Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Harvey L. Hall EMS Academy hosted its first joint commencement on June 25 of the new Hall Paramedic Academy and Class 35 of the Hall EMT Academy. Nearly 300 family members, friends and Hall Ambulance leadership were in attendance to show their support to 14 paramedic students and 12 EMT students for their accomplishments. The event marked the completion of Class 1 of the Hall Paramedic Academy which began on Aug. 20, 2018. Each of the students, who previously worked as Hall EMTs, were eager...
Mark your calendars and get ready to enjoy a delicious barbecue lunch while supporting a great cause. Join your local Hall Ambulance Paramedics and EMTs on May 23 as they host the 11th Annual Boron Senior Center BBQ Fundraiser. Enjoy wood-fired tri-tip and chicken served with coleslaw, corn-on-the-cob and baked beans for just $5 for members of the senior center and $10 for non-members. To make it easier for surrounding businesses and employees who are not able to dine at the center, take-out...
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) has announced that Hall Critical Care Transport has successfully completed its second re-accreditation for its air ambulance and ground medical transportation programs. CAMTS is a peer review organization dedicated to improving patient care and transport safety by providing a dynamic accreditation process through the development of standards, education and services that support their vision. The recognition demonstrates...
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...
The opening of the new hospital in Tehachapi on Nov. 7, 2018 marked the culmination of a long, bruising battle to see the project to completion. "I had many sleepless nights," said Dr. Sam Conklin, 82, board member of the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District, which built and owns the new hospital, now operated by Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley. The old hospital on West E Street, completed in 1957, was outdated 50 years ago, Conklin said, when he arrived in Tehachapi to open his family practic...
The Tehachapi Heritage League presents Kids Day "History is Fun" on Saturday, Sept. 22. There will be many hands-on activities and demonstrations. Kids can try making a quilt square, an origami object, a pipet rocket or learn to carve a soap figure. There will be a professional face painter. All ages will enjoy feeding the camel. Local organizations, including Have a Heart, will provide information about their activities. The Kawaiisu Cultural and Language Center will provide information about...
Tehachapi's 8th year for National Night Out took place at Central Park Aug. 7. The event is held yearly as a means to introduce the public to the men and woman who work as First Responders. On hand were Kern County Fire, Tehachapi Police Dept., Kern County Sheriff, Kern County Search and Rescue and Hall Ambulance. In addition, many of these safety organizations had representatives from their auxiliary organizations on hand to answer questions and hand out safety information. Tehachapi Police...
On April 18, the Tehachapi Police Foundation announced the names of their 2018 honorees. The four will be honored on Thursday evening, May 17, at the second annual Honoring the Thin Blue Line banquet to be held at Rose Garden Estate in Cummings Valley. The Tehachapi Police Foundation, a 501(c)3 tax exempt non-profit corporation, was formed in 2016 as a means to receive grants and raise funds to be used for the department's nonbudgeted items. "It is a great way to build a bridge between the...
Tehachapi Police Foundation is excited to host the second annual banquet "Honoring the Thin Blue Line" in support of Tehachapi Police Department. This is the time when we have the opportunity to congregate and celebrate the Officer of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Explorer of the Year and Civilian Employee of the Year. Won't you please join us in supporting the men and women in blue who are so very committed to keeping Tehachap safe? The event will take place at Rose Garden Estate on May 17,...
The Tehachapi Police Foundation will be hosting the second annual banquet to honor the Officer of the Year, Police Volunteer of the Year, Police Explorer of the Year and Civilian Employee of the Year. Mark your calendar for Thursday, May 17, 2018. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with drinks & appetizers, followed by dinner, dessert and awards presentations. The banquet will be held at the Rose Garden Estate. Tehachapi Police Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation founded to cultivate...
Hall Ambulance Founder and President Harvey L. Hall, who served 16 years as Mayor of Bakersfield, Calif., from 2001–2017, was inducted into the City of Bakersfield's Hall of Fame at the Rabobank Arena on Jan. 5, 2018. City Manager Alan Tandy made the presentation to Hall before a crowd including the current mayor, council members, department heads, community leaders, his family and leadership team at his ambulance company. The purpose of the Hall of Fame is for the City to recognize notable c...
EMS Careers Start Here. Paid Training. Hall Ambulance has opened recruitment for Class 34 of the Hall EMT Academy, which starts in April. Recruits are full-time employees who learn everything they need to get started working as an emergency medical technician in the Hall Ambulance 9-1-1 system. The Hall EMT Academy is not a school, but a pathway to starting your career at Hall Ambulance. It is comprised of full-time classroom and field training in a 12-week accelerated format. Upon completion,...
