Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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They don't make movies like they used to. That was how Dan Branson began his talk to the Kiwanis Club last week. He went on to tell about his early days as a screen writer in Hollywood. He feels movies these days are produced by what he calls corporate types who hate to take risks. They rely too much on sequels and remakes and produce more bad movies than good ones. Kiwanis members were thoroughly entertained with stories Dan Branson related about early days in Hollywood when movies were...
On May 4, the National Day of Prayer, the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi hosted their 31st Annual Prayer Breakfast at McMullan Hall. Nearly 140 members of the community came together for breakfast and worship. Local Coach Steve Denman was chosen to speak because of the example he has set for staff and students at Tehachapi High School where he teaches and coaches football. He believes strongly in taking responsibility for one's actions and working for the common good. He is quick to praise others...
Steve Denman has been selected as the keynote speaker at the May 4 Prayer Breakfast sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi. The breakfast is one of the events planned for the National Day of Prayer. It will be held on Thursday, May 4, at 6:45 a.m. at St. Malachy's McMullan Hall, 407 West E Street. Denman was chosen to speak because of the example he has set for staff and students at Tehachapi High School where he teaches and coaches football. He believes strongly in taking responsibility for...
Wallace Kleck shared his knowledge of geology with the Kiwanis Club when he spoke to them about oil. He called it "black gold" because of its importance to the world. Using a power point presentation he explained how oil was created in oceans when plants and animals died, mixed with sand, and "cooked" for thousands of years. Man has been using oil for four thousand years, scooping it up where it seeped up from the ground. About 150 years ago, they learned to drill for the oil erecting wooden...
For those who feel that there is nothing to do in Tehachapi, let me tell you that we can disprove that in a moment. Join us at Jacobsen Middle School Gymnasium on Tuesday, April 25 for the Non Profit Showcase. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the event closes at 8 p.m. Admission is free. The Loop and The Tehachapi News are sponsoring the event, which is being hosted by The Rotary Club of Tehachapi. Food will be available for purchase. Several booths will be offering raffles and there will be a door...
It was an article in Parade Magazine that inspired Mayor Pro Tem Susan Wiggins to launch a campaign called Be Kind. She explained, at a Kiwanis meeting, that the article suggested ways cities could promote kindness by supporting senior citizens, partnering with community groups, and encouraging the granting of scholarships. She realized our city was already doing these things, and perhaps we just needed to remind ourselves to be kind, to smile at people we see, to be slow to anger, and to help...
Tehachapi Community Theatre (TCT) has graciously given the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi 60 tickets to the opening night of "The Best of Broadway" concert on Friday, March 24. Tickets are being sold to raise funds to help Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi do what they do best: Help local kids. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for children, and it includes dinner. The Kiwanis Club will be serving George's Famous Chili, spaghetti, salad, and dessert at 6 p.m. inside Friendship Hall, at 100 East E St. in...
Kiwanis Club recognized Women's History Month by inviting three members of American Association of University Women to their March meeting. The women are members of AAUW's Storytellers Group who impersonate women who have done important things during their life. Diane Bergstrom, dressed in a 1930s style, portrayed Pamela Travers, the author and creator of Mary Poppins. She explained that was not her real name but one she chose. Her father's first name was Travers, and he died when she was only...
How to have a healthy heart was the topic for members of Kiwanis when Beverly Thompson spoke to the group recently. She is a survivor of heart disease and is now coordinator for Heart Health in Bakersfield which is part of a national organization based in Washington, D.C. that promotes women's health. Thompson had a heart attack while at work in 2010. After that she decided to get involved in helping women and men understand how to maintain a healthy heart. She attended a training session at...
Dale Hawkins, retired from a career in engineering, is now a Solar System Ambassador for NASA/JPL. In this capacity, he spoke to Kiwanis recently about the Voyager Program. He explained there are two Voyager spacecrafts which were launched only months apart in 1977 with the primary mission being the exploration of Jupiter and Saturn. This mission yielded much information for the scientific community. Built to last five years, they were sent on a two-year mission and have lasted well beyond....
A Summer Internship with Josiah Venture introduced Kyle Yates to the beauty of Poland. This organization began 20 years ago and now organizes mission trips to 14 countries. The program provides English, music, and sports camps to young people. Yates has had five trips to Poland where twice he has spent summers conducting classes in English. He shared his enthusiasm for this experience when he spoke to the Kiwanis club recently. Yates explained that English is a second language for Poles and is...
