Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Model trains have been traditional gifts for young and old alike. The Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club would like to share their toys with all of you at their Summer Model Train Show to be held on Saturday, Aug. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Listen to the whistles, bells, huffing and chuffing as you watch the operating layouts in Large Scale, Lionel, HO and N Modules. It’s a fun time for the public, as well as the modelers. There will also be a promotions a...
In a world where more and more activities are centered online, developing an effective digital marketing plan is a must for every organization. Cerro Coso Community College is offering a new certificate program in Digital Media and Marketing this fall. Ideal for those who work in business office technology, real estate, sales, marketing, administration, education, science, engineering, healthcare, small business and other industries. This program will teach how to develop high-performing...
Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association’s annual art show is scheduled for Sept. 18-26 at the Bear Valley Springs Country Club, 29500 N. Lower Valley Road in Bear Valley Springs. Opening reception will be held Sept. 18, from 4 to 7 p.m. Artwork will be on display and available for purchase daily through Sept. 26. Art submission on Saturday, Sept. 18, starts at 8 a.m. See www.BVSCAA.org for more information and entry forms....
“Because you give, I live. I went to the blood bank, and I saw people I didn’t even know saying my wife’s name, and they were there to donate blood to her.” Pedro Amador, husband of donation recipient, www.hcbb.com. Miss United States Tiffany Rea is sponsoring the next blood drive for “Crown for a Cause” on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The mobile drive will be located at TK’s Pizza, 604 W. Tehachapi Blvd. As with other Crown for a Cause blood drives, Tehachapi people are so genero...
The previously announced AV Fair & Alfalfa “Barntober Fest” is now officially the 2021 AV Fair & Alfalfa Festival’s 82nd annual Fair. The eight-day event will take place Oct. 1-10, with dark days scheduled for Oct. 4 and 5. In March, the AV Fair Management team announced plans for an October Festival, titled the “Barntober Fest.” The initial announcement made in early spring was in response to the ongoing COVID-19 large event venue restrictions announced by the State. As these restrictions have eased, the logistics and planning for a more trad...
The Tehachapi Apple Festival announces a change in date for the 2021 Apple Festival. It will now take place on the weekend of Oct. 16-17. The festival will continue to feature FREE ENTRY, free carnival games, apple bobbing, pie eating and pie baking contests, free face painting and petting zoo, puppet shows, a hula hoop contest and more. Of course, we also feature an exciting array of vendors featuring lots of great products. There will be many food and beverage choices, plus you can buy...
The Friends of the Tehachapi Library is having a Clearance Book Sale on Thursday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This sale is going to have some of our antique, coffee table and audio books for half price. In addition, there will be mixed fiction and nonfiction books for just 25¢. There are also several screenplays that will be for sale. These include scripts for movies like: "Juno," "Hurt Locker," "Her," "The Butler" and "Black Swan," among several others movies. These are also going to...
The Good News Club, usually held at Tompkins Elementary, is being held at Tehachapi First Baptist Church, 1049 S. Curry Street (across from Tompkins). They are meeting every Tuesday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. this Summer, except June 15, July 20 and July 27. Club includes pizza, water, crafts, songs, bible stories and games. Parent or guardian must register children at the first club they attend. Registration is free. ...
After the eternity of 17 months without a show on stage, due to the Pandemic, TCT will turn on the marquee and open the doors of its BeeKay Theatre again on Sept. 10! The season opener is the much-awarded musical comedy, “Nunsense!” Nunsense is a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. It begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need...
Members of the community came together for the Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting Celebration at Tehachapi Christian Store on Thursday, July 22. The new owners, Adriana and Peter Garthwaite, are very happy to be in our town. Tehachapi Christian Store is located at 108 E. Tehachapi Blvd., Tehachapi. For more information call (661) 822-0626....
The Salvation Army of Tehachapi is having our annual Back 2 School event on Wednesday, Aug. 4, from 8 to 11 a.m. The event will be held at our office at 538 E. Tehachapi Blvd. There will be free backpacks, school supplies and clothing available on a first come, first serve basis. The Kern County Public Health Department will be on site to provide school vaccinations for students. To be eligible to receive vaccinations, parents must bring the following: yellow immunization card/record, valid form of ID for parents and insurance card. If...
The Tehachapi Police Department and the Tehachapi Police Foundation are once again partnering to host National Night Out at Philip Marx Central Park on Tuesday, Aug. 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Community groups will have booths with information and activities for the entire family. Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District will close out the evening with Movies in the Park beginning at 8 p.m. with a showing of “Raya and the Last Dragon.” National Night Out is an annual crime prevention eve...
Twenty five kids, ages 9 through 12, attended Summer Day Camp from July 19-23. The craft activities included canvas and pot painting, tie-dye and friendship bracelets. Other summer activities included water balloon toss, swimming, basketball, volleyball, relay races and other fun summer activities. Police Chief Gary Crowell gave the campers a brief session on safety, as well. Parks and Recreation Plans for summer include regular open gym hour, a summer camp at Man O' War Park, movie nights and...
