Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On July 28 the TVRPD Board of Directors held a Special Meeting to award the bid for the construction and installation of the Modular Steel Skate park located at West Park. We are pleased to announce the bid was awarded to American Ramp Company, a decorated company with a footprint of incredible skateparks all around the United States. For those unaware, this project is made possible by available non-competitive grant funds through the State of California's Parks and Water Bond Act of 2018...
On Tuesday, July 27, Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB) joined forces with the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District (TVRPD) and the City of Tehachapi on the fifth Tehachapi-wide blood drive of 2021 for these three organizations. The drive collected 37 units of blood and had four first-time donors! More than 200 people have donated blood (potentially saving up to 600 lives) this year at the five Tehachapi drives in 2021. "It just makes me so proud of everyone who gives of their time to...
At the first of two meetings held on June 21 at the BeeKay Theatre, the Tehachapi City Council approved the nearly 80-page, $27.4 million balanced budget for the year 2021-22. The approved budget also addressed projected fiscal years through 2025-26. Included in the budget were all operating funds within the City including the General Fund, enterprise funds such as Water, Sewer, Airport, Transit and Refuse and Capital Project funds. Particular challenges to the budget were created for the City b...
That’s right, Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District now has the option of Tall Tots and Tater Tots classes! Our Tater Tots class is for ages 3 to 4, and Tall Tots class is for ages 4 to 5 (must be 5 before March 2). With our integrated curriculum, themes and field trips, whether it is their first year in preschool or if they are preparing for kindergarten, we have a class perfectly fit for them. Classes can be doubled for Tater Tots to make full days. Through fun filled activities, the T...
Recreational Swim Cost: $5 (cash or check only) Punch cards available for $40 (10 punches). Days & Times: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Lap Swim Ages: 14+ Cost: $5 (cash or check only) Punch cards available for $40 (10 punches). Days & Times: Monday-Friday, 5-7 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 7-9 p.m. Shallow Water Aerobics Ages: 16+ Cost: $5 (cash or check only) Punch cards available for $40 (10 punches). Days & Times: Mondays and Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. Deep Water Aerobics...
On June 19, Crown for a Cause partnered with Houchin Community Blood Bank to operate their third in a series of five Tehachapi mobile blood drives. The Crown for a Cause blood drives are organized by Tehachapi resident Tiffany Rea, Miss United States. The drive had a total of 32 people registered and 26 units of blood were able to be used by Houchin. Between the blood drives sponsored by the City of Tehachapi and TVRPD and Crown for a Cause, the Tehachapi community continues to be very generous...
Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District is excited to announce that we have brought back movies at the park for the summer. We have four movies scheduled this summer and we hope to see you all there! Meadowbrook Park, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays June 17: “Sonic the Hedgehog” July 8: “Frozen 2” July 22: “Aladdin” Central Park, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, in conjunction with National Night Out: “Raya and the Last Dragon....
All American 5K presented by Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Virtual and in person options We are offering both in-person and virtual options for the 2021 All American 5k. This race will be a rolling start. Rolling start begins at 7 a.m. and will go until 9 a.m. You can start running when you arrive. Register online at www.tvrpd.org/events/all-american-5k. In-Person 5K Registration: Open through June 24 Pre-registration only - no day of race registration! Registration fee: $45 Race Day: July 4, 2021 Location: Steven A Shy Activity Center, 311...
On Tuesday, May 25, Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB) partnered with the City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District (TVRPD) on the fourth Tehachapi-wide blood drive of 2021. The drive collected 35 units of blood and had six first-time donors! More than 165 people have donated blood this year at the four Tehachapi drives in 2021. "The Tehachapi community continues to come out and donate each time we have a blood drive. Our collaboration with Houchin and TVRPD shoul...
All American 5K presented by Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Virtual and In-Person Options We are offering both in-person and virtual options for the 2021 All American 5k. This race will be a rolling start. Rolling start begins at 7 a.m. and will go until 9 a.m. You can start running when you arrive. Register online at www.tvrpd.org/events/all-american-5k. In-Person 5K Registration: Open through June 24 Pre-registration only - no day of race registration! Registration fee: $45 Race Day: July...
The City of Tehachapi has announced the return of the All-American 4th of July Festival on Sunday, July 4, resuming the festivities after cancellation in 2020. This year's festival, as has been the case since 2018, will once again be presented by AES Clean Energy, formerly known as S Power. The festival will see some changes in 2021 including limitation to just one venue at Philip Marx Central Park, and an entertainment lineup that shifts focus to local independent music artists playing on the...
Tehachapi City Manager Greg Garrett and TVRPD General Manager Corey Torres presented a Certificate of Recognition to departing TVRPD Board member Wes Backes, thanking him for his service. Backus submitted his letter of resignation after having represented the City of Tehachapi on the TVRPD Board for the last several years....
