Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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It happens almost every Saturday: I get calls from people who are lost. They just can't find us. Most times, they just haven't traveled far enough south on Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd. But occasionally, they have made the mistake of putting the physical address in their GPS and found themselves in the middle of nowhere. While I acknowledge that we are in the middle of nowhere, we are not where your GPS takes you. In fact, when I think about it, we are centrally located just 18 miles from...
Like many from Bakersfield, Sarah and Steven Settlemire longed to raise their family in the natural setting of the mountains. They had friends in the area so Tehachapi seemed a great place to settle. At the beginning of this year Steven, Sarah and one-year-old Levi found a home nestled in Bear Valley. Both of the Settlemires were born and raised in Bakersfield. Sarah has an older brother in Taft and a younger sister in high school and at home with her parents. Until she married, Sarah worked in...
California Assembly Bill 775, which is nearing a Senate vote and a likely party-line approval (Democrats for, Republicans against), would order all medically licensed pro-life pregnancy centers in the state to post a prominent sign telling clients how to get information on securing abortions. The law also would order non-medical pregnancy centers to post a sign in 48-point type (see sidebar) stating clearly that the facility does not provide medical care. The bill, backed by Planned Parenthood...
I support keeping Santa Monica Airport open, as a matter of fact, I support keeping all airports open that are being threatened by encroachment. Santa Monica and other airports have received grant money from the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) for upgrades for runways, taxiways and other infrastructure, which is our tax dollars at work. The growth of the surrounding towns and cities should not have the option of closing the airports that were first attractive, but later fell into disfavor....
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...
Relay for Life is once again sponsoring the 3rd Annual Ride for Life on May 30th. Bikers can sign up in three city locations: in Lancaster at AV Harley; in Bakersfield at Bikersfield, and in Tehachapi at The Shed restaurant. All funds raised will once again help in the fight again cancer with the American Cancer Society programs of research, advocacy and education. “We’re excited once again to offer this Poker Run ride to our three city locations,” said Mike Pera, one of the event Chairmen. “We have done this for the last two years and we are...
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)has announced that it has scheduled four Tuesday night events this spring and summer at Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamond, Calif. These events, SCAA Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack, are open to the public and have been scheduled for 20 tracks across the country. Willow Springs will be the only Southern California venue. Anyone over 18 years of age with a valid driver’s license, access to a helmet and street car in good working condition can share the experience of road racing. No r...
Sara and Fred Nilson moved to Tehachapi last October from Bakersfield. When I asked what brought them here, Sara said it was the beautiful area, the horse-friendly atmosphere and they also had friends here. Both of them were raised in the Bakersfield area. Fred attended Kern Valley High School in Lake Isabella and is an only child. He currently does international sales for an oil related company in Bakersfield. His company builds and leases out mud coolers to be used on hot oil wells. He is a...
helley Kitzmiller, a 30 year resident of Tehachapi, has two loves: writing and rescuing pets. She began writing romance novels in the late 1970's, when there were no writing classes or conferences to help aspiring romance writers. Eager to learn, Kitzmiller used a highlighter pen to deconstruct her favorite books-a tool she still recommends to new writers. After a few years of studying and practicing, she sold her first book and made it her goal to give readers a painless history lesson within...
Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner announced today the total amount of dollars granted to Eastern Kern businesses in 2015 through the RENEWBIZ program. RENEWBIZ is a community revitalization program, created by Scrivner and the Kern County Board of Supervisors in 2012, that offers $5,000-$10,000 grants to businesses in unincorporated Eastern Kern, with a local match from the business of 10% of the total grant. The money from the grants funds the refurbishment of the exterior of businesses...
Vouchers: Have a Heart Humane Society has Kern County spay/neuter vouchers available for all pet owners in eastern Kern County (California City, Mojave, Boron, Rosamond and Tehachapi). The vouchers are $70 for dogs and $40 for cats, and they must be redeemed at Southern Kern Vet Hospital in Rosamond. We suggest pet owners call Southern Kern Veterinary Services at (661) 256-8121 first to make an appointment. Ask them what your balance after the co-pay would be using the Kern County voucher. Then, stop by Radio Shack (1121 W Valley Blvd,...
7 saw no shortage of challenges facing the County. Below are some updates on many important issues that came before the Board of Supervisors in 2014: Kern Medical Center The new management team hired by the Board of Supervisors to turn around Kern Medical Center has steadily brought the hospital back toward profitability while staying true to KMC’s core mission of providing quality health care to all who need it. KMC’s in come in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2014-15 came in $3.5 mil...
Mojave, CA – On December 17, 2014, The California Highway Patrol (CHP) in the Mojave Area distributed over 1300 toys to underprivileged families through a partnership with the Salvation Army. The generosity the Eastern Kern Communities demonstrated was unbelievable. We were able to give toys to children who would not normally have anything to open on Christmas Day. The CHP distributed toys to the Women's Center High Desert in Ridgecrest, Calif., to the Salvation Army in Ridgecrest, Calif., T...
