Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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One thing the 28 organizations represented at Tehachapi's April 26 Non-Profit Showcase at Jacobsen Middle School gymnasium have in common – in addition to the free chocolate and pens at the booths – is the donation of thousands of hours of time. Volunteers from the organizations donate their time training service dogs, working with children, feeding the hungry, staffing the Tehachapi, Depot or Errea House museums, running service clubs, scheduling hikes to Tomo Kahni State Historic Park, rai...
For those who feel that there is nothing to do in Tehachapi, let me tell you that we can disprove that in a moment. Join us at Jacobsen Middle School Gymnasium on Tuesday, April 25 for the Non Profit Showcase. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the event closes at 8 p.m. Admission is free. The Loop and The Tehachapi News are sponsoring the event, which is being hosted by The Rotary Club of Tehachapi. Food will be available for purchase. Several booths will be offering raffles and there will be a door...
Tehachapi Mountain Democrats honored Women's History Month by inviting three historic women to speak about their lives. American Association of University Women has a group of members who research the lives of famous women and portray them at schools and service organizations. It was members of that group who came to the TMD meeting. Phyllis Belcher was Mary Coulter, the architect for Fred Harvey Houses which were built in the early 1900s. You may have seen some of her buildings if you have...
It was standing room only as community members and district teachers filled the meeting room to capacity at the Jan. 17 board meeting of the Tehachapi Unified School District. The regular meeting began with public comments. Ann Chiarini, a teacher from Cummings Elementary, received a standing ovation after her moving speech in public comments entitled "I have a dream". Chiarini addressed concerns among teachers in the district. Because the issue was not on the agenda there were no comments made...
Last July, Emily and Paul Sandholdt moved to Tehachapi from a small country town in Central Illinois called Loda. The adventure came about when Paul, who had spent the last five years with GE Wind, was offered a job with them in California. It was not an easy decision as both of them had grown up in the Midwest ; however they had friends in Los Angeles and Paul had two sisters who had moved to Northern California 15 years ago, so west they came. Emily says that Tehachapi reminds her of the rural...
Families with children all dressed up for their Christmas photo (some in jammies) came to see Santa and enjoy a breakfast of pancakes and sausages Dec. 3 at Tehachapi's annual Breakfast With Santa at Jacobsen Middle School cafeteria. Three service clubs – Kiwanis, Rotary and Lions – as well as the Salvation Army, fielded volunteers to set up, cook and serve. Photographers Jazmine Moreno and Daniel Moreno worked steadily to get the best pictures of the children on Santa's lap. There was no cha...
Breakfast with Santa was the perfect way to start the Christmas Season in Tehachapi. It was held on the morning of December 3 at Jacobsen Middle School cafeteria where children and their parents were served a free breakfast of pancakes, sausage, milk and juice. When Santa appeared at the door, he was greeted with a loud cry of joy. Jerry Hildreth was the man behind the long white beard, and he held each child on his lap while they posed for a memorable photo with Santa. The event was sponsored...
Remembering JMS teacher Daena Eberle...
Many years ago when an unacceptable nitrate level was discovered at the water well located at Snyder and D Street, making it undrinkable, the water district capped the well. Fast forward to the last few years of draught when it became increasingly difficult to justify using potable water on the playing fields at Jacobsen Middle School and Warrior Stadium. The Snyder Well Intertie Project was born from the need to provide the sports fields with the reduced cost agricultural/non-potable water....
Guild to the rescue – From the operation of its little thrift shop at 101 West E Street, the Tehachapi Hospital Guild through the years has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars in hard cash to purchase vital hi-tech equipment for the Tehachapi Hospital. Now the Guild has in excess of $675,000 in its bank account, and Adventist Health (soon to be the operator of the new hospital and clinics), with its big purchasing power and resources, doesn't really need those funds for equipment. As the R...
The Jacobsen Middle School Robotics and Research Teams will have a 2016 Robotics program introduction meeting on Monday, August 22 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the JMS cafeteria. All parent’s and JMS students who wish to participate in the 2016 Robotics season should attend. The season runs from early September to December 4. Team member application packages will be handed out and are due no later than Tuesday, August 30. It is highly likely that only a limited number of students will be able to participate and late application packages will n...
Lakes in Southern California usually are man-made domestic water reservoirs like Brite Lake, and no human contact is allowed. Three Island Lake at Bear Valley Springs is a real swimming lake where youngsters can jump off of rope swings into the water and swim around the islands. At right, brothers Kayden (in the water) and Quinten enjoy a summer day during a visit with their grandad. Non-residents of BVS need to go a bit farther to find a swimming hole, such as reservoir Lake Isabella (swimming...
