Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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I love a good story and hate when it ends. Have you ever felt that way? Do you miss your favorite characters and wish to know what else they might be doing? Or perhaps something happened in your book and you want it to have a different result? I am forever altering stories in my head, especially to create happy endings. There is actually a name for this process. It is called fan fiction. There is a controversy whether the term itself should be fan fiction or fanfiction. Either way, it...
Years ago we used prompts in our writing group, a single word, an interesting sentence, a unique or even rather regular object, and our pens would fly as our imaginations created a story around the challenge. Fan fiction is like a gigantic prompt. The set up and characters are already developed and in place. The writer can just jump right in and put their own spin into the original story, adding a new angle or event. When reading "Wool" by Hugh Howie, I couldn't help but wonder about all the...
On Sept. 7, Richard Chapman of the Kern Economic Development Council and Christina Scrivner representing the Kern Economic Development Foundation presented a $25,000 check to the Flight Test Museum Foundation at Edwards Air Force Base. For those who may not know, the museum, which is scheduled to open in 2025, will be located outside the west gate of Edwards Air Force Base and will be one of the largest aviation museums in the world. On hand to receive the donation at the existing museum facilit...
In the spirit of a fun and spooky Halloween, Gallery 'N' Gifts is excited to announce the Witch/Warlock Hat Contest. Decorate the best Witch/Warlock hat and win a prize. Entry is free. Blank witch hats can be purchased at the Gallery for $3. Hats must be completed and dropped off to the Gallery by 5 p.m. on Oct. 2. Hats will be on display at Gallery 'N' Gifts for judging from Oct. 4-31. The community will determine the top three winners. You can judge in person, or on our Facebook page until...
On Sept. 8, the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council held their monthly meeting at the Village Collective on Green Street. During these meetings, advocates from organizations like the Chamber of Commerce, Tehachapi Tourism and Arts Commissions, Tehachapi Unified School District and Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner's office took turns sharing economic updates and upcoming events of interest to Tehachapi's small business owners. First to report was Clare Scotti from the Tehachapi Cha...
He walks among us! No, not the Creature from the Black Lagoon. But Tom Carmody, who, with his team, has written a book. Amazon says it's "Hilarious, yet touching ..." "Memoir of a Stupid Jerk-head Face." Catchy? His son helped with the title. Google: "Tom Carmody stupid" and there it is. It tells us that God can use any life, and I mean any life, for His purpose and glory. We just need to give that life to Him. So let's tell you why you should read this book by first answering the question, who...
Detectives with the Tehachapi Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the male and female suspects pictured below. On Thursday, Aug. 24, the suspects stole electric tools from The Home Depot and Video Entertainment equipment from WalMart. The suspects fled Tehachapi in a late model white Hyundai sedan, which was displaying false license plates. The suspects changed the license plates between thefts. The male suspect was wearing a dark colored t-shirt, blue jeans,...
Tehachapi High School's home opener two weeks ago was an important night for the THS football program and the community in general. After years of neglect and disrepair, and one year after an embarrassing home opener that included failed lighting, scoreboard and a broken sound system later in the season, Coy Burnett Stadium shined. This Friday was different thanks to the efforts over the last 12 months by members of the Tehachapi Warriors Booster Club board of directors, our members and the...
Anita and Jess Beltran moved to Tehachapi in March from Porter Ranch in the San Fernando Valley. It was Jess' friend of 50 years, Steve Rhodes, who suggested they look at Tehachapi as a place to live, and they fell in love with the area. Jess was born in San Fernando Hospital and raised in nearby Sylmar. At the age of 22, Jess started a custom upholstery business making seats for Harley Davidson motorcycles. He did this for 15 years before he was hired by the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Van Nuys w...
When I was asked to do photography for the Flight Test Museum Foundation at our local sailplane airport, I was delighted to help out. I grew up at Mountain Valley Airport learning to fly sailplanes. The owners, Jane and Larry Barrett, treated me like family. Larry gave me my FAA private and commercial flight tests. I was able to amass tons of glider time over 35 years of flying. I did over 1,800 commercial glider rides for the airport and had a blast doing it. I got to meet many famous people...
Red, yellow, and green are the various colors of apples. Local vendors will be bringing a variety of apples available in Kern County so that we can try to meet everyone's taste for delicious and nutritious apples. Besides apples we'll have apple pies, apple fritters, apple nachos, candy apples and other various apple delights. The Apple Festival is about so much more than apples, though. This festival is meant to bring families together to have fun. We have a large variety of games that we...
While Hurricane Hilary certainly put a damper on Tehachapi’s annual Thunder on the Mountain Car Show on Aug. 20, the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce, the event’s sponsors, the City of Tehachapi and the surrounding community have rallied to bring it back and make it even better. Mark your calendars for Oct. 1, 2023 for Thunder on the Mountain. More than 200 classic cars will be present during this favorite event, as well as a beer garden serving local beer at Centennial Plaza, entertainment and good eats! Come to downtown Tehachapi and...
