Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Chances are that you have heard the name César Chávez. You may have driven on a road or past a school that bears his name. If you were alive during the 1960s and '70s, you may remember his work-maybe you even boycotted grapes five decades ago! But do you know much about Chávez? Have you ever met a member of the United Farm Workers? Do you know firsthand the challenges of the people who plant, tend, and harvest so much of this country's food? This new national monument offers insight into why th...
The Tehachapi Area Association of Realtors is holding a Community Wide Open House on July 22. Agents in the know tell me that if you want to have much of a choice in our current market, you’ll want to be looking at houses costing around $300,000. What does that mean money-wise? A survey of low-down-payment loan programs suggests that no matter how you slice it, you’d need to be able to afford around $1900 per month for those homes. Of course VA financing wins as the lowest payment and low...
Sheridan's is on the move once again. Just a few months ago, Sheridan's Annex moved to Mill Street. Then a second Tehachapi Blvd. location became available, due to the retirement of Trains Etc. owners Ed & Linda Gordon. Located just a few doors down from the original Sheridan's Boutique Home Consignment, the new sister store will showcase different and unique items crafted with the same great quality you have come to expect from Sheridan's. Virginia Sheridan and her husband William Lee have...
They knew there just had to be a better, safer way to grow their client's money. Ron Mejia and Laura Asbill of Gold Star Financial spent 3 years searching for the answer. Somehow, consistent, respectable growth had to be available in all market types. No reaching for the moon...but no crushing losses, either. Gold Star Financial's 30 year solid reputation was on the line. They found the answer with Horter Investment Management of Cincinnati. Drew Horter had long ago realized that steady,...
Today, We Honor The Overall Man Classic Bill Mead Reprinted with permission from Tehachapi Lifestyle Magazine, October 2013 issue. Here is a list of instructions left behind by the late Bill Mead, who wrote them up for the benefit of his granddaughter, who had been on many family adventures in the Winnie, but had never borrowed the motorhome without Bill captaining the crew. The RV that you own or use may differ in some ways, but the advice is sound. And amusing, like most things Bill wrote....
The fourth annual Tehachapi Mountain Beer and Wine Fest is gearing up once again to gather thousands of craft beer and wine lovers together. Leave the Bakersfield heat behind for the weekend and retreat to cool mountain weather on July 15 at the Benz Visco Sports Park from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Proudly offering over 140 Californian craft beers and wines with virtually unlimited tastings from top breweries like Tehachapi's Local Craft Beer, Stone, Belching Beaver, Ballast Point, Lengthwise, Temblor an...
We've heard and read the word ransomware a lot lately, but what is it and how can you protect yourself against it? Ransomware is a form of malware or malicious software. Malware is software designed to damage or do not-so-nice things to your computer. Computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, and spyware are all considered malware. Personally, I consider any program that advertises itself as free and then makes you pay for it once it's installed on your computer malware, too. Ransomware encrypts...
Exercise is what a lot of us do to stay healthy and fit. Exercise is what all of us should do to stay healthy and fit. Exercise is good for your heart, your lungs, your digestion, your liver, your kidneys and in fact all the organs and systems in your entire body. It’s good for everything that has to do with any of your body’s functions. Period. There are many ways to include an exercise regimen in your life to achieve the goals that you set for yourself. Remember, everyone is different, wit...
Tehachapi Unified School District's Education Center will become a GED testing site. At their June 27 meeting, the Tehachapi School Board unanimously approved an agreement between the district and Pearson VUE, the computerized testing entity which will administer the tests. This means that GED candidates will no longer have to travel out of the area to complete their examination. Director of Instructional Services, Regina Green said that the Adult Education Program has tripled its graduates...
Greetings! I was lucky and blessed to spend my summer vacation mostly in Italy, a place I had dreamed of experiencing. It was the trip of a lifetime and I got to share it with my spouse, our 17 year old daughter and one of her friends. If you’ve ever been to Italy, you might know that there is a lot of art to see (my daughter doesn’t care to see another Madonna and Child for quite some time); there’s yummy food; ancient ruins; and lots and lots of churches (at some point my daughter was done wit...
Continuing the 85 year history of the American Legion Auxiliary: The 1930s began slipping by and it seemed that each of Roosevelt's New Deal programs all had three initials by which they were labeled. So it was that the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 221, gave a dance for the CCC workers, who were young, unemployed single men. CCC can be interpreted as, Civilian Conservation Corps but it would be few who bothered to remember. The CCC camp was northwest of Tehachapi near Keene. The Legion Hall...
The Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance held its quarterly meeting in Mojave recently so its members could get a current look at what is happening in East Kern County. In addition to reports given concerning the Golden Queen mine just south of Mojave, the Test Pilots School located on the Mojave Spaceport, and The Spaceship Company, Bill Deaver Vice President of the Mojave Spaceport Board of Directors, delivered an update on what is current at that facility. I chose to feature Deaver’s rep...
The Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) has implemented a program that seeks to change student bad behavior by rewarding good behavior. The concept is called Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) and is the outcome of a national initiative to find a better solution to disruptive behavior than suspension. "Students who are suspended have a higher dropout rate," Clair Rhea, learning director at Golden Hills Elementary School, said during a presentation at the Greater Tehachapi...
Did you know that skin cancer rates are on the rise in the U.S., where it is the most common type of cancer?1 It’s no wonder. Just in the past year alone, one-third of the adult population has been sunburned at least once. And that lobster-red look is a clear sign of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays—a known cause of skin cancer, which can impact any age, gender, or race.1,2 Risks of tanning. But you’re not off the hook if you stop at tanning. That’s your body’s response to sun injury.1...
Mary Beth Dillon, a resident at the Adventist Medical Health Center Tehachapi, recently passed away but her memory will never leave us. Mary's roommate, June Schwark said she looks at Mary's passing as a celebration and homecoming. Says Schwark, "I miss Mary but I am happy for her because she is no longer in pain." Long time roommates, the girls created beautiful memories together. One of their favorite activities was their love for painting. Through a program sponsored by the Arts Council of...
If you have ever driven Hwy 154 north of Santa Barbara on a Sunday afternoon and stopped at the Cold Spring Tavern for a tri-tip sandwich, you will undoubtedly remember the "good-time" blues music that went along with it. Tom Ball, on harmonica and vocals, and Kenny Sultan, on guitar, have been playing their own brand of American roots styles of music together for 35 years, and outside on the porch of the Tavern on Sundays for much of that time. On Saturday, July 15, at 7 p.m., Fiddlers...
Because long-term care insurance (LTCI) is a relatively new product, policies are not standardized. This can make it especially difficult to compare policies when you’re shopping for this type of insurance. However, comparing LTCI policies is a lot easier when you know what to look for and follow a few simple guidelines. Compare insurance companies One of your first steps should be to compare and evaluate insurance companies. But since there are many companies that sell LTCI, how do you n...
Kim Kardashian. Love her or hate her she is definitely a beauty icon when it comes to cosmetics and skincare. Her skin always looks flawless and glowing. We've all seen those infamous photos of Kim Kardashian with blood all over her face after getting the "Vampire Facial". Well, most of us that keep up with Pop Culture. That photo that circulated the internet created some buzz in the beauty and aesthetic world. So, what is a "Vampire Facial"? It is Micro-needling combined with the Platelet Rich...
On Saturday, June 24 the Battle of the Bands was held at Philip Marx Central Park. The weather made it a very pleasant day as it turned out to be the coolest day of the week. Sponsored by Lehigh Cement and organized through the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District "It's only my second year and It's getting better" said Corey Torres from the parks dept. Four bands participated this year: Squam-O from Alpine Forrest, Psycolous and Lightwell both from Tehachapi, and Red Soil from...
Despite triple-digit temperatures around the surrounding areas, the Tehachapi Gandy Dancers Square Dance Club played host with their June Bug Dance to 33 diehard dancers. People representing the Mountain Squares at Frazier Park, Bakersfield's Joaquin Squares, the Bakersfield Rounders, the Aces & Deuces from Palmdale, and our own Tehachapi Gandy Dancers came up to cooler mountain air to enjoy a night of dancing and camaraderie. Brent Lively lived up to his name, gracing us with outstanding calls,...
The votes are in! The winners of Tehachapi Community Theatre's Gold, Silver and Bronze Quill awards were announced after the final performance of the 2017 Playwrights' Festival on June 25. The winning plays were selected by the audience members, who were encouraged to select their three favorite plays from the ten original short plays included in this year's production. The winner of the 2017 Gold Quill award is "Normal Shnormal", directed by Nicole Gockel and written by Ian Patrick Williams, wh...
The Stallion Springs Propriety Owners Association held its annual meeting and elected new officers for the coming year on Saturday, June 24. The new Officers are: Debbie Rodriquez, President; Jennifer Reid, Vice President; Lori Rodgers, Secretary; and Linda Gordon, Treasure. Board Members at large are Lewis Brown, Justin Reid and Diego Rodriquez. The POA is a social group with membership open to all Stallion residents. Renters are welcome as well as property owners. Mark your calendar for the an...
4th of July in Tehachapi...
Kern Economic Development Corporation President and CE0 Richard Chapman told the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council July 5 that hubs of technology and business innovation are sprouting up and driving economic growth. Typically, the hubs – known as regional innovation centers -- are private-public partnerships that provide space, resources and infrastructure for start-ups and businesses that are moving up through a cycle of technological growth (see graphic on the Silicon Valley w...
Determined director – Ten-year-old Phoebe Morgan-VerHagen of Tehachapi co-directed two of the 10-minute plays recently presented in Tehachapi Community Theatre's Playwright's Festival. Phoebe's mom, Tanya White, said her daughter began asking her when she was four years old how she could get on television. "It's a phase," White thought, and agreed to take her to auditions in Los Angeles and find an agent. One day as they were at Sony Studios, they shared an elevator with Steven Spielberg. The r...
