Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Marcos Hernandez, owner of Markos D1 Salon in Downtown Tehachapi, is the winner of the 2024 Tehachapi Window Decorating Contest, with his "Tehachapi Wonderland" display. This festive competition included 11 local competing businesses this year, including Witts, Simply Perfect Gifts and Decor, American Pacific Mortgage, Funky Junk by Go2Girlz, Go2Girlz, The Semerenko Team, Kotz Agency, The Loop newspaper, Coldwell Banker Frontier and Gallery 'N' Gifts. It was a steep competition, but only one bus...
Tehachapi has experienced some wild weather in recent years. We at Karl's Hardware have been slammed with customers needing help with all the issues that back-to-back storms have caused. We just want to let the community know we are here for all your weather-related needs. We have everything from sand bags to water wattles. Using wattles is an easy way to help divert water away from an area, as well as to keep water from flooding areas of concern. Sand bags are also available, empty or filled, w...
Looking your best just got even better in Tehachapi On Dec. 4, Mama Bear Brows celebrated its Grand Opening with a ribbon cutting. Amber Bell, owner and operator of Mama Bear Brows, opened her own private space at 117 S. Mill St., Ste. H, where she could give her clients undivided attention. Offering professional permanent makeup for all, Amber specializes in permanent eyebrow, lip and eyeliner makeup. She also offers microneedling and other beautification services. The event was well attended...
During the City Council meeting on Dec. 16, the City officially welcomed returning leaders who took the oath of office to begin their terms of service. Joan Pogon-Cord (District 4) was nominated and unanimously elected as Mayor, and Jeanette Pauer (District 2) was unanimously elected as Mayor Pro-Tem. In addition to the mayoral appointments, councilmembers and elected officials were sworn in: • Michael Davies: District 3 • Hannah Chung: District 5 • Tori Marsh: City Clerk • Marianna Gutierr...
Last week, I had the chance to reconnect with my friend Kimberly Karver, and it was magical. We first met on MasterChef Generations, both earning our white MasterChef aprons and representing Team Gen X. Fun fact: we were two of the shortest competitors in the kitchen, standing side-by-side, two GenX "BFFs" with our own unique stories. Over the course of the competition, and even more so over the past year, we have discovered how much we share in common during our exchange of letters and video...
On Dec. 14, local veterans group 5150 Dieselz were joined by VFW Post 5948 and American Legion Post 221 in laying wreaths at the base of the military memorials located in Freedom Plaza in Downtown Tehachapi. Eight wreaths in all were placed honoring those who have served in the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines. An additional wreath was placed honoring members of the military who are listed as POW-MIA. Wreaths Across America is a...
AltaOne Federal Credit Union is excited to announce the AltaOne Foundation's 2025 Digital Scholarship Program and Reach New Heights Grant Program, two impactful initiatives aimed at supporting the educational aspirations of local students and the vital work of nonprofit organizations in our communities. Digital Scholarship Program The AltaOne Foundation's Digital Scholarship Program is open to high school students 14 years and older, graduating high school seniors and current college students...
All my life I've celebrated Christmas in one way or another, even though a lifetime of changing circumstances has also periodically necessitated changes in beloved holiday traditions. This year will be no exception – a welcome low-key day awaits me – although over the years I've also expanded my own personal celebrations to include more than one holiday. You see, through the years, thanks to a curiosity instilled in me long ago by my mother, I've learned about a number of other holidays dur...
Christopher (Chris) Franklin Sheppard was born on Oct. 17, 1963, in Dinuba, California, to Richard Franklin and Rose Marie Sheppard. Chris passed away on Nov. 30 in Pahrump, Nevada, after a valiant four-year battle with cancer. Chris joined the United States Air Force at 17 and dedicated over 26 years of service as a POL (Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant) airman, retiring as a Senior Master Sergeant in February 2008. He continued his dedication to service with the Defense Logistics Agency until his...
