Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Part of the traditional 4th of July festivities in Bear Valley Springs is the Challenge the Bear bike races. Three levels of challenge are offered to the bike riders. The Mama Bear race is 35.12 miles in length. The Baby Bear, family style race is 10.51 miles. Then the hardiest of them all – the Papa Bear race is a grueling 58.44-mile race. This race takes riders through the mountain tops of Bear Valley Springs, out to the flats of Cummings Valley, into the hills of Stallion Springs, then b...
Part of the pre 4th of July celebrations, held on June 30 and July 1 in Bear Valley Springs, were a series of water races and boat events....
Kern County Sheriff Officer J. Weiss and his dog Neco demonstrate a tug-o-war during Local Hero Week at Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District (TVRPD) Adventure Camp. Camper Cayden also had a chance to play tug-o-war with Neco. The Tehachapi Police Department showed up, too....
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Tehachapi High School graduation...
'The Beatles' in Tehachapi...
Community mourns Mayor Ed Grimes...
Memorial Day service and parade...
On May 17, 2018 the Tehachapi Police Foundation hosted the 2nd annual Thin Blue Line Banquet at the Rose Garden Estates, honoring members of the department for their outstanding achievement over the past year. "The City of Tehachapi has seen crime reduction thanks to the hard work of the men and women who make up our department," said Chief Kent Kroeger in his remarks to the audience. The Officer of the Year, Civilian of the Year, Explorer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year were all selected...
Run & Ride with the Wind 5K and Duathlon...
The City of Tehachapi recognized the Tehachapi Community Church, UCC with a special certificate of recognition in honor of its 90 years of continued pastoral service to its parishioners. Built on its present day site in 1928 on the corner of E Street and Green Street, the church remains an active part of the community today under the pastorship of Reverend Nancy Bacon....
On April 28 an Amtrak train came through Tehachapi with a vintage car, the Tioga Pass, attached at the rear. Many train enthusiasts gathered to wave from the deck of the Tehachapi Depot Museum and lucky passengers on the Tioga Pass waved back....
GranFondo Ride Director Michelle Vance, and Dan Dunn, from Tehachapi Mountain Trails Association, revealed the 2018 Jerseys at TK's Pizza on Thursday evening, April 26. It was a "WOW" moment....
A day filled with fishing, fun, and family time took place at the annual Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District's Spring Fishing Derby. TVPRD Director Michelle Vance was elated with the nearly 350 participating anglers and she enthusiastically thanked BHE Renewables for their monetary contribution making it possible for last week's purchase of 2,100 pounds of trout for restocking....
On Saturday, April 14, the 10th Annual Tehachapi Bark For Life was a "woofunderful" event. The walk began at the Tehachapi Depot Museum with the dogs and their families making a circle through downtown. The American Cancer Society Bark For Life is a fundraising event honoring the life-long contributions of our Canine Caregivers. Leading the way is Barbara Villasenor and Bear. Photo by Nick Smirnoff (NPPA)....
The weekend of April 7 marked the end of an era for the Tehachapi wine industry. Bob and Patty Souza, the growers who started it all in 2003, symbolically poured their last wine. The reins were passed to new owners Mike Van Atta and his wife Beth Hamilton, who have been Tehachapi residents for about 10 years. "The next time we come here, we will be on the other side of the bar," said Bob. As part of the purchase, the four will be trading houses so Bob and Patty will now be city residents. The...
On April 9 the King Midgets West Car Club, a chapter of the International King Midget Car Club, had a get together from April 9-12 in Tehachapi. One of their many stops included the Tehachapi Museum. The club has a few annual meets in California along with occasional encounters at car shows. Find more information at www.kingmidgetswest.club....
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Tehachapi resident Stephen Schrepfer, owner of Think Green Pedicabs, brought one of his units to the April 4 GTEDC meeting. Schrepfer had treated City Manager Greg Garrett to a ride the day before. Garrett told the group that he liked the pedicab project. Schrepfer hopes he can have them available in Tehachapi this year. Pictured with Schrepfer is Tourism Commissioner Zanya Biviano and Tehachapi News reporter Cara Jackson....
Local Tehachapi residents marched on Saturday, March 24 displaying their frustration with the lack of reformed gun control. Not pictured: A spontaneous counter protest showed up later in the day in support of the 2nd Amendment. Photos by Nick Smirnoff (NPPA)....
On March 10, Disctrict 3 of the California State Old Time Fiddlers Association held its ninth annual Amateur Old Time Fiddle Contest at the Tehachapi Valley United Methodist Church. Contestants 20 years of age and younger entered this free competition, some coming from as far as Hanford, Calif....
Tessa Bryant reads to Val Bowman and Lucy while Angel Alamillo and Anthoney del Gado read to Maggie and Oliver. Barks and Books is at the Tehachapi Library, 212 South Green St., on the second and fourth Mondays of the month from 4-6 p.m. Build your reading skills and enhance self-esteem by reading aloud to an affectionate furry friend. Ages K-8. Registration required. For the Library's schedule of events see Community Happenings on page 22. Photo by Pat Doody....
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Since its founding the Friends of the Tehachapi Depot (FOTD) have taken on the task of promoting railroad safety. Here in Tehachapi, with its many vehicle crossings and over a mile-long corridor of double railroad tracks going through the center of town, unsafe crossings by pedestrians are a common sight. FOTD helps to promote safety awareness through TUSD class tours and by hosting other student tour groups to the Tehachapi Railroad Depot and Museum. Recently students from Tompkins Elementary...
In Friendship Hall of Tehachapi UCC rehearsals have begun for the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra's spring concert. Under the baton of Musical Director and Conductor Dr. David Newby the symphony warmed up with Beethoven's Symphony #4 in B Major, Opus 60. The concert, which is scheduled for March 4, will kick-off the 20th Anniversary of the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra. As part of that performance the Symphony will be performing the World Premier of The Golden Thread composed by David...
