Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Scarlett Stephenie Sweeney was born Feb. 4, 2015 to Cassandra and Jonathan Sweeney. On June 22 she passed from her life here and is now dancing and playing, breathing heavenly air. She lived her whole life in Tehachapi. In her short little life, Scarlett touched the lives of many people across the country with her journey of living with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. Scarlett was a medically complex kiddo with a tremendous amount of hardships but brought joy to everyone. Her smile would light...
For the past decade, U.S. stocks have outperformed foreign stocks by a wide margin, due in large part to the stronger U.S. recovery after the Great Recession. In general, U.S. companies have been more nimble and innovative in response to changing business dynamics, while aging populations in Japan and many European countries have slowed economic growth.1 Despite these challenges, some analysts believe that foreign stocks may be poised for a comeback as other countries recover more quickly from...
Julio Fimbres "Junior," beloved father and husband, 75, passed away at home June 30. A celebration of life took place on July 16 at 2 p.m. at the Slice of Life Enrichment School in Tehachapi. Junior was born in Los Angeles, and went to high school in Norwalk, California where he met the love of his life, Sally. They were married in 1972 and enjoyed 49 years of marriage. Not long after high school Junior was drafted into the army. Upon coming home, he began his career as a diesel mechanic....
This past year we have lost over 600,000 Americans to COVID-19. In the same time period, according to the Wall Street Journal, we have lost an additional 200,000 small businesses. Prior to the Pandemic our country enjoyed a 50-year unemployment low of just 3.5 percent. But at the end of COVID we were looking at over 14.7 percent unemployment or over 20 million jobs lost. Americans, though, are resilient and to date over 48 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, we are coming back!...
4th of July in Tehachapi was a fun time for people of all ages. The day began with a 5K run and the Ed Grimes Memorial Pancake Breakfast. Followed by the All American 4th of July Festival, which featured live music, a craft fair and food vendors, in Central Park until 4 p.m. The Bad Bulls Rodeo was hosted at 6 p.m. The day ended with a festive fireworks show at 9 p.m....
Hot air balloons launched early in the mornings of July 3 and 4 and were a sight to behold in Bear Valley Springs. The gated community had their own festivites on 4th of July weekend including a car show, craft fair, 5K run and moonlight movie....
Tehachapi veteran Lonny Mann was present at Christmas in July to benefit Toys for Tots on July 14. Mann was the winner of a smokeless grill. The event is held annually by Marty Pay Farmers Insurance. There's food, prizes and summertime Santa on hand to say hi to kids and hand out prizes. Toys can be dropped off at Marty Pay's office, 212 W. F St., Tehachapi, until December....
The railroad through the Tehachapi Mountains, completed in 1876, is a vital thoroughfare for freight traffic. In fact, the Tehachapi line is considered to be the busiest section of single track mountain railroad in the world. While all the traffic is freight now, for the first nearly 100 years of the railroad's existence, there were daily passenger trains that passed through Tehachapi. It was one of these passenger trains that suffered the worst transportation disaster in Tehachapi history on a...
My friend Arlene called one day to let me know that her 18-year-old daughter was moving out of the house and into her own apartment. Arlene was understandably a little sad, but she was also a little ecstatic. This daughter was the last of four kids to move out, and that meant that my friend would finally have the house to herself. In fact, she was pretty excited to think that now she won't have to wonder what's left in the fridge, or where the scissors are, or even where a pen is. She'll know...
Some years ago I was asked by the Friends of the Depot to speak at one of their meetings about my experiences in riding the passenger trains that came through our city regularly. I can scarcely believe how long it has been; some 50 or so years. I mentioned to one of my sons what I was going to do and he said when beginning a speech I should start with a joke to lighten the mood. The audience was made of friends and they were kind and cooperative. The evening went well and they laughed in all of...
At the July 13 meeting of the TUSD School Board, Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson announced that only three days after the District announced that they would reopen the schools in August under the COVID guidelines of the CDC (Center for Disease Control), the plan was superseded by new guidelines issued on July 12 by the CDPH (California Department of Public Health). Under the CDC guidelines, masks would be worn indoors only for those not vaccinated. The CDPH now says that masks will be worn...
Independence Day weekend was a joyous affair here in the valley. For one thing we were celebrating (a year late) the 50th Anniversary of the birth of this community. That celebration took place on Friday, July 2 at Cub Lake with a very large and happy turn-out. The music by Warren Rabe was from the 70s, fittingly. Line dancing and hula hooping were the order of the day. Some of the youngsters were surprisingly skilled at the hula hoop craze. On July 3 Cub Lake park thronged with people again,...
