Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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We all know what it is like to lose a loved one. It is painful. It is part of life. But imagine you are a 10-year-old kid and when you come home from school one day someone tells you that your brother has died. There is pain but there is also confusion, anger, disbelief, worry and frustration because you don’t know how to express what you are feeling. To make matters worse, your family members may try to protect you by not talking about the death when you are around. Not talking about it does n...
The 20th annual Thunder on the Mountain Car and Truck Show will be held on Sunday, August 20 in historic downtown Tehachapi. Before the sun rises, classic and vintage autos will begin lining up to get a good spot near the heart of the car show – the intersection of Green St. and "F" St. At 6 a.m., car show committee members will begin directing the cars to the parking area. Thunder on the Mountain officially opens at 9 a.m., when the Master of Ceremonies welcomes participants and spectators. T...
From June to September, Souza Family Vineyard hosts the Dog Days of Summer. Once a month people and their furry friends come out and show their support to a nonprofit organization which helps dogs (and cats). Souza then donates a portion of the wine sale proceeds to the organization. The Dog Days for 2017 are June 23: Guide Dogs of America, July 21: Save Tehachapi's Orphaned Pets, August 25: Have a Heart Humane Society, and September 8: Canine Companions for Independence. Dinner is available...
Company officials and community leaders, including Mayor Ed Grimes, celebrated the grand reopening of the Save Mart store in Tehachapi today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event marked the culmination of a months-long transformation that modernized the store both on the inside and outside, including the logo. As a result of the renovation, this Save Mart location added 20 new jobs, for a total of 89 positions at this store. This is the sixth store under the Save Mart banner to incorporate...
On March 8, in honor of the one year anniversary of Rescued Treasures, the Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce presented Gina Christopher and Carol Larimore of Have A Heart Humane Society with a Certificate of Congratulations....
Tehachapi has lost one of our most influential citizens, Chelley Kitzmiller. She passed away on the morning of Sunday, November 6, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer. Chelley was born Cheryl Jean Clarke on July 27, 1946 in Santa Monica California. Chelley met Ted Kitzmiller, her husband of 53 years, at Sunny Hills High School, when he stole a Nestle Crunch Bar from her. They were married 5 months later on September 21, 1953. In their 53 years, they rarely spent a night apart. While living in...
Have a Heart Humane Society is pleased to once again offer a family pack of 4 Park Hopper Disneyland (Anaheim, Calif.) tickets. These one day Park Hopper tickets are valued at over $600. We are looking to raise $2000 through an opportunity drawing of only 100 entries for $20 per entry, which means you have a one in a hundred opportunity to get the family pack, and those are some pretty good odds. Our goal here is to begin a special building/buy fund account geared only for one thing, to buy property in Tehachapi to build our own adoption...
Mark your calendar! Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. There will be signs all over Tehachapi pointing the way. If you and your family love to have fun with your dog, then the Gone to the Dogs Fun Run/Walk and Pet Festival is an event you don’t want to miss. Have a Heart Humane Society volunteers have been busy planning their annual Gone to the Dogs Fun Run/Walk and Pet Festival. Helping Tehachapi become a “pet friendly town” has been a goal of the organization’s board and of hundreds of pet owners. This event is geared to help achieve that goal. T...
The 19th annual Thunder on the Mountain Car and Truck Show will be held on Sunday, August 21 in beautiful Downtown Tehachapi. Before the sun rises, classic and vintage autos will begin lining up to get a good spot near the heart of the car show – the intersection of Green St. and F St. At 6 a.m., car show committee members will begin directing the cars to the parking area. The car show officially opens at 9 a.m., when the Master of Ceremonies welcomes participants and spectators, and the A...
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...
Would you love an easy, no cost way to help our Tehachapi pet rescues? Tehachapi Pet Lodge owners, the Andersons and the Komins, invite our customers to designate a favorite local rescue/shelter to receive an amount equal to 10% of their purchases May 14-21, 2016. The money will benefit Doberman Pinscher SOS, German Shepherd Rescue, Have-a-Heart Humane Society, Marley’s Mutts, Save Tehachapi Orphaned Pets (S.T.O.P) and Tehachapi Humane Society. Pet lovers who shop at The Pet Lodge will get to choose the local pet rescue to donate to. The Pet L...
Have a Heart Humane Society if offering free dog training classes to 20 lucky Tehachapi kids beginning this January. Local dog training expert, Rosemary Evans, will be conducting the classes. Each class consists of two sessions, the first one covering things dogs need to thrive and be happy such as proper nutrition, exercise, training, attention and love. During the second session, kids will be invited to bring their family dog and learn some simple tricks and play some crate games. Classes...
Have-a-Heart Humane Society is pleased to report that our two grants totaling $12,000.00 for humane education are well on their way to being spent on Tehachapi’s school children. So far we have scheduled CALM (California Living Museum, Bakersfield) to do presentations in four schools: Carden Charter School, Cummings Valley Elementary School, Hope Academy Charter School and Valley Oaks Charter School. CALM will bring up to five animals to each school and talk to the children about the species and their habitats.Have-a-Heart will be on hand to s...
