Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Main Street Tehachapi has planned a new event to welcome summer this year. The Sip Sip Hurray Wine Walk will take place on Saturday, June 23 from 7-9:30 p.m. with a change from previous Wine Walks, the wine will be served in three downtown parks: Centennial Plaza, Railroad Park and Freedom Plaza at the Visitors Center, rather than walking to the downtown businesses. Ticket holders can start at any of the three locations to pick up their specially printed wine glass with tasting tickets and a...
A new year is just another day on the calendar, but the symbolic switch holds so much hope and opportunity. Although Tehachapi is my hometown, I feel there are many experiences and examples of small town charm that I never take advantage of. This year, I want to participate in more of them. Keeping with the theme of this column, here's a list of 18 activities you can do in Tehachapi this year that promote and embrace the small town charm we know and love. 1. Adorable Alpacas: Who can resist...
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At the July 17 City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tempore Susan Wiggins recognized American Legion Auxiliary Unit 221 for their 85 years of service to the community. The Unit was formed on June 27, 1932. From left are: Gwladys Peterson. Harriet Clendenin, Linda Carmichael, Mayor Pro tem Susan Wiggins, Nancy Palmer, Deana Guardado and Pat Gracey....
The City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Tourism Commission want to make sure that they have all upcoming community events on the Tehachapi App. The App, which is a free download on the App Store and Google Play, is quickly becoming the way to keep up on events in Tehachapi for tourists and residents alike. Of course, it includes our hotels, restaurants and tourist venues. However, it also includes the events and celebrations that are the reason many people come to Tehachapi. Many Tehachapi...
At their Feb. 21 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council approved a plan that could move the City closer to making the Tehachapi Event Center, Rodeo Grounds and Motocross Track a reality. They voted to apply to the FAA to have that part of the airport property removed from federal obligations while keeping it within the City's Airport Enterprise Fund. A Brief History The City originally envisioned a motocross track on the airport grounds in 2006. The small triangle of land located north of the...
The City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Tourism Commission want to make sure that they have all upcoming community events on the Tehachapi App. The App, which is a free download on the App Store and Google Play, is quickly becoming the way to keep up on events in Tehachapi for tourists and residents alike. Of course, it includes our hotels, restaurants and tourist venues. However, it also includes the events and celebrations that are the reason many people come to Tehachapi. Many Tehachapi...
When Jim and Cheryl Wilson were ready to retire and leave Anchorage, Alaska to be closer to his children and grandchildren in the Lower 48, they knew the kind of a city in which they wanted to live. "We wanted a small town with no freeways," Cheryl said. "It would be a town we could embrace and would hopefully embrace us back." Jim went on a reconnaissance tour. "I gave it all to Jim," Cheryl said. "He respected the fact that it would be difficult for me to leave Alaska." Southern California is...
On Saturday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. you are invited to Downtown Tehachapi for the 4th Annual Tehachapi Apple Festival. This year a red Car Show has been added. It will take place on Saturday only, on F Street between Green and Curry from 10 a.m. til 6 p.m. There will be approx. 25 cars for you to view and then vote for the one that you think is the best of the best. The car owner will get a cash prize based on your votes. On Sunday only the...
To celebrate and recognize the great contributions of the men and women throughout all of the branches of the military, we'll be opening our new Freedom Plaza on June 30, 2016, at the corner of Curry St. and Tehachapi Blvd. at 3 p.m. The new plaza will feature a stunning one-of-a-kind monument consisting of individual pieces recognizing the five branches of the military, as well as host a new Visitor Center being run through a partnership with the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council...
On May 30, the Nation observed Memorial Day. I'm sure that most of you, like me, reflected on the sacrifices that so many men and women have made to protect our nation and our freedoms. How blessed we are as a nation because of their service! The very next day, I had the chance to accompany several City Council members, including Mayor Susan Wiggins, Councilman Phil Smith, and our Councilwoman and Honorary Commander, Kim Nixon, to a reception at Edwards Air Force Base to meet the Secretary of...
