Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Greenbriar Capital Corp. ("Greenbriar") is pleased to announce that it has appointed Paul M. Morris as CEO of Sage Ranch to represent Sage Ranch in the community and beyond, including communicating with the City of Tehachapi, collaborating with local vendors and leading marketing efforts. Stuart Nacht will be the construction adviser to the team. Paul is a significant Keller Williams' Regional Owner for Central and Southern California, where he oversees 36 offices with 7,000 realtors who close...
For the 38th consecutive quarter, Safe 1 Credit Union has earned a five-star rating from Bauer Financial, the nation’s premier financial institution ratings firm. This honor recognizes Safe 1 as one of the strongest financial institutions in the country. “It’s a tremendous honor to be recognized by Bauer Financial as one of the strongest credit unions in the nation,” said Doug Kileen, president/CEO for Safe 1 Credit Union. “We would like to thank our staff, Board of Directors and, most important...
The TUSD School Board recognized LIBRA Library Associates, a local 501(c)3 nonprofit, at their January 12 meeting. Since 1990 LIBRA has raised $110,000 for school libraries. On October 29 the group presented the district with $5,558 raised from a used book sale held at Warrior Park and a fashion show/dessert event. Representing LIBRA at the presentation were Janice Tietz, Debbie Franchere, Alice Muro and Ramona Turmazei. The TUSD Board meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m....
At their first Zoom meeting of 2021 the Rotary Club of Tehachapi hosted speaker Col. Randel (Laz) Gordon, Vice Commander of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base where he leads about 9,500 civilian and military personnel in the developmental testing and evaluation of over a dozen different aircraft and emerging technologies. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Col. Gordon received his commission in 1998 from the Air Force Academy and holds a doctorate from the Air Force's School of Advanced...
Small "what ifs" can grow into a community of giving when you live in Tehachapi! A Rotary Club project that was originally designed just for members as a way to give back this holiday season grew by leaps and bounds into a food project that included people from all over the greater Tehachapi area. There were small donations of cash from local individuals and bigger donations from Terra-Gen and BHE Renewables LLC that allowed Rotarians to shop for food to fill 50 boxes, as well as so many...
On Monday, December 21, the Tehachapi City Council meeting began with the swearing in of the City representatives elected in the November 3 election. Michael Davies represents District 3, Christina Scrivner represents District 2, Victoria Marsh returns as City Clerk and Stacy Curry is the new City Treasurer. The first order of business for the new council was to elect a new mayor. Council-member Phil Smith was nominated for the position of mayor and was unanimously elected. This will be the...
On Monday December 21, the Tehachapi City Council meeting began with the swearing in of Councilmembers Michael Davies representing District 3, Christina Scrivner representing District 2, Victoria Marsh as City Clerk, and Stacy Curry as City Treasurer. The first order of business for the new council was to elect a new Mayor. Councilmember Phil Smith was nominated for the position of Mayor and was unanimously elected. The first order of business for Mayor Phil Smith was to open the meeting to elect a Mayor ProTem. Councilmember Michael Davies...
We arrived, we saw, we survived 2020. If this were the Scouts, we would receive a badge. I guess one day we will all look back at living through this year and wear it like a badge of honor, much like our ancestors did the Great Depression or the Spanish Flu pandemic. This was not the start to a decade we envisioned 12 months ago. But we are here, a little more broken, a little more scarred and maybe even in some cases a little more confident in our ability to live through trials and tribulations...
Valley Strong Credit Union (“Valley Strong”) is excited to announce construction has begun on its new full-service Tehachapi Branch, located at 1002 West Tehachapi Boulevard in the Walmart Shopping Center. This new location will replace the current express branch on Tucker Road, allowing Valley Strong to offer additional services to Tehachapi and the surrounding communities. The branch will be a 2,600 square-foot full-service facility, offering traditional banking, mobile and online banking ass...
Panda Express opens Tehachapi restaurant The lines were long, as they are when any new business opens in Tehachapi, even Panda Express, food most residents have sampled elsewhere. But as with anything it just tastes better when it is produced at home. After six months of construction Panda Express opened their doors on December 10, culminating years of relationships with the City of Tehachapi and commercial developers. This new location is the fifth new restaurant to open in the City of...
Truly, 2020 has proven to be extremely challenging due to the spread of COVID-19, which has impacted virtually every facet of our lives. The Board of Supervisors and staff at the County of Kern have worked hard to meet the challenges of this pandemic, while still providing the other essential government services that our residents and taxpayers expect and deserve. When Governor Gavin Newsom escalated his attacks on Kern County's oil industry, I called for a special meeting in January that had...
Hopefully with at least one vaccine being mass produced we will see the end of the virus this coming year. But where does that leave business and commerce in the future? Will we ever go back to business as usual or are we looking at a new normal? Experts have been looking at our world changing to a more digital online society as far as how we do business. Now they are telling us that shutting down the country has fast forwarded us 10 years into the future. It is hard to argue with the numbers....
