Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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At the Oct. 19 meeting of the Tehachapi Rotary Club, Edward Martin, head of Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Hospital and fellow Rotarian, updated members on AHTV activities and reviewed the major staff members of the hospital. He said that AHTV hospital is rated in the top 10% of hospitals nationally in patient care and announced the recent opening of PT Solutions at 122 S. Green St. This is the new 3,500 square foot home of the hospital's physical therapy unit. Adventist Health has also...
Some years ago I was asked by The Friends of the Depot to speak at one of their meetings about my experiences in riding the passenger trains that came through our city regularly. I can scarcely believe how long it has been. Some 50 or so years. I mentioned to one of my sons what I was going to do and he said when beginning a speech I should start with a joke to lighten the mood. The audience was made of friends and they were kind and cooperative. The evening went well and they laughed in all of...
Some people I know look forward to Halloween all year. I'm not necessarily one of those people, but I do enjoy the Halloween holiday when it gets here, and all that goes along with it. I've celebrated Halloween since I was a child, one way or another. As a youngster I loved to dress up and go trick or treating for candy, and I was still dressing in costumes as a teen and young adult (though not necessarily going to houses, usually going to school or club sponsored get togethers). Then when I had...
The City of Tehachapi is hosting another Hometown Christmas planning meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Tehachapi Police Department Community Room. Nov. 2 is also the application and proof of insurance deadline for those wanting to participate in the event. This meeting will confirm participating vendors and businesses and will share a preliminary map of booths and activities. All applicants are encouraged to attend. Hometown Christmas aims to help kick off the holiday spirit...
At the Oct. 17 meeting of the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Board, General Manager Corey Torres presented a Certificate of Recognition to the Tehachapi Rotary Interact Club and Girl Scouts. Accepting the award for the group was leader and teacher Nena Thornburg and her daughter Serena. The groups spent several days of public service completing projects for TVRPD. They helped to spruce-up West Park by painting parking block and posts, and painted the gazebo in Central Park. In...
On Oct. 10, Tehachapi Unified School District held their regular monthly board meeting. Each month on the second Tuesday, the TUSD school board meets at the Claude L. Wells Learning Center at 5 p.m. to discuss news and upcoming events within the school district. Reports from the superintendent, Tehachapi Association of Teachers, California School Employee Association and the Parent Teacher Organization allow parents and board members to be more aware of and involved in their students'...
Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District was proud to talk about the progress of their community garden project with the Tehachapi Humanitarian Relief Group. Now that the fence is up at their second location downtown behind the site of the old hospital, TVHD is searching for volunteers to build raised beds. The garden will feature a section for in-ground flowers, plants and veggies available for community use and another section of raised beds to be rented out to local businesses. Income from the raised beds will support garden maintenance and...
Since moving to Tehachapi in 2006 with her family, Laura Brubaker has been finding inspiration in every corner. Laura has always been creative and an entrepreneur, but when the opportunity arose to create a business involving flowers, she knew she had found her true happy place. Within a few months of realizing this exciting endeavor, Blooms was born. "My aunt is a florist and someone I have always looked up to and admired," Laura says. "When I was in high school, I would help out at her shop...
There will be a Special Needs Resource Fair at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, located at 600 Anita Dr., in Tehachapi, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This is a free community event. Families are welcome to attend and get information from local resources and services. Organizations and agencies in attendance so far include: Special Olympics (they are starting the program here in Tehachapi!), Kern Regional Center, Ally Comprehensive Services, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Hayden Consultants (Behavior...
The Tehachapi High School Drama Club presents "Radium Girls" by D.W. Gregory and directed by guest director, Liz Tiede. This play takes place in 1920s New Jersey. Radium Girls is a historical play about a young Grace Fryer who is just trying to get justice for her fellow dial painters in a world where women's voices don't get heard, their sickness doesn't get seen and their impact on the world would have never been felt if not for her. "Through this play I have discovered the unique and...
On Saturday, Sept. 16, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Tehachapi hosted an Emergency Preparedness Community Faire for the public. It was a great success, and well attended. Attendees learned important disaster related information from presentations by the Tehachapi City Police Department and the American Red Cross. Skills were shared by organizations such as Kern County Public Health, the Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association and other experts in various topics such as water...
At their Oct. 19 meeting, President Paul Kaminski of the Tehachapi Rotary Club presented Josh Pierce of Cornerstone with a $1,000 donation for his organization. The club was paying it forward from the $5,500 that they had received from Cheers to Charity. The Rotary Club of Tehachapi is a volunteer service organization with the motto, "Service Above Self." The club meets on Thursdays at noon. For more information about Rotary Club, you can visit their Facebook page at www.face...
