Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Six members of Congress from California are campaigning to site the proposed Space Development Agency in the military areas of Edwards Air Force Base and the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. At the March 14 meeting of the East Kern Economic Alliance (EKEA) at the Mojave Air and Space Port, Representative Kevin McCarthy's field rep Gary Medina presented a letter sent from the congresspersons to President Donald Trump, stating the case for the location. "[W]e urge you to consider two bases...
A Hall Ambulance Paramedic and an EMT serving the desert community of Boron, Calif., were among 33 EMS workers honored by the State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) Dec. 5 at the Marine's Memorial Club & Hotel in San Francisco. Paramedic Ken Sexton and EMT Donnie Self were recognized with a Community Service Award for spearheading what has become an annual tradition – the Boron Senior Center BBQ, which is looked forward to by the locals while raising funds to support the...
Michael Biglay ~ In canvassing the District, Michael Biglay said he found that the number one issue that people are concerned about is crime. "Everybody wants more deputies," he said. He wants to see more growth, more jobs and an emphasis on public safety. Different communities have different concerns, he said -- in Boron, it's theft and trash dumping; in Taft, the issue is roads. Biglay would begin Town Hall meetings and workshops to identify what is needed most. "I don't feel we get...
The Kern County Superintendent of School's award-winning "Do the Math" live TV broadcast and free tutoring program is set to return for its 17th season on Sept. 11. For the past 16 years, the live interactive program has helped students strengthen their math awareness as credentialed teachers help them work out math problems on live television. Free, phone-in tutoring is available to students from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays by calling (661) 636-4357 or toll free at (866)...
The court-ordered realignment of the five Kern County Supervisor districts to create a second Hispanic-majority voting bloc has produced an expanded District 2 that is the size of a small kingdom. Tehachapi resident Zack Scriver represents District 2, which will lose portions of its area to other districts while expanding across the entire lower half of Kern County from the San Bernardino County line to the San Luis Obispo County line. Beginning with the Nov. 6, 2018 election, the District 2...
Rio Tinto, owner of one of the three largest borate resources in the world and the largest open pit mine in California, welcomes visitors to its Boron Visitor Center, seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Boron is 51 miles east of Tehachapi on Hwy.. 58. Mary Beth Garrison, the company's Boron public relations director (above, speaking at the Feb. 7 meeting of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council at the Tehachapi Police Department community room) has a team of hosts to...
The Lions Clubs of California are sponsoring the 81st Annual Student Speaker Contest. Besides offering an opportunity for self-expression and public speaking, the key purpose of the statewide contest is to promote critical thinking regarding problems we face in the U.S. Speakers this year are being asked to answer the question, "Integrity and Civility Play What Role in Today's Society?" On March 10, students from schools in Boron, California City, Ridgecrest and Tehachapi competed in the Desert...
The Tehachapi Lions Club held the 81st Annual Student Speaker Contest at the club level on February 15 at the Tehachapi Senior Center. The topic this year is, "Integrity and Civility Play What Role in Today's Society?" Lion Eva Hebebrand was this year's contest chairman. The only contestant this year was Deanna Alvarado. Alvarado is a junior at California City High School. Contest judges this year were Nick Altieri, Harriet Clendenin and Vickie Harp. Alvarado gave an outstanding speech and won...
Robert "Curtis" Petrey was born April 23, 1939, in Petrey, Ala., to Charlie Winford and Maybell Campbell Petrey. He graduated from Luverne High School, in Luverne, Ala., in 1958. He married the love of his life, Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Sasser of Brantley, Ala., on July 11, 1959, and later traveled to Boron, Calif., where they would reside for the next thirty-one years. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by Maggie and their four children: Brad of Boron, Calif., Sheryl Petrey...
Tehachapi Jewelry, Gem, and Mineral Show was a huge success! After a year hiatus Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Society found a new home at the Tehachapi Senior Center for its annual Jewelry, Gem, and Mineral Show held over Mountain Festival weekend. There were new vendors in addition to old favorites selling jewelry, fossils, beads, mineral samples, etc. The vendors donated items from their booths and visitors were treated to a variety of raffle prizes. The largest raffle item was TVGMS's...
David and Bonnie Michaels arrived in Tehachapi at the end of June. They had lived in Chino Hills in San Bernardino County since their marriage 26 years ago. Bonnie retired on June 30 after working for the City of Chino Hills for the last 16 years. They both said that the area had become too congested. After looking at various retirement locations, Tehachapi offered the rural environment that they had once had and was still within close proximity to their grandchildren in Victorville. After...
Hall Ambulance Service, Inc. Founder and President Harvey L. Hall was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) degree, conferred in the names of the California State University and California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) at the spring 2017 commencement on May 19. An honorary doctorate is CSUB's highest honor. The presentation was made by CSUB President Horace Mitchell, Ph.D., who stated, "Harvey Hall's support for CSUB and our community is upfront and unwavering. The...
Will and Kami Dennis lived in Bakersfield for five years but wanted to move their family to more open spaces. They looked for more than two years. Will said that he wanted to go back to Wyoming where he was born but Kami had relatives in Bakersfield and wanted to stay close by. They found that there were wide open spaces, natural surroundings and four seasons available right here in Tehachapi and that would be a good solution for everyone. They finally found exactly what they needed, 53 acres...
