Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The second weekend in May brought 49 nationally recognized plein air painters to Tehachapi for a paint-out, and a chance to begin works of art that will be completed back in their studios where they can bring the works to life. The finished paintings will be juried into the Art 2023 Tehachapi show that will take place on the weekend of July 21-23 at Aspen Builders Community Center, located at 410 W. D St. in Tehachapi. The show will be the third nationally recognized art show sponsored by the...
This is Memorial Day Weekend, and for many of us the three-day weekend signals the beginning of summer activities like picnics, swimming, vacations, and summer softball. It may be the weekend you start on your yard work or plant the flower boxes; it may be a good time for a long motorcycle or horseback ride, or a long session on the chaise lounge with a good book. It can still be pretty cool in our mountains, especially at night, but it's still a weekend that many of us like to go camping for...
I would like to give an update on our charity work at Mountain Bible Church called Dress A Girl Around the World (DAG). It was started many years ago under the leadership of Debbie Schmidt. It started with many seamstresses, and as time went on people moved to different places, lost interest or for other reasons our numbers went way down. A few of us seamstresses continued on and made dresses for many little girls. The clothes we made got distributed to various parts of the world and also have...
In the time before hand held tech games and easy computer access, children used their long summer days indulging in simple games. Bare feet running through the warm grass, they would form opposing teams, winding their arms around each other in a human rope, then call "Red Rover, Red Rover, let Timmy come over!" Timmy would run as hard as he could toward the human wall and try to hit the arms loose to make a break in the line. If he succeeded, he went back to his own team. If unsuccessful, he wou...
Season 4, Episode 47 – "Code Enforcements Role at the TPD." Officer Tony Bonelli and A/Lt. Jason Dunham talk about the issues that are reported and how they respond to them. They also explain how code enforcement can help reduce crime. Season 4, Episode 46 – "Tehachapi Farmers Market & Old Town Flower Farm." We talk to Jessica Garner the Tehachapi Farmers Market manager and to Jacki Baschmann from the Old Town Flower Farm about the upcoming season that begins Thursday, June 1. We talk about the...
The Tehachapi Friends of the Library's "Big Book Sale" this year is on Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and is going to be another 2-in-1 sale. On Saturday, there will be two areas of books set up in the Library's Courtyard on 212 S. Green St. The first area will have vintage/specialty books, and will include a number of very reasonably priced antique and other specialty books. The second sale area is the always popular "Bag Sale" where you fill a provided bag with books, and pay $3 for...
On Tuesday, May 23, more than 20 volunteers from the Tehachapi community came out to the rescheduled Earth Day litter removal event. Due to rain and snow in April the litter removal was postponed for safety concerns. More than 460 pounds of litter and debris was removed from the Antelope Run Walk/Bike Path, Cherry Lane and Valley Blvd. "Our community continues to show up, roll up their sleeves and put sweat equity into Tehachapi. That's one of the reasons this is a special place to call home,"...
We lost a lovely lady of this community. She worked at Denny's Restaurant here in Tehachapi as a server for 15 years. She is survived by her loving husband Ernie Leyva, son Eddie and grandchildren Haley, Kylie, Nyssa and Evan. We are dearly going to miss her. Christine was interred at Bakersfield National Cemetery....
Susan Bishop grew up in the foothill town of Springville, California. She lived on the family cattle ranch and roamed the golden hills, shaded by the Oaks trees and rested by the cool Tule River. In the summer, her family operated the Balch Park Pack Station for generations. These formative years greatly affected her subject matter, expressed in acrylic paintings of the land she loves. Susan loves to paint, especially for her clients, depicting a favorite duck hunting scene, serene pastor...
Perhaps you've seen the commercials on TV about the newly built (and in a new location) Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville – as advertised, the casino, run by the Tule River Tribe, had its Grand Opening on May 9. A couple of days after that my slot-machine loving friend Willie Ray and I decided to go to Porterville to check it out. We treated ourselves to breakfast at the Keene Café, then set out on the 58 to Bakersfield, then caught the 99 north. Just north of Bakersfield we turned off th...
Kenneth Ray Stansberry of Tehachapi completed his final lap on May 13. Ray was surrounded by his wife and family at the time of his passing. Ray was born in Burbank, California on March 25, 1948. After high school, Ray served his country in Vietnam. Upon his return from war, Ray opened his first business and met the woman who would soon become his wife of 51 years. They had two sons together, raising them in Palmdale before moving to Tehachapi. Ray supported his family as a businessman in the au...
We are so grateful to have such a network of support in this community! We must thank our friends at Bear Valley Springs Tailwaggers Club for doing endless fundraising for us and the Tehachapi area. This group continued their hard work over time and ended up raising more than enough to sponsor a $7,000 Snip Bus spay and neuter clinic to be held at Have A Heart. This benefits our city, our county and all of the pets and pet owners in the surrounding areas. Tailwaggers loves their pets and knows that spay and neuter is important for the...
