Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Paul Nafziger of the Tehachapi Society of Pilots' Build-a-Plane student project was kind enough to ask me to witness the taxi test and engine run-up for the project airplane on June 29. As a pilot I was jazzed to be there, and it was great to see Paul run up the engine to 2760 RPMs and taxi the Zenith aircraft. It was cool to see all the pre-flight checks and watch one of the students checking the fuel for water and any particulates in the fuel. Many experienced members of the Society of Pilots...
Most of us know the song about a horse with no name but we here in Tehachapi have a pineapple with no name and we need your help to fix that! Tehachapi Natural Market, located at 20221 W. Valley Blvd., has a new mascot but it needs a name. Owners, Teresa Dunlop and Sarah Rose are asking for your help. "I keep calling it 'Mr.Pineapple'," Sarah laughs, "though why I think of it as a male, I don't know especially since my step-daughter is the person inside the costume!" Sage Nelson, Sarah's...
Whether or not you used your air conditioning to defog your windshield all winter, you might notice poor performance come spring and summer. After all, you didn’t really need air to be that cold when outdoor temperatures were in the 30s. Fortunately, you can DIY a car air conditioning recharge in about half an hour, saving yourself from a sweltering summer drive. When you may need a car air conditioning recharge Your car’s air conditioning is a sealed system that doesn’t require regular maintenance. Regular usage, as little as 10 minutes weekl...
By the time you read this, July 4th will have come and gone. Our annual Hot air balloons will be here but tethered and not taking up passengers. The Meet-the-Candidates meeting for the Association took place on Wednesday, June 24 at the Whiting Center. Two returning members are on the ballot —Monique Herbst and Peggy Bergman-Smith. Bergman-Smith was an appointee when Larry Thompson left the board. Since three spots were available, though, and only two people were running, two more people have expressed interest. Long time board member, Todd L...
Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, including its continued impact on community health and well-being, coupled with the rules and restrictions on large event gatherings, the 2020 Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival (AV Fair) has been postponed until further notice. Although the State of California and Los Angeles County have been slowly easing restrictions on COVID-19 Stage 3 openings, the AV Fair is classified as a COVID-19 Stage 4 event. The COVID-19 Stage 4 reopening process has not started and will require both State and L.A. Coun...
The Greater Tehachapi Chamber has rescheduled the 57th Annual Tehachapi Mountain Festival to Sept. 18-20. The Chamber is hopeful that with the rescheduled date we can move forward with the Festival. Please note that the Thunder on the Mountain Car Show Committee made the decision a few weeks ago to cancel the Car Show for 2020 due to lack of entries. The 2020 Tehachapi Mountain Quilters Show has also been cancelled, however the quilters will have quilts on display at the festival in Central...
On April 15, in the middle of the pandemic, Yolanda Manfredonia closed escrow on her new Tehachapi home and, accompanied by her German shepherd Cesar, moved lock, stock and barrel from Orcutt, her home of 10 years that is located in the Santa Maria Valley. Yolanda is a California native, born at Los Angeles General Hospital and raised in the San Fernando Valley. Following her marriage and the birth of her two sons, the civic minded Yolanda worked for the City of San Fernando for 13 years, for...
Now that we are having our lives change from total quarantine lockdown to little ventures out as some businesses open and some of us even go back to work, we at Have A Heart Humane Society have a few concerns. Our pets have been used to our being home and around for close to three-and-a-half months. Now while this may have irritated your cats (haha), your dogs have LOVED it! They may have a little trouble understanding or adjusting to your new hours away from home. Try to keep giving your pets that little bit of extra attention when you get...
Whether you're treating yourself to a new computer (yay for you!) or your old computer is old and slow (are you getting calls from the Smithsonian about donating to the museum?), you have a decision to make. Windows or Mac Operating System (OS). For most people, it's not a tough choice; stick with what you have and know. But maybe, just maybe, you're looking over the fence at that green grass on "the other side" of the Windows vs. Mac debate and wondering...should I? Most of the stuff we do...
Valley Strong Credit Union has been named one of “America’s Best Credit Unions” by Forbes Magazine in their third annual “Best-In-State Banks and Credit Unions.” In achieving this honor, Valley Strong was one of 183 recognized of the 5,236 credit unions nationwide, ranking second in California. “We are thrilled to be recognized by Forbes as one of the top credit unions in the country,” said Steve Renock, president/CEO of Valley Strong. “To have all aspects of our organization be so highly regarded by those who bank with us is quite an honor....
Musician, music teacher, Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra concertmaster and retired Navy Captain Gayel Pitchford will speak at the July 8 luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi. Pitchford teaches young musicians who go on to play in symphony orchestras, university music programs and who develop musical careers. The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra hopes to present its next concert in September. Pitchford will explain how the orchestra will compensate for the absence of wind and brass instruments (which are temporarily sidelined by COVID-19...
On July 1, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health released guidance directing counties that have been on the County Monitoring List for three consecutive days or more to close indoor operations for certain sectors which promote the mixing of populations beyond households and make adherence to physical distancing and wearing face coverings difficult. The guidance applies for a minimum of three weeks and is subject to an extension based on epidemiologic indicators....
