Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The holidays are a time for families and friends to gather. On Saturday, Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m. The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce is planning the 18th Annual Christmas Parade "Christmas in Candyland." The Parade route will be down F Street beginning at Mulberry Street in Tehachapi. This event is planned so the community can gather together and visit old friends, make new friends, drink hot chocolate, watch the parade, share a meal, enjoy the lights, sing carols and stroll from business to b...
I have two very sweet and polite kids, but like all children, I know their attention span and ability to stay quiet when others are talking requires saintly patience. So, it was incredible for me to watch a group of elementary school children remain completely captivated by the stories and songs of Richard Oldenburg. In honor of Veterans Day, Oldenburg visited Golden Hills Extended Daycare on Nov. 15 to share stories of his time in the service. The kids were quiet as he talked about life at...
At the Nov. 8 meeting of the Tehachapi Rotary Club, local historian and authority on everything Tehachapi Jon Hammond spoke about the historic development of flora and fauna of the area. Hammond talked about the Tehachapi mountains and how, as a transverse mountain range, it supplied a corridor for the animal population to travel from east to west leading to the unique variety of wildlife that was at one time found here. According to Hammond, grizzly and black bears were actually found here...
We gave Measure R our best shot and we're incredibly proud of the vision we created. We're proud of Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District. We're proud of people in this community who used their voice to promote growth in their town. Now, let's keep that momentum going. Going into Election Day, we felt truly honored. We didn't know if it would become a night of cheers or disappointment, but we did know we gained something incredibly powerful - new friends of the parks. We thought we...
Ybarra installed the Tehachapi board on Oct.13. Kiwanis rocked Centennial Plaza at Main Street Tehachapi’s Halloween Trunk or Treat event as the music of president-elect Bill Bettis of MusicMX and Eric Leishman Karaoke inspired costumed little goblins to dance and dance with uninhibited glee. The club sponsored a popular photo booth at the Main Street Tehachapi event, which drew 1,200 children who collected 27,000 pieces of candy....
The Nov. 13 meeting offered inspiring speaker Meg Prior, a photographer/film maker who has been deployed to Afghanistan for 10 years in spurts of a few weeks to several months on occasion. Her purpose has been to film the encounters of the armed forces there, and has actually documented all seven branches over that time. Because we are the American Association of University Women, she focused this presentation on the roles women have played during that time. Her first deployment was in 2010,...
Ouch – half a percent – The Wasco Union High School District needed 55 percent approval in the Nov. 6 election to pass a $40.5 million bond measure that would have built a new gymnasium and aquatic complex and modernized existing buildings at Wasco High School. The "yes" vote was 54.48 percent, which is .52 percent shy of the required 55 percent. The "no" vote was 45.52 percent. The vote count was 1,765 to 1,475. Two other school districts in Kern County passed school bond measures, both by soli...
Celebrate the holidays vintage-style at the 8th annual Holidays on the Homestead, Saturday, Dec. 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Antelope Valley Indian Museum. Originally a 1930s homestead, the park will feature historic holiday decor with live acoustic music around a campfire, a chili cook-off, a tour of the historic grounds, a country craft boutique, real "cowboy coffee" brewed over the fire and hot cocoa or cider for the kids. Explore the unique hand-built museum and whimsical grounds at night,...
Really, there are only two types of music. There is everything else, and then there is Christmas music. Christmas music always has a mystical quality that harkens back to mysterious times and places, except when it doesn't. If you get that, then you get Christmas music. On Dec. 2 and 9, we once again have the opportunity to explore the mystery when the Tehachapi Pops Orchestra presents its annual Christmas concert. Conductor Robby Martinez will once again will lead the Orchestra as they share...
Have you ever reached in your pocket and found unexpected cash? Recently, while getting ready for a trip to Massachusetts, I thought I'd better send my winter coat to the dry cleaners before going. I hadn't worn it since our trip back east last year, and it was getting dusty sitting in the closet. I reached into one of the pockets before dropping it off and what do you know? There was $300 in cash just waiting for me to find it. Now $300 isn't going to change our lifestyle any but it was a nice...
Aviation historian Giacinta Bradley Koontz recently moved to Tehachapi from Prescott, Ariz. where she worked as a columnist for aviation maintenance magazines, gave occasional public lectures at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and was commissioned by the city to create a display of local aviation history in the Prescott airport terminal. A former resident of the San Fernando Valley, Giacinta sought to return and be closer to her friends and professional colleagues. She chose Tehachapi with...
Useful apps for your computer Microsoft and Apple both pack lots of features and apps into their operating systems. For many people, the included apps are all they need to get things done on their computer. But what if you want or need to do more than what the apps Apple or Microsoft has provided can do? There are thousands of apps and programs for download out there, here are some of the most useful for Windows and macOS. macOS apps Search Spotlight is included in macOS. What, you don't use...
