Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On Saturday, Oct. 28, zombies will invade Golden Hills during the 4th Annual Zombie Run. Proceeds, from this eerie race, will benefit Gateway Connections, a Tehachapi nonprofit organization providing programs for children and adults with special needs, as well as specialized opportunities (open to everyone) within the performing arts. The Zombie Run is a part of the day's Zombie Apocalypse Event which includes a Craft Fair and Special Needs Resource Fair, from noon until 6 p.m., in Meadowbrook...
Carefree Moving and Storage is alive and well in Tehachapi. Carol and Debbie Gerdl want everyone to know that the same family owned and professionally run moving and storage company that Tehachapi has come to rely on is still here, but with some new and exciting additions. For those that don't already know, the business has been operating in Tehachapi since 1984 when Carol and her husband, Bob, established Carefree Moving and Storage as a DBA of Gerdl Enterprises, Inc. By 1991 they had expanded...
It's important to understand what legal responsibilities your real estate salesperson has to you and to other parties in the transactions. Ask your salesperson to explain what type of agency relationship you have with him or her and with the brokerage company. Seller's representative (also known as a listing agent or seller's agent). A seller's agent is hired by and represents the seller. All fiduciary duties are owed to the seller. The agency relationship usually is created by a listing...
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. You may spend decades contributing to your IRA and 401(k). But, eventually, you'll need to use this money. Before that day arrives, you'll want to be familiar with the rules governing withdrawals – and you'll want to know just how much you should take out. To begin with, withdrawals from traditional employer-sponsored retirement plans like these fall under the Internal Revenue Service's "required m...
More than 2,000 Kern County residents are expected to participate in the 2017 Bakersfield Heart Walk on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 at CSUB Ampitheatre. Festivities, registration and the Health Expo begin at 8 a.m. followed by the walk at 9:30 a.m. The Walk encourages healthy habits while raising funds to support the American Heart Association's research and education efforts to fight heart disease and stroke – the nation's No. 1 and No. 5 health threat to both men and women. As the number one c...
After 13 years in Lancaster, Carlos and Mary Jane Aguirre said that they wanted something better for their family. They found a piece of land in Tehachapi on which they decided to build their own home. Carlos had a friend who owned a construction company and together they would build the house. Their house in Lancaster sold quicker than they expected so they moved onto their property in an RV along with their nine-year-old son Daniel and their two dogs, Coco and Princess. They pictured the...
Smart speakers are voice-controlled WiFi-connected devices that can be used as virtual asistants. They can look like a hockey puck, a large air freshener or a regular speaker. Amazon started things off with their Echo line and was successful enough that Google has entered the market with their Google Home devices. The speakers work by listening for their wake word ("Alexa" for Echo and "OK, Google" for Google Home) and then do what you ask. Smart speakers can do things like check the weather,...
One of my all time favorite movies is 1963's "Funny Girl," the Fanny Brice story, starring Barbra Streisand as the famed Ziegfeld and Baby Snooks star. I love the movie even though, as I learned by reading up – and as is common of Hollywood movies – it strays far away from facts and the realities of the singer's life. Nevertheless, in good Hollywood fashion, the made up scenes are all pretty spectacular anyway, worthy of a chuckle or a laugh, or in some cases, an expression (or att...
The City of Tehachapi received recognition from the Southern San Joaquin Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers for two of their projects. Freedom Plaza engineered by AECOM received the 2017 Outstanding Small Project award. Located at the corner of Tehachapi Blvd. and Curry St., the Plaza contains five monuments representing each of the branches of the US military. It is also the home of the new Tehachapi Visitor Center. The ASCE also recognized the Snyder Well Intertie Project as...
My Dad was a great provider - a hunter, trapper, farmer, and he taught me well how to survive off the land in rural Minnesota. He believed there was no reason I shouldn't capture, kill, prepare, and cook any form of edible animal. I have cleaned many fish, gutted many chickens, and helped to butcher numerous creatures. (Perhaps that has something to do with why I am vegetarian today, but that's a whole different story.) I got my first gun as a young teenager and with good vision, I was a deadly...
In Oct. 2016, St. Jude's Parish lost its church property at 1200 South Curry Street that it had built and worshipped-in for the past 30 years. Due to an adverse legal ruling against the Diocese with which it belonged, St. Jude's was forced to find a new place of worship, and since then they have been holding services in the Fellowship Hall of Mountain Bible Church at 630 Maple St. Now, the congregation and clergy of St. Jude's have embarked upon a project to find a new and permanent church...
Derby Downs Cart Races On Saturday Oct. 7 the Police Athletic League, (PAL), held Derby Downs Cart Races on Stallion Springs Drive with over 30 participants. The winner was Parker Rodriguez. After many two car heats the final winner was determined by the fastest time down the course. Police Chief Mike Grant clocked the cars with a radar gun and Parker was able to guide his car down the track at a speedy 16 miles per hour. He was closely followed by Ava Weishaar at 15 MPH. Third place required a...
