Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Merry Christmas from Canine Creek! You'll find holiday gifts and treats for your pets, as well as premium pet food, grooming appointments and self-serve tubs! Visit Canine Creek at 798 Tucker Rd. #5, Tehachapi....
Although AEQ Plumbing has been based out of Tehachapi for over a year, owner Tony Quintana said that the company also services Palmdale, Lancaster, Rosamond, California City, Mojave, Sand Canyon, Bear Valley Springs, Stallion Springs, Golden Hills, Keene and Heart Flat to Bakersfield. The company takes pride in offering reasonable prices with excellent service. They also work with Home Warranty insurances. “Our policy is simple,” said Quintana. “Educate, resolve and prevent. That is the reason why hundreds of satisfied customers keep comin...
We understand with the rushing of the holidays, introducing family and friends to your household and re-arranged furniture, your furry companion's anxiety has not gone unnoticed. You should have something in your back pocket that will get your pet to be calm and relaxed throughout the holidays. CBD for pets will do exactly that. CBD contains anti-anxiety properties that relax and calm your pet. It also reduces the pet's stress levels, making it easier for them to get through everything during...
On Dec. 6, the State of California and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced the closing and "deactivation" of several prisons across California, two impacting the Tehachapi area. The CDCR announced the closing of Facility D at Tehachapi's California Correctional Institution (CCI) and the "exiting of a lease" for the California City Correctional Facility. "We are in communication with our local state elected officials and are trying to determine what the impact...
Terri McKeehan moved to Tehachapi in July 2022 to marry her high school sweetheart, Sam, who works at Edwards Air Force Base and is commander of a local VFW chapter. Her parents and her sister are also nearby so she was familiar with the area from family visits over the years. Terri was born in Upland, California and lived there through high school. She remembered Sam from the first time he winked at her in high school. They married other people but kept track of each other over the years. She...
The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the winners of the Business Christmas Window Contest. The first place winner was Go2Girlz Antiques & Funky Junk, 108 W. Tehachapi Blvd., who decorated their window to look like a miniature of the City of Tehachapi. Second Place winners were Wild Roots Style Co., 106 W. Tehachapi Blvd., and Markos D1 Salon, 113 S. Green St. Wild Roots Style Co. decorated their window with homemade ornaments, garland, gifts and a Santa who had a list...
Last year at this time I wrote about the old Christmas hymn, "Silent Night." Not long ago I read in one of my music magazines about the World War I Battlefield Truce in 1914. It was spoken of as, "The War To End All Wars.'' It is told that the British, Belgian and French soldiers in the trenches could hear the German soldiers singing "Silent Night" in their native language so they joined in singing in English. My father, being a World War I veteran, had heard men speak of the truce and told us,...
You're all set: you've updated your Wi-Fi router's firmware, changed your router's default password and added all your computers, printers, phones and tablets to your new, secure Wi-Fi. Here's how to make it easy for your friends and family to connect to and use your home Wi-Fi network: Wi-Fi If you haven't already, make your Wi-Fi network name easy to pick out from your neighbors' Wi-Fi networks and make the password long but easy to remember. Something 11-15 characters long using two random...
You are probably too busy to sit down and read at the moment, but I like to call the days between Christmas and New Years "the lull," where one can take a breath, slow down and enjoy some goodies with a good book or two. Maybe not too serious a book, full of dark motives and deep contemplation. But rather books with a lighter mood and happy endings. I found a few mushy romances and mysteries for your reading pleasure. To qualify, the cover needs to have snow, perhaps with a sprig of holly or...
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." – Anne Frank To achieve "Peace on earth, good will toward men" this holiday season and beyond, each of us needs to regularly practice peace in our own lives. Things as simple as holding open a door, smiling and saying "hello," allowing that car to merge (even when you know you don't have to). It's small acts of kindness. It's being patient with the over-worked clerk; allowing the customer behind y...
I was not aware of the existence of the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve in Lancaster until I read a post on Facebook that said a friend, Tehachapi/Bear Valley Springs artist Tina Dille, had artwork on display there. So I put it on my to-do list and my friend and day-trippin' pal Leila Kleiman and I took off last Wednesday to check it out. What a great find! A little gem in the middle of the city, the Prime Desert Woodland Preserve was originally proposed in 1985 and established to teach visitors...
Surrounded by friends and family, Tehachapi resident Hale Grover celebrated his 100th birthday on Dec. 7 with a huge party at Jake's Steakhouse. According to Jake's owner, Barbara Ferrante, Grover and his family had booked the back room months ago in anticipation of the event. Grover's son Jeff and his wife Kathy came from Arizona to host the affair. According to Jeff, Hale had finally given up playing golf about a year ago and had just been able to renew his driver's license for another five...
Your favorite hemp drinks, hop water and teas and local honey are available in Tehachapi again! Healthy Hippie Trading Co. located in Old Town is the only supplier of Kern Honey in Tehachapi. Kern Honey's Allergy Blend is raw, pure and unfiltered. Allergy Guard is a tasty and healthy blend of local area honeys that often includes pollen from orange, sage, weed, wild flower, alfalfa, buckwheat, cotton, almond, and more. Each batch looks and tastes different, offering a larger spectrum of...
