Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On the morning of Nov. 4, members of the Tehachapi VFW and civic organizations joined Make Art Tehachapi in the unveiling of Tehachapi's latest mural. The "In Defense of Freedom" mural, which was painted by noted artist and Tehachapi resident Col. Mark Pestana, USAF (retired), covers all four sides of the electrical box located in front of the VFW on Tehachapi Blvd. The mural includes the Liberty Bell as the symbol of freedom as ordered by the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1751. Also included is a...
This Veterans Day, I will be celebrating my favorite veteran, my fiancé Rick, with a recipe that brings back fond memories of his childhood. While blueberry pancakes are usually our go-to for special mornings, this year I decided to change it up with cinnamon streusel blueberry muffins. These muffins bring together the warmth of fresh blueberries and the comforting crumble of cinnamon streusel, and they are a perfect way to honor Rick's service and transport him back to a cherished childhood...
By luck, I ran into a pilot friend driving near Tehachapi Airport. In talking with him he asked me if I saw the P-51 at the airport. I said no. So, he was happy to take me out to the hangar where people from Vintage V-12 were working on the ship. Vintage V-12 is a locally based engine maker for the P-51 warbird power plant. This North American P-51A Mustang with registration number "N 51Z" is a special bird. It's made of parts from a "D" model and "A" version P-51 World War II fighter, bomber...
Ricardo Reginaldo’s parents Viviano Nolasco and Carlotta Lucero moved to San Pedro, California with six children: Lional (Leo), Ricardo, Orlando, Pearl, Beatice and Geraldine. Ricardo graduated from San Pedro High School in 1945 and entered the Navy. He served in Guam and was honorably discharged in 1948. He married and had three children. Maria, Kathy and Ricardo Jr. During his second marriage, he had more children Michael, and a daughter Cath Stewart whom they adopted. There are many grandchildren and great grandchildren, as well as nieces a...
Mario O. Merjil 76, passed peacefully at home in California City, with his wife and stepdaughter by his side. Mario was born Feb. 8, 1948, to Jose and Lucila Merjil in Pixley, California. He attended Arvin High School before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in 1966. He proudly served his country in the Vietnam War where he received numerous medals and badges including the Vietnam Service and Campaign Medals, National Defense Medal, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation and Badge...
Today, We Honor The Overall Man Classic Bill Mead Reprinted with permission. Autumn doesn't always bother to warn us when it comes to Tehachapi abruptly. Usually it kind of sneaks in, but some years, summer ends with a sudden chill. I've gone out to my curb in my usual shorts to pick up the paper and quickly discovered we had moved into long pants weather overnight. Having lived here a mere 23 years I don't fancy myself an expert on local climate, but I'll venture a guess that we'll have some...
James A. Stoll Sr., born Sept. 4, 1949, passed away on Jan. 13, 2024 in Tehachapi. A Celebration of Life was held at Calvary Chapel with interment held at the Bakersfield National Cemetery. Jim went to be with the Lord in total peace. Jim joined the United States Marine Corps. In 1967 he served proudly in Vietnam until June 1969. In September of 1969, Jim met his bride, Barbara Smith, and married her that same month. They enjoyed 54 years together, where they shared their time and travelled....
When there's a need, our community shows up! Tehachapi is known for being a caring and supportive community, generous with their time, talents and resources. On Oct. 5, 185 people from all walks of life gathered together at An Evening for Life to show their support for the Family Life Pregnancy Center and the growing services provided to the Tehachapi and East Kern areas. Over $39,000 were raised from auctions, validating the need to embrace our community and create a safe space to lovingly...
Bread in some form or another has been around since the dawn of man. Archeologists have found millstones dating back 30,000 years, which suggest humans (most likely women) were making flatbread from the flour of ground cattails and ferns. Around 10,000 years ago wheat was domesticated and became the grain of choice for flatbread. Today, what we call a "traditional" flatbread is made with only wheat flour, salt and water. The resulting dough is rolled out into a circle then baked in a hot oven...
In memory of Ronald Ray Burgess, born April 13, 1944 in San Jose, California, passed away in Tehachapi on Oct. 14. Ronald is survived by his wife Susie Burgess, mother Ula Gouveia, four sisters, two brothers and many friends. Ronald proudly served in the Air Force proudly from 1962-1969. Ronald was a master Tech Mechanic for many years with his last position being a Wood Shop Supervisor at the prison. He loved the Lord, life, friends, hobbies, cars and motorcycles. He raced anything with...
June Nanette Tauch was born on February 11, 1937 in Lansing, Michigan to Graham and Bessie Tarvin. She went to be with the Lord on Sept. 13. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a stepson, Wallace Tauch. She is survived by her husband of 23 years, Carl Tauch; her sister, Cecilia Matthews; her daughter, Pamela Nanette Murphy (Steve); her son, Donald Eugene Blankenship; two stepdaughters and their husbands, Grace (Tim) Peters and Gretchen (Del) Nuzum; daughter-in-law, Denise Tauch; 21...
On Nov. 4, the Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Society went to Tehachapi High School to give presentations to the Earth Science classes, which are taught by Ms. Becca Buchanan. The presentation was headed by Robert Papac, vice president of the Gem and Mineral Society, along with Ron Myrick, club president, and club members Mike Coghlan and Jim Tobin. Ms. Buchanan specifically asked the club to share general information on gems and minerals, what the Gem and Mineral Society does, which gems and...
