Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Albertsons Companies Foundation has been running their "Nourishing Neighbors" charitable program for nearly 20 years. At Albertsons registers, shoppers can choose to donate to charity on the card reader machines with every transaction. These funds get processed into gift cards that local charities then distribute to those in need. Tehachapi's Albertsons has a long-standing partnership with The Salvation Army, and so far this year the Tehachapi community has raised over $7,000. On Nov. 21,...
"We are thankful for our friendly customers, who give us so much in return," Kellie Dudevoir, owner of Canine Creek, reflects. Thanksgiving is just around the corner; don't forget your pets in the festivities! Canine Creek is located at 798 Tucker Rd., Ste. 5, in Tehachapi....
United Pegasus Foundation has been operating in Tehachapi since 1998. The organization was founded in 1994 by Helen Meredith, an avid horsewoman, with the mission to save retired racehorses from being sold for slaughter and to adopt out as many as possible. The original location of United Pegasus was Helen's backyard but moved to Mira Loma in 1995. In 1998 they purchased 20 acres in Cummings Valley and 15 acres in Hemet, California. Both were consolidated into the Tehachapi facility from 2002 to...
At the Nov. 6 City Council meeting, Police Chief Richard Standridge told the Council that the Tehachapi Police Department currently has only one allocated Police Lieutenant position. Given the likelihood of commercial growth over the next few years and an assessment of the potential future growth of the city, Standridge proposed the hiring of a second Lieutenant position. Standridge also noted that while Tehachapi takes great pride in being the best and safest city in Kern County, the city has...
Fall is officially here! The leaves are turning colors and floating (or maybe whipping is a better word these days) through the air with all the Santa Ana wind we have been experiencing. What better way to celebrate fall but to bake an Apple Pie Cake and drink a warm Mulled Cider? Well, A Taste of Tehachapi has just the thing. The Apple Pie Cake mix is loaded with organically grown gala apples, organic Ceylon cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger and cardamon. All you add is eggs, oil and a couple...
Just about the time I retired earlier this year, a friend of mine sold his brick-and-mortar business. But he started the same business online and absolutely loves it! He says he's doubled his business, doesn't have to contend with the servicing and basically sets the client up with the product and then steps back. I can understand from a business perspective how this might be appealing, but what about the customer service we all grew up with as consumers and as small business owners? I get that...
I love things you discover when you take a walk. On Oct. 28, my friend and I had just finished lunch and decided to take a walk downtown. We figured it would be a nice way to digest our food. What we didn’t know was that we would discover a wonderful, serendipitous, entertaining and delightful event. This walk had taken us to where the Tehachapi Pops Orchestra was putting on their Halloween Spooktacular. We were invited in and completely taken by how all the decorations and musical instruments had modernized what used to be the old Moose Lodge....
Universal Hydrogen's De Havilland Canada Dash-8-300 aircraft was the star of Plane Crazy Saturday on Oct. 21 at Mojave Air & Space Port at Rutan Field. A beautiful, calm and warm day greeted all attendees who were thrilled to see "Lightning McClean" parked front and center on the ramp. The cowling was off of the powertrain so everyone could gather around and ask questions. Universal Hydrogen website states: "Fueling carbon free flight!" Hydrogen is a true zero-carbon fuel. It is made from water...
On Oct. 15, The Loop newspaper hosted a pie baking contest at the annual Tehachapi Apple Festival. We would like to thank the bakers of this year's competition; five pies were submitted. A special thank you goes to our four judges, Police Chief Richard Standridge, Blair Budai, Tehachapi Arts Commission Secretary Laura Dreyer, and Tehachapi Mayor Michael Davies. They went above and beyond to make a difficult decision. A three-way tie for second place led to a second helping of pie before voting...
On Oct. 28, Tehachapi POPS Orchestra held their Spooktacular Halloween Concert at the new Tehachapi Adult Daycare Healthcare Center in downtown. It was an excellent afternoon of spooky music and family fun, featuring T-POPS' premier of "A Bull in Chinatown" Radio play....
Tehachapi American Legion Auxiliary Unit 221 recently welcomed members of Auxiliary District 15 for the official visit of Department of California Auxiliary President, Glenda Schultz. Those in attendance enjoyed a delicious brunch followed by reports of what each of the Units in the District are accomplishing. Madam President Glenda shared information on her special project "Be The One" for veteran suicide prevention. Some of the ways we can help include asking a veteran how they are doing,...
It was the end of August when Dorian and Tina Otero moved into their Tehachapi home from Porter Ranch in the San Fernando Valley. Their new home is the perfect place for their entire family, including daughter Cassidy, son Tyler, and Dorian's mother Nancy. The house also includes space for Dorian, who is a digital artist and works from home, to operate his graphics business. Tina spends much of her time as educator for 16-year-old Cassidy, who is a special needs student. Tyler is 20 and studies...
