Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Once the holidays are over many people look around and decide they need to clean up their clutter for the new year. Here are two ways to do just that. If you find you’re receiving unwanted credit card pre-approval offers, there is a way to stop them. The website www.OptOutPrescreen.com is the official consumer credit reporting site to accept and process requests from consumers to opt-in or opt-out of firm offers of credit or insurance. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Consumer C...
Greyson and Darlene McDaniel arrived in Tehachapi in August from Amarillo, Texas. It was Greyson’s job as a system integrator with an oil company that brought them to California and their love of horses that brought them to Tehachapi and Bear Valley Springs. When I asked what a system integrator is, he explained that he was basically a computer programmer. Darlene is retired from administrative work and takes care of the basic ranch duties. Darlene told me that it took a while to find the p...
T’was the week before Christmas and all through the house Every creature was scurrying around like a mouse. My friends and my family I love them so much; How can I show them my affection and such? My gifts to them are my pleasure to bring; But where oh where can I get lovely things? Come to The Dressing Room in Historic Downtown; Get your gifts where many treasures are found; Colorful gifts & stocking-stuffers all around; Blouses and Sweaters and Lounge-Wear abound; If gift shopping is tough, a...
The holidays are always filled with surprises, so when I had reunited with my long lost Aunt and Uncle in Nevada I made plans for us to visit. I was thrilled because I hadn’t seen them in years. “I don’t know why you have to pick up the whole family and drag us out to Nevada when Christmas is just around the corner,” my husband was complaining. “It’s the holidays,” I reminded him, “and family should see each other. Besides they were so excited to get our Christmas card with the family photo, t...
Be a puppy raiser for Guide Dog’s of America Guide Dogs of America, a not for profit organization, located in Sylmar, Calif., is currently looking for qualified persons to raise puppies for visually impaired persons. If you are of good health, active, love animals, and want to do for others, this is a program for you. Qualified applicants can fill out an online application at GuideDogsofAmerica.org and once it has been submitted a representative from GDA will contact you and arrange for an in-person interview and home inspection. If you are i...
I love this quote about race by Ruben G. Rumbaut. Race is an invention we created that has caused many real injustices. Sadly, most of us have been taught and indoctrinated to believe that there are different races of people, sort of like sub-types. In reality, we are all African-American, every single one of us. For some reason, my ancestors moved out of Africa long ago. I don’t know why. Maybe they couldn’t get along with anyone. Anyway, for whatever reason they migrated north and over tim...
Flora Belle Reece, passed away at UCLA Medical Center on Dec. 1, 2014 after complications from a brain aneurysm. She was a wonderful role model, with a high spirit of adventure, love of aviation and outstanding resolve to accomplish her goals. She was always up and willing to participate in any activities that promoted flying or women in aviation. She was often at Plane Crazy Saturday at Mojave Air and Spaceport and was the featured speaker at Plane Crazy Saturday Two at California City Airport...
Question: I'm confused about when I should get my spark plugs replaced. What's the deal? Answer from Protech Auto Service: Well it can be confusing for car owners because there are several types of spark plugs and some last longer than others. Your owner's manual will have a recommendation for when your spark plugs should be changed. Here's a little background from Protech Auto Service. Spark plugs are in the combustion chamber of your engine. They send a little spark between two electrodes at...
Mojave, CA – On December 17, 2014, The California Highway Patrol (CHP) in the Mojave Area distributed over 1300 toys to underprivileged families through a partnership with the Salvation Army. The generosity the Eastern Kern Communities demonstrated was unbelievable. We were able to give toys to children who would not normally have anything to open on Christmas Day. The CHP distributed toys to the Women's Center High Desert in Ridgecrest, Calif., to the Salvation Army in Ridgecrest, Calif., T...
The 115th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count will take place Dec 14, 2014 to Jan. 5, 2015. The longest running Citizen Science survey in the world, Christmas Bird Count provides critical data on population trends. Tens of thousands of participants know that it is also a lot of fun. Our annual Tehachapi Christmas Bird Count will be held on Monday Dec. 22nd. We will meet with our out-of –town compiler, for breakfast at 6 a.m. at Henry's Cafe on Tucker Road and go from there. At the end of the d...
The weekend of Dec. 13, Ensign Morris John Cramer III was commissioned as a US Navy officer, and graduated with a BS in nuclear engineering at University of Michigan. Cramer is a graduate of Tehachapi High School and is pictured here with his proud mom and dad, Silke and Moe Crammer. You can find them both at Stone Mountain Physical Therapy....
Financial investments Pay attention to the changes in the capital gains tax rates for individuals and try to sell only assets held for more than 12 months. Consider selling stock if you have capital losses this year that you need to offset with capital gain income. If you plan to sell some of your investments this year, consider selling the investments that produce the smallest gain. Personal residence and other real estate Make your early January mortgage payment (i.e., payment due no later...
When is a small business group health insurance benefit not a benefit at all? I had a recent small business client who believed he was giving his employees a very good benefit. He paid 50% of his employee’s health insurance tab, as well as, giving them two different carriers from which to choose. As is usual, he also made those plans available to his employees’ spouses and children, but for financial reasons, wasn’t contributing to their insurance costs at all. This is the normal way the benef...
