Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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At their February 1 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council voted unanimously for the City to take over the management of Farmers Market from Main Street Tehachapi. Due to dwindling membership and business participation, as well as the impact of COVID-19, the 20-year-old organization voted to dissolve and assign its events to other community groups. Fifteen years ago Main Street had taken over Farmers Market from the City with the City assisting with street closures, and the logistical support of...
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District is working hard to offer community activity in our upcoming year. As we enter 2021 a lot has changed for the park district and what we are able to offer to our Tehachapi community. Here are some things to be on the lookout for in the coming weeks and months. Brite Lake: The stay-at-home order has now been lifted for all campgrounds. As of Monday, January 25, overnight camping will once again be allowed at Brite Lake. For reservations, please call...
At their November 12 meeting, the Tehachapi Rotary Club welcomed to their online meeting Don Grafton, Solar General Manager for BHE Renewables. Grafton was joined by Paulette Rush, BHE's community relations specialist. Berkshire Hathaway is the parent corporation of BHE Energy and BHE Renewables is a division of BHE Energy. Grafton said that 10 years ago wind energy locally produced about nine megawatts of power compared with the over 3,000 megawatts that is produced today. BHE began the Pinon...
The City of Tehachapi is continuing to sponsor community blood drives with two events scheduled for December in cooperation with Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District (TVRPD). Each month since the COVID-19 crises began, two blood drives have been held as Houchin Community Blood Blank (HCBB), TVRPD and the City of Tehachapi have worked together to help save lives through the donation of blood. The first event is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at TVRPD West Park...
On Monday, November 16, from 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. "Donating blood has a special place in my heart. My mother had a heart attack and needed blood, because the community donated blood my mom's life was saved," said Michael Davies, Councilmember for the City of Tehachapi. All blood donations made to HCBB remain in Kern County for...
On Tuesday October 27, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB) will be collaborating again with the City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District (TVRPD) on a Tehachapi-wide blood drive. "In this time of uncertainty and in the face of many challenges, it is a true blessing to see the abundance of support for our patients in need! Through the partnership with TVRPD and the City of Tehachapi, this community has contributed dozens of units of blood and...
The City of Tehachapi will be joining forces with Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB) and the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks Department (TVRPD) for two community-wide blood drives in October. Both drives will be held at TVRPD West Park at 490 West D Street in Tehachapi. HCBB buses will be parked in the parking lot on Tuesday October 13 and 27 between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Blood donations save lives. People need blood following severe accidents, surgery, cancer and severe...
For many years local residents and especially Little League families have complained about the lack of sidewalks on the south side of D Street by the TVRPD facilities and Little League fields. Thanks to a Transportation Development Act (TDA) grant received by the City last year, through the Kern Council of Governments, West Park is going to get a face lift. At the August 17 City Council meeting, Development Services Director Jay Schlosser announced that the City had been awarded a...
On Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Houchin Community Blood Bank will once again be joining with the City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District on a community-wide blood drive. Walk-ups will be accepted, as all reserved times have been filled. Since the COVID-19 crisis began these three organizations have worked together on two community-wide blood drives each month. Tehachapi residents have been donating blood consistently helping local hospitals meet the...
William "Bill" Smith went to be with his Lord on Aug. 2. Giant in stature, he leaves a great hole in our hearts needing to be filled. His desire would be that we fill it with Jesus. Bill was born in Pasadena, California to parents Earl and June Smith on Aug. 24, 1947. He grew up in El Monte, California attending Gidley K-8 and Rosemead High School. From a young child he was an avid reader (reading classics and western sagas) and very active in sports. Playing in Little League, he honed skills...
On Thursday, July 23, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB) will be joining forces again with the City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District (TVRPD) on a community-wide blood drive. Since the COVID-19 crisis began these three organizations have worked together on two community-wide blood drives each month beginning in March. Tehachapi residents have been donating blood consistently helping local hospitals meet the need for blood. Donors can also...
Houchin Community Blood Bank will be in the City of Tehachapi on Tuesday, June 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for community-wide blood drives. The June 23 blood drive will be located at the Tehachapi Valley Parks and Recreation District West Park Aspen Gymnasium parking lot on D St. in Tehachapi. There are plenty of reservation times available for this blood drive. Reserve a space for this blood drive at www.connect.hcbb.com/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/5580. Houchin Community Blood Bank...
Join TVRPD for our annual All American 5K event, virtual style this year. Just because we can't all get together and run the morning of July 4th does not mean you cannot go out and get those miles in. This year's all American 5K will be done virtually! You can complete your event anytime between Monday, June 29 through Sunday, July 5. The event can be completed anywhere you wish! You can even use a treadmill, bike, hike or anything you wish. Completing this event virtually is a great way to...