“No parent ever imagines having to deal with this. Nor should we ever have to. Everything has changed forever in an instant.” Those words were spoken by my sweet friend, Lindsey Bold Hoffman, after two of her precious daughters, Maggie and Ollie, left this earth due to a car collision on July 22. Lainie survived the car accident and has been, “fighting hard to get on the mend after multiple surgeries and intense recovery.” My heart continues to break for this sweet family, whom we have known for eight years. Words fail to express the shock,...
For 2021, the Kern County Fire Department experienced another year of high call volume during the Independence Day weekend. The community is to be commended for their efforts to reduce the strain on the emergency response system by using the appropriate methods to report use, sales and storage of illegal fireworks. Below is a statistical review of the weekend’s activities. Calls handled July 4: 2,376 calls to the Emergency Communication Center (down from 2,831 in 2020); 741 calls to the Fireworks Task Force; 929 online reports at w...
The Tehachapi Senior Activities Center greeted the community with a soft opening on July 12. The Senior Center provides a safe and secure space where elders can share in nutritious meals, exercise and social activities with other seniors. In order for all the members to feel safe when they enter the center, President Lewis Brown has established guidelines and restrictions to ensure the comfort of everyone. The exercise room will have a maximum of 15 COVID-vaccinated people at a time. Non-COVID-vaccinated people with a mask will exercise in the...
We know that it’s been a long time, but with the Tehachapi Library reopened one of the best places in Tehachapi to buy books is once again available. In case you’ve forgotten, or didn’t know, downstairs in the Library the Friends of the Library has their Continuing Book Sale. Books are classified into broad categories and set up on two walls – and the prices are cheap. The Library is open from noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. If you come down to Farmer’s Market on Thursday,...
Water California is in a major drought. We need to save water wherever we can. Shortening your shower by a minute or two could save up to 150 gallons per month. Put food coloring in the toilet tank, if it seeps into the bowl without flushing there's a leak. Fixing it could save several gallons. Water your lawn every three days at night or in the early morning hours when temperatures are cooler and winds lighter. Fix a dripping faucet, a drip a second uses five gallons per day. Do your part to co...
Independence Day weekend was a joyous affair here in the valley. For one thing we were celebrating (a year late) the 50th Anniversary of the birth of this community. That celebration took place on Friday, July 2 at Cub Lake with a very large and happy turn-out. The music by Warren Rabe was from the 70s, fittingly. Line dancing and hula hooping were the order of the day. Some of the youngsters were surprisingly skilled at the hula hoop craze. On July 3 Cub Lake park thronged with people again,...
Planning for the highly anticipated community fundraiser, Cheers to Charity (C2C), is running full speed ahead, and the event is just around the corner on August 14. Sponsors are in place, Aviator Park is reserved, beer is brewed, food is ordered and the wine list is impressive! "More tickets have been sold, by this date, than ever before. We know the Tehachapi community is ready for a fundraising night on the town," said Social Media Coordinator, Becca Dillenbeck. C2C is an outdoor food, wine...
On June 12, Tehachapi Martial Arts Center hosted the 15th Annual Combat Hapkido Seminar. Combat Hapkido also known as the "Science of Self-Defense," was developed by Grandmaster John Pellegrini in 1990. The annual event is hosted by Grandmaster Ivan Jadric (with over 55 years of martial arts training, Grandmaster in Combat Hapkido and Taekwondo) and Maria Jadric (black belt in Taekwondo, third Dan in Combat Hapkido). Grandmaster and Maria Jadric founded Tehachapi Martial Arts Center in 1991 and...
That’s right, Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District now has the option of Tall Tots and Tater Tots classes! Our Tater Tots class is for ages 3 to 4, and Tall Tots class is for ages 4 to 5 (must be 5 before March 2). With our integrated curriculum, themes and field trips, whether it is their first year in preschool or if they are preparing for kindergarten, we have a class perfectly fit for them. Classes can be doubled for Tater Tots to make full days. Through fun filled activities, the T...
The Tehachapi Mountain Democratic Club will be celebrating democracy at their annual picnic on Sunday, July 18, 4 to 7 p.m. at Phillip Marx Central Park. Everyone is welcome. Please bring chairs for your own usage. The picnic will be a pot luck. The TMD Club will provide the main course (meat). It will be appreciated if participants, who are able, bring either a side dish, appetizer, salad or dessert. Bring your own drinks also (no alcohol). Activities will include speeches from selected Kern Democratic elected officials, music and country...
After a long, hot day, a cool breeze blows up from the Kern River making evenings a fantastic time to visit the animals at the California Living Museum. Guests can enjoy Twilight at CALM on July 10, 17, 24, 31; and Aug. 7, 14 and 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. The Central California Children’s Railroad will run from 5 to 7:45 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and dine with the animals. Twilight at CALM visitors will receive a reduced admission of $8 for adults; $4 for children (3-12 years old). As always, there is no charge for CALM m...
The City of Tehachapi will host the All-American 4th of July Festival on Sunday, July 4, resuming the festivities after cancelation in 2020. This year’s festival, as has been the case since 2018, will once again be presented by AES Clean Energy. The festivities at Philip Marx Central Park will kick off with the All-American 5K hosted by the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District beginning from the southwest corner of the park at 7 a.m. Runners and the public are then invited to the Ed G...