There was once a time when one of the most commonly asked for toys from Santa was the electric train set. Many older Christmas photographs depict some sort of train set up and running right there, under the tree on Christmas morning. To that end I humbly dedicate the following poem, and wish each and every one of you a wondrous and happy holiday season and a better year to follow. A Train Set For Christmas Twas the morning of Christmas And there under the tree Was the train set I begged for...
Tejon Ranch Conservancy volunteers and groups of students spend days collecting old, fallen barbed wire fences in the interior of Tejon Ranch. Shown above at Canyon del Gato Montes on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 Conservancy Stewardship Manager Laura Pavliscak secures wire that she and a dozen volunteers have pulled off the ground and rolled into neat wreaths. A ranch crew was to come along and pick up the piles of wire. Canyon del Gato Montes flows south through the Tehachapi Mountains to the Joshua...
The Tehachapi Critical Care Replacement Hospital, under construction and looking grand but facing rough financial seas ahead, is looking for a strong partner that will provide fiscal, clinical, cultural and governance support. The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Board of Directors took the step of approving a lengthy Request for Proposal (RFP) Affiliation/Partnership at its Dec. 17, 2014 meeting at the Golden Hills Community Services District. The 5-0 vote was a major move in a new...
The Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District board of directors elected as its president a new director attending his first meeting in an official capacity. David Worden accepted the nomination of director Jean Prel at the Dec. 17 meeting at the district's Brite Lake headquarters, and, following a vote by the five-member panel, smoothly assumed the mantle of long-time director Harry Cowan. The board also welcomed newly elected director James Pack. Worden's first order of business was to present...
New face on the Council -- Tehachapi City Clerk Denise Jones swore in Dennis Wahlstrom, the City Council's newest member, together with two incumbents, the outgoing mayor Phil Smith and the incoming mayor Susan Wiggins, at the Dec. 15 council meeting at Wells Education Center. The other council members are Kim Nixon and Ed Grimes, whose terms continue. Mary Lou Corpus-Zamudio, who lost her council seat in November, stepped back into civic service a few minutes later at the meeting, to be sworn...
The kids are doing fine with Common Core math concepts and vocabulary, teachers report, but parents who learned math differently tend to be baffled, so Golden Hills Elementary School hosted a Math Night Dec. 10, 2014 to help mom and dad catch up. "Young mathematicians should be flexible with numbers," Golden Hills Principal Heather Richter told approximately 22 parents of elementary students in the Tehachapi Unified School District who gathered in the cafeteria. Eight teachers volunteered their...
Tehachapi Unified School District Board of Trustees President Mary Graham choked up as she honored trustee Patty Snyder, who lost her seat in the Nov. 4 election after eight years on the board. An upbeat Snyder congratulated board newcomer Joe Wallek, picked up her coat and papers, circled around the back of the meeting room at the Wells Education Center and took a seat in the audience near the front. A teacher for 38 years – now retired --Snyder, 69, began teaching third grade in the TUSD in 1...
David Burt, current Board President has tendered his resignation from the board over concerns of possible conflict of interest with his current position as a county building inspector. Burt has served in the board for six years. The board upon acceptance of his resignation will be looking for letters of interest from Stallion Springs residents to be considered for appointed to fill the remaining two years of Burt’s term. Letters should be delivered to the CSD office. The board will then make a recommendation for a replacement and appoint a n...
Dr. Susan Hall was the winner of a year's pass for two to attend movies at the Hitching Post Theater. The pass was donated to American Association of University by Will Viner, owner of Hitching Post Theaters, to raise funds for local scholarships. Mr. Viner has been making this donation to AAUW for several years and helps make it possible for the group to continue as a leader in providing help to Tehachapi students. The winning ticket was drawn by AAUW president, Sonja Wilson, at their recent holiday party. Dr. Hall was present and was...
Hearing Loss - Condition and Symptoms A person hears when sound waves inside the ear are converted into nerve signals that are recognized by the brain as sound. The eardrum and three bones in the middle ear amplify sound vibrations as they travel to the inner ear. Inside the inner ear is the cochlea, which contains fluid and to which are attached tiny hairs that translate the vibrations to electrical signals which in turn stimulate the brain to hear sound. When these hairs are damaged, the...
I decided this week I would not search for articles of my mother Marion Deaver’s but rather search my memories and write about Christmas at the Deaver house when I was growing up. Once, when I was an adult in my thirties, I remember the topic of Sunday School was about making memories for Christmas. I felt sad at the time because I couldn’t think of any specific memories that we did on Christmas morning, which is what they were referring to. I vowed to make it different for my children and hav...
Lots of Tehachapi children had breakfast with Santa last week. They ate pancakes and sausage, colored pictures, and had their picture taken with Santa. Parents also had breakfast, and some colored pictures along with their children. They were all smiles while they watched the picture-taking by Jackie Woods. The photos will be mailed to the parents very soon. The event was hosted, free of charge, by Kiwanis, Rotary, and the Salvation Army. Breakfast With Santa was sponsored by Parks and Rec for many years, and when they could no longer do it,...
