Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Gallery 'N' Gifts will be all dressed up for the holidays at our December 4 First Friday. The Gallery's jewelers and stained glass artist will feature some of their beautiful new items. Come join us for a fabulous start to the holidays December 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Gallery, 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd....
Who needs Black Friday when you have Shop Small Saturday? Shop Small Saturday was started by American Express in 2010 as a response to the recession to help out small businesses that were struggling due to the economic downturn. The recession of that time can’t hold a candle to how the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt businesses, especially small businesses that don’t have the resources to hang on much longer. If ever there was a time that small business owners need your support, it’s now! Shop Small...
On First Friday, December 4, from 5 to 8 p.m., On the Boulevard will be previewing their weekend Vendor Sale. Check out the eight to 10 vendors that will be showing their wares on Saturday and Sunday. The vendors will be showing a variety of items including jewelry, trains and Christmas items. On the Boulevard will be open December 5 and 6 during their regular hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday for shoppers to check out the vendors who will be displaying jewelry,...
The City of Tehachapi is continuing to sponsor community blood drives with two events scheduled for December in cooperation with Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District (TVRPD). Each month since the COVID-19 crises began, two blood drives have been held as Houchin Community Blood Blank (HCBB), TVRPD and the City of Tehachapi have worked together to help save lives through the donation of blood. The first event is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at TVRPD West Park...
Tehachapi Treasure Trove is having a super sale starting on First Friday, December 4, and continuing Saturday, December 5. This will be a great opportunity for you to save on holiday gift shopping while also supporting local businesses. Please note: because of COVID concerns, no food, entertainment or seating will be available during these sales, and masks are required. On First Friday, Tehachapi Treasure Trove will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will feature a presale during the evening (5...
Sunday, October 25, the 40th Anniversary celebration of Moessner Family Farms, the first farm to table restaurant in Tehachapi, dawned as a rare foggy, drippy day, the only such weather day of that type in several weeks, as it turned out. Despite the gloom, the celebration drew a steady stream of guests, amounting to a few hundred people, over several hours. Among the festivities were a pumpkin patch where guests could pick their own pumpkins, a pumpkin carving station, several independent...
The turnout was indeed terrific for our fifth and final Tehachapi rally, with attendance conservatively amounting to about 750 rallygoers, more than a few of them coming from Bakersfield, Mojave, Rosamond and other communities near Tehachapi. The rally took place Friday, October 30, from 3 to 6 p.m. at our usual location (Tucker Rd. and Valley Blvd.). While many of the folks were attending their third, fourth or even fifth rally, we did have an exciting newcomer this time – war hero and P...
Panda Express hiring for Tehachapi Location Panda Express, a subsidiary of Panda Restaurant Group will held a hiring event on Friday, October 30 for their Tehachapi location set to open within the next few months. Construction on the project started mid-summer and the new location on Tucker Road is moving briskly through the construction process and now staffing the new restaurant is becoming a priority. Panda Restaurant Group hosted a "Virtual Interview Day" for their nearly 40 positions that...
Gallery 'N' Gifts November 6 First Friday will feature new works from our painters, photographers and our gourd artist. Come and enjoy a glass of wine and some beautiful new artwork, November 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Gallery, 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd....
On the Boulevard, an eclectic collection of affordable art, will be open again for First Friday, November 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. They will be featuring the photographic art of Sonja Bronson of Quail Ridge Studios in Bear Valley Springs. Bronson is known for her photographs of animals, horses and nature in general. Also on display will be other art objects, oils, ceramics and “Tramp” art. Items on display at the gallery adjacent to On the Boulevard antiques will be on display for three weeks. New...
The Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society is excited and pleased to once again be able to offer wonderful concerts this season. RCMS has been offering an annual series of concerts for almost 15 years. In planning this year’s concert series, the RCMS leadership always had in mind that COVID-19 restrictions would have an impact. Generally, concerts entertain an audience of hundreds but chamber music is performed for a much smaller audience in a more intimate setting. That makes chamber music uniquely situated to continue to entertain audiences d...
"Ah, the labor I love," said Marc Nail, winemaker for Tehachapi Winery. "The wine maker prepares 10 months for the start of harvest, waiting patiently for the grapes to ripen. Then it starts – harvest time. Long hours turn into long days, which become a month, then two with no days off. Harvest begins before sunrise with arrival at the winery around 8 a.m. Everyone is busy cleaning and sanitizing the equipment. Everything is stainless steel or food grade materials – conveyors, destemmer, sor...
On Friday, September 25, supporters of President Trump's re-election conducted the third rally in Tehachapi since late July. As the election has heated up, so has interest in our rallies: the July rally attracting 200 plus folks, the August rally 400 to 500, and at the recent September rally 800 to 1000. Rally-goer Wilbur W. Wells was quoted in the Tehachapi News observing, "There were literally hundreds of American flags present, and not a single one was burned or disrespected. Instead, people...