On Wednesday, Sept. 6, Hall Ambulance Founder and CEO Harvey Hall presented Tehachapi with three new four-wheel drive ambulances. The presentation was made at Hall's Post 11 on Pinon St. Two of the units will be placed in town, with the third at their post in Golden Hills. The 4x4 capability will allow greater access throughout the Tehachapi Valley particularly during inclement weather. Manufactured on Ford F450 chassis, the ambulances were built to Hall specifications by Leader Ambulance,...
Members of Hall Ambulance met with City of Tehachapi officials to discuss training for city staff on the use of the five donated Automated External Defibrillators (AED) units. On June 19 Harvey Hall (Founder of Hall Ambulance) presented five AED units to the Tehachapi City Council to be used at five separate city buildings. "It's a positive feeling for me to be able to increase the number of AEDs available throughout Tehachapi that can be used in the event of sudden cardiac arrest," said Hall....
In an ongoing effort to improve access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public places, Hall Ambulance Founder and President Harvey L. Hall is continuing his crusade by donating five AEDs to the City of Tehachapi. The presentation took place during the June 19 City Council meeting. The City of Tehachapi was originally looking to budget for the AEDs when Ashley Whitmore, the Administrative Manager/Deputy City Clerk contacted Hall Ambulance seeking recommendations for which AED model...
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...
Kim Nixon, Vice President of the Tehachapi Police Foundation presented a Life Membership plaque to Hall Ambulance Service at the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting on May 3. Holly Arnold, Director of Business Development for Hall Ambulance accepted the plaque for the company....
The 13 Hall Ambulance Service employees honored on Monday, April 3 at the state Capitol returned to Kern County after a whirlwind day of honors. They were amongst 48 EMS professionals from across California to receive recognition as part of the California Ambulance Association's Stars of Life Celebration, which acknowledges and honors the dedicated professionals in the ambulance services industry. The Hall Ambulance Service employees included Paramedic Rod Castillo, Director of Media Services...
Program Provides Career-Path and Self Sufficiency Twenty recruits from Class 32 of the Hall EMT Academy graduated on Tuesday, March 7, at the Party Palace Reception Hall, 930 19th Street, with friends and family members in attendance to help celebrate their accomplishments. The Hall EMT Academy is not just a school, but a pathway to starting their EMS career at Hall Ambulance. Recruits are full-time employees who learn everything they need to get started working as an emergency medical...
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...
Voyager aircraft designer, Burt Rutan and Voyager pilot, Dick Rutan, gathered with many of the Voyager project volunteers and supporters on Saturday evening, Dec. 17, 2016 to honor the 30th anniversary of the milestone non-stop flight around the world, unrefueled, at a dinner hosted by the Mojave Transportation Museum. The many contributors made this celebration possible in the beautiful MASP Event Center and we warmly thank – Title Sponsors: Mojave Air & Space Port; Hartzell Propellers, Inc. (o...
Hall Ambulance Service has opened recruitment for Class 32 of the Hall EMT Academy, which begins January, 2017. Recruits are full-time employees who learn everything they need to get started working as an emergency medical technician in the Hall Ambulance 9-1-1 system. The Hall EMT Academy is not a school, but a pathway to starting your career at Hall Ambulance. It is comprised of classroom and field training in an accelerated 12-week format. Upon completion, graduates will have received their s...
On July 18, Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Hall, in the capacity of founder and president of Hall Ambulance, presented the Tehachapi City Council with an AED and AED Housing Unit to be placed in council chambers. This is the third of eight units that Hall Ambulance is donating for the council chambers of the eight incorporated cities within the company's 911 paramedic response areas. Last year Hall also donated an AED Unit to Recreation and Park's Dye Natatorium. An AED is a portable electronic...
A Facebook plea for donations went out to Have a Heart Humane Society followers for pets in the Lake Isabella fire area. All day Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Tehachapi pet lovers dropped off dog and cat food, pet beds, goat and chicken food, pet toys, cat litter boxes and so much more at the Radio Shack. The pile got bigger and bigger. Have a Heart volunteers went into their barn storage of donated items and pulled out large and small traveling carriers, wire cages, and exercise pens. Naomi...
Cheers to Charity 2016, on Saturday, August 13, is shaping up to be the best ever! Aviator Park, located on the Tehachapi Airport property, will be the location for this annual fundraiser. Dozens of shade trees, plenty of parking, and acres of grass will provide a cool venue for the warm summer night. Cheers to Charity, a project of Community Clean Sweep, benefits Tehachapiarea charities and features live music, mouth-watering tapas and generous food plates, scrumptious wines and skillfully...
