Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Since 1992, the Kern County Network for Children (KCNC) has prioritized the need for community agencies, organizations and families to work together to address the most critical issues facing children in Kern County. Since shortly after its inception, KCNC began working with neighborhoods in Bakersfield and throughout Kern County to encourage resource sharing which eliminates barriers to services for children and families. The Neighborhood Partnerships, as they were called, became Family Resource Centers, were formed in the mid-1990s with the...
Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County), issued the following statement in regards to the passing of General Chuck Yeager: "General Yeager was an American legend, and one of our nation's best aviators and test pilots. Breaking the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert 73 years ago led to tremendous aerospace achievements and technological advancements. We have lost an American hero. He was a true pioneer that helped establish the East Kern County legacy of aerospace innovation. Thank you for...
Salvation Army Service Center Coordinator Sandy Chavez underscored the organization's local impact when she told members of the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi that she had misspoken earlier that day at the Dec. 2 Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting. "It wasn't 350 Thanksgiving baskets that we provided," Chavez said. "We served 1,000 families with Thanksgiving baskets." Members of the Kiwanis Club visited the Center at 538 East Tehachapi Blvd. for a "field trip" meeting. Forty to...
The main focus of Moving Forward Enterprises LLC is to empower the East Kern community members in a positive direction. There is a high population of homeless in these areas as well as high populations of parolees and probationers. Some individuals are both which can lead to monitoring and compliance issues. Moving Forward Enterprises is trying to fill the gap by aiding the monitoring and compliance agencies. Our goal is to provide assistance for individuals recently released from incarceration as well as employment reentry for general...
Adventist Health proudly accepted a significant donation that will support the upgrades in safety and function of our Mojave Medical Office. The donation of $45,000 will elevate healthcare in Mojave for the residents of this eastern Kern County community. "We certainly deserve to move on to this exciting new chapter: a new hospital in the region, a remodel and expansion of the California City Medical Office – and now, this generous investment in our Mojave Medical Office will provide a c...
On November 17, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered Kern, and 40 other California counties, back into the most economically restrictive Purple Tier. These 41 counties represent 95 percent of our state's population. COVID-19 infection rates have been increasing all across the country, moving largely in an east to west direction. California counties have been monitored by the Governor's Office and the CA Department of Public Health (CDPH) using three metrics: Case Rates, Testing Positivity Rates and an...
Born in Stoughton, Wisconsin, just months before the United States entered World War II, Alex Athans and his eight siblings (Alex was No. 6) were first generation Americans whose parents had emigrated from Greece in the early 20th Century. In 1915, Alex's mother had crossed the Atlantic on a vessel that stopped to pick up survivors of the RMS Lusitania, torpedoed and sunk in 18 minutes by a German U-boat. Alex's parents settled in Chicago, and it was there that they met (both parents would live...
The Kern County Latino COVID-19 Task Force is announcing three additional FREE COVID-19 testing sites to be held as it continues to work toward increasing Kern County’s testing numbers and access for local residents. “Many residents and businesses are relieved and excited to see us in the less restrictive red tier stage. Businesses are finally opening their doors; however, if we want to remain in this stage or improve, we need to continue to keep testing and increasing access,” said Jay Tamsi, co-founder of the Kern County Latino COVID...
East of the Tehachapi Mountains lies the Mojave Desert, a 48,000 square-mile expanse that is one of the great deserts of the world. It is one of the wetter deserts on Earth and is home to nearly 2,000 species of vascular plants. The region near to Tehachapi is commonly referred to as High Desert, since the average elevation is above 2,000 feet – people are often surprised to learn that the town of Mojave, at 2,762 feet, is about 150 feet higher in elevation than Keene at 2,602 feet. The High D...
Through much of this year's presidential campaign it has seemed like Tehachapi was a one-party town, with only one candidate being supported. That has now changed. Anyone driving westbound on Hwy. 58 between the East Tehachapi Blvd. and Mill Street exits will see a bold new billboard stating "Biden/Harris." As of this writing, it is the only one in Kern County. The billboard was the idea of a group of local residents who were talking with each other online about how frustrated they were with...
Mid-March, when COVID-19 restrictions reached our community, the Tehachapi Humanitarian Relief Group was formed. What began as a simple Facebook post offering help to seniors and those impacted by COVID-19, has become a group with more than 1,800 followers. Cassandra Wilsted posted on her personal Facebook page offering to help seniors and those most vulnerable to COVID in mid-March. "Myself and a few other friends pitched in to start a Facebook group and offered our business (The Village that...
Cynthia Zimmer Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer visited virtually with Tehachapi Rotary Club on Sept. 10. She talked about the status of crime in Kern County saying that violent crime is up and it is her goal since coming to the office in January 2019 to see a reduction. She also emphasized the importance of the problem of child trafficking in Kern County citing the location of the county's proximity to north/south and east/west interstates. She said that 85 children have been taken...
