Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Kern County is known for its generosity. And one way to express that generosity is through Give Big Kern, "One Day to Celebrate the Giving Spirit of Kern County!" An online crowdfunding effort launched in 2016 by Kern Community Foundation (KCF), Give Big Kern is observed on the first Tuesday in May – May 5 this year. However, the online platform www.givebigkern.org began receiving donations for more than 130 participating nonprofits on April 5, and will remain open till May 6, to engage both e...
As of March 21, Jake’s Steakhouse is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for takeout, curbside pickup and delivery to town, Golden Hills, Stallion Springs, Bear Valley and Hart Flat. After the shelter in place order is lifted, Jake’s will be open for lunch and dinner as usual. Available for takeout will be Jake’s regular lunch and dinner menus as well as special family meals which will change daily. The family meals are available in a pack for two or four peopl...
Maybe it has been a long time since you adopted or rescued a new pet. In the time you had your prior dog, you have probably forgotten how scared he was and how long he took to settle into your home. You have also probably forgotten how panicky you felt, especially that first night thinking, "Oh no – what have I done? I'll get NO sleep tonight; he's going back tomorrow!" But luckily, you hung in there, you gave him time, patience and love, and before long the whole family loved him and he was you...
Starting Saturday, March 21, Jake’s Steakhouse will be open seven days a week for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for takeout, curbside pickup and delivery to the city, Stallion Springs, Bear Valley and Hart Flat. After the shelter in place order is lifted, Jake’s will be open for lunch and dinner as usual. Available for takeout will be Jake’s regular lunch and dinner menus, as well as special family meals which will change daily. The family meals are available in a pack for two or four...
As the second semester gets underway at the high school here in Tehachapi, members of the senior class who are going to seek higher education are looking for scholarship possibilities. There are many generous clubs and organizations in our community who put forth monetary gifts for students who have excelled in their academics and they are happy to see these students apply and compete for the funding. We at Have A Heart Humane Society offer two scholarships to graduating seniors. They are each worth $1,000, and require an essay and a minimum of...
It seems that there have been a lot of pets on the loose lately. At Have A Heart Humane Society's resale shop, Rescued Treasures, we have had an interesting phenomenon in recent weeks. Each day, there have been six to eight stray dogs brought into our shop by kind hearted people who have found dogs running in their neighborhoods, hit by cars near their houses or pets who have suddenly been thrust into circumstances where they have lost their owners due to death or loss of home. As a rescue, we...
Have a Heart Humane Society would like to give our heartfelt thanks to the Bear Valley Springs Tail Waggers Club for their recent donation drive. They collected food and cash donations for our little fur babies. In just a few hours they collected over $425, and piles of food. We thank you from the bottom of our wagging tails!...
As the school year progresses, Tehachapi High School Seniors are preparing for their futures and planning for their college careers. Many organizations provide scholarships to help deserving seniors in our community. We at Have A Heart Humane Society have offered two scholarships for the last three years to honor our founder, Chelley Kitzmiller who was a published author and, of course, an animal lover. One scholarship is to encourage creative writing and the subject matter prompts of the essay will deal with a human/animal connection or...
Plenty of good things have happened in my life, and one of the best things that's happened is bringing Benny and Bailey to my home on May 5, 2012. It was a bit of an odyssey to get them, because that happened after a bad and painful series of events, but I did bring them home and that's what matters. About a year after my dog Charlie died, I was ready for another dog and I had my heart set on a Corgi. I heard about two adoptable Corgis whose person had died, and as it turned out, the temporary...
Have a Heart Humane Society would like to send out woofs and wags to everyone who made this years “Gone to the Dogs” 5K Fun Run/Walk and Pet Festival a huge success. Thank you to our amazing sponsors who support us. Our Top Dog Sponsors are Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner, Sangera Subaru of Bakersfield, Nestle Purina, and our Hot Dog Sponsor Hungry Howie’s Pizza. Our Wonder Dog Sponsors are Kathy Carey of BVS Properties and Mr. Charles Tolfree. Our Mighty Dogs Sponsors are Carol Chase of Coldwell Banker Best Realty, Ashmore Motors, Bank...
Saturday, Sept. 7, Tehachapi's own Have a Heart Humane Society sponsored its fifth annual Gone to the Dogs 5K Fun Run and Pet Fest. The event was held at Meadowbrook Park and also included games for children, a petting zoo, free animal microchipping, food and craft vendors, and animal adoptions. According to Have a Heart President, Carol Larimore, the event is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the humane society's spay and neuter services. At precisely noon, dozens of painted lady...
Have A Heart Humane Society is pleased to be sponsoring a Night at the JetHawks’ ballpark. Monday, Aug. 26 we are partnering with the JetHawks to have a Tehachapi night at the ballpark. In keeping with our mission, it is a Barks and Brews night. This means you may bring your dog with you and there will be discounted beer. The game begins at 6:35 p.m. and the JetHawks will be playing Lake Elsinore Storm. Your dog will get in free, but you can buy your tickets for $12 at Rescued Treasures next to Radio Shack at 1121 W. Valley Blvd. Ste. B., T...
Have a Heart Humane Society says, “All Paws on deck!” It is time to finalize our plans for the Sept. 7 Pet Fest and Fun Run. We have free kitten love, free food and, come September, a free t-shirt. We are looking for all kinds of volunteers. We have sit-down jobs, jogging jobs, walking jobs, even talking jobs. Please come to Rescued Treasures at 1121 W. Valley Blvd. Ste. B, Tehachapi, at 6 p.m. on July 31. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Please come, the fur babies are counting on you....
