Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." –Maya Angelou When I first met Lewis Brown I felt uplifted and inspired. It was fascinating to feel so impacted by someone I met for the first time. I remember thinking, "This is a man who truly makes a difference in the lives of others. What an honor it is to meet him." I shouldn't have been surprised because so many people had told me that Lewis was "...
The 34th annual Holiday Cottage Program supporting Kern County Foster Children was the topic of discussion on Season 2, Episode 110 of TehachaPod. There are more than 2,000 children in the Kern County foster care system and this program provides holiday gifts for these children. Jana Slagle from the Kern County Department of Human Services talks about the Holiday Cottage Program and how foster children make a wish and the community has an opportunity to fulfill that wish. Slagle explains the...
City of Tehachapi’s promotional video went viral reaching hundreds of thousands of people across the United States on Facebook, alone, in what has become the most-watched video produced by the City of Tehachapi in the five years of making in-house videos. On Thursday, Oct. 21 the City of Tehachapi produced a one-minute recruitment video promoting the City of Tehachapi to the In-N-Out Burger corporation. It took off instantly, being shared and picked up by media outlets locally at first, and t...
Season 2, Episode 106 Saida Woolf, a 17-year-old Tehachapi resident, has completed her "Soulstream" comic book series and it has been combined into a 132-page book published by Simon & Schuster. Saida shares the journey of writing and creating all the art for her fantasy superhero comic book on TehachaPod. She talks about her experiences working with Scout Comics, who helped her through the writing. Woolf will be appearing at the Errea House Museum, 311 N. Green Street, in Downtown Tehachapi on...
Season 2, Episode 103 & 104 On episode 103 the TehachaPod crew provide updates on projects and events around Tehachapi. TVRPD has several programs and events in the works. The "Holiday Decorating Contest" is back and is growing in the unincorporated areas this year. We have updates on road projects and a few more areas where dirt is being moved for new businesses. In episode 104, Dan Bronson visits the studio to talk about some of his experiences in the movie industry. Bronson, who lives in...
The case of the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District vs. the City of Tehachapi is scheduled for a mandatory settlement conference on Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. The remote meeting, involving all parties, is not held in court. "We want to get it resolved," water district Manager Tom Neisler told The Loop. "We laid out our case in 40 pages." The "40 pages" is Superior Court of California County of Kern Case No. BCV 21-102184, a petition for writ of mandate that seeks to set aside the Environmental...
On Oct. 4, the City of Tehachapi presented its first two Tehachapi Beautiful Awards. City Manager Greg Garrett, accompanied by City Council members Susan Wiggins and Christina Scrivner, presented Socorro and Carl Schmidt, 211 W. Valley Blvd., with their award and personally placed the sign for all to see. Socorro was born in Tehachapi and she and Carl bought the home in 1954. A block of cement from their original driveway remains etched with the date Sept. 17, 1954. "I took care of it for...
Season 2, Episode 100 TehachaPod records its 100th episode over two seasons. Key, Corey and Greg talk about the different topics, guests and how the show has grown. TehachaPod has talked about Public Safety Power Shutoffs, Emergency Preparation, Capital Projects in the city, featured General Matthew Higher from Edwards Air Force Base, and paid tribute to our veterans and active-duty military. In this episode we also talk about maintaining our infrastructure in Tehachapi and things that are...
Season 2, Episode 102 In this episode we feature the Tehachapi Apple Festival, which returns on Oct. 16 and 17 after taking a year off due to COVID-19 restrictions. Linda Carhart comes into the TehachaPod studios to talk about what to look forward to at this year's event in Downtown Tehachapi. Once again, the Apple Festival will benefit local charities and will be a family-fun weekend. Linda tells us about the events planned, which include an apple pie eating contest and apple pie baking...
The last Tehachapi Farmers Market of the season was on Thursday, Sept. 30. This was your last chance to stop by Green Street in Downtown Tehachapi and check out fresh produce from local farmers all in one place until the Summer of 2022. "It's sad to see the season come to an end. I am so grateful to meet all of the vendors and community members, who shopped this season, that made it so successful. We're already looking forward to next year," said Marianna Gutierrez, Farmers Market manager. The...
On Tuesday, Oct. 5, the City of Tehachapi was notified its podcast TehachaPod has been honored by the 16th Annual w3 Awards as a Silver Award recipient. TehachaPod was recognized in the category General Series – Public Service & Activism for the episode "Where Does Tehachapi's Water Come From?" This episode was published on March 26 of this year and can be listened to at tehachapod.libsyn.com/where-does-tehachapis-water-come-from. "It is an honor to be recognized for communicating with our c...
The September 21, Houchin Community Blood Bank mobile blood drive was the 25th blood drive held in the Tehachapi area since the COVID-19 lockdown began. Over the past 18 months approximately 850 pints of blood have been donated in Tehachapi, with many residents having donated multiple times. According to Key Budge, Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Tehachapi, these donations account for approximately 2,500 lives impacted; one pint of blood can help save up to three lives. Locals...