Curious little fingers dance across dozens of instruments lining the floor of Mountain Music. They may not know the chords and melodies yet, but students in the Tunes N Totz music class keep the rhythm going. "It's exciting to see a room full of littles, some who can't even walk yet, have a desire to shake, strum, pluck and make music," said music teacher Amy Rodriguez. "They just enjoy that sound." Guitars, violins, drums, shakers and xylophones are just a few of the instruments available to...
What is long-term care? In general, long-term care refers to a broad range of medical and personal services designed to assist individuals who have lost their ability to function independently. The need for this ongoing care arises when you have a chronic disability or when physical/mental impairments prevent you from performing certain basic activities, such as feeding, bathing, dressing, transferring, and toileting. What are the three levels of long-term care? Because some long-term care...
Area homebrewers are at it again as they prepare dozens of unique homebrewed beers for the Oct. 28 Cheers to Charity: Homebrew Edition tasting event. Phillip Marx Central Park provides a beautiful shaded canopy and lush grounds for an afternoon of homebrew magic. The tasting event will feature stouts, ales and IPAs. Tickets include a glass and all tastings. Both white and red wines will also be poured for those preferring vino to beer. Food will be available for purchase. Cheers to Charity:...
When one customer asks for an item it's an anomaly. But when two customers ask, it's a sign. Such was the day that two customers asked for Lebanese 7-Spice blend. I researched and cataloged many recipes. What I learned was twofold. First, no one blends their own. Instead, they buy their blend at the local spice shop. Second, Lebanese 7-Spice is like an Italian mother's spaghetti sauce. They all do it different and everyone else's doesn't measure up. The next morning I blended small batches of...
Hold on to your broomsticks, it's almost Halloween! To celebrate, the BeeKay Theatre will again be transformed into the BooKay! On Saturday, October 28, the Tehachapi Pops Orchestra (TPOPS) will offer musical tricks and treats in two hour-long performances, at 2 and 4 p.m. As in prior years, the concert will be presented in partnership with the Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT). This year, members of the J&M dance company will also perform with the orchestra in several numbers. A special treat...
One of my favorite things about helping to organize a large event like the upcoming Day of the Dead Festival is getting to know the participants better. The Tehachapi Heritage League event could not exist without the volunteers, artists, and dancers that help make any festival a well rounded experience. But one of the reasons a lot of people go to festivals is for the vendors. Sales and food vendors were a huge part of last year's success, and we are lucky to have most of them returning, as...
Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi has elected new officers which were installed at a luncheon meeting. Jonathan Hall is the new president, with Ron Gaiser serving as vice-president. Other officers elected were Eve Geisler, treasurer; Tina Cunningham, secretary; Catherine Smirnoff, assistant secretary. Alysia Bailey is the immediate past president and was highly praised for her leadership during the past year. She helped club members become more aware of the goals of Kiwanis and inspired them to serve...
The three possible configurations for the city of Tehachapi's five new election districts reflect the density of population in the older downtown area and scarce population in the vast rural area in the northern sector of the city. In presenting the proposed maps to the City Council at a special hearing Oct. 12 at Wells Education Center, demographer Dr. Justin Levitt of Glendale-based National Demographics Corporation said that every district has to meet federal laws requiring equal populations...
The big, stand-alone industrial building just north of Tehachapi Boulevard east of Dennison is the Chemtool manufacturing plant. While the absence of signage at the site and strangely shaped tankers rolling in and out render the plant anonymous and rather mysterious, the company is the west coast anchor of the fifth largest grease maker in the world. The Tehachapi Chemtool plant produces custom grease products, blending oil with specialty chemicals that can make the grease last longer, perform...
Randy Katai is new to Pioneer True Value Home Center but he is not new to the world of lumber and hardware. Randy earned his degree in mechanical engineering which led to a career designing intricate mechanical floats for the Rose Parade and creating special effects for movies. This was before Computer Graphics and all special effects were "real". After years of being on the road in the movie industry he decided to change professions and turned his attention to carpentry and construction. Randy...
Tehachapi was well represented at the recent Kern County Fair. ZiYu Hansen and Betty Finch entered their art work at the Kern County Fair. ZiYu Zeng-Hansen gives special thanks and a shout-out to Betty Finch, our local Gourd and Tehachapi Rodeo Poster Artist who encouraged her to enter her painting, succulents and wire sculpture into the Kern County Fair. Betty Finch entered her gourd art neckless and a gourd art Bulldog Sculpture. Betty received second place for her gourd neckless and a first...
The Tehachapi Unified School District handed out awards to the district students who received 100% on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress tests for the year 2016-2017 at their Oct. 10 School Board Meeting....
We miss our family friend, Fitzhugh "Fitz" Fulton Jr., who passed away Feb. 4, 2015. He was born in Blakely, Ga. on June 6, 1925. I feel privileged to have a copy of his autobiography, "Father of the Mother Planes." The book covers his extraordinary aviation career that spanned more than four decades. While in the U.S. Air Force, he flew in the Berlin Airlift and Korean War, tested the Air Force's newest bombers, launched every 'X-Plane' from the X-1 to the X-15 and flew the Mach 2 B-58 Hustler...
