Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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• To the supporters, both locally and worldwide, who literally keep us going every day. With financial gifts and morale-boosting messages of appreciation and encouragement, you all keep us moving forward, even on days when it's thoroughly challenging. • To our dedicated foster families, who open their homes to rescued dogs, who come to them in all conditions, all stages of life, all degrees of health or illness, all breeds and all creeds. Without you, our operation would cease to function as it...
1. We reached our 1000 visitor on the weekend of November 12. 2. Every month since July, we have had visitors from Germany. Germans ask awesome questions, too. 3. We have had international visitors from the following countries: Australia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, El Salvador, England, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Malta, New Zealand 4. The farthest distance traveled is pretty much a tie: Malta is approximately 6,660 miles; Auckland, New Zealand is 6,560 (thank you, Google). 5. We have had guests...
On, Saturday, Dec. 17 2016, the Mojave Cemetery Wreaths Across America National Day of Remembrance ceremonies will take place promptly, at 11 a.m. The Edwards AFB Composite Squadron 84, led by Lieutenant Colonel Richard Radvanyi, Squadron Commander, will host the ceremonies. A special presentation to honor our Gold Star mothers and local law enforcement, will take place at the Mojave Cemetery located at, 2040 Belshaw Avenue. Everyone in the local communities are invited to participate and...
Event Come and join the fun. No reservations necessary. Open Studios Open Studios at the Treasure Trove do not require reservations – you can come and be inspired to do your best work (or play!) in our comfortable and creative environment and share ideas with other artists and crafters. No teachers will be available during open studios. Come any time the store is open and classes are not using the entire room. Three hour Open Studio sessions are available for $5. Come on over and get busy b...
Inside Tehachapi Koinonia Family Services office sits a Christmas tree adorned with foster children's "wishes". Wish tags are available to be picked up and fulfilled weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m at the Tehachapi Koinonia office (20432 Valley Blvd., Suite C) or at Joyful Junction Preschool (20110 Park Rd., Tehachapi). The gifts will go to Koinonia children in the East Kern area. Gifts need to be delivered by December 12, unwrapped, to the Tehachapi Koinonia Family Services office. Koinonia Family Ser...
Updated permit fees approved by City Council In April of 2015 the City Council approved a Services (user) Fee Study from Capital Accounting Partners of Sacramento and the development of a Full Cost Allocation Plan for updating the existing fees charged by the City for services and permits. The study was to determine the true cost to the City for providing services to the community broken down on a per-hour basis per involved employee as well as processing time. The direct costs take into...
We, at HWB (Honey Wagon Brewing), are delighted to announce that we are changing our name to Local Craft Beer, Tehachapi or LCB. Nearing the one year anniversary of our ownership, we felt it was time to separate ourselves from the old brewery in name, beer and recipes. There are some really amazing things happening in Tehachapi and we are proud and excited to be a part of this community's continuing growth. We have enjoyed and will continue working with the City, local charities and local...
I’m not very philosophical, so I always appreciate when others present ideas in a way that helps me think about stuff. One of the aspects of Social Development Theory outlines how there are different spheres or ecosystems (e.g., self, family, community, country, world) in which any individual moves or operates. As water conservation coordinator, part of my job is to influence people, and I might try different approaches depending on your focus. We all know people who are focused on self. They’re tough to influence because they’re absol...
Tehachapi -Cummings County Water District President David Worden presented a Resolution of Recognition to retiring General Manager John Martin at the water district meeting on Nov. 16. Martin had served as General Manager since 2008. Board member Jonathan Hall said of Martin, "He is the finest public servant I have ever seen. He is an exemplary leader and provides absolute excellence in every endeavor."...
Leafy trees in Tehachapi are preparing for winter by shutting down nutrients to their leaves, a process that produces bursts of brilliant color in a final farewell. The red and burgundy colors are the result of chemical changes triggered by light and cold. The yellow and orange colors are in the leaves all along, masked by the green chlorophyll. In the fall, trees break down the green pigments, exposing the colors. In the dry brown leaves on the ground, all the pigments are gone. Some trees,...
Retail leakage happens when residents go to Bakersfield or Lancaster/Palmdale to shop instead of shopping in Tehachapi. Tehachapi Economic Development Coordinator Michelle Vance is on a mission to turn that around, to keep the money in Tehachapi and to draw shoppers up the hill to make their purchases. "One hundred fifty-eight million dollars leave our town every year," Vance told the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council on Nov. 2 at the Tehachapi Police Department community room....
I was able to complete the NYC marathon (135th overall) on Nov. 6 and I raised $3421 with a majority of that from my Tehachapi dental patients for ZERO. Heartfelt thanks to those generous people who took the time to support ZERO prostate and also allow me to do the largest marathon in the world with over 51,000 finishers. We started on Staten Island and journeyed through the other four boroughs: Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Manhattan. The race day was gorgeous, sunny, but cool and my wave began...
