Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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"I was able to bring the Chamber to where it should be, Clare will take it to where it could be," Jeanette Pauer said. In 2020, the COVID pandemic hit and Chamber President Ida Perkins sadly passed away in 2021. Jeanette Pauer, who, at the time was the manager of Coldwell Banker, saw an opportunity to help the Chamber in a crucial time of need and took on the role of president in late 2021. Growing up with a small family business, Jeanette understands their importance and wanted to support them...
At the Sept. 7 Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting, the City of Tehachapi introduced two new employees to the community. Development Services Director Jay Schlosser introduced Salvador Morales, the department's new City Planner, and Community Engagement Specialist Key Budge introduced his new associate Mya Acosta. Both of these new members of the city staff have extensive experience in their fields, approach their positions with enthusiasm and will be assets to their...
The NFL season has kicked off and the last few weeks I have had to hear about grown men and their "draft" parties. I am referring to their fantasy football drafts and the ongoing obsession many people still have with their "teams." I saw a great Instagram post recently that said, "Oh your husband's a doctor? Mine is the coach of an imaginary football team for the next few months." Think about it people, it rings true. I am not knocking fantasy football (okay maybe a little), but I was once that...
After 6 months of planning, writing, gathering photos and seeking voices from within our community, The Loop newspaper is proud to present their newest Experience Tehachapi magazine – on stands now! I've been lucky enough to be the magazine's Editor-in-Chief for the last three years, and with full understanding of my bias and lack of objectivity in the following statement, it is the best publication Tehachapi has to offer. It can be coined a visitor's guide, but to me it is so much more. It i...
If you haven't been over to check out Healthy Hippie Trading Co., aka The Hippie, you'll want to get over right away. Hippie owner, Sarah Rose, is constantly bringing in new vendors and new products and she may have out done herself with her latest project, Sarah's Closet. When asked about the inspiration for this venture, Sarah explained that Sarah's Closet seemed to be a natural extension of the Pure Romance business she had several years ago. "With Pure Romance, I would pack up all my...
"You imagine it - we build it" is the motto for Mountain Dog Millworks. Pictured is a redwood tree being milled for custom woodwork pieces, including furniture, dining tables, game tables, built-ins and more! (661) 972-9095 • [email protected]...
"The Addams Family, a New Musical" by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, lays in wait for you at the historic BeeKay Theatre on Green Street in Downtown Tehachapi. Director, Christal Wheeler, invites you and your friends to join that famously eccentric family as they deal with the "stirring of true love." "It's been an exciting and challenging rehearsal process. My production team had to find a way to bring a cast of 21 together and make them comfortable on the BeeKay Theatre's small stage. I...
Members of the community and the Tehachapi Police Department, including Chief Richard Standridge, gathered at One Fine Day cafe, 117 E. F St., Tehachapi on Sept. 13 for the first "Iced Tea with Your PD." This event is a great opportunity for people to meet and connect with members of the department and the new chief, while enjoying a free glass of iced tea." We wanted to do something different with an event like this in the afternoon to bring out different members of the community," said Chief...
Local artists were featured at the 38th Annual BVS Cultural Arts Association Art Show in Bear Valley Springs. The show ran from Sept. 2 to 10 and many people showed up to look at and purchase the art on display....
On the evening of Aug. 31, many members of the community turned out at the Hitching Post Theaters for a memorial for the man known as "Bear." Bear has been a well known figure in Tehachapi for many years and was often seen hanging out in front of the Hitching Post Theaters chatting with passersby. His friendly face will be missed by the community....
We are happy to celebrate our country's birthday and we do a fine job on July 4th in saluting the flag as it goes by and singing the "National Anthem." Yes, we do well. The 247 year old Uncle Sam should be proud of us. Sometimes things just slip by us and we in California sort of let California's Admission Day slip by. California was admitted to the United States as the 31st state of the Union on Sept. 9, 1850. The area of California was never designated as a territory which was a prerequisite...
A “threshold concept” is something that one is aware of and understands to a certain extent, but it is the actual experience of the concept that makes it real. My threshold concept was transformed and made real the moment I found myself frozen in shock after receiving the text telling me that my former classmate and friend had taken their life. My “concept” of suicide was suddenly real, as was the pain of losing someone close to me. Unfortunately, that is what is happening rapidly to many ac...
Geo Brawn IV and his wife Nancy moved to Tehachapi near the end of June this year. They moved here from Eastvale, California, a little town near Norco and Riverside, where they had resided for about 10 of their 15 years together. One of the deciding factors in the move was the huge growth in that area of Southern California. Nancy said that another deciding factor in the move was a new Amazon fulfillment center that she said made Costco look like a "mom and pop." For years they had heard how...
