Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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We all have childhood memories of playing outdoors in nature – exploring, discovering, and imagining. If this nature play was during very early childhood, continued encounters with nature may occur even today. This is because a person’s positive exposures early in life seed interests for future similar encounters. Nature play has a variety of developmental benefits for young children, not only physical fitness benefits but also mental and emotional health advantages. Yet research shows children spend less time outdoors in nature than ever bef...
Hundreds of Turkey Vultures suddenly appear: What in the world is going on? You're driving in Tehachapi on a late afternoon in September or October, and you suddenly notice a few very large dark birds coasting through the sky, gliding down toward the treetops. As you look at them, you're aware of dozens more. "What the. . .?" you think to yourself as you watch these kite-like apparitions cluster around and then land in the tallest trees. You're not alone. Countless people have had the same...
While it may not be politically correct these days to make generalizations about a particular ethnic group, it appears that some of the most innovative donut shops in Central and Southern California are operated by members of the Southeast Asian community. After creating donuts in Fresno for 15 years, Chantha Sokny Lay and her father John Pe bought Tea Donuts in Tehachapi last year. Chantha pointed out that at the time they moved to Bakersfield four years ago, "about 90 percent of the donut...
Did you know that we have a 4th and 5th degree black belt Taekwondo Master and an A-1 level US Olympic Committee certified referee here in little ole Tehachapi? Yes, we do! Let me introduce you to Master Darren Sauro. Darren has been involved in Taekwondo for two decades. In addition to being a 4th and 5th degree Taekwondo Master, he is an A-1 level US Olympic Committee certified referee. Darren has received his certifications through Chang Moo Kwan, Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo), and USAT (USA...
Blue Mountain Tribe, a local Tehachapi Native American band, has been nominated by NAMA (Native American Music Awards) for best Live Video Recording for "Children on the Rez." Blue Mountain Tribe has made it to the top five! They will be attending the awards ceremony in New York at the Seneca Casino near Niagara Falls on Nov. 3. The band is also very honored to be one of the presenters at the Awards Ceremony. For further information, visit www.nativeamericanmusicawards.com....
On Oct. 1 at approximately 7 a.m., a resident in the 1200 block of Clasico Drive in the City of Tehachapi started their vehicle which was parked in the driveway. Due to the colder weather, the resident went inside the home to allow the vehicle to warm up. The resident returned to the vehicle approximately 10 minutes later and found that the center console to the vehicle had been opened and their garage door was now open. The resident realized someone had opened and entered their attached garage...
On Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound’s Feline Conservation Center will be hosting its “Kids Day” special event. This is a day centered on fun and educating kids about saving endangered wild feline species, and ways they can make their own contribution to conservation efforts. Activities will include educational live animal presentations, games, an informational scavenger hunt and “enrichment making,” where kids make toys for our cats. Admission for this event is $10 per person ($5 for EFBC members)....
Have a Heart Humane Society would like to send out woofs and wags to everyone who made this years “Gone to the Dogs” 5K Fun Run/Walk and Pet Festival a huge success. Thank you to our amazing sponsors who support us. Our Top Dog Sponsors are Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner, Sangera Subaru of Bakersfield, Nestle Purina, and our Hot Dog Sponsor Hungry Howie’s Pizza. Our Wonder Dog Sponsors are Kathy Carey of BVS Properties and Mr. Charles Tolfree. Our Mighty Dogs Sponsors are Carol Chase of Coldwell Banker Best Realty, Ashmore Motors, Bank...
When it came time to think about retirement, Nan and Raul Alvarez thought about Tehachapi, a place they had visited many times on family vacations for a period of about 35 years. They came to visit family members who lived on Deertrail in Bear Valley Springs creating fond memories. When Raul retired, he suggested the move, Nan agreed and they moved into their home in July although Nan is still traveling to Biola University in La Mirada, Calif. two days a week where she teaches child psychology....
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. If you're in the early stages of your working life – or even in the not-so-early ones – the chances are pretty good that you will change jobs at some point. When that happens, you'll probably leave a few things behind – but will one of them be your 401(k)? Of course, you wouldn't really forget about your 401(k). (It does happen, however – over the period from 2004 through 2013, more than 25 million peo...
Applications are being accepted now through Nov. 1 for the Kern County Network for Children’s (KCNC) 2020 Leadership Development Program. Since 1998, hundreds of individuals from organizations throughout Kern County have graduated from the program that serves to achieve three primary goals: • Educate participants to increase understanding of public issues and human relationships. • Mobilize participants to learn to lead effectively in areas of community health and well being. • Help participants network with other citizen action groups with co...
Question: My son is a high functioning autistic adult, 25 years old. He has tried to get jobs, but once employers talk to him, they immediately see that he is not capable of working and tends to get confused. He is also a client of Kern Regional Center and receives services through them. We want him to be more self-sufficient and be able to live a somewhat normal life. We are very worried about what will happen to him when my husband and I are no longer able to care for him. He has never lived...
