Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Hawaiian and Tahitian music, dancing and food was superb at the Red House Luau on Aug. 6. Mano and MeiMei Lujan hosted the event and Mano even roasted a pig the Hawaiian way and served it with a smile. The evening commenced with drinks for all, even fancy pineapple drinks from the bar. Divine music and dancing entertained the big crowd, accompanied by tasty pupus (Hawaiian appetizers). The dancers were coordinated by talented Director Marnie Kawailehua Pfeffer. You can learn more about them at...
The weather is gorgeous right now and we may even have some warmer weeks in the forecast, but winter is on its way and that means freezing temps. In the plumbing world that means busted water lines. You can avoid all that by taking some simple but vital steps now. For those of you who have an evaporative or "swamp" cooler start thinking about winterizing your cooler. This involves draining the reserve pan, shutting off the water source and covering the unit itself to keep cold air from coming...
It's Howl-oween at Canine Creek! Pet gifts, costumes, special treats and much more!...
The Tehachapi Symphony musicians have begun rehearsals for their first concert of the 24th season. The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. David Newby will be performing on Sunday, Oct. 30 at Country Oaks Baptist Church beginning at 4 p.m. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Country Oaks Baptist Church is located at 20915 Schout Rd., Tehachapi. The program will feature pianist Jason Stoll, in Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor. The orchestra will also perform The Wasps Overture...
The Tehachapi Police Department has once again joined in with Special Olympics Southern California to host Tehachapi's 2022 Law Enforcement Torch Run. Please join us by walking or running to help us celebrate inclusion, spread awareness and raise funds for our local Special Olympics Athletes in Kern County! The event will be held at Centennial Plaza on South Green Street in Downtown Tehachapi on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. It would mean a lot to the athletes and their coaches to have police...
Tehachapi Terror is a nonprofit Halloween haunted house, the first in our town's history. The event is free to enter, but we will be accepting donations for local charity Rising Star Riders, as well as selling a limited quantity of VIP tickets to bypass the line. Tehachapi Terror is growing rapidly and promises to be bigger, better and scarier this 2022 Halloween season. If last year was a "mild PG-13," this year is "R," which includes strong simulated gore and violence, dark confined spaces,...
Tehachapi Community Congregational Church has a new pastor after the former pastor retired. Keslinn Hohfeld-Stout began her association with the church in October. Just days before she was installed at the Tehachapi Church, she was ordained by the Northern Association of United Church of Christ, the conference to which Community Church belongs. The ordination was an opportunity to celebrate and give thanks for the spiritual journey which led her to the ministry. On Oct. 1, a crowd of many...
Sharon Elaine (Walker) Jacobs was born July 18, 1950 in San Jose, California and passed from life surrounded by her family on April 9 in Tehachapi. Sharon married the love of her life, Jim Jacobs, at the age of 21 and together they raised two sons, David and Jimi, and cared for numerous foster children, one of which they officially adopted, Dani Rae. She was a loving mother, a warmhearted and compassionate woman who opened her home and heart to many children over the years, offering them a safe...
It's unfortunate, but recessions are a fairly normal part of the economic landscape. When a recession occurs, how might you be affected? The answer depends on your individual situation, but regardless of your circumstances, you might want to consider the items in this recession survival checklist: Assess your income stability. If your employment remains steady, you may not have to do anything different during a recession. But if you think your income could be threatened or disrupted, you might...
Every day 116,000 people in Kern County don't know where their next meal is coming from, and one in five children go to bed hungry every night. Ironically, 30 percent of all food produced in America is wasted and ends up in trash cans, and ultimately, in landfills. Kern County also has some of the highest rates of obesity and mortality due to chronic health conditions in the state. In fact, 78% of Kern County adults are either overweight or obese and more Kern County residents die from diabetes...
The Tehachapi campus of Cerro Coso Community College, 126 S. Snyder Ave., invites the public to enjoy a unique viewing experience of the popular 90's classic Hocus Pocus on Friday, Oct. 28 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the quad. Join them in the quad for an outdoor fun, free, spooky, Halloween movie night. Drive-in movies are virtually a thing of the past, movie goers are encouraged to bring their family, friends, blankets, and lawn chair to enjoy a unique moving-going experience. Hocus Pocus is a...
I was afraid of retirement. My fear was based on the experience I had when I left my position with Security Pacific Bank in 1981. I was the Division Personnel Officer with about 4,000 employees. That job consisted of taking care of personnel issues for about 30 branches, many of which were in Hollywood. It was a very busy and stressful job. When my husband told me he wanted to look for a hardware store to buy I decided the time was right for me to leave the bank. I looked at my calendar and...
At their Oct. 10 meeting, the Tehachapi Planning Commission unanimously voted to give the Sage Ranch development an additional three months to file the Precise Development Plan for the first phase of the housing project that will be built on Valley Boulevard behind Tehachapi High School. The Tehachapi City Council had approved the Final Master Plan and Tentative Tract Map 7366 in 2021. Once approved the applicant had one year to submit the Precise Development Plan for the first phase of the...
Aspiring Musicians Our Jam Sessions have become popular. Dust off that old guitar, keyboard, drum set, bass, ukulele or whatever you have, and come on out. The next one is on Oct. 25. Set up is between 5 and 5:30 p.m., we play for 3-4 hours. We are looking for beginning/intermediate musicians who would like to learn to play with others. You should have the ability to play a few songs, but you don’t have to be very good. And please bring a song or two that we can all play together. We have a few instruments you can use or bring your own. Call M...
I've always loved the month of October for many reasons – the little chill in the air, then the unexpected warm day; the leaves turning colors; the every-now-and-then brisk breeze that turns into a surprise snowfall, baseball playoffs and football season, hayrides and bonfires. And while I do enjoy those things immensely, I also really like all the horror movies that inundate the big and little screens this time of year, and of course the spooky decorations and Halloween type celebrations t...
Yvette Dumler is the new president of Tehachapi Mountain Democratic Club. She has been appointed to fulfill the remaining term of Kathy Kneer who moved out of state for family reasons. Dumler praised Kneer for the leadership she provided during the difficult COVID years when meetings were held on Zoom and social interaction was limited. She kept club members well-informed on political issues. Dumler has been active in Tehachapi for the past 15 years as a Scout leader, and other activities for youth. She has been a fundraiser for events such as...
Access to new CoStar Software Highlights major commercial investments in the City of Tehachapi Commercial real estate investment continues in the City of Tehachapi as investors have spent millions in the last few months on some marquee properties in transactions with long-term stable tenants. As part of a new initiative, the City of Tehachapi has partnered with CoStar to access real-time commercial real estate data to assist in economic development efforts. This software is a powerful tool that...
After living in Bakersfield for 50 years, Beverly Adams agreed to sell her home, move to Tehachapi and live with her daughter, Lori, and her husband. She admits at first she had reservations, but those vanished when she finally settled into her new mobile unit with a panoramic view of Tehachapi Valley. Beverly and her husband, Leon, were both raised in the Los Angeles area. Beverly said she met Leon in high school in Bell Gardens at the age of 15. They dated through high school and married...
The first versions of Windows didn't support playing music or watching videos. Of course, we're talking Windows 1.0x and 2.0x here. Those early versions of Windows were Microsoft's early attempts at implementing a computer graphical interface, first shown off at a COMDEX show in 1982 and even earlier at Xerox PARC. The early versions of Windows were not commercial successes, and it wasn't until the 1990 release of Windows 3.0 that Microsoft started selling many copies of Windows. Windows 3.0...
On Sept. 23, Tehachapi lost a good man. Donald Clifft "Bubba" Snider was born to Clifft and Hazel Snider in Dexter, Missouri. In 1947, the whole family, including his brother, Linzel Ray "Rusty" and two sisters, Delores (Montana) and Roberta (Davis) moved to Tehachapi. He happily lived in Tehachapi for the remainder of his life. Bubba was a good, honest man who loved his family and friends dearly. He enjoyed his childhood growing up in Tehachapi. He graduated from Tehachapi High School in 1960,...
Tehachapi Mountain Democratic Club members received an update on candidates at their October meeting. They enthusiastically endorsed Marisa Wood for Congressional District 20. She is a public school teacher, mother and grandmother who has spent the last 20 years serving her community of Bakersfield. She knows this district and is not a career politician who cares about rich donors and fighting partisan battles. Club members reported they have written over 1,000 postcards urging voters to elect Wood. A debate between Wood and Kevin McCarthy is...
Are you disaster ready? During the last few years, movies and shows have had us fleeing from Jurassic dinosaurs, playing Battleship for real against alien attacks and trying to outrun the ravages of earthquakes up and down California, as well as across the globe. The earth has actually opened up at the tar pits in the current TV show "La Brea," swallowing a bunch of people into an upside down world. We are offered a variety of books and shows that promise to scare the living daylights out of...
At the Oct. 3 City Council meeting, with Police Chief Kent Kroeger standing by, Mayor Phil Smith swore in three new officers of the Tehachapi Police Department. City Manager Greg Garrett also mentioned that the TPD recently received gold medal recognition status from Lexipol for their implementation of policy. The plaque hangs in the lobby of the Tehachapi Police Department. Also appointed at the City Council meeting was new City Treasurer Mariana Gutierrez. Following the resignation of Stacey...
Season 3, Episode 75 – We answer questions coming from the community on why AT&T Cellular has horrible service in the Tehachapi area, why it may be taking longer for some city residents to receive Race Communications fiber internet and why there is difficulty receiving notifications from SCE on power outages. Jay Schlosser from our Development Services Department stops by to explain what is happening and why. Season 3, Episode 77 – Tehachapi Apple Festival and Carnival update for Oct. 15 and...
On Oct. 11, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) applied for new federal funding to expedite important safety improvements along the rail line in the Central Valley. The Authority is applying for $67 million in grant funding for improvements to six current railroad grade crossings in Shafter, California. "The nation's first high-speed rail system will improve the communities it serves," said Authority CEO Brian Kelly. "These federal funds will enhance safety in Shafter and...
