Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Style Country Salon in Tehachapi has been owned by Karen Coontz since 2005. Karen has 36 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. Karen is introducing two new faces to her salon: Born and raised in Tehachapi, Daniela Watts specializes in hair coloring and corrections, make-up application, manicures and pedicures. Her portfolio can be viewed on her blog at www.DearestDarlingDaniela.com....
The donor appreciation evening , Aug. 12th was a very special celebration of gratitude for the nearly 1,500 units collected in the greater Tehachapi area over the last 12 months. Not only is donor participation at an all-time high, but Houchin was able to acknowledge and thank some of their very special volunteers and partners that make these blood drives possible. Malcolm Harrell who has volunteered for Houchin for almost 2 years, prior to leaving for college, was honored for his nearly 100...
Suddenly lots of folks have been calling about buying a house, now that they’re back in the workforce. Whether they’ve been on unemployment, or have changed jobs, here is what they’re learning about qualifying for their next mortgage. The gold standard of loan qualifying has always been “two years on the current job.” That’s not as easy as it once was, given our current economy. What the lender is looking for is continuity of income, or the “ability” to repay your loan. Almost all lending tod...
Since moving to Oak Creek Canyon in 1986, we've always wondered where these wild horses came from, how long they've been here, what breed are they, etc. In all my years of researching to find answers, it seems we now have at least one major question answered. A recent X-ray on one of the horses shows that these have 5 lumbar vertebrae. Morgan and Arabian horses have 5 lumbar vertebrae, while other breeds have 6. They certainly don't look like Arabians, so must be the Morgan just as we have alway...
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Many people look for the “secrets” to investment success. Is it timing the market just right? Is it finding those hot stocks or getting in on the “ground floor” of the next big thing? Actually, these types of moves have little relevance to the vast majority of investors — even the most successful ones. So let’s take a look at some steps you can take that can be effective in helping you work toward...
After spending four years in Aviano, Italy, Vince and Janine Laluz and their 16 year old daughter, Dora, have settled into Bear Valley. Vince is now assigned to Edwards Air Force Base. His field is precision measurements and he told me that he deals with mathematical conversions with increments as small as “parts per million”. “At that level,” he says, “accuracy is extremely important.” Vince has been in the Air Force for 18 years and admitted that he and Janine had tried to avoid Edwards for...
What is identity theft? I have been working professionally with identity theft for over 10 years now. I believed, like most people do today, that identity theft means that a thief is using a victim’s credit for illicit activity. I learned that credit was only about 17% of all identity theft.So I decided to write this series of articles to educate the public on this very important topic. Consider this: we insure our cars, our homes, our health, our lives and even our income. So it just makes sense to insure our identity which is really an u...
According to numerous health experts, the number one likely cause of disease on the planet is stress; they say that 90% of all disease is stress-related. Most physical and nonphysical health problems have long-term, physiological stress as their origin. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that 80% of all health care dollars are spent on illnesses related to stress. Research has proven that if the body stays in a state of physiological stress long enough, this sustained stress will...
I don’t really mean that, but it caught your attention, didn’t it? What I hope to help you understand is that plants have their own set of characteristics, agendas, strategies, and abilities that we can take advantage of to save a ton of water on that quarter acre piece of land that we call home. Anthropocentrism is the characteristic of regarding humankind as the central or most important element of existence, especially as opposed to animals. Notice this definition doesn’t even bother to mention plants. To save water in the landscape, we ne...
WiFi flash drives – What’s a WiFi flash drive and why might I need one? If you have a bunch of photos or music on your tablet or phone, how do you get those files to another phone or tablet? Oh sure, you could get a cable and plug things in and copy your files to your computer and then plug in another device and copy those files from your computer to the new device. You could do that. OR, you could buy a WiFi flash drive. A WiFi flash drive works by having a really small WiFi network built rig...
A new voice in the romance field! Waiting for Sparks by Kathy Damp shows a fresh approach to what we used to call sweet romances. All the characters in this small town of Heaven are one of a kind. Trying to learn to work together to save their town from being drowned by the building of a new dam simply adds more drama and conflict to the romance building between two people who have no intentions of falling in love, especially not with each other. In the hopes of drawing more visitors to town,...
I have a number of patients and family who tell me that they would like to exercise but their arthritis, back, knees, or whatever, hurts too much to move. Being of an age to have done many stupid things to my body over the years, as well as having had knee surgeries, I do understand pain and the body whispering for rest, not activity. Unfortunately, this is not always good advice. Extensive studies have shown that exercise can decrease the pain of arthritis, as well as promote recuperation after many surgeries. It can shorten or ease labor...
You don’t have to go it alone Do you need to file court documents and have found out that it is way too complicated and you don’t even know where to start? That’s where a Legal Document Assistant comes in. The first step is a short phone call where I get some general information about what you need to have done and set up an appointment for a consultation. At our appointment you provide the details and supporting material needed to complete your documents and I will prepare them for either a private matter such as a Living Trust or will, or fo...
