Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Tehachapi Police Department is excited to announce the first "Pickleball with the Police" family fun evening on Thursday, Aug. 24, 6 to 8 p.m. We are inviting the community to come meet your police officers and new chief while trying out the fastest growing sport in America. "I wanted to do something a little different from coffee with a cop and try having some fun with our community and play pickleball. The entire family can join us and enjoy an evening at TPD, we'll even supply all the...
Tehachapi offers many opportunities throughout the year to mingle with friends and family, make new friends, build relationships and enjoy life with each other while building a stronger, healthier community. From festivals to the Farmers Market to charitable events, celebrations abound in our growing mountain town. An Evening for Life is one of these amazing experiences. An Evening for Life is an annual fundraising event held to support the work of the Family Life Pregnancy Center. The center is 100% donor based and offers many pregnancy relate...
At their Aug. 15 meeting, the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Board unanimously approved the organization's 2023-24 final budget. Operations Manager Kent Beal told the Board that new bathrooms are planned for Philip Marx Central Park. Beal said it is hoped they will be able to move them closer to Mojave St. near the handicap parking spaces. The old bathrooms are in bad shape and funding for the new ones is available with Capital Improvement Funds. The four new bathrooms will all...
On July 18, Chamber of Commerce President Jeanette Pauer announced she would be stepping down, allowing her assistant Clare Scotti to take office. Scotti came to the Chamber around the beginning of July as Pauer’s helper due to her experience and love of Tehachapi. Clare Scotti holds a Master’s Degree in journalism, focusing specifically on magazine ethics. She’s started her own travel magazine, has been a substitute teacher, a real estate agent and done much more over her career. Currently, Scotti runs the Tehachapi Visitor Center and Disco...
I just wanted to make people aware of some new and unusual plants that grow here in Tehachapi. It's always better to plant spring blooming plants in the fall or summer months. They get better established and you get the benefits of a longer bloom time! Let's start with trees Now's the time to plant Crepe Myrtle. There is a relatively new type out now, Delta Eclipse. It has purple foliage and pink flowers. We had it at Mountain Gardens Nursery & Pet all winter and it did great. Crepe Myrtles...
We know it's still hot out. We know we will have several more weeks of warm weather, but it's not too early to discuss winterizing your evaporative cooler (or what some people call a swamp cooler). You don't want to wait until the first cold snap to be winterizing the cooler as you might not be able to get an appointment or, worse yet, your water supply line could freeze and cause damage. Many property owners don't give a whole lot of thought to their cooler except when it isn't working, but...
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association and Gallery 'N' Gifts held their annual summer photo contest this month. An awards reception to honor the participants was held on First Friday, Aug. 4. The contest, in its 19th year, featured 86 photos by local amateur photographers in six different categories. Photos will be on display through Aug. 29 at Gallery 'N' Gifts, located at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. They are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Best of Show winner was Wes Burcham with a whimsical photo of a...
Custom-made furniture, dining/game tables, built-ins and more! Mountain Dog Millworks are craftsmen and caretakers. Check out their website today at www.mountaindogmillworks.com....
On Aug. 5, the Salvation Army, in first-time collaboration with #LoveTehachapi, held their annual Back to School Clothing Drive. With over 100 families visiting the Saturday morning drive, it's safe to say that the event was a huge success. Before doors even opened, families from all over Tehachapi and Eastern Kern queued in a line snaking around the corner of the building for an opportunity to receive free clothing and breakfast. Carlos' Donut supplied over 200 breakfast burritos and...
Karate is the world’s most popular martial art and Shotokan is karate’s most popular style. Shotokan Karate was developed in 1922 by the father of modern day karate, Gichin Funakoshi. Master Funakoshi’s philosophy was simple, ”The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.” Shotokan is a prominent martial art because it develops character, self-discipline, control, improves physical fitness and teaches humility and respect. The emphasis on respect and humility are the guidi...
Head into Canine Creek and check out the pet birthday section! Canine Creek is located at 798 Tucker Rd., Ste. 5, in Tehachapi....
I dedicate this artwork to the Nuwä (Kawaiisu or Southern Paiute) people of the Tehachapi Mountains who have lived here for thousands of years. "Nuwä Momo'o" (Nuwä Woman) depicts a Transitional Nuwä woman gathering Valley Oak acorns, for making acorn meal, on a beautiful late summer day with a cloudless Tehachapi sky. Her expression is peaceful and also confident, for she knows she will survive and adapt to any of life's challenges. She is holding what is called a "burden basket," a large con...
Aug. 7 marked the first City Council meeting of the month. With the arrival of Mountain Festival on Aug. 19 and the start of the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 9, the City has seen an especially busy past few weeks. At the meeting, new police chief Richard Standridge recognized Sgt. Dunham for stepping up and taking on many extra responsibilities during the police chief transition, keeping the department together in a time of instability. Sgt. Dunham received his official commendation, while...