When your family attends the holiday production of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol at the beautiful BeeKay Theatre, be ready for an awe-inspiring visual feast! In addition to the stunning sets that you've come to expect from a TCT show, the company has acquired a production altering new technology, the Hitachi Laser Projector. With this amazing new system, designers now have the ability to project crystal clear images from 11' diagonal to a full sized wall. This shiny new...
Slice of Life Enrichment School is opening "Worlds of Discovery and Culture," through supplemental instruction in the areas of music, languages and art. Slice of Life is located at 48771 W. Valley Blvd. in Tehachapi. For more information please call (661) 733-7409....
As a special treat to the children of Tehachapi, we want to tell you a little secret ... Santa Claus loves reading The Loop! We've become friends with the jolly ol' elf over the years and this year he's decided to answer letters from the children of Tehachapi. So, grab your paper, crayons and markers and start working on those letters! Parents, please mail or drop off your child's letter to our downtown office at 206 S. Green Street in Tehachapi. You can even scan or take a photo of the letter...
Runners gathered at Brite Lake for the 5th annual Turkey Trot 5K put on by TVRPD. Participants received a medal, swag bag and mug full of hot chocolate....
Did you know, the original BeeKay marquee was the first neon sign in Tehachapi when the theater opened in 1936? The City of Tehachapi had an exact (although more proportional) reproduction made for the BeeKay reconstruction in 2008. In honor of Tehachapi Community Theatre's 50th anniversary, here are five trivia questions about theater life in Tehachapi. (Scroll down below this article for answers.) Question 1: What does the BEE and the KAY stand for in BeeKay Theatre? A. Bell & Kalyan B. Beech...
With the Christmas holidays just around the corner and parties and get-togethers happening everywhere, we are always looking for just the right hostess gift. Why not put together a box or basket of jams, jellies and dried fruit grown right here in Tehachapi. Add a bow and you have the perfect gift. Ha's Apple Farm located at 20916 Steuber Road will be open throughout the holiday season with all the makings for great last minute gift giving. They have fresh apples almost year-round that mix well...
Bee Good to Yourself Essential Oils Training Center held their official Grand Opening on Nov. 15. They were joined by civic leaders, Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce and community members. Bee Good to Yourself Essential Oils Training Center is located at 798 Tucker Rd. Stop by for a free consultation....
A Tehachapi Christmas tradition is returning to Fiddlers Crossing. Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," read by Tehachapi's own Alex Zonn, will be presented twice at the venue this month, on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 16, at 3 p.m. First published in 1843, "A Christmas Carol" is the story of a bitter old miser named Ebeneezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from a supernatural visit from the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of...
On Dec. 9 Dick and Ellie Baxter will be celebrating 63 years of marriage. It was in Indiana that the couple first met. Dick was working as an underwriter for an insurance company when he noticed a pretty file clerk in the office. She noticed him too and told a friend,"See that guy over there? I'm going to marry him." Ellie was the one to make the first move and ask him out. They married on December 9, 1955. Dick said at that time in Indiana women could marry at 18, but men needed to be 21. As...
When your family attends the holiday production of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol at the beautiful BeeKay Theatre, be ready for an awe-inspiring visual feast! In addition to the stunning sets that you've come to expect from a TCT show, the company has acquired a production altering new technology, the Hitachi Laser Projector. With this amazing new system, designers now have the ability to project crystal clear images from 11' diagonal to a full sized wall. This shiny new...
Tehachapi resident Richard H. Burns passed away on Nov. 5. Richard was born February 14, 1945 in San Bernardino to Mary and George Burns. Richard attended high school in North Hollywood before beginning his career as a film slicer for MGM Studios. He moved to Tehachapi in 1989. His family said his favorite thing about Tehachapi was its beautiful four seasons. In his spare time, he enjoyed visiting the beach, refinishing furniture, watching football and playing pool. He was also an L.A. Chargers...
I was reminded recently of the exciting and terribly hazardous trip that Mike Melvill and Dick Rutan undertook in 1997, flying their homebuilt Long-EZs around the world with the EAA Friendship Tour. It all began when Mike told Dick that he wanted to fly his own homebuilt airplane to his hometown in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mike's wife, Sally, decided that crossing the Atlantic Ocean wasn't something she looked forward to, so she decided that she would stay home for this adventure. Sally was...
Tehachapi Lions Club held there Peace Poster Contest on Nov. 1. The contest was open to all students ages 11-13. This year's theme was "Kindness Matters." We had 14 students participate from Valley Oaks Charter, including Shawn Brown, Paige Cribb, Cheyenne Koonce, Mckinsey Leffler, Aaron Martinez, Trystan Maxwell, Joshua Minor, Mason Pearson, Joshua Pong, Kyler Sparling, Elijah Vasquez, Bella Wilsted, Lillian Wilsted, Grace Wood and one from Jacobsen Middle School, Mya Quarles. This year's...
