Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Tehachapi Christmas tree has been lit and is now available for the public to take family photographs and welcome in the holiday season! In the past 15 years the official lighting of the Christmas tree at the Historic Depot in Downtown Tehachapi has followed the annual Christmas Parade and a visit by Santa. Due to the pandemic and restrictions on large gatherings the City of Tehachapi felt it was best to assemble the tree and light it without any announcement. "This has not been a normal...
On November 17, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered Kern, and 40 other California counties, back into the most economically restrictive Purple Tier. These 41 counties represent 95 percent of our state's population. COVID-19 infection rates have been increasing all across the country, moving largely in an east to west direction. California counties have been monitored by the Governor's Office and the CA Department of Public Health (CDPH) using three metrics: Case Rates, Testing Positivity Rates and an...
At their November 12 meeting, the Tehachapi Rotary Club welcomed to their online meeting Don Grafton, Solar General Manager for BHE Renewables. Grafton was joined by Paulette Rush, BHE's community relations specialist. Berkshire Hathaway is the parent corporation of BHE Energy and BHE Renewables is a division of BHE Energy. Grafton said that 10 years ago wind energy locally produced about nine megawatts of power compared with the over 3,000 megawatts that is produced today. BHE began the Pinon...
In this year of COVID-19 and "red tiers" and "purple tiers" it's sometimes hard for businesses to keep up with the demands of staying open. All this while making sure customers and employees are safe. This opening and closing makes it even more important to shop locally. Local businesses bring desperately needed jobs to the community. Many businesses have done an incredible job maintaining employees with government help such as the Payroll Protection Plan and a local plan administered by the...
The Tehachapi Arts Commission is planning two linked events that promise to attract nationally recognized plein-air artists to the area, Commission member Jim Wilson told the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi Nov. 11. "It will be the biggest art event ever in Tehachapi," Wilson said. "It will highlight professional artists from around the country." Forty plein-air ("open air") artists have been invited to come to Tehachapi for a week in May to begin work on paintings that will be featured at a ticketed...
“Get this animal filthy! When we gave our K9 an ergonomic design capable of carving through the most rugged terrain without your body taking a beating, we didn’t expect you to stick it in a corner of the garage to preserve its prettiness,” from www.Kioti.com. Kioti Tractor is the trade name for Daedong tractors in North America and Europe. Daedong Industrial Compaåny, Ltd., which is based in Daegu, South Korea, was founded in 1947, producing its first tractor in 1968. Daedong-USA, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Daedong Industrial Co., Ltd. spec...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause suffering throughout Kern County, The Rotary Foundation has stepped up to provide additional disaster relief. The Rotary Foundation (TRF) has donated $6,240 to assist those in need of food within our region. This amount is in addition to the donation earlier this year of $9,036 provided by TRF and by the Rotary District 5240 Charitable Foundation for Kern County. These new funds will be used to purchase food for those in need and will be delivered and...
On November 3, the City of Tehachapi’s Finance Department was notified they had been honored with the “Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting” from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The award recognizes government organizations that go beyond the basic requirements in annual reports to aid in transparency and full disclosure. The GFOA has been awarding state and local governments since 1945 to recognize excellence in annual financial reporting. “I co...
Valley Strong Credit Union is excited to announce the opening of its newest branch, within the Kern High School District’s Career Technical Education Center (CTEC), located at 7301 Old River Rd. The new CTEC Branch is a full-service facility, offering traditional banking, mobile and online banking assistance, ATM access and more! This location is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and has a 24-hour drive-up ATM. The CTEC Branch is the sixth Valley Strong Student Credit Union l...
The Kern County Superintendent of Schools has been getting numerous questions from the media and the public relative to what moving back to the Purple Tier means for schools. Below are the two most pressing questions and their answers. Will schools have to close again if the county moves back into the Purple Tier? No. School sites thaat reopen for in-person instruction while Kern County is in the Red Tier would not have to close should Kern County revert back to the Purple Tier. However, a...
Antelope Valley College Business Professor David. L. Adams of Quartz Hill came within two digits of guessing the correct number of acorns in the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi "Acorn Scramble" jar. Adams' guess of 1,412 was close enough to win half the summer fundraising kitty of $795. The number of acorns in the 16-inch-high decorator candle jar was 1,414. "Wow. I am surprised," Adams said. "It was just a random guess." He had visited the Tehachapi Main Street Farmers Market on July 30, where he pai...
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) awarded Greg Garrett from the City of Tehachapi the Champion of the Year Award representing 15 counties in Central California. The SBDC Director Kelly Bearden and Consultant Jay Thompson made the trip to Tehachapi on Thursday October 15 to present the award to Garrett in person. "The award is the Central California Region SBDC Champion of the Year and is given to the stakeholder who exemplifies leadership and also the needs for your small businesses w...