Several requests have come in for more of my “results” from meeting interesting women off the internet dating sites, so here’s my continuing story. First of all, let me say this is a compilation from three sites I was using. Names have been changed to “protect the innocent”. “ConfuseThemMoniker”: A lovely lady with two names so I innocently asked which she preferred to be called or did she want to use both (like Ann Marie). Wrong approach. She was hiding her true identity (okay, protecting it would be more like it) and her real name was totally...
Stallion Springs Octoberfest Stallion Springs Parks and Recreation is preparing for the big Octoberfest Celebration on Saturday Oct. 3 from Noon to 6 p.m. at the Stallion Springs Community Center. Everyone is welcome to join the party for food, beer, wine, gifts/crafts for sale, kid friendly activities, and fun for the entire family. No pets allowed. Vendor booths are available, 10x10 foot spaces. Provide your own table and chairs, setup up will begin at 9 a.m. For more information contact the...
Sometimes one finds themselves doing things that make people say, “Why would you want to do that?” For instance, I, not long ago decided to memorize, in chronological order, our forty-four presidents. . . and I did it. I sort of had a headstart for I was born when Calvin Coolidge was President. Old “silent Cal” was famous for metering out his spoken words as if he had to pay for each of them personally. Of course, I was never aware of his term of office as Herbert Hoover was sworn in as Preside...
Go out into your yard and dig a big hole. Every month, throw $50 into it, but don’t take any money out until you’re ready to buy a house, send your child to college, or retire. It sounds a little crazy, doesn’t it? But that’s what investing without setting clear-cut goals is like. If you’re lucky, you may end up with enough money to meet your needs, but you have no way to know for sure. How do you set goals? The first step in investing is defining your dreams for the future. If you are marri...
If you are the type of fisherperson who likes a challenge now and then but aren’t sure what to fish for, I would probably suggest Smallmouth Bass. Why you might ask? For many dyed-in-the-wool fishermen, including myself, we like light line fishing, meaning using spinning rods and 6 and 8-pound test plus fighting a fish that can pull hard and test your skills. Smallmouth are not nearly as plentiful or easy to find but they are plain awesome. These fish are unique in some ways and yet not so f...
On Sept. 6th, Celebrity Bartenders Greg Loskorn and Susie Atherton helped raise money for Tehachapi Cancer Foundation and were able to say fairwell to Tehachapi as they embark on their new adventure in Colorado. Good luck on your new adventure and thanks for all you do for our community, you both will be missed. SAVE THE DATE: Sept 13, 2-5pm Join Celebrity Bartender Zack Scrivner, 2nd District Kern County Supervisor SAVE THE DATE: Oct. 25, 2-5pm Celebrity Bartender Kass McQuillen Survivor” Event...
It all started with a tea party and the latest chapter closed with a bright moon shining over "A Night in the Vineyard," on Saturday, August 29, at the Triassic Vineyard. There, a sold-out crowd of 130 enjoyed delicious food and wine and lively auction action, in support of the Norbertine Canonesses of Tehachapi. The event – the first of many we are told – was organized by "Friends of the Norbertine Sisters in Tehachapi," a group that started after several local women attended a fundraising tea...
Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) was deemed “king of herbs” in ancient times. Basilius is the Greek word for king. It was likely brought to Greece from India where it was, and still is revered and used in Hindu religious ceremonies. The French call it “herbe royal”. American Indians used basil for decades before the colonists arrived with their reserve. By the late 1700s basil appeared in advertisements in American newspapers, and was an important ingredient in many of their recipes. It “ rules” today in culinary delights throughout the world. Ther...
When the board of the Arts, Science & Technology Educational Corporation of Tehachapi (AST) started looking for a site for their STEAM Center (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/Agriculture, Mathematics), their first notion was to rehabilitate the agricultural buildings at Jacobsen Middle School. But the animal stalls and barns proved to be irretrievable. Lack of teachers for the ag program at the then-Tehachapi High School and a drop in membership of the 4-H and Future Farmers of America ha...
The Cummings Valley Protective Association is offering $5,000 – for starters – to a masters or doctoral student who will study the wine-growing environment in that pristine valley. "We will provide funding for a viticulture grad student to do a thesis project on the new and future award-winning vineyards of Tehachapi," said Jo Anne Huckins, president of the association. "We want to encourage people to plant vineyards." The forensic study would explore all the elements that create unique win...
Real estate looking good -- Jim Hutson of the Tehachapi Area Association of Realtors reported to the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council on Sept. 2 that in the area Multiple Listing Service there were 281 listings of homes, with 88 in escrow. The number of distressed sales (short sales and foreclosures) is down significantly, at 7 percent. In the last three m onths, 171 homes have sold, with an average of 60 days on the market. The median price of a home is $242,000, up 7 percent...
A new educational hot spot is taking shape in a field on a far corner of the Tehachapi High School campus. An additional resource for the Tehachapi Unified School District, It will be open to all youngsters from public school, public charter schools, private schools and home schoolers. It will be a place where students can explore tech education and “blue collar” training, run a real Space Shuttle cockpit simulator and practice rodeo skills. It’s the STEAM Center, the creation of the non-p...
