Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The recent collection of earthquakes were unsettling for us in Tehachapi. I was about to head out of state to visit family when the first earthquake hit on July 4. It was honestly hard to tell if the initial shaking was just the busy hustle of gathering appropriate toys and snacks for a long road trip with two kids. But that long, rolling movement of the earth made itself known. I felt strange leaving my home and family after such a strong earthquake, but started my journey east, hoping help...
Have a Heart Humane Society is very happy to announce their newest program, Food for Love. When people face financial hardships, it isn’t just their own livelihood that is jeopardized. For many people, especially the elderly, disabled, veterans or vulnerable members of the community, their pets are the reason they get out of bed in the morning. Pets can also serve as guides, emotional support and constant companions to those who need it the most. When it gets hard to pay the bills, Have a Heart does not want to see these important members of th...
The Tehachapi Police Department and the Tehachapi Police Foundation are hosting National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 6 in Central Park. “We invite families to join us in the park for a fun and educational experience with your local public safety professionals,” said Key Budge, Community Engagement Specialist. The event has been themed, Emergency Preparedness and Awareness, by our public safety partners. Joining TPD will be the Kern County Fire Department, California Department of Corrections and...
Every once in a while Mother Nature likes to prove to us just how small we really are. The latest series of earthquakes in Ridgecrest, that started on July 4, were that harsh reminder. We of course felt and continue to feel them here in Tehachapi, ourselves no stranger to major earthquakes given our location to active faults in the area. Ridgecrest, Trona and the Searles Valley took the brunt of the hit and the resulting damage. We continue to work with Ridgecrest city officials as we exercise o...
Chalk on the Walk is coming Saturday, Aug. 10! You can join the fun for $15, which gets you a 4’ by 4’ sidewalk square to create your masterpiece, a box of 24 colorful chalks and a 2019 Chalk on the Walk t-shirt. Deadline for t-shirt orders is Saturday, Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. Sign up July 27 through Aug. 3 at Gallery ‘N’ Gifts, 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check in to draw after 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10 in front of Gallery ‘N’ Gifts. Prizes are awarded for each age category: Grade 1-2, Grade 3-5, Grade 6-8, high school, adu...
Robert J. "Bob" Gilliland, call sign "Dutch 51," who has logged more experimental supersonic test flights above Mach 2 and Mach 3 than any other pilot, passed away on July 4. He was the SR-71 project test pilot for and personal friends with Kelly Johnson, at the Lockheed Skunk Works. Bob made the first flight of the SR-71 Blackbird on Dec. 22, 1964 from Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. The flight lasted one hour, at a speed of over 1,000 mph. Bob was present at all of the SpaceShipOne launches in...
Stallion Springs Community Church held Vacation Bible School on July 8-12. The theme of the event was, "Roar Life is Wild, God is Good." An average of 80 kids per day participated. In addition to learning, the kids raised more than $206 to go toward books, art supplies, hygiene products and medical supplies for a Haiti school for kids without a home. Pastor John Barnes expressed thanks to the amazing team of awesome volunteers who gave so much this week at VBS and to VBS Director Amanda...
The Tehachapi Police Department asks residents to sign-up to receive local alerts. Tehachapi residents can now receive real time public safety messages through Nixle. The City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Police Department have partnered with Nixle to implement its community notification system to alert residents in real-time of localized emergencies and relevant community advisories. Stay instantly informed of trusted, neighborhood-level public safety and community information. You choose...
The California City Community Club Presents “CLUE” Murder Mystery Dinner Show, Sunday, Aug. 18 at the American Legion Post 476, 8108 Bay St., California City. Doors open at 4 p.m. and all guests must be seated by 4:45 p.m. or you’ll miss vital clues to help solve the case. $25 per person includes, salad, dinner, dessert and a non-alcoholic beverage. For your pleasure there will be a no-host bar. Contact Carolinda Fleming for more information at (760) 623-5008....
This summer marks the 65th wedding anniversary for George and Anne Marie Novinger. They eloped to Las Vegas in 1954. After living in Glendale for 28 years, they have lived in Tehachapi for 37 more years! They are still not eligible for the Old Timers Picnic, but may visit the gathering this year, for the first time....
Phil Salazar and The Kinfolk is a group of friends that have been recording and performing together for 33 years. The crowd on Sunday, July 14, gathered at Philip Marx Central Park to a mix of traditional music with rock, blues, country, jazz, Irish, pop and bluegrass....
Gale Caldwell, president of TVAA, was happy to congratulate Sonora Horton on being awarded the 2019 Art Scholarship for graduating seniors. "All of us here at Tehachapi Valley Arts Association are honored to be a part of your art education! I remember when you were little running around your mom's booth at the craft fairs. I'm really proud of the young woman you've become and feel we're all lucky that you're part of the TVAA Family now. Don't get too busy with school to still pop...
Santa Claus gives a big thank you hug to Stuart Nacht of Sage Ranch who donated a big screen TV to be given away at Marty Pay's Christmas in July Toys for Tots drive on July 12. Marty Pay Farmer's Insurance hosts the event annually....
The second of six events for 2019 took place on June 23 at the Tehachapi Rodeo Grounds where Junior's competed in ranch-style events involving livestock handling....
The Tehachapi Police Department held a second cleanup day collecting more than 10 tons of debris in a neighborhood on the North side of town involving volunteers from the community. On Saturday, July 13, nearly 22,000 pounds of bulky debris was collected from one of the oldest neighborhoods in Tehachapi. The area between Mill Street and Hayes Street and between the airport and North of Tehachapi Blvd. was the focus of more than 31 community volunteers. "We came out again to this neighborhood...
