Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Weneth "Wen" Dwane Painter passed away in Pleasanton, California, April 21, 2020, at the age of 84. Wen was born May 8, 1935, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, and grew up in Mills and Long Pine, Nebraska. He attended a one-room school house in Mills, and never let anyone forget that America's first astronauts were Midwest, one-room-school-house educated, too! Everyone who knew Wen had heard his stories about growing up in the Midwest and how America went to the moon with incredible men who were grounded...
This afternoon, the Kern Community College District Board of Trustees voted to approve the naming of Bakersfield College’s community education efforts linked to the college’s Energy Technology, Transfer and Workforce Development initiative. The new name comes after a $2 Million gift by Valley Strong Credit Union to the Bakersfield College Foundation meant to support the college’s work focused on energy technologies and job training for the vibrant and growing workforce in Kern County. “We are proud to offer this bold commitment to improve lives...
Stallion Springs resident Natalie Frankland was featured at Tehachapi Winery on Friday, Oct. 8, at a dinner and wine tasting event. She is looking forward to returning to the winery on Dec. 12 for an encore presentation. Natalie is the Worship Team Leader at the Stallion Springs Community Church that provides music at the Sunday services and will be the lead at the Tehachapi Christmas tree lighting. Artist exchange and library Start your holiday shopping early. The Stallion Springs Artist...
If you frequent Farmers Market here in Tehachapi you've probably seen long lines of children waiting to get their face painted. For the last several years, artist Judith Campanaro has been providing this popular entertainment at local events. Along with Farmers Market she has been a regular at the Apple Festival and many other venues, including birthday parties and company picnics. Campanaro said many of the children are regulars. They come back every year and some have even gifted her with...
The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. David Newby will be performing with a live audience on Sunday, Oct. 31, at Country Oaks Baptist Church beginning at 4 p.m. Country Oaks Baptist Church is located at 20915 Schout Road, Tehachapi. The concert will be held in honor of Paul Granna who played tuba at the June concert, but just recently passed away from COVID-19. Please wear a mask to enjoy the concert. The program will feature renowned Pianist Jason Stoll in Franz Liszt's...
Hundreds of visitors descended on Tehachapi, Oct. 16-17, to enjoy the festival. Vendor booths were packed and there was fun for adults and kids alike....
The Loop newspaper sponsored the Pie Baking Contest held on the Sunday of Apple Festival. Seven pies were submitted to be judged by the four celebrity judges, Police Chief Kent Kroeger, Tehachapi Arts Commissioner Laura Dreyer, Cheers to Charity Chairperson Mary Beth Garrison and City Councilman Michael Davies. The winning pie taking home the $50 first prize was made by Taylour Arami with the help of her husband Amir. A Second Place tie was shared by Cristy Westman and Heather Halloway, with...
Here is a photo Stan Coutant took on Oct. 17 from his porch on Old Town Road. He calls it “Mother Nature’s ellipsis....
Inspired by an old episode from the sitcom "I Love Lucy," on Oct. 23 visitors at Tehachapi Winery had the opportunity to stomp grapes; an old Italian technique for crushing wine grapes. The adults were joined by a whole new generation with Zoey, age 6, and Irie Forrest, age 4....
The old Tehachapi Hospital at 115 West E Street served the community from 1956 to 2018, but the cost of updating the building for medical or commercial use outweighed the $327,000 cost of demolition. Shown, demolition on Oct. 13 and Oct. 20, where two excavators are making quick work of the building. The gracious Deodar cedars will be all that is left. The trees have offered beauty and shade for the previous hospital building on the site, which was originally a rooming house. The rooming house...
On Sunday morning, Oct. 10, the students and families of the Tehachapi Build-A-Plane Project got to see a perfect test flight of the Zenith CH 750 Cruzer. The CH 750 Cruzer N19BP is a lightweight sport aircraft and does not need a regular pilot's license or medical certificate to fly; a simple permit is used. The flight went off as planned with no issues reported per Project Director/Test Pilot Paul Nafziger. Some of the students asked Nafziger if he was stressed at all doing the flight test...
