Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Our local bird club is having their next meeting: Tuesday Evening, April 28th at 7 p.m. in Golden Hills Elementary School Cafeteria at 20215 Park Rd Guest Speaker: Karen Pestana Karen Pestana is a local biologist, who for more than ten years has managed our bluebird nest box monitoring program here in Tehachapi. She and a number of die-hard volunteers have maintained and monitored over fifty boxes, collecting data and submitting it to Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Nest Watch program. In 2011 the...
The newest winner at the 11th annual San Joaquin Valley Wine Competition is the Souza's 2012 Primitivo Zinfandel. They won a Silver Medal and couldn't be more honored! This competition is exclusively all California Wines with an expert panel of judges from all facets of the wine industry. These include esteemed winemakers, sommeliers and wine educators. One more feather in the cap of the Tehachapi wine growers....
Celebrity Bartender, Linda Clough spent March 22 at Souza Family Vineyard raising money for Save Tehachapi's Orphaned Pets (S.T.O.P.) Bob and Patty Souza presented a check from the event....
Chamber Ambassadors Tina Larson and Pat Doody, Chamber board members, Jim Wallace and Cathy Carey joined with Greg Garret and Michelle Vance from the City of Tehachapi to cut the ribbon of a new bookkeeping service called Bottomline Bookkeeping. Owner Kathryn Ortiz was joined by husband Michael and several other community members on April 8. Congratulations Kathryn Ortiz in your new business located on the corner of Tehachapi Blvd and Robinson in historic downtown Tehachapi....
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds Jets Demonstration Team was the headlining act of the 2015 Los Angeles County Air Show. The Thunderbirds, along with an exciting array of thrilling jets, world-renowned aerobatic performers and historic aircraft, captivated fans and inspired both young and old at Fox Airfield in Lancaster, Calif. this past March 21-22. Many folks from Tehachapi made the short trek down the road to Lancaster and were delighted by the gravity-defying maneuvers, fly-overs...
The recent fundraiser tea party held by the Rotary Club of Tehachapi raised funds for the Salvation Army's after school program. Junior High and High School aged kids are welcome at this wonderful after school hangout. Located across the street from Monroe High School at the corner of Tehachapi Blvd. and Dennison Rd., kids can show up after school, grab a snack, meet friends, and play various games. Games include foosball, ping pong, cards, basketball, and a host of board games. Supervised by a...
The Tehachapi Rotary Club held a lovely formal afternoon tea in support of the Salvation Army's after school program. Held in the beautifully decorated and intimate setting of Fiddlers Crossing, hot teas of many blends were brewed. A large variety of finger sandwiches and desserts highlighted the afternoon tea. Desserts included cookies, chocolate confections and the traditional scones with heavy cream, along with raspberry and strawberry toppings. Donated raffle items were on hand to help...
Casino Royal Dinner...
The Tehachapi mountains hold many paths for recreation and fun, but sometimes the fun goes wrong. People get separated while hiking; take a fall while out enjoying the mountains; and then there are times some folks, old and young alike, wander off from their homes. Others go out hang-gliding by themselves, or a plane goes down, and the Kern County Sheriff’s department needs help finding these folks. This is where the Tehachapi Mountains Search and Rescue unit comes in and helps their community members. The TMSAR is an all-volunteer unit of civi...
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...
High Speed Rail Authority Southern California Regional Director Michelle Boehm, briefing the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council March 4 on the progress of the $68 billion project, indicated that the exact route through the Tehachapi Mountains has yet to be settled. Two possible High Speed Rail (HSR) routes on the east side of Tehachapi Summit are under consideration (see map). On the west side, the route will negotiate the narrow, steep ascent that the Southern Pacific conquered in...
Pioneering Social Media App Helps Californians Discover California Parks, Plan Trips, Share Images and Experiences Want to discover what’s happening in parks across California, find places where you can do everything from camping to climbing to playing basketball, plan a trip, share images and comments, and invite friends to join you? Now there’s an app for that. “CaliParks” is California’s first park finder application covering every park in the state—11,826 parks in all. Combining data from the California Protected Areas Database, G...
Beginning Saturday Mar. 7th, the Jane S. Pinheiro Interpretive Center at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve will be open daily from 10 - 4 p.m. weekdays and 9 – 5 p.m. weekends. Closing date will be determined later in the season. The park is open year-round from sunrise to sunset, with 8 miles of peaceful hiking trails, a picnic area, and beautiful vistas. The visitor center, staffed by volunteers, offers wildlife and wildflower displays, a gallery of Jane S. Pinheiro’s detailed watercolor paintings, an orientation video, and gif...
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks Department (TVRPD) is still in talks with Lehigh working on a land lease agreement, so that the developing Mountain Bike Park can be considered public land. Once this is done, the area should be available to the public. Luckily talks are starting to wind down, and an official announcement can be expected within the next month or two. Until then the land must be treated as private property and only LeHigh employees, employee families and Tehachapi Mountain...
The PCT is the Pacific Crest Trail that covers 2663 miles of rugged terrain from Mexico to Canada, following the crest of the mountain ranges that emerge from the western part of our country. It was officially dedicated in 1993. The PCT crosses Tehachapi Willow Springs Road just above Oak Creek and again where Cameron Canyon reaches the 58 Freeway, both about nine miles from downtown Tehachapi. Each year between 500 and 700 hikers pass through our area, starting in April. Few come through after...
The Budweiser Indian Hills Music Festival is a regional event designed to attract thousands of people from throughout the Central Valley and Southern California. Notorious Entertainment introduces people to the beautiful Tehachapi Valley as one of the top places for Classic Rock 'n Blues in California. The festival showcases some of the best Classic Rock and Blues entertainment with Kern County's finest bands as well as professional touring bands. Its location has a picturesque view of the...
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Highlights From Around Town If you have pictures to share with us for The Loop's 'The Local Scene' please email them to [email protected]...
Highlights From Around Town. If you have pictures to share with us for The Loop's 'The Local Scene' please email them to [email protected]...
Highlights From Around Town. If you have pictures to share with us for The Loop's 'The Local Scene' please email them to [email protected]...
Highlights From Around Town. If you have pictures to share with us for The Loop's 'The Local Scene' please email them to [email protected]...