Tehachapi Chief of Police Kent Kroeger said the police department has made great progress in 2016 with the opening of the Police Communications Center on July 1 and the formation of the non-profit Tehachapi Police Foundation. "Being in-house has improved our efficiency," Kroeger said of the new communications (dispatch) center at the Dec. 28 Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi meeting at Don Juan's Grill. "We are self-contained and open 24 hours." Until the center opened at the new TPD headquarters at...
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....
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...
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi attended the Installation Dinner of 2016-2017 Lt. Governor John Sullivan in Bakersfield. The installation was conducted by Pete Edwards who is Governor of Kiwanis International California-Nevada-Hawaii District Division 33. Edwards recalled the purpose of Kiwanis is to improve the world, one child and one community at a time. The local Kiwanis Club meets each Wednesday at noon at Don Juan's on South Street. Kiwanis projects to help children include...
Tehachapi Kiwanis serve Pasta Fest!...
Guild to the rescue – From the operation of its little thrift shop at 101 West E Street, the Tehachapi Hospital Guild through the years has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars in hard cash to purchase vital hi-tech equipment for the Tehachapi Hospital. Now the Guild has in excess of $675,000 in its bank account, and Adventist Health (soon to be the operator of the new hospital and clinics), with its big purchasing power and resources, doesn't really need those funds for equipment. As the R...
I have been walking through the front doors of Pacino's for the last seven years. I'm proud to have been part of the restaurant and thankful to have been able to do a job I so loved. I have met so many wonderful people from all over the world, from other states, from surrounding cities, and from right here in Tehachapi. Thank you for choosing Pacino's! To all my regulars, thanks for the friendships and laughs we had throughout the years. You made my job fun: Buzz - S.P.S.S, Tom and Nancy G-6,...
Zanya Biviano, community outreach volunteer for Optimal Hospice Care, told the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi at its Aug. 3 meeting at Perfetto restaurant that often people who are preparing to die will share confidences with a neutral observer that they never have told anyone. Hospice volunteers, in comforting the terminally ill, may find that the patient needs to talk about long-buried childhood memories or issues. "It may be things that have never been addressed by the patient," she said. "We just...
Kiwanis members learned about fire safety at a recent meeting of the club. Three members of Kern County Fire Department spoke about programs to prevent fires and precautions that should be taken to be safe. Engineer Aaron Davis was the main spokesman with additional help from Captain Trevor Baldwin and Firefighter Mike Sanchez. An interesting program in Kern County is called ReadyKern. It is a telephone notification system that will deliver public safety messages to you at any phone number or...
Kiwanis members learned about fire safety at a recent meeting of the club. Three members of Kern County Fire Department spoke about fire prevention programs and precautions that should be taken to be fire safe. Engineer Aaron Davis was the main spokesman with additional help from Captain Trevor Baldwin and Firefighter Mike Sanchez. An interesting program in Kern County is called ReadyKern. It is a telephone notification system that will deliver public safety messages to you at any phone number...
Join the Tehachapi Kiwanis club in welcoming its guest, Mr. Chris Naftel at the club's weekly meeting on Wednesday, June 8. Mr. Naftel was the Manager of the NASA Global Hawk program from its beginning in 2005 until his retirement in 2015. He will provide a presentation covering the project from its inception through the many Earth Science projects that it has supported. The Global Hawk System provides a unique capability for the science community. The combination of the aircraft's range,...
Measure F is the future for Kern County Libraries. This was explained to Kiwanis by Mandy Walters, a librarian who devotes personal time to speaking about the measure on the June ballot. Yes votes will allow all branches to be open at least five days per week and update technology in Kern County libraries. It will expand library programs, services, and literacy programs for children, teens, and adults. Walters explained there are 24 library branches and two book mobiles in Kern. They are funded...
Full circle – The husband and wife physician team of Dr. Harold Schlotthauer and Dr. Madge Schlotthauer, who established a hospital in Tehachapi in 1934 and served the community until 1969, were Seventh Day Adventists. Today, it is Adventist Health that is proposing to fund completion of the new hospital and lease and operate the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District properties (Proposition H, on the June 7 ballot, seeks voter approval for affiliation between Adventist Health and the h...
The National Day of Prayer in Tehachapi began with an early morning breakfast sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. President Jonathan Hall welcomed the many guests and introduced Don Bowman, organizer of the event, who gave the invocation. After a delicious breakfast, prepared by Mill Street Kitchen, several young people from Heritage Oak School read scripture and offered prayers. Marian Stephens introduced key note speaker, Marget Willer, who is director of the Salvation Army Service Center in...
