Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Darin Lewis of Tehachapi Floor Covering may be new to Tehachapi, but he certainly is not new to flooring. He has moved his entire Bakersfield business here, and is changing the name from AD&D Flooring to Tehachapi Floor Covering. Darin says that Tehachapi Floor Covering sells and installs "almost everything for the floor." This includes wood, vinyl and laminate flooring as well as carpet. Darin's father started AD&D in 1993 and Darin has run it for the last several years. He says that he grew...
Tehachapi has lost one of our most influential citizens, Chelley Kitzmiller. She passed away on the morning of Sunday, November 6, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer. Chelley was born Cheryl Jean Clarke on July 27, 1946 in Santa Monica California. Chelley met Ted Kitzmiller, her husband of 53 years, at Sunny Hills High School, when he stole a Nestle Crunch Bar from her. They were married 5 months later on September 21, 1953. In their 53 years, they rarely spent a night apart. While living in...
Director, Nick Altieri, brings to life the wonderful, lyrical prose of this Dylan Thomas poem, with special adaptation and musical direction by Deborah Hand Cutler. Children's direction is provided by Jeannette Crounse. In this production, we experience Christmas with all the wonder and innocence of a Welsh child in a simpler time, where the holidays take on a fairytale like quality of treasured memories with family and friends, sprinkled with Christmas carols, under a magical cover of snow. It...
It is now the fourth quarter of the year, how are you doing? This is the time of year that it makes sense to look back and review your company's performance. Why now? Well, you still have time to make adjustments before the end of the year. Most small business owners focus on generating revenue, and while that's important, they often neglect maximizing what they have. You work hard for your money, so it is important to keep what's yours by legally taking advantage of the tax benefits available...
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. During your working years, you are (hopefully) putting money into your IRA and your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored retirement plan. But once you’ve retired, how can you maximize the benefits you get from these plans? First of all, you need to be aware of the rules governing withdrawals from your retirement plans. If you are older than 59½, you can withdraw money from your traditional IRA wi...
A lovely service was held for Caleb Johnson....
Carlos Castellanos of Carlos' Donuts presents a check to Sally Perriman of Wood Family Funeral Home in the amount of $3457. The money was raised Friday, Oct. 28, to assist with the funeral expenses of the three Tehachapi residents who lost their lives earlier in the month on June Lake: Douglas and Jacob Langston, and Caleb Johnson. May their families be comforted from the generosity of our community....
Local pilgrims, tigers, pirates, an aviatrix and even a young Lowes employee-in-training hung out at the Halloween party in Bear Valley Springs. A few hundred attended and participated in games, food, cake walks and a spooktacular costume judging event....
The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra's first performance of the 2016 season played to a nearly full house. Featuring works by Mendelssohn and Gounod, the orchestra was rich in sound under the baton of Music Director and Conductor David Newby. The featured solo artist was Los Angeles Philharmonic cellist David Garrett. Mr. Garrett performed the Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op.89 by Schumann....
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District opened the redesigned and improved Meadowbrook Park and Dog Park on Oct. 29, 2016. Hundreds of park patrons joined TVRPD for the ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration. It was an historic moment for the district and a long overdue amenity for the residents of Golden Hills. The park features two playgrounds, a swing area, misting station and exercise equipment. TVRPD invested close to $650,000 in the design, engineering, equipment and build of...
Jake and Jessica Nelson moved to Tehachapi in September. Although they didn’t move a great distance, they are much closer to Jake’s work with Homeland Security in Bakersfield. Jake was born in Palmdale. His father now lives in Orange County but his grandparents live in Agua Dulce and he has a sister in Acton. He joined the Army and stayed for nine years. On his release from the military, it was this experience that helped to attract the attention of Homeland Security. He is currently wor...
Isabel Cortez Cervantes was a well known and respected citizen of this community until her death in 1991 at age eighty-seven. In 1914 when she was only eleven her father, Odilon Cortez, immigrated his family from the small Mexican village of Cosio in Aguascalientes, to Tehachapi. Much lumber was being taken from the Cummings Mountain area and sent to Los Angeles and the work was good. Another vital reason for the move was the regular raids on villages in their area by the notorious bandit,...
As grown-ups, you probably know the basics of how to stay safe when you're on the internet, but how about your kids? Have you had 'the talk' with them yet? If not, here are some things you can cover: Cyberbullying Kids can be bullied online just like they can at school. Cyberbullying can include mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles. In fact, 35% of kids between 11 and 17 years old...
At the Oct. 29 Kern County Honor Flight breakfast American Legion Post Commander Tony Strauss and members of TAL Post 221 gave Tom Stenson, Honor Flight Tehachapi Outreach, a check for $4000. This donation will enable Honor Flight to continue to send local veteran's to Washington DC. There is a breakfast every month at St. Malachy's Church at 9 a.m. for those who have attended and those who are interested in attending. Usually the fourth Saturday of each month, due to Thanksgiving there will be...
