Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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What is a virtual private network (VPN), and why would you want one? If we break it down starting from the back, a network is a bunch of computers and devices with similar addresses that can "see" and interact with each other. Private means you need to be a member or have a key to get in. Having a private network means you need to be connected to the network and have a username and a password to join in on all the fun. Virtual means, in this case, we're describing physical objects that you...
Catherine Louise Rowland passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 3, in Antelope Valley Hospital from a severe asthma attack. She was born in Taft, California on Sept. 5, 1958. She moved to Tehachapi in 1974 and started her family in 1976. She remained in Tehachapi to raise her family. Cathy worked many years at Tehachapi Veterinary Hospital before spending time tending bar, first at Red Caboose, then at Doghouse Saloon. All the while she was also caregiver to her mother, grandmother and others....
The Tehachapi Apple Festival announces a change in date for the 2021 Apple Festival. It will now take place on the weekend of Oct. 16-17. The festival will continue to feature FREE ENTRY, free carnival games, apple bobbing, pie eating and pie baking contests, free face painting and petting zoo, puppet shows, a hula hoop contest and more. Of course, we also feature an exciting array of vendors featuring lots of great products. There will be many food and beverage choices, plus you can buy...
They say good things come in small packages. I have witnessed that myself in life, from sparkling gems of treasure to simple perfect words like “I Love You” written on a sticky note and wrapped exquisitely inside the tiniest box. Creative and effective. I came by “Bonds of Love and Blood” by Marylee MacDonald quite by an accident of fortune. A compilation of 12 short stories, MacDonald uses each word precisely, and her choices of venue and character with artistic refinement. She brings you aro...
The Friends of the Tehachapi Library is having a Clearance Book Sale on Thursday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This sale is going to have some of our antique, coffee table and audio books for half price. In addition, there will be mixed fiction and nonfiction books for just 25¢. There are also several screenplays that will be for sale. These include scripts for movies like: "Juno," "Hurt Locker," "Her," "The Butler" and "Black Swan," among several others movies. These are also going to...
Understanding proper tire rotation can go a long way toward extending the life of the rubber wrapped around your wheels. In fact, rotation is so important that it’s something you should do at least twice a year – typically with the changing of the seasons – as part of your automobile’s regular maintenance. So why is proper tire rotation a crucial part of keeping your car on the road? It’s all about understanding the link between tire wear, suspension setup and alignment. Wearing down, wearing out As you roll on down the road, the rubber on...
Karen Coontz wants everyone to know that she is back after a long absence due to a doctor-suggested quarantine last year. Karen is the former owner of Style Country Salon, which she had to sell in 2017 due to illness. She has returned to work at Stylz Salon at 20021 West Valley Blvd., Tehachapi. Karen has 42 years of experience in the industry and specializes in color, permanents and is one of the few remaining stylists that will do a shampoo and set. Aside from color, Karen excels at cuts and...
Jacobsen Middle School sixth grade teachers Charli Hansen and Amy Long send a big "Thank You!" to the Tehachapi Gem and Mineral Society for supplying their students with rock samples: "The sixth grade students and science teachers at Jacobsen Middle School would like to thank the Tehachapi Gem and Mineral Society for their generous donation of earth science supplies. Thank you, Ron Myrick and Bob Papac, for coming to our school and bringing us the wonderful rock kits. We look forward to using...
I made my semi-annual trip to Tehachapi this July and couldn't have been happier with the results! I really love towns like this, they had 45-50 people at the Christmas in July event at Marty Pay Farmers Insurance and they collected between 325-350 toys, all of which will stay locally in your wonderful community. The heart of this town was on display in the weeks leading up to the event. Drop off stations where all throughout the city. Tehachapi Martial Arts has always been great gathering of...
The Good News Club, usually held at Tompkins Elementary, is being held at Tehachapi First Baptist Church, 1049 S. Curry Street (across from Tompkins). They are meeting every Tuesday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. this Summer, except June 15, July 20 and July 27. Club includes pizza, water, crafts, songs, bible stories and games. Parent or guardian must register children at the first club they attend. Registration is free. ...
After the eternity of 17 months without a show on stage, due to the Pandemic, TCT will turn on the marquee and open the doors of its BeeKay Theatre again on Sept. 10! The season opener is the much-awarded musical comedy, “Nunsense!” Nunsense is a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. It begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need...
In Season 2, Episode 88 of TehachaPod we talk with Jay Schlosser, the Development Services director. We have a conversation about the new business and residential developments coming to Tehachapi in the coming months. Jay talks in detail about two new eateries coming to the corner of Tehachapi Blvd. and Tucker Road, one is Roundtable Pizza and the other is Chipotle Mexican Grill, which will be built on the vacant pad you see as you exit Starbucks drive thru. Also, the Valley Strong Credit Union...
