Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The Loop newspaper has asked me to share some pickleball highlights from the past year and for future events, as interest in pickleball is growing rapidly across the country. Pickleball in Tehachapi is gaining momentum with players of all ages in leagues and tournaments. Tehachapi pickleball play can be found in Stallion Springs, at Tehachapi Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in Bear Valley Springs. The BVS Pickleball Club has grown from 40 members in 2021 to just over 60 in 2022...
On Oct. 15, pickleball players gathered in Bear Valley Springs to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. The BVS Pickleball Club hosted the 1st annual Pink Ribbon Classic, a pickleball tournament that helped raise $3,419 for the Tehachapi Cancer Foundation. A total of 48 players teamed up to compete and play pickleball all day. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the nation and it is alive and well in Bear Valley. On Saturday players from Bear Valley Springs, Tehachapi, Hart Flat, B...
News Release Contact: Key Budge Phone: 822-2200 x 119 Date: April 15, 2021 There will be between five and seven Earth Day Clean Up events in the City of Tehachapi during between Monday April 19 and Saturday April 24. Multiple volunteer groups and businesses have reached out to the City of Tehachapi to conduct various Earth Day Clean Up events. Monday April 19, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM & also from 1 PM – 3 PM The Guardians of the Earth volunteer group will host two litter removal events. They are ask...
The Coffee Mill played host to "Coffee with the Mayor and City Manager" on Thursday Oct. 19. "A wonderful way to meet members of the community in a relaxed atmosphere. I love this kind of interaction," said Mayor Ed Grimes. City Manager events to be held at the Coffee Mill on Mil Street. City Manager Greg Garrett and Mayor Ed Grimes met with community members who stopped to voice concerns, ask questions or just say "hello". Both Garrett and Grimes like the cozy informal setting of the Coffee...
Officers from the Tehachapi Police Department used a new piece of equipment on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 27) to reunite a lost dog turned into TPD. Makaya was identified and returned to her family within 15 minutes using the microchip scanner donated on August 24 by Have a Heart Humane Society to TPD. "Having the new scanner and being able to identify Makaya and returning her so quickly shows the importance of having strong partnerships in the community," said Kent Kroeger, Chief of Police....
On Monday Aug. 28 Tehachapi Mayor Pro Tem Susan Wiggins was joined by City staff members at the Kern County Association of Cities quarterly meeting held in Shafter. Wiggins is the current President of the KCAC....
Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Gap Closure Project Traffic control to continue on Curry St. for continued sidewalk construction, concrete, pavement, curbs and gutters along Curry and C St. Sidewalk construction on Valley Blvd. between Curry & Snyder to continue The project has been funded by a $900,000 grant obtained from the Active Transportation Program (ATP), the City of Tehachapi contributed $20,000 to the project. The project connects sections of sidewalk where gaps existed for the purpose...
On Tuesday, July 25, Assemblyman Vince Fong visited the City of Tehachapi and met with city officials and toured city facilities. "It was a great visit. We got a chance to talk about several things that impact the greater Tehachapi area. He was very gracious with his time and is genuinely interested in what's happening in this part of Kern County," said Greg Garrett Tehachapi City Manager. Mr. Fong spent approximately two hours with city staff and officials including Mayor Ed Grimes. Items...
Tucker Road between Valley Blvd. and Cherry Lane. The Tucker Road repaving project has begun and is expected to last 4-6 weeks. The project will have lane closures but access to all businesses and residences in the area will be open. The cost of the construction project was estimated at $457,924.00. The City of Tehachapi was awarded a grant from the Regional Surface Transportation Program in the amount of $405,400.00 to help pay for the project. More information can be seen on a video...
Come voice opinions on where transportation dollars are spent. Should Kern County fix local streets and roads or add more bike baths? Does public transportation need to be increased in our area? Is there a dangerous intersection you think could be improved? If you have opinions, the Kern Council of Governments wants to hear from you. The Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council is teaming up with Kern COG to host a Tehachapi workshop and they need your opinions. “It’s all part of the pro...
In 2012, the City of Tehachapi introduced a sponsorship program that allowed businesses, organizations, families or individuals to sponsor an American flag in downtown Tehachapi. The sponsorship program, known as the "Adopt-A-Flag" program, gives Tehachapi and its residents an opportunity to show off their pride and patriotism for America. The City has approximately 100 decorative light posts on Tehachapi Boulevard, Green Street, "F" Street, Curry, Robinson, and the Mill Street corridor right...
Technology advances everyday making yesterday’s methods of doing business obsolete, or is it? Communication is the key to successful relationships in both our personal and business lives. The way we communicate is constantly evolving as technology advances, and so does the way we talk or better said, communicate with each other. We live in a world of text messages, direct messages, personal messages, and video chats when it wasn’t that long ago we actually talked to people face to face. Opi...
Tehachapi's Public Works Department removed eight dead trees along the south side of Tehachapi Blvd. between Curry St. and Green St. and replaced them with eight new trees. The remaining trees on Tehachapi Blvd. appear to be healthy and do not need to be replaced. The project was completed ahead of schedule taking only two days for the crews to complete. The Public Works team would also like to express their thanks in the public's help in "slowing for the cone zone" during the lane closure on...
The City of Tehachapi held the ribbon cutting of a new "Little Library" that was installed in front of Tehachapi City Hall on Thursday, April 13 at 11 a.m. Mayor Ed Grimes and distinguished guests attended the dedication of the Eagle Scout Project of Orion Teare. The "Little Library" is free for the public to use. Place a book and take a book is the concept to promote literacy. "We are happy to support our young future leaders and this was a project that benefits the community," said Greg...
The City of Tehachapi has completed a water conservation project that will save approximately 38 acre feet of potable water each year (there are 325,851 gallons per each acre foot). The water conservation project was completed by the Public Works Department. City staff used 450 feet of two inch pipe to bring treated effluent water from the Recycled Water Pump Station to the Headworks for daily operation of the JWC Screenings, Washer, and Compactor Preliminary Treatment System. The project took...
Civic and business leaders from the greater Tehachapi area were in attendance at the Seventeenth Annual Kern County Economic Summit that was held in Bakersfield on Wed., Mar. 15. Eastern Kern County was one topic of discussion and the availability and recruitment of a qualified work force. The half day conference featured speakers representing CSUB, Edwards Air Force Base, NAWS China Lake, and Rio Tinto (Borax) among others. Mayor Ed Grimes, Mayor Pro-tem Susan Wiggins, City Manager Greg...
The week of March 6-11 was "Paint Tehachapi Purple" for the American Cancer Society and the Tehachapi Relay for Life. Tehachapi City Hall was decorated with purple ribbons, bows and balloons to honor cancer survivors and help bring awareness to the community....
Tehachapi Mayor Ed Grimes was reappointed as a member of the Public Safety Policy Committee of the League of California Cities. As a long-standing member of the committee, Ed Grimes also served as Chair. Mayor Grimes will hold his term on the Public Safety Policy Committee until the League’s Annual Conference in the fall of 2017. “I am honored to serve as a member of the League of California Cities Public Safety Policy Committee. We have an opportunity to invest in strong relationships with bot...
The 2017 Tehachapi GranFondo has opened rider registration for the Sep. 16 event on its website http://TehachapiGranFondo.com The City of Tehachapi is excited to announce several top sponsors are already on board for the signature cycling event that rides through the beautiful Tehachapi communities and starts in Historic Downtown Tehachapi. Kaiser Permanente, BHE Renewables, the Lehigh Southwest Cement Company and Sangera Subaru have signed on as key sponsors for the 2017 Tehachapi GