Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The freight car has undergone many changes during the one 100-plus years of the Tehachapi Pass line. Steel units have replaced wooden cars and the length of the cars has changed. Prior to World War II, the cars were in the 40-foot range while today they extend up to 65 feet, with the double/triple stack auto-rack reaching 89 feet. Also the height of some freight cars became greater when boxcar roofs were raised. When it became popular to haul containers on flat cars, the beds of the cars were...
(Note: This is the 26th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country.) Andy Selga was born on Aug. 15, 1994, in Lancaster, Calif. His father (Frank) has worked for Southern California Gas company for more than 30 years, his expertise is in the field of cathodic protection (that is, keeping underground pipes and other submerged equipment from rusting or degrading in any way). His mother, Joan, was a stay-at-home mom until her boys – she a...
On Oct. 30, the Major Jason E. George VFW Post 12114 presented the Portrait of a Warrior Gallery Kern County with Jason's ceremonial West Point sword. In a solemn ceremony, the sword was presented to the Gallery by Post Commander Russell Slover, Jr. Vice Commander Kenneth Kendall, and Quartermaster Alex Athans. The sword will be on loan to the gallery for an indefinite period; Jason's mother, Candy Mason, had presented her son's sword to the VFW post this past May, over Memorial Day weekend....
Houchin Community Blood Bank returns to the City of Tehachapi on Nov. 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Tehachapi-wide blood drive will be held at West Park, 490 W. D Street, Tehachapi. If you would like to reserve a time to donate, please use this link to find a time that works for you, connect.hcbb.com/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/6398. To help save time, fill out the donor questionnaire prior to arrival (must be done same day of the donation) from home and print it or screenshot the barcode for staff to scan and save a few minutes: qp515.aboquickp...
Cadets and senior members from the Tehachapi Composite Squadron 46, Civil Air Patrol, Air Force Auxiliary were awarded the National Commander Unit Citation Award this past week for their humanitarian assistance during the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The California Wing received the award on Oct. 2 at the California Wing Conference in Sacramento, Calif. In the 80-year history of the Civil Air Patrol, this is the first time that the California Wing received this award. The award was for all of...
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association and Gallery 'N' Gifts' annual "Art in the Classroom" campaign was a huge success. After hosting several local community fundraising events such as handcraft vendor fairs, photo contests and Chalk on the Walk, TVAA got the word out to local teachers that art supplies would be available to them. It took a week of collecting wish lists from over 55 local teachers, organizing requests and ordering supplies to pull the campaign together. UPS arrived at Gallery 'N'...
