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Once Upon a Time • 13-Apr-2013
by Mark ‘Doc’ Fisher Lately I have been doing some research and reading on ..
Versify • 30-Mar-2013
by Mark ‘Doc’ Fisher Well, once again it is April. Which means that it is N..
Room and Board • 16-Mar-2013
by Mark ‘Doc’ Fisher We don’t hear much about boarding houses anymore..
It Came From the Sky • 02-Mar-2013
by Mark ‘Doc’ Fisher A couple weeks ago I wrote about the asteroid that was..
Are You Still Here? • 16-Feb-2013
by Mark ‘Doc’ Fisher On Feb. 15, assuming you’re reading this, an ast..
Soaring To Space • 16-Feb-2013
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Mistletoe • 05-Jan-2013
by Mark ‘Doc’ Fisher With the recent holiday season mistletoe was everywher..
Wind project nears completion • 04-Dec-2012
Views of NextEra’s North Sky River project taken from 5,997-foot Butterbredt Peak on ..
Made in America • 20-Nov-2012
by Mark 'Doc' Fisher This year for Thanksgiving we’re going to try to serve fo..
Super Science! • 20-Nov-2012
by Danielle Evansic On Saturday, Nov. 10, the THS Robotics Club hosted its second annual Su..
Stuck in Lodi • 10-Nov-2012
by Mark ‘Doc’ Fisher Being well aware of the danger (thanks, Credence Clear..
Fair is Fair • 13-Oct-2012
by Mark 'Doc' Fisher The Kern County Fair just recently ended where Sharon Wood and I p..
Hologram from Izzy • 15-Sep-2012
by Mark 'Doc' Fisher Izzy Asher recently gave me a gift of a bolo tie. He’d wante..
Lucky 10,000 • 07-Jul-2012
by Mark 'Doc' Fisher Recently the web comic xkcd had a comic about things “everyo..
Patris Dies • 09-Jun-2012
by Mark "Doc" Fisher Sometimes I seem to have vast holes in my memory. With Father&rsqu..
(Almost) Sunless Day at the Beach • 26-May-2012
by Mark 'Doc' Fisher On May 20 I went up north to try to catch the annular eclipse. Sin..
AST Rocket Launch 2012 • 26-May-2012
Article and photos by Christopher Gripkey (Banner image provided by AST.) On May 23, 20..
Annular Event • 28-Apr-2012
by Mark 'Doc' Fisher Not “annual”. Annular. Though we get both words fr..
Prom? What Prom? Robotics team competing in St. Louis • 28-Apr-2012
by Tina Forde Tehachapi High School Robotics Team President Alexis Bartels, right, acce..
State commission OKs smart meter opt out • 28-Apr-2012
by Tina Forde Southern California Edison put on a smiley face following the April 19 decisio..
Who Gets the Dawn? • 31-Mar-2012
by Mark ‘Doc’ Fisher In “The Lion in Winter”, the king and que..
Like a Lion • 17-Mar-2012
by Mark ‘Doc’ Fisher Literature has loved the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centur..
Our Energy Addiction and Global Warming • 18-Feb-2012
by Stephen F. Rudin Our modern lifestyle requires significant energy to maintain. We use vas..
Billions and Billions • 04-Feb-2012
by Mark ‘Doc’ Fisher Back when I was teaching one of may favorite things wa..
Mountain dwellers protest turbine maps as boundary issue morphs into monster • 04-Feb-2012
by Tina Forde It seemed a simple and promising request Nov. 8 when Kern County 2nd Dis..
Here Comes Edison! Smart meter installation, Highwind substation construction begins • 07-Jan-2012
Southern California Edison’s Highwind 220/66 kv. collector substation at Tehachapi Wi..
Dark Sky is now the Law • 20-Dec-2011
by Dale "Hawk" Hawkins Tehachapi has some of the darkest skies in all of civilized Cal..
ICON hiring in run-up to production • 20-Dec-2011
by Tina Forde. As it searches for a permanent manufacturing/headquarters site, ICON Ai..
