Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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In August Duke Littlejohn gave up his life in Lake Elsinore and moved into his grandmother’s log cabin in Sand Canyon, accompanied by his son Duke Jr., his daughter Chloe and two dogs named Oreo and Brutus. Liz Kachmar and her husband Andy built the 1,600 square foot cabin from a kit with their bare hands in 1974. They were among the first full-time residents of Sand Canyon. Following the death of her husband in the 1980s, Liz continued to live there alone until her death in 2020. Local w...
Now retired, Tim and Mauriene Landry settled into their new Tehachapi home in June. Tim retired last December after 25 years as a Disney Imagineer and Mauriene as an innkeeper. While Tim spent his weekdays in Burbank, Mauriene operated the couple’s bed and breakfast that was located in Three Rivers. They bought the three-story, 4,800 square foot home in 2003 and turned it into a bed and breakfast in 2008. It was rated number one on hotels.com. Mauriene said that she was the one who cleaned the B...
Taylour and Amir Arami moved to Tehachapi in September from Bakersfield. Both are special education teachers. Amir began teaching math two days a week in the Tehachapi Unified School District last year and then decided the couple should move here. Taylour began teaching for TUSD this year in two different schools. The couple had lived in Bakersfield for three years following their marriage. Amir was working as an ADA therapist in Lamont. Taylour and Amir met in Los Angeles four years ago on...
Arriving in Tehachapi in the middle of one of the area's hottest Augusts, Sue and Neil Repke moved into their new home. The couple came from Columbus, Ohio where they had lived most of their lives. In fact, Sue's mother came from seven generations of Ohioans. Neil retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserves a few years ago but had been working as a civilian contractor at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Neil applied for a transfer to Edwards AFB so the couple could move closer to...
When computer consultant George Thomas V retired, he decided to sell his home in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania and move closer to his daughter who lives in Tehachapi. Coopersburg is near Allentown and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where George was born. He arrived in Tehachapi in August and as soon as his Pennsylvania house sells, he will be buying a home here. A Pennsylvania resident all of his life, George joined the Army after high school and spent two years in Germany. He attended Penn State...
Newly retired and looking to move out of Santa Clarita, Joel Schoeninger and Georg Pich began to look for a new place to live. Joel said he had driven through the Tehachapi area years ago and the appeal of having four seasons ultimately brought them here. They fell in love with the first home they saw and bought it. Georg recently retired from Wesco Aircraft in Valencia, a company that provides supply chain management services to the aerospace industry. Originally from San Salvador, he lived in...
When I asked Adriana and Peter Garthwaite what brought them to Tehachapi, without a moment’s hesitation, Adriana said “God.” Last September, while they were attending a Feast of the Tabernacle event at Brite Lake, Adriana said she was in awe of the beauty of the greater Tehachapi area. At the time they discovered Tehachapi, they never gave a thought to moving here. It was when a woman from a local church here gave Adriana a tour that she first thought, “what a great place to live.” The Garth...
Shelley and Doug Halverson moved into their new Tehachapi home in April. Now retired, they moved from Madera to be closer to their grown son who lives in Bakersfield. As they did not really want to live in Bakersfield, the weather and natural surroundings in Tehachapi was a real attraction while still being close. Currently living with them is Dominic, a 7-year-old foster child who has been with them since December. He will eventually be returning to Madera. Until his retirement, Doug was a...
Ron and Glenda Rich moved to Tehachapi about a year ago from Ridgecrest where they had lived since they married five years ago. Both had previously lived in Bakersfield and loved the clean air, natural beauty and seasonal weather of Tehachapi. Ron's health issues were the final motivating factors in their move to the mountains. Ron was born in Kansas and spent his early years working on the family farm. The family moved to Bakersfield in the late 1950s and Ron finished high school there. He join...
Elizabeth Garcia and her maltipoo Mia moved to Tehachapi in early May. She had always loved the natural setting and four seasons of Tehachapi. She decided to rent here until she can find just the right house, a project that turned out to be more involved than she expected. However, her home has a view that she loves so she can take her time. The retired elementary school teacher was born in Mexico. She came to the United States when she was 22 years old and settled in Selma, California. She...
Nick and Marilyn Calhoun moved into their new Tehachapi home in March. They actually arrived from Fruita, Colorado (near Grand Junction) in January and lived with their son Troy until they found their new house, a project that proved more difficult than they expected given the state of the local real estate market in January. Before retiring, the Calhouns had lived in Colorado for 25 years. Nick said that over the years he has bought and sold trucks all over the world working for companies like...
After having lived in the Antelope Valley on and off for over 50 years, Dave and Belinda White retired to beautiful Bear Valley Springs. One of the reasons they loved the location was the friendliness of the town. Also, they could still be close to their families, yet away from the baking summer temperatures in the Antelope Valley. They found their property two years ago and began to build the dream home that they finally moved into in April. Dave recently retired from the Antelope Valley...