On Nov. 5, the Stallion Springs Community Emergency Response Team, CERT, graduated a class of 12 new members having completed the 20 hours of training required for certification. The course included, Disaster Preparedness, Fire Safety, Search and Rescue, Triage, Communications and other emergency response training. Team Leader, Sandy Young said, "The group has a great variety of knowledge will be a great addition to our Stallion springs CERT team." For more information on CERT go to StallionSpri...
On Oct. 26, 2016 civic leaders from Kern County met with the Union Pacific Railroad in Bakersfield to discuss the economic impact it has on the region. Tehachapi's Mayor Susan Wiggins, Mayor Pro-Tem Kim Nixon and City Manager Greg Garrett met with Union Pacific's President, C.E.O. & Chairman of the Board Lance Fritz to discuss several items relating to Tehachapi. "It was a great opportunity for the city to go over with him (Lance Fritz) and his team about proposed projects between Union Pacific...
Vikki Montegna and her family took over the tack business as of Nov. 1. Former owners Jill Nelson, her husband, John, and friend Al Anders, said it has been a fun six years. "We started selling new and used tack at swap meets and other outdoor venues," Jill said. "People kept asking me where our store was located. So we decided to open one." The tack shop opened in February 2010 on South Street, but outgrew that location a short time later. It moved to its present spot at 117 S. Mill Street,...
At the Nov. 7 City Council meeting, Main Street Tehachapi President Scott Hammer presented Main Street's new Facade Grant Program. He informed the council that the primary focus of Main Street is the historic preservation and beautification as well as the economic redevelopment of the downtown area of Tehachapi. With all of their events like Farmers Market, the Wine Walks etc, they have been able to put away funds that can be put back into the community. Main Street has put $20,000 into the new...
Celebrate the Birth of our Savior with nativities from around the world and live music from local performers who want to spread the spirit of love. The Tehachapi Crèche Festival will be held on Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Dec. 11 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 600 Anita Drive. This Christmas season we will be celebrating through song, music and fun activities for the family. There will even be an opportunity to learn about your ancestors at the...
Antique cars are at least 75 years old, but classic cars are special because fewer of them were made. This is one of the things Kiwanis members learned from Harold Cox when he spoke at their recent meeting. Cox became hooked on antique cars when, as a young man, he saw a 1929 Rolls Royce. He could not afford that one, but he borrowed $90 from his dad and bought an old Packard. He fixed it up until he sold it at a profit. From that beginning, his interest in cars grew to the point he joined the...
Reformation Sunday was recognized by Tehachapi Community Congregational Church because in 1517 Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses which marked the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. In the Sunday sermon, Pastor Nancy Bacon explained both the positive and negative aspects of this movement. Readings and hymns written by German theologians where used in the service. After church the congregation gathered in Friendship Hall for a meal which featured many typical German foods. During...
Fall has arrived in all of Eastern Kern and of course Tehachapi, where the morning temperatures are a bit cooler than say, Ridgecrest. I was looking for stories about weather and actually found two articles that my mother Marion Deaver had written about desert weather. Of course we all know by now from reading my column that my mother never thought to include a date on anything she cut out to save. I believe the first article was from the early ‘60s as the community of Mojave sought to grow a...
I think we have all heard of vinegar’s miraculous uses, including that one ounce at least once daily can decrease cravings and appetite. Some of the claims are true; some are not. First of all, vinegar’s technical name is acetic acid, which might give you a clue why it works in some situations. According to a 2014 study in the American Society for Microbiology, a 6% vinegar solution was used to kill resistant strains of tuberculosis. The vinegar, or acetic acid, was more effective with some strains than was bleach. The vinegar took about 30...
Members of his first team, hundreds of Warrior fans celebrate: It's 300 victories for coach Steve Denman! As giddy as teenagers and bearing pre-printed "300" t-shirts, men who played on the first team that Steve Denman coached as Tehachapi High School head football coach 34 years ago descended upon Coy Burnett Field Nov. 4 to celebrate what they were certain would be Denman's 300th victory. The 51-year-olds were not disappointed. The Warriors defeated Bakersfield's West High, 35-7, triggering a...
Adventist Health officially assumed management and operation of the Tehachapi Hospital and three clinics on Nov. 1, 2016 with a ribbon cutting on the tented hospital parking lot at E street and Curry. The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District relinquished operation of its properties in a 30-year lease agreement with Adventist, an affiliation that enabled the district to complete the new hospital at Capital Hills. Adventist also will operate the new hospital when it opens. "We made it," Adventist...