Michelle Vance, Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Tehachapi, spoke to the Tehachapi Lions Club on May 19 about three proposed projects for the Active Transportation Program Grant. The grants, if awarded and implemented, will greatly enhance public safety and non-vehicular connectivity for our community. The three proposed projects are: 1) Cherry Lane Southside Sidewalk Project: This project will close the existing gaps in the sidewalk from Tucker Road to Elm Street 2) Tehachapi...
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association and its supporters are at it again. For the second time this year they have collected art supply wish lists from local area teachers and set about making those wishes come true. In September over $2200 in supplies were donated and just this week another $2400 in supplies were delivered throughout Tehachapi. Tehachapi High School, Jacobsen Middle School, Cummings Valley Elementary School, Golden Hills Elementary, Tompkins Elementary and Hope Academy were all...
During a facilities update at the April 26 school board meeting, President Mary Graham had asked Business Administrator Nick Heinlein for a visual of what a sixth grade wing would look like at Jacobsen Middle School. At the May 24 meeting, Heinlein presented drawings that clearly explained the vision for the new wing. Heinlein said that he needed a board consensus in order to move forward with the planning for the wing. Options presented were whether to include eight or ten classrooms and...
The Tehachapi Lions Club was pleased to honor three local students for their achievements at their May 5 meeting. Tehachapi High School's student was Karson Gilbert. Karson likes to participate in extracurricular activities. He is the ASB secretary and he is involved in the boys volleyball club program. Karson is a friendly individual with a pleasing personality and he works hard to make the events at the high school go off like clockwork. Elizabeth Partridge was chosen by the teachers at...
The Tehachapi Lions Club was pleased to honor three local students for their achievements at their April 21st meeting. Tehachapi High School's nominee was Piper Meisler. Piper is one of those conscientious students who excels academically, but has other talents as well. She is a gifted musician who plays the cello in the Tehachapi Community Orchestra. Piper has a great attitude and is willing to go out of her way to help other students. Monroe High School's nominee is Lord Evric Long. Lord...
Now retired, Jim and Judy Spina have come to Tehachapi from Turlock, California, in the company of their six year old yellow Labrador Retriever, Sophie. They have always liked small towns and had been in Turlock for 15 years. When I asked what brought them to Tehachapi, the answer was simple –most of their grandchildren live in Bear Valley Springs. Jim is a retired sales representative. He worked for a food broker for 35 years before he retired. He was born in Portland, Oregon, and has a brother...
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...
When the board of the Arts, Science & Technology Educational Corporation of Tehachapi (AST) started looking for a site for their STEAM Center (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/Agriculture, Mathematics), their first notion was to rehabilitate the agricultural buildings at Jacobsen Middle School. But the animal stalls and barns proved to be irretrievable. Lack of teachers for the ag program at the then-Tehachapi High School and a drop in membership of the 4-H and Future Farmers of America ha...
A new educational hot spot is taking shape in a field on a far corner of the Tehachapi High School campus. An additional resource for the Tehachapi Unified School District, It will be open to all youngsters from public school, public charter schools, private schools and home schoolers. It will be a place where students can explore tech education and “blue collar” training, run a real Space Shuttle cockpit simulator and practice rodeo skills. It’s the STEAM Center, the creation of the non-p...
I have been an Old Timer for a good many years having passed the forty year requirement figure while I was still in my forties. It seems that the newly qualified folk sort of shy away from the Senior affair and they shouldn't. It's really a fun gathering and laughter abounds. It gives one a chance to see people who once lived here and were a part of our lives. I don't know how many towns or cities sponsor such an event but it certainly goes over big in Tehachapi. Recreation and Parks and the...
Tehachapi's own Maureen Recalde, winner of the world-wide Voice of McDonald's singing competition, will share her Christian testimony and her gift of song at the 2015 Kiwanis Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, May 7 at McMullan Hall, St. Malachy Catholic Church. Recalde, operations manager for the two McDonald's restaurants in Tehachapi, won the Voice of McDonald's in 2012 at Orlando, Fla. before an audience of 25,000. She subsequently has traveled to Europe, South America and Canada to sing. The conte...
Amanda Webster is a 14-year-old 8th grader at Jacobsen Middle School in Tehachapi. She has been an avid reader since shortly after she learned to read. You won’t often find her without a book or a Kindle in her hand. She has always loved to create things. When she was little, she made many of her own toys out of recycled objects and scraps. Now words are her scraps, and she puts them together to express what’s in her soul. When she’s not reading or writing, you can find her doing homework, at a Girl Scout meeting with her friends, at a churc...
Three outstanding girls from Jacobsen Middle School have been chosen to attend AAUW’s Tech Trek Camp this summer. They are: L-R: Lyndsey Shultz, Maleena Davis and Alyssa Lundberg. American Association of University Women (AAUW) sponsors the science and math camp for local girls entering 8th grade. They spend a week living the life of a college student, complete with dormitory, dining hall and hands on labs. They are exposed to many kinds of exciting science, technology, engineering, and math. This helps them when they make education and c...
