Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Mikailey Judkins is a recent graduate of Cerro Coso who was accepted at California State University, Northridge, class of 2025. She is a Kinesiology major. While at Cerro Coso Tehachapi, Mikailey received two AA degrees: one AA in Art History and one in Liberal Arts and Humanities. While being a student at CC, she worked as an English tutor. We caught up with Mikailey to ask about her time being a student at Cerro Coso and what her future holds: a career in medicine. "I started Cerro Coso...
Navy Jet Pilot and Flight Instructor, George D. Zimmer, passed away on Dec. 12, 2022. He was born in Bakersfield in 1933 and lived there until he joined the U.S. Navy in 1953. As a young boy, he was interested in airplanes; and as a student at Bakersfield High School, he joined the Cadet Corps, an auxiliary program for students who wished to pursue military careers. Lieutenant Commander George D. Zimmer served his country with dedication and pride, and retired in 1993 after 40 years of service....
Kiefer Patrick Fincher, 27, residing in Tehachapi, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 17. Kiefer was born Feb. 21, 1995 in Palm Springs, California and spent his formable years in the Coachella Valley. His teen years were captured in Tehachapi where he graduated from Tehachapi High School in 2013. At a very young age his athletic abilities were evident in the Rodeo circuit as a team roper with his brother Kody, where they excelled against the competition with numerous awards and recognitions. Late...
The Tehachapi City Council meets on the first and third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. They are currently meeting at the Police Department Community Room, 220 W. C St....
I have often written about My Pet Tree in the backyard of my home. I had grown it from a tiny little green spear that appeared in a bed of pansies. It turned out to be a tree that is now taller than my house. About 41 years ago, my granddaughter, Jacque, brought me a small cut off milk carton with a very little baby pine tree no taller than perhaps 8 inches high. Mr. Wright, her sixth grade teacher at Wells Elementary, had given each of the class a little pine tree to take home. Jacque had...
Recently the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce added the category of "Nonprofit of the Year" to their annual awards recognitions. It joins the existing categories, "Large and Small Business of the Year" and "Citizen of the Year." It was announced a few weeks ago that the Tehachapi Warriors Boosters Club will be the recipient of the inaugural nonprofit recognition due to our fundraising impact and philanthropy for Tehachapi High School athletics over the last few years. Serving as President...
Charlene J. Strickhouser was called home by the Lord and reunited with her beloved late husband on Jan. 3. Charlene was born to Charles McFall and Mary Jane Bente on Jan. 23, 1950, in Burbank, California. She was the oldest daughter of five children. Years later, she was blessed with two additional siblings to share love and life with. In 1968, Charlene graduated from John Burroughs High School in Burbank. That is where she was introduced to her high school love, Ray Strickhouser, all thanks to...
It was 43 years ago in June 1980 that Tehachapi's best known insurance agent, Marty Pay, joined the Farmers Insurance Group and opened his own office in the San Fernando Valley. The office was located on Van Nuys Blvd. over the world-famous Hamburger Hamlet. His prior insurance training had come from the seven and a half years he spent with the Auto Club where he had worked since 1972 following his release from the Marines. Having his own office was a whole new world. His work experience after...
Some of you may have been wondering how the Build-A-Plane (BAP) program is going. We have been working every Monday and Wednesday since 2018 and have even brought back the academic classes on Fridays in recent months. The Friday classes have been moved to VOCS. Aside from the time we hold class, you may want to know how to join BAP. Students and mentors come from 3 to 5 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the hangar by the fuel tanks or 17W. If you are interested in coming to BAP, whether you'd...
I like to believe that I am not a sucker, but I am easily persuaded to assist a friend in need or do something that benefits the kids. Combine the two and have it benefit kids in athletics and I am unable to say no. Yes, it is a curse and yes, my wife is constantly annoyed at my lack of ability to say no. But a couple of times this season I have been asked by my friend and fellow Warriors press junkie Tom Shea to fill in for him as public address announcer for Warrior basketball so he could trav...
Jack was born on Dec. 28, 1939 and passed away on Dec. 9. He was born to Jack I. and Hazel Dressel in Lemon Cove, California. He attended grade school in Orange Cove, California, and graduated from high school in Reedley, California in 1958. Throughout his childhood, he stayed and worked in his grandparent's Orange Orchard, where he enjoyed working with his grandfather, uncles and cousins. In his teenage years, he worked at various packing houses with his dad making boxes. In his early 20s,...
Nathan Leroy Walton was born in Los Angeles, California on Nov. 24, 1938, to parents Ruby Brewer and Arthur Kent Walton. Nathan had four siblings, Daniel, Phillip, Rachel and Priscilla. Phillip died tragically at a young age in an automobile accident. Arthur left the family when Nathan was just 3 years old, and Ruby raised the children as a single mother. They lived in and around the Los Angeles area, primarily in the suburbs of Lynwood, Compton and Downey, for the duration of Nathan's...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kirk Eugene Foster, 67, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 28 at his home in Tehachapi. Kirk was born on Feb. 26, 1955, to Robert E. Foster and Jo-Ann M. Foster in Long Beach, California, and was one of five children. Kirk grew up in Bellflower, California where he met and married his high school sweetheart, Noelle on July 16, 1977. They remained married for 45 years. They moved to Tehachapi in 1985 with their three kids, into the house that Kirk and the family built. He called the city of Tehacha...
Kip and Laurie Herrington arrived in Tehachapi in August, just in time to prepare for their new teaching positions at Edwards Air Force Base. Kip is teaching science and biology at Desert Junior/Senior High School. Laurie is teaching first grade at Bailey Elementary School. Their daughter, Olivia, is a nurse at Edwards, and with her husband Billy, is the mother of Kip and Laurie's first grandchild and the primary reason for their move to California. They moved here from Mississippi where they...
On Nov. 10, a large crowd gathered at the CSD meeting to welcome our newest member of the BVPD. Chief Dan Suttles swore in Imelda Rizo, our first woman on the force. She spent most of her childhood in California City, and graduated from Mojave High School. She knew from an early age that she wanted to work in law enforcement. Originally, she was assigned to Los Angeles County's maximum security jail. She spent almost 15 years with LASD. She was promoted to Senior Deputy and oversaw a unit that...
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...
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...
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...