I entered into a conversation with someone who had another earthquake story. We have read a good many interesting tales, but wait until you hear Josephine Renteria Serda's story. She and I spoke for over an hour recalling the fateful day of the Tehachapi Quake but we also found we had much in common, such as age, being native Californians, both husbands having served in the military as well as our sharing an earthquake together; she in Keene and I in Tehachapi. She said it first, but I was in...
An interesting program was on the History Channel back in 2004 and it involved Mojave Airport's CV-990 Gate Guard. The big jet parked at the Highway 58 entrance to Mojave Air & Spaceport has an impressive history related to the Space Shuttle. When first introduced in 1962, the CV-990 Coronado was billed as the world's fastest subsonic airliner. I remember being there to see the last flight of the Convair 990 (CV-990) aircraft from Edwards, formerly used by NASA as a medium-altitude research plat...
As a kid I loved the Fourth of July, even though I didn't really understand what it was all about. The Fourth of July meant big picnics on the farm in Iowa with extended family, playing with the cousins outside all day, watching the uncles set off fire works in the evening and us kids running around the yard with sparklers. Oh, and we always had homemade ice cream. As a teen I loved the Fourth of July because in my small Iowa town there was always a parade (I was in the marching band) and a...
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout our Rotary area (Kern, San Luis Obispo, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties) the 72 Rotary clubs throughout our region, stepped up to serve their individual communities. In cooperation with the Rotary District 5240 Charitable Foundation and The Rotary Foundation, the district will be providing $61,144 to assist those in need of food within its represented counties. Of this amount, the District 5240 Charitable Foundation has provided $36,144 in disaster relief funds which have been donated to the...
Bonnie passed on Monday, May 24, in her sleep at Adventist Hospital in Bakersfield after a fall in her home and subsequent medical complications. She was very loved by all of those who knew her and were blessed by her presence. Bonnie grew up in Candor, New York, and went to Candor High School. Her first job was working in the library at Cornell University where she met her first husband, Wilford Batsford. They were married in September 1966. In 1967, she gave birth to her son, William. In 1975,...
A small dark green shrub flourishes in the Tehachapi Mountains, growing among California Junipers in drier locations. You may be familiar with this plant in connection with cold medication and diet pills, but Tehachapi Indian people have used it to make tea for many hundreds of years. This is a plant with a hundred different names: Indian tea, Mormon tea, sheepherders tea, Spanish tea, cowboy tea and many others. The local Nuwä (Kawaiisu or Paiute) people call it "Tu-tu-pivi" while botanists...
In the early hours of Thursday, June 11, Frederick Rudolph Motter, loving husband and father, passed away peacefully at age 83. He was at home surrounded by his family as he was called home to his Heavenly Father. Fred was born on Jan. 26, 1937 in Seattle, Wash., growing up in the Green Lake area to the north of the city. As a teen Fred revealed his character as an independent, principled, hard worker. He put himself through Engineering school at the University of Washington (UW) while working...
Following the recommendations decreed by California Governor Gavin Newsom in regards to outdoor fireworks displays in Kern County, the City of Tehachapi has decided to cancel the scheduled fireworks display on Saturday, July 4. This unfortunate decision took into consideration the cancellation of fireworks displays in surrounding communities in the San Joaquin Valley, Eastern Kern County and Antelope Valley, leaving Tehachapi as the only remaining municipal fireworks display within 100 miles....
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 Bear Valley Springs in 1990 by Chuck McCollough (founder of Triassic Legacy Winery). In Northern California yellow starthistle is out of control, wasting up to 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...
Warm weather brings increased mosquito activity and Kern County Public Health reminds everyone to take precautions to protect yourself from mosquitoes. The first confirmed West Nile Virus (WNV) carrying mosquito of the year has been confirmed within Kern County. While many mosquito-borne illnesses such as WNV cause only mild symptoms in most people, the infection can cause severe illness and even death in rare cases. The best prevention is to avoid mosquito bites. Reduce Mosquito Breeding Sites: • Remove standing or stagnate water from c...
As California and the counties of Kern, Mono and Inyo continue to expand the reopening of business and services, Cerro Coso Community College is preparing now to offer face-to-face classes in the fall 2020 semester at all campus locations. Cerro Coso is committed to maintaining a healthy and safe environment for students and staff. They will work closely with the local departments of public health in all three counties to ensure that reopening guidelines are adhered to, such as promoting healthy hygiene practices; intensifying cleaning,...
Valley Strong Credit Union has received a 2020 Telly “Bronze Award” in the category of “Non-Broadcast: General – Corporate Image” for its brand video which was showcased to team members during its renaming initiative. The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks and production companies, including Dow Jones, Duplass Brothers Productions, Complex Networks, A&E Networks, Hearst Media, ESPN Films, RYOT, Vice+ and Vimeo. Valley Strong wa...
This has been some year hasn't it? Anyone remember the "murder hornets" from a few months ago? No? Well the Friends of the Library do, as well as all the plans we had for the year. Things sure haven't gone as expected. But we're back and still working to support our Library. Even if book donations and sales don't all happen this year (we still need to figure out how to be able to do that safely). It's open again you know. But like everything else, still not back to normal. It's here to support t...
