Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On April 22, 2015 former Mayor, life-time Tehachapi resident, and Kaiser Permanente member, Ed Grimes, and wife Ruthy arrived at the sneak peek for Kaiser Permanente's new clinic facility in Tehachapi. Proud sponsor of the Gran-Fondo, Kaiser has long advocated exercise with good health. The new facility will also feature a wellness juice bar. Greg Garret City Manager said, "Congratulations to Kaiser Permanente on their sneak peek event here in Tehachapi and their upcoming new facility by...
Chloe's Boutique has been an online shop for 12 years. We decided to expand during the summer of 2014 and opened our shop in downtown Tehachapi. Our expansion included the addition of maternity apparel. Chloe's is the only local boutique to offer a maternity selection. As with all of our other apparel, it is trendy and affordable. We wanted to give our customers a one-stop shop and save them the drive out of town. Sizes for our maternity range from X-Small to X-Large....
Tehachapi Community Theatre is proud to announce its Tickets for Charity partnership for Princess K.I.M. to LIBRA-Library Associates. TCT has donated 42 tickets, a total value of $630, to LIBRA for them to sell at the $15 face value of the ticket, or more, as a money-making promotion with all of the money from ticket sales to be kept by them as a donation. LIBRA-Library is a non-profit corporation that has been assisting our public school libraries for over 25 years. As a result all six TUSD...
Join us for our summer concert featuring our Young Artist Competition winner and selections with the Tehachapi Symphonic Chorus. Sunday, May 17, at 4 p.m., at Country Oaks Baptist Church, located at 20915 Schout Rd. The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce our 2015 Young Concert Artist Competition Winner, Pedro Graterol. Pedro was born on January 26 of 2000 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He began his musical studies in 2010 in ''El Sistema'', a music project founded by Master Jose...
Last fall Chris and Carolyn Wiles finally moved to Stallion Springs from California City where they had lived since 1998. Carolyn said that she used to drive around Tehachapi pretending that she lived here. As a result of her work as a supervisor at Terra-Gen Operating Company, Carolyn was often in town. She represents Terra-Gen at Chamber of Commerce meetings and has been on the board of both Tehachapi and Mojave chambers for some time. Chris is a civil service employee at Edwards Air Force...
Spring is here and it appears that winter will not make it this year. The weather is beautiful so your body had better be ready for all the summer activities that are about to descend upon you and your family. Think about it. During the winter you can take it a little easier when it comes to the areas around your house or property. So as the spring and summer approach you need to start ramping up your efforts to maintain the lawn and the shrubbery to make your property look great. Almost every d...
Does it ever seem to you that God is now spelled GDP? Our nation’s Gross Domestic Product index has a way of diverting our attention from that which should be our primary focus. For religious folks that primary source may be called “God” and GDP something of lesser importance. For ethical atheists, that primary source could include simply adding another “o” to make the word, “Good.” Is our highest priority a high GDP, assuming that leads to good for all? GDP is basically an index of the quanti...
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Like many people, you may enjoy investing. After all, it can be invigorating to put away money for your future, follow the performance of your investments and track the progress you’re making toward your long-term goals, such as a comfortable retirement. However, you might be less excited about doing estate planning, dreading the perceived time, effort and cost. Yet, you can make the entire process mor...
I had the pleasure of experiencing a fishing derby for the first time in my life! I must admit that I am NOT a morning person, but I think I'm going to convert. The Tehachapi mountains are glorious as the sun rises! I poured my coffee, grabbed my note pad and headed for Brite Lake. My daughter Blanca and her friend Elise were happy to accompany me. The first thing they noticed upon arrival was the booth set up by the Stallion Springs 4-H Club! They had doughnuts, hot chocolate and coffee with...
[Editors note: Imagine waking up to a lawn full of pink flamingos. My neighbor did just that and my curiousity took over, I had to find out what the heck is that all about? With a little investive reporting we got the full story from Youth Pastor Goose Ramos.] The Student Ministry at Tehachapi Church of the Nazarene, is doing a fundraiser to help send 14 High School students and three adult sponsors to the Nazarene Youth Conference this summer from July 7 - 14 in Louisville, Ky. This conference,...
Fiddlers Crossing has just passed its five-year milestone as an acoustic music venue in downtown Tehachapi. Over that time, it has gained a reputation among the top ranks of touring musicians as a fun and friendly place to perform, with a terrific and responsive audience. This has resulted in some outstanding musicians stopping to perform in Tehachapi who would otherwise be passing right on by to their concerts in the big music festivals, in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. On May 1,...
Cheers to Charity, a festival of great food, fine wines, craft beers and scrumptious home brews, is on the calendar for Saturday, August 8 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. Held in an expanded plaza at veritas tapas and wine bar, Cheers to Charity is a fund-raising event benefitting six local nonprofit organizations. Organized by Community Clean Sweep, a community improvement nonprofit organization, Cheers to Charity invests in small charitable organizations who are making a difference within the...
You raised them, helped get them through school, and now your children are on their own. Or are they? Even adult children sometimes need financial help. But if your child asks you for a loan, don’t pull out your checkbook until you’ve examined the financial and emotional costs. Start the process by considering a few key questions. Will your financial assistance help your child in the long run? It’s natural to want to help your child, but you also want to avoid jeopardizing your child’s indepen...
