Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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I really miss going to air shows. Two of my favorite warbird aircraft are the P-38 Lightning and the F-86 Sabre. The flybys performed by both these aircraft are real crowd pleasers. The pictures included are at Fox Field, L.A. County Airshow in Lancaster, California. I wish to thank two media directors/event coordinators that gave me fantastic VIP treatment: Patricia Fregoso-Cox and Susie Newman Harrison. If they had not helped me out I would have not been able to get up close with the...
The BVS Cultural Arts Association's 36th annual Art Show is scheduled for Sept. 18 through 26, at the Oak Tree Country Club, 29500 N. Lower Valley Road in Bear Valley Springs. To visit the show, call Michelle (661) 972-2519 for a gate pass to Bear Valley Springs. One of the most popular features of the show is the opportunity to win a piece of art donated by one of our many talented artists. Raffle tickets are available at the show. One of our donors this year is Kris Gruben. Kris and her...
After a most trying year of cancellations of concerts, events, festivals, movies and all forms of family fun and activities, we are so glad to be planning our 2021 Tehachapi Apple Festival for Oct.16 and 17. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday on Green Street in Downtown Tehachapi. This festival was started as a celebration of apples in Tehachapi. As the years have progressed we have fewer and fewer apple producers in our wonderful town but the...
In the spirit of a fun and spooky Halloween, Gallery 'N' Gifts is excited to announce a couple of fun community participation events happening in October. Decorate the best Witch/Warlock hat and win a prize. Entry is free. Blank witch hats can be purchased at the Gallery for $3. Hats must be completed and dropped off to the Gallery by 5 p.m. on October 3. Hats will be on display at GNG for judging from Oct. 4-29. Public will determine the top five winners. Public can judge in person, or on our...
Race Communications is excited to announce the construction of its new fiber network in the city of Tehachapi. The company will be offering fiber-based gigabit internet for $70 per month. In addition to providing internet services, the company offers fiber-based phone services and a comprehensive television package. At this time, Race Communications has completed the design and engineering of the network and has recently begun construction on residential streets between Valley Blvd. and West Park. Race Communications is working in tandem with...
Cerro Coso Community College is offering a number of late start classes this Fall. In addition to taking late start classes to pursue a degree, students can also opt to take late start classes for professional development and personal enrichment. Late start classes are offered in a variety of formats including: completely online, hybrid, scheduled Zoom or on campus. With a variety of start dates, the college is offering an array of classes in Administration of Justice, Anthropology, Business...
• There are 1,911 newly reported confirmed cases in Kern County (this represents a 4-day period as we do not update the dashboard on weekends or holidays), bringing our total confirmed cases to date to 128,770. • There are 3 new deaths being reported today and a total of 1,485 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. • The 14-day case rate is 41.44 per 100,000. • As of September 6, 743,126 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Kern County residents. 348,068 or 46.2% of Kern’s eligible population have been fully vaccina...
Kern County College Night, which was scheduled to return in-person this year, has been moved to a virtual event due to increasing COVID-19 case rates in our community. The event is hosted by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office, in conjunction with the Kern High School District, and will take place on Sept. 13 from 4 to 7 p.m. The event may be accessed at kern.instructure.com/courses/54330 on the day of the event. The College Night organizing committee is currently working with the colleges and universities that were scheduled to...
Assembly Concurrent Resolution 58 (ACR 58), authored by Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County), officially recognizes the month of August as Valley Fever Awareness Month. Valley Fever is a respiratory disease caused by breathing in Coccidioides, a desert fungus that grows in soil and spreads airborne amidst soil disruption or wind. In 2019, there was a record-high total of 9,004 Valley Fever cases in California, with 3,371 cases being in Kern County. “Having helped organize the first-ever V...
When computer consultant George Thomas V retired, he decided to sell his home in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania and move closer to his daughter who lives in Tehachapi. Coopersburg is near Allentown and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where George was born. He arrived in Tehachapi in August and as soon as his Pennsylvania house sells, he will be buying a home here. A Pennsylvania resident all of his life, George joined the Army after high school and spent two years in Germany. He attended Penn State...
The BVS CSD encourages us to get involved in our community. The opportunities are numerous, ranging from becoming a trained volunteer with CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), Red Cross or Salvation Army or connecting with an isolated neighbor (especially the elderly). During this dry summer we are more than ever potential victims of a fire. Also in CSD news, generators have been installed in seven of the 11 locations, so that people won’t be left high and dry due to a possible Public S...
Complete two one-day courses in one weekend and you can advance your career opportunities in private security and receive your guard card. Cerro Coso Community College is offering two one-day classes back to back at the Tehachapi campus on Oct. 16 and 17. ADMJ C050 Powers to Arrest & Weapons of Mass Destruction will meet with Dr. Bowen on Saturday, Oct.16 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The course familiarizes and instructs individuals on the training topics delineated at Business and Professions Code...
Glenda Rose Fuller went to be with her Lord at the age of 83 on Saturday, August 28, 2021, in Bakersfield, California. A memorial service to celebrate her life was held on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Christian Life Assembly. A private interment will be held at a later date. Glenda was born on October 18, 1937, to Orbra and Jessie Baughn in Oklahoma. Glenda grew up in Lamont, California and attended Arvin High School. She later married Bill Fritchey and moved to Seneca, Missouri. There she gave...
