Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The most beautiful Valentine's Day was Feb. 14, 1982. On this day God gifted the world with the birth of Christopher Joseph Calvillo. Christopher was born at Edwards Air Force Base to parents Julie Ann Doughty and Daniel Calvillo. He was raised in Tehachapi, graduating from Tehachapi High School in 2000. Shortly after High School he met the love of his life – Elisa Hernandez. Together they had two children. Son Christopher David and daughter Marley Grace. Chris was a baker at Kohnen's Country B...
On June 27, at the home of Don and Marian Stephens, the Rotary Club of Tehachapi held its annual Step Down event to honor outgoing President Paul Kaminski. Rotary also formally welcomed incoming President, Jennifer Palakiko, who will serve for the 2024-25 year. The Rotarians and their guests enjoyed a delicious meal provided by Red House BBQ, with lovely desserts made by Linda Pettitt. Kaminski presented Paul Harris Fellows recognitions to five Rotarians for their contributions in the past...
The Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Committee (GTEDC) met for their first meeting of 2024 on Feb. 7. On the first Wednesday of each month, GTEDC meets in The Village Collective at 120 S. Green St. at 7:30 a.m. In addition to discussing an upcoming year packed full of local events and projects, GTEDC introduced three new board members. Since board member Jim Arnold tragically passed away last November, and Ron Depew, one of GTEDC's founders, lost his battle with cancer last October, two...
Kaidyn Renfrow, a client of the Community Support Options (CSO) program under Kern Regional Center, was signed on as an official employee at the Subway on Tucker Road on Tues., Jan. 30. This day marked the beginning of his first job. Kern Regional Center (KRC) is one of 21 nonprofit, state-funded centers in California that provide services and support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The goal is to help them integrate better into their communities. KRC offers several...
On Jan. 16, the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce held their first monthly luncheon of the year in the American Legion Hall. This month featured a nonprofits showcase, where local nonprofits set up booths around the perimeter of the room for luncheon attendees to visit before availing themselves of a delicious catered meal from Red House BBQ. Members were invited to fill out a stamp card by visiting each booth for a chance to win a free article in The Loop newspaper about their business....
Participants at the sold out Rotary Wine Pairing Dinner were not disappointed by the wine, the food or the fun atmosphere created at the old Moose Lodge on the corner of F and Curry streets. After checking in, each person was sent to their assigned seat to get their first glass of wine, Eberle 2021 Reserve Chardonnay. This gave everyone a chance to mix and mingle, look at the 33 items on the silent auction table and purchase opportunity tickets for the incredible quilt specifically designed for...
Come to the first Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce Luncheon of 2024 and meet many of the Chamber’s nonprofit members, on Tuesday, Jan. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 125 E. F St. This special luncheon will be an opportunity to build business and shape goals for the new year. You’ll meet representatives from American Legion Post 221, Koinonia Family Services, Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association, CASA, Tehachapi Cancer Foundation, Kern Family Health Care and more. Each organization will have their own table and guests will be enc...
If you visit the Tehachapi Depot Museum, you will encounter references to "the Stokoe Collection" and to Bill Stokoe, the man who gathered much of the assorted railroad memorabilia that is on display there. The late Bill Stokoe was, in a sense, the father of the depot museum. He was also a cherished friend of mine, and I'd like to tell you more about him and his remarkable life. Bill was a longtime signal maintainer for Southern Pacific Railroad and a lifelong railroad man. He installed 15...
Our Toys for Tots Drive normally ends up close to 1,000 toys between our "Christmas In July" and Christmas campaigns. This year our city really came through for our kids. During the December toy drive alone, we ended up with just over 1,100 toys! We had some businesses who really came through for us this and every year. Tehachapi Martial Arts had a few hundred toys, while Save Mart and Flying J brought over several toys on their own. Miramar and Country Real Estate are other locations that had...
The Tehachapi Lions Club and the Rotary Club had the Apple Drop fundraiser on Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. at the Apple Festival. The winner of the $1,000 Walmart card went to Janet Jennison and the winner of the $500 Home Depot card went to Mike and Kathy Collie. The Lions and Rotary would like to thank our sponsors BSE Rents for their generous donation of the manlift, and to Jennifer Palakiko of Edward Jones, Sandy Erickson of Adorable Alpaca and Mott’s and Hebebrand CPA/Eva Hebebrand MBA. We would also like to thank our community business’s for don...
On Oct. 24, Kaedin Marsalis Duncan Averrios Smith, 14, was killed while riding his bicycle on Tucker Road. The tragic accident has led to several fundraising efforts to support his family. Red House BBQ is opening their doors and their hearts for a fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 30. "This tragic loss has our whole community saddened," Mano Lujan, owner of Red House BBQ, said in a Facebook post. Red House BBQ will hold a tri-tip barbecue in the parking lot of The Shed at 333 E. Tehachapi Blvd., from...
At approximately 4 p.m. on Oct. 24, officers from the Tehachapi Police Department were dispatched to a call of a traffic collision in the 500 Block of Tucker Road. Officers arrived at the location and discovered a male juvenile bicyclist had been struck by a pickup truck which was exiting a parking lot onto northbound Tucker Road. The juvenile suffered significant trauma and was transported to Tehachapi Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. The investigation indicates the juvenile...
