachapi stops in to talk about the weekly entertainment and events at Tehachapi's breweries and wineries. Season 3, Episode 36 – Hamed Jones, the finance director for the City of Tehachapi, talks about the recently approved 33.3-million-dollar budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2022/23. He explains the sources of revenue and the expenditures. He also covers some looming cost increases from the County of Kern for fire department services for...
[Editor's note: This is the 32nd article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country. The articles may contain graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.] (Raymond W. Permenter and Herbert L. Bayless are two local heroes inextricably bound together in the history of Kern County. Born on the same day, they both attended East Bakersfield High School [EBHS] in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Co-captains of the football team, they both joined the...
James Clinton Davies, age 45, passed away on June 15, 2022, in a car accident near his home in Rosamond, CA. Clint was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada on February 23, 1977, to James Arthur Davies (née Philip Wayne Holm) and Dianne Margaret Deveau. Clint grew up in Thousand Oaks, CA. He could often be found running around with his friends, skateboarding, listening to music, playing video games, or reading encyclopedias learning about anything he could, particularly history...
Hall Ambulance has opened recruitment for Class 42 of the Hall EMT Academy, starting on Sept. 20. The program prepares individuals in under 10 weeks to start working in the Hall Ambulance 9-1-1 system as an emergency medical technician (EMT). An EMT works on the front line of emergency medical services as a first responder, assisting with patient care and providing safe transport to the hospital. Training takes place Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Harvey L. Hall EMS Academy, a s...
I miss driving but being a passenger has its perks, also. For myself, on recent trips, I could really examine the panorama. Even leaving Tehachapi, I notice a lot of things that have changed or disappeared completely. At any rate, it certainly helps awaken old memories. As one leaves the Tehachapi Mountains and gazes out on the Mojave Desert looking south, I see sights that are not new but still changed, forever. One change, sort of heartbreaking, is the loss of Mount Soledad to the strip...
The Dye Natatorium will be open from June 13 to August 6, 2022. Entry fee: $5 (cash only) Non-swimmers fee: $2 (cash only) 10-visit punch pass: $40 (cash only) Children 3 and under: free **Parent must be in pool with children 3 and under** The pool will be closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Schedule is subject to change. Recreational Swim Days & Times: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Lap Swim Ages: 16+ Days & Times: Monday-Friday, 5-7 a.m. Shallow Water Aerobics...
Lots of people that know me know I came to the high desert of California to learn to fly airplanes, sailplanes mostly, and work as aviation photographer at Edwards Air Force Base. Years ago, seated in the front seat of a sailplane, you would not think I would be talking with my flight instructor about hot rod race cars that tow experimental aircraft. His name was Gary Layton, CFIG instructor. Gary worked for NASA as an engineer on many interesting projects. We talked about many wide-ranging...
If you use Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, or Google Assistant, your phone usually keeps and shares your voice recordings. As a result, there can be some pretty personal stuff in your requests to your assistant. Unfortunately, big tech companies have a checkered past about protecting and using our data responsibly. Here's how to delete the recordings on your phone and turn off your assistant if you don't want to use it or her. Siri Apple claims it randomizes all data collected by Siri, doesn't con...
In a show of force, Bakersfield Police Chief Greg Terry, Sheriff Donny Youngblood, CHP Chief Ceto Ortiz, Central Division, District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer, Mayor Karen Goh and Assemblyman Vince Fong held a press conference to highlight their efforts to combat illegal sideshows and street racing leading into the summer - warning young drivers and spectators to not participate in these illegal activities. Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County), who is leading the effort to prohibit sideshows in p...