For many years, we have heard that Tehachapi will have a wonderful Visitor Center. Well, if you have recently driven past the corner of Tehachapi Blvd. and Curry St., you know that it is becoming a reality. The scheduled opening of Freedom Plaza and the Tehachapi Visitor Center is late in June. Freedom Plaza will be a lovely parklike setting with shade, trees, tables and a play area for children. The centerpiece of the plaza will be monuments representing the five branches of our military. The...
The Depot Museum hosted the Tehachapi Tourism Commission Annual Meeting on the evening of May 21. After a social hour of appetizers and local wine, the commission presented a program that included tourism trends by Michelle Vance from the city and Theresa Hitchcock from the county, and plans for the new Tehachapi Visitor Center by City Engineer, Jay Schlosser and visitor center organizer Charles White....
At its regular meeting on March 16, the Tehachapi City Council voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance prohibiting hookah lounges within the city limits. To the surprise of many, two Bakersfield television stations sent television cameras to film the vote. The ordinance defines a hookah as “a water pipe made of metal or other material, usually decorated and shaped somewhat like a bottle or small tank, with a flexible cord pipe also known as shisha, nargile, hubble bubble, nag, and turkish water...
Forde Files The Tehachapi City Council said farewell to Council member Mary Lou Corpus-Zamudio, who has served on the council since her appointment in 2012. At the Dec. 1 City Council meeting, she wished the best for Dennis Wahlstrom, her successor, and thanked her husband Eli for his support "in everything I want to do." Mayor Phil Smith presented Corpus-Zamudio with a certificate of appreciation and a houseplant. "You have nurtured the city," Smith said. Corpus-Zamudio, a native of Texas who...
Enter to win tickets: http://secure.pagemodo.com/m/W5L748 On Saturday, Aug. 9th, Tehachapi will celebrate under the stars during the first annual Cheers to Charity fund-raiser, held in an expanded and transformed plaza at Veritas Tapas and Wine Bar, located at 695 Tucker Road, Tehachapi. Cheers to Charity benefits local charities and features acoustical music, mouth-watering tapas, California wines and skillfully made craft and home brewed beers - beneath the canopy of a beautiful August night....
Whoever heard of a Nut Festival, and who would compete at such an event? Mano Lujan (pictured above right) and Hugo Garcia (pictured above left) would, that's who! Mano is the visionary owner of Red House BBQ and General Manager of Tehachapi's Original Apple Shed. Hugo is the talented head chef at the Apple Shed. They were invited to represent Tehachapi in the Chef's Showdown at the Kern County Nut Festival. This popular event attracted over 10,000 and was held at the beautiful Kern County...
On Saturday, Aug. 9, Tehachapi will celebrate under the stars during the first annual Cheers to Charity fundraiser, held in an expanded and transformed plaza at veritas tapas and wine bar, 695 Tucker Road, Tehachapi, CA. Cheers to Charity benefits local charities and features acoustical music, mouth-watering tapas, California wines and skillfully made craft and home brewed beers - beneath the canopy of a beautiful August night. Choice cigars will be available for purchase, a silent auction and a free coffee bar will round out the fun. All...
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehachapi_Loop. The Tehachapi Loop is a 0.73-mile (1.17 km) long "spiral," or helix, on the Union Pacific Railroad line through Tehachapi Pass, of the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, south-central California. The line connects Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley to Mojave in the Mojave Desert. Seeing a daily average of almost 40 trains, the line is one of the busiest single-track mainlines in the world. With its frequent trains and spectacular scenery, th...
Efforts to bolster the local visitor industry received a significant boost on Dec. 3, 2013 when the Kern County Board of Supervisors approved $100,000 worth of financial assistance through its popular Tourism Promotion Grant Program. It is anticipated that awards for the 2014 grant cycle will be dispersed to recipients in January on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, who approved the awards. Now in its 13th year, the program has provided 263 grants totaling $1,865,000 since its inception in 2001. The program is administered by the Kern County...