Pending an appeal by the group Tehachapi First, Wal-Mart will be coming to Tehachapi. On April 24, at a 9 a.m. hearing in Kern County Superior Court in Bakersfield, Judge Kenneth C. Twizzelman found that the City of Tehachapi had done their due diligence in complying with the request of Tehachapi First attorney Mark Wolfe for an amended Environmental Impact Report. In the courtroom, with Wolfe and representing the City of Tehachapi, was Patrick Carrick as lead counsel, and Keli Osaki...
Tehachapi Humane Society and Dr. Beverly Billingsley Veterinary Clinic have joined forces to provide Fix Your Pet (FYP) spay/neuter clinics to low income residents of Tehachapi, only. Pets will be kept overnight at the clinic and picked up by owners the next day. The next clinic dates with Dr. Billingsley are planned for May 13 and June 10. More clinic dates with Dr. Billingsley will be held the second Wednesday of every month. Don’t forget, pet vaccine clinics are held the second Saturday of every month at the Tehachapi Humane Society office,...
Friends of the Tehachapi Airport organizations sub-committee met to discuss the preservation of the historic hanger #1 at the airport. "It's in need of restoration and preservation" stated committee members. They are currently meeting to find the best preservation approach. Future plans might include the hanger being used as an aviation museum showing the history of air travel in Tehachapi....
Have a Heart Humane Society is pleased to be able to continue our Wednesday Mini Spay/Neuter Clinics with Dr. Willis of San Joaquin Vet Hospital. This program is funded by a private grant, not county money, and will continue until funds run out. Pet owners pay a co-pay of $35 for dogs (any size) and $25 for cats. The balance will be paid by Have a Heart. Services include spay or neuter, rabies vaccination if your pet is old enough, a pain shot and a microchip, which is mandatory. They will not take pets over six years old, male pets whose...
I left you in the early days of the Twentieth Century in “nineteen ‘aught’ nine.” That’s the way the old timers said those early years. They called zeroes “aughts” in those days. Sometimes “naughts” too. 1909 - The City of Los Angeles Cement Company was established four miles east of Tehachapi. An aqueduct was needed to provide Los Angeles with water from the Owens Valley. They closed the plant down after the project was finished. For a time it produced Potash; not to make cement again unti...
The Seventh Annual Tehachapi Mountains Search and Rescue (TMSAR) Sporting Clay Shoot, held April 11 at the Kern County Gun Club in Bakersfield, hosted 10 teams this year. "We are pleased to have been able to not only host 10 teams of shooters, but to enjoy a nice day, pay tribute to one of our 20-plus-year members who lost her battle to cancer earlier this year, have a fun time, a good lunch and raise a little bit of money to help keep this all-volunteer unit to stay afloat and keep running, so...
How many of us still cling to the image of the astronomer as a stiff-moving caricature in a white lab coat and oversized spectacles, pacing around while staring at the ground, or peering through a telescope that sticks out through the dome of his observatory? Poindexter's uncle (from the Felix the Cat cartoons) was always a personal hero to me. Though abrasive and unsociable, he represented the most sublime of human endeavors – the expansion of our knowledge of the cosmos. Until recently, it has...
Food and its preparation, is something that I hold very dear and the love of my craft, well; it pumps through me like the lifeblood of my soul. I have a deep respect for my profession. Food plays such an important role in our lives and in our culture. In fact, food is how most of us get introduced to different cultures and it is almost always the single common trait that we share when we meet new people that we want to introduce to our family. I have been very fortunate to travel a lot and I was always amazed that people who didn’t know me o...
Eugene Suksi, CEO of Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District, gave an update on the construction of the new Tehachapi hospital at the April 21 Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting at Pacino's. Chief Executive Officer Eugene Suksi came to the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District (TVHD) as interim CEO in July 2014 and was appointed permanent CEO in December 2014. He has more than 25 years of senior executive experience, including CEO at Sutter Coast Hospital in Crescent City, Calif.; Chief Operating...
Jay Thompson, lead consultant for Small Business Development Center (SBDC), writes: Buddy and Nikki Cummings, and Harvey Stephens are being awarded the "Outstanding Business of the Year" award for World Wind & Solar, Tehachapi. This isn't given out every year and is truly reserved for outstanding businesses. Following is the press release from SBDC (emphasis added): Fresno, CA - On May 6, 2015, the University of California, Merced Small Business Development Center Regional Network (UC Merced...
Festival Producer Kenny Chugg announces the finalists and commends judges for their hard work. TCT's 2015 Playwright's Festival judges have completed their task of selecting the finalists for this season's performances. There were 46 total submissions this year, including 12 from Kern County and 9 from Tehachapi, but Los Angeles dominates the final list. Kenny Chugg, Festival Producer is pleased to announce Another Way by Deborah Hand-Cutler, Kern County Cherry by C. Gregory Thompson, ALAP...
Most of us remember the 100th birthday of the city of Tehachapi held in 2009 in front of the steps of the present city hall complete with a jumbo-tron. But some of you have been here long enough to remember Tehachapi’s 50th anniversary, which my mother Marion Deaver wrote about in 1959. In 1909 the downtown was lit by a dozen gasoline street lights which shone down dimly each night on the dirt streets of the city. If a fire broke out, volunteer firemen rushed to the scene with a hand-drawn t...
