Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Celebrate the Birth of our Savior with nativities from around the world and live music from local performers who want to spread the spirit of love. The Tehachapi Crèche Festival will be held on Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Dec. 11 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 600 Anita Drive. This Christmas season we will be celebrating through song, music and fun activities for the family. There will even be an opportunity to learn about your ancestors at the...
Antique cars are at least 75 years old, but classic cars are special because fewer of them were made. This is one of the things Kiwanis members learned from Harold Cox when he spoke at their recent meeting. Cox became hooked on antique cars when, as a young man, he saw a 1929 Rolls Royce. He could not afford that one, but he borrowed $90 from his dad and bought an old Packard. He fixed it up until he sold it at a profit. From that beginning, his interest in cars grew to the point he joined the...
Reformation Sunday was recognized by Tehachapi Community Congregational Church because in 1517 Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses which marked the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. In the Sunday sermon, Pastor Nancy Bacon explained both the positive and negative aspects of this movement. Readings and hymns written by German theologians where used in the service. After church the congregation gathered in Friendship Hall for a meal which featured many typical German foods. During...
Fall has arrived in all of Eastern Kern and of course Tehachapi, where the morning temperatures are a bit cooler than say, Ridgecrest. I was looking for stories about weather and actually found two articles that my mother Marion Deaver had written about desert weather. Of course we all know by now from reading my column that my mother never thought to include a date on anything she cut out to save. I believe the first article was from the early ‘60s as the community of Mojave sought to grow a...
Members of his first team, hundreds of Warrior fans celebrate: It's 300 victories for coach Steve Denman! As giddy as teenagers and bearing pre-printed "300" t-shirts, men who played on the first team that Steve Denman coached as Tehachapi High School head football coach 34 years ago descended upon Coy Burnett Field Nov. 4 to celebrate what they were certain would be Denman's 300th victory. The 51-year-olds were not disappointed. The Warriors defeated Bakersfield's West High, 35-7, triggering a...
Adventist Health officially assumed management and operation of the Tehachapi Hospital and three clinics on Nov. 1, 2016 with a ribbon cutting on the tented hospital parking lot at E street and Curry. The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District relinquished operation of its properties in a 30-year lease agreement with Adventist, an affiliation that enabled the district to complete the new hospital at Capital Hills. Adventist also will operate the new hospital when it opens. "We made it," Adventist...
As the Replacement Tehachapi Acute Care Hospital races toward completion and a grand opening some time in February, 2017, the Zen-like Healing Garden is emerging from the grounds outside the big-windowed cafeteria. In a few years, the young trees will provide shade and vegetation will complement the beautiful stones that float on pebbles and on the earth. Beyond the labyrinth circle and the open wall to the west lie the rolling hills of the Loop Ranch, a fitting homage to the Broome family, who...
Take the kids – The Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District's sparkling new Meadowbrook Park is scheduled to open Oct. 29. The dog park at Meadowbrook has been upgraded too. Rec & Park also is renovating the Activity Center at West Park with a $100,000 donation from Aspen Builders. Community College campaign – Cerro Coso Community College President Jill Board spoke to the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council about the need for an educated workforce and how the college can hel...
The total value in 2015 of all agricultural commodities in Kern County was almost $6.9 billion, a decrease of 9 percent from the 2014 crop value of $7.5 billion, Agricultural Commissioner Ruben Arroyo said in his annual Agricultural Crop Report. While the report (www.kernag.com), does not address the cause of the decrease, Assistant Commissioner Glenn Fankhauser told Forde Files that the drought and water restrictions impact the types of crops that growers choose to plant. Growers key their choi...
Tehachapi area Homebrewers are at it again as they prepare dozens of unique homebrewed beers for the Nov. 12 Cheers to Charity Homebrew Edition tasting event. TK Pizza and Pasta will host the afternoon of stouts, ales and IPAs. Tickets are $25 each and include a glass and all tastings. Breadsticks and pizza by the slice will be available for purchase. Cheers to Charity: Homebrew Edition will feature only homebrewed beer, no commercially-produced selections will be allowed. Andy Franchere, a...
A short Veterans Day ceremony will take place on Friday, Nov. 11 in Philip Marx Central Park. Sponsored by local American Legion Post 221, the ceremony will begin at 11:11 which commemorates the time of the signing of the Armistice which signified the end of World War I in 1918. The ceremony will consist of a short talk, flag raising, gun salute, benediction and taps. Members of the community are asked to bring their own chairs. American Legion Post 221 and Auxiliary Unit 221 will be honoring al...
There is still time to join Tehachapi Valley Wrestling Club! We will be conducting another sign up night on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at Old Towne Pizza from 6 to 7 p.m. Practice Starts Nov. 8. Best value, 4 months of instruction and competition for $171, which includes club shirt and shorts, picture package, end of year party, insurance for child and program, TVWC Uniform. Practice times are designed for ages of the kids. Middle school Tue., Wed., Thu. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Grades 2-5 Tue., Wed., Thu. 6...
