Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The word hop is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word hoppan, which means to climb. The hop vine (humulus lupulus) will spiral up 25-feet each growing season. Since it dies to the ground in the winter, its growth rate and pattern are amazing to watch. The hop plant is dioecious, which means the male and female parts exist on different plants. It is the flower (strobile) of the female plant that is harvested for beer making and most other uses we will discuss here. Since a pollenizer is not needed...
Being named as the executor of a family member's estate is generally an honor. It means that person has been chosen to handle the financial affairs of the deceased individual and is trusted to help carry out his or her wishes. Settling an estate, however, can be a difficult and time-consuming job that could take several months to more than a year to complete. Each state has specific laws detailing an executor's responsibilities and timetables for the performance of certain duties. If you are ask...
On Sept. 6, Jim Arnold of Triassic Vineyards and the Tehachapi Winegrowers Association told Rotarians that the application for a Tehachapi AVA has been submitted to Washington DC. An American Viticultural Association designation is necessary in order to call local wines "Tehachapi" wines. Until that time, they must be labeled "California" wines. "The decision-making body is a division of the Treasury Department," said Arnold. Julie Bell, a member of the Winegrowers Association, has been working...
On Monday, Sept. 10, members of the Thunder on the Mountain Car Show Committee gathered in Central Park to present checks to 13 local charities and community groups. Thanks to the generosity of the community and the hard work of the committee, they were able to donate $20,000 in proceeds from the 2018 car show held in August during Mountain Festival. Thunder on the Mountain presented a fun car show in downtown Tehachapi where 334 cars were on display, with some people traveling from as far away...