On the evening of December 14, the Tehachapi Planning Commission approved the construction of two mixed-use dwellings to be located between Lucky's Barber Shop and the Errea House at 301 S. Green Street. The buildings, each to be about 550 square feet, will be built by Big Sky Dwellings whose office is located in the recently remodeled corner building. The project will be called Green Street Micro Village. Development Services Director Jay Schlosser admitted that the project was a challenge to f...
On December 10, the Tehachapi Rotary Club welcomed Robin Robinson of CityServe. After 31 years as a pastor at Canyon Hills Church in Bakersfield, Robinson moved into a new role in the Bakersfield community with CityServe. This nonprofit has been coming together for the last two years to serve Kern County's hungry, windowed, orphaned, poor, addicted, vulnerable, exploited and unreached. CityServe is a non-denominational faith-based organization that has created international and national...
“You are never too old to grow a new dream.” This was the message Dr. Marilyn Schlitz delivered to members of the American Association of University Women when she spoke at the group’s December meeting via Zoom. Schlitz is a highly respected social scientist, award-winning author and charismatic speaker. Her work has been featured in scientific journals as well as radio, newspapers, magazines, television and feature films. She has taught at Stanford, Harvard and Trinity University. She is currently chair of the doctorate program in Trans...
Since 1992, the Kern County Network for Children (KCNC) has prioritized the need for community agencies, organizations and families to work together to address the most critical issues facing children in Kern County. Since shortly after its inception, KCNC began working with neighborhoods in Bakersfield and throughout Kern County to encourage resource sharing which eliminates barriers to services for children and families. The Neighborhood Partnerships, as they were called, became Family Resource Centers, were formed in the mid-1990s with the...
Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County), issued the following statement in regards to the passing of General Chuck Yeager: "General Yeager was an American legend, and one of our nation's best aviators and test pilots. Breaking the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert 73 years ago led to tremendous aerospace achievements and technological advancements. We have lost an American hero. He was a true pioneer that helped establish the East Kern County legacy of aerospace innovation. Thank you for...
On December 11, District 3's 14th annual Howdy Forrester Scholarship was awarded to Tehachapi fiddler B. J. Zheng. The award consists of a $1,000 scholarship and a plaque. The winner's name is also inscribed on the perpetual plaque which is exhibited at the fiddle contest each year. The award goes to the fiddler who best embodies the spirit of Big Howdy Forrester and is funded by Howdy's son, Bob, who lives in the Nashville, Tennessee area. District 3 started the scholarship in 2007, in...
Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County), Vice Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee, introduced AB 5 to stop the High Speed Rail and to dedicate remaining bond funds for K-12 education. The High Speed Rail project has been under scrutiny since 2008 for major cost overruns, mismanagement and massive delays. In order to address a $54 billion budget deficit, California passed a budget deferring billions of dollars for education. AB 5 will put the brakes on High Speed Rail for two years, fre...
Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County) introduced a bill with colleague Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) that would limit the Governor's ability under the California Emergency Services Act (CESA) to unilaterally enact or change laws or regulations 60 days after the emergency was declared. Specifically, AB 108 would require the Governor to seek approval of the Legislature for any proposed changes to laws and regulations under CESA 60 days after the emergency declaration. This...
At Tehachapi's Heritage Oak School, a (HOS) private Christian school, students learn to argue. No, they are not shouting at each other. Their arguments are more dignified, as the students learn to use critical thinking skills to communicate their positions. It's a millennia-old method of education. Based on the three-step "Trivium" Veritas Press classical curriculum, HOS students study the academic basics (Grammar, grades K-6), logical thinking (Logic, grades 7-9) and how to effectively express...
Stockdale Tile is located at 20700 South St., in Old Town Tehachapi. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. For more information call the store at (661) 771-7229....
Salvation Army Service Center Coordinator Sandy Chavez underscored the organization's local impact when she told members of the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi that she had misspoken earlier that day at the Dec. 2 Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting. "It wasn't 350 Thanksgiving baskets that we provided," Chavez said. "We served 1,000 families with Thanksgiving baskets." Members of the Kiwanis Club visited the Center at 538 East Tehachapi Blvd. for a "field trip" meeting. Forty to...
In a special session November 17, the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District (TCCWD) Board of Directors voted to participate in the first steps toward construction of the proposed $15.9 billion Delta Conveyance Project. The Delta Conveyance Project will provide an additional reliable 600,000 acre feet (AF) to the State Water Project's existing capacity of four million AF. Under the umbrella of the Kern County Water Agency (KCWA), the board approved TCCWD's 100 percent participation in the...
The main focus of Moving Forward Enterprises LLC is to empower the East Kern community members in a positive direction. There is a high population of homeless in these areas as well as high populations of parolees and probationers. Some individuals are both which can lead to monitoring and compliance issues. Moving Forward Enterprises is trying to fill the gap by aiding the monitoring and compliance agencies. Our goal is to provide assistance for individuals recently released from incarceration as well as employment reentry for general...