At a live meeting on October 26 at Aspen Builders, the Tehachapi Planning Commission gave tentative approval to the Final Master Development Plan for The Address, a 238 unit housing development to be build on the northeast corner of Highline Rd. and Tucker Rd. The two-story homes, which will range from 2,600 to 3,000 square feet, will all be modern in style, have flat roofs and second story decks to allow every home a view of the mountains. Garages are pushed back so as not to be a dominant...
On Wednesday, October 21, Tehachapi Rotary donated 35 coats to the Tehachapi Salvation Army. These coats were purchased by monies budgeted by the club along with a donation from the Walmart in Tehachapi. Rotarians Rhonda Brady and Cathy Criger went shopping at the Burlington Coat Factory in Bakersfield and Walmart a few days before, choosing coats for teenagers at the request of Salvation Army. Tehachapi Humanitarian Relief Group - this group continues to provide packages or food and life’s n...
On Monday, November 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Houchin Community Blood Bank (HCBB) will be working with the City of Tehachapi and the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District (TVRPD) on a Tehachapi-wide blood drive. "Donating blood has a special place in my heart. My mother had a heart attack and needed blood, because the community donated blood my mom's life was saved," said Michael Davies, Councilmember for the City of Tehachapi. All blood donations made to HCBB remain in Kern County for...
On February 20, the City of Tehachapi was awarded a $300,000 grant from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) as part of their PSPS Program. The City of Tehachapi purchased two large backup generators that are trailer mounted. During the 2019 PSPS events in Tehachapi the city rented backup generators to make sure all essential services would be uninterrupted. "Once again the City of Tehachapi staff has scored major points in obtaining a $300,000 grant which they used...
Kim Mangone is on the ballot to replace Kevin McCarthy as 23rd Congressional District Representative. Democrats wanting to encourage her election wrote 2,000 postcards to send to voters in this area. The cards were hand-written by many people who created their personal message about the importance of electing Mangone. Democratic women are united in their opposition to McCarthy, especially after he voted against H Res 1153 which was condemning surgical sterilization on immigrant women without...
Written in 1972, Title IX is a ground breaking law that began an era of progress for women and girls, but more work is needed. This is the position of American Association of University Women, and it was further explained to Tehachapi Mountain Branch by Dr. Marian Stephens at the October General Meeting. Branch meetings are currently being held on Zoom. Dr. Stephens focused on the portion of the law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. It covers men, women, boys and girls in educational institutions that receive federal funds. She...
Whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and errors of government regulation, or to take arms against a sea of troubles including not being able to serve clients or risk the possibility of catching a virus! While the question may not be as dramatic as a Shakespeare play, the consequences can be. We're living in a difficult time, governments and businesses are walking a tightrope trying to determine what's the best balance in the world of COVID. The rules of the game are constantly...
The Hatch Act has been in the news lately, receiving much attention and with some questioning the appropriateness or even legality of government officials participating in partisan political activities. So, in this election year, it is appropriate to review the major provisions of the Act as it affects all active federal employees. First what is the Hatch Act and why have it? The Hatch Act was passed in 1939 to limit certain political activities of federal employees. The purpose is to ensure tha...
Through much of this year's presidential campaign it has seemed like Tehachapi was a one-party town, with only one candidate being supported. That has now changed. Anyone driving westbound on Hwy. 58 between the East Tehachapi Blvd. and Mill Street exits will see a bold new billboard stating "Biden/Harris." As of this writing, it is the only one in Kern County. The billboard was the idea of a group of local residents who were talking with each other online about how frustrated they were with...
There are 12 Propositions on the November 3 ballot, and it is sometimes difficult to know how to vote on them. Tehachapi Mountain Democratic Club has been studying the pros and cons of each one. They are not attempting to make recommendations but to present opposing views so individuals can make informed decisions. The website, www.Tehachapidemocrats.com, has links that are helpful in understanding the propositions. There you can find, under Election Issues/California Ballot Propositions, explanations of each one. There is another link on the...
On September 23, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order calling for a ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in oil production by 2024, and a ban on sales of new gasoline engine passenger vehicles by 2035. In doing so, Newsom demonstrated that Kern County and our hard working 900,000 people don’t matter to him. Kern County produces 80 percent of the state’s oil and conducts 98 percent of the hydraulic fracturing in the state, but we also site and build more renewal energy and alt...
With a four to one vote at the Tehachapi City Council meeting on October 5, engineer Steve Hamblin was chosen to fill the Tehachapi Planning Commission seat vacated by Ken Wright when he moved away from the City. Hamblin will complete Wright’s term which is due to end June 30, 2021. Hamblin is the engineering manager at The Spaceship Company where he has worked since 2018. He lived in Tehachapi from 2014 to 2017 while he was Director of Engineering for ICON Aircraft. He moved his family to N...
“We are living in crazy times.” That is how Dr. Marilyn Schlitz began her talk to the American Association of University Women. It was at the September meeting of the Tehachapi Mountain Branch, which was held online and conducted by President Joan Cote. Dr. 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. As a professor, she teaches transpersonal psychology to Ph.D. students. Her...