Have a Heart Humane Society is very happy to announce their newest program, Food for Love. When people face financial hardships, it isn’t just their own livelihood that is jeopardized. For many people, especially the elderly, disabled, veterans or vulnerable members of the community, their pets are the reason they get out of bed in the morning. Pets can also serve as guides, emotional support and constant companions to those who need it the most. When it gets hard to pay the bills, Have a Heart does not want to see these important members of th...
Have A Heart Humane Society would like to send out a huge THANK YOU to a great group of people who have helped us in our latest community outreach- “Food for Love”. Food for Love is our way of helping members of our community, who have financial challenges, feed their pets. A wonderful group called the “Tailwaggers”, based in Bear Valley Springs, spent a Saturday at Albertsons, Tractor Supply and Savemart, getting donations. They brought us three truck loads totaling several hundred pounds of pet food and $466 in cash donations to help us feed...
Have a Heart Humane Society is very happy to announce their newest program, Food for Love. When people face financial hardships, it isn’t just their own livelihood that is jeopardized. For many people, especially the elderly, disabled, veterans or vulnerable members of the community, their pets are the reason they get out of bed in the morning. Pets can also serve as guides, emotional support and constant companions to those who need it the most. When it gets hard to pay the bills, Have a Heart does not want to see these important members of th...
Have a Heart Humane Society is very happy to announce their newest program, Food for Love. When people face financial hardships, it isn’t just their own livelihood that is jeopardized. For many people, especially the elderly, disabled, veterans or vulnerable members of the community, their pets are the reason they get out of bed in the morning. Pets can also serve as guides, emotional support and constant companions to those who need it the most. When it gets hard to pay the bills, Have a Heart does not want to see these important members of th...
Have a Heart Humane Society invites you to help celebrate Give Big Kern! Give Big Kern is, “One day to celebrate the giving spirit of Kern County!” It is designed to bring all of Kern together as one community, raising dollars and volunteer hours for local nonprofits through a 24-hour, crowd-funding campaign. The event takes place on Tuesday, May 7 in our Rescued Treasures shop/adoption center. We will have a “Gone to the Dogs” hot dog lunch. A donation to Give Big Kern will get you a free hot dog and soda. To top off the lunch we will have a...
Have a Heart Humane Society would like to thank Bank of the Sierra for the generous grant funded on April 12, 2018 for our low-cost spay and neuter project in Tehachapi in an effort to make Kern a NO-KILL community. Their generosity and faith in our organization enabled us to fund three clinics in August 2018. During those three clinics, we spayed and neutered 31 cats, 13 of which were females, preventing approximately 150 kittens in just one year. We also spayed and neutered 13 dogs, six of...
Last week I visited Have a Heart Humane Society, not to adopt the adorable puppy I fell in love with, but to witness a wonderful act of kindness. For the last eight years, Red House BBQ owners Mano and Mei Mei Lujan have held their Super Bowl Charity BBQ Cater, offering the highest bidder a Super Bowl meal that feeds 25. This year, Barbara Ferrante, proprietor of Jake's Steakhouse, was the winner with her $425 bid. Not only did she win the 25 meals, but the chance to donate her bid to a local...
I make New Year's resolutions each year and typically they are broken quickly. They are also all about me and pretty stereotypical - lose weight, eat healthier, stop procrastinating, finally become the Yoga master I know I am ... that sort of thing. I'm trying something new this year. I'm making my resolutions about others. Specifically, nonprofits in our community that could always use extra support. I want to donate more of my time, energy and resources to the places and people in Tehachapi...
On Monday, Sept. 10, members of the Thunder on the Mountain Car Show Committee gathered in Central Park to present checks to 13 local charities and community groups. Thanks to the generosity of the community and the hard work of the committee, they were able to donate $20,000 in proceeds from the 2018 car show held in August during Mountain Festival. Thunder on the Mountain presented a fun car show in downtown Tehachapi where 334 cars were on display, with some people traveling from as far away...
To Celebrate 2018 the Chinese Year of the Dog, the Treasure Trove will be featuring "Love Is Going to The Dogs". Paper dog and heart valentines will be available to color for those who wish to contribute to our sponsored rescues: • Doberman Pinscher SOS • Have a Heart Humane Society The ornaments will be posted on our dog house wall for the rest of February. Come join us to support the dogs, enjoy food and wine and listen to music by Art Larson on clarinet. The Dog is the symbol of loyalty and...
Gina Christopher has fostered and found homes for nearly 700 cats during her 10 year career in animal rescue. "I'm the original crazy cat lady," she said. Have a Heart Humane Society works every day of the year fighting for the welfare of local animals, and spreading awareness about the overpopulation of pets in Kern County. Their mission: "We just want to save as many homeless pets as possible. Reduce the number of pets, specifically here in Tehachapi, that would end up in the high kill...
Officers from the Tehachapi Police Department used a new piece of equipment on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 27) to reunite a lost dog turned into TPD. Makaya was identified and returned to her family within 15 minutes using the microchip scanner donated on August 24 by Have a Heart Humane Society to TPD. "Having the new scanner and being able to identify Makaya and returning her so quickly shows the importance of having strong partnerships in the community," said Kent Kroeger, Chief of Police....
