Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Turkey vultures are migrating through Tehachapi, heading south for the winter. They are a sight to behold. Bear Valley resident Rob Fletcher saw well over a thousand fly over his home on October 13....
On Oct. 18, a few hours before the Biden/Harris Rally took place on the corners of Tehachapi Blvd. and Tucker Rd., a group of like-minded people, calling themselves "Tehachapi for Biden/Harris," gathered in front of the Biden/Harris billboard on Highway 58. The group believes that real leadership strives to unite the people in small towns like Tehachapi all across the nation....
Old and young alike enjoyed the Summer Equestrian Playday put on by the Bear Valley Springs Buckaroo Club. A number of challenging events were set up for club riders to test their skills and their horse's abilities. Winners were divided into age groups. Some riders were as young as 4 years old. Adults 18 and over were also invited to compete. The next Buckaroo event will be on Sept. 12. Winners by age group were: On Leadline (youngest competitors): Carter Akerly 12 years and under: Elena Perez...
These 3,000 newly planted grape vines are located in the Brite Valley area of Tehachapi. Brite Valley Vineyard is owned by Keith Campeau, who will soon be moving into the area to operate the family owned business. A variety of wines will be forthcoming. Plans call for a tasting room to be built at a future date....
On the weekend of Aug. 1, about 15 members of the Lemon Drop Divas women's vintage RV club visited Brite Lake campground. The weekend was planned with a hillbilly theme including costumes, games, movies and a visit to the wineries (in costume). Face mask making was one of the first projects tackled by the group. Lemon Drop Divas is a nationwide group started by Southern California resident Anita Gunton five years ago in January. The group goes camping every month but also plans lunches, cruises...
Loved ones of incarcerated state prisoners march at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi on July 23 to protest treatment and continued confinement of their family members affected by COVID-19....
On Friday, July 24, local supporters held a political rally for the re-election of President Donald Trump at the intersection of Tucker Rd. and Valley Blvd. in Tehachapi....
Sixty six years of marriage for Tehachapi residents George and Anne Marie Novinger!...
This & That Home Decor hosted a parking lot sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 13. The business had to go through the City to get permits for the event. They hope to have another parking lot sale in August with more food and music, maybe even a live band....
Houchin blood Bank was at Main Street Tehachapi's Farmers Market on June 18. Pictured are Key Budge, Community Engagement Specialist for the City of Tehachapi, and Yessica Diaz-Conti of Houchin Community Blood Bank....
On the evening of May 22 locals gathered for a community created "cruise in" with every kind of car and truck you could think of cruising up and down Tehachapi Blvd. Sounds like a fun way to socialize from the comfort and safety of your ride. Word on the street is this is going to be a regular thing on Friday nights throughout the summer. You can join in with your ride or bring your lawn chair and watch a car show go rolling by. This is a community created event, AKA no one is in charge, so be...
The Tehachapi Association of Teachers found a unique way to honor their president Joan Cooper on May 14. Cooper has served as president of the TAT for 24 years. The teachers arranged a car parade that formed at Kmart and drove down F Street to the TAT office on Mill Street. Although not quite the surprise they planned it to be, Cooper, accompanied by Emily Van Andel, Val Bowman and others greeted the well-wishers as they drove by. They all continued to UNeek Findz to sign a quilt created by...
On May 14, the Edwards Air Force Base 412th Test Wing conducted a flyover over the Antelope Valley and Tehachapi for front-line workers. This photo was taken as they passed over Tehachapi....
When the flag is lowered to half staff on Memorial Day, May 25, the nation honors those that gave "their all" in the name of freedoms we enjoy today. Lest we forget our hometown fallen, take a moment, look at the plaque, read their names, give them thanks, by letting each of their names quietly roll off your lips....
Therese Luther of Tehachapi bids farewell to her trusty steed, Chippy, which has transported her through three GranFondos and a slew of training rides. Chippy is being gifted to Paula Poole, a Bakersfield lady furloughed from the oil industry. In the 1990s Paula was part of the Kern Wheelmen racing team and wants to get back into the sport now that her unemployed status gives her plenty of time for training....
This Kaiser Permanente banner is a tribute and a "thank you" to its frontline workers during the COVID-19 outbreak....
In an effort to improve fire safety and community service, Southern California Edison, along with this contract helicopter with its rear facing observer (orange jumpsuit), spent several days flying over the Tehachapi Valley mid April....
A large number of these signs are appearing in front of homes in Bear Valley Springs as "stay at home" orders continue to be in effect during the COVID-19 outbreak....
“Isolated Yet United” by local photographer Courtney Gail of Just Another Shot Photography. The subjects of the photo could be any one of us. At no time was the photographer closer than 10 feet; the photo was taken at a distance of almost 20 feet....
Students, parents and supporters of the THS Robotics team sampled chili and bid on silent auction items on Saturday, Feb. 29 to help Team 585 earn funds to support their program and travels to upcoming competitions....
What does Antonio Vivaldi and his passion of the Earth's four seasons; Richard Wagner and his love for his wife Cosima; and the 250th Birthday of Ludwig Van Beethoven all have in common? A wonderful musical performance of their works was performed by the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra at their annual spring concert on March 1 under the baton of David Newby. The afternoon started with Wagner's "Siegfried Idyll." It was written as a surprise birthday composition for his wife, Cosima. It was far,...
Main Street Tehachapi President Carol Lawhon presented Cliff Meridth, owner of the soon-to-open Stray Leaves Tasting Room, with a check for $3,000. This is the most recent of the Facade Grants offered by Main Street to Tehachapi businesses that revitalize the look of their downtown businesses. Also pictured, from Main Street, is Natasha Kalpakoff, MaBelle Ammie Fisher and Charles White....
Plasterers continue to put finishing touches to the exterior of the Stray Leaves Tasting Room at the intersection of Green St. and F St. in downtown Tehachapi. Owner Cliff Meridth said in December, during the Ugly Sweater Wine Walk, "We plan to open in mid 2020." The building is across the street from the Hitching Post movie theater and once housed a bank....
Demolition have been hard at work removing interior walls and plumbing in the old St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store at the corner of Green St. and F St. in the downtown area of Tehachapi. The building will be converted into office suites and an eatery with outdoor patio with seating facing Centennial Plaza. The rear wall was opened up for expansion into the old loading dock area of the building creating more remodeling space. See Planning Commission Update on page 14 for more information on this...
