Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Mayor Ed Grimes accepts American Flags in memory of Tehachapi resident Joe Tays, and in honor of John Grenek, at a recent ceremony held after Mr. Tays' funeral at the Moose Lodge....
Tehachapi Mountain Carvers wants to thank the community for buying tickets for their carved Noah's Ark raffle. They sold 2,000 tickets, raising $3,000 for the Tehachapi Senior Center. The new owner/winner of the ark is Jeff Diamond, a Tehachapi resident. Jeff is part of Gateway Connections and belongs to the Mountain Pathways program. Jeff recently celebrated his birthday and the Tehachapi Mountain Carvers helped him celebrate by giving him the Noah's Ark. He was estactic. The Carvers want to...
Lifetime residents Jon Hammond and Kawaiisu basket weaver Janice Williams display non-industrially made cooking utensils and baskets. Woven tight enough to hold water, these plant based pots would be filled with a liquid and by the addition of a hot rock would then be heated....
On April 19, Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce members assisted Sammi Irvin and her family and friends at the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for her new business, Trailhead Insurance. Photo by Ida Perkins....
Tehachapi American Legion Auxiliary Unit 221 host Harriet Clendenin and crafter Judith Campanaro, are busy making 3x6 foot sleeping mats for the homeless from recycled plastic bags. The finished mats are then given to local churches for distribution to the homeless....
10 Bark for Life...
In her new role as Office Manager, Adonae Faris presented RE/MAX Tehachapi Agents their well deserved awards from the calender year 2016. It was a fun afternoon of celebration at the Veritas Wine Bar where the awards were given out to the top producing agents. Congratulations to these hard working agents!...
After a one-day weather delay TVRPD event coordinator Ashley Kremplin, proclaimed the day a "huge success". Over 5,000 colored Easter eggs laden with candy and plastic prizes were to be found. Golden colored eggs were intermixed and the finder of one got to choose a special prize....
Bear Valley Springs 33rd Annual Art Show...
Start with a great no-pressure teacher, a fresh set of brushes and acrylic paints and add a good glass of locally produced Tehachapi wine and you have an afternoon of Brush and Blush art taught by Mary DeVries. This class was hosted Saturday, March 18 at the popular Souza Family Winery in Cummings Valley. Twenty-six student artists comprised the sellout crowd. Held in the tasting room's large, comfortable dining room, wine was served by tasting room hostesses as students learned to paint a...
Thirty EMB Martial Arts students competed at the 6th annual Golden Empire Karate Championships in Bakersfield on March 4. They competed in Kumite (Fighting) and Kata (Forms) against some of the most competitive schools in the San Joaquin Valley. Bringing home 13 Third Place, 11 Second Place, and 11 First Place awards. Sensei Bill Laninovich and Sensei Carlos Paredes strongly believe that competition against other Martial Arts schools is vital to the development of confidence and skill of the...
This month military veterans, and Honor Flight veterans, each received a child's heartfelt Valentines card, with verse, while attending their monthly breakfast in Tehachapi. Tehachapi Coordinator Don Stenson's daughter had her 3rd and 4th grade students make the Valentine cards to be given out at the March meeting....
10 China Lake Airshow celebrated 75 years of Naval Weapons testing at this year's airshow. It was an excitign event beginning with the U.S. Army Black Daggers, who made a grand entrance with their parachute display, flying the American flag in all of its old glory! Then the local VX-9 Vampires squadron performed a display in two F/A-18 Super Hornets. In addition, there were displays by World War II Spitfire and F8F Bearcat. Jacquie B flying in the Extra 300 series monoplane performed...
Nearly 700 people watched this year's Tehachapi High School Mr. Warrior competition. With 25 would-be warriors in the contest the competition was fierce....
Self Defense and Anti Bullying Seminar...
The week of March 6-11 was "Paint Tehachapi Purple" for the American Cancer Society and the Tehachapi Relay for Life. Tehachapi City Hall was decorated with purple ribbons, bows and balloons to honor cancer survivors and help bring awareness to the community....
On March 3 Foundling Reclamation officially opened with a ribbon cutting. The Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce Board and Ambassadors helped Glenda Love and her daughters Erin, Bree, and Shea celebrate the event....
During Lent Tehachapi Community Church is offering "Yoga and Soul" on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m., with yoga instructor Nikki Miller. Nikki is a local instructor who has spent time teaching in India. She makes learning fun. Practicing yoga improves flexibility, balance, stress reduction and can improve overall health. Moreover, the principles inherent in yoga go beyond physical movements to encourage embracing non-violence and being a person of peace, a virtue compatible with any religion. After 45...
On March 8, in honor of the one year anniversary of Rescued Treasures, the Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce presented Gina Christopher and Carol Larimore of Have A Heart Humane Society with a Certificate of Congratulations....
At their chili cook-off fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 25, the Tehachapi High School Robotics Team 585 (Cyber Penguins) unveiled their 2017 competition robot. This year's competition theme is Steampunk and the robot must perform functions using gears. The THS robot, named Toasty because of its color, maneuvers up to a suspended cord, grabs it and pulls itself up the cord. The team will be showing their robot in Sacramento, Las Vegas and, hopefully, the championship in Houston. The Tehachapi team...
At their first concert of 2017 the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Newby, hosted sister violin virtuosos Alexis and Heidi Hatch. Their father Peter Hatch, also an accomplished musician, sat in with the string section. As usual, the Feb. 26 free concert was held at Country Oaks Baptist Church where the large space and acoustics enhance the orchestral experience. The Symphony's next performance is Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 4 p.m. at Country Oaks Baptist Church, loacted at 20915...
Saturday, Feb. 11 marked Tehachapi's 10th Annual Valentine's Wine and Chocolate Tasting sponsored by Main Street Tehachapi. This year there were 24 tasting locations at local businesses beginning with glass and map pick up at the future Stray Leaves tasting room located at the old bank building on the corner of Green and F Streets. According to Main Street organizers, they had printed 700 glasses and ran out having to pull in left-over glasses from other wine walks. The possibility of rain...
At a ribbon cutting on Feb. 9, Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District and the Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce presented the newly refurbished Aspen Builders, Inc. Activity Center, formerly known as the West Park Activity Center. Jim and Lesa Cyr, owners of Aspen Builders, Inc donated $101,00 to the $300,000 project. An additional $30,000 was contributed by other project partners Lehigh Heidelberg, the City of Tehachapi, McDonald's of Tehachapi. Sail Thru Car Wash and RST Cranes. Each of...
City dignitaries and many community members joined the Chamber of Commerce for the official Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of Dunkin' Donuts in Tehachapi. Matt Higgins of Frontier Group, who is building the donut shops in Kern County, joined Mayor Pro Tem Susan Wiggins in cutting the ribbon at the ceremony on Jan. 18. When opening a new restaurant, Dunkin' Donuts traditionally donates $1,000 to a local non-profit. Veterans' Collaborative Services was the grateful local recipient. Attendees...
Along with a new name, 25 guild members were in attendance to witness the installation of the new officers of the Guild of Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District....
