Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The year is coming to a close. The election will be over by the time you read this. Meanwhile, we keep forging on, dealing with COVID-19 restrictions and repercussions. The CSD Board had two seats to fill and with five contenders, the race is on! Meanwhile, good news from the CSD management. Bear Valley was able to obtain a grant for generators to aid in case of a Public Safety Power Shut-off. The value of that grant is $155,000. The grant came from Kern County Environmental. Last year, some households without water tanks had no water service...
Why are Realtors and sellers wary of buyers using a VA loan? They shouldn’t be. Let’s bust some myths about this great loan program. The VA home loan entitlement allows Veteran home buyers access to a loan program requiring no down payment. Way back in the day, VA loans had extra requirements about the condition of the property, and made the seller pay some of the buyer’s loan fees. Not any more. MYTH: VA home loans require a 10% down payment. TRUTH: Veterans can apply for 100% financing for m...
On a day when parades, picnics, and fireworks took center stage for thousands of Tehachapians this year, another event unfolded without as much overt fanfare. At approximately 1:30 p.m. July 4th, 2014, associates from the Home Depot #6835 presented the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post #5948, with an American Flag signed by hundreds of customers and Home Depot associates last Memorial Day Weekend. The American Flag is three feet by five feet and made of pieces of painted wood which fit together to...
Sometimes when reliving memories of years past I think of something that is just too good to keep to myself. My husband and his friend, Sergeant Major, Frederick W. Filkins, were what you would call "brothers in the Corps." Both served in World War II, both were with the China Marines, veterans of Korea and Vietnam. They often found themselves in the same duty stations during the thirty years they spent in the Corps. One day, many years back, when Fred was telling one of his experiences, I...
Most of you who know me or have been to my restaurant are aware that I have a son who is active duty in the United States Air Force and has just re-enlisted for his third tour of duty. Due to the sensitive nature of his work I cannot mention his name nor include his photo in this article; however, that does not diminish my pride in him. When holidays like Memorial Day and Veterans Day come around each year I am especially proud of my son for his dedicated service to our country. When he was...
Fire! – On June 5, fire fighters from Kern, Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties, LA city, the U.S. Forest Service, and Cal Fire will conduct a nighttime "Brite Lake Helicopter Roundup" to practice loading water at Brite Lake and dropping it on a real fire on Cummings Mountain. "This is a huge thing," Kern Fire Pilot Scott Beck said at the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District board meeting May 21. "It's an honor to be asked to participate. No one else in the world does this." Campers a...
Hip Hip Hooray! They're Coming Home! A problem has arisen as a result of the drastic cuts the government has chosen to make by discharging great numbers of our military: coming home may not be as exciting as it used to be. Of course, coming home to family has got to be one of the greatest feeling in the world to both military personnel and their families. At some point a cold hard fact rears its ugly head for many: You don't have a job once you get home! OMGG (oh, my goodness gracious), what do...
Your writer remembers (years ago) when Memorial Day (before it became just another three-day weekend celebrated on the last Monday in May rather than May 30 as it had been for years) was set aside for special events and services honoring our various branches of military who had died. It was a big deal. In more recent times it seems that we just get too busy to remember what Memorial Day really is all about. But, if you ask someone who has served their country, it still is a big deal to honor the...
Brooke Sasia, popular Tehachapi High School Junior and the 2014 Delegate to Girls State, was on hand to present the first Poppy to Matthew Young, District Manager of Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District. A carefully thought out setting for the picture was in front of the Veterans Memorial Monument in Philip Marx Central Park. The date for presenting the poppies to the public will be May 11 through 17. For ninety three years the ALA has sponsored "Poppy Days" nationwide to remind...
This season, as our culture focuses on bunnies laying chocolate eggs and the festive reflections of springtime, is a powerful reminder of hope. It emerges to bless any soul in need of healing, including our warriors touched by the challenges of combat operations. In the course of our lives; any one of us can face personal trauma. For our veterans, trauma from combat brings the conflicting feelings of grief, anger, embarrassment and pride. The grief and anger often comes from the loss of fellow...
Have a Heart Humane Society would like to thank Adam Wojack and everyone else at Union Bank of Tehachapi for awarding our organization a generous grant. The money will be used to provide more spay and neuter surgeries for pets owned by local residents. Have a Heart is pleased to report that we have now put on more than a half dozen spay/neuter/vaccination clinics in Tehachapi for our low income, senior fixed income and military veterans. Each clinic has spayed or neutered 35 to 39 cats and...
I was sad and upset when the federal sequester of funds targeted things the public loves, like veterans memorials, national parks and especially the Navy/Marine Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron and the Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team. These exciting teams once again are giving the taxpayers their money's worth at air shows around the country. The Blue Angels performed at Lancaster's Fox Field at the Los Angeles County Air Show on Mar. 21-22. I was not able to attend, but our...
Kick off your New Year with an evening of delightful theater as Tehachapi Community Theater presents the production of Ivan Menchell's "Cemetery Club." The play opens at the Beekay Theater, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m. and will run four days only, through Jan. 18, with the Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. The Beekay Theater is located at 110 S. Green St. in downtown Tehachapi. This emotional drama touches on many subjects and themes, some humorous and some heartrending; it is suggested for an adult audience....
Members of Cub Scout Den Number Three, their Den Leaders and helpers spent a memorable evening on Dec. 17 at the Veterans Memorial Hall greeting Veterans who attend the Air Stream Classes and serving to them a chili dinner. Meeting the vets with a snappy salute were Cub Scouts, Jack Schuyler, Jake Schuyler, Matt Burke, Noah Cazares, Ernest Cazares, William Small, Ben Small and Christian Rodriguez. The boys also performed a skit for their audience and then passed out treats. Laura Small was on...
On a beautiful November Saturday, eighteen Home Depot employees went to Veteran Becky Byrd’s house. They installed new hardware to her kitchen drawers, a new vanity (and faucet) in daughter’s bathroom, new tub in the master bathroom, and repainted her front door (and deck). They also built her three dogs a house with awning to protect them from the elements. Everyone had a pre-assigned task, including the three children that were there with their parents. This once-a-year event is sponsored by...