Dan Bronson will be the featured author at Tehachapi Heritage League's Book of the Month event on the first Saturday in November. He will be at the Tehachapi Museum, 310 S. Green St., from noon until 4 p.m. on Nov. 4. Those interested in learning more about books, authors and writing should plan to come. After earning a doctorate at Princeton, Bronson taught English and American literature at DePauw University. However, his passion for movies led him to pursue another career as a story analyst...
The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. David Newby, will be performing on Sunday, Nov. 5, at Country Oaks Baptist Church, 20915 Schout Rd., Tehachapi, beginning at 4 p.m. The program will begin with Beethoven's "Overture to Fidelio" and Joaquín Rodrigo's "Fantasia para un Gentilhombre" featuring guitarist Jack Cimo. Beethoven composed the first version of his only opera in 1804-1805. It was called "Leonore" and was revised twice. The final version, "Fidelio," premiered on May 23, 1814. The overture begins with a...
Each November our Fine Art Gallery Artists bring their new pieces for our Fall Show. TVAA Gallery N' Gifts is proud to present their new exhibit and invites you to join us at our First Friday event on Nov. 3 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Gallery N' Gifts, 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. Food and beverages will be provided....
There are a lot of fun fall happenings in Tehachapi. The Downtown Trunk or Treat and the Mountain Bible pumpkin patch are not happening this year, but there are plenty of other fun things to do. Have fun and stay safe. Events subject to change, keep up with local Halloween happenings on Tehachapi's Halloween Town's Facebook group: https://tinyurl.com/THalloweenTown (the Facebook group is not affiliated with The Loop newspaper). Tehachapi Terror Halloween haunted house, Oct. 20-30, 6 to 9 p.m. Ru...
Trains have been traditional gifts for young and old alike. The Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club would like to share their toys with all of you at their Fall Model Train Show on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Listen to the whistles, bells, huffing and chuffing as you watch the operating layouts in Large Scale, Lionel, HO, N and Z Modules. It's a fun time for the public as well as the modelers. There will also be a promotions table, featuring gift...
There's a new tradition in the making. Three years ago, in the midst of the COVID-19 shutdown, Chris Morales found a way to bring the essence of live theater via video streaming to Tehachapi. Working with members of the Tehachapi Community Theater Association (TCTA), the ensemble produced a marathon telethon. Chris Morales presents The Late-Night Talk Show Telethon. Because of Covid restrictions, they performed to an empty house and even with no one in attendance, every performer was masked....
Fall time is fun time at Canine Creek! Seasonal pet gifts, toys, treats and more - Halloween is just around the corner! Canine Creek is located at 798 Tucker Rd., Ste. 5, in Tehachapi....
On the first Wednesday of each month, the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meets in The Village Collective on S. Green St., at 7:30 a.m. The GTEDC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting businesses in the Greater Tehachapi area. Small business owners and community members alike are encouraged to attend and indulge themselves in complimentary coffee, treats and Tehachapi business happenings. Various businesses and committees give short reports on business...
At the Oct. 2 City Council meeting, Reverend Angelo Frasier, pastor of Riverlakes Church in Bakersfield and Chaplain for the Bakersfield Police Department, as well as several Tehachapi residents, appealed to the Tehachapi City Council to consider approving the placement of our national motto, "In God We Trust," on the side of Tehachapi's police vehicles. Several years ago, the Tehachapi City Council decided not to approve the measure fearing it would make a target of local police vehicles. As...
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) was formed in Paris in 1833 by a group of lay Catholics. The society's mission was simple: to help those in need and follow in the philanthropic footsteps of their patron saint, St. Vincent de Paul. About 190 years later, SVDP is active in 150 countries with over 1.5 million volunteers and 2,500 conferences, one of which operates in conjunction with the St. Malachy Catholic Church in Tehachapi. Since 2001, the St. Malachy Conference of St. Vincent de...
Tehachapi residents have been excited to find out that apple and grape cider, made from Tehachapi apples, is now available at Healthy Hippie Trading Co., located in Old Town. Business owner Sarah Rose shares her experience at last year's Apple Festival held in downtown Tehachapi. "We decided to sell apples and apple products grown and produced locally by David Ha of Ha's Apple Farm. I'll admit, I didn't even know that he made cider from the apples and grapes that he grows right here in the...
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and once again I'm writing a reminder to get yourself checked. All of you, both women and men. Everyone I know has been affected by some kind of cancer, in one way or another, either directly or indirectly. I'm fortunate to have dodged that bullet for myself (so far), although I have had a couple of scares. But mostly I have been in the fight with friends and family who have been diagnosed. My mother had breast cancer twice and beat it both...
If you've glanced up in the skies over Tehachapi in the past month or so, you might have seen lots of large dark birds circling. These are Turkey Vultures, and their annual migration is one of the great natural spectacles of California. Each autumn, Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) come through Tehachapi Pass as they migrate south. There are not just hundreds, or even thousands of birds, but tens of thousands – a Turkey Vulture count in the fall of 2000 recorded 38,743 Turkey Vultures flying o...