The first clinic will be in conjunction with Kern County Animal Services and San Joaquin Veterinary Hospital, Marley's is offering a low-cost spay and neuter clinics in outlying areas of Kern County, eastern Kern County, Arvin, Lamont, Shafter and Taft. On Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tehachapi Senior Center, 500 East F Street, Tehachapi, Calif. Marley's Mutts will be hosting a Mobile Spay & Neuter Clinic for dogs. $30 per dog, limit 2 dogs per household, includes surgery,...
Serena Allen, a senior at Quartz Hill High School, won the Lions Desert Region Student Speaker Contest on March 25. The Desert Region is comprised of Lions clubs from Acton, Boron, California City, Mojave, Palmdale, Ridgecrest and Tehachapi. Allen already competed in and won the Palmdale Lions Club level contest and the Desert Zone A competition collecting cash prizes at each event. During this event, Allen squared off against the Desert Zone B winner, Sandra Flores of Boron High School. Allen...
Competition stiffened in the 80th Annual Student Speaker Contest, sponsored by the Lions Club throughout California. Narrowing the field, Sandra Flores has won the Desert Zone B Contest, receiving $150 on a quest to win the $21,000 scholarship prize. Flores, a student at Boron High School, made her first presentation to the Boron Lions Club. The competition begins at the local level and students progress through the ranks until there is but one winner remaining. Official judges Larry Hill,...
Another lake appears – Just as Surprise Lake in the lowlands of Bear Valley appears infrequently, a lake has arisen like Brigadoon in the lowlands of Sand Canyon (photo right). The lake is a catch basin built 50 years ago to irrigate potato crops at the bottom of the canyon. "That's the story I have heard, anyway," said Richard Cantrell of the Quail Valley Water District, which does not own the property or the lake. The lake got so high in the usually dry basin this year that water flowed o...
The Tehachapi Lions Club held the 80th Annual Student Speaker Contest at the club level on Feb. 16 at the Tehachapi Senior Center. The topic this year is "Is the Right to Privacy a Threat to our National Security?" Lion Eva Hebebrand was the contest chairman. The two contestants this year were Annie Walker and Danika Hipp. Walker is a senior at Heritage Oaks Christian Academy and Hipp is a senior at Tehachapi High School. Contest judges were Harriet Clendenin, Lorrie O'Brien, Pastor Robert...
Beware scams – Evil people use “social engineering” to scam you. At the Feb. 1 meeting of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council, Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce President Ida Perkins distributed a reprint from the Security Awareness Newsletter by James Lyne that explains how scammers fool people. “Cyber attackers have learned that often the easiest way to steal your information, hack your accounts or infect your systems is by simply tricking you into making a mistake...
A comprehensive healthcare assessment in the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District service area shows that the community needs better access to primary health care. "That's the number one need – access to primary care," district CEO Eugene Suksi said at the Jan. 17 board meeting at the new office at 305 S. Robinson Street. According to the study, barriers to healthcare access arise from income (the underlying causes of health disparity being elderly poverty, child poverty and single-parent p...
Supervisor Zack Scrivner announced that he was elected to serve as Chairman of the Kern County Board of Supervisors for 2017. "I am honored to serve as Chairman of the Kern County Board of Supervisors. 2017 will be another challenging year, but I look forward to working with Ryan Alsop, our new County Administrative Officer, and all of the county's hard working employees, and the many volunteers that make our county government work. Government derives not only its authority but also its...
The Tehachapi Lions Club successfully completed their 4th Annual Apple Drop on Oct. 9 during the Tehachapi Apple Festival. Due to the generosity of others, the Lions will be able to donate funds to Christmas for Seniors in Tehachapi and the Lions Diabetes Foundation. The Lions would like to thank the community of Tehachapi for its support as well as Albertson's for allowing them to sell tickets in front of their store. For the past two years, BSE Equipment Rental played a huge part in the succes...
The East Kern County economic diversification study currently being carried out by the Austin-based TIP Strategies has found that "location quotients" (LQ) by occupation show ratios of high-level jobs per geographical designation above those of the nation, state and Kern County as a whole. "Location quotients by occupation is one of the most exciting findings," TIP senior consultant John Karras said at a presentation to the East Kern Economic Alliance on Sept. 7, 2016 at the Rio Tinto plant...
Attendance at the Boron Senior Center will certainly be high on June 9 as golden agers look forward to the 8th Annual Boron Senior Center Barbecue, hosted by the Hall Ambulance Paramedics and EMTs assigned to Post 17 in Boron, California. When: Thursday, June 9, 2016 Time: 11:30 – 2:00p.m. Where: Boron Senior Center 27177 Twenty Mule Team Rd Boron, California For years, the paramedics and EMTs working from Hall Ambulance’s Post 17 in Boron, have formed a kinship with the members of the Boron Senior Center where they provide regularly scheduled...
More Sponsors. More Fun. More Surprises. Cheers to Charity 2016 is shaping up to be the Must-Do Charity Event for the Summer Season! This annual fund raising event, to be held Saturday, August 13 at Aviator Park, has more sponsors, more surprises and more fun planned than ever before! Cheers to Charity benefits local charities and features live music, mouth-watering tapas, scrumptious wines, delicious craft beer ... plus the area’s only offering of skillfully made home-brewed beer. Choice cigars (available for purchase), a silent auction, a cof...
