Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Tehachapi Heritage League presents "Kids' Day – History is Fun!" on Saturday Sept. 12 from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Tehachapi Museum and Errea House Museum (310 S. Green Street). Kids attending can experience many hands-on activities while learning about local history. Although many of the activities will be geared toward children, adults will also find exhibits of interest. Featured activities will include old fashioned games, demonstrations of crafts such as quilting and basket making, and s...
With over 49 fires devastating the Western States it may seem odd to discuss a topic as totally different as flood insurance. Unfortunately the recent floods we had after the rains and the potential for a long needed El Nino have made me reconsider my thinking on flood insurance. According to the NFIP, the National Flood Insurance Program, nearly 20% of flood insurance claims occur in moderate to low risk areas! Most of Tehachapi would fall into this classification, but after looking at all the flooding in our city after the recent rains this s...
They told us the refinance market was over, but maybe they spoke too soon. Here are four case studies of your neighbors taking advantage of current market values and rates. Family A bought their first home in 2011 using a no-down-payment program. Since that time they’ve accrued a car loan and a small credit card balance. Using a no-cost refinance loan at the same rate they’ve been paying, they reduced their monthly expenses by $439 per month. Family B has owned their home for over 15 years, and...
If you’ve ever thought about changing out your lawn for a waterwise garden NOW is the time! The State Department of Water Resources (DWR) opened their Turf Replacement Rebate Program earlier this month. Rebates are $2 per square foot of lawn removed, up to 1,000 square feet of lawn or $2,000. You must have lawn – dead or alive – to qualify. You are especially well qualified to be eligible for a rebate for two reasons. Kern County is one of the ten San Joaquin Valley counties where DWR is directing extra funding. Also, residents of the city...
Bill and Erika Elliott moved to Tehachapi in June from San Leandro, which is in the San Francisco Bay Area, where they both were teachers. It was Tehachapi’s seasonal mountain setting and the fact that Erika’s daughter lives in Bakersfield that lead them to look in this area for a place to retire. Bill had lived in the Bay Area his entire life. For the last 17 years he has taught high school science in the Newark (California) school district. He has a brother who lives in the little town of Pion...
Begin the Fall Season at Exotic Feline Breeding Compound (EFBC) Twilight Tour Rosamond, California on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. EFBC’s Feline Conservation Center is hosting its third (and last of the year) Twilight Tour event to showcase what its wild cat residents do at night. Visitors will have a chance to see one of the world’s largest collections of rare wild feline species during evening hours (their most active period) and will be witness to animal behaviors not ordinarily seen during normal zoo experiences. The Twilight Tours are...
During the month of September, Have a Heart Humane Society will be increasing the number of spays and neuters that we can take during our Wednesday mini clinics. Dogs of any size are just $35 and cats are $25. The co-pay includes either spay or neuter, rabies vaccination if needed, pain injection and a microchip (mandatory). Pet owners will need to borrow or purchase a cone for dogs to wear following the surgery or any one of the products that discourages licking. Pet owners may purchase cones and additional vaccinations from the vet. There is...
I never cease to be amazed at the things I find in closets. Recently I had a whole patio full of old timers laughing and talking and remembering. They had all come home for the weekend for the Old Timers Picnic and they always land on my patio when there is nothing else to do except laugh, eat, and maybe have a beer or two. One of my late husband’s friends said he remembered that Ed had some old photos which, of course, everyone had to see. Up on the closet shelf was a box I had forgotten about....
The thirteenth annual Tehachapi Friends of the NRA fundraising dinner and auction was held Aug. 8, 2015 and enjoyed by many. “Our numbers were a little down this year, largely due to a printing SNAFU that meant that a good number of folks did not get their event notices, but the generosity of the attendees to support the second amendment rights of all was still strong,” Dory Kline co-chairman of the TFNRA said. The evening was started with a presentation of the American flag by local Boy Scout Troup 3 with Christopher Lawson playing Ame...
Are you achieving your full potential in your business? There may be something that you do in your business that keeps you from reaching the level of success that is possible for you. Being in control of your money and creating wealth has more to do with the right mindset than anything else. Here are some steps that you may find helpful. 1. Desire. You have to want to be successful more than anything else. The enemy of greatness is good enough. Once you have determined what you want to achieve...
It’s back to school time and every parent that has school age kids is getting themselves and their kids ready to face another year dealing with the educational process. Books, supplies, clothing, back packs and a myriad of stuff that seems to be unending. There is always a great deal of stress associated with the back to school process; mostly mental stress from trying to get it all together and accomplished by starting day. Mental stress is what brings a high number of people into my office a...
You can’t cure acne but you CAN have clear skin if you know what you are doing. There are a few key concepts that you need to know to get your skin clear and get rid of acne. 1. You need to use the right acne products for your type of acne. A product that is good for inflamed acne (pimples, pustules and cysts) will not be good for non-inflamed acne (blackheads and whiteheads). 2. You need these products to be strong enough for your type of skin. If they are not, your skin will not change much. If they are too strong, you will irritate and dehyd...
