Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Tehachapi Warriors football season ended a couple of weeks ago, capping a remarkable campaign with a 10-2 record and a second-round appearance in the CIF Central Section Division III playoffs. The season included the Warriors winning the South Yosemite Mountain League Championship in the first season of the new league's existence. Tehachapi posted a perfect 4-0 mark during that league campaign bringing home the program's 31st league championship and the first outright title since 2011. The...
The Tehachapi Police Department will be increasing police patrols at all Tehachapi shopping areas during the holiday season. The increased patrols began Nov. 23 and are intended to keep shoppers safe and to target incidents of retail theft in and around our shopping centers. Officers will be patrolling the local shopping areas throughout Tehachapi as part of a proactive approach designed to reduce crime and increase visibility. It is not uncommon to see a rise in retail crimes during this time...
Claire Christine Fogel was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 2, 1942. She passed away Nov. 7 with her loving husband of 30 years, Neil Fogel, by her side. Claire was a marketing analyst for major corporations for many years. After moving to Tehachapi 11 years ago with her husband Neil, Claire, who was a voracious reader of many hundreds of books, decided to become an author at 70 years old. In the next six years, she wrote and self-published a series of five books. The books were teenage...
On Nov. 19 K. Hovnanian® Homes celebrated the official opening of their development with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The development offers a wide variety of floor plans pefect for anyones needs and desires. The homes feature vaulted ceilings, top of the line finishings to fit taste, budget and lifestyle. Four plans are available, ranging from 1,927 square feet to 2,401 square feet ranging in price from $492,500 to $565,500. A model home is open from 2 to 5 p.m. on Mondays and 10 a.m. to 5...
Are you in the mood for another festive holiday season? Trees and stars, candles lit, presents and tasty goodies? Some people easily embrace the holiday and all its trimmings. Others would rather retreat into a Scrooge stupor and plod along until well into the new year. Most of those people can be given a jump start by thoughts of Christmas Past (memories), Christmas Future (hopes) or Christmas Present (loved ones around them), and music, movies and books can add inspiration. Like charging dead...
On Nov. 3, friends and family gathered to witness the ribbon cutting of Mountain Bowling, at 20800 Santa Lucia St., Tehachapi. Kenny and Christy Harrison had a vision to create something fun for their children and grandchildren to enjoy for generations. Kern County Representative Zack Scrivner presented an award of appreciation to Mountain Bowling congratulating the family on their perseverance and dedication to the amazing project. Attendees had the opportunity to sample delicious food and...
The Red Kettle Campaign is one of the primary fundraising efforts of The Salvation Army. By volunteering to be a Bell-Ringer you are helping to raise the much needed funds to support The Salvation Army services and programs throughout the year. All funds raised here in Tehachapi stay here in Tehachapi, and directly help local families in need. Many families here in Tehachapi have been hit especially hard due to rising costs of food, gas, housing and inflation. Because of this, the need for...
The City of Tehachapi is happy to announce the addition of a "Tehachapi Hometown Christmas" event on Saturday, Dec. 3 in downtown. "The idea came from within our community. We were approached with the idea to have a Christmas festival of sorts on Green Street, like what we do for Farmers Market," said Key Budge, City of Tehachapi. "A few of us from the city got together and thought about how we could enhance what occurs in Downtown Tehachapi during the holidays." A Tehachapi Hometown Christmas...
"Cho'ikizh! Cho'ikizh!" The Nuwä Indian woman heard the familiar call as she sat under a hava kahni (shade house), a square, open-sided shelter made of willow poles and topped with a thatching of leafy willow branches. As she sat in the welcome shade on a warm summer morning, weaving a basket with her skillful fingers, the piya (mother) again heard the sound: "Cho'ikizh! Cho'ikizh!" (cho-EEK-izh). This was not a human calling out, it was a Western Scrub Jay, making one of the raucous calls for...
Virginia Gonzalez Sanchez was born at home on F Street in Tehachapi on June 23, 1931, the daughter of Lupe Cortez and Augustin Gonzalez, and was brought into the world by her grandmother, Benito's wife Cipriana Cortez. Virginia's family has deep roots in California, since her ancestors lived here before California was a state, or was even part of the U.S. -- they were originally Californios when the territory was still part of Mexico, prior to 1848. Her grandfather Benito Cortez came to the...
On Nov. 12 we have our long-awaited Watercolor Workshop with our own Nancy Waldron. Working in watercolor is a little different then oil and acrylic mediums. Brushes are important. Nancy asks that you bring your own brushes if you have them. She will have some on hand for those who don't. You will be using #8 and #4 round brushes. If you need more information, give us a call. Also on Nov. 12 is the return of our Improv Workshop with Susan and Johnathon Hall. From my own experience I can tell...
The Healthy Hippie Trading Co., located in Old Town Tehachapi, has been inviting special guests in the holistic healing field to give lectures and healing demonstrations in their new event space. Glen Larsen's session on Oct. 21 was extraordinary. Glen is a biofeedback technician and aromatherapist. He has studied sound healing and has experience in applied kinesiology and natural healing methods. He recommends self-muscle testing as a way to tap into the wisdom of the body for information on...
