Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On May 17, 2018 the Tehachapi Police Foundation hosted the 2nd annual Thin Blue Line Banquet at the Rose Garden Estates, honoring members of the department for their outstanding achievement over the past year. "The City of Tehachapi has seen crime reduction thanks to the hard work of the men and women who make up our department," said Chief Kent Kroeger in his remarks to the audience. The Officer of the Year, Civilian of the Year, Explorer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year were all selected...
On April 18, the Tehachapi Police Foundation announced the names of their 2018 honorees. The four will be honored on Thursday evening, May 17, at the second annual Honoring the Thin Blue Line banquet to be held at Rose Garden Estate in Cummings Valley. The Tehachapi Police Foundation, a 501(c)3 tax exempt non-profit corporation, was formed in 2016 as a means to receive grants and raise funds to be used for the department's nonbudgeted items. "It is a great way to build a bridge between the...
Tehachapi Police Foundation is excited to host the second annual banquet "Honoring the Thin Blue Line" in support of Tehachapi Police Department. This is the time when we have the opportunity to congregate and celebrate the Officer of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Explorer of the Year and Civilian Employee of the Year. Won't you please join us in supporting the men and women in blue who are so very committed to keeping Tehachap safe? The event will take place at Rose Garden Estate on May 17,...
The Tehachapi Police Foundation will be hosting the second annual banquet to honor the Officer of the Year, Police Volunteer of the Year, Police Explorer of the Year and Civilian Employee of the Year. Mark your calendar for Thursday, May 17, 2018. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with drinks & appetizers, followed by dinner, dessert and awards presentations. The banquet will be held at the Rose Garden Estate. Tehachapi Police Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation founded to cultivate...
The City of Tehachapi has released our "2017 Year in Review". This is an annual project we started several years ago to showcase the accomplishments of the City, our various departments and the citizens over the previous calendar year. This year we focused on the theme "We The People" with each section of our City operation being addressed under one of the core principles found in the Preamble of the United States Constitution. We firmly believe that "We The People" of Tehachapi, live up to the...
A resident of a city that has adopted a district-based election system under threat of litigation – as the city of Tehachapi is in the process of doing -- is suing that city and the state of California, arguing that the system is unconstitutional. The suit asserts that the district-based system as defined by the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA) is illegal because it requires a city to draw boundaries based primarily on race. "Accordingly, the CVRA flagrantly violates the Fourteenth A...
Christina Scrivner is excited about the partnership Tehachapi has developed with Adventist Health as the new hospital nears completion. She spoke at a Kiwanis meeting about her participation with Adventist Health as she works to develop a foundation which will raise funds to outfit departments in the new hospital that are not available in the current facility. The first goal will be to purchase equipment for the operating rooms. She praised the work the Hospital Guild has done for the many...
This will be the seventh year for Tehachapi's National Night Out. Again, Tehachapi Police Department and the Tehachapi Police Foundation are partnering to bring demonstrations, education, tours of equipment and much more to the community. National Night Out is held annually across the United States to show support for law enforcement, first responders and spreading the word on safety at home, in school and around the neighbrohood. The event is free and all are welcome! The location is Philip Mar...
Stallion Springs Senior Officer James Best and Bear Valley Officer Stacey Arebalo received the Officer of the Year Awards from the Kern County Law Enforcement Foundation at their annual Awards Dinner on July 14 at the Stockdale Country Club. On the evening of Friday, February 17, 2017, the County of Kern was struck by torrential downpours. Cummings Valley suffered massive flooding due to the storm, causing road closures and dangerous driving conditions. At approximately 8:30 pm, Officer Best received a radio call of “a female trapped in a v...
Enjoy great food, fine wine, craft and home brewed beer while you raise some cash for charity at Cheers to Charity 2017! Saturday, August 12 is the date for Tehachapi's fund-raising celebration under the stars. Cheers to Charity benefits local nonprofit organizations and features live music, delicious tapas, scrumptious wines and skillfully made craft and home brewed beers - beneath the canopy of a Tehachapi starry sky. Dancing music, choice cigars, a silent auction, coffee, desserts, a...