Clean Up Day on May 1 was a great success. Traffic was lined up across the field, down Hialeah Drive and onto Stallion Springs Drive as far as the front of the Community Center by 9 a.m. when the drop off opened. Residents that had big bulky items to dispose of brought them to the Stallion Springs Community Center parking lot for easy disposal, until the bins were full. The disposal bins were located on the west side of the Community Center. Items not accepted included, household hazardous...
It was about three weeks ago that Tyler and Ivette Farrell moved into their new mountain top home. The couple had lived in Lancaster for over 22 years and had raised their three children there. Their youngest son, Tyler Jr. graduated from high school this year so it was an ideal time to leave the Antelope Valley. Tyler, a financial adviser with JP Morgan Stanley in Lancaster and Saugus, suggested Tehachapi and so the search began. Ivette retired from her position as director of a pregnancy...
The year 2020 has taken so much away from us – we've had to cancel or postpone parties, graduations, weddings, birthday celebrations and more. Yet, my heart remains hopeful that there is at least one constant in our community that we'll never cancel: kindness. Despite a continuing global pandemic, we still bear witness to inspirational acts of generosity. Our town is full of gracious people, who never turn away an opportunity to show love for our friends and neighbors – virus or no virus. Which...
Yolanda and Richard Durham moved to Tehachapi in May to be closer to their son and his family who are living in Tehachapi. For the last ten years the Durhams lived in Sherman Oaks in the San Fernando Valley where they both were teachers. Now retired, sort of, Richard is working as a substitute teacher at Tehachapi High School while Yolanda has taken up sewing and knitting. Both Yolanda and Richard were raised in Manteca in Northern California. They were high school sweethearts and attended...
At the end of June, Diana and Robin Blair moved to Tehachapi from Bakersfield with their cat Moscato in tow. They are now looking forward to Robin's expected retirement from Chevron where he has worked for the last 20 years as an HSE professional (Health, Safety and Environment). Not only were they attracted to Tehachapi's natural beauty and change of seasons but one of their sons is an area resident. Diana and Robin had spent many years in Odessa, Texas before moving to California. In fact,...
Kern County Fire provided a class for CERT members wanting to complete their DSW Certification and need to update their FIRST AID/CPR credentials. The class was provided by grant funds. The class was held in Stallion Springs on Saturday, October 10. The training was conducted in the Corral Room, SS Community Center, and social distancing and facial masks were required. You may remember, this was originally scheduled for April, but was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The class was open to all...
Drive with care, the elk and deer are enjoying the fall. They are out roaming the fields and roads getting ready for winter. The lake is a good place for a drink and a bath to cool off from the hot weather. Be careful while driving through the area. They may be crossing the roads in groups or playing follow the leader with short distances between them. Also, watch out for people watching them from stopped cars. Where are you getting informed? "One of my main goals as General Manager is to keep...
For several years Steve and Joanna Chambreau lived in the Silver Lakes community near Helendale, California, a small community in the desert near Victorville. It was an ideal location as long as they had the company of family there. When family members moved away, Steve and Joanna began to rethink their location. They decided to look for a nice, friendly community that was still close to Steve’s work at Edwards Air Force Base. Then they discovered Tehachapi and made the move in April – not lon...
The Houchin Blood Bank held a drive on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the CSD Community Center in the Corral Room, hosted by your Stallion Springs Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). CERT team members Susan Kneale, Denise Cox, Margret Gordon and Mary Vickey were on duty for the blood drive. Walk-ins, in addition to those having an appointment, were welcome. Platelet donations were also accepted but required an appointment. Masks or facial coverings were required and social distancing was...
Library News The grand opening for the new Stallion Springs Library was held on Saturday, Aug. 29 at their new building located at 20030 Pellisier Rd. Librarian Emma Holm cut the ribbon and welcomed everyone to the new facility. General Manager, Vanessa Stevens, thanked Emma, Kathryn Sanders and the countless volunteers who spent so much time and effort moving books and shelves and installing flooring for the new library. She also thanked: Larry and Char Heasley who moved and built shelving and...
Natassia and Brandon Morgan moved to their new home in Tehachapi in February and about a month later, along with everyone else, found they were in lockdown. They had needed to move from the Antelope Valley due to health issues and Brandon had discovered Tehachapi a number of years ago when he worked on the wind turbines. The Morgans were both born and raised in the Antelope Valley. In fact, they were both born at Antelope Valley Hospital. They were introduced by mutual friends and Natassia said...
It's that time of year when the deer and elk are out with their young looking for food and water. You need to be careful as they can cross the roads without warning at any point. Be especially careful of one of the young lagging behind mom and suddenly deciding to cross to catch up. Protect our wildlife and avoid damage to your vehicle. Police Department says thanks On behalf of all officers of the Stallion Springs Department Chief Gary Crowell would like to personally say thank you to the...
When I asked Jericho Vise what brought her and husband Joe to Tehachapi, she said "a wedding." Not their wedding, but one that was held at Dorner Family Vineyard about three years ago. She said it was so "awesome" that they wanted to move to the area. Jericho and Joe both grew up in Dana Point which is on the coast in Orange County. Jericho said that her grandma was a Yorba and that her brother now lives in the old family home in San Juan Capistrano. She comes from a surfing family; her father...