Darin Lewis of Tehachapi Floor Covering may be new to Tehachapi, but he certainly is not new to flooring. He has moved his entire Bakersfield business here, and is changing the name from AD&D Flooring to Tehachapi Floor Covering. Darin says that Tehachapi Floor Covering sells and installs "almost everything for the floor." This includes wood, vinyl and laminate flooring as well as carpet. Darin's father started AD&D in 1993 and Darin has run it for the last several years. He says that he grew...
Tehachapi has lost one of our most influential citizens, Chelley Kitzmiller. She passed away on the morning of Sunday, November 6, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer. Chelley was born Cheryl Jean Clarke on July 27, 1946 in Santa Monica California. Chelley met Ted Kitzmiller, her husband of 53 years, at Sunny Hills High School, when he stole a Nestle Crunch Bar from her. They were married 5 months later on September 21, 1953. In their 53 years, they rarely spent a night apart. While living in...
Director, Nick Altieri, brings to life the wonderful, lyrical prose of this Dylan Thomas poem, with special adaptation and musical direction by Deborah Hand Cutler. Children's direction is provided by Jeannette Crounse. In this production, we experience Christmas with all the wonder and innocence of a Welsh child in a simpler time, where the holidays take on a fairytale like quality of treasured memories with family and friends, sprinkled with Christmas carols, under a magical cover of snow. It...
Carlos Castellanos of Carlos' Donuts presents a check to Sally Perriman of Wood Family Funeral Home in the amount of $3457. The money was raised Friday, Oct. 28, to assist with the funeral expenses of the three Tehachapi residents who lost their lives earlier in the month on June Lake: Douglas and Jacob Langston, and Caleb Johnson. May their families be comforted from the generosity of our community....
The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra's first performance of the 2016 season played to a nearly full house. Featuring works by Mendelssohn and Gounod, the orchestra was rich in sound under the baton of Music Director and Conductor David Newby. The featured solo artist was Los Angeles Philharmonic cellist David Garrett. Mr. Garrett performed the Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op.89 by Schumann....
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District opened the redesigned and improved Meadowbrook Park and Dog Park on Oct. 29, 2016. Hundreds of park patrons joined TVRPD for the ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration. It was an historic moment for the district and a long overdue amenity for the residents of Golden Hills. The park features two playgrounds, a swing area, misting station and exercise equipment. TVRPD invested close to $650,000 in the design, engineering, equipment and build of...
Jake and Jessica Nelson moved to Tehachapi in September. Although they didn’t move a great distance, they are much closer to Jake’s work with Homeland Security in Bakersfield. Jake was born in Palmdale. His father now lives in Orange County but his grandparents live in Agua Dulce and he has a sister in Acton. He joined the Army and stayed for nine years. On his release from the military, it was this experience that helped to attract the attention of Homeland Security. He is currently wor...
Isabel Cortez Cervantes was a well known and respected citizen of this community until her death in 1991 at age eighty-seven. In 1914 when she was only eleven 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,...
As grown-ups, you probably know the basics of how to stay safe when you're on the internet, but how about your kids? Have you had 'the talk' with them yet? If not, here are some things you can cover: Cyberbullying Kids can be bullied online just like they can at school. Cyberbullying can include mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles. In fact, 35% of kids between 11 and 17 years old...
At the Oct. 29 Kern County Honor Flight breakfast American Legion Post Commander Tony Strauss and members of TAL Post 221 gave Tom Stenson, Honor Flight Tehachapi Outreach, a check for $4000. This donation will enable Honor Flight to continue to send local veteran's to Washington DC. There is a breakfast every month at St. Malachy's Church at 9 a.m. for those who have attended and those who are interested in attending. Usually the fourth Saturday of each month, due to Thanksgiving there will be...
On Oct. 26, 2016 civic leaders from Kern County met with the Union Pacific Railroad in Bakersfield to discuss the economic impact it has on the region. Tehachapi's Mayor Susan Wiggins, Mayor Pro-Tem Kim Nixon and City Manager Greg Garrett met with Union Pacific's President, C.E.O. & Chairman of the Board Lance Fritz to discuss several items relating to Tehachapi. "It was a great opportunity for the city to go over with him (Lance Fritz) and his team about proposed projects between Union Pacific...
Vikki Montegna and her family took over the tack business as of Nov. 1. Former owners Jill Nelson, her husband, John, and friend Al Anders, said it has been a fun six years. "We started selling new and used tack at swap meets and other outdoor venues," Jill said. "People kept asking me where our store was located. So we decided to open one." The tack shop opened in February 2010 on South Street, but outgrew that location a short time later. It moved to its present spot at 117 S. Mill Street,...
At the Nov. 7 City Council meeting, Main Street Tehachapi President Scott Hammer presented Main Street's new Facade Grant Program. He informed the council that the primary focus of Main Street is the historic preservation and beautification as well as the economic redevelopment of the downtown area of Tehachapi. With all of their events like Farmers Market, the Wine Walks etc, they have been able to put away funds that can be put back into the community. Main Street has put $20,000 into the new...