Season 2, Episode 98 In this episodes of TehachaPod we meet and get to know Edward Martin, the new director of day-to-day operations of Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Hospital. He talks about his journey through the health care profession and how it took him to Africa and Haiti, among other destinations, before coming to Tehachapi. Edward brings a wealth of knowledge running small and rural hospitals to his new post. He also decided to call Tehachapi home and is quickly getting to know the...
At the September 20 City Council meeting, Assistant to the City Manager Corey Costelloe presented an implementation plan for City compliance with SB1383. It is a new law which addresses mandatory organics recycling, including edible food reclamation and the addition of a third organics collection barrel, along with a probable cost increase to residents. When first brought to their attention, the City Council sent a letter to CalRecycle expressing their concerns about the timing and cost increase...
In the Season 2, Episode 97 episode of TehachaPod we ask, "Where were you on September 11, 2001?" With the 20th anniversary of these tragic events that killed nearly 3,000 innocent Americans on that day, we found ourselves talking about how vivid the memories still are for us. This episode recounts memories from three people who were in obviously different stages of their lives 20 years ago. Key Budge was a first responder and shares his memories of where he was and reaction; Corey Costelloe...
In season 2, episode 96, Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer came into the TehachaPod studios at Tehachapi City Hall to talk about crime in Kern County. Zimmer is a 38-year veteran of the District Attorney's office in Kern County, 35 as a prosecutor and the last three serving as the District Attorney. Zimmer talks candidly about how the prosecutor's office remains impartial and focuses on justice. She talks about crime trends in Kern County and Tehachapi. She covers the challenges...
Recently released episodes of TehachaPod feature interviews with the Tehachapi High School Booster Club, and a conversation with Tehachapi Valley Recreation Parks District (TVRPD). In episode 94 of TehachaPod, Corey Costelloe becomes the interviewee as a THS alumni and member of the Warrior Board of Directors. Corey gets into detail about how the Booster Club supports the THS student athletes throughout the year. He explains how they could use community volunteers and how we all can support the...
Season 2, Episode 89, the topic is wastewater in the city of Tehachapi. When you flush where does the water go? TehachaPod invited Don Marsh Tehachapi's Public Works Director and Deputy Director Tyler Napier into the studio to talk about wastewater and how our sewer system works. With some 45 miles of sewer system within the city limits there is a lot of wastewater that must be treated. Don and Tyler explain the processes the wastewater goes through and what happens to it after it has been...
With an official ribbon cutting on Monday, July 26, Friends of the Depot (FOTD), representatives from Kern County and major donors celebrated the completion of the Loop Overlook project. FOTD Vice President Keith Sackewitz initially envisioned the project several years ago after seeing a photograph of an older woman attempting to cross the road to view the historical Tehachapi Loop railroad marvel. It was obvious that the narrow road handled too much traffic for people to view the Loop safely. H...
New Lehigh head introduced Past Lehigh plant manager Craig Mifflin came back to Tehachapi from his new home in Carlsbad, California to introduce the Tehachapi City Council to Lehigh’s new plant manager Blaise Moran. During the July 19 meeting Mifflin explained that the Lehigh Cement Plant has been sold with escrow to close around Sept. 1. Martin Marietta Inc., a completely U.S. owned corporation located primarily in the eastern part of the country, paid $22.3 billion for Lehigh, thus e...
On Tuesday, July 27, Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB) joined forces with the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District (TVRPD) and the City of Tehachapi on the fifth Tehachapi-wide blood drive of 2021 for these three organizations. The drive collected 37 units of blood and had four first-time donors! More than 200 people have donated blood (potentially saving up to 600 lives) this year at the five Tehachapi drives in 2021. "It just makes me so proud of everyone who gives of their time to...
On July 12, in a nearly three hour meeting, the Tehachapi Planning Commission heard a presentation of the final master plan for the proposed Sage Ranch development from Development Services Director Jay Schlosser, who tried to keep it as short and complete as possible. The Sage Ranch project consists of 995 single family and multi-family residential units to be constructed on 138 acres on Valley Blvd. near Tehachapi High School. Schlosser said that the project is to be completed in nine phases...
In Season 2, Episode 85, TehachaPod dives into Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) events in a conversation with Southern California Edison (SCE) representatives and gets answers from questions from the greater Tehachapi community. The PSPS season usually begins in October and runs into January due to the weather conditions. They discuss what weather conditions must be met to turn off power and if the grid hardening changes any of those circumstances. SCE's Director of Expedited Grid Hardening...
At the first of two meetings held on June 21 at the BeeKay Theatre, the Tehachapi City Council approved the nearly 80-page, $27.4 million balanced budget for the year 2021-22. The approved budget also addressed projected fiscal years through 2025-26. Included in the budget were all operating funds within the City including the General Fund, enterprise funds such as Water, Sewer, Airport, Transit and Refuse and Capital Project funds. Particular challenges to the budget were created for the City b...
The City of Tehachapi has announced the Live Stream of the 4th of July Fireworks Show via Facebook Live starting at 9 p.m. from the Tehachapi Airport. It can be viewed on the City of Tehachapi Facebook page @CityOfTehachapi. “I am just so proud of our city, our community members, and on this day every year we can come together and celebrate America. Last year’s show was scheduled, then cancelled and then we put it on at the last minute due to the rapidly changing rules being put in place by the State of California and COVID-19. I want to sha...