In times of crisis, you don’t want to be shaking pennies out of a piggy bank. Having a financial safety net in place can ensure that you’re protected when a financial emergency arises. One way to accomplish this is by setting up a cash reserve, a pool of readily available funds that can help you meet emergency or highly urgent short-term needs. How much is enough? Most financial professionals suggest that you have three to six months’ worth of living expenses in your cash reserve. The actua...
Way too many accidents happen at night on roads. There are a lot of factors, but a big one is simply visibility: if you can’t see something, it’s hard to avoid hitting it. There are some things you can do to make sure you can see as much as possible when you are driving in the dark. First of all, keep your windshield clean. Glare from oncoming headlights can obscure obstacles in the road. Clean off that film that builds up on the inside of your windshield and make sure you have good wiper blades and plenty of washer fluid. Now it could be tha...
Jewelry lovers in the Tehachapi, California area have a great new resource for both custom jewelry and repair. Jeweler and metal smith Michael Alari of Alari Design recently announced he has moved his business to Tehachapi Treasure Trove allowing customer walk-ins to buy his work or hire his jewelry repair services. September 4, 2015 Tehachapi Treasure Trove will celebrate First Friday on Friday evening from 5-8PM Featured will be Alari Design and showcasing Mike's new studio. Come see what is...
Thrills and spills greeted participants as the 2015 Tehachapi Rodeo Season winds down. PRCA Cowboys (below) took home prize money while others took home a taste of good old Tehachapi arena soil, young Junior Rodeo cowboys and girls gained even more experience in the sport of Rodeo. Still to go this rodeo season is the Jr. Rodeo Finals scheduled on Sunday Sept. 13. These Jr. Cowboys and Cowgirls have been building performance points over the past four rodeos and will now show their stuff one final time this year. Top prizes for the young...
There’s a vivid memory I hold dear from visiting the San Antonio River Walk—the melodious sounds of the Native American wooden flutes. We were celebrating my 2nd-oldest daughter who had just graduated from US Air Force BMT. It was emotional and is seared in my motherly heart. No doubt, others have experienced seeing one’s child graduating from “Boot Camp” and have profound memories too. On that day, sixteen years ago, I first heard the soft melodies of wooden flutes echoing through the concrete canyons of the River Walk. As I’ve expressed befor...
As we look out at the night sky, one of the greatest challenges is seeing it properly in three dimensions. We are offered the illusion of depth perception by believing that the brightest objects are closer than fainter ones. This is often true; but more often it is not. For example: Celbalrai is the second-brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus. (‘Celbalrai’ is Arabic for “shepherd dog.” The names of the stars are Arabic because the Arabs were the preeminent Western astronomers during...
Storytelling in music is as old as melody. Although today's pop music tends to focus more on "beats" than ballads, musical storytelling is still alive and well in acoustic music. Over the last five years, Fiddlers Crossing has been bringing some of the best musical storytellers to Tehachapi. Berkley Hart, returning for their second appearance in the venue Sept. 12, is certainly in the top tier of musical storytellers. The combination of Kerrville New Folk Songwriter Award winner, Jeff Berkley,...
The Miracle Worker opened Friday, August 28, for a three week run through September 13. It's the story of Annie Sullivan (played by Elaine Chilcoat), a young visually-challenged teacher who, although haunted by her own past, reaches into the dark, quiet world of her pupil and opens the world up to her through language, friendship and love. It's also the story of a family who learn that by letting go-not only of Helen, but of their own fears-they, too, are set free. David Steele Reed is the...
August 27, Hall Ambulance Service donated an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District, for use at the Dye Natatorium Pool. Hall Ambulance Founder and President Harvey L. Hall traveled to Tehachapi to make the presentation. The donation is part of Hall Ambulance's community outreach program, which has previously donated AEDs to senior centers in the Company's East Kern Response Areas, which include Boron, California City, Rosamond, Mojave and Teh...
Pictured are Sandy and Gary Adams of Wildside vineyard. Gustavo Calfa and Ilda Vaja of Rancho de Los Viajeros, Ivan Jadric of Jadric Ranch, Cliff and Lisa Meredith of Stray Leaves Vineyard, Bob and Patty Souza of Souza Family Vineyard, Chuck McCollough and Sue founder of Triassic Legacy Vineyard, Mike and Michelle Dorner of Dorner Family Vineyard, Jim and Sally Arnold of Triassic Vineyard, Suzanne House and Dr.Julie Bell of Per La Vita wine importers. Dinner and drinking (all of of wine), of...
Four entrepreneurial Canadian siblings looked for two and a half years to find the right location for their U.S. greenhouse operation. They found it in Cummings Valley in 2013. "My brother was traveling from the coast to Palm Desert when he had lunch at Kohnen's," Edith Gubiotti told Forde Files during a recent tour of the plant. "He thought, 'This looks like a farming community.'" The conditions, she said, turned out to be perfect – proximity to customers, available labor force and ideal l...
Neighbors of Philip Marx Central Park have adopted four carved stump sculptures that the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District ordered removed Aug. 17 for safety reasons. Charles Jones, 30, said he was "devastated" when he saw the tree trimmers cutting the stump carvings, which had become iconic attractions since then-Rec & Park district Manager Gary Opferman commissioned artist Kent Holmgren to create them in 2008. The playful, funny faces emerging from dead and dying trees has...
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