Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Tehachapi Warriors Booster Club honored the second round of Athlete of the Month recipients for the 2023-24 school year on Nov. 13. Honorees were recognized for their work on the fields, courts and courses in the month of October. The girls athletes honored were MacKenna Chambers (Varsity Volleyball), Addison Smith (JV Volleyball), Lola Napier (Frosh/Soph Volleyball), Rose Gray (Varsity Tennis), Gabrielle Baker (JV Tennis), Cassandra Arias-Prado (Varsity Golf), Emma Gonzalez (Varsity Cross...
Some people need to ease into a holiday mood in order to embrace all the trimmings. I just jump right in and immediately enjoy it all. The lights, the music, the overwhelming number of Hallmark movies. I especially enjoy the books. I first turn toward the classics. "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens remains a world treasure as the story of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (first published in 1843) survives numerous re-writings and performances, on both stage and big screen, by many actors over the...
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) can offer a consistent income stream that is typically higher than Treasury yields and other stock dividends (see chart). A qualified REIT must pay at least 90% of its taxable income each year as shareholder dividends, and unlike many companies, REITs generally do not retain earnings, which is why they provide higher dividend yields than most other stock investments. You can buy shares in individual REITs, just as you might buy shares in any publicly traded...
Check out Mountain Dog Millworks custom-made furniture showroom at Deco Du Jour (in the Save Mart shopping center), including this lovely Black Pearl - Eucalyptus table. See more custom pieces on their website at www.mountaindogmillworks.com....
Central Valley Assemblyman Vince Fong issued the following statement regarding the announcement by Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as he moves onto the next chapter: “Speaker Kevin McCarthy served the Central Valley, the State of California and our country with distinction, striving to make our community and nation better. “Through our decades of friendship, I’ve seen his commitment and his sacrifice – always optimistic and unafraid of the hard work necessary to create more opportunities for all Americans. “I am grateful to Kevin for...
The Maturango Museum in Ridgecrest is a little gem in the desert. I typically get to visit the museum a couple of times a year; my most recent trip was this last October on a sunny but not too warm fall day. And as usual, while there, I always see something new. This time, to my delight, the new things I saw were in fact, new things. More artifacts and other additions in the outdoor garden display, and of course the latest art display in the galleries. Founded in 1962 with a mission "to...
You're all set: you've updated your Wi-Fi router's firmware, changed your router's default password, and added all your computers, printers, phones, and tablets to your new, secure Wi-Fi. Here's how to make it easy for your friends and family to connect to and use your home Wi-Fi network when they visit for the holidays: Wi-Fi If you haven't already, make your Wi-Fi network name easy to pick out from your neighbors' Wi-Fi networks and make the password long but easy to remember. Something 11-15...
Hale W. Grover, passed away on Nov. 24 at the age of 100. Born December 7, 1922 in Woodstock Illinois to parents Ray and Nell Grover, he later attended the University of Wisconsin. After serving in the U.S. Air Force during WWII in the Aleutian Islands, he married his late wife Marian in 1946 and the couple later moved to Culver City, California, where they raised their three sons. Hale began work in the auto industry where he enjoyed a long and notable career. In Culver City, Hale was a...
The Tailwaggers Rescue Division is focusing on helping the staff and dogs at Kern County’s City of Bakserfield Animal Care Center. This center is understaffed and underfunded. Furthermore, it is housing twice the number of dogs it was built to shelter. At Thanksgiving, Tailwaggers provided the shelter with 16 pro-select Heavy Duty 6-Quart stainless steel pads. The Christmas present they aim to give is outdoor dog beds. The beds are 35 inches by 33 inches The beds cost approximately $120 each, depending on how many they buy. If you wish to d...
On Nov. 30, between the hours of 12:30-4:30 a.m., an unknown Hispanic male suspect stole thousands of dollars in tools from work trucks parked in two separate residential driveways and two additional work trucks parked in a local hotel parking lot. Over $18,000 in commercial and industrial tools were stolen from four work trucks. The suspect occupied a newer model white Chevrolet Traverse with black rims. The Tehachapi Police Department Investigations Unit is seeking information as to the...
To celebrate the holiday spirit, Jake's Steakhouse is raffling off a bottle of Macallan 18-year-old scotch, worth $500. One hundred tickets will be sold at $20 each with all proceeds going to the Tehachapi Cancer Foundation. Call Jake's Steakhouse at (661) 822-6015 or visit them at 213 S. Curry St., Tehachapi. They're open daily, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., for more information or to buy tickets....
