Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Develoment Services Director Jay Schlosser told the City Council that RRM Design Group, Inc has been retained to update the City's Landscape Design Guidelines. They will also be developing a new recommended plant list to incorporate into the list of draught tolerant vegitation. The list will be available online. The Council also approved two requests from Police Chief Kent Kroeger. The first approved an agreement with the California Highway Patrol for use of the Bakersfield Communication...
June 10, 2016 HELEN F. CHAVEZ MEMORIAL SERVICES (ROAD CLOSURES & PARKING) The Mass of Christian Burial for Helen F. Chavez will be held Monday June 13, 2016 at St. Malachy Catholic Church located at 407 West E Street, Tehachapi. Services will begin at 9 a.m. Due to the large number of mourners expected to be in attendance, parking at the church will be restricted to family and VIP's only. General public parking will be in the Capital Hills area north of Highway 58. For general public parking,...
At the May 2 City Council meeting, Mayor Susan Wiggins presented a Certificate of Recognition to the Tehachapi Police Explorers and their advisor Officer Mike Adams for their exceptional performance at the Tactical Explorer Competition held in Federal Way, Washington at the end of February. The team is made up of 14 highly motivated boys and girls interested in pursuing careers in law enforcement. They competed against 12 other Explorer teams including the United States Border Patrol and came...
Under a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Economic Adjustment, representatives of two economic development consulting firms have begun researching East Kern County. Their job is to discover the economic strengths and weaknesses of the communities in East Kern and to help structure plans for the future. County Supervisors Zack Scrivner and Mick Gleason, who together represent all of East Kern, won the grant, which is being administered by the county. Vicki Doll and Fawn...
Stallion Springs resident Joel Beckman has been named 2016 Tehachapi Citizen of the Year. Joel was chosen for his work with STEAM, a nonprofit Arts, Science, and Technology Educational Corporation (AST ) in Tehachapi. Joel will be honored at the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce's annual Installation and Recognition Gala on Saturday Jan. 23 at the Villa La Paz in the National Chavez Center in Keene. Neighborhood Watch, CERT Joint meeting Stallions Springs Neighborhood Watch and CERT joined...
Kern County representatives who spoke at the El Nino preparedness meeting Jan. 9 at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Tehachapi offered valuable advice that can – and will – save lives. It's easy to say "Get prepared," but harder to actually sit down and plan it. Red Cross volunteers at the meeting helped attendees jump-start the process by giving out information and Go-Bags filled with life-saving items such as light sticks, emergency blankets, face masks, water and emergency ponchos. Here is som...
Nikki to MB – Nikki Cummings turned over the post of president of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council (GTEDC) to Mary Beth Garrison on Jan. 6 at the council's meeting in the Tehachapi Police Department community room. Cummings' three-term tenure as president was a period of robust growth and expansion for the organization, whose mission is to encourage economic growth in the Tehachapi area. When she first became involved with the GTEDC, she said, "I was the youngster hanging o...
Effective July 1, 2016, the City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Police Department will terminate their dispatch contract with Bear Valley Springs Community Services District. In a 5-0 vote, the Tehachapi City Council voted to end the contract with the Bear Valley CSD that has been in effect since 2007 when the Tehachapi Police Department was reestablished. When the contract began, the Tehachapi Police Department paid approximately $277,000 annually with a 5% annual increase. However, by 2014...
Kaiser Permanente health care providers will open its 2,500-square-foot Tehachapi Medical Office Building on Feb. 1, 2016. Kaiser Senior Vice President David Womack told the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council Dec. 2 at the Tehachapi Police Department community room that the 5,000 Kaiser members in the Tehachapi area who have been served by a mobile health vehicle will now have a permanent presence. The Kaiser Tehachapi Medical Office Building is in the Tehachapi Junction strip mall...
Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce President Ida Perkins has told the local business community that implementation of proposed California wage and sick leave Initiative 15-0105 would be devastating for small businesses. If the initiative is placed on the ballot and approved by voters, she said that by the time of full implementation, “Most of our small businesses – they won’t be in existence.” While a phased-in increase in minimum wage accommodates businesses with fewer than 25 employees at the fir...
The Tehachapi Police Department Explorer Post 1018, established through the Boy Scouts of America, is an organization designed to provide young men and women between the ages of 14-20 with an insight into the world of law enforcement. All police officers who train the explorers donate their off duty time. Explorers experience first–hand how a police department functions and what it takes to get started in a challenging career in law enforcement. The program gives young people self-confidence, d...
There will be Town Hall Meetings held on Friday, October 23 at 6 p.m. and Saturday October 24 to discuss Measure B on the November Ballot. A “yes” vote on the measure by at least two thirds of the voters would provide a $50 per parcel tax for police protection services within the Stallion Springs CSD. The funds would be used to pay for police protection, personnel and other necessary police related expenses. No funds will be used for other purposes. Beginning in 2017 the tax will be levied on each parcel within the district. This tax will mak...
The Tehachapi Police Department is proud to announce it will be providing a new online police reporting option for the public. This web based reporting system will allow the public to file certain incident types (minor theft, vehicle burglary, lost property, hit & run, etc.) over the internet at their convenience. The Tehachapi Police Department expects this internet based reporting service to be very popular among citizens who have come to expect police services to be provided immediately and conveniently online. The service will allow the...