Youth Flag Football Registration is open until June 3. Season will run from July 12 to August 12. Division ages: 6-7, 8-10 and 11-13. Skill evaluations will take place June 7 and 8 for ages 8+. Games will take place twice a week on Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. Cost is $112.50 or $90 with in-district discount. Register online at www.tvrpd.org/programs/youth-sports/983-youth-flag-football. Adult Open Gym Basketball Thursdays and Sundays from 5 to 7 p.m. for ages 35+ and 7 to 9 p.m. for...
#LoveTehachapi's third volunteer event took place on April 24 at the former Aspen Meat Market parking lot. More than 100 volunteers from local churches, community volunteers and the City of Tehachapi pitched in to serve their Tehachapi neighbors and help with spring cleaning in the neighborhoods near the Meat Market. Volunteers spread out to serve approximately 85 households, hauling wagons filled with boxes of food, gifts and fresh plants. Several individuals, with the aid of many large trucks...
I was caught in a moment the other day when my son received his first baseball uniform. He is one of hundreds of 4- and 5-year-olds returning to the T-ball fields after a year-long hiatus and it is his first time playing the game. He immediately threw on his ball cap and proudly clutched his jersey as we walked back to the truck. It hit me at that moment: his baseball journey has officially started. I have spent a good portion of my life around ballplayers. My older brother was really good, I...
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As of Monday, April 19 TVRPD will now be offering in district discounts for all youth programs to all residents living within our District boundaries. (see map, everything in light green is in the TVRPD District). Residents that live within our boundaries pay property taxes that help keep TVRPD up and running. We want to recognize you for that and offer a 25 percent discount on all youth programs. Whether you are a returning customer or a new one, you will need to show proof of residency before...
Brite Lake is open for fishing. TVRPD's plan was to stock the lake this year with five hundred pounds of trout monthly beginning in January; however the level of the lake was too low. The precipitation Tehachapi received during the winter raised the lake enough so that TVRPD was able to stock the lake twice in February so there is currently plenty of fish. Five hundred pounds of trout are planned to go into the lake every month through May depending on what the hatcheries have in stock and the t...
Registration now open for Youth Baseball! The season will begin the first week in May. Registration closes April 1. Space is limited. • Season will take place if Kern County is in Red Tier. • All COVID-19 guidelines will be followed as presented by the State of California. • All coaches and parent helpers will be required to wear masks. • All spectators are required to wear masks when they are not able to socially distance. • Participants WILL NOT be required to wear masks during play. A c...
TVRPD is proud to present the conceptual design for our new skatepark. This will be a steel structure with a polyurethane coating. It is designed to sustain our weather systems and last throughout the years. We are hopeful to get this design into production within the next few months and have it opened to the public by fall of this year. This project would not be possible without our partnership with the City of Tehachapi. We are grateful for their support in this project. We are currently...
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District (TVRPD) is pursuing a grant opportunity that will hopefully bring a new park and community center to Tehachapi. Funds are available through the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program. From October 2020 -January 2021, TVRPD gathered and received input and engagement from the community by hosting public meetings for desired recreation features and new program offerings. TVRPD is excited to unveil the conceptual design for the p...
Registration now open for Youth Baseball! Season will begin the first week in May. Registration closes April 1. Space is limited. • Season will take place if Kern County is in Red Tier. • All COVID-19 guidelines will be followed as presented by the state of California. • All coaches and parent helpers will be required to wear masks. • All spectators are required to wear masks when they are not able to socially distance. • Participants WILL NOT be required to wear masks during play. A child may w...
The City of Tehachapi, Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District and Houchin Community Blood Bank would like to say thank you to everyone who came out to the Tehachapi blood drive on Thursday, February 18. Fifty-four people donated blood during this drive, doubling the goal and making it the most successful event we have hosted yet. According to a Houchin Community Blood Bank representative, this drive received more donations than either of the Houchin Bakersfield locations on that day. The...
Registration now open for Youth Baseball! Season will begin first week in May. Registration closes April 1. Space limited. • Season will take place if Kern County is in Red Tier. • All COVID-19 guidelines will be followed as presented by the state of California. Visit www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/outdoor-indoor-recreational-sports.aspx for more information on youth sports guidelines. Co-Ed Youth Baseball presented by Snow Orthodontics T-Ball – Ages 3–4 Coach Pitch – Ages...
On Thursday, February 18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB) will be working with the City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District (TVRPD) on a Tehachapi-wide blood drive. In 2020 the City of Tehachapi, TVRPD, & HCBB collaborated on 17 blood drives, receiving 594 units of donated blood that stayed in Kern County. The first blood drive of 2021 was cancelled in January due to snow and the freeway closure. Blood donations save lives, people needing...