We've all seen people age differently. Some people at 50 are showing signs of cognitive impairment and some people in their 80s are as alert as ever. There are as many answers to this as there are people, genetics, diets, exercises, recent illnesses or accidents. There are a ton of different explanations. Lately we've seen political figures on both sides of the aisle show signs of aging. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had a deer in the headlights look when he was asked a question about...
When I first found out that my friend Leila got a shot in her eye every month, I freaked out. I was horrified to even think of such a thing. She said it was no big deal; she'd been getting these shots for several years. They were saving her vision. The idea of losing my vision is one of my worst fears, but I couldn't get over the idea of someone coming at my vulnerable eyeball with a syringe. No! No! No! I have trouble putting eye drops in my eyes, no way could I imagine getting a shot in one....
I have a friend who equates texting to a symbol of crassness in our society. Joan and I met in Newhall in the 11th grade, and we have been friends for close to 60 years. It's amazing to think our friendship has outlasted most marriages and some countries. I try to keep in touch with Joan but it's hard because she doesn't text. Early on she decided texting was intrusive and prevented real conversations. She stubbornly insists that if people think you are important, they will call you. Mind you,...
The key to disaster preparedness is preparing today for the unexpected tomorrow. Recent weather events are a great reminder and now is a great time to review your disaster plans. Talk with your family and neighbors. Have a plan and be prepared. Another great way to be prepared is to be trained as a Kern County Fire Department CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) volunteer. This training starts with a 20-hour Basic CERT course, which is being offered Oct. 13, 14 and 15 in Bear Valley Springs. The Basic CERT course covers a wide range of...
Join seven-time world title holders Michael Eads and Rachele Smith on Sunday, Oct. 8 in P-Dubs at Mountain Bowling, 20800 Santa Lucia St., Tehachapi, for a great afternoon of two-step dance! Instructors Eads and Smith have a background in many dance styles including country, western and west coast swing. The class, organized by local line dancing instructor Gloria Yeager, will run from noon to 3 p.m. Couples are priced at $50, but singles are more than welcome to attend for $25. Call (661) 823-4766 to sign up or learn more!...
Despite what we see on TV and in the movies, computer hacking doesn't involve crouching over a laptop on the floor of a dark server room. Or sitting at a desk with multiple monitors with lines of code running on the screens. Followed by someone saying, "I'm in." Does it happen? Probably, but not very often. The most common way to go where you aren't allowed, computer security-wise, is by using social engineering. Social engineering doesn't rely on technical hacking methods to access buildings,...
John Burrows lived his whole life in Fresno, yet he had not been in Tehachapi until he decided to run for Congress. He recently came to introduce himself to members of Tehachapi Mountain Democratic Club and recognized that Tehachapi is certainly different from big metropolitan areas. Although, there are similar concerns about housing, jobs, health care, climate change, veteran benefits and more. "People in this district deserve better representation," he said. Burrows grew up in a single-parent...
Emilie Jane Ying was born in Madison, Georgia on June 28, 1933. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts. As a commercial artist, she designed billboards and magazine advertisements; drew maps for the Tennessee Valley Authority and even designed jewelry. In 1958, she married Thomas Ying and in 1961 gave birth to their daughter, Karen. They moved to California, eventually settling in Huntington Beach, and adding daughter, Renee, in 1967. Emilie began a...
The next Tehachapi Blood Drive will be held Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB). The blood drive is also seeking donors for platelets and plasma. These donations will help burn victims and cancer patients. HCBB will team up with Tehachapi Vineyard Church, Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District and the City of Tehachapi to provide an opportunity to give back to the community by donating blood. The drive will be held at Tehachapi Vineyard Church, 502...
If you like old cemeteries like I do, there are a number of them tucked away in various parts of Kern County. One of my favorites is the Rand District Cemetery in Johannesburg (also known as the Johannesburg Cemetery). In back of the small town of Johannesburg, up the hill and near the mountain (you'll see what I mean when you get there), between Mt Wells Avenue and Sunset Avenue, is the old time – yet also currently used – cemetery. It is unfenced and has dirt roads through it, but it's nea...
Humans tend to rely most heavily on our sense of vision to navigate and experience our surroundings, assisted by our hearing. But another powerful ability is our sense of smell, and this olfactory perception can connect to some of our strongest, most primal likes, dislikes and memories. A scent that matches ones in our memory can transport us to a place and time in our mind instantly, or evoke an association that seems elemental to our being. The smell of a cut pumpkin can immediately summon tho...
Judy Barras Lee was a Tehachapi author who wrote The Long Road to Tehachapi, Tehachapi: The Formative Years, an earlier book about Tehachapi's history, including a fascinating chapter on the Nuwä (Kawaiisu or Southern Paiute) Indian people, and Their Places Shall Know Them No More, a memoir about her explorations into Nuwä culture and her visits to traditional sites. I was always interested in Tehachapi history, even as a little kid, and Judy was unfailingly kind to me and answered any q...
