Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On Saturday, Sept. 7 California Goat Yoga held their first session in Philip Marx Central Park. Yoga instructor Amelia Miller from the Antelope Valley facilitated the group with some difficulty as the goats seemed to want to help....
On Sept. 5, Marilyn Kaminski was initiated into Tehachapi Rotary by President Linda Carhart. She his shown here with her husband and sponsor Paul Kaminski. Tehachapi Rotary meets on Thursdays at noon at The Shed restaurant, 333 E. Tehachapi Blvd. For more information contact Tim Trujillo at (661) 821-0086....
A 1943 Silver Spitfire Mk IX from the U.K., piloted by Matt Jones and Steve Brooks, stopped at the Mojave Airport on Aug. 31 as part of their trip around the world. They plan to make more than 150 stops in over 30 countries and hope to be back in England by Christmas. You can follow their journey online at www.silverspitfire.com....
High point earners this year were Senior Division all around boy, Clay Regner; Senior Division all around girl, Makayla Farkas; Junior Division all around boy, Cody Tognazzini; Junior Division all around girl, Kami Jo Jorian; Buckaroos Division all around boy, Collin Chapman; Buckaroos Division all around girl, Ashley Griffin; PeeWee Division all around boy, Jace Ritchea; and PeeWee Division all around girl, Hadleigh Eyraud....
During Mountain Festival the Tehachapi Community Congregational Church held a pop-up fair in their parking lot with food and crafts from local vendors....
The Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association hosted an afternoon of Music with Friends Chamber Concert on Sunday, Aug. 25. Featuring selections by all female composers and performed by all female Musicians. Piano, Soo-Yeon Park, Flute, Audrey Boyle, Clarinet, Kristin Nakagawa, Violin, Julia Lawson, Cello, Anna McCoy....
Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Society's 14th annual Jewelry, Gem and Mineral Show at the Tehachapi Senior Center featured vendors selling beautiful showcase minerals, fossils, polished rocks, beads and handmade jewelry. Two gorgeous purple, crystal Amethyst pieces and an Orthoceras fossil were raffled, with the proceeds funding annual scholarships for Tehachapi High School students. TVGMS is a nonprofit organization of rock hounds interested in lapidary studies such as rocks, fossils and...
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association held their August Artisan Festival at Railroad Park during Mountain Festival, all vendors sold handmade items....
The 21st Annual Tehachapi Mountain Festival® Car & Truck Show "Thunder on the Mountain" was held on Sunday, Aug. 19 in Downtown Tehachapi. There were 300 vehicles and 50 motorcycles on display and the band Mudfish played until 2 p.m....
Kelcy's, one of Tehachapi's oldest restaurants, hosted the Tehachapi High School graduation Class of 1969. Known to those classmates as both Trusty's and Kelcy's Restaurant, as a change of ownership occurred in 1969. Memories were shared and a traditional teen meal of hamburgers, fries and a milkshake were enjoyed by the guests. For dessert was a slice of Kelcy's signature dish, pie a la mode. "We're very proud to have hosted the class members and, starting with Mountain Festival weekend,...
After years of waiting, the Tehachapi Walmart opened on Aug. 7. Shoppers were already lined up with their carts by the time of the 8 a.m. ribbon cutting....
The Novelists closed out the 2019 Concert in the Park series on Aug. 11 with their original music and songs from other iconic artists. The concert was sponsored by Lehigh Cement and Grimmway Farms....
After the removal of the old rail and ties, a new roadbed was graded inside of the West Portal of Union Pacific's Tunnel 10 just east of the Loop. Recent rains and ground seepage had made the existing track age unstable for rail operations. Welders pictured below are awaiting the arrival of a section of pre-constructed trackage. As the rail sections are slid along the existing track, a crane attachment (pictured bottom right) will lift it onto the newly constructed roadbed, where the welders...
Tehachapi Natural Market hosted their first film screening on July 27, the nutritional documentary "Secret Ingredients," which exposes potential disease-causing GMOs and pesticides in our foods. They are located at 20221 Valley Blvd....
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association, Gallery 'N' Gifts and Tehachapi Arts Foundation work together to produce, promote and appreciate the arts. Pictured are about two thirds of this amazing group of artists who work together to help award scholarships to graduating seniors and sponsor art projects for the youth in the area. Stay tuned to future issues for spotlights on the artists. Gallery 'N' Gifts is located at 100 West Tehachapi Blvd....
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of Tehachapi's Walmart will be on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 8 a.m. The Walmart Supercenter, located at 400 Tucker Rd., will be open seven days a week, from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m....
Ivey Rezayat is the winner of an all-expenses-paid vacation that was raffled at the Sip Sip Hooray Wine Walk, donated by Jenni Richard of Travel by Jenni. The resort stay is at the Ocean Maya Royale, a short distance from Cancun, Mexico in a quiet, secluded area with its own private beach. Ivey, from Springville, Calif. was visiting family members in Bear Valley Springs and decided at the last minute to attend the Main Street Tehachapi Wine Walk with her cousin. She is very excited and looks...
From left to right: Chad Marshall, Paul R. Marshall and Pete Marshall hold flags representing their service to this country. Each flag is embroidered with their names....
On July 29, volunteers assisted Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District with much needed repairs at Ollie Mountain Skate Park, located at 490 West D St. When TVRPD met with the volunteers, they told them they didn't have the manpower to keep up with the demanding summer duties and also repair the skate park. The volunteers eagerly stepped in to help and the skate park should reopen soon....
John, a docent at the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum, takes a family on a tour. John worked for many railroad companies over the years, including Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Santa Fe. The Depot is open Thursday through Monday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is located at 101 West Tehachapi Blvd....
This summer marks the 65th wedding anniversary for George and Anne Marie Novinger. They eloped to Las Vegas in 1954. After living in Glendale for 28 years, they have lived in Tehachapi for 37 more years! They are still not eligible for the Old Timers Picnic, but may visit the gathering this year, for the first time....
Phil Salazar and The Kinfolk is a group of friends that have been recording and performing together for 33 years. The crowd on Sunday, July 14, gathered at Philip Marx Central Park to a mix of traditional music with rock, blues, country, jazz, Irish, pop and bluegrass....
Gale Caldwell, president of TVAA, was happy to congratulate Sonora Horton on being awarded the 2019 Art Scholarship for graduating seniors. "All of us here at Tehachapi Valley Arts Association are honored to be a part of your art education! I remember when you were little running around your mom's booth at the craft fairs. I'm really proud of the young woman you've become and feel we're all lucky that you're part of the TVAA Family now. Don't get too busy with school to still pop...
Santa Claus gives a big thank you hug to Stuart Nacht of Sage Ranch who donated a big screen TV to be given away at Marty Pay's Christmas in July Toys for Tots drive on July 12. Marty Pay Farmer's Insurance hosts the event annually....