If you drive east out of Tehachapi on Highway 58, then head north on Highway 14, the very first waystation or pit stop of any kind that you'll encounter will be one you won't forget: the Jawbone Canyon Store, a Kern County original for 60 years. This little desert oasis has offered a variety of supplies and a good sense of humor since the gas station first opened on July 28, 1963. For many years it was owned by Richard "Bonk" McKendry, a colorful character who was once married to the famed...
There are many myths out there regarding cold-weather driving, so we're here to share the truth about why your car won't start in the cold and other frigid facts. Why do so many batteries die during the winter? Winter is tough on batteries for two main reasons. The engines are far harder to turn over because all the oil inside them has turned to molasses. This demands much more current from a battery, and to add insult to injury, that battery cannot produce its normal amount of energy because...
Tehachapi Valley United Methodist Church will present its annual Carols & Candlelight Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at the Methodist Church on Schout Rd. (across from Country Oaks Baptist). This is a great opportunity to escape for awhile from the presents and the food, and enjoy fellowship around the true meaning of Christmas. The service will include scripture reading and the singing of carols by candlelight. Come join us as we lift our voices and celebrate the birth of...
Ruth E. Ingraham, 95, of Tehachapi, passed away unexpectedly, but quietly, in her sleep on the morning of Dec. 5 in her home. Ruth was born on Aug. 9, 1927, in Los Angeles, California, to Ross and Clara Raymond. Ruth attended primary school at Kemple Unified School District in Little Rock, California, and graduated from Antelope Valley High School before attending Antelope Valley Jr. College, then when onto L.A. City College where she obtained her B.S. Degree. After college, she went on to work...
Councilwoman Christina Scrivner submitted her resignation from the Tehachapi City Council on Dec. 5. On Nov. 8, Scrivner was elected as the east Kern County representative to the Kern Community College District. She has represented City Council District 2 since March 2020, first as an appointee and then elected to the position in November 2020. From left in the photo are Mayor Pro Tem Michael Davies, Joan Pogon-Cord, Scrivner, Mayor Phil Smith and Susan Wiggins. The Tehachapi City Council meets...
On Dec. 10, the Tehachapi Police Foundation hosted 17 local children at their annual Shop with a Cop event. After enjoying pizza from Hungry Howie's at the Tehachapi Police Department, the children rode to Walmart in police vehicles, sirens blaring, for a shopping spree. This year the Police Foundation was joined by Bear Valley Springs Police, Stallion Springs Police, California City Police, Kern Country Sheriff's Office and California State Parks Assn. The children that were chosen to shop had...
There was a jam packed day at the Tehachapi Unified School District Board Meeting on Dec. 13. The oath of office was taken by new incoming school board members. The new trustees are Cassandra Sweeney of Area 2, covering Stallion Springs and some of Bear Valley; Deborah Du-Sorenson of Area 4, covering Golden Hills; Professor Wayne Cooper of Area 5, covering some of Golden Hills and the west side of Tehachapi; and Paul Kaminski of Area 6, which covers Downtown Tehachapi and Sand Canyon. Once...
The Tehachapi Girl Scouts Lego Robotics Team, the Koding Koalas, Team 55502, would like to thank all the mentors that assisted them in their inaugural year with the FIRST LEGO League (FLL). The Koding Koalas competed at the Duncan Dynamic Qualifier in the California Central Valley FLL Regional competition on Dec. 3 and won first place for the innovation award and was given the opportunity to advance to the Central Valley FLL Championship competition on Dec. 17! As a rookie team with rookie...
Joyce Yvonne Stanley, born on Oct. 9, 1936, passed away in her Tehachapi home on Nov. 11. She was surrounded by her family listening to them laugh and compete with "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune." Joyce was the sixth child born to Frank and Elizabeth Ursery, in Kennett, Missouri. She grew up and attended school in Deering, Missouri. She was active in her local 4-H Club. She learned to sew at the age of 9 and won many ribbons at local fairs. She loved working outdoors with her brother Bill and...
The matriarch of our family passed away on Dec. 7, 2022, peacefully in her sleep at home. Known by mom, grandma, grams, potta, and Pat. She was born Dec. 11, 1934, to Sam and Josephine Lindeboom in Bellflower, California. She graduated from Tehachapi High School in June 1952. Shortly after she married the love of her life, Elmer Young on June 14, 1952. They moved to Oxnard a week after the 1952 Tehachapi earthquake, something she would never forget, and started and completed their family with tw...
Season 3, Episode 101 – Sgt. Jason Dunham from the Tehachapi Police Department stops by to share some holiday safety tips while out shopping. He also talks about things you can do to make your home a little safer, avoiding porch pirates, elder phone scams and other things you can do to be proactive about your personal safety. Season 3, Episode 99 – State of California decides to close another CCI facility and to completely close the Cal City Prison. We have a frank discussion regarding both sho...
Cherished Wife, Beloved Mother and Grandmother, Dear Friend, Faithful Sister. Memorial: Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. • In Person: Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 21260 Golden Hills Blvd., Tehachapi. • Zoom Link available upon request. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity. If you have any special photos of Jean or have any stories of her that you'd like to share with us, there will be a box available at the Kingdom Hall on Dec. 17. Please feel free to leave it in the box (wi...
