Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Keeley and Janis Osbrink are not your average thirteen and fourteen year olds – both girls already know where they want to go to college. Keeley wants to attend Fresno State, and Janis is thinking about Montana University, because both schools have highly rated rodeo teams. The girls are currently spending many weekends competing in rodeo events sponsored by the California Junior High Rodeo Association. Their events include barrel racing, pole bending, and team roping. Each girl has a "...
It’s pretty easy to go on-line and get figures about your next home loan. Does what you see on the screen actually end up being what you get? It’s not always a matter of bait and switch; it’s a matter of the intricacies of loan pricing. Here’s what to consider when you are comparing loan offers. Right off the bat, I can think of at least 19 factors that affect your home loan interest rate. For a more complete discussion, see the article on my web site. Point being, if all 19 things are not bro...
Holly Jarvis spends most of her time in Newport Beach, California, which has been her home for the last thirty years and where she works in real estate investment as a mortgage broker. She is an equestrienne and has been horse camping in Bear Valley Springs for some time. It is always such a great experience that when she began to think about a place for a second home she immediately thought about the Tehachapi area as a possibility. To make a long story short, she took possession of her new...
The only Open Enrollment Period for 2015 Covered California health insurance plans is just around the corner. It starts Saturday, November 15, 2014 and ends February 15, 2015. All plans, written after March 10,2010 are Obamacare or Affordable Care Act compliant. Covered California is a part of the state of California and was created to help you get health coverage to protect yourself and your loved ones. Having insurance can ensure your access to medical care if you get sick or are injured, so...
When it comes to service dog etiquette, I need to give a shoutout to the kids! The girl pictured here is eight year-old Abby; she represents an impressive consciousness many children seem to possess with regard to manners around dogs in public, where many adults seem to be lacking. I took this picture during an outdoor lunch meeting in Sebastopol, CA a couple of weeks ago, after Abby approached me, and with a very mature and respectful tone, asked if it would be okay for her to pet Betty. She...
More than fifty Tehachapi pet owners turned out Saturday, November 1 to sign up for Have a Heart Humane Society's ninth low-cost spay and neuter clinic. Cat owners paid a $20 co-pay, dog owners paid $25. Each co-pay includes spay/neuter, Rabies vaccination and a microchip. Have a Heart is partnering with Tehachapi Valley Parks and Recreation for the use of the West Park Activity Center for the day of the clinic. Dr. Willis of San Joaquin Vet Hospital in Bakersfield will be performing the surgeri...
November is Long-Term Care Awareness Month – a month dedicated to educating the public about the need to prepare for the potentially devastating costs of long-term care. And the more you know about these expenses, the better prepared you will be to deal with them. To begin with, just how expensive is long-term care? Consider this: The average cost for a private room in a nursing home is more than $87,000 per year, according to the 2014 Cost of Care Survey produced by Genworth, a f...
The year was 1942 and a not quite 18 ½ year old young man, Winthrop "Win" Saville, made a choice – to enlist in what later became known as the Army Air Corps. Living in Alameda, California, at the time, Win and his buddy "Teenie" Baker signed their names on the dotted line the day before Halloween. As it turned out, Win was with the first group of Women Auxiliary Civilian Service members (WACS). Thus began Win's travels and experiences during WWII. From Alameda it was off to La Junta (...
The September 27th Warbird Fly-in in Tehachapi gave Captain Ed Sullivan (Rt.) of Tehachapi the opportunity to escort his neighbor and World War II veteran, Joe Tays, on his first trip to Tehachapi Airport. The 93 year old survivor of Pearl Harbor said that he wanted to see his first air show and the neighbor was glad to oblige. The weather was cold, cloudy and windy, but that didn't deter the two men on their mission. Some may recall that Tays, who had been awarded four bronze stars, was recogni...
Nov 14 and 15, 2014 The TCT Production Committee will be reviewing plays at "The Pitch" , November 14th and 15th The Tehachapi Community Theatre is taking proposals for plays to be produced in the next season (2015-2016), and the public is invited to come and give us your input! This will be an exciting opportunity for the public to watch and take part in our selection. Everyone attending will be allowed to ask questions about each of the proposed plays and we encourage your participation. We...
October 27, 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the now famous speech delivered by Ronald Reagan at the Republican convention for the nomination of Barry Goldwater. Hearing that reminded me of the times that I had met Reagan, and I decided to write about those memories and others of my brother Mike Deaver, who worked for Reagan, both in California and Washington, D.C. We lost Mike in 2007, from pancreatic cancer. I saw Reagan at Edwards Air Force Base July 4, 1982, as he and First Lady Nancy...
I love the cooler autumn weather and the beautiful colors of fall in Tehachapi. Carving pumpkins and displaying them out front is a favorite seasonal pastime for our family. Regrettably, as the kids get older, their jack-o’-lanterns become less friendly and now I’m the one that’s afraid to walk up to the porch at night by myself. Of course, it doesn’t help that they are constantly sneaking up to startle me. I think the only one who shares in my sentiments is John Hancock our dog. He’s been a lit...
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Fall is an awesome time of the year for fishing and generally being in the great outdoors. Whether you are heading for a high mountain stream, boating on a lake, or surf fishing at the beach, fall offers great opportunities to enjoy fishing. Whatever your choice or method one thing is certain, the fish will be hungry. With dropping air and water temperatures, combined with shorter days, the fish will be loading up on food to store up fat for winter. Now is the time for the Department of Fish and...
You may have a very idealistic vision of retirement--doing all of the things that you never seem to have time to do now. But how do you pursue that vision? Social Security may be around when you retire, but the benefit that you get from Uncle Sam may not provide enough income for your retirement years. To make matters worse, few employers today offer a traditional company pension plan that guarantees you a specific income at retirement. On top of that, people are living longer and must find...
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Buying a car is one of the most important financial decisions you'll ever make. That decision gets even bigger when you've never done it before. But here's the good news! At Kieffe and Son's Ford you'll find answers to all your questions as well as helpful tips to make your vehicle purchase a smooth and enjoyable experience. Ford's First-Time Buyer Program goal is to get you into the vehicle – and finance option that's right for you. Not everyone will qualify, but it's comforting to know that yo...
The Oct. 31 breakup of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo during a test flight over the Mojave Desert, an event of worldwide and historic impact, was an intimate blow to the Tehachapi community, the home of both pilots and many of the 400 employees of Scaled Composites, the developer and builder of the project. Co-pilot Michael Alsbury, 39, who died in the accident, is survived by his wife Michelle and two young children. Scaled Composites is sponsoring a web site to provide assistance to the...