Get out and run! The Tehachapi Recreation and Park district (TVRPD) has transformed several of its cancelled events into bright lights for the community. District Manager Corey Torres said the district has given the eggs it had purchased for the popular Easter Egg Hunt to a volunteer group to give to families for Easter egg hunts at home. The Easter Egg Hunt, which was scheduled for Sat. April 11 at West Park, draws hundreds of children every year in four age categories up to age 10. The event...
The City of Tehachapi in partnership with Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District held a blood drive at the TVRPD Aspen Builders Activity Center on March 24. Even with the rain, the drive had a huge turnout and some people had to be turned away. As a result the City and TVRPD have planned another drive on March 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. also at the Aspen Builders Activity Center, 410 W. D St., Tehachapi. Houchin announced that they will be bringing two buses this time. Due to social distancing regulations, they are not able to use every...
Over the last week, Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District has been closely monitoring the guidelines for COVID-19 from Governor Newsom, the California Department of Public Health, the Kern County Public Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The health and safety of our community and staff is our number one priority. Furthermore, with careful consideration, we have come to the decisions below effective immediately: Facilities: • All park restrooms will be closed until further notice. Porta potties with h...
Late last night, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the California Department of Public Health had updated its guidance policy on gatherings to protect public health and slow the spread of COVID-19. This announcement follows the release of a new “Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission” by the CDC. While the CDC’s mitigation strategies attempt to give guidance based upon community factors including the level of transmission and healthcare capac...
Stolen hearts - Alex Mullenax's sidekick captured hearts at the March 4 Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council (GTEDC) meeting at the Slice of Life Enrichment School. The soft, curious, friendly critter was a week-and-a-half old miniature breed of dairy goat called a Nigerian Dwarf. It had been rejected by its mother as defective and Alex is raising it by hand. She is taking suggestions for names. Edwards envoy - Edwards Air Force Base Installation Director Dr. David Smith, featured...
Over the last week, Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District has been closely monitoring the guidelines for COVID-19 from Governor Newsom, the California Department of Public Health, the Kern County Public Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The health and safety of our community and staff is our number one priority. Furthermore, with careful consideration, we have come to the decisions below effective immediately: Facilities: All park restrooms will be...
Over the last week, Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District has been closely monitoring the guidelines for COVID-19 from Governor Newsom, the California Department of Public Health, the Kern County Public Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The health and safety of our community and staff is our number one priority. Furthermore, with careful consideration, we have come to the decisions below effective immediately: Facilities: • All park restrooms will be closed until further notice. Porta potties with h...
The Board of Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District voted unanimously at their Feb. 18 meeting to purchase an automated pay station for Brite Lake Campground. Connor Mossman of Pacific Parking Systems presented the venSTATION Automated Pay Station, a unit that can be customized to the needs of the District and modified as the need arises. TVRPD Operations Manager Bill Fisher said that the Board actually voted to purchase such a unit four or five years ago but had not followed through. As...
The Stallion Springs CERT team moved to their new location on Saturday, Feb. 22. The team met at 8 a.m. in the old headquarters on Bold Venture Drive to begin the move to the new headquarters. The new 40 by 70-foot building is located directly behind the Community Center. While there is still a lot of work to be completed, the County has approved a Temporary Occupancy permit for the new building. David Cox and Larry Heasle, the logistics team, coordinated the move, which was completed in only...
Town Hall Meeting There will be a Town Hall Meeting at 9 a.m. on Feb. 29 at the Community Center to discuss solid waste issues. The Solid Waste Surveys are available at the CSD Office. The surveys will be tallied and the results will be presented. A number of important issues such as: Handouts that update and address a number of questions and issues received in response to the survey. A discussion regarding the existing set up and proposed set up for solid waste. A better estimate of costs...
Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District's Board of Directors is pleased to announce they have officially appointed Corey Torres as District Manager. Corey had been acting as the Interim District Manager. Corey has been with the District full time since 2015. He began as their Aquatics Manager and was promoted over the years to eventually becoming Recreation Supervisor. Then in April of 2019, he was appointed Interim District Manager. Corey holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Fresno State...
Kern County Director of Public Health Matt Constantine appeared at the Dec. 2 Tehachapi City Council meeting to present a new program being sponsored by the Health Department in 2020 called “Know Your Numbers.” According to Constantine, Kern County residents are among the highest risk in the state for heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The “Know Your Numbers” program is a free six week program to make people aware of the numbers that show up in tests in the doctor’s office and what they mean...