It was a dark and gloomy night before Christmas in 1975. This was going to be the first Christmas as a married couple and his family was having a family reunion. We were short of funds, and I had decided to put my craft and sewing skills to use to make all the presents. The most important skill I should have employed was time management because the day before Christmas I still had the finishing touches and wrapping to do. I had planned on leaving work early but due to issues I ended up staying...
On the extraordinarily blustery morning of Nov. 27, as biting winds tore through Tehachapi, Kern County Public Works hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the side of Woodford-Tehachapi Road, courtesy of property owner Ryan Hanzel of Hanzel Enterprises Inc., to celebrate the end of a large repavement project on roads between Highline Road and Valley Boulevard. Attendees of the ceremony included Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner, Kern County Public Works Director Josh Champlin, Mojave Highway...
We at the Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society (RCMS) are thrilled to announce the third concert of our 2023-24 season, featuring the Valencia Baryton Trio on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 at 7 p.m. at the Ridgecest Methodist Church, 639 N. Norma St. Tickets may be purchased online at www.rcchambermusic.org or at the door ($30 general, $25 senior and $5 student and active-duty military). The Valencia Baryton Trio is not only named for a city in Spain but also for an ancient and little-known instrument which...
I had been married to my Marine a whopping 17 months when he received orders in 1951 that he would be sent to Korea for a year. This was during the "Korean Conflict" which is what they called the war they had going over there. I found it difficult to imagine a whole year without him. My baby son, 8 months old, and myself had no choice but to come home to Tehachapi. Uncle Sam's allotment did not cover the expense of maintaining an apartment for the two of us. My parents were happy to have us....
“Women say they want a guy who’s smart and funny, but then they end up laughing at whatever stupid thing the good-looking rich dude says.” – American Observation...
"Corn should be a foot high by the Fourth of July." – Country Gardening Saying...
"In 1876 the Debating Society of Tehachapi was organized with Charles McVicar, the President, and Simon Alexander, the Secretary. Debates were held each week, and a newspaper correspondent hoped that, because of such organizations, instead of Tehachapi being regarded as 'that rough place,' outsiders would realize that the citizenry had a 'taste for literature and moral sentiment.'" – William Harland Boyd...
“He is a self-made man and worships his creator.” – John Bright...
"She's descended from a long line her mother listened to." – Gypsy Rose Lee...
"The southern Sierra, the Tehachapis, the Coast Ranges, and the Mojave Desert all come together in a welter of canyon and ridge, where we find interesting and peculiar plant assortments. Valley Oaks (Quercus lobata), of all things, have crept through Tehachapi Pass to the desert edge where they grow with Joshua Trees and cactus." – Elna Bakker Elna Bakker was a pioneering naturalist and cartographer who wrote the influential book An Island Called California, published by the University of C...
"Hire slowly, fire quickly." – Employment Advice...
[Editor’s note: A portion of the article printed on Nov. 25, 2023, has been redacted. The article is being reprinted below to include a statement from Greenbriar.] The central topic of discussion at the Nov. 13 meeting of the Tehachapi Planning Commission was the Phase 1 Precise Development Plan of the Sage Ranch planned community, to be located on 138 acres between Valley Blvd. and Pinon St., just west of Tehachapi High School. The project, when complete, could contain up to 995 single and m...
The sight of Common Ravens harassing and chasing a Red-tailed Hawk, or songbirds in turn pestering a raptor or a raven is a common seen in the Tehachapi area, and I'm often asked about the dynamics of these seemingly mismatched conflicts. People wonder: why do the bigger or more formidable birds fly away from the smaller birds that are harassing them? The first thing to understand is that mature ravens pair-bond for life, and they maintain a territory year-round. When you see a group of smaller...
The Dec. 2, Tehachapi Christmas Parade was the longest in years. List of 2023 Christmas Parade winners: Overall Favorite(s) Two entries earned top scores this year, earning them equal recognition: Terra-Gen Wind Operating Company, and Elite Construction Marching Band: THS Warrior Band Marching Unit: J&M Dance Center Organization Float: Tehachapi Youth Football & Cheer Commercial Float: Coldwell Banker Frontier Miscellaneous Float: The Minghelli Family Miscellaneous Vehicle: The Mixed Nuts...