Hawaiian and Tahitian music, dancing and food was superb at the Red House Luau on Aug. 6. Mano and MeiMei Lujan hosted the event and Mano even roasted a pig the Hawaiian way and served it with a smile. The evening commenced with drinks for all, even fancy pineapple drinks from the bar. Divine music and dancing entertained the big crowd, accompanied by tasty pupus (Hawaiian appetizers). The dancers were coordinated by talented Director Marnie Kawailehua Pfeffer. You can learn more about them at...
On Aug. 8, the Tehachapi Planning Commission unanimously approved a mixed-use project to be located on the southeast corner of Tehachapi Blvd. and Hayes St. next to the Ranch House Motel and across Hayes from Red House BBQ. This project was originally brought before the Planning Commission at a Special Meeting held on June 27 with no decision made. The mixed use project, as originally proposed, contained retail space and eight two-story dwelling units to be located on the half-acre lot. The...
"My Momma loved a recipe. My favorite recipes in her collection are from the neighbors who lived up and down Cherry Lane in Tehachapi when I was a child growing up there in the 1940s and 50s. Cherry Lane was a dirt road then and my Momma dug a substantial ditch across it to slow down cars that sped by our home. When the offenders had their eyes opened by hitting the ditch and complained to Momma, she informed them, "It is a drainage ditch necessary to drain rain water off of Cherry Lane." Her...
Mano Lujan, owner of Red House BBQ, spoke to Tehachapi Rotarians on May 19. Lujan has owned the popular eatery in Tehachapi for 12 years and he is also owner of The Shed across Tehachapi Blvd. where his children, Layla and Milo, started their Soup Kitchen four years ago. The two wanted to get other kids involved and at one time they served as many as 120 people on a Sunday afternoon. The project earned Layla and Milo Citizen of the Year awards in 2021. Lujan said that after COVID, the number...
The Husky National STOL is a competition series that holds events all over the United States. The Airport and the City have teamed up with the Series to bring STOL to Tehachapi Municipal Airport on Memorial Day weekend. Tehachapi will be the series' highest altitude event at 4,001 feet above sea level. STOL, an acronym for Short Takeoff and Landing, is currently the fastest growing aviation motorsport in the industry with competitions popping up all over the U.S. and abroad. At SoCal STOL,...
How about a gourmet four course meal including appetizers, soup or salad, a main course and dessert, each served with a scrumptious wine, in a beautiful new space. That's a four-course meal and five wines, the first being served during a mix and mingle period and each following specifically paired with the food. This is all happening on Saturday, March 26 at 6 p.m. at The Studio, 122 S. Green St., Tehachapi. Tickets are $100 per person. The food is beyond delicious and the wine is poured...
Hundreds of Tehachapi residents turned out at the Save Mart parking lot on Saturday, Jan. 16 to attend a community fundraiser and Celebration of Life for Aaron Abbott, a long-time Save Mart employee and friend to so many Save Mart shoppers. Abbott had grown up in Tehachapi, attended Monroe Continuation High School and has recently passed away leaving only one remaining family member. Mano Lujan, owner of the Red House BBQ, said that over the years he had talked with Abbott discussing...
The Rotary Club of Tehachapi celebrated the formal induction of two new members at their November 18 lunch meeting: Adriana Garthwaite, new owner of the Tehachapi Christian Store with her husband, Peter, and George Green, new owner of the Radio Shack. Jennifer Palakiko of Edward Jones has gone through the final vetting process and should be inducted into the Club soon. The Club is delighted to add new and younger members to their ranks. The featured speaker, Justina Engen of the Tehachapi...
Holiday Decorating Contest Sponsored by The Loop newspaper and the City of Tehachapi. Stop in at The Loop office at 206 S. Green St. to sign up or contact City Hall at (661) 822-2200 ext. 102 or email [email protected]. Expanded area for contest: Greater Tehachapi area homes & businesses, including Downtown, City, East and West Golden Hills, Oak Knolls, Bear Valley Springs, Stallion Springs and Sand Canyon. Deadline to enter: December 10 at noon. Judging during the evenings of Dec....
Jacqueline Torres, the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi 2021 college scholarship recipient, will draw the club's Bucket Prize winners on Thurs., Sept. 30, the final day of the Tehachapi Farmers Market. The club has sold tickets for a variety of prizes, at $1 each, since the beginning of this year's Farmers Market. The prizes, valued at $80 to $150, include purchases at Darlene's Real Swell Toys and Red House BBQ (a two-for-one); $100 Home Depot gift card; four bottles of wine from Tehachapi Winery; a f...
Now that summer is beginning to look towards the coming autumn, oak trees in the Tehachapi Mountains are starting to produce the crop that sustained life here for thousands of years: acorns. These distinctive, conical seeds are highly nutritious, containing significant amounts of carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber, as well as minerals including potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron and vitamin B-6. Animals of many kinds rely on the annual bounty of acorns to feed and nourish them, both now and...
Larry Elder loved his visit to Tehachapi on August 4. "Those are my kind of people!" From the start, the theme was clear: People are hungry for leadership in California; we've got a state to save! Larry Elder is one of 46 candidates running for Governor in the upcoming recall election. Larry Elder is polling number one. Elder, a native Californian, promised the crowd to immediately act on solving the many issues facing California today including antiquated water systems, school choice, rising cr...
I made my semi-annual trip to Tehachapi this July and couldn't have been happier with the results! I really love towns like this, they had 45-50 people at the Christmas in July event at Marty Pay Farmers Insurance and they collected between 325-350 toys, all of which will stay locally in your wonderful community. The heart of this town was on display in the weeks leading up to the event. Drop off stations where all throughout the city. Tehachapi Martial Arts has always been great gathering of...
