Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On Sept. 30 Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley (AHTV) and Wood Family Funeral Service will sponsor the 2018 Health & Senior Resource Fair at The Woods Pavilion, 323 W. F St., Tehachapi. This year AHTV will offer low-cost lab tests and screening services and more than 30 vendors will participate, including representatives from volunteer organizations and local physicians' offices as well as a wide variety of other industries such as real estate, insurance and more. Mill Street Kitchen will be...
Local contractor and hometown favorite, John the Plumber has been hired to complete the final plumbing projects at the Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Medical Center. John Nelson, company owner, is honored to be recognized for his professionalism and reputation. "Being chosen as Small Business of the Year last year was truly a proud moment," he says. "Working at the hospital is also a great honor plus it's exciting for us to be part of finishing up something that is so important to my family...
June Eleanor Wakeman Needham passed away on Sept. 7, 2018. She was 96 years old. June was born on June 25, 1922, to parents Harry and Laudra (Bissel) Wakeman in Pontiac, Michigan. She had three older sisters, Irene, Laudra and Virginia who all preceded her in death. The family lived in Pontiac. June went to college at the University of Arizona in Tucson where she met her husband Claude. They married in 1942 just before Claude enlisted in the Army. Claude's family had settled in Glendale,...
Tehachapi Rotary Club held its 2018 fundraising Fashion Show at The Shed on Sept. 12 with sold out attendance – nearly 130 guests – made for a fun afternoon of fashion, food and wine....
Anyone who reads this column probably understands my love of music. Whether the quiet hum of a dulcimer or music that just feels right in the moment, music has always deeply touched me. It's no wonder my kids have (in my opinion at least) excellent taste in music, not to mention an exceptional appreciation of music. I have to say I am quite proud that both my 8-year-old and my 2-year-old quickly identify a wide-variety of genres and musicians when they pop up in the shuffle of my iPhone. Lady...
Michael and Michelle Wedekind arrived from Okinawa, Japan in August just in time for Michael to begin his job as a procurement specialist at Edwards Air Force Base. They had lived in Okinawa for about five years while he was working for the Department of Defense. By the end of August, their furniture still had not arrived and they were sleeping on a huge air mattress in the middle of the living room floor with no idea when to expect their belongings. Michelle said that they really hated to...
Addiction. There, I said it. People, Americans in this case, are addicted to their smartphones. Not you and me, though; we're fine. Other people, probably someone we know, is addicted. How smartphone-addicted are Americans? • People use their phones for an average of three hours and eight minutes a day and check their phone 110 times a day. • 50 percent are uncomfortable when they leave their phone at home, have no service, or have a broken phone • 61 percent say they sleep with their phone...
Public hearings for draft environmental report due summer 2019 Piece by piece, elements of the massive California High-Speed Rail (HSR) project are falling into place as planners move ahead like the tenacious tortoise who prevailed over the overconfident and dismissive hare. In this case, the hare is the portion of the population of California whose favorite word for the project is "boondoggle." The tortoise keeps moving steadily ahead. "There are 120 miles [of track] under construction and 21...
On the brink of its 50th anniversary celebration planned for spring 2019, Camp KEEP (Kern Environmental Education Program) has announced it has moved its longtime Cambria campus to Arroyo Grande, Calif. The new campus - located on the grounds of Camp Arroyo Grande - is named KEEP By The Sea and complements the program's KEEP Ocean campus in nearby Montano de Oro State Park. The move was necessitated because KEEP Cambria was displaced from its longtime leased campground last year due to delays...
The Tehachapi Heritage League presents Kids Day "History is Fun" on Saturday, Sept. 22. There will be many hands-on activities and demonstrations. Kids can try making a quilt square, an origami object, a pipet rocket or learn to carve a soap figure. There will be a professional face painter. All ages will enjoy feeding the camel. Local organizations, including Have a Heart, will provide information about their activities. The Kawaiisu Cultural and Language Center will provide information about...
Thanks to a robust economy, a business-friendly climate and the desirability of Tehachapi, our Downtown is operating at full strength. Buildings that sat vacant due to a variety of factors will be unoccupied no more. The old Ace Hardware building at 228 Tehachapi Blvd. is currently being renovated to serve as company headquarters for World Wind and Solar. The design is impressive and will offer a welcome gateway to Downtown. Meanwhile across the street, the former lumber shed and bulk yard is...
The year was 1936. Green Street had just been paved for the first time. We had 15.68 inches of rain that year. Franklin Roosevelt had defeated Alf Landon and was serving his second term as president. The favorite songs being sung and played at the Saturday night dances might be "Pennies from Heaven" or "The Music Goes Round and Round." "Flat Foot Floogie" was one of those nonsense songs being sung that year. A decade later some may remember another such song, "Mairsy Doats," in the 40s. I used...