Join us for a Veterans Appreciation Barbecue on Sunday, Nov. 13 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Grace Fellowship, 326 E. Tehachapi Blvd., across from The Shed. All veterans and their families and friends are invited. The FREE meal will be freshly grilled hamburgers and hotdogs with trimmings, homemade side dishes, desserts, chips and beverages. There is a very good possibility that representatives with the VET Center and Kern County Veterans Service Department will be on-site providing information...
Originating with the Aztecs in Mexico about 3,000 years ago, Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has become a special celebration of the cycle of human life, love and death in other parts of the world and around the U.S. Although the dates of celebration are close, Day of the Dead bears no historical or modern connection to Halloween. Instead, it is a revered tradition that joyfully welcomes the spirits of loved ones to reunite with family members through the generations. On Sundays which fa...
The Tehachapi Lions Club and the Rotary Club had the Apple Drop fundraiser on Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. at the Apple Festival. The winner of the $1,000 Walmart card went to Janet Jennison and the winner of the $500 Home Depot card went to Mike and Kathy Collie. The Lions and Rotary would like to thank our sponsors BSE Rents for their generous donation of the manlift, and to Jennifer Palakiko of Edward Jones, Sandy Erickson of Adorable Alpaca and Mott’s and Hebebrand CPA/Eva Hebebrand MBA. We would also like to thank our community business’s for don...
Blocking and reporting spam calls Are you tired of getting spam and scam calls on your cell phone? You know, those calls about elections, solar panels, IRS problems, dubious charity donations, energy retrofits, health insurance and all the rest. Current cell phone technology offers ways to block these calls. But, of course, the spammers know this and have adapted. Almost all scammers and robocallers use "number spoofing" to make it hard to block them. Just because a number starts with 661...
Vincent Jude Apicella, known to family and friends as "Vinnie," passed away peacefully at the age of 83 on Aug. 25, 2020 at his home in Lompoc, with his loving wife Barbara by his side. Vinnie was born on April 4, 1937, at Flushing Hospital in Queens, New York as the seventh child born to parents Rose Marie (DeGasperis) and Enrico ("Harry") Arthur Apicella. Vinnie's six older siblings Louis, Anthony, Arthur, Francis, Joan and Stanley welcomed their baby brother with joy. Six years later, a...
Julie Ann Chambers, 52, was born on Sept. 4, 1970, to Jerry and Linda Holder, who she lived with at the time of her passing, on Oct. 29. Julie was born in Panorama City, California and she moved to Tehachapi with her family in 1979. She graduated from Tehachapi High School, class of 1989. She helped raise four stepchildren, Danny, Amy, Shawn and Robert Chambers. Julie developed kidney disease, and numerous other ailments later in life. Her passing was due to a heart attack suffered at home. She...
Have you ever read a story and when it ended, you wanted more? And then imagined more yourself? Some people do that and then they actually write it down. It's called fan fiction. Fans of certain genres, authors and adventures go on to write the characters past the last chapter of their favorite book. Then they find outlets to publish them. Some publish in blogs or on various websites. Some publish in print. James Lovegrove is a British writer of what is termed, speculative fiction. Speculative f...
The Tehachapi City Council meeting held on Nov. 7 began with council approval for the upcoming Tehachapi Hometown Christmas and Tree Lighting, to be held on Dec. 3. The event will take place on N. Green Street and Centennial Plaza from 2-5 p.m. prior to the Christmas Parade at 5:30 p.m. There will be photos with Santa, craft booths, vendors and charitable organizations. Following the parade at 6:30 p.m., will be the lighting of the giant tree at the Depot. On Aug. 15 the city experienced a...
On Oct. 20, TownePlace Suites by Marriott of Tehachapi, 1052 Magellan Dr., had its ribbon cutting ceremony. They celebrated three years of construction coming to an end and its grand opening. Visitors were able to tour the hotel and see the amazing amenities and layout of the suites. This beautiful hotel has had 100% occupancy since its opening, and the Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome it to our community....
The Tehachapi blood drive held Nov. 2 was again a huge success, with 87 people coming out to help save lives. Coming off a record turnout in September with 90 people registering and 75 completing donating blood products, this week donors braved the cold temperatures, and 65 successful donations of blood products were collected ranking as the second largest turnout in our three plus years of organizing community drives. "I now know not to be surprised at the turnouts for these blood drives, our...
The Loop newspaper has asked me to share some pickleball highlights from the past year and for future events, as interest in pickleball is growing rapidly across the country. Pickleball in Tehachapi is gaining momentum with players of all ages in leagues and tournaments. Tehachapi pickleball play can be found in Stallion Springs, at Tehachapi Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in Bear Valley Springs. The BVS Pickleball Club has grown from 40 members in 2021 to just over 60 in 2022...
Honestly I am at a loss for words. Rare for me right? I just finished the New York City Marathon and the emotions and gratitude are tough to put into words. Easier from a metrics standpoint to mention that I ran 26.2 miles from Staten Island to Central Park and through all five New York Burroughs. An incredibly difficult feat. This one was special, a reward of sorts for all the funds raised for Team World Vision during my Los Angeles Marathon quest earlier this year. With over $3,000 raised I...
I pretty much love all forms of live theater; I love going to (and occasionally being in) the plays at the BeeKay Theatre in Downtown Tehachapi. I also love to go out of town to see plays in bigger venues like the Lancaster Performing Arts or even to L.A. And I love going out of town to smaller venues too, like to the Gaslight Melodrama Theater and Music Hall in Bakersfield. By the way, a melodrama is defined as a "sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events..."...