Busy days at Mojave Air & Space Port! On Friday, Dec. 13, two firms at Mojave Air & Space Port at Rutan Field did flight test work. Boom Aerospace, canceled their test flight on Thursday, but resumed on Friday. Takeoff and test flight was successful. Evan Hawley, a young photographer from Lancaster came to watch XB-1 Boom and was thrilled when he saw Stratolaunch taxi out for takeoff later in the morning. He captured some fantastic photos of both aircraft. When XB-1 Boom flew on Oct. 7, Chief...
Patricia Ann Grimshaw, 89, passed away on the morning of Dec. 5. Patricia was born on Sept. 16, 1935, in Gainesville, Texas to Joesph W. and Kathleen M. Howard. She graduated from Gainesville High School and Junior College in May 1953. She graduated from the University of North Texas with a teaching degree in May 1955. Following her graduation, she started her teaching career in Electra, Texas at the age of 19. In 1956, she took a teaching position in Lovinton, New Mexico. Later that year while...
Have you ever noticed that really good things live on and on in the hearts of men, while bad things, though hard to live through, eventually crumble from within and fall away? Regimes that demoralize humanity come and go. Darkness is overpowered by light. Humans write those stories so they can be passed down through generations and be remembered, both historical and fiction. A small baby is born, laid in a manger and 2,000 plus years later, we still celebrate that birthday and a life unmeasured...
We got to hear many holiday favorites during the annual TPOPs Sing-along Concert on Dec. 15. The performance featured the TPOPs community orchestra, many special guests and us, as the audience got to sing-along with all these great Christmas carols and seasons greetings songs. The fantastic conductors were Amy Rodriguez and James Peck with special guest singer Michelle Fulton and all her children helping out on vocals. Robby Martinez and Terri Asher also blessed us with Christmas songs, and...
I just came across a photo of our community water tank from years past; the caption at the bottom says, circa 1914. Circa is a way of saying, "about" or "approximately," or " darned if I know!" Close enough. It's from the Ed Wiggins collection and were it not for Ed's saved photos, Tehachapi's pictorial history would be sadly lacking. He was the ancestor of Tehachapi's pioneer Wiggins family. He took many, many pictures but did not take this picture of the water tower since Ed and my brother, Ev...
On Dec. 5, nine children from the greater Tehachapi area were selected and partnered up with law enforcement officers from the Tehachapi Police Department, Kern County Sheriff's Office, California Highway Patrol and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to celebrate the annual "Shop with a Cop" event. Each year, the event is coordinated by the Tehachapi Police Foundation and starts with the children having dinner with officers at the Tehachapi Police Department, an opportunity...
William Earl Bratcher was born in Blanchard, Oklahoma in 1945. In 1963, at 18 years of age, William married Rebecca Smith, with whom he spent 61 wonderful years. During his time, William worked hard for his wife and three children through employment at three different cement plants. William expanded his work knowledge through learning the welding trade, where he joined the carpenter's union as a millwright. For the next 27 years, this hardworking man plied his trade all across California...
Charlie Hernandez had a uniquely Tehachapi Valley upbringing, with life experiences that included loading ore cars for the little narrow gauge train that used to operate at the Monolith Portland Cement Company to designing the shoulder patch for Tehachapi's fledgling new police department when he was still a sophomore in high school. Charlie was born on November 7, 1938 to Pedro and Hillaria Hernandez, one of nine children who lived to adulthood (two siblings died as children). Charlie's father...
The 2024 Tehachapi Christmas Parade has officially wrapped up, marking the largest event in its 23-year history. The parade, which took place on Dec. 7, saw a stunning 52 entries from a wide-range of participants, including small businesses, large corporations, local organizations, churches and even a beautifully decorated school bus from the Tehachapi School District. Among the highlights was an impressive display by Tehachapi Cement (formerly Martin Marietta), which showcased one of its...
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