Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On Feb. 9, Dean Nicole Griffin speaks in person about Cerro Coso Community College at the monthly AAUW meeting. Her talk will describe the transformative power of education for all, especially women and those in marginalized groups. This important meeting will be held at 4 p.m. at the Friendship Hall at Tehachapi Community Church on Green and E streets. The entrance is 100 East E St. and parking is free. Face masks are highly recommended and the public is invited. Nicole Griffin is Dean of Caree...
The Kern County Superintendent of Schools will host a Virtual Education Fair on Saturday, Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. This virtual fair is exclusive to Kern County School Districts. Individuals who are fully credentialed, intern-eligible and holders of bachelor’s degrees or higher are invited to attend. Pre-registration is required at bit.ly/educationfair2022 and will be open until Feb. 4 at 5 p.m. The event is Kern County’s largest gathering of school district recruiters in one location. It is an excellent opportunity for those who are credent...
Hello friends and neighbors. Welcome to 2022! It isn’t as pandemic-free as we would have liked by this time, but hopefully this year will see real progress against COVID-19. Meanwhile, we will carry on and do the best we can. One of the newest clubs in our community is the Bear Valley Springs Astronomy Club. If you are enchanted by the heavenly constellations, this club may be for you. They meet on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. They have numerous meetings, star parties, and p...
Beginning Feb. 1, the California Living Museum will be open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also beginning Feb. 1, Senior Discovery Days return to CALM. Every Tuesday, seniors (60 years and over) will receive a 50% admissions discount and a 10% discount on gift store merchandise. Regular senior admission is $7. CALM is home to a variety of native species of plants and animals. The 38-year-old zoo is located at 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway, Bakersfield (between Lake Ming and Hart Park). For information, call (661) 872-2256, visit...
Hundreds of Tehachapi residents turned out at the Save Mart parking lot on Saturday, Jan. 16 to attend a community fundraiser and Celebration of Life for Aaron Abbott, a long-time Save Mart employee and friend to so many Save Mart shoppers. Abbott had grown up in Tehachapi, attended Monroe Continuation High School and has recently passed away leaving only one remaining family member. Mano Lujan, owner of the Red House BBQ, said that over the years he had talked with Abbott discussing...
February's First Friday at Gallery 'N' Gifts will feature photography from our local community in its 17th annual photo contest. There's still time to participate as submissions will be accepted at Gallery 'N' Gifts, 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Jan. 24-31. The First Friday Awards reception will be held on Feb. 4 from 4 to 7 p.m. This year's seven categories include Landscape/Nature, Travel/Architecture, Animals, Black and White/Sepia, Details and Macros, People and, of course, our separate category...
Winter weather is setting in. It's time to look at the activities available through the Parks and Recreation Department of the CSD. Activities include, free open gym, dance classes, volleyball, craft nights, exercise classes and more. Sonya's Fit Friday is on Fridays at 9:30 a.m. Class includes a warm up, full body workout and a cool down period. Cost is $8 per class. For more information, contact the instructor at [email protected]. Judo is back. Classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays from...
Assemblyman Vince Fong, Jan. 10, announced his re-election campaign in the newly drawn 32nd Assembly District. Fong, a Republican, has represented the vast majority of the district since his election in 2016. "Our state faces tremendous challenges, which must be addressed with a sense of urgency," said Fong. "Building needed water storage, reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires, supporting our law enforcement, producing more energy, and providing permanent tax relief are critical...
On Dec. 20, 2021, representatives of the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District and the City of Tehachapi were joined by members of the Chamber of Commerce to cut the ribbon for the new Ollie Mountain Sports Park located at 410 W. D Street. Waiting behind the ribbon were about 100 individuals waiting to use the new steel ramps. In October of 2020, TVRPD closed the Ollie Mountain Skate Park and removed the ramps. The original wooden ramps had deteriorated, become unsafe and needed to be...
HolidayLights at CALM has been named one of the best zoo light shows in the U.S. by USA Today. After a month-long voting process wherein the public could vote for their favorite zoo light shows, HolidayLights finished in the ninth position out of 20 nominated zoos. The top ten winners are as follows: 1. PNC Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo - Cincinnati. 2. Lights Before Christmas at the Toledo Zoo - Toledo. 3. Electric Safari at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - Colorado Springs. 4. Christmas at...
The Kern County Public Health Services Department urges property owners impacted by the French Fire to contact our department as soon as possible to be eligible to participate in the debris removal program. Our team will assist residents in completing the required paperwork to submit to the state by the Jan. 15 deadline. Public Health has partnered with the California Office of Emergency Services to provide a debris removal program for homeowners and property owners who sustained damage caused by the French Fire. This program will assist...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has named Bakersfield National Cemetery as an Organization of Excellence, a designation that is given to national cemeteries that meet strict department standards. On Dec. 14, 2021, Bakersfield National Cemetery was presented an award for receiving this designation. An independent team evaluated and compared the cemetery’s performance against National Cemetery Administration (NCA) standards, which are derived from customer satisfaction surveys, appearance of h...