Five CCCC employees received the 2019/2020 CCCC Excellence in Education Award for their outstanding work in leading college efforts in serving underrepresented populations and ensuring our educational environment is safe for all. The recipients are Lisa Couch and the champions of the Incarcerated Student Education Program (ISEP) Lisa Stephens, Alec Griffin, Peter Fulks and Nicole Griffin. Lisa Couch, Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services at the college, was recognized for her...
On Aug. 6, second district supervisor Zack Scrivner spoke to the Tehachapi Rotary Club giving county updates related to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. He reported that the financial impact to the county would result in a $25 million budget hole that would likely be felt by all departments, including the sheriff, fire, library and mental health. To help close the gap, the county will be using some of their reserves but there will be a seven-and-a-half percent cut to all departments except public safety. Even with these measures, an $11...
Cerro Coso Community College is celebrating six high school students that earned both their Associate in Arts (AA) college degree in Liberal Arts, as well as their high school diplomas from California City High School. The six students are Airam Gomez, Ashley Padilla, Kimberly Alvarez, Nicole Cabrera, Daisy Montano and Gabrielle Moore. "All were dedicated, hardworking and truly committed to getting their Associates degree by the time they graduated from high school and have plans to continue the...
A small knoll overlooking Meadowbrook Park in Golden Hills has long been home to about 30 Tehachapi pioneers. They don't live there, but rather their earthly remains were laid to rest there in hand-dug graves in the Tehachapi soil more than 100 years ago. After each death, a wagon pulled by a team of horses would slowly carry the casket up the rutted dirt track to the little cemetery on the hill, followed by grieving survivors in buggies, on horseback or on foot. Once at the cemetery, a...
Ashley Whitmore began working for the city of Tehachapi as a part-time clerk when she was 23. Now at 35, she is Administrative Manager/ Deputy City Clerk and manager of Tehachapi Municipal Airport. "The city has been extremely supportive and instrumental in my growth as a public servant," said Whitmore, who spoke at the July 15 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi. The meeting began at the pilot's lounge/terminal and included a personal tour of the airport. Since 2015, she has assisted in...
Father Wesley Clare, pastor of St. Jude's Anglican Church and Chaplain in the National Guard, commemorated his retirement from service in the National Guard on June 28 at St. Jude's Anglican Church. As with most celebrations these days, the event was delayed a few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several chaplains and other military personnel who served with Father Clare over the years as well as members of his congregation and assorted friends and family attended and enjoyed a delicious...
Work is continuing on the Transfer Station. The station was closed for three days to allow for trenching and cable runs for the new access system. The system will require an access sticker on your vehicle, and will only allow authorized vehicles to open the gate. This will help eliminate unauthorized dumping at the site. Green waste will be placed on the ground in the north east corner of the site, chipped by the CSD staff and loaded into a 50 yard bin. It appears the District will be able to...
Longer days, warmer temperatures and changing barometric pressure have started bringing about the annual reappearance of snakes in the Tehachapi Mountains. They've been here all along, of course, but have spent the colder months tucked away in an old rodent burrow, rock crevice, fallen log or some other hibernaculum. This period of cold weather dormancy among snakes, lizards and tortoises is called brumation, from the Latin word "bruma," meaning "midwinter" or "winter solstice." While it is...
The Board of Directors approved funds to expand the solid waste site and the project is underway. After investigating the possibility of moving the site, it was determined that because the existing site for solid waste transfer was already approved, it would be very cost effective to modify the existing site in order to meet the needs of the community, as well as the state and county. The site will have additional fencing and access control gates that will only allow authorized individuals...
To protect our community’s most vulnerable residents during the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Foundation is investing $20,000 in East Kern and Tehachapi to assist senior citizens and the underserved. The project delivers needed funding to senior centers in Boron, California City, Mojave and Tehachapi to assist them in reimbursing volunteer drivers who are bringing food to medically vulnerable senior citizens to keep them supplied with nutritious meals daily. The grant also provides funding to the Salvation A...
On May 5, Kern County 5th District Supervisor and Chair of the Board of Supervisors, Leticia Perez officially opened the County’s first free drive-thru California community-based testing site (CBTS) for COVID-19. On May 4, the site conducted a soft opening for medical personnel only. Testing is available by appointment only. “The residents of East Bakersfield are some of the most medically underserved populations in the nation. Many of these individuals are helping keep our vital services operational and I believe they deserve better. That is w...
David Schulgen, who made a career in the wind industry starting from its early days in the 1980s, had unambivalent feelings about wind energy when it arrived in the Tehachapi Mountains: "I hated wind turbines. We raised cattle in Oak Creek Canyon, and I liked to explore the hills around Tehachapi, and I didn't like the wind turbines coming in." His feelings toward the wind industry evolved. But it took some time. The wind industry still didn't exist in the area when Dave graduated from...
We usually have a big Easter egg hunt at our old farm on Cherry Lane for the children of family and friends. Of course it didn't happen this year because of the pandemic. But most years, a few uninvited guests leave with eggs: a couple of resident ravens help themselves to eggs that the kids hadn't found yet. Ravens don't just score a few hard-boiled chicken eggs, but even plastic eggs have proven tempting to those large black birds – I have seen ravens fly away with a brightly-colored p...