At their first banquet, Honoring the Thin Blue Line, the Tehachapi Police Foundation and over 400 guests honored four special individuals who were selected by their Police Department supervisors and peers as the best of 2016-2017. Each honoree was presented with a Certificate of Recognition from the City and from the offices of Zack Scrivner, Vince Fong, Jean Fuller and Kevin McCarthy. Mayor Ed Grimes and City Manager Greg Garrett were both on had to congratulate the honorees. The Officer of...
On May 18 at Rose Garden Estate in Cummings Valley, the Tehachapi Police Foundation will hold its first banquet, Honoring the Thin Blue Line. At the event, they will be honoring four people for their exemplary service to the Department and to the community. Alejandro Barajas will be named Officer of the year by the Tehachapi Police Department. Originally from the Arvin Police Department, Barajas has been with the TPD for over two years. He is the School Resource Officer (SRO) and is devoted to...
Kim Nixon, Vice President of the Tehachapi Police Foundation presented a Life Membership plaque to Hall Ambulance Service at the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting on May 3. Holly Arnold, Director of Business Development for Hall Ambulance accepted the plaque for the company....
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...
Police Foundation Fundraiser Jim Wallace and Kim Nixon, representing the Tehachapi Police Foundation, appeared before the City Council on April 3 to present plans for their Honoring the Thin Blue Line Banquet which will be held on May 18 at Rose Garden Estate in Cummings Valley. The event will occur during National Police Week which was established in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy. This will be the first event sponsored by the Tehachapi Police Foundation that was founded last year. Nixon als...
Planning for the 2017 Cheers to Charity fund-raising event, to be held on August 12, is underway. Aviator Park, at the Tehachapi Airport, will again be the setting for this annual fund raiser. Dozens of shade trees, plenty of parking and acres of grass provide a cool venue on a warm summer night. Cheers to Charity benefits local nonprofit organizations and features live music, delicious tapas, scrumptious wines and skillfully made craft beers - beneath the canopy of a Tehachapi starry sky....
Officers from the California Highway Patrol Mojave office and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, have coffee, and build relationships. Throughout the month of March and April The California Highway Patrol Mojave office will be hosting Coffee with a Cop meetings at various locations in Eastern Kern County. Coffee with a Cop provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the Department's work...
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...
Rodeo Entertainer Bobby Kerr is at the center of the mustang movement. He competed in two Extreme Mustang Makeover challenges, sponsored by the Mustang Heritage Foundation as a way of bringing attention to the wild mustangs available for adoption through the BLM and was a two-time fan favorite who won his division in 2012. The Makeover challenges pitted Kerr against dozens of other trainers who bought wild mustangs through BLM auctions. Each had 120 days to tame and train their horse "and show...
In 2006, I photographed this odd looking helicopter sitting on the ramp at Tehachapi Airport. It was a Kaman K-Max. This odd looking "heavy-lift" helicopter in the photograph was developed by Charles Kaman. The Kaman K-MAX is the first helicopter designed specifically for the external load/lifting market. Look closely at the picture and you will see there is no tail rotor. The K-MAX "aerial truck," a light-weight craft designed to carry heavy cargo rather than persons was originally designed...
At Tehachapi City Council, Police Chief Kent Kroeger introduced Carl Gericke, Ruben Brandon and Darrell Brown, three members of the new Tehachapi Police Foundation Board of Directors. The foundation will be the fundraising arm of the Police Department as there is no current budget for youth, school and other programs. They plan to raise money through various events to fund school safety and anti-bullying programs as well as establish awards like Police Officer of the Year, Volunteer of the Year...
Recently the board members of the newly formed Tehachapi Police Foundation met to sign the documents making the foundation officially a non-profit body. Board member Darrel Brown stated, "Our foundation represents the city as well as our police department. We are in the forefront of the public eye. Our aim is to raise funds above and beyond that which is budgeted. We plan to build and strengthen community youth safety programs and to work with our fine law enforcement Explorer Program. As our...
New face on the Council -- Tehachapi City Clerk Denise Jones swore in Dennis Wahlstrom, the City Council's newest member, together with two incumbents, the outgoing mayor Phil Smith and the incoming mayor Susan Wiggins, at the Dec. 15 council meeting at Wells Education Center. The other council members are Kim Nixon and Ed Grimes, whose terms continue. Mary Lou Corpus-Zamudio, who lost her council seat in November, stepped back into civic service a few minutes later at the meeting, to be sworn...