As usual, I was looking in my mother Marion Deaver’s files to find a column. Every time I think I have run out, I find some other nugget that my mother wrote. This time I stumbled on to a speech given by California Governor Goodwin J. Knight, whom my mother affectionately referred to as “Goody Knight”, although I am sure not to his face. I glanced at the top and saw that it was a speech by the Governor and I thought it was the one given by him when he dedicated the Oroville Dam, which my mother...
Tehachapi• Fern Michaels, a New York Times Best-Selling author of womens' fiction and her daughter, Cynthia Kuczkir, donated a combined total of $30,000 to Have a Heart Humane Society in Tehachapi. Michaels, a resident of Summerville, South Carolina, has been writing and selling books for 37 years. Most of those books have hit the New York Times Best-Sellers list. Her Polish grandmother told her that when God is good to you, you have to give back. Michaels set up The Fern Michaels® F...
More than fifty Tehachapi pet owners turned out Saturday, November 1 to sign up for Have a Heart Humane Society's ninth low-cost spay and neuter clinic. Cat owners paid a $20 co-pay, dog owners paid $25. Each co-pay includes spay/neuter, Rabies vaccination and a microchip. Have a Heart is partnering with Tehachapi Valley Parks and Recreation for the use of the West Park Activity Center for the day of the clinic. Dr. Willis of San Joaquin Vet Hospital in Bakersfield will be performing the surgeri...
Rosamond, Calif. – On Saturday, October 18, from 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. EFBC's Feline Conservation Center will host its annual Kids Day event. A day centered on fun, educating kids about saving endangered wild feline species and ways young people can make their own contribution to preservation and conservation efforts. Special Event Admission is $10 per adult (12+ years) and $7 per child (0-12yrs), which includes most activities and prizes to take home. As this is a special event day, EFBC Mem...
Whether its watching a 4 year old close their eyes and become Elsa in class while dancing to "Let It Go", or a student achieving 7 turns, or a girl who is having a hard time in school finding a release in dance or the students who call The Dance Craze their second home, Joscelyn Rivers truly believes she has the best job in the world! The Dance Craze is dance studio and dancewear store located inside the Great Oaks Plaza on Valley Blvd by the Butcher Shop and Hope Academy. Its 2000 square foot f...
My office and other county officials are working with Eastern Kern communities and Fresno State University to conduct the East Kern Economic Strategy. At this time, Fresno State has met with stakeholders and has put together a funding strategy for the plan that includes 50% from the participating communities (California City, Rosamond, Mojave, Boron, Ridgecrest) and 50% in the form of an Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant from the federal government. Funding from the participants...
David and Penny Rivas had been living in an old farmhouse in Ventura, California, but when Penny retired after eight years in litigation support for Amgen in Thousand Oaks, they decided it was time for a move. They were attracted to the livability and cool nights of the mountains of Tehachapi and finally made the move to Bear Valley in June. David retired two years ago from “boiling water” at a forging plant in nearby Oxnard. He monitored the boilers that operated a 50,000 pound hammer that was...
Applications for the second round of grants to help revitalize the unincorporated East Kern County communities of Mojave, Boron, Rosamond and Old Town Tehachapi are available now and will be awarded in November. A total of $250,000 in grant money will be disbursed this year for façade improvements, signs, painting, landscaping, awnings, fencing, windows and more. With a growing sense of ownership and pride, residents of the those communities have worked with the Kern County Department of...
Rosamond, CA - Saturday evening, Sept. 20, EFBC's (Exotic Feline Breeding Compound) Feline Conservation Center will host this third and final Twilight Tour of the year, inviting guests to visit during evening hours and find out what wild cats actually do at night. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. – Admission is $20 per person (18 years+ ADULTS ONLY – no exceptions). Advance tickets are available, in limited supply, by contacting EFBC directly for purchase; the benefit being that those who take adv...
Gary and Jenelle Wilcox had lived in their Bakersfield house for twenty years when they began looking for a place to retire. They loved the idea of having four seasons so Tehachapi caught their attention. In April they rented their Bakersfield house and moved into their new Tehachapi home. Jenelle was raised in Bakersfield and although she says that she is a retired cosmetologist, she does not appear to be really retired. She is a Certified Children’s Etiquette Instructor and owner of Etiquette Essentials of Bakersfield. I honestly didn’t thi...
For the past several years, the County has adopted our final budget in August, after the County accounts for all of its "carryover" funds (monies left over from the previous fiscal year), and more accurate projections on property tax revenue are completed. This has allowed the Board of Supervisors to make budgetary decisions with the most complete and accurate financial information. In prior months, all County departments were asked to prepare their budget requests for Fiscal Year 2014-15 with...
Rosamond, CA: Saturday, June 21, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. EFBC's Feline Conservation Center is hosting its second Twilight Tour event to showcase what its wild cat residents do at night. The Twilight Tours are an integral part of EFBC's public awareness and educational programs to promote endangered species preservation and conservation. Visitors have a chance to see one of the world's largest collections of rare wild feline species during evening hours (their most active period) and will be witness...
