Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Antelope Valley College Business Professor David. L. Adams of Quartz Hill came within two digits of guessing the correct number of acorns in the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi "Acorn Scramble" jar. Adams' guess of 1,412 was close enough to win half the summer fundraising kitty of $795. The number of acorns in the 16-inch-high decorator candle jar was 1,414. "Wow. I am surprised," Adams said. "It was just a random guess." He had visited the Tehachapi Main Street Farmers Market on July 30, where he pai...
Autumn has returned to the Tehachapi Mountains. Nights have grown cold and days are shorter, though often still warm. After a long Southern California summer, a different season now cloaks the land. The colors change, some birds leave while others arrive, reptiles disappear and most broadleaf trees let their leaves drift downward. Even the air feels different. All living things recognize this changing of seasons, as summer fades and winter appears on the horizon. So how do they respond? Let's...
It all started 10 years ago, when several souls set out to organize and plant a church on the outskirts of Bear Valley Springs. Over the years the vision came together as many volunteers rendered their skills to complete the Sanctuary. Last winter on a cold sunny morning the cross was found, right side up, on top of a snow bank. The fatigue of many years of the transition from hot days and cold nights along with our Tehachapi winds showed itself in the design that should normally have lasted...
The longest bull market in history lasted almost 11 years before Coronavirus fears and the realities of a seriously disrupted U.S. economy brought it to an end.1 Bear markets are typically defined as declines of 20 percent or more from the most recent high, and bull markets are sustained increases of 20 percent or more from the bear market low. But there is no official declaration, so often there are different interpretations and a fair amount of debate regarding when these cycles begin and...
Christine Marie, 20 year combat Army veteran, Army medic, now a nurse, repertory theater performer, opera vocalist, writer, who also creates her own line of jewelry, took to the streets of Tehachapi Friday, October 30, walking 19 miles to raise funds for Wreaths Across America and Blue Star Mothers. She walked alone dressed in her fatigues, carrying the American flag. Wreaths Across America honors Veterans every year in December by laying wreaths on their graves in a ceremony meant to Remember...
They say it takes a village to raise a child, and I've written about how it also took a village to get me through my knee replacements and various other surgeries. Indeed, what would we do without the help of friends in our times of need? It turns out it also takes a village to make a major move (as in moving from one house to another); in other words, what would we do without the help of strangers, either, every now and then? I made the decision to downsize and move to a smaller place some...
It has become a popular tradition to retell fairy tales. From Brothers Grimm to Hans Christian Anderson, the life of fairy tales have survived famines, wars and the ravages of time. The retelling of the old stories in modern circumstances has become almost as popular as the original stories themselves. I will share with you some of my favorites and hope you add some of them to your family book collections… “Peter and the Wolf” was written in 1936 by Sergei Prokoliev as an opera, telling the c...
Tech Sergeant James Curtis Peck will be the Keynote Speaker at the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Mojave Air and Spaceport’s Legacy Park on Wednesday, November 11 at 11 a.m. Peck graduated Reseda High School in 1959 and became a traveling musician with a dance band playing one-nights all over the country. He entered college in 1960 as a music major and was offered a saxophone position with the 562nd U.S. Air Force Band, Van Nuys, California and served 9 years. He also played with many other b...
Veterans Day 2020 events have been curtailed across the country including here in our town. However, the American Legion family in Tehachapi has come up with an alternative way to hold a Veterans Day celebration. A drive-by parade is planned for November 11 as a way to honor our local Korean and Vietnam war veterans. The American Legion Riders, joined by members of the VFW and the 5150 Dieselz truck club, will gather in the Kmart parking lot at 10:30 a.m. At 11 a.m. the group will form a parade to visit local veterans. To add names of veterans...
In December 2018 Silver West Records and Sound Barn Music Productions released the album "Range Riders – The Miracles of Christmas," a project that included a song "The Miracle of Miracles" composed by local Tehachapi resident and famed Hollywood manager Dick Baxter. While best known as the personal manager for such Hollywood "greats" as Dale Evans, Roy Rogers and Kathryn Grayson, the farm kid from Indiana had dabbled in songwriting since he was a teenager and formed Dick Baxter Publishing w...
There have been many unusual airplanes at Mojave Airport. In 2001, when Bruce Lockwood had the maintenance facility for The Museum of Flying at Mojave, he worked on a rare flying Messerschmitt Bf 109E. The unique sound of the inverted 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 1,100 h.p. Daimler Benz engine was very loud and distinctive. This aircraft was the only remaining Bf 109 in flying condition with the original Daimler Benz engine and after restoration, it first flew right here at Mojave Airport! As it...
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) awarded Greg Garrett from the City of Tehachapi the Champion of the Year Award representing 15 counties in Central California. The SBDC Director Kelly Bearden and Consultant Jay Thompson made the trip to Tehachapi on Thursday October 15 to present the award to Garrett in person. "The award is the Central California Region SBDC Champion of the Year and is given to the stakeholder who exemplifies leadership and also the needs for your small businesses w...
