Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The 2022 Chalk on the Walk Festival was one for the record books. With over 80 entries and 30 sponsors, Tehachapi Arts Foundation and Tehachapi Valley Arts Association raised record funds for a favorite community cause: Art supply donations for local area schools. "TVAA's mission with Chalk on the Walk is to keep art in the classrooms. That we get to do this with such a fun community activity is an all-around win! Now that the event has happened, we'll collect art supply wish lists from...
Join us for the first viewing of a new short video that commemorates the 70th anniversary of the devastating 1952 Tehachapi earthquake that destroyed downtown Tehachapi. The date and time of 4:52 a.m., July 21, 1952 was seared into the minds of Tehachapi residents for decades. Even today, old timers have stories to tell about the most devastating event in Tehachapi history, an earthquake of such magnitude that it was felt throughout the state, from San Diego to Northern California. It was the...
"I was born in the U.S. and raised in the Cayman Islands. I've been sculpting since I was 4 years old. It has always been a passion of mine and a form of therapy for myself. I mainly use polymer clay for my finished pieces but also incorporate other types, as well as wire in my work. I enjoy boxing and acting in my free time. Most of my inspiration comes from nature especially exotic, endemic creatures, such as one of my favorites the blue iguana only to native to Grand Cayman," Matthew...
My name is Chris Frost. I am the happy husband of Sara Frost and proud daddy of our three children. I am also the pastor of Mountain Bible, an on-call chaplain at the hospital and recent owner of Tehachapi Flower Shop. However, this column is designated to articulating God's grace as described in the ancient Scriptures. I will be speaking solely from and on behalf of my role as pastor at my church. This month at MBC we began a mini-sermon series on the parable of the prodigal son. In Luke 15...
Dan and Stacie Miller moved to Tehachapi in April from Henderson, Nevada. They had lived in Henderson since 2016 while Dan was working as a government contractor on the F16 jet at Nellis Air Force Base there. Dan said he really was not looking to move to California but the offer of lead engineer on an F22 at Edwards changed his mind. Dan explained that Edwards has five F22s and each plane has its own staff and crew. Dan said that Tehachapi was the closest community most similar to where they gre...
This schedule is in place from Aug. 8 to Sept. 5 Important Notice Sept. 5 (Labor Day) is the end of our pool season. As a last HOORAH of the season, and in honor of Labor Day, we will be offering Open Recreational Swim on this day from 1-5 p.m. Remember to thank our wonderful Lifeguards for working hard this summer. We wouldn’t have a season without their hard work and dedication! Entry fee: $5 (cash only) Non-swimmers fee: $2 (cash only) 10-visit punch pass: $40 (cash only) Children 3 and under...
Children's Art Class every Wednesday. With Summer over (at least for students), our class hours have returned to 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. We can offer a private class for birthdays or your group of friends. To make arrangements, call the center and ask for Grayson. Aspiring Musicians Our Jam Sessions have become popular. The next one is Tuesday, Aug. 23. Set up is 5-5:30 p.m. We play for two or three hours. We are looking for beginning/intermediate musicians who would like to learn to play with...
I believe it is time to scrap the big leagues for a better version of baseball on television. As the Little League World Series winds down, we have been entertained for weeks with regional and championship match ups that are doing nothing short of reminding us how the game of baseball should be played. I am talking about the constant examples of sportsmanship, the passion, the great plays and the lesson we are all receiving in humility and fun. It has me asking myself and the television world,...
Michael Vance Phillips passed away on July 30 in Los Angeles, California; he was 67 years old. Michael was born on April 4, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, to parents, Alfred and Clara Phillips. He graduated from Quartz Hill High School in 1973 and attended Humboldt State University. He received his Bachelor of Science in Forestry and Natural Resources in 1979. After graduation, he worked as a Forestry Technician for the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho and Oregon. On May 12, 1980, he married Neva...
Pierre M. Hartman, 91, passed away at his home in Tehachapi on Saturday, July 30. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 15, at Bakersfield National Cemetery, 30338 E. Bear Mountain Blvd., Arvin, California. Pierre was born Nov. 26, 1930, in France to John A. and Yvonne Reynaud Hartman and raised in Denver, Colorado. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1955 before earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1958. He spent 10 years working as...
Roxanne Ward was born April 27, 1947, and passed Monday, Aug. 1. Roxanne leaves behind her son, Jim; his daughter, Liliana; and daughter-in-law, of Phoenix, Arizona; daughter, Brandi; son-in-law, Robert, and their daughter, Madasyn of Bakersfield, California; her best friend, Steve Lynn of Tehachapi, CA, and of course all her other family members and friends. Roxanne loved fast cars, flashy clothes and her dogs, Sassy and Teddy. Roxanne was widowed by her husband, Bob Ward, whom she loved with...
Do they sing “Hello mother, hello father” in summer camp anymore? The song made popular by Allan Sherman the summer of 1963 highlighted a list of terrible circumstances one camper was having at summer camp. In the end the rain stopped, the sun came out and the fun began. Never mind, said the kid in the song to his parents. He decided to stay. Summer camp usually involves some adjustments. In the graphic novel “Camp” by Kayla Miller, you get a pretty typical idea about camp life and the trials...