Wow – Tehachapi is awesome – The Aug. 8 Cheers to Charity event at Veritas (and the entire parking lot) brought in a $26,500 for local nonprofits, including the vital Salvation Army after school community center. The Tehachapi Car Club earned $22,000 at its Aug. 16 Thunder on the Mountain event, distributing all of it to more than a dozen local charities. Tehachapi goes global – An animated Henry Schaeffer, Jr. told the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council (GTEDC) -- meeting Oct....
The Tehachapi Heritage League presents "Kids' Day – History is Fun!" on Saturday Sept. 12 from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Tehachapi Museum and Errea House Museum (310 S. Green Street). Kids attending can experience many hands-on activities while learning about local history. Although many of the activities will be geared toward children, adults will also find exhibits of interest. Featured activities will include old fashioned games, demonstrations of crafts such as quilting and basket making, and s...
Once upon a time, we kept our porch lights on. We opened the door even if we didn’t know who rang the bell. Also, we could always leave the back door unlocked during the day. We know this is no longer possible, but we can join together for a safer community and neighborhoods by your participation in the nationwide “National Night Out” Aug. 4. Please join the Tehachapi Collaborative, Tehachapi Police Department, City of Tehachapi, Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks Department and First 5 Kern, in celebration of the 31st “National Night O...
The Tehachapi Police Explorers each received a Certificate of Recognition from Mayor Susan Wiggins at the July 20 City Council Meeting. The group was founded shortly after the formation of the Tehachapi Police Department in July of 2007 and consists of highly motivated kids between the ages of 14 and 20 who are interested in a career in law enforcement. The group, under the guidance of advisor, Matt Goe (pictured on left) recently worked tirelessly for 14 hours during the 4th of July celebration filling staffing shortages, traffic control at...
Brochures are used to promote something, from weekend events, schools and cities. While searching through my mother Marion Deaver's files, I found some old brochures promoting Tehachapi. I think the two that I found were created in the late '50s or early '60s, by their content and the graphics included in them. Both were sponsored by the Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce and encouraged readers to come to Tehachapi and perhaps live there. One of them called Tehachapi "The Valley of Many Acorns and...
City Manager Greg Garrett updated the City Council on the many current projects in which the city is currently involved. He reported that the city is looking to recruit two new police officers, a sergeant and a utility manager. Work has begun on the drainage project at the corner of Valley Blvd. and Curry St., and work will soon begin on the new islands at Curry and Pinon streets. The Developmental Services Department is in their new building at the corner of Robinson and F streets. The city...
The Loop asked me to write a column on July 4th memories, so departing from my mother’s history, I am going to search my own brain. My parents brought me to the fireworks in Tehachapi each year when I was little and parked along Highline Road so we could see the show from a distance (and I do mean distance!) That way my dad, who always drove, could make a quick getaway back to Mojave along Tehachapi-Willow Springs Road, and onto Oak Creek Road back to town. That yearly trek instilled in me a l...
The Tehachapi Police Department is warning the community of several IRS Scam’s that have recently been reported. In these scams, the caller places a phone call to the potential victim and alleges they are calling from the Internal Revenue Service. The victim is told they owe money to the IRS and they could have criminal charges filed against them or even be arrested if they do not pay. Often times the victim is asked to make payment through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. The goal of the scam is to obtain personal identifying i...
On May 16, at approximately 4:37 p.m., officers responded to a report of structure fire at Coy Burnett Stadium, at the 700 block of E. Tehachapi Blvd. The damaged structure is the snack bar the Tehachapi High School Boosters use for fundraisers and THS local games. Officers immediately evacuated the surrounding area and the Kern County Fire Department arrived to extinguish the flames. There was major damage caused to the interior of the building. The cost of the damage is unknown. According to the THS Boosters, damage to the inside of the snack...
Most of us remember the 100th birthday of the city of Tehachapi held in 2009 in front of the steps of the present city hall complete with a jumbo-tron. But some of you have been here long enough to remember Tehachapi’s 50th anniversary, which my mother Marion Deaver wrote about in 1959. In 1909 the downtown was lit by a dozen gasoline street lights which shone down dimly each night on the dirt streets of the city. If a fire broke out, volunteer firemen rushed to the scene with a hand-drawn t...
Non-profit Showcase organizer Linda Carhart was presented with a proclamation by Mayor Susan Wiggins and the Tehachapi City Council, at their April 20th meeting, recognizing April 12-15 as National Volunteer Week. The showcase was the first ever event of its kind locally and it was a resounding success with 42 participating non-profits. Linda read a note that she had received from the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum describing their positive experiences at the showcase. Another point of order...
On Wednesday evening, April 1, the City of Tehachapi hosted a public meeting held at the Tehachapi Police Department’s community room, located at 220 West C St. The city was asking for public input into several grant funding opportunities provided by California’s Active Transportation Program. The program focuses on promoting non-vehicular transportation such as bicycling and walking in a safe and healthy manner. The city had been successful in obtaining around 2.5 million in grant funding fro...
