Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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(Note: This is the twenty-eighth article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country.) James was born in Bakersfield on March 30, 1994, but grew up in the unincorporated area of Hart Flat, where his parents owned a five-acre property. His father, David, teaches history at Tehachapi High School; his mother, Lara, taught English at the high school and other locations through 2020. As a youngster, James worked for neighbors cleaning horse stalls,...
On Dec. 8, the Bakersfield National Cemetery Support Committee unveiled the Avenue of the Flags, 44 new American flags and flagpoles lining the gently curving road leading to the Upper Assembly Area of the cemetery and also sweeping down away from it. It's a graceful circular drive, lined with stately and gorgeous ceremonial flags. Dick Taylor, president of the Support Committee, stood in front of five rather impressive military branch insignia pillars and addressed those gathered including...
(Note: This is the twenty-seventh article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country.) Henry Leonard ("Len") Ochsner was born on February 3, 1923, in the township of Hellgate, Montana, at the western end of the Missoula Valley on the banks of the Clark Fork River. (As a historian, I cannot resist a fascinating historical note: "Members of the Bitterroot Salish [or Flathead] Native American tribe often traveled through the Missoula Valley on their...
Tehachapi resident, Christine Maag, is a true combat veteran, having served multiple tours in Iraq as a U.S. Army medic. She is a 17-time national gold medalist in the VA Creative Arts Competition, and has become one of the most recognized veteran participants in festival history. Normally, entries for the NVCAF are due in early spring and national award winners are notified in early July of their national placement and inclusion into the Veterans Arts Festival Show, which is held in a different host city each year. The NVCAF was cancelled in...
On Sunday, November 7, 2021, Jayne Ellen Whittaker-Scardello passed away after battling many years of chronic illness to be reunited with her loved ones in heaven. Jayne will be remembered for her no-nonsense way of looking at the world we live in as well as the people, organizations, and charities she so intensely supported throughout her life. Jayne will be remembered by her husband, Mike Scardello, three children (daughter, stepdaughter, and son), six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren...
A fun new opportunity awaits. The Bear Valley Community Service District has been updating Bear Valley’s street signs to make them more reflective and safe. They started at the gate, working their way westward and upward. The old signs will be up for auction. If you want a piece of Bear Valley Springs history, you will have an opportunity to bid on the signs from your community. The proceeds of the auction will go to the road fund to speed up the purchase of new signs. To bid, go to w...
At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 members of the American Legion and Legion Riders raised the American flag in Philip Marx Central Park. The eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 was the day and time of the signing of the armistice ending World War I. It was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 and honors the veterans of all branches of the military. Veterans groups set up booths throughout the park, a model encampment was set up and a mini-boot camp was available for kids to try their skills. The veteran-run...
Jason Stanley and Kevin Davey spoke at the Rotary Club on Nov. 4, sharing about local events and organizations that honor and support veterans in various ways. Stanley, the Quality Advocate Specialist at Airstreams Renewables, spoke first. He told how the company was founded in 2003 by Dave Schulgen. It started in Tehachapi and is now on seven military bases, nationwide. Airstreams' core values, "accountability, respect and integrity," are effectuated in many ways, but chiefly by serving...
America's military Veterans were honored at Legacy Park at Mojave Air & Space Port on Nov. 11. The ceremony was sponsored by the Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation, Mojave Chamber of Commerce and the Mojave Air & Space Port. Veteran aircraft were on the flightline for visitors to view. Dave VanHoy flew his North American T-6 to Mojave, Diane Barney and Dustin Mosher brought their PT-17 Stearman and Todd Schultz flew his Vultee BT-13 over from Bakersfield. Al Hansen displayed his North...
Pearce Services, a nationwide leader in operations, maintenance, and engineering for mission-critical telecom and renewable energy infrastructure, announced its new Pearce Renewables division on Oct. 12. Over the last 15 months, Pearce has combined highly experienced talent recruited from the renewable energy industry and acquired the industry-leading independent service providers – MaxGen Energy Services (MaxGen), World Wind & Solar (WWS), A&A Wind Pros (A&A), Mortenson Energy Services (MES), and Mountain Renewables – together forming a bes...
Season 2, Episode 109 Tehachapi American Legion Post 221 members Kevin Davey and Dean Peterson came into the TehachaPod studios to talk about the Tehachapi Veterans Day celebration at Central Park on Nov. 11. Kevin is a U.S. Army veteran and Dean a U.S. Air Force veteran; both shared the details of this family-oriented celebration on Veterans Day. We talked about being a veteran in Tehachapi and what that means and how supportive the community is to them. They also share some personal thoughts...
Veteran’s Day celebration Sponsored by the Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District Join us for veteran stories and honoring our local heroes on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at Philip Marx Central Park, located at Mojave and E streets, Tehachapi. Following the event there will be live reenactments, authentic military vehicles and a kids bootcamp course. All kids that participate in the course will receive an official dog tag. Live Veterans Day Concert The Outreach Singers will be performing Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Jude’s in the Mountains Ang...