Karen Cussimonio announced that beginning on Jan. 8 and continuing for the following two weeks, On the Boulevard Antiques will be holding a special estate sale at their store, 112 E. Tehachapi Blvd., in Suite A. The sale will include furnishings from the closing of 5 Heart Quilts & Fabric store. Karen added that following the sale On the Blvd will be downsizing and moving everything remaining in Suite A into Suite B. “Maintaining both sides of the building became too difficult,” said Karen. Thi...
Along with the reopening on Jan. 17 we are excited to announce our paint night on Jan. 22. For the first time, we are offering the subject portrait as a pair. So, bring a friend and you can each create half of a matching set. Also, our weekly children’s classes will resume on Wednesdays starting Jan. 19. There will be more classes and events scheduled for February. The Tehachapi Arts Center is looking for people to join our co-op as well as new vendors. Would you like to teach a class? We have the space and supplies. Is there a class you w...
Holy cardboard! A message from the General Manager With people moving to Stallion Springs and with the increase in online holiday shopping the recycling area at the disposal site is being overrun with boxes. The cardboard is picked up on a regular basis by FIELD and we are working with them for possible solutions. If the bins are full, please throw your cardboard in the trash bins. We appreciate the amount you have all been recycling but we obviously have to find a better solution. Thank you...
This free parvo/distemper vaccine clinic is available to all residents in 93301, 93304, 93305, 93306, 93307, 93308, Arvin, Lamont and Tehachapi. On Saturday, January 15 at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at F&M Fabrics Parking Lot & Frontage Road, 2954 Niles Street, Bakersfield. Drive through and walk-up. Over the last four months we have seen a huge increase in the number of dogs getting distemper both from the local shelters and in the community. We will be doing drive-thru and walk-up parvo/distemper...
Since its founding in 1983, CALM (California Living Museum) has treated and released thousands of injured, orphaned and abandoned animals back into the wild through its Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. With the increase in wildlife cases over the past decade, the time has come for CALM to make major renovations before starting the 2022 season. “January through March tends to be a slow season for wildlife issues, making it the perfect time for us to complete upgrades,” said CALM Director, Meg Mai...
On Dec. 16, local songwriter and children's book author Rob Saranpa signed his book The Night Jesus Met Santa Claus for patrons and fans at the Tehachapi Christian Store. Adriana and Peter Garthwaite, owners of Tehachapi Christian Store have made Saranpa's book available for purchase in their store. "We love Tehachapi," said Adriana Garthwaite a few moments before the book signing was scheduled to take place. "We always want to support the community and further the Gospel." Saranpa told about...
On Saturday, January 15, 2022 (1 to 4 p.m.), local military historian Craig Luther, Ph.D. will be selling and signing his new book: "Our Soldiers' Stories: Kern County Goes To War - From the Beaches of Normandy to the Deserts of Iraq." The book (215 pages, both in hardback and softback, large 7" by 10" format) includes 25 stories of local Tehachapi and Kern County veterans over three generations of war, along with 85 photographs. All proceeds go to the Jason E. George VFW, Post 12114 in...
Toys for Tots had another great year here in Tehachapi collecting just under 900 toys for kids in our community. Last year between our collections at Christmas and our Christmas in July, we collected over 1,200 toys. This year we were at about the same level, collecting over 300 this past July. We've been fortunate to have several incredible businesses supporting this effort. Country Real Estate, Tehachapi Martial Arts Center, the City of Tehachapi, Bank of the West and Tehachapi Treasure Trove...
The City of Tehachapi and The Loop newspaper have collaborated again to sponsor the 2nd Annual Tehachapi Holiday Decorating Contest for both homes in Tehachapi communities including Stallion Springs, Bear Valley Springs and Golden Hills, as well as businesses within the city limits. After much consideration by the judges, here are the winners of the 2nd Annual Tehachapi Holiday Decorating Contest. Since all of the lights were so fantastic, the judges really struggled to pick the winners. Some...
The Kern County Consortium SELPA, a division of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office, will host an all-day conference geared toward parents of children with special needs on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hodel's Country Dining, 5917 Knudsen Dr. in Bakersfield. Admission is just $10, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. The fourth bi-annual conference, titled "Specially Yours," is being organized to educate and empower parents who are struggling to...
Tehachapi Composite Squadron 46 ended the year in spectacular fashion hosting a banquet that included music, dinner, dancing, and an awards ceremony. The squadron set a high standard to end the year by promoting a record breaking ten cadets, three cadets reached their first milestone achieving the rank of Cadet Staff Sergeant, thus receiving the prestigious Wright Brothers Award. Among those in attendance were the Group Commander for Group 6 of the Civil Air Patrol, Lt. Col. Clifford Chabot, who...
Cerro Coso Community College is offering a new Spanish Associate of Arts Transfer degree (A.A.-T). The A.A.-T degree offers students the opportunity to complete a two-year degree with course credits that allow them to transfer as a junior to designated Spanish bachelor’s degree programs at California State universities and gives priority admission consideration to the local CSU campus or to a program that is deemed similar to the community college major. The Spanish AA-T degree offers two tracks to choose from one for Non-Heritage Speakers a...