On Saturday, Oct. 5, Fred Fickert and his wife Anne visited Tehachapi for the opening of the Fickert Exhibit at the Errea House Museum and for the dedication of a plaque commemorating the historic Fickert Ranch Cemetery in Bear Valley Springs. The exhibit in one of the bedrooms at the Errea House features a walnut Victorian bed and dresser from the old ranch house, along with many photos of the Fickert family, going back to the current Fred Fickert's great grandfather, the original Frederick...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, which makes this a good time to remind everyone to take care of themselves, especially by getting checked one way or the other. As a young adult in the late 60s and early 70s, I got checkups regularly, and I learned through the years that cancer takes many different forms and arrives at different times in different people's lives. Still, I've learned that early detection is usually one of the best ways to combat most cancers, and that medicine has...
Many Americans help support family members financially. We all think of children as dependents, but what about aging parents? If you provide over half of the support of a parent, that parent could be considered your dependent for federal income tax purposes. Why should you care? Well, it could provide you with some major tax breaks! So how does it work? Your dependent parent may qualify you for a $500 credit. This is part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This $500 credit is available for...
The City of Tehachapi has finally awarded the construction contract for the ADA and pedestrian improvements to the south side of H. St., including sidewalk, curb and gutter, and the three at-grade ADA compliant railroad crossings at Green St., Hayes St. and N. Dennison Rd. In a 4-0 vote on Oct. 7, the City Council chose DOD Construction to complete the project for $1,426,630. Councilman Kenneth Hetge was absent. The project, which has been in the works since 2015, was slowed by lengthy negotiati...
If you want to loosen the leash Google has around your neck during your online activities, consider using Duck Duck Go (DDG) as your search engine. It's a silly name, but a serious company with a serious purpose. DDG doesn't track you, collect or share any of your information, or store your search history. You can search for something like "Philco TV parts" on either Google or (DDG), but DDG won't store your search and use it for targeting ads to you. The results from DDG do vary slightly from...
Antelope Valley Fair officials have announced that they are now accepting theme tag-lines for the 2020 Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival. The overarching theme key word for the 2020 A.V. Fair & Alfalfa Festival tag line entries is “What.” Entry taglines must be five words or less and include the word, or a derivative of the word, “What.” Contestants may enter multiple theme ideas on a single entry – either online at www.avfair.com, by mail or fax. All entries are date-stamped by the A.V. Fair staff as they are entered. If there are...
Thomas Jefferson said, "I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." He was referring to the early stages of our Nation no doubt, but there is still plenty of application to that sentiment when we think about our own community in 2019. The past is not our future here in the City of Tehachapi. The past is not who we are becoming. It's a respectful remembrance of our core values and the historical efforts that got us here today. The past will certainly not define this...
October is upon us and with it the heart of the Autumn season. The temperatures have dropped, the leaves are changing color and the general mood is a bit more contemplative. In this vein, starting in late September, Fiddlers Crossing has been presenting a series of diverse female singer-songwriters, each with her own unique approach to writing and performing songs that lean toward the more personal and introspective. The third and final artist in this series is Lisa Richards, who hails from far...
Recently, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of phone scams with people pretending to be law enforcement. The suspect will call the victim from what appears to be the main line of KCSO Headquarters, tell the victim they or a loved one has an active warrant, and tell the victim to pay the fine or risk getting arrested. The suspect(s) will identify themselves as a Deputy, Sergeant, Lieutenant or other rank within the KCSO. The public should know that the suspect is using caller ID spoofing to make it appear like the call is c...
Union Pacific is celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's completion by touring its historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 throughout the U.S. According to the UP website, "The Big Boy's return to the rails is the product of more than two years of meticulous restoration work by the Union Pacific Steam Team. No. 4014 is the world's only operating Big Boy locomotive." I was able to enjoy a viewing of the No. 4014 in Yermo, Calif. As I did, I was transported back to...
On Saturday, Oct. 5, the dedication of the historic Fickert Cemetery in Bear Valley Springs was held at the Oak Tree Country Club and attracted an audience of over 100 people. This has been a long time coming. The cemetery is off on a little cul-de-sac and has never actually been groomed or really recognized, but it holds the graves of many members of the Fickert family who ranched the valley for a hundred years – from the 1860s to the 1960s. Fred Fickert and his wife, Mary Glynn Fickert, w...
One day in 1994, I got a call from Marty Smith, who was the California Department of Fish and Game Warden in Tehachapi at the time. He had received a call from the landlord of an apartment in Golden Hills. A tenant had moved out and left a couple of animals behind. I arrived at the apartment with Marty and found an odd pair: a guinea hen and a snapping turtle. Finding a home for the guinea hen was no problem, but the turtle was another matter. "I guess it's the end of the line for this big...
There was an old guy called Swede who used to show up every fall in Arvin, ragged and dirty. My aunt had a little three-room boarding house in Arvin. She was glad to rent him a room because he'd pay for four months in advance. The first thing he'd do is go buy a new pair of bib overalls and a new shirt, shoes and underwear and go take a bath. I had a service station in Arvin and he wandered in one day. He was getting old and I mentioned that I had to go to Tehachapi and he asked if he could bum...
