Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Autumn has officially started and will now be redecorating the Tehachapi Mountains, changing the broadleaf trees and shrubs from assorted shades of green to a variety of yellows, browns, golds and reds. The longer, colder fall nights bring out the color in both our native and introduced trees. Virginia Creeper, a popular ornamental vine, will soon be a riot of color in Tehachapi, with the more exposed leaves having turned a deep old barn red while the more protected leaves are a dozen different...
There is a new towing service available now in Tehachapi. Located on South Street in Old Town, Tehachapi Towing offers a light to light-medium towing service that can accommodate most towing situations seven days a week and 24 hours a day. The service was started by Jeff Murphy and Emerick Rodriguez, both with years of automotive and towing experience. Emerick has one of the longest towing records in the area, having 17 years of experience while maintaining an impeccable reputation as well....
This is it, the last book sale for the Tehachapi Friends of the Library for 2019. And once again it is a 2-in-1 book sale with both antique and unique books and the really popular "Bag Sale." This is happening on Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Tehachapi Library, 212 S. Green St., and yes, you're right, that is the same weekend as Tehachapi's Apple Festival. Keep in mind there is a parking lot behind the Library with a gate into the courtyard and the sale starts an hour before the Festival...
Boo-at-the-Zoo at the California Living Museum is set for Oct. 19-20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children 12 years and under are FREE (and must be accompanied by an adult) and, of course, CALM members are free. Goblins of all ages are encouraged to wear costumes. This is not your typical trick-or-treat event. There will be spooktacular games to play to win prizes, festive decorations, wildlife presentations, animal encounters and several of the animals will receive a treat filled jack-o-lantern. Rides on the Central California Children’s Railroad a...
Remember the fun you had singing in the school choir or glee club? Remember how you enjoyed the church choir? Do you love to sing in the shower? Are you one of the better ones on karaoke night? You might want to try our community choir, the Summit Singers. We sing a broad range of choral music, from madrigals to swing and pop and all centuries in between, both secular and sacred. We work toward two performances per year – a Christmas concert in early December and a spring concert in May. P...
You can help make a difference by supporting Christina's 5th Annual Pancreatic Cancer Fundraiser to Wage Hope for a Cure. This year Major Jason E. George VFW 12114 would like to thank our community for its generous support over the last four years by inviting you to a complimentary spaghetti dinner on Saturday, October 19. Adults only, please. There will also be a silent auction, door prizes and 50/50 tickets. The fundraiser will be held at Kern County Veterans Memorial Building located at 125 E...
At the Tehachapi Audubon’s October meeting, John Rowden will speak to us about Plants for Birds: Growing healthy communities for birds and people together. Audubon’s Bird-friendly Communities conservation strategy is guided by the principle of improving communities all over the country by providing birds with food, shelter, safe passage and places to raise their young. Native plants provide resources that support birds in each of those areas, and research is demonstrating that even small patches of habitat planted with natives – down to the y...
The current statistics are showing that 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. That could be your father, brother, husband, uncle, neighbor or even YOU! If caught early, Prostate Cancer has a 99 percent 5-year survival rate, yet this cancer, the most common in men, is still holding strong at the number two cancer cause of death in men! We decided to catch up with local Tehachapi dentist, Dr. Randy Kam who was diagnosed with Stage IV prostate cancer in January 2015....
Gary and Wendy Perlin both lived in Tehachapi when they were young but never knew each other here. They were living in San Diego and had really had more than their fill of the big city and the expense of living there. They both had fond memories of Tehachapi, the four seasons and the natural surroundings, and both had vocations that would allow a move, so they began to look. With the help of a local realtor, they finally found the perfect rental in April. The first time Gary saw it he realized...
The Universal Serial Bus, or USB. You know, that plug that can only go in one of two ways, but still takes three tries to get it plugged in? Yeah, that one. Where did USB come from, where is it going and why? If you don't know anything about PS/2 connectors, or parallel ports, DIN connectors, SCSI, Firewire, or 9-pin or 25-pin serial ports, you can thank USB. Way, way, back in the early 90s, you could conceivably need some combination of those ports and cables to connect devices to your...
Question: I am a 60-year-old female with lupus. I was a bookkeeper for many years and was forced to retire. Primarily, I found that I could not work due to muscle and joint pain, sometimes with swelling, a constant low-grade fever of 99 degrees or more and sensitivity to light, especially office lighting. Can I qualify for benefits? I am too young to collect early retirement benefits and I only get a small retirement from my employer. Answer: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or lupus is an...
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. It's probably safe to say that many of us are concerned about having enough money to cover our retirement years. In fact, some surveys have shown that we are more frightened of running out of money than we are of dying. What can you do to help alleviate these fears? Your first move is to create a retirement income strategy, and you'll want to develop it well before you need to use it. While there are m...