We have been plagued with smoke recently from the tragic fires taking place all over California. Heartfelt sympathy to all those facing tragedy and the loss of their homes. The water aerobics class has come to an end for the summer, but some determined individuals are going to continue in the pool through the fall and winter. They have been attending in-service training at the pool, so as to be familiar with taking the cover off and on, and safety rules. The Garden Club has one more meeting on the third Friday of October at 11 a.m. This will...
On the weekend of September 18, Tehachapi Winery became the newest local tasting room to open to the public for tastings. Owner Mike Chan and winemaker Marc Nail announced that their 2017 and 2018 red varietals are available for tasting and bottle sales. They include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Pinot Noir and Syrah. Chan began growing grapes soon after retiring from CCI as his retirement project. He started by planting two acres of red wine grapes. It was not long before he knew he...
On the morning of Friday, Aug. 7, Paul Roger Beckett, loving husband and father, was called home to his Heavenly Father. Paul, at the age of 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep after his long struggle against Parkinson's disease. A resident of Tehachapi since 1992, Paul was born on May 21, 1932 in Franklin, Ohio to Clyde and Wilma Beckett. He grew up in a farming community and graduated from Carlisle High School in Carlisle, Ohio, class of 1950. In school Paul enjoyed playing on both the...
Moments after the last notes of "Taps" fade away from a lone bugler, you can hear the "ka-KER-ker" calling of nearby California quail. Two men in spotless military uniforms remove the American flag from a silver casket, triangle-fold it, and present it to a grieving relative. The honor guard is dismissed. From the lower branches of a big valley oak, the liquid warble of a meadowlark drifts upward. Another funeral service has ended at Bakersfield National Cemetery, tucked serenely into the rollin...
As I write this on Friday, May 1, there is lots of talk but still no final written procedure on using your PPP funds and how to make sure the loan is forgiven. Let's say you're one of the fortunate business owners who have received your PPP money. What do you do with it? How do you spend the money, and what do you do with money so that you can make sure you don't have an outstanding loan at the end of the eight-week period? The CARES Act gave us funding for the Paycheck Protection Program,...
Kern County Superintendent of Schools and local school districts recently announced that during the scheduled Spring Break holiday, meal services were still provided Monday through Thursday (April 6 – April 9). No meal services will be held on Good Friday, April 10, and Monday, April 13. Normal daily meal services will resume on Tuesday, April 14. During the first full week of Kern County school closures, approximately 108,000 children were being served two daily meals — lunch and breakfast for the following day — at roughly 80 locations county...
The CSD offices will be closed to the public. The staff will still be available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:25 p.m. to take your phone calls or emails. Call (661) 822-3268 for any assistance. Due to recommendations from Federal, State and local officials, the Stallion Springs Community Services District is canceling all nonessential activities until further notice due to COVID-19 concerns. All SSCSD owned properties will be closed. Precautionary measures are essential in helping to pr...
My family and I are praying for health and comfort for our communities and our nation during this unprecedented time. The COVID-19 Pandemic has had far-reaching effects on our health care systems, our economy and our daily lives. The operations of government on all levels, including the County of Kern, has been drastically altered over the past several weeks, and no one knows for sure how long the current situation will continue. As your Second District Kern County Supervisor, I want to assure...
Two main COVID-19 test sites in Bakersfield take walk-in patients. Priority Urgent Care is testing at all their locations, and check-in can be done online. Daniella Diaz, receptionist at Accelerated Urgent Care, said its clinic on Coffee Road is now dedicated entirely to Coronavirus testing, complete with a big red tent in front for pre-screening. Accelerated will bill the insurance or a patient can self-pay $100, with the lab billing $55 later for the lab work. The turn-around time that...
Gallery 'N' Gifts March featured artist will be the Gallery's own Robin Shane. Robin is a recent addition to the Gallery and describes herself and her art as follows: "I am a dual resident of Stallion Springs and Santa Clarita, Calif., a contemporary artist who enjoys many artistic outlets. As a silversmith since 1995, I have found it necessary to pursue other forms of art in order to constantly feed my need to create. I stumbled upon epoxy about two years ago when I decided to redo my bathroom...
In spite of an early spring this year, a new exhibit in the Textile Gallery features warm winter clothing for children and adults, featuring fur items from the museum’s collection. One exhibit features two children’s jackets in rabbit fur with tiny mittens and a hat with a tiny mouse. The children’s coats are accompanied by a mother’s dress in black with rabbit fur along the collar. A mink jacket with an evening dress, an ermine cape, and a Persian lamb collar with matching muff complet...
March is Women's History Month. Women's History Month started in 1911 with March 8 designated as International Women's Day. In 1979, schools in Sonoma, Calif. came up with Women's History Week, which became so popular around the country that it was recognized by the U.S. Congress in 1981. Congress officially changed the focus to the entire month in 1987. Today, schools, groups and organizations hold celebrations and educational events to teach about women's roles and contributions throughout...
