Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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I get busy with my duties as the Mayor Pro Tem of Tehachapi and with everyday life and the next thing I know it is time for a column. I have known for a week that I had to write one, but then life happened, and I found myself scrambling for a topic. Mother's (Marion Deaver) files never fail to yield something and this time was no exception. I found a press release about the Mojave Volunteer Fire Department. This brought back all sorts of memories from my childhood growing up in Mojave. My dad Pa...
A Kern County Enforcement Task Force commenced action today to enforce the county's moratorium on three illegal medical marijuana dispensaries in the communities of Mojave and Rosamond. The three dispensaries, Big O Relief at 16940 Highway 14, and an associated grow site at 16916 Highway 14, Lights Out Wellness located at 1739 Poplar Street, Rosamond, and American Organics Club at 1737 Locust Street in Rosamond, were operating illegally. This Enforcement Task Force action commences an...
A Kern County Enforcement Task Force commenced action on Aug. 10 to enforce the county's moratorium on three illegal medical marijuana dispensaries in the community of Rosamond. The three dispensaries, Green Mile Collective at 2613 Diamond Street, Highway Relief Medical at 2929 Sierra Highway and 5 Gramz Stop at 2949 Sierra Highway, were operating illegally. This Enforcement Task Force action commences an initiative to close all illegal medical marijuana dispensaries that began operation after...
At the July 17 City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tempore Susan Wiggins recognized American Legion Auxiliary Unit 221 for their 85 years of service to the community. The Unit was formed on June 27, 1932. From left are: Gwladys Peterson. Harriet Clendenin, Linda Carmichael, Mayor Pro tem Susan Wiggins, Nancy Palmer, Deana Guardado and Pat Gracey....
Senior Police Officer James Best Jr. was awarded the SSPD Life Saving Medal, on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 by SSPD Chief of Police Michael J. Grant. In presenting the award, Chief Grant said, "On the evening of Friday, February 17, 2017, the County of Kern was struck by torrential downpours during a large rainstorm. The Cummings Valley area in Eastern Kern County suffered massive flooding due to the storm, causing road closures, and dangerous driving conditions. At approximately 2030 hours, SSPD...
CSD staff has begun notification and mailing of majority protest information per Proposition 218 and set a Public Hearing date of June 20, 2017 at 6 p.m. in the Stallion Springs CSD Community Center. Terry Schroepfer of Provost and Prichard Consulting Group presented a report to the Stallion Springs CSD Board of Directors on the Water Rate Study at the April 18 meeting. The study covered the revenue requirements from utility rates to recover, operating and maintenance expenses, a capital improvement program, satisfying bond covenants and...
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...
Terry Schroepfer of Provost and Prichard Consulting Group presented a report to the Stallion Springs CSD Board of Directors on the Water Rate Study at the April 18 meeting. The study covered the revenue requirements from utility rates to recover operating and maintenance expenses, a capital improvement program, satisfying bond covenants and policy objectives. One of the major new costs for water is the requirement for water banking and the associated costs. Following the report, the board...
Ellen Hayes and Jared Ehlers moved into their Bear Valley home in January. Jared had actually bought the home in 2015 but had never moved in. He met Ellen who was living in Clovis, and that stalled his move to Tehachapi. Jared was raised in Hanford. He has a brother there and a sister who now lives in Costa Mesa. He worked for the Forest Service for some time before signing onto his present job with Kern County Fire. He is currently completing his Bachelor’s Degree online. He is into cars and w...
The American Legion Auxiliary, Tehachapi Unit 221, is pleased to award six of Tehachapi's outstanding youth with Good Deed Awards for 2017. The Unit held an award ceremony on Saturday, April 1, at the Tehachapi Veterans Hall. Following the invocation by Auxiliary Chaplain Gwladys Peterson, Unit 221 Auxiliary President Linda Carmichael, Second Vice President and Children and Youth Chairman Gailmary Harper, and Past Department President Harriet Clendenin presented awards. The following honored...
Stallion Springs CSD has installed a new radio system for better communications between the field staff and the office. The new system will replace the current cellular phone system which had many dead areas in the community. The cell system often required the field staff to leave a work location and find a spot where they could call from to get parts or assistance on a project and they often missed a call from the office about a problem due to the lack of service. With the new radios and full c...
I found an article of my mom, Marion Deaver that she wrote in 1956. I know that because she actually wrote the year on it! If you read my column regularly you know I am always complaining and trying to guess the year she wrote something because she always cut the date off when she clipped her articles to save them. With that said, the article proclaimed that predictions made a few years earlier that the desert would be a new frontier was gradually coming true. She added that “the women of the d...
