Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Tehachapi Gem and Mineral Society, TVGMS for short, will be hosting a fundraising day full of fun activities, with proceeds to benefit the Tehachapi Senior Center at 500 E. F St., on June 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The parking lot will be filled with donated “yard sale” goodies and treasures – you just might find exactly what you’re looking for. This year’s yard sale will be extra-large as TVGMS, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was recently donated an entire estate/moving sale including furniture and appliances. We appreciate the suppo...
Mary Louise Dome, 92, went home to God on Sunday, February 26, 2023. She may no longer be amongst us, but she will always be in our hearts and never forgotten for her many good deeds and caring nature. Her husband and loving partner of 67 years, Cecil, passed away in 2017, and although she loved this world, knowing they are now together will bring those of us who remain great peace. Mary and Cecil had five children, Mary Jane, Lorraine, George, Kathryn, and Susan. Mary was born to Robert and...
Lewis Brown was enthusiastically welcomed by American Association of University Women as the guest speaker at their February meeting. He was the Tehachapi's 2022 Citizen of the Year and is well known as president of the Senior Center. Brown purchased property in Stallion Springs in 1971 after he came here for a rodeo. In 2004 he retired after working 27 years for Knudsen Creamery in the San Fernando Valley. In 2009, he and his wife moved to Stallion Springs. They began attending some activities...
Artist of the Month Genevieve Funes is an 18-year-old senior at La Mirada High School. In her spare time, she is a freelance artist and animator. She is the designer of the Tehachapi Arts Center Logo. She plans to continue her education with a degree in Art. Genevieve is following in the footsteps of her father Ralph Funes, an entrepreneur and Graphic Artist. Paint Night This month our Paint Night is on Saturday, Feb. 18 with Edward Vasqkedi. We will have Wine, soda and snacks. This month is spe...
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...
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...
Clarence was born to Carrie Dodd and Newton Ring in House, New Mexico in a small house that later became his Aunt Vera's home and the location of the annual family reunion. He grew up on a ranch in the area and had a lifelong dream of owning that ranch someday. Clarence spent more than 29 years as a Correctional Officer and retired as a Lieutenant from Tehachapi prison. In his younger years, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, water skiing and camping. After he retired, he volunteered at the local...
The speaker at the Sept. 7 meeting of the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council was Curt Hildebrand, Senior Vice President, Commercial Affairs for Hydrostor, Inc., a company based in Canada. Hildebrand introduced a new long-term, cost effective and emissions free energy storage facility the company plans to build in the Antelope Valley. Hydrostor is currently in the permitting process for the Willow Rock Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) facility to be located on 70 acres...
Beloved husband, father and grandfather left us on Aug. 2 in Tehachapi. David was born in Biddeford, Maine on July 4, 1934 to Elsa and David Kennedy. He was the youngest of four. He is predeceased in death by his parents and three older siblings. He is survived by his wife, Judith and his children, son David Mark (Diana), daughter Elizabeth and beloved granddaughter Charlotte. David moved to California in 1957, working in the aircraft industry his entire working career, first as a machinist and...
After a lifetime of loving service to others, Joan Frances Tetreault passed away on Aug. 3 in Tehachapi. Joan was born on Oct. 18, 1946, in Syracuse, New York to Leo and Leonore Lynch. Her father was an accountant and a military veteran, and her mother was a French teacher. Joan graduated from Most Holy Rosary High School in Syracuse, Saint Elizabeth's Hospital School of Nursing, Utica, New York and received a bachelors of science degree in Social Work from the University of Southern Colorado....
Pierre M. Hartman, 91, passed away at his home in Tehachapi on Saturday, July 30. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 15, at Bakersfield National Cemetery, 30338 E. Bear Mountain Blvd., Arvin, California. Pierre was born Nov. 26, 1930, in France to John A. and Yvonne Reynaud Hartman and raised in Denver, Colorado. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1955 before earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1958. He spent 10 years working as...
While you’re out and about at the Tehachapi Mountain Festival be sure to stop by the Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Society’s Jewelry, Gem and Mineral Show at the Tehachapi Senior Center. There will be lots to see and do for all ages. Vendors will be showing and selling beautiful showcase minerals, fossils, polished rocks, beads and handcrafted jewelry. This might be just the place to pick up a unique Christmas or Birthday gift for that “hard to shop for” friend or relative. The Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Society will have the always...
The Stallion Springs Police Department and the Kern County Fire Department held a meet and greet barbecue at the Community Center. More than 200 residents attended to enjoy the free burgers, hot dogs and ice cream provided by the CSD and the SSPD. The event was to say "thank you" to all residents for their support and for them to get to know our new CSD employees and SSPD officers, as well as the local Fire Department staff. Coming soon A Senior Activity Center will be coming soon to Stallion...