This article (Part 2 of 2) will help you understand about California deeds, including the different types of deeds and available options, when transferring real property interests. We have tried to answer many of the most frequently asked questions about assignments of title in California, provide a basic understanding of simple terminology relating to real property, and explain the function of the most common deeds utilized by California real property owners. Affidavit - Death of Joint Tenant...
In the Season 2, Episode 97 episode of TehachaPod we ask, "Where were you on September 11, 2001?" With the 20th anniversary of these tragic events that killed nearly 3,000 innocent Americans on that day, we found ourselves talking about how vivid the memories still are for us. This episode recounts memories from three people who were in obviously different stages of their lives 20 years ago. Key Budge was a first responder and shares his memories of where he was and reaction; Corey Costelloe...
During the 2020 pandemic a small group of high school juniors started their own organization, Teens with a Purpose. This is their umbrella organization for many cause-driven projects. Layla Lujan, 2020 Tehachapi Citizen of the Year with her brother Milo, and her friend Trinity Madden, a local beauty queen, organized Teens with a Purpose in April of 2020. Teens with a Purpose is a volunteer-based platform designed to inspire children of all ages to be more active in their community. It is the...
Do you make a wicked apple pie? Enter The Loop newspaper's Apple Pie Baking Contest which takes place on Sunday, Oct 17 at 1 p.m. on Green Street just outside of Centennial Plaza in Tehachapi. Let's see how your recipe fairs against up to 7 other bakers. Here are the rules. 1. The Contest is open to anyone wishing to bake an APPLE PIE. 2. Only 8 apple pies will be accepted with a $10 entry fee. 3. Only Double Crust Apple Pies will be accepted. Official Tehachapi Apple Festival Apple Pie C...
Cowboy entertainer Dave Stamey is returning to Tehachapi to play a pair of outdoor concerts on Saturday, Sept. 25, at noon and again at 4 p.m. The shows are sponsored by Fiddlers Crossing and will be presented in the courtyard of Mountain Bible Church, located at 630 Maple St. in Tehachapi (corner of Maple St. and Mountain View Ave.). Stamey is one of the most popular singer-songwriters on the cowboy circuit today. Before becoming a full-time musician, he has been a cowboy, a mule packer and a d...
On Aug. 27, 2021 my mom, Evelyn Dignam, celebrated her 100 birthday in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was an amazing weekend of family and friends gathering to honor a woman who has seen so much change in her lifetime. Evelyn has created a legacy of six children, 18 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren (plus one on the way) and 1 great, great grandchild. Evelyn was born in Buffalo, New York on Aug. 27, 1921. At the age of 15, William Dignam saw Evelyn as she walked by his family-owned florist in Bay...
We're very lucky that we have access to resources at Tehachapi Branch of the Kern County Library. From the obvious, books, to resources that might be unexpected, like a sewing machine, the library is there to help the community. Computers are available, as well as other reference sources. And now, the library's programming is starting to ramp up. Storytime has moved to Thursday afternoons at 4 p.m. This is to provide a resource to children in the early stages of literacy. There is also Toddler...
The subject of what we would like done once we leave this earth is not a subject many people are comfortable discussing. Unfortunately, many people pass on without making financial or final needs arrangements. There are some simple things we can do to make things easier once the time comes. One easy thing to do is list beneficiaries on items such as retirement accounts and bank accounts. If your spouse for example inherits your IRA account, she has several options as a beneficiary. She can role...
I remember speaking at a funeral for a dear friend from Navy League nearly twenty years ago. Another one of the "greatest generation" gone from this Earth. Rufus Cook, born in Gilroy, California in 1919, was a student at Stanford University in 1941 when WWII beckoned. Already a licensed pilot, he joined the Army Air Corps. Rufus trained in Oxnard, Bakersfield (Minter Field) and graduated in the class of 42-D from Stockton. He became a bombardier cadet and B-17 instructor in Albuquerque, New Mexi...
This year Saint Malachy Catholic Church is spearheading the 40 Days for Life Campaign in Tehachapi commencing on Sept. 22 through Oct. 31. 40 Days for Life is an internationally coordinated 40-day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and peaceful all-day vigils in front of abortion businesses. It is designed to be a peaceful and educational endeavor. The Witness to Life group, which is organizing the 40 Days for Life Campaign, started at Saint Malachy Catholic Church in the spring of 2021...
A bipartisan group of lawmakers from California's Central Valley joined Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County) to urge the Governor to increase funding for more water infrastructure to create a reliable water supply for the Central Valley in this year's budget. Below is a copy of the letter. Dear Governor Newsom, Fifty of California's 58 counties are now under a drought emergency, with our Central Valley counties hit the hardest as they endure exceptional and record drought conditions. Fields...
As we use the internet for shopping, research, bill paying or playing games, we know that the websites we use collect information about us. Collecting information about you is how websites and the companies behind them improve their products and sell advertising. And it's all legal. But what information are they collecting and how do they do it? It starts when you connect to a website. Your browser has information about you and the computer you're using, and all that information is available if...