A pun a minute means time flies... oh never mind. I'm not good at thinking up puns, but I sure do love to hear them. It seems many of you do too, as so many of them come to me from friends and strangers alike. Here, then, are some more funny funny, punny punny offerings from my collection for your enjoyment: A beehive without an exit is unbelievable. The turtle crossed the road to get to the Shell station. The opposite of formaldehyde is casualjekyl. Skipping school to bungee jump will get you...
It has been five years since Jack Cimo, an American classical guitarist, performed with the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Newby. He made his return for the fall concert on Nov. 5 at Country Oaks Baptist Church in Tehachapi. Cimo has played with many other orchestras, including the Santa Maria Philharmonic, and has opened up his classical guitar styles to people around the world. This was the same process the great guitarist and composer Andres Segovia went thought opening the...
When I met Lindsay Villalpondo, she was interested in volunteering her time at the Visitor Center. She struck me immediately as someone who puts her heart and soul into everything she does and I knew right away that I'd be seeing more of her. It wasn't long before I saw her at multiple charity functions, volunteering all over town and lending her skills to anyone who was in need. Now it is my privilege to introduce Lindsay to you. Lindsay, a local Realtor at Miramar International, has a...
Melinda Irene (Helton) Fleming, 72, passed away at home in Alpine Forest, Tehachapi, surrounded by family. Melinda was born in Taft, California, to Ninah Rae (Pierce) (Helton) Melton and James Ray Helton. She married Larry Richard Fleming in February 1969 in Wasco, California. They had three daughters: April Fleming, Natalee Geye (Dan) and Felicia Fleming. She has lived in Kern County much of her life, yet raised her children on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, for eight years, and that is...
We are heartbroken to announce the death of Gregory Unger, 67, who passed away peacefully on Oct. 29 surrounded by family and friends at Adventist Health Hospital, Tehachapi. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida and came to the high desert in the early '70s, graduating in 1975 from Burroughs High School, Ridgecrest, California. He met and married his wife, Jo Ann, in 1980 and they resided for most of their marriage in California City, including eleven years in Tehachapi. They raised five...
With enthusiasm and determination, Marisa Wood described the reasons she is campaigning to represent California's 20th Congressional District. She told Tehachapi Mountain Democratic Club members she is not a career politician, but she wants to be of service to the families she has come to know during her career as a public school teacher for the past 20 years. Everyday Wood sees how the families of her junior high students struggle to pay the bills, to clothe and feed their children, to obtain...
Andrew Todd Wellner joined the United States Air Force when he was 18 years old. He served a total of 27 years achieving rank as Tech Sergeant, with duties that included ground support operation and radio communications. Andrew was 23 years old when he went to Iraq as part of Operation Desert Storm, where he earned additional awards and decorations for duty performance and operations that he completed. "You never knew what was going to happen next. Quite an adrenaline rush," Sergeant Wellner...
We are so excited for this program from the Lions Club of Tehachapi! With the funds raised from the Apple Drop during Apple Festival, they are purchasing Christmas gifts for low-income seniors. But they can use our help with a few extra items to add. This box is for items like Kleenex, 2-ply toilet paper, shaving cream, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, laundry soap, fabric softener, cleaning goodies and other sundry items. Let's show our seniors how much we care and fill this basket up! Bring...
Wouldn't it be wonderful to see the world with new eyes? As a baby grows and learns, it sees the world for the first time. The baby explores all the simple wonders that we now take for granted as we whiz right by. We most likely no longer marvel at our own shadow, the leaf of a tree, a piece of straw, how the breeze feels so soft, how fuzzy soft a bee looks. Living here for a time sadly takes the wonder edge off of our daily lives. If you are lucky to have a baby in your life, you may be...
Ravens To catch up on the ongoing Raven serial, you will find the story in the last two issues of The Loop. In review, some people in town have been having strange experiences with the ravens. Some see ravens, others black trash bags, and sometimes both in the same sighting. Stephen, Maxi, Leanne and Walt have noticed a few mysterious occurrences in the mix. A new character moves the story forward in this issue... Glen Fieldstone is an old timer. He knows most everyone in town. And anyone who...
The City of Tehachapi is assisting the Tehachapi American Legion Post 221 with a bench dedication ceremony on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m., at 125 E. F Street. American Legion Post 221 is dedicating a donated custom-made bench from the renewable industry to honor the memory of Tehachapi resident Gilbert Louis Mitchell who was a Naval Flight Officer. Mitchell has been MIA since 1968 while serving in North Vietnam. His aircraft was shot down and his body was never recovered. "I have been lookin...
On Nov. 15 at 4 p.m., local author, Shane McGarrett will speak at AAUW General Meeting about facing new challenges. If you don’t know Shane, then you have not met this force to be reckoned with. A feminist from birth, she was the first woman to be certified as a jet engine mechanic at March Air Force Base. Shane’s Air Force story and more in her book “Out of Service.” After four years with the Air Force Shane continues to work in a “man’s world” at Lockheed as an inspector with security clearance. She will weave an interesting tale for sure...
