Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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At the Jan. 19 meeting of the Golden Hills Community Service District (GHCSD), the new Board honored Marilyn White for her years of service to the GHCSD Board. White had served on the Board of Directors since 2014. New member Scott Wyatt was elected to the seat in the November election. During this first meeting of the year, the GHCSD Board also approved the water rate study performed by Provost & Pritchard of Bakersfield. The study is necessary to assure that any proposed water rate...
The Tehachapi Mountains are home to at least six species of tree oaks and perhaps that many shrubs oaks as well. Oaks are one of the defining characteristics of many local landscapes. The biggest of these are Valley Oaks, which can grow into massive, living sculptures with pale, deeply furrowed bark, a rugged framework of craggy, angular limbs and a spreading canopy of green lobed leaves. The fate of our largest native oak trees, the Valley Oaks (Quercus lobata), can be compared to that of the...
Join us for a presentation by Rachel Mason on Jan. 31. After receiving her education at Michigan Technological University, Rachel Mason started her career as a forester for the Washington State DNR, helping to protect riparian areas. Then she moved to her home state of Minnesota to practice reforestation for The Nature Conservancy. She has been managing the Frank and Joan Randall Tehachapi Preserve since April 2021. Rachel’s goals are to protect and enhance the preserve for plants and animals t...
Although AEQ Plumbing has been based out of Tehachapi for over a year, owner Tony Quintana said that the company also services Palmdale, Lancaster, Rosamond, California City, Mojave, Sand Canyon, Bear Valley Springs, Stallion Springs, Golden Hills, Keene and Heart Flat to Bakersfield. The company takes pride in offering reasonable prices with excellent service. They also work with Home Warranty insurances. “Our policy is simple,” said Quintana. “Educate, resolve and prevent. That is the reason why hundreds of satisfied customers keep comin...
Ruth E. Ingraham, 95, of Tehachapi, passed away unexpectedly, but quietly, in her sleep on the morning of Dec. 5 in her home. Ruth was born on Aug. 9, 1927, in Los Angeles, California, to Ross and Clara Raymond. Ruth attended primary school at Kemple Unified School District in Little Rock, California, and graduated from Antelope Valley High School before attending Antelope Valley Jr. College, then when onto L.A. City College where she obtained her B.S. Degree. After college, she went on to work...
There was a jam packed day at the Tehachapi Unified School District Board Meeting on Dec. 13. The oath of office was taken by new incoming school board members. The new trustees are Cassandra Sweeney of Area 2, covering Stallion Springs and some of Bear Valley; Deborah Du-Sorenson of Area 4, covering Golden Hills; Professor Wayne Cooper of Area 5, covering some of Golden Hills and the west side of Tehachapi; and Paul Kaminski of Area 6, which covers Downtown Tehachapi and Sand Canyon. Once...
The Tehachapi Girl Scouts Lego Robotics Team, the Koding Koalas, Team 55502, would like to thank all the mentors that assisted them in their inaugural year with the FIRST LEGO League (FLL). The Koding Koalas competed at the Duncan Dynamic Qualifier in the California Central Valley FLL Regional competition on Dec. 3 and won first place for the innovation award and was given the opportunity to advance to the Central Valley FLL Championship competition on Dec. 17! As a rookie team with rookie...
Cherished Wife, Beloved Mother and Grandmother, Dear Friend, Faithful Sister. Memorial: Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. • In Person: Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 21260 Golden Hills Blvd., Tehachapi. • Zoom Link available upon request. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity. If you have any special photos of Jean or have any stories of her that you'd like to share with us, there will be a box available at the Kingdom Hall on Dec. 17. Please feel free to leave it in the box (wi...
At the TUSD September board meeting, a decision was made to create a facilities committee based on the issues brought forward by Corey Costelloe from THS Boosters and requested by board member Napier. Superintendent Stacey Larson-Everson took the request and researched what facilities committees look like in other districts. She presented the potential bylaws to the board which included 15 seats: one held by a parent from each school in the district; three held by community members; one seat...
Leatta "Tootie" Anderson was the definition of a local resident: not only was she raised in Tehachapi, her mother Ola Cuddeback Ford was born here in 1901, and Ola's mother, Francis Tungate Cuddeback, was born in Old Town in about 1873. Tootie's grandmother, Francis Tungate, was from an early ranching family and she married Jess Cuddeback, from another pioneer ranching family. At one time the Cuddebacks owned most of the land that now comprises Golden Hills. For 71 years Tootie was married to...
Surrounded by his family... C.J. "Chuck" Villalobos, 92, crossed over to be with our Heavenly Father on Oct. 9 at his home in Tehachapi. He was born April 15, 1930, in San Francisco, California. He was brought into this world by his father, Alvaro Portillo-Villalobos, and mother, Bertha Porras. Though born in the depression era, he came from an industrious family that resided in the Hills of Brisbane, California. Proud of his Spanish heritage, he lived an enriched life imparting that pride to...
Tehachapi Tehachapi Terror haunted house on Oct. 28-30, 5 to 9 p.m., at 410 W. J. St. Tehachapi Terror is a nonprofit Halloween haunted house, the first in our town’s history. The event is free-to-enter, but will be accepting donations for local charity, Rising Star Riders, as well as selling a limited quantity of VIP tickets to bypass the line. If you’d like to support Tehachapi Terror yourself, as well as secure a unique donation reward, you can visit our GoFundMe, at www.GoFundMe.com/Tehachapi-Terror-2022. On Oct. 31, 5 to 7 p.m., the Tehach...