Christmas came to Tehachapi a little early with the Have-a-Heart Humane Society “Giving Tree.” Volunteers Cherrill Gragg, Valerie Santiago and Jennifer Jorgensen decorated the tree with paws and photo cards memorializing some pets who went over the Rainbow Bridge and rescued pets who have found a home through Have-a-Heart. The tree is topped by a dog angel, a special ornament belonging to Gina Christopher, in memory or her beloved Murphy. Have-a-Heart is asking Tehachapi’s pet lovers to find it in their hearts to support this fundraiser by vi...
Nov. 20 to Dec. 7 • “Christmas Belles” presented by Tehachapi Community Theatre. Friday, December 4 and 11 at 7:30 pm. Saturday, November 28, December 5 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday Matinees, November 29, December 6 and 13 at 2:00 p.m. at the Beekay Theatre, 110 S. Green St. Tickets can be bought online: http://tctonstage.com/ NOV. 27 TO JAN. 2 •Holiday Lights at CALM 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. (closed Christmas day) Friday evenings “Wine Down Fridays” Souza Winery Presents every Friday from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Dinner, Musical Guests, Friends & Wine “Food...
Animal control professionals and humane educators agree that teaching children compassion, respect and responsibility for animals at an early age is far more effective in preventing animal cruelty and irresponsible pet ownership than trying to correct these issues in adults and teens through law enforcement. Have A Heart Humane Society is excited to announce that Build a Bear Workshop and the Build a Bear Workshop Foundation have awarded Have a Heart Humane Society a $10,660 Youth Humane Education Grant to provide more humane educational...
Brodie, a little red Chihuahua mix, who was born without eyes, is to be the new spokesdog for Have A Heart Humane Society, replacing the founding spokesdog, Oscar, who crossed the Rainbow Bridge this summer. The emotional announcement was made Saturday, October 3, at 10 am, just before the Gone To The Dogs 5K Fun Run/Walk began at Meadowbrook Park in Tehachapi. Have A Heart's founder/president, Chelley Kitzmiller, remembers the tearful phone call from Brodie's former owner whose divorce was...
During the month of September, Have a Heart Humane Society will be increasing the number of spays and neuters that we can take during our Wednesday mini clinics. Dogs of any size are just $35 and cats are $25. The co-pay includes either spay or neuter, rabies vaccination if needed, pain injection and a microchip (mandatory). Pet owners will need to borrow or purchase a cone for dogs to wear following the surgery or any one of the products that discourages licking. Pet owners may purchase cones and additional vaccinations from the vet. There is...
During the month of September, Have a Heart Humane Society will be increasing the number of spays and neuters that we can take during our Wednesday mini clinics. Dogs of any size are just $35 and cats are $25. The co-pay includes either spay or neuter, rabies vaccination if needed, pain injection and a microchip (mandatory). Pet owners will need to borrow or purchase a cone for dogs to wear following the surgery or any one of the products that discourages licking. Pet owners may purchase cones and additional vaccinations from the vet. There is...
Have a Heart Humane Society is hoping to raise $2000.00 to help more Tehachapi residents get their pets spayed, neutered, vaccinated and microchipped at our low cost Wednesday Mini-Clinics. Beginning Saturday, August 1, 2015, the organization will begin selling raffle tickets for a family 4-pack of Disneyland Resort one (1) Day Park Hopper Tickets valued at $600.00. The tickets are valid during normal operating hours and provide admission to a magical experience at both Disneyland Park and...
You are invited to a very special Have a Heart Humane Society event – the roll-out of our custom-made/wrapped "Mobile Adoption Trailer", on Friday, August 7, 2015 at Triassic Legacy Winery, Tehachapi. The trailer will be our adoption center on wheels. We will be contacting various stores in Tehachapi asking them if we may use their parking lot for a few hours to have adoption day. We will also be contacting schools to host pet education classes and to pass out pet care information. And l...
At the Spring Time Fair on June 13 and 14th!...
Tehachapi-Have a Heart Humane Society is excited to announce the publication of "Touched By A Furry Angel," with a book signing featuring 25 Tehachapi pet lovers/writers on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14, 10 am – 4 pm at Tehachapi's Railroad Park during the Springtyme Faire. (Group photo on Saturday at noon.) The book is the brainchild of New York Times bestselling author and publisher (Bell Bridge Books), Deb Smith, who volunteered her time and publishing expertise to create a heartwarmi...
On Saturday, April 25 Have a Heart Humane Society and Supervisor Zack Scrivner combined funding to hold a spay/neuter clinic in California City. Dr. Willis, owner of San Joaquin Vet Hospital in Bakersfield, brought his mobile to the Strata Center and performed 37 cat and dog spays and neuters. Have a Heart volunteers tended recuperating pets, checked clients in and gave dozens of vaccinations at the vaccination clinic. Cal City’s Mayor and animal control staff were instrumental in providing a great venue beautifully set up and all the n...
On Saturday, May 16, 2015, Have a Heart Humane Society will host our 12th low cost spay/neuter clinic. This amazing program is funded by a private grant, not county money, and will continue until funds run out. Pet owners pay a co-pay of $35 for dogs (any size) and $25 for cats. The balance will be paid by Have a Heart. Services include spay or neuter, Rabies vaccination if your pet is old enough, a pain shot and a microchip, which is mandatory. We will not take pets over 6 years old, male pets whose testicles are not showing or female pets...