The Kern County Public Health Services Department has received confirmation of the first reported human infection of West Nile virus (WNV) in Kern County this year. West Nile virus is a disease spread by mosquitoes most often during the summer and early fall when WNV-carrying mosquitoes are most active. 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. Up to 20 percent of people who become infected with WNV will have symptoms that may inc...
Whether you use a traditional digital camera or the camera app on your smartphone, it takes two steps to take a digital picture: the physical step of capturing an image and the image processing step. Digital cameras have bigger sensors and better lenses and take better initial images, while smartphones, with their smaller sensors and slower lenses, have better software for manipulating images. Image manipulation software uses computational techniques to enhance photos, which leads to the term...
On July 12, in a nearly three hour meeting, the Tehachapi Planning Commission heard a presentation of the final master plan for the proposed Sage Ranch development from Development Services Director Jay Schlosser, who tried to keep it as short and complete as possible. The Sage Ranch project consists of 995 single family and multi-family residential units to be constructed on 138 acres on Valley Blvd. near Tehachapi High School. Schlosser said that the project is to be completed in nine phases...
Record attendance at 4th of July events highlights economic recovery for Tehachapi The City of Tehachapi experienced the largest All-American 4th of July Festival since the inception of the event two decades ago. The first major event to be conducted post-COVID-19 restrictions was met with overwhelming crowds at Philip Marx Central Park. A welcome sight for vendors, non-profits, and entertainers. The variety of food vendors experienced heavy customer traffic throughout the day up until the...
(Note: This is the 18th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country. Yet, it is the first article showcasing a local veteran who landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France on D-Day.) John Grenek grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In January 1940, having just finished high school, he enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard. In 1941, the National Guard was federalized and his unit dispatched to Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. Following basic...
The TehachaPod podcast from the City of Tehachapi has been having conversations with interesting people involved in our community in many ways. In season 2, episode 83, "Adoption, Foster Care and All things Human Services," we talk to Jana Slagle from the Kern County Department of Human Services (KCDHS). Slagle told the hosts, Greg Garrett, Corey Costelloe and Key Budge, about how the Department of Human Services hosts so many programs for the community that they wouldn't get to all of them in...
In Season 2, Episode 85, TehachaPod dives into Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) events in a conversation with Southern California Edison (SCE) representatives and gets answers from questions from the greater Tehachapi community. The PSPS season usually begins in October and runs into January due to the weather conditions. They discuss what weather conditions must be met to turn off power and if the grid hardening changes any of those circumstances. SCE's Director of Expedited Grid Hardening...
Plane Crazy Saturday (PCS) continues to be successful at Mojave Air & Space Port. Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation (MTM) is celebrating the 12th year of their Plane Crazy family-friendly event. On the third Saturday of each month, local Mojave-based aircraft and planes from airports as far away as Carson City, Nevada come to participate. Participants with aircraft and visitors who drive to the airport enjoy the low-key, friendly atmosphere. Many pilots stay by their aircraft and answer...
A new martial arts studio has opened in Old Town Tehachapi. Owners Rachel Jager and Yin Chi Fuller cut the ribbon at Alchemy Jiu Jitsu Academy on July 11. The two Tehachapi working moms wanted to create a safe space where students of all ages can come and practice self-defense techniques, exercise and work out. "Most gyms can be intimidating and we wanted our gym to be inclusive and welcoming," said co-owner Rachel Jager, "Everyone has their own path and we want to help them craft a path."...
On June 23, the second player that I once talked about as a college pitcher on the local radio airwaves made his Major League Baseball debut, and if there was ever an unconventional path to the big leagues, knuckleballer Mickey Jannis took it. Jannis was on the first Cal State Bakersfield baseball team in 2009 and in 2010 he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays as a pitcher following a decent college career in an upstart program. He toiled around in the minors for a few years, being released by...
Daltile is the country's leading manufacturer and distributor of porcelain tile, ceramic tile and natural stone. More notably, many of their products are designed, developed and manufactured in America. Stockdale Tile and Flooring Center is a proud distributor of Daltile products. One of their newer products is large format porcelain tile. More creative design possibilities are available with large format porcelain tiles. Daltile is now producing tile as large as 48 inches. All of the benefits...
Planning for the highly anticipated community fundraiser, Cheers to Charity (C2C), is running full speed ahead, and the event is just around the corner on August 14. Sponsors are in place, Aviator Park is reserved, beer is brewed, food is ordered and the wine list is impressive! "More tickets have been sold, by this date, than ever before. We know the Tehachapi community is ready for a fundraising night on the town," said Social Media Coordinator, Becca Dillenbeck. C2C is an outdoor food, wine...