On Aug. 22, Tehachapi Unified School District held its second board meeting of the month. With the starting of the 2023-24 school year and the surprise visit from hurricane-force storms, there was much to discuss. TUSD's custodial team did a fantastic job at both mitigating and cleaning up the aftermath of tropical storm Hilary experienced by Tehachapi on Aug. 19 and 20. The team spent all day Monday meticulously inspecting each and every room at each school to assess damages and make sure the...
We here at Karl's Hardware have some very exciting news to share with you! Our Rental Yard is now open and ready to take care of your next project. Stop in and say hello to Joseph Willeford, or as we know him Joe Wille, our Rental Manager. Karl's Hardware Rental Yard includes everything from a carpet shampoo machine up to Bobcat skid steers. Trailers, chainsaws, weedwhackers, tractors and so much more. Karl's is always expanding and this new service is just one of many more to come. Don't...
The Tehachapi Symphony is beginning its 25th season of providing glorious orchestral and choral music to the greater Tehachapi community. The symphony’s fine music directors are Dr. David Newby for the orchestra and Sandra Adams for the symphonic chorus. Musicians and singers from all walks of life hail from Tehachapi, Bakersfield and the Antelope Valley. Members donate their time to rehearse and perform. The Symphony welcomes other musicians to audition for a seat in the orchestra. Currently the Symphony needs a first oboe, two bassoons, 3...
Our Artist of the Month is Britney Palmer. She produces stickers, t-shirts, maps, window stickers and 3D printed animals and objects. Her items are very eye-catching with many Tehachapi specific themes. She will be teaching a class this month on how to use the Procreate app on your iPad. Mark Kamerer is a local Key Smith making many types of keys. Specializing in older cars, lawn mowers, mailboxes, houses, toolboxes, motorcycles and RVs. Often, we can locate hard to find key blanks. Open...
My friend Constance has been on my mind for the last month or so. We've been good friends for several years now, even though we are very different from one another. We have lunch together every now and then, and we've taken some very fun day trips together. I've spent holidays at her home, and other days sharing cookies or popcorn and watching movies. She's been to my home, too. We're not the kind of friends that need constant interaction. Sometimes weeks or months go by between visits, but I...
Long-time Tehachapi resident and massage therapist, Molly Sherman of Tehachapi Therapeutic Massage has announced her retirement after providing her healing touch to Tehachapi since April of 1989. Before she was a massage therapist, Molly practiced foot reflexology, a type of therapeutic massage that she learned through books in the 1970s and practiced on friends and family. After experiencing a deep depression in 1984, she booked her first massage and immediately felt the physical and emotional...
Watching the presidential debates the other night I was reminded how much we use little jingles and catch phrases in marketing products and political points of view. We've all done it, I remember when I had my office in Los Angeles using a cartoon caricature of a rolled-up dollar with arms and legs and a scissor in his hands with a caption, "Why pay more? Pay less, call Marty Pay." Some of the campaign ads worked so well that we automatically think of the product when we hear the slogan. Who...
Tehachapi area residents got a quick glance of a passenger train last week as the new Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena was touring the line. Vena took over the position on Aug. 14. The photo was shot by Reuben Cortez, a Depot volunteer, near Caliente Creek between Bena and Ilmon....
Tehachapi is such a loving, giving and supportive community. While we are growing into a larger city, Tehachapi still feels like a small town, taking action and stepping up when members are in need. One would be hard-pressed to find a member here that is not involved in helping their fellow neighbor in some way, shape or form. These are the people and organizations we’d like to take the time to thank and honor for supporting the work of the Family Life Pregnancy Center and our clients. The center holds three fundraisers each year. Two of our f...
Come join Wood Family Funeral Service as we celebrate 40 years serving our community. To honor this milestone, Wood Family Funeral Service wishes to extend our gratitude to the community by inviting you to attend the Tehachapi Health and Resource Fair at The Wood’s Pavilion, 323 West F St., located next to the Wood Family Funeral Service facility This event will be held Saturday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. inside the beautiful Wood’s Pavilion. There will be more than 25 participants providing health and resource information for all age...
Ever wonder where they came up with the term "dashboard" for that part of your vehicle that sits behind the steering wheel? That name began back before cars were even invented. People used to travel by horse and buggy, and streets weren't as well built as they are today. On a muddy road (which was sometimes just a couple of ruts alongside a field), it wasn't unusual for those inside the buggy to have mud and stones "dashed" (knocked, thrown, or hurled) in their direction. So those who built carr...
The Tehachapi Mountains are blessed with scenic landscapes, picturesque wildlife, interesting weather and four distinct seasons. But in addition to these natural features, one of the treasures of our area has always been its people, and one of the true diamonds is a wonderful lady named Patricia Gracey, who will turn 95 on September 2 of this year. Pat Gracey was raised in Tehachapi and is a historian of our area, writing the Spirit of Tehachapi column for The Loop and writing in other...
“The people of this part of the county are very hopeful and appear to be alive to the prosperous future that cannot possibly escape them.” – Tehachapi Visitor This statement was taken from a letter written to the Havilah Miner on December 28, 1872, by a man who had just traveled through the Tehachapi Valley and offered this opinion of its residents....