General Manager John Curry notes, “The setting of expectations, some of these improvement projects will take time and resources to complete. They will not happen overnight, but both the Staff and the CSD Board of Directors are committed to doing the necessary work to maintain and improve SSCSD facilities so that all residents can enjoy them. We are also committed to doing this in an open, constructive and financially responsible manner. Feel free to reach out to me anytime with your comments and concerns. My contact information is (661) 8...
Stallion Springs welcomes Jon Curry as the new General Manager, for the District. He comes to Stallion with extensive experience having previously worked with the Alpine Forest Park Mutual Water District, California Rural Water Association and the Golden Hills CSD in addition to having worked the past nine years as Public Works Director for the City of Tehachapi. Jon also serves on the Board of Directors of the California Rural Water Association and holds several certifications in water...
The Stallion Springs Police Department works with the children in the community as part of its community policing effort. In addition to its efforts with the Police Athletic League, field trips, police station visits and other activities, the officers work with the Girl Scouts assisting them with projects and reading to them. Officer James Best volunteers to read to the preschool class during Story Time at the Community Center and has taken them on a field trip to Murray Farms. Best has also...
With the County still in a declared fiscal emergency, overtime costs are eating the fire budget alive and must be addressed. That’s why the Kern County Fire Chief is reducing staffing from three-person shifts to two-person shifts at nine stations throughout the County to cut fire overtime costs by $2 million to $3 million annually. The firefighters union jointly developed this plan with the Fire Department as a fiscal emergency clause in the current Memorandum of Understanding between the County...
2-year build-out for new Tejon Ranch community To access information on the Grapevine plan that the supervisors approved Dec. 6, go to the Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department web site. Under Environmental Document Postings and Updates on the first page, click on Grapevine Specific and Community Plan. The detailed document is 1,016 pages long. Kern County Supervisors unanimously approved Tejon Ranchcorp plans for the 8,010-acre residential, industrial and commercial Grapevine...
Stallion Springs CERT Stallion Springs CERT held a BBQ lunch at Dedication of their new Communications Building on Saturday, Oct. 15. The new building houses a repeater to extend the range and quality of radio communications in the event of an emergency. Team Leader Sandy Young in thanking the group said, "Your commitment and your involvement with Stallion Springs CERT has allowed us to attain our vision of a communications system that serves the residents of Stallion Springs and beyond." Mary...
The Stallion Springs Police Department recently took delivery of two new police cars. The cars are 2016 Ford Explorer Police Interceptors fully outfitted for police duty. In addition to the standard equipment they have washable rear seats to help with clean up from the occasional sick person arrested and a protective cage for officer safety. The cars have been equipped with new radios, obtained with funds from a grant. Neighborhood Watch, with proceeds from America's Night Out and a donation...
The East Kern County economic diversification study currently being carried out by the Austin-based TIP Strategies has found that "location quotients" (LQ) by occupation show ratios of high-level jobs per geographical designation above those of the nation, state and Kern County as a whole. "Location quotients by occupation is one of the most exciting findings," TIP senior consultant John Karras said at a presentation to the East Kern Economic Alliance on Sept. 7, 2016 at the Rio Tinto plant...
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...
Police Chief Mike Grant was recognized by the Board of Directors for his graduation from P.O.S.T. Command College, known to be the premier law enforcement executive development program in the nation. Grant has served the District since 2007 and was promoted to Chief of Police in August of 2013. He has dedicated his time and efforts to the safety of Stallion Springs. CERT Revises Fall Class Times The Community Emergency Response Team Basic Training Class is about readiness, people helping...
What is the name of the new hospital? There's a corporate name and a hospital name. The corporation name is Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi Valley. That's who the employees will be working for. The official name of the new hospital (the corporation's dba) is Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley. "We knew it was important to the people of Tehachapi to have 'Tehachapi' be part of the hospital's name," Adventist spokesperson Jimmy Phillips said. The clinics will be Adventist Community Care...
On August 2, Tehachapi celebrated its 6th Annual National Night Out. National Night Out started in 1984 as a way for neighborhoods to take the streets back from violence and gang activity. It was set up in neighborhood block parties as a way for citizens to become more familiar with their local law enforcement. This is Tehachapi's 6th Annual National Night Out. "This year we really just want to have a fun, safe place for the neighbors and the residents of Tehachapi to come together, meet our...
Police Chief Mike Grant reports, the Stallion Springs Police Department assisted the Kern County Sheriff at the Erskine Fire. Two units responded to the Fire on Thursday, June 23 and again on Friday, June 24. The third unit covered calls in the Tehachapi area when needed on June 23, 24, and 25. On June 25 our officer established a command post and called out Kern County Search and Rescue to search for a missing adult female in the Golden Hills area. We also had Stallion Springs CERT on standby...