Tehachapi Mountain Democratic Club voted to support the city's Adopt-A-Landscape Program. After the vote to sponsor the planting at the corner of Green Street and Tehachapi Boulevard, several members rushed out to see their garden spot. The smiles show their approval of the site....
The Tehachapi City Council meets on the first and third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. They are currently meeting at the Police Department Community Room, 220 W. C St....
Robert Teddy Carter (Ted), 78, born Jan. 7, 1945, passed away on April 27, with family by his side in Tehachapi. He suffered from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) for many years. Ted was born in Whittier, California to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Franklin Carter. He was the youngest, with two sisters and one brother. Growing up in Montebello, he enjoyed listening to whatever was on the radio and was a big fan of Lloyd Price, 'Stagger Lee' was a favorite he played over and over in the family living r...
The Brite Lake Fishing Derby was held on Saturday, May 20, at Brite Lake, 22902 Banducci Rd. There may still be a chance to catch tagged fish fish valuing from $100 - $1,000, but the opportunity ends June 20 at 11:59 p.m. Fishing License required: All participants age 16+ must have a valid California fishing license....
Among the best-represented genera of plants in Kern County are the lupines, who number an amazing 25 different species within Kern's 8,172 square miles. The smallest member of this large group of related plants is the Pygmy-leaved Lupine, which grows and spreads its subtle beauty throughout the Tehachapi area. These common wildflowers are low growing, ranging in height from four to ten inches, but despite their diminutive size they are an important component of our spring displays for two...
At the monthly TUSD School Board meeting on May 9, Superintendent Stacie Larson-Everson announced the 2023 Certificated Teachers of the Year and Classified Employees of the Year. The awards were presented by the principal of each individual school. They are as follows: Cummings Valley School Elizabeth Gray: Teacher of the Year Stephanie Harris: Classified Employee of the Year Golden Hills Elementary Melanie Kent: Teacher of the Year Sarah Carey: Classified Employee of the Year Tompkins...
When emergencies happen, EMTs and paramedics are usually the first on the scene to administer aid, give emotional support and transfer patients to the hospital. One of these essential first responders is Josh Pierce, who has worked in Emergency Medical Services since 2008. In his long career of service, he has educated hundreds of emergency response workers who are out in the field today, helping to save lives and improve health outcomes in emergencies. We are proud to have Josh Pierce as our...
Isabel Cortez Cervantes was a well known and respected citizen of this community until her death in 1991 at age 87. In 1914 when she was only 11 her father, Odilon Cortez, immigrated his family from the small Mexican village of Cosio in Aguascalientes, to Tehachapi. Much lumber was being taken from the Cummings Mountain area and sent to Los Angeles and the work was good. Another vital reason for the move was the regular raids on villages in their area by the notorious bandit, Pancho Villa; a...
Join the Brite Lake Fishing Derby on Saturday, May 20, from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brite Lake, 22902 Banducci Rd. Register online at www.tvrpd.org/events/fishing-derby until Thursday, May 18. After that date, you can register at the lake on May 19 during Friday's check-in time from 3:30 to 6 p.m. and also on the day of the derby for day-of prices. Cost: Pre-event Registration: $25 Adults (age 16+) $20 Children (age 15 and younger) $80 Family of 4 (up to 6 people)* *Each additional family member +$5...
At least the calendar says it is! We have some damage here from a late frost but the trees will come back. Mother's Day should be 70 – 75 degrees or so and warming up, but it will be cooler the week after! So, the freezes should be over now, but not necessarily. So, make this the year you get your landscape back in shape. Trees, flowers, shrubs, ground cover, bedding plants and more weeds because of the rain we have had. Yes, there is always a negative. Anyway, I wrote last article on post e...
Things are progressing here at Karl's Hardware in Tehachapi. We have recently expanded our paint department. We are ready to service the community for all of your paint needs. We have also expanded our Minwax selection to help satisfy any staining needs. Come check out our new selection of Valspar colors and get ready to tackle your next paint project. Karl's is also happy to report that our plants have arrived! Check back weekly for new arrivals as our growing season is upon us. Check out our...
Hello, Tehachapi! My name is Lilliput Nobleman (don't ask how I got tagged with that) but everyone calls me Louie. I'm new in town, having flown into Los Angeles airport from a farm in Ireland on Christmas Eve 2022. I spent a few months at the Symphony Dressage training facility in Bear Valley Springs for some sort of evaluation. My trainer Chermaine, who I like a lot, said that I was pretty chill and so off I went to live at my new home at Mountain Springs Ranch in Cummings Valley, located just...
View "Update on Fleet ZEV requirements" in our May 27 issue at https://www.theloopnewspaper.com/story/2023/05/27/local-news/update-on-fleet-zev-requirements/10818.html Public Works Director Don Marsh outlined the new California Air Resources Fleet Regulations for the Tehachapi City Council at the May 1 meeting. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) now requires 50% of city fleet vehicles be zero-emission by Jan. 1, 2024 and 100% zero-emission by 2027. The city vehicles currently affected by...