Leilani Rae Hills, 81, died on Oct. 14 in Bakersfield, California. Leilani was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming to her parents, Clarence Raymond Miller Jr. and Dorothy Darlyne Miller. Her early childhood was spent in Green River, Wyoming, surrounded by a large extended family. Leilani and her cousin Donny were close pals and loved to explore, frequently climbing Castle Rock looking for fun and adventure. Clarence was a career Navy veteran who served in WWII. In 1953, the family was transferred to...
I understand that a lot of people have been dealing with a lot of mice over the last few months, and I have not been spared. As I settled in to write my column for the last issue of The Loop, I saw a little mouse run across the floor in my living room. It was not an isolated incident. Indeed, it had become a common one in what I was beginning to think of as my own personal mouse war. I've lost track of how many mice I've caught in traps so far (since sometime in July), and I know others have...
Ann Wurster moved to Tehachapi in July from Fresno where she was in retirement. Ann was born in San Diego and grew up in North San Diego County. She was raised a ranch kid and was always around horses. As a kid, her family used to come here. She thought of Tehachapi as horse country and had spent about six summers here. It was those memories of four seasons, mountains and horses that brought her here from Fresno. Following high school, Ann attended college at the University of California Davis...
Friends at Mojave Air & Space Port at Rutan Field were shocked and saddened on Oct. 20 to learn that their friend and fellow pilot, Chuck Coleman, was killed when his Extra 300 crashed during an aerobatic routine at the Las Cruses Air and Space Expo in New Mexico. "Speechless" was a word heard often when people tried to express their feelings about Chuck's crash. "He was such a good and experienced pilot." The Las Cruses Bulletin reported, "The city confirmed Coleman's death on Monday afternoon...
On any given day you can see about 60 to 80 trains within a 24-hour period passing through Tehachapi. Trains march up and down the 2.5% grade, some of which reach more than a mile in length, with oil tank cars, grain cars, gravel cars and freshly cut wood – all kinds of products that are needed to build or power our country. On Oct. 16, we had an historic BNSF Office Car Special train with VIP folks on board. I saw about 11 of the most beautiful silver passenger cars from the 1940s and 1950s. BN...
Stress can make us feel sick and even shorten our lives. How we react to things around us affects every part of our body. Think about when you get mad, where do you feel that in your body? Are you the person who gets sick to your stomach? Tightens your neck? What do you do? Our nervous system controls all our organs and glands. It's protected by a strong layer called the dura mater and is nourished by a special fluid called cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). This fluid gives our nerves the nutrients...
This article mainly pertains to the newer Apple Macbooks. I wanted to touch base on this topic as I've had several conversations about it with some of my Mac customers. Here is a scenario: One of my customers called to complain that they were almost out of storage space on their Macbook/Macbook Pro laptops, and were wanting to upgrade their hard drive, possibly a 1 or 2TB drive. After looking up the specs of their Macbook, I unfortunately had to inform them that it is not possible to upgrade...
Tehachapi resident, dentist Dr. Randy Kam, has been invited to walk the Blue Jacket Fashion show on Nov. 13, during L.A. Fashion Week. Despite his nerves about hitting the runway, Kam cracked jokes about how he was going to perform the iconic "Blue Steel" look from the film "Zoolander." Created by fashion designer Frederick Anderson and marketer Laura Miller, the nonprofit event partnered with Zero Prostate Cancer to raise money and bring awareness to the disease. For Kam this show isn't just ab...
Earlier this year, the Bear Valley Community Services District unanimously passed a resolution proclaiming Bear Valley Springs a Purple Heart Community. Following the ceremonious installation of the Purple Heart Community sign just inside the front gate, a group of citizens stepped forward with a desire to create a Purple Heart Honor Garden. This group of passionate citizens has coordinated its efforts with the Bear Valley Springs Veterans Association, the Bear Valley Community Services...
Shirley Ann Peters, a long-time resident of Tehachapi, passed away on Oct. 14, one day shy of her 89th birthday. At Shirley's request, no service will be held. Shirley was born in Shattuck, Oklahoma on Oct. 15, 1935. She was the youngest of 12 children in the Frank and May Terrel family of Follett, Texas. Her parents passed away when Shirley was young and she moved to Tehachapi where she was raised in the loving family of Lawrence and Colleen Redelsperger, who was Shirley's sister. She is a...
Custom live edge pine kitchen and island with Caribbean Blue river. Call Mountain Dog Millworks or go to their website to have them help you create your custom space. www.mountaindogmillworks.com or (661) 972-9095....
This month, as part of our continued examination of the wellness wheel and practices that support balance as a key to well-being, we will be exploring environmental wellness, the practice of living in a way that supports your well-being and the health of the planet. Environmental self-care is the practice of taking care of your environment. Whether we realize it or not, the spaces that we inhabit play a significant role in our well-being. Environments include our homes, schools, workplace,...
The Desert Rose Garden Club of California City has added a new iris bed to the walking path at Inspiration Walk. Adjacent to the Remembrance Rose Garden and some big pine trees, it will be a gorgeous new place to enjoy the tranquility of the park. The iris planted is called What a Circus. Also being planted is Huckleberry Fudge, Tijuana Taxi, Dauntless, Engagement Ring, Swirling Skirts, Good Morning Beautiful, Glitter Gulch and Red Dirt Road. Next up is a 10’ by 10’ area that will be planted this January with wild bird seed. If you’re a bird...