The Kern County Honor Flight hosts a breakfast for all area veterans, their friends and families. It is held at the Christian Life Assembly of God, 920 W. Valley Blvd., Tehachapi It is free for veterans, a small donation is requested from others. Doors open at 8 a.m., breakfast is served starting at 9 a.m. There is usually a free door prize raffle. Come and enjoy great food and great veterans’ camaraderie. The breakfasts are normally held on the fourth Saturday of the month, however due to the Thanksgiving holiday, it will be on Saturday, N...
Early in October, local Bear Valley Springs veteran, William (Bill) Kritlow, flew on the 2021 Honor Flight from Kern County to Washington, D.C. The flight departed from Meadows Field in Bakersfield and flew to Baltimore International Airport. Each veteran is provided a guardian. Neil from Bakersfield was Bill's exemplary guardian. Bill had served in the army as an enlisted man from 1963-66. His Vietnam service began in 1965. As the plane taxied toward take-off, a fire engine sprayed a huge arc o...
On Saturday evening, Oct. 23, Major Jason E. George VFW 12114 celebrated its 10th anniversary and held Christina's Seventh Annual Pancreatic Cancer Fundraiser. The night started with our Master of Ceremonies, Marty Pay, welcoming everyone. He introduced the commander, Russell Slover, who sang a beautiful rendition of "Amazing Grace." Tracy Keefe offered the opening prayer, which was followed by all the guests reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. A lasagna dinner was prepared by the American Legion...
(Note: This is the 26th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country.) Andy Selga was born on Aug. 15, 1994, in Lancaster, Calif. His father (Frank) has worked for Southern California Gas company for more than 30 years, his expertise is in the field of cathodic protection (that is, keeping underground pipes and other submerged equipment from rusting or degrading in any way). His mother, Joan, was a stay-at-home mom until her boys – she a...
The dog park in our community is still being improved. The Tailwaggers Group has raised $12,000 to purchase and put up a permanent dog park playground. Last year, they put in 25 trees to provide some much needed shade and the attractive signs you see displayed near it. With all the playground equipment, it will be called BVS Doggie Dream Park. One of the most instrumental people in getting this park started years ago was Katy Jacobson. Katy has since moved away but she is still actively...
The Outreach Singers under the direction of Jeffrey Haswell will be performing on Thursday, Nov. 11, a St. Jude's in the Mountains Anglican Church beginning at 6:30 p.m. St. Jude's in the Mountains Anglican Church is located at 1200 S. Curry Street, Tehachapi. The concert theme is "Let Freedom Ring" and the music is a tribute to our veterans honoring their service preserving our freedom. Featured songs will be familiar, patriotic favorites. Veterans in attendance are encouraged to wear uniforms...
On Veterans Day, we honor the men and women who have served in our armed forces. If you've recently separated or retired from the military, or you will be leaving soon, you can be proud of the service you've provided to your country. But once you're a veteran, away from the structure and imperatives of the military, you may need to take greater control over managing your finances and protecting your family. For starters, consider housing. When you were on active duty, you may have moved around...
Christina Athans was a kindhearted young woman always thinking of others before herself. She loved the outdoors and nature, enjoying hiking on our many trails. She lived by the saying, "How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches It." Her beautiful life was cut short by pancreatic cancer. But even then, knowing the end was near, she thought of others. She told her mom and dad, Pat and Alex, to have people make donations to pancreatic cancer research in lieu of flowers. She wanted to help...
Paul Benz passed away on Sept. 23, two days shy of his 77th birthday. He was surrounded by family and went peacefully at his home. Mr. Benz was born in 1944 in Glendale, California to Vera and Paul J. Benz. He was the youngest of five children and the only boy. He was proudly of German and Italian decent, however he unapologetically was 100% a red-blooded American man. Despite never achieving a high school diploma, Paul went on to create many successful businesses through hard work and determina...
(Note: This is the 25th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country.) Alberto was born on March 9, 1984, in Delano, California. He grew up in Bakersfield, California, raised by a single mom (Maria Garcia). Alberto was the youngest of three children, having two older sisters, Mercedes and Veronica. He attended Vista West High School in Bakersfield, a satellite institution of South High School. While Albert didn't participate in sports...
Season 2, Episode 100 TehachaPod records its 100th episode over two seasons. Key, Corey and Greg talk about the different topics, guests and how the show has grown. TehachaPod has talked about Public Safety Power Shutoffs, Emergency Preparation, Capital Projects in the city, featured General Matthew Higher from Edwards Air Force Base, and paid tribute to our veterans and active-duty military. In this episode we also talk about maintaining our infrastructure in Tehachapi and things that are...
(Note: This is the 24th article in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country.) "As we landed in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, our commanding officer gave us a little welcoming address. 'Now boys, I want you to shake the hands of the person on your left and right. One won't be going home alive, the other will return wounded, or diseased. Good luck.' This little speech hit us all with the true realities of fear and confusion. This just could not be happening...
Major Jason E. George VFW 12114 invites you to attend our ten year anniversary and Christina’s Seventh Annual Pancreatic Cancer Fundraiser on Saturday, October 23, at the Veterans Memorial Building, 125 E. F Street, Tehachapi. Ten years ago, in the month of October, Major Jason E. George VFW 12114 was instituted to honor a fallen hero of our community. Major George graduated from Tehachapi High School with honors, and was second in his class at West Point Military Academy. He gave all during his second tour of duty in Iraq in 2009 and is the f...