This article is continued from our July 23 issue. Less maintenance is required When you have a regular car, you need to fill up the gas tank regularly and also change your oil at regular intervals. All of that can add to the cost and time it requires to maintain the car. When it comes to considering electric cars pros and cons, this is a huge benefit. On top of that, there may be fewer repairs needed as well. Better performance Electric cars tend to be much quieter than gas vehicles. That noise...
The TehachaPod team from the City of Tehachapi welcomes Ashley Whitmore to the host table. "We need to have a female presence on the podcast and Ashley has done a great job as a guest and co-host. What is most important is, our guests are very comfortable having a conversation with her," said Key Budge, TehachaPod host. Ashley was twice a guest on the show providing updates on the city departments she manages, including the Tehachapi Municipal Airport. She was invited to sit in as a co-host...
I want to look back on a memorable trip to the Sacramento Railroad Museum with my daughter Sarah. This trek was more than 20 years ago and we saw many historic locomotives that powered through Tehachapi in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Some of these locomotives were first generation diesels that were called the covered wagons (because of their appearance) or "F-7 Units." These diesels were made by EMD (Electro-Motive Division of General Motors) and could develop 1,500 horsepower and were capable of...
On Aug. 8, the Tehachapi Planning Commission unanimously approved a mixed-use project to be located on the southeast corner of Tehachapi Blvd. and Hayes St. next to the Ranch House Motel and across Hayes from Red House BBQ. This project was originally brought before the Planning Commission at a Special Meeting held on June 27 with no decision made. The mixed use project, as originally proposed, contained retail space and eight two-story dwelling units to be located on the half-acre lot. The...
One of the most common raptors in the Tehachapi Mountains is a small falcon that is only a slightly bigger than a cockatiel, but it has sharp talons like curved ice picks, a hooked bill and a fierce little dark-eyed stare: the American Kestrel. American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) are North America's smallest falcon, and also the most widespread one. These little raptors are primarily birds of open areas, and they can commonly be seen perching on power poles or the crossarms at the top of...
Beginning in 2010, a Tehachapi resident named Eugen "Gene" Kuntsman began a retirement job which consisted of living all summer at 10,000 feet in the High Sierra, cooking for the famed Rock Creek Pack Station. In 2014, he described the pack station life: "This legacy business keeps 80 to 110 horses and mules in service during the May through September pack season, with the help of about 25 employees. I regularly cook for a score of wranglers and guides as well as paying guests. Sometimes I...
We know there aren't a lot of places for kids to play and judging from all the fun being had by the revelers of the 8th Annual Cheers to Charity Event, maybe there aren't enough places for the adults to play either! This was a smash, and it was all for a good cause. Three, actually: the nonprofit recipients are Healing Hearts Farm Sanctuary, who will improve their property to strengthen the ability to connect people with animals and nature and facilitate mental health healing; The Alano Club...
On Aug. 8, the community came out to celebrate the opening of AltaOne Federal Credit Union's newest branch in Tehachapi, located at 665 Tucker Rd. They still have a branch located inside of the Tehachapi Albertsons....
Okay, I get it. I had hoped the whole selfie thing would be over by now. But it's turned out to be an excellent way to get yourself into your pictures. Now that your smartphone has a zillion megapixels, night modes, light and depth sensors, and even solar panels, for all we know, you can take some excellent selfies. Here's how. Background Since you're taking a picture of yourself, or maybe you and some of your friends, you and your friends should be front and center in the shot. In photography...
I was talking to a gentleman the other day who said he'd like to read another one of my husband's USMC stories. Here is one from 1951-52 when he spent a year in Korea. Korean Memories by CWO-4 Doyle D Gracey, Jr. USMC, Ret. In August 1951, when I was a Gunnery Sergeant, I visited Korea at Uncle Sam's insistence, and was part of what was called a Police Action over there. I was transported to a land of rice paddies, rugged mountains, poor transportation and harsh climate conditions. We did not...
"I don't understand why people want to move up here and then turn this into what they left – it makes no sense!" said Kim S. in the popular Facebook group "Tehachapi Ask." This was her answer to the question: "What services or small businesses would you like to see in town?" Of course, everyone has a personal favorite business they'd like to see in Tehachapi, but it's not usually a deal breaker for whether you live here or not. "If I don't see an El Pollo Loco here soon, I'm leaving!" is s...
Here's another one of those wonderful little stories that have come to me from friends via the Internet. In researching this anecdote and trying to find the original author, I found out it was once (perhaps originally) of Chinese origin. By the way, it also turns out that there are several different stories that use the premise of a rich father and his son ... but those will perhaps be for another time. Wherever this story came from or whomever first wrote or told it, the tale is worth reading...
Wilma Grantham Sanders, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, went to her eternal home and her beloved Savior, Jesus Christ on Aug. 1. She died peacefully at her home in Tehachapi at the age of 86, with members of her loving family in attendance at her bedside. She was born Dec. 8, 1935, in Tehachapi to Ren and Irene Weaver. Wilma was born shortly after her family relocated to Tehachapi from Pryor, Oklahoma. Wilma grew up in Tehachapi attending Tehachapi schools. She graduated...