Sunday, October 25, the 40th Anniversary celebration of Moessner Family Farms, the first farm to table restaurant in Tehachapi, dawned as a rare foggy, drippy day, the only such weather day of that type in several weeks, as it turned out. Despite the gloom, the celebration drew a steady stream of guests, amounting to a few hundred people, over several hours. Among the festivities were a pumpkin patch where guests could pick their own pumpkins, a pumpkin carving station, several independent...
Baby wipes, personal care wipes, bleach or cleaning wipes, makeup removing wipes...none of them belong in your toilet unless you really like your plumber. Seriously, don't flush even if the package says "flushable." John Nelson, owner of John the Plumber, explains, "Manufacturers put that label on their packages to sell wipes. Sure, they flush but they don't break down. That means they end up clogging your sewer line, floating in your septic tank or ending up in the waste water treatment...
With the cancellation of the usual Halloween events, Tehachapi business owners came through for trick or treaters young and old on Halloween evening. The brainchild of Michele Borquez, owner of Go2Girlz, a Halloween Candy Walk modeled after the Main Street Wine Walks and Ugly Sweater Walks, was conceived and several other businesses on Tehachapi Boulevard and adjoining streets jumped on board. At last count, over 20 small businesses elected to stay open from 5 to 8 p.m. Halloween evening to...
This is a very demanding and busy season in the housing market. Over the past couple of months, I have helped several buyers who finally got offers accepted after previously losing out on offer after offer. It can be extremely disheartening and frustrating to find a home that you are excited about, work with your Realtor to write up the perfect offer and then wait days just to find out another offer was accepted over yours. All of these buyers were previously prequalified with lenders online, or...
At a live meeting on October 26 at Aspen Builders, the Tehachapi Planning Commission gave tentative approval to the Final Master Development Plan for The Address, a 238 unit housing development to be build on the northeast corner of Highline Rd. and Tucker Rd. The two-story homes, which will range from 2,600 to 3,000 square feet, will all be modern in style, have flat roofs and second story decks to allow every home a view of the mountains. Garages are pushed back so as not to be a dominant...
Miss United States, Tehachapi's own Tiffany Rea (second from left), posed with her "princesses" at the "Crown for a Cause" blood drive held November 1 out front of TK's Pizza in Tehachapi....
Today the State announced that for the fourth consecutive week, Kern County continues in the Red Tier (Tier 2) on the State’s COVID-19 Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Below is a summary of Kern County’s current metrics, as announced by the State today, and a comparison of what Kern’s metrics were last week: Kern County’s testing positivity rate actually meets the Orange Tier, or Tier 3 metrics; however, our countywide adjusted case rate and health equity quartile testing positivity rate still f...
Bernard (Bernie) Beck Jr., 80, of Bear Valley Springs, passed away unexpectedly on October 23, from cardiac arrest in Pasadena, California. He now rests peacefully with his Lord and Savior. Dad was born March 1, 1940 in Monterey Park, California, to Bernard Beck Sr. and Essie Faye (Fleming) Beck. Dad was the youngest of four children. Dad is preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Robert and Vernon Beck; as well has his sister, Virginia (Beck) Grier. Dad is also preceded in death by his...
Before USB drives (also called thumb drives, USB sticks, and other less family-friendly names), most people backed up their computers and photos on CDs or DVDs. The U.S. Library of Congress and the Canadian Conservation Institute have each published a study estimating the useful life of data stored on CDs/DVDs at two to 100 years, depending on the disc's storage conditions. Ideal conditions were room temperature, 50% humidity, out of direct sunlight, and no playing frisbee with the recorded...
As the year draws to a close, it's fair to say that we've all learned something about the social, political, physical and environmental forces that have affected everyone. And, in some ways, our lives will be changed, perhaps permanently. But as an investor, what lessons can you learn from 2020? Here are some to consider: • The markets look ahead. Here's something many investors discovered in 2020: Investment prices don't always move in the same direction as the overall economy. This might n...
The story of Nulo is really the story of Michael and Max. While working in the corporate world and living in California, Michael was preparing for an upcoming work trip and was searching for someone to watch his black lab, Max, while he would be gone. With no luck finding an adequate dog-care situation and refusing to leave his buddy behind, he decided to drive to Colorado instead of fly so that Max could join. While in the car, Michael had plenty of time to think about the lack of quality pet c...
On Wednesday, October 21, Tehachapi Rotary donated 35 coats to the Tehachapi Salvation Army. These coats were purchased by monies budgeted by the club along with a donation from the Walmart in Tehachapi. Rotarians Rhonda Brady and Cathy Criger went shopping at the Burlington Coat Factory in Bakersfield and Walmart a few days before, choosing coats for teenagers at the request of Salvation Army. Tehachapi Humanitarian Relief Group - this group continues to provide packages or food and life’s n...
On Sunday, November 8, Dorner Family Vineyard, in Cummings Valley, is hosting another local author, Kathleen Kline. Kline is an author who started working in the magazine industry and worked her way into the newspaper and blogging industries while writing and editing for others world-wide. Her published credits span 29 years. Stories of Kline’s have been included in online publications like “Stories That Lift(.com)”, and in print publications such as “Tales of Our Lives”, “What’s Your Story? A...