In the simplest cases, those in which there are no difficult creditor claims, disputes over ownership of assets or arguments against a will, probate often goes smoothly. It occurs in seven phases, and if there are no complications that require additional phases, the system proceeds as follows. 1. Locate the will. 2. Obtain certified copies of the death certificate. Banks and other institutions will want copies. 3. Probate administration requires filing a petition for probate, which usually...
For the 12th consecutive year, Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District has been awarded the prestigious "Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting" from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). "The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting," according to the GFOA. LaMinda (Mindy) Madenwald, Business Manager, has spearheaded the effort to continue the tradition of excellence in...
The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra is sponsoring a Run for the Music event that will take place during the beginning celebrations of our 25th season, 2023-24. The Run will include a 1K and a 5K at Meadowbrook Park, located at 21750 Westwood Blvd., in Tehachapi. The National Anthem will be at 8:45 a.m. with the run beginning at 9 a.m. on Oct. 7. Registration and check-in will be online at Tehachapiorchestra.com or on the day of the run at the park. The cost is $30 per individual or $50 per family. Children, babies in strollers and dogs on a leash...
The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra has partnered with the Tehachapi Wine and Cattle Company for an incredible fundraiser. For a limited time this summer, $1 from every bottle of Symphony wine goes to the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra in order to continue producing free concerts for the Greater Tehachapi Community. If you’re looking for a great place to bring friends while they’re visiting, the Tehachapi Wine and Cattle Company is a great place to spend an afternoon. Visit the Wine Garden at Tehachapi Wine and Cattle Company and grab a bottle of...
Most fans are simply perplexed about the stage of intercollegiate athletics now that the once proud "Conference of Champions" the Pac-12, has been gutted and reduced to four teams in 2024-25, thanks to the exits of most of their programs to other national conference over the last several weeks. As a former college athletics administrator, I can shed some light as to why this is all happening. It's a two-part answer: money and television. Streaming rights are important, but as the Pac-12 proved...
You can get a gigabit internet service package from Spectrum or Race to provide internet service at home or work. But do you need internet service that fast? We measure internet speeds in Mbps (megabits per second). 1 Mbps can transfer one million bits of data in a second, but that's not fast these days. So, a gigabit internet connection can deliver up to 1,000 megabits of data per second. Another way of looking at it is delivering a billion bits per second of internet goodness to your home or...
The past couple of decades has seen a sharp increase in the amount of research focused on Power Training for older adults. But what exactly is Power Training? Simply put, power is equal to the amount of force and velocity. Starting around the age of 50, the human body begins to lose a very specific kind of muscle fiber. Muscle fibers are organized into two major categories: Type I and Type II. Type I fibers are slower contracting fibers, and Type II are faster contracting. Type I fibers...
The Tehachapi Warriors Booster Club would like to thank the community once again for a very successful membership drive and football “Green Seat” sale that culminated on Saturday, Aug. 5 with over $13,000 raised between membership dues and seat sales. “It was one of our busiest renewal times and green seat sales in recent memory. The fans and supporters are very excited about the start of this football season and our sports season in general at Tehachapi High School,” said Booster Club President Corey Costelloe. Green seat purchases are an...
Both of my grandkids are going to middle school this year and once I was over the shock, I remembered my first days at a junior high school. The first month I met a lot of new kids and became good friends with one girl especially. Her name of Linda and I thought she was amazing. The first day in English the teachers had her diagram sentences on the board. Diagramming had never come up in my 6th grade class, so she was awe-inspiring. Linda seemed so sophisticated to me because she listened to...
If you own a small business or are self-employed, you've always got plenty to do, but you can't forget about the days when you'll be less busy - that is, when you're retired. How can you prepare for that time of your life? One key step is establishing a retirement plan for your business or yourself. And thanks to the 2022 SECURE 2.0 Act, you can now receive tax credits for opening and administering a 401(k), SEP-IRA or SIMPLE IRA. These aren't the only plans available for small businesses or...
I was thinking of writing something else this evening for my column, but a sudden and surprising rainstorm happened and that got the memory center in my brain working. I love thunderstorms; I think I always have. I don't ever remember being scared in one, but I do have lots of memories of enjoying them. Having grown up mostly in the Midwest, I had plenty of opportunities for stormy experiences. One memorable storm was in Chariton, Iowa, the summer I was 12. The thunder and lightning were simulta...
Tired of that old shower? Are you on a budget? Call AEQ Plumbing today for a free estimate at (661) 305-4019. They offer affordable bathroom remodels. Wether you're only inquiring or need help on an existing project, AEQ Plumbing has got you covered!...