Resolution 2011 • 20-Dec-2011
by Mark 'Doc' Fisher It’s that time of year again. Time for New Year’s Reso..
Breakability • 14-Dec-2011
by Alexander Kunstmann Things break; this is a given in life. However, there are ways ..
Familiarity • 06-Dec-2011
by Mark 'Doc' Fisher Sometimes I don’t quite know what comes over me. After all t..
Holiday Fun 2011 • 22-Nov-2011
by Alexander Kunstmann I don’t know about you, but I can find buying Christmas..
Thankful to Fly • 22-Nov-2011
by Cathy Hansen Next week is Thanksgiving and for those of us who enjoy flying and love..
The Great Rift • 22-Nov-2011
by Dale ‘Hawk’ Hawkins. The fall weather has been clouding up our evening ..
The Sky is Not the Limit • 01-Oct-2011
Sept.19 was a hot day in Mojave, CA. Driving toward my assignment at the Mojave Airport, I..
Who Knew? County Planning Chief Told Helo Energy of Non-Support • 20-Aug-2011
by Tina Forde Richard Redoglia, a director of San Diego-based Helo Energy, ..
Houston, We Have a Problem... • 23-Jul-2011
by Dale “Hawk” Hawkins At my article submission deadline, Space Shuttle Atl..
QR You Waiting For? • 25-Jun-2011
by Christopher Gripkey First and foremost this technology isn’t new and some of you re..
Welding Matters • 25-Jun-2011
by Mark Torres, Tehachapi Collision Center Today I’m going tell you a story about..
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A Little Help • 11-May-2013
by Mark ‘Doc’ Fisher I recently had a reading of my fair tale play that I m..
Mojave Awarded Membership in UP’s Train Town USA Registry • 11-May-2013
Mojave has been awarded membership in Union Pacific’s Train Town USA Registry as part of U..
The Making of a Train Geek • 11-May-2013
by Bruce Gripkey For those of you out there in Tehachapi-land that know me very well, t..
U-2 Spyplane was Built in Oildale, CA • 11-May-2013
Recent photo of U-2 over Tehachapi Mountains – Greg “Coach” Nelson, Lockh..
Aluminum vs. Railroad Steel and Grandpa Frank • 30-Mar-2013
by Bruce Gripkey Somewhere in the vast archives of trinkets and irreplaceable chachkie..
Remembering Major Tom Griffin, Major USAAC • 16-Mar-2013
(l to r): Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, Major Tom Griffin and a few members of the U.S. Air Force..
‘There’s a Word for That’ • 02-Mar-2013
by Bruce Gripkey [Editor’s Note: This origin story is actually an urban legend &n..
Plane Crazy Saturday Mar. 16 • 02-Mar-2013
Photo by Cathy Hansen by Cathy Hansen On Mar. 16, well-known aviation and train ph..
My Dream Plane: deHavilland DHC-2 Beaver • 19-Jan-2013
by Cathy Hansen There is something special about a round engine! How it looks, how it&r..
Death Valley Scotty’s Coyote Special Pt. 2: ‘The Race to Chicago’ • 18-Dec-2012
by Bruce Gripkey Welcome back boys and girls. In the last episode you were introduced t..
Remembering My Brother: Larry (Gale) Hellwig • 18-Dec-2012
I love the Fall of the year, don’t you? I think we have the best weather this time of year..
‘Death Valley Scotty’s Coyote Special’ • 20-Nov-2012
by Bruce Gripkey Right after Orville and Wilber Wright took to the air, automobiles ..
‘Driving the Last Spike and the Power of Politics’ • 27-Oct-2012
One of the most instantly recognized photographs in all of American history is Colonel Savage&rs..
Don Gentile – a One-Man Air Force! • 29-Sep-2012
by Cathy Hansen I stay in touch with my cousin Eleanor (Miller) McNichols by email. She..
In 2003... • 15-Sep-2012
by Cathy Hansen My husband Al was invited to fly his F-86E to the Edwards Air Show for stati..
Move Your Tail Fun Run and Bike Race Sept. 22 • 01-Sep-2012
Cyclists ready for last year's Move Your Tail Bike Race! by Marilyn White Mark y..
