Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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In Bear Valley Springs and Stallion Springs, deer and elk stroll casually around homes, streets, golf courses and lakes without fear. This trio of American Elk attracted onlookers on July 4 at North Lower Valley Road. The two communities share borders with Tejon Ranch, where an abundance of wild animals live freely on 270,000 acres of natural habitat. According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Tejon-area elk population is descended from a group of 300 Rocky Mountain Elk...
Let's talk about your brakes. Basically, the power brake system helps you provide braking power so that you don't have to do all the work with your brake pedal. The brakes themselves are applied at the wheel using hydraulic pressure. When we step on the brake pedal, we create pressure in the power booster that's multiplied by vacuum from the engine. The resulting pressure pushes through the master cylinder into tubes and hoses that run to the brake at each wheel. When there's a problem, it's usu...
Members of the Tehachapi Lions Club joined forces with other District 4-L1 Lions to volunteer their services on July 2 to those affected by the Erskine Fire. District 4-L1 received a $10,000 Emergency Grant from the Lions Club International Foundation which provides immediate relief assistance (food, water, shelter, clothing, etc.) to victims of natural disasters through the service works programs of Lions Clubs worldwide. The Tehachapi Lions also donated twelve pop-up tents and tarps of various...
Camp Kiya is gearing up for its eighth year of music instruction in Tehachapi Mountain Park, July 24-28. The popular music camp includes local musicians as instructors along with other professionals. This year’s camp will include four new instructors, in songwriting, mountain dulcimer, vocal technique and fiddle improvisation. Two of the new teachers are local musicians, Jaress and Lauren Loo. Jaress is the concert master of TPOPS. He also plays in the Tehachapi Symphony, and the band, Grit 50. He was heard on the musical track for the r...
Jennifer Williams Pouring for American Cancer Society at Souza Family Vineyard, 26877 Cummings Valley Rd, on Sunday, July 24 from 2 to 5 p.m. Jennifer Williams has spent more than 25 years working in the securities and investments profession, and through her business, J Williams Personal Financial Planning, INC., she helps many of Tehachapi's successful residents manage their investments, plan for their children's college expenses and their own retirement, and in general to make the most of...
The Tehachapi Lions Club would like to thank the community of Tehachapi and visitors to Tehachapi for supporting their fund raiser to send care packages to the deployed Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen from the 812th Civil Engineering Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base. The Lions are able to send care packages for the fourth year in a row to our airmen due to our generous patrons purchasing hot dogs at the Lions Hot Dog Booth during the July 4th Hot Dog Festival at City Park. The Lions were...
The drought continues, and smart homeowners everywhere are asking for help with their irrigation systems. To celebrate Smart Irrigation Month, we are offering free irrigation check-ups! Actually, the irrigation check-ups are always free, but this July, 2016, they are extra free. What a concept! A lot of us have irrigation systems, but did anyone help you learn how to set the timer? How about that spot in the lawn that never gets green. Do you just crank up the minutes for that irrigation zone and forget about it? Do you search for leaks by...
As the Erskine fire rages on near Lake Isabella, we are all so thankful for the Kern County Firefighters, Cal Fire and all of the aerial tankers working on this horrible fire. One large aerial tanker in particular does the job of many smaller aircraft. 10 Tanker Air Carrier is a fantastic weapon used in the war of wildfires. The maneuverability of this large former commercial air carrier is impressive. They look for pilots who are comfortable flying low over terrain. The whole area that used to...
Tickets are now available to 2nd Amendment fans for the 14th Annual Tehachapi Friends of the National Riffle Association fundraising dinner and auction. "The event has been put back on it's regularly scheduled date - Saturday, August 6," said Mike Barrett, co-chairman of Tehachapi Friends of NRA. "And while we will be holding it, once again, at the Benz Corporate headquarters here in Tehachapi, on Goodrich, we will only be able to sell 250 event tickets because space is limited." Purchasing a...
Wow, I can't believe that a year has gone by so quickly but in a snap, it's over. I have spent the last year as the President of the Rotary Club of Tehachapi and I must say it's been quite the ride. For many of you, you don't know what Rotary is. Well, it's a service organization that meets weekly for lunch. We have excellent speakers, get to socialize and plan some cherished projects that benefit our local community. These projects include a senior smoke alarm battery replacement program in...
City Manager Greg Garrett and Mayor Susan Wiggins presented Mark and Jessie Milano with a Certificate of Recognition for their generous donation of the entry monument to the Tehachapi Event Center and Rodeo Grounds. Garrett said that he first met the Milanos when they moved to Bear Valley Springs from Pasadena about 25 years ago. They have always loved the community and have made significant donations to the Tehachapi Mountain Rodeo Association and essentially to the City of Tehachapi. Mr....
The second Dog Days of Summer was held at Souza Family Vineyard on June 24. The featured dog rescue was STOP (Save Tehachapi's Orphan Pets) and the event was attended by many rescued pups and their owners, as well as other dog families. Entertainment was provided by Casper and Lily Holloway, their band and new baby daughter (pictured below left). Marsha Donnelson of STOP, Dottie Apen and Chloe, Dottie's rescue pooch, pose bottom right. The next Dog Days is July 15, the featured rescue will be...
Honeywagon Brewing presents the winner of their raffle with free tickets to the Tehachapi Brewfest. Honeywagon Brewing holds a raffle every Wednesday at their place on Enterprise Way, and announces the winner at the Farmer's Market on Thursday....
It was my treat to be part of the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the Freedom Plaza and Visitor Center on June 30 (located on the corner of Curry St. and Tehachapi Blvd.). It was a wonderful event. To see our little town grow into a Visitor Center just puts a smile on my face. People from around the country pass through our town, and now they have a place to gather information and be encouraged to download the "Visit Tehachapi" app (locals should, too!). We have some of the world's...
At Tehachapi City Council, Police Chief Kent Kroeger introduced Carl Gericke, Ruben Brandon and Darrell Brown, three members of the new Tehachapi Police Foundation Board of Directors. The foundation will be the fundraising arm of the Police Department as there is no current budget for youth, school and other programs. They plan to raise money through various events to fund school safety and anti-bullying programs as well as establish awards like Police Officer of the Year, Volunteer of the Year...
There are a variety of ways to preserve and store edible herbs, but let us take a step back. Some important things can be said about harvesting that will provide herbs of high quality. Early morning is best before the essential oils are dried by the sunshine. The leaves are tastiest before the plant flowers, but fresh flowers are delicious and a serving attraction. Do not use leaves or flowers that have dried on the plant. They are tasteless or worse! Use sharp scissors or your nails to pinch...
Emma Grimes has returned from the Miss California Outstanding Teen competition in Fresno, not with a crown, but with a host of skills and experiences she deems far more valuable. The pageant was held over a series of four nights, each featuring a new preliminary competition. Grimes was competing against 46 other girls from all parts of California in fitness, talent, evening wear, and an onstage interview. This is the second year in a row that Grimes has made it to the Miss California...