I was really excited to see most of the Tehachapi City Council candidates list water issues and aging infrastructure among their top concerns. TCCWD just turned 50, and you can bet 50-year-old pipes pumping water up the mountain under pressure is one of our top concerns! I wonder if people get why the candidates would have water as a top concern. You turn on the faucet and water comes out. As long as you pay your bill - no problem. Sustainability is quite the buzz word lately, but what does that really mean for Tehachapi Valley water supply?...
Robin Silva has been working with glass for about three years. On a trip to the Midwest she discovered that an aunt worked with fused glass and an uncle worked with stain glass. She loved their pieces and decided to learn herself. At the time she had just become an empty nester and was looking for something to keep her busy and creative. She went to visit a stained glass supply store in the LA area and enjoyed talking to the folks so much that she enrolled in classes. The rest is history. As an...
Gallery 'N' Gifts is proud to showcase Mark Pestana as their Featured Monthly Guest Artist for November. First Friday, Nov. 4 will officially open his show which will run through Nov. 29. Colonel Mark Pestana, USAF (ret), is currently a consultant and contract research pilot at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, Calif., specializing in human factors engineering and remotely piloted aircraft operations. He has flown NASA Earth science missions through hurricanes, mapped...
Gallery ‘N’ Gifts will be showcasing Mark Pestana.Gallery ‘N’ Gifts is located at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. Tehachapi Treasure Trove is located at 116 East Tehachapi Boulevard, right across the street from the water tower in Railroad Park. Featured artists will be Robin Silva and Therese Vogan, creators of beautiful glass and mosaics. (see article on this page). Come see what is happening and join the fun, food, wine and conversation. Oak Tree Art Antiques Etc Located 102 W. Tehachapi Blvd. (across from The Depot) broad variety of items, refresh...
Celebrating the lives of Douglas and Jacob Langston...
On Friday, Oct. 14, TMAC celebrated its 25th anniversary. Pictured right is Grand Master Ivan Jadric, founder of Tehachapi Martial Arts Center; Maria Jadric, an instructor with a 3rd Degree Black Belt; their children, Ivana Stanfield, 3rd Degree Black Belt, and Grand Master Cris Jadric; and their students. Mrs. Jadric is holding a Certificate of Congratulations for the 25th Anniversary Celebration from the Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce. To the left of Mrs. Jadric is Chamber Chairperson Jim...
Wild Rose Commercial Center had their grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 22 with six new shops (All American Windows, ASAP Heating & Air, Rivera's Lath and Plaster, High Desert Development, Studio 88 Salon, and TAFF Industries) at 20436 Brian Way in Old Town Tehachapi at the corner of Hwy 202 (Valley Blvd.) and Woodford-Tehachapi Rd. Congratulations to all the new businesses....
"Red Shoes and Blue Mustard," featuring Gary Mazzola and his music, backed by Blue Mustard - play live at the beautiful Beekay Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 22, and again on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. Be there. "Red Shoes and Blue Mustard" will be Gary Mazzola's fifth musical performance at the Beekay Theatre, following his sell-out shows, "Night of the Crescent Moon," "Get back to Eden," "A Night to Remember" and "Mr. Moonlight," but this time he's invited local blues/rock band, Blue...
The Day of the Dead Festival to benefit the Old Tehachapi Cemetery is one of the most far reaching events the Heritage League has ever sponsored. Local dancers, crafts people, students and business owners will all come together to celebrate the lives of the earliest settlers in this area. The hard working pioneers that were mailmen, tavern keepers and black smiths are buried on a dusty acre in Golden Hills. The purpose of the benefit is to raise awareness and funds for the maintenance of the cem...
Ryan and Megan White moved to Tehachapi in July from the Kern River Valley. Megan said that they moved the week after the start of the Erskine Fire. She said that on the first few days the fire was headed right toward their home but fortunately for them, the winds changed and the fire headed in another direction. For the White family, moving to Tehachapi satisfied two important goals; one, to expand their business to a new community and two, to find better schools for their nine year old son,...
Sometimes a person’s memories come in snatches of information and when telling a story it’s hard to know where to begin. Occasionally someone will come into the local museum and say they have heard of a café in town that has lots of local, historical photos of Tehachapi. “Sure, Kelcy’s Café !” I tell them. That’s an easy question. Stepping back several decades back to the forties, will find this writer, as a teenager from good old Tehachapi High School, entering the portals of the café when it...
I found a file marked Rosamond history that was marked in my mother Marion Deaver’s handwriting and it was a sort of mishmash of articles and handwritten notes. One article was written by Glenn Settle, Eastern Kern historian of sorts, and another was written out on typed sheets and I cannot make out the name on the return address. It looks like M. Kilchry, but I cannot be sure, and as always my mom did not include any dates on anything. Settle’s article seems to be from the early 1960’s, and the...
Get your Halloween Spirit going at the Audubon-Tehachapi meeting Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Golden Hills Elementary School Cafeteria, 20215 Park Road. Don Richardson, Animal Curator for the California Living Museum (CALM), and Erika Noel, Biological Field Leader for McCormick Biological, will be our featured speakers covering bat ecology, conservation, and the bat rehabilitation efforts at CALM. The primary goal of CALM, a permitted wildlife sanctuary in Bakersfield, is to rehabilitate and...