Memories Alive at Mojave Airport • 18-Aug-2012
by Cathy Henson The Antelope Valley Fair is just around the corner and I remember ten y..
Mojave – Looking Up All the way into Space! From Mule Teams to Space Dreams! • 18-Aug-2012
by Cathy Hansen Mojave Air & Spaceport is the greatest place to be for the Commerci..
Cycling for the Gold • 07-Jul-2012
Bakersfield firefighter Jimmy Watkins by Joy Gray When Bakersfield firefighter Jimm..
Silly, Odd and Unusual Arrive by Train • 07-Jul-2012
by Bruce Gripkey Ever since man became civilized it has been the career of someone or a..
Meet James Blackburn • 23-Jun-2012
by Norma McClean School Bells and Chapel Bells announce the onset of not just the season of ..
The Mis-Adventures of Bertha and Buddy, Missy and Mary • 23-Jun-2012
by Mary Clyde wordsmith Bertha – my Ford F250 V8 diesel truck – and Buddy &ndash..
Flying Gives New Life! • 09-Jun-2012
by Cathy Hanson I love spring, don’t you? The weather has been very unusual ..
'It's Just Water' • 09-Jun-2012
by Bruce Gripkey Water is one of those things that many of us take for granted. It&..
A Simple Twist of Fate • 12-May-2012
by Bruce Gripkey Having to make decisions is an everyday fact of life. The choices we make r..
Lane Departure Systems • 28-Apr-2012
by Mark Torres, the 'Collision Guy' The government has become aware of the dangers of d..
Role Models and Heroes of Wen Painter • 28-Apr-2012
This photo shows B-17 pilot, Jim Kimmel, JoAnn and Wen Painter in the Voyager Restaurant on..
Taylorcraft BC-12: My First Airplane Ride! • 16-Apr-2012
Carlos Walter Jazun stands in front of his new airplane! By Cathy Hanson Seve..
Greased Lightning, Epilogue: Part II • 14-Apr-2012
[Continued from The Loop 22.06] (http://www.theloopnewspaper.com/announcements/greased-lightning..
Skylarking • 14-Apr-2012
by Bruce Gripkey Buried within the text of Naval Regulations used to be a minor offense that..
Commercial Filmed in Tehachapi • 31-Mar-2012
by Christopher Gripkey The Dodge 2013 Line-up taking a curb-side break between shooting..
Greased Lightning, Epilogue: Part I • 31-Mar-2012
by David Bauer Dear Reader: I have read studies which indicate that the physiological immatu..
Hertz is Here! • 31-Mar-2012
by Mark Torres, Tehachapi Collision Center As I have mentioned in a couple of my articl..
A Woman’s Place is in the Cockpit • 17-Mar-2012
by Cathy Hansen Ask my friend JoAnn Painter and she will tell you, “A woman&rsquo..
Greased Lightning • 03-Mar-2012
by David Bauer Back in the day, after profusely swearing that I’d drive it just like a..
Lockheed Constellation • 03-Mar-2012
by Cathy Hansen The Lockheed Constellation will always be one of my favorite airplanes..
Henry Forde • 18-Feb-2012
Column by Richard Traugh In 1885, there was a young man working as a machinist for Eagle Iro..
My Insurance Company Told Me Where to Take my Car • 18-Feb-2012
by Mark Torres, Tehachapi Collision Center First of all you are the owner of your vehi..
Flying Legends – Fitz Fulton and the Aircraft He Flew! • 04-Feb-2012
by Cathy Hansen Lt. Col. Fitzhugh Fulton, USAF (retired) flew one of the most beautifu..
‘Aloha’ • 21-Jan-2012
Column by Randy Horne Thanks to Protech Auto Service and Scott’s Suto Body for sponsori..
Reflecting Back Into 2011 • 21-Jan-2012
by Mark Torres, Tehachapi Collision Center With the year coming to an end in-fact by th..
Welding Matters • 25-Jun-2011
by Mark Torres, Tehachapi Collision Center Today I’m going tell you a story about..
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