Jackie and Nick Reuter moved from Rosamond to Tehachapi in February with their 15-year-old daughter, Jizel, and three dogs. They had both spent much of their lives in the Antelope Valley but the change of seasons, beautiful scenery and low crime rate of the Tehachapi area beckoned to them. Tehachapi also had an amazing selection of churches to choose from and reasonable home prices. It was a ”no-brainer.” In May, Jackie began work with College Community Services in Tehachapi as Recovery Coo...
It has been like a recurring theme of unfortunate events over the last year or so, too many times I have had to say goodbye to those who came before me. Those who helped blaze a trail in this community and lay the foundation for local athletics. Most recently, it was the news of the passing of Mr. Richard Dieterle, I use the "Mr." because for five years of my junior high and high school education he was "Mr. D." First serving as my junior high principal at Jacobsen in the seventh grade before he...
Kern County is home to several worthwhile museums, and one of them is the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science in downtown Bakersfield. I've been meaning to visit this museum for some time now but for one reason or another, I've never gotten around to it. Then one day local historian/artist/friend Helen McAllister suggested I check it out. She spoke so highly and enthusiastically of it that I moved it up on my list. So, friends Jane Baron, Leila Kleiman and I jumped into a car...
You might think that’s an insulting question but don’t worry we’re not talking about our beloved Tehachapi seniors, there really will be dinosaur fossils at the Senior Center Open House and Fundraiser June 11th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Tehachapi Gem and Mineral Society, TVGMS for short, will be hosting a fundraising day full of fun activities with all proceeds to benefit the Tehachapi Senior Center at 500 East F Street. Get a close-up view of a 90- to 100-million-year-old complete, museu...
May 2022 proclaimed Community Action Month At their May 2 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council unanimously proclaimed the month of May 2022 as Community Action Month and presented a Certificate of Recognition to Pritika Ram of Community Action Partnership Kern (CAPK). Ram told councilmembers that Community Action Partnership was formed in May of 1965 as part of the War on Poverty. It now administers 17 programs in Kern County aimed at meeting child, family and individual needs. Under Ram's...
Coral and Chris Holland moved into their Tehachapi home on Dec. 21, 2021 just in time to host a whole family for Christmas. The couple came to California from Boston earlier in the year and settled in Silver Lakes which is in the middle of the desert. A few weeks of 108 degree weather was enough to convince them that they needed a slightly cooler climate. Tehachapi was perfect. Coral is retired after spending 47 years in the management of elder care facilities. During that period, she was...
On Monday, March 14 the Tehachapi Planning Commission approved three new projects in Tehachapi. The first is a Capital Hills retail center and gas station to be located at the intersection of Capital Hills Parkway and Magellan Drive. The project will include a non-commercial gas station with five pumps, a drive-through restaurant, convenience store and retail suite. The center will have entrances from both Capital Hills Parkway and Magellan Drive. Owner/architect Nadal Azzi was present to...
"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." – Galatians 6:9 If you have a friend who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside, treasure them. Gene Dallachie is one of those folks you want to keep and treasure. A former Marine, he may be gruff around the edges but he is a teddy bear inside. Gene has a heart of gold and a willing spirit. He is always ready to be there for others. Strong and secure within himself, Gene shows up with genuine s...
The Rotary Club of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Lions Club have been working hard to make sure seniors have what they need to enjoy this holiday season. Both clubs selflessly serve the community's less fortunate residents. Lions Club president Vicki Satalino said that for the last ten years or so, Tehachapi's Lions teamed up with the Bakersfield Christmas For Seniors program, which has been featured on KGET 17 News. "There are so many programs for children," she said, "but we don't have a whole...
Tehachapi Chapter #188 Order of the Eastern Star has been busy this year with our Community Outreach program. We have made and distributed 209 Port Pals (6” pillows with velcro that fasten around the seat belt to protect ports for those receiving chemotherapy), 143 knitted/crocheted beanie hats for chemo patients, 41 knitted/crocheted neonatal hats for premie babies and collected 45-50 pounds of pull tabs off soft drink, soup, pet food and other cans. The pull tabs go to Ronald McDonald House in Bakersfield, which are then sold and turned i...
The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District is looking for "a new vision for the community," the district's CEO Caroline Wasielewski told the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council (GTEDC) on Nov. 3. The quest for a new vision offers the public the opportunity to be involved in shaping the community's healthcare resources. Now that Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley operates and manages the new district-owned hospital, she said, "our task is to provide healthcare without running a...