The RAM PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) California Circuit Finals Rodeo Committee and the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds proudly announce the return of the RAM PRCA California Circuit Finals to the Antelope Valley Fair and Event Center on Oct. 4, 5 and 6. For the ninth consecutive year, this event will host the top twelve California rodeo contestants who compete in all seven rodeo events, including bareback riding, bull riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping and barrel racing. Johnny Zamrzla, PRCA...
Recognizing a need in the community for more care services close to home, Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley will begin offering infusion therapy. Infusion therapy provides patients with medications through a needle or catheter when oral medications are not an option. It is often utilized by patients recovering from surgery, those on dialysis and those battling cancer. “We recognize that patients undergoing infusion therapy often do not want to travel for care, and we’re proud to offer these services at our hospital so they can receive care clo...
The Los Angeles Section of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will be honoring Tehachapi Development Services Director Jay Schlosser on the evening of Oct. 5 in Long Beach. Schlosser has been awarded 2019 Outstanding Civil Engineer in the Public Sector for the Los Angeles Section. He had been honored at the local level on Sept. 19 by the South San Joaquin branch making him one of seven competing for the honor. He and two other engineers will then go on to compete at the Regional leve...
The Tehachapi Police Department will participate in Coffee with a Cop Day on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Tea Donuts, 807 Tucker Rd., Ste. B in Tehachapi. Coffee with a Cop is now an international event held twice a year. It originated in Southern California in 2011. The coffee event allows the community to meet their local police officers and discuss what is on your mind. Join members of the Tehachapi Police Department for this community building opportunity. Children are...
We Tehachapians adore our animals, both large and small – our cats and dogs, hamsters and horses. And we deeply appreciate all those who help us care for our four-legged family members – our skilled veterinarians, pet sitters and groomers. Sadly, Ms. Dorrie Walsh, proprietor of "The Groomer," located on South Street, is closing her business after serving the Tehachapi community for the better part of four decades (since 1981). Throughout all those years she has clipped, brushed, washed and, wel...
The BVS Association meeting of Sept. 17 had a large attendance, due in part to the introduction of the public liquor license the Board is introducing. Up until now, we have been under a private liquor license. The difficulty with it is that if a non-member who is not accompanied by an Association member is served alcohol in the saloon, the dining room and the Mulligan Room could lose the license, which would affect many of us and severely impact the income of the above amenities. Wine, beer and liquor are some of the main profit making...
Previously, I wrote about part of my summer trip to Jinja, Uganda and the Pearls Children's Home that my church has helped to support. You can read about this amazing place at www.pearlschildrensfund.org and I hope you will. A second non-profit in Gulu, Uganda, that my church has also helped to support, is Aid Africa, Inc. You can read about them at www.aidafrica.net, and again, I hope you will. Aid Africa began about 15 years ago to help people displaced by violence be able to return and...
The very first Sipping with the Supe on Sept. 18 ran into a small hitch. Kohnen's Bakery's oven had gone down the day before so when Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson arrived the bakery was closed. Joining her were two other School Board Trustees, Joe Wallek and Rick Scott. Undaunted, Larson-Everson drove to Dunkin' Donuts and brought back coffee and donuts offering them to those who came to chat as well as those who came to Kohnen's door only to find it was locked. The next Sipping with the...
Overall there were 41 employers and 237 job seekers at the 2019 Tehachapi Job Fest held on Sept. 19 at Monroe High School Gym....
Kid's Day was a big success with over 300 kids enjoying about 20 different activities from participating organizations and individuals, held in the street in front of the Tehachapi Museum and the Errea House Museum on Sept. 21....
Have you had the opportunity to see some of the recent productions over the last couple of years at the beautiful BeeKay Theatre in downtown Tehachapi? If you didn't know, the BeeKay reopened its doors in 2008 in partnership with the City to provide a place for Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) to continue bringing quality live theatre to our citizens. It is now beaming with fresh paint, inside and out, and new carpeting, too. Our 51st season is already underway with the production of Little...
Question: What is the benefit of winter tires? Protech Auto Service Answer: This is a really good question. Most new vehicles in Tehachapi come with all-season tires that work pretty well in the winter conditions drivers may encounter. First, let’s talk about the things that dedicated winter tires do really well, touch on all-seasons and then you should have some information to help you in your tire selection. The first thing about winter is that it’s cold. The rubber compound used in summer and all-season tires gets a bit hard when California...
The City of Tehachapi invites the public to an evening of free telescope viewing on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 6 to 10 p.m., at Aviator Park in the Tehachapi Municipal Airport. Local amateur astronomers are offering close-up views of the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter through their telescopes, along with a variety of educational activities for children and adults. Bring your picnic dinner to Aviator Park and enjoy an evening of spectacular stargazing. This year the Moon will be in optimal viewing position...