Every year the Kern County Libraries recommend one book for all residents to read and discuss around the county. This year’s recommended book is “Incarceration Nations” by Baz Dreisinger. Given the number of prisons in Kern County, the way that incarceration affects societies and the questionable effectiveness of “rehabilitation,” this book is well chosen for discussion. Dreisinger’s writes from her experiences as a teacher and as the founding director of the Prison-to-College Pipeline pr...
Visit Tomo Kahni State Historic Park and see the sun set as the full moon rises. Walk the paths where the Kawaiisu lived and enjoy the beauty of the village site nestled in the mountains of Sand Canyon. Meet on Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. at the Tehachapi Museum, 311 South Green Street, for an introduction to the culture of the local tribe. Then carpool to the site for a twilight look at the ancient village site. The tour is limited to 20 guests, so reservations are mandatory and the cost is $20 per...
From a comedic look at biblical times to a 1940s detective story to an era when time travel is possible, the eight playwrights' whose 10-minute plays are being produced in Tehachapi Community Theatre's 9th Playwrights' Festival have embraced this year's theme of "Past, Present, Future." Who will be the winning playwright of this year's festival? That's where you, the audience, come in. After each performance, the audience votes for their three favorite plays in the festival. It's always...
Tehachapi welcomed its sixth Go Native event at Philip Marx Central Park on Sept. 1. This unique event celebrates indigenous culture in California through demonstrations, food, art, music and dance. Native artists shared their talents with guests and helped them make their own crafts, like weaved baskets, necklaces, tule ducks and more....
Do you know the feeling of meeting a person and instantly there seems to be a connection? That often happens to me when meeting folks from the aviation community. In 2005, at the Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster, we displayed our UH-1H helicopter and also attended the black tie banquet held that evening. Five test pilots are honored each year and the 2005 honorees included: Major General Wilbert D. Pearson, USAF; NASA Research Test Pilot Edward T. Schneider; F-5F Chief Project Test Pilot,...
Kern County Budget Update This week, the Board of Supervisors passed the county's budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year. We are in year three of our four-year plan to eliminate the General Fund structural deficit, after several years of falling oil prices and rising employee benefit costs. All county departments, except for Kern County Fire, have endured cuts during our four-year plan, but the Board and I have asked your county government to maintain service levels despite these cuts. The efforts...
Picture a grandmother who could cure thrush in babies by breathing into their mouths, a cousin who was struck twice by lightning and survived, a grandfather who was shot down on the road to his home, an aunt who left the life of a miner's wife to become a movie star and a grandmother who spoke to a mysterious man named Charlie through a plastic banana. These are the ancestors of Appalachian singer Jeni (Smith) Hankins, who will be sharing her rich, poetic background at Fiddlers Crossing for the...
Oktoberfest Get ready for Oktoberfest, Oct. 6, at the Community Center from noon to 6 p.m. Plan to arrive early and stay late. Beer, wine and sodas will be flowing generously and expect a line for bratwurst. Attendance is expected to be larger than last year's 3,500 people over the six hours. There are fun activities planned for kids on the playground. Inside the Community Center, vendors will be busy selling their wares. SSCERT will assist with parking and other assignments from the SSPD....
For the second month in a row the Tehachapi School Board meeting room was filled to capacity with those supporting an Agriculture program in the district. On Sept. 11, Highland High School Ag instructor and Tehachapi High School graduate Michael Leishman, along with four of his students, gave a presentation that included suggestions on ways to begin an Ag program here. Lieshman and his students said that there is a real need with local large growers like Grimway Farms, SunSelect, Millenium...
Billingsley Veterinary Clinic warmly welcomes our new associate, Dr. Allison Inlow. Dr. Allison graduated from UC Davis in 2017. She worked in Wisconsin at a livestock practice, predominately attending to cows and other ruminants. Dr. Allison brings with her great ultrasound skills for animals large and small. Stop by to say "hello" or schedule your appointment with Dr. Allison. Of course, Dr. Beverly is still available along with the smiling faces of Rae, Jackie and Melissa. Regular hours for...
Musicians and vocalists are being sought to provide Christmas music for the third annual Tehachapi Creche Festival, held Dec. 8 and 9. In the past, the festival has been favored with school and church choirs, soloists and a wide-variety of instruments, including harps, cello, bagpipes and hammered dulcimers to name a few. In addition to the inspiring Christmas music, this free community event, hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, displays beautiful (and sometimes...
The Tehachapi Treasure Trove is open Monday - Saturday 10 to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 to 4 p.m. Visit us online at www.tehachapitreasuretrove.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove or call us at (661) 822-6794. We are located at 116 East Tehachapi Blvd., across the street from the water tower. Stop by and see our collection of uncommonly eclectic and unusually unique stuff. Remember we carry an extensive line of art, craft and scrapbooking supplies and provide artist services...
Tehachapi dogs, great and small, gathered for Have a Heart Humane Society's annual Gone to the Dogs 5K Fun Run and Pet Festival on Sept. 8. The event included rescue dogs, pet-specific item vendors, a silent auction, games, food and drawings. The best part? Proceeds from the event go toward helping dogs and cats in Tehachapi find their forever homes....