The long-awaited 2021-22 athletic season is quickly arriving at Tehachapi High School and the Warrior Booster Club is accepting memberships for this upcoming season. A membership isn’t limited to just parents of players, it’s a community-wide effort to help support every team at Tehachapi High School with a small membership contribution. Along with that comes some exclusive merchandise, chance at priority seating at football games and the peace of mind that your money is going to help pro...
Members of the community came together for the Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting Celebration at Tehachapi Christian Store on Thursday, July 22. The new owners, Adriana and Peter Garthwaite, are very happy to be in our town. Tehachapi Christian Store is located at 108 E. Tehachapi Blvd., Tehachapi. For more information call (661) 822-0626....
After two years of preparation, Art 2021 held their opening gala on July 23. Nearly 270 artists and guests mingled and helped themselves to hors d'oeuvres provided by Bord A Petite of Bakersfield and wine provided by Dorner Family Vineyard as they strolled the aisles of paintings. For many it was a chance to talk to the artists and, in some cases, purchase a painting. Most of the art was the result of the paint-out held in May when the artists visited Tehachapi to paint the local landscape. For...
New certificate of achievement available in Tehachapi! Own a small business? Want to start one? Cerro Coso Community College is launching a new certificate with just four classes that will help you develop an entrepreneurial mindset and launch your business ideas. The first two classes will be offered on the Tehachapi campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays this fall. Enroll now! Courses to complete the certificate can be taken in-person at the Tehachapi campus or online and can be finished in just...
The Salvation Army of Tehachapi is having our annual Back 2 School event on Wednesday, Aug. 4, from 8 to 11 a.m. The event will be held at our office at 538 E. Tehachapi Blvd. There will be free backpacks, school supplies and clothing available on a first come, first serve basis. The Kern County Public Health Department will be on site to provide school vaccinations for students. To be eligible to receive vaccinations, parents must bring the following: yellow immunization card/record, valid form of ID for parents and insurance card. If...
The Tehachapi Police Department and the Tehachapi Police Foundation are once again partnering to host National Night Out at Philip Marx Central Park on Tuesday, Aug. 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Community groups will have booths with information and activities for the entire family. Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District will close out the evening with Movies in the Park beginning at 8 p.m. with a showing of “Raya and the Last Dragon.” National Night Out is an annual crime prevention eve...
There are many different ways in which a business is conducted in California. Selecting the most appropriate form of business enterprise for an individual or a group of individuals involves careful consideration of a variety of factors. These factors must be balanced against each other to ensure that the most appropriate form of business is selected. Businesses often act through designated individuals called agents who conduct their operations, and the law of agency governs many legal...
Twenty five kids, ages 9 through 12, attended Summer Day Camp from July 19-23. The craft activities included canvas and pot painting, tie-dye and friendship bracelets. Other summer activities included water balloon toss, swimming, basketball, volleyball, relay races and other fun summer activities. Police Chief Gary Crowell gave the campers a brief session on safety, as well. Parks and Recreation Plans for summer include regular open gym hour, a summer camp at Man O' War Park, movie nights and...
Sometimes it's interesting to read little timelines listing events of many years ago. I don't really live in the past, but it's interesting to find out what people were doing in this little valley when Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Ben Franklin and "the rest of the boys" were signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776 back on the east side of the country, as well as including a couple of hundred other years, just for fun. 1776 – Padre Francisco Garces traverses Tehachapi Pass with f...
WARNING: This article contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised. (Note: This is the 19th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country.) Born on Dec. 21, 1947, in Red Bluff, California, Todd was the eldest of six children. His father, from a poor family, was a truck driver and a veteran of World War II (he had somehow managed to enlist at the tender age of 15!) and the Korean War. Todd's mother was a stay-at-home mom, who, no...
On July 28 the TVRPD Board of Directors held a Special Meeting to award the bid for the construction and installation of the Modular Steel Skate park located at West Park. We are pleased to announce the bid was awarded to American Ramp Company, a decorated company with a footprint of incredible skateparks all around the United States. For those unaware, this project is made possible by available non-competitive grant funds through the State of California's Parks and Water Bond Act of 2018...
My dad always loved the idea of flying, of being up in the air. As a kid he made paper and wood airplanes, and learned as much as he could about flying. And when the time came he joined the Navy and learned to fly for himself. He was a Navy pilot for 10 years. One thing led to another and he left the Navy, went back to school and became a doctor, and eventually bought his own airplane, a Beechcraft Debonair which we named Tocamasa (letters from the names of our little family of four). As a...
The Have A Heart Humane Society, located here in Tehachapi, has been well known for years and we have been your "go to" organization when you adopt a pet, lose a pet, find a stray pet, or need to alter your pets so they don't contribute to the dreadful overpopulation here in Kern County. Have A Heart holds the concept of spay and neuter as just about the most important facet of our vision, and not one that we could let go of when things got tough! Instead, the "tough" (that's us!) got going and...