I remember several years ago during a panel discussion between loan officers and real estate agents, the question got asked about whether we would ever see conditions like the early 2000s again. Many people chimed in with "no way," "it's unlikely" and simply "no, too many things have changed for that to ever happen"... but there was one opposite answer "we all have pretty short memories, so probably." Differing options on whether or not this is possible is at the forefront of people's minds....
Kevin Cousineau didn't just participate in the early days of wind energy development in California, and Tehachapi in particular – he engineered it. With no degree in engineering, this highly intelligent and resourceful man nonetheless designed some of the vital electronic components inside wind turbines that enable them to be reliable, and in the process he helped make wind energy a viable industry. Kevin grew up in Kennewick, Washington, in the southeastern portion of the state near the border...
A candidate forum was held on Oct. 6 at the Golden Hills Community Service District featuring the four candidates running for the two open seats on the CSD Board. The meeting was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Kern County and was moderated by Lois Watson who read the questions, giving each candidate three minutes to answer. John Buckley and Marilyn White are incumbents who have both served on the board for two prior terms. If elected, Scott Wyatt and Connor Harris would be new to...
The Tehachapi Rotary Club speaker on Oct. 6 was Tehachapi Cummings County Water District General Manager Tom Neisler. The TCCWD services approximately 40,000 people, said Neisler, including Stallion Springs, Golden Hills, City of Tehachapi and some of Bear Valley Springs. Neisler believes California is in the midst of a 1,200-year drought. Tehachapi's water comes from Oroville Dam down the 400-mile California Aqueduct to the Edmundston Pumping Plant at the base of the Grapevine. The water is pum...
This year's election for the Tehachapi Unified School District governing board is like no other election in its history. Because of how necessary map redistricting was handled, none of the four trustees whose terms expire can run for reelection. This means the four elected this November will be brand new trustees. I am the only candidate with educational administration experience, which will be vital for the new board to have. I am a candidate in Area 6, which is basically everything north of...
In the midst of the pandemic, the nation's supply chain became strained and disrupted resulting in shortages of medical supplies to everyday necessities. To improve the flow of the supply chain, ease congestion at the ports and fast track needed freight transportation infrastructure in California, Assemblyman Vince Fong (R – Central Valley) introduced Assembly Bill 2798, and the Governor signed it into law. "The supply chain crisis has caused an unforeseeable disruption to every aspect of our e...
Given California's increasingly intense wildfires, Assemblyman Vince Fong (R – Central Valley) introduced Assembly Bill 522 to help private landowners to clear brush and timber to prevent future fires, and the Governor signed it into law. "California's communities and iconic landscapes have been ravaged by terrible wildfires in a seemingly never-ending wildfire season," said Assemblyman Vince Fong. "Reducing fuels and properly managing forest lands are proven methods of preventing and m...
The Golden Hills CSD will be hosting a “Meet the Candidates” event on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 5 p.m., at the Golden Hills CSD, 21415 Reeves St., Tehachapi. Questions will be asked and answers will be given. This event will be moderated by the Kern County Chapter of the League of Women Voters. The following candidates are running for the Golden Hills Board: • John Buckley* • Connor Harris • Marilyn White* • Scott Wyatt *Incumbent We hope to have you join us to be informed!...
In any lake, reservoir or pond where water stands year-round in the Tehachapi Mountains, or this part of California in general, sooner or later there will appear a plant that is important to waterfowl and other aquatic species and was of great significance to Native people: the tule, also known as Hardstem Bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus). Tules are a type of giant sedge that is found in marshlands all over the West. The long round stems are dark green and grow from three to ten feet tall, with...
Friendly advice, you may not want to speed in Bakersfield for a few months. The long running reality TV show "COPS" will be filming in Kern County. Film crews will be embedded with the Kern County Sheriff's Department. While the Kern County Sheriff's Department provides service to much of the unincorporated areas like Mojave, Rosamond, Sand Canyon and Golden Hills, the "COPS" TV show will not be filming there. Instead, they will be filming the show in the Bakersfield metro area. The partnership...
The Golden Hills CSD will be hosting a “Meet the Candidates” event on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 5 p.m., at the Golden Hills CSD - 21415 Reeves St., Tehachapi Questions will be asked and answers will be given. This event will be moderated by the Kern County Chapter of the League of Women Voters. The following candidates are running for the Golden Hills Board: • John Buckley* • Connor Harris • Marilyn White* • Scott Wyatt *Incumbent We hope to have you join us to be informed!...
Our Fourth of July celebrations are a uniquely American tradition, commemorating the issuing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This transformative document, announcing to the world that the American colonies had officially broken free of England, changed the course of human history, and its signing has been marked by festivities ever since. While the Declaration of Independence is dated July 4, 1776, it was voted on and approved by congress on July 2, so some people, including John...
The June 16, TUSD special board meeting was attended by a small group of local activists holding signs urging the board of directors to stay at a seven-member board opposed to the five-member board. A previous vote to decrease from a seven-member board to a five-member board was voted down three to four, with Trustee Jeff Kermode as the deciding vote. He prefaced his vote with the intention of wanting to see the maps of both seven and five-member districts before making a decision. Both he and...
