Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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According to several weather forecasters, the coming winter is going to rival the cold wave of 1912, which was one of the coldest periods in the country since 1870. The cold weather will wreak havoc on pets, plants and pipes. Local plumber, John Nelson, from John the Plumber has a few tips to help us all get through the cold winter. "Please, please, please do not leave your animals without shelter from the cold. Cover your frost sensitive plants and take a few preventative measures to lessen...
Here are some things to consider as you weigh potential tax moves before the end of the year. Set aside time to plan Effective planning requires that you have a good understanding of your current tax situation, as well as a reasonable estimate of how your circumstances might change next year. There's a real opportunity for tax savings if you'll be paying taxes at a lower rate in one year than in the other. However, the window for most tax-saving moves closes on December 31, so don't...
Renewable energy isn't always available; think no wind or at night. And sometimes renewable energy sources produce more electricity than there is a demand for. The solution is storing energy until it's needed. Batteries are an energy storage system that stores energy until it's needed. Whether it's for a cell phone, to start your car, or to power a house or a neighborhood, batteries are how we store energy until we need it. Well, except for neighborhoods. Many companies will sell you a large...
It was the end of August when Dorian and Tina Otero moved into their Tehachapi home from Porter Ranch in the San Fernando Valley. Their new home is the perfect place for their entire family, including daughter Cassidy, son Tyler, and Dorian's mother Nancy. The house also includes space for Dorian, who is a digital artist and works from home, to operate his graphics business. Tina spends much of her time as educator for 16-year-old Cassidy, who is a special needs student. Tyler is 20 and studies...
A pun a minute means time flies... oh never mind. I'm not good at thinking up puns, but I sure do love to hear them. It seems many of you do too, as so many of them come to me from friends and strangers alike. Here, then, are some more funny funny, punny punny offerings from my collection for your enjoyment: A beehive without an exit is unbelievable. The turtle crossed the road to get to the Shell station. The opposite of formaldehyde is casualjekyl. Skipping school to bungee jump will get you...
It has been five years since Jack Cimo, an American classical guitarist, performed with the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Newby. He made his return for the fall concert on Nov. 5 at Country Oaks Baptist Church in Tehachapi. Cimo has played with many other orchestras, including the Santa Maria Philharmonic, and has opened up his classical guitar styles to people around the world. This was the same process the great guitarist and composer Andres Segovia went thought opening the...
When I met Lindsay Villalpondo, she was interested in volunteering her time at the Visitor Center. She struck me immediately as someone who puts her heart and soul into everything she does and I knew right away that I'd be seeing more of her. It wasn't long before I saw her at multiple charity functions, volunteering all over town and lending her skills to anyone who was in need. Now it is my privilege to introduce Lindsay to you. Lindsay, a local Realtor at Miramar International, has a...
Melinda Irene (Helton) Fleming, 72, passed away at home in Alpine Forest, Tehachapi, surrounded by family. Melinda was born in Taft, California, to Ninah Rae (Pierce) (Helton) Melton and James Ray Helton. She married Larry Richard Fleming in February 1969 in Wasco, California. They had three daughters: April Fleming, Natalee Geye (Dan) and Felicia Fleming. She has lived in Kern County much of her life, yet raised her children on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, for eight years, and that is...
Jesus V. Luna passed away on Oct. 20 at the age of 93. A memorial service was held on Friday, Nov. 3 at St. Malachy Church. He survived by his three children Roberta Stanwick, Josefina Vaca and Ramon Luna. He joined his son, Jesse Luna, and his wife, Soledad Luna, in heaven. As a young boy, Jesus and siblings lived in Mexico. There is where he learned strong work ethics as he was only able to finish 6th grade before having to go to work in order to help the family. After working in the mines in...
We are heartbroken to announce the death of Gregory Unger, 67, who passed away peacefully on Oct. 29 surrounded by family and friends at Adventist Health Hospital, Tehachapi. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida and came to the high desert in the early '70s, graduating in 1975 from Burroughs High School, Ridgecrest, California. He met and married his wife, Jo Ann, in 1980 and they resided for most of their marriage in California City, including eleven years in Tehachapi. They raised five...
With enthusiasm and determination, Marisa Wood described the reasons she is campaigning to represent California's 20th Congressional District. She told Tehachapi Mountain Democratic Club members she is not a career politician, but she wants to be of service to the families she has come to know during her career as a public school teacher for the past 20 years. Everyday Wood sees how the families of her junior high students struggle to pay the bills, to clothe and feed their children, to obtain...
One fine October day not long ago I decided to wash my car. It looked so nice when it was all clean and shiny. And then the next day I decided to visit the Trona Pinnacles. I wish I would have waited on that car wash. Visiting the Pinnacles is a dusty proposition... and the way to do it is by car. My poor little Ford Escape looked like a very large dust bunny when I got home. Oh well, it was a beautiful, cool fall day – a perfect day to spend in the desert. Twenty miles east of Ridgecrest on S...
Andrew Todd Wellner joined the United States Air Force when he was 18 years old. He served a total of 27 years achieving rank as Tech Sergeant, with duties that included ground support operation and radio communications. Andrew was 23 years old when he went to Iraq as part of Operation Desert Storm, where he earned additional awards and decorations for duty performance and operations that he completed. "You never knew what was going to happen next. Quite an adrenaline rush," Sergeant Wellner...
We are so excited for this program from the Lions Club of Tehachapi! With the funds raised from the Apple Drop during Apple Festival, they are purchasing Christmas gifts for low-income seniors. But they can use our help with a few extra items to add. This box is for items like Kleenex, 2-ply toilet paper, shaving cream, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, laundry soap, fabric softener, cleaning goodies and other sundry items. Let's show our seniors how much we care and fill this basket up! Bring...
Wouldn't it be wonderful to see the world with new eyes? As a baby grows and learns, it sees the world for the first time. The baby explores all the simple wonders that we now take for granted as we whiz right by. We most likely no longer marvel at our own shadow, the leaf of a tree, a piece of straw, how the breeze feels so soft, how fuzzy soft a bee looks. Living here for a time sadly takes the wonder edge off of our daily lives. If you are lucky to have a baby in your life, you may be...
Ravens To catch up on the ongoing Raven serial, you will find the story in the last two issues of The Loop. In review, some people in town have been having strange experiences with the ravens. Some see ravens, others black trash bags, and sometimes both in the same sighting. Stephen, Maxi, Leanne and Walt have noticed a few mysterious occurrences in the mix. A new character moves the story forward in this issue... Glen Fieldstone is an old timer. He knows most everyone in town. And anyone who...
The City of Tehachapi is assisting the Tehachapi American Legion Post 221 with a bench dedication ceremony on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m., at 125 E. F Street. American Legion Post 221 is dedicating a donated custom-made bench from the renewable industry to honor the memory of Tehachapi resident Gilbert Louis Mitchell who was a Naval Flight Officer. Mitchell has been MIA since 1968 while serving in North Vietnam. His aircraft was shot down and his body was never recovered. "I have been lookin...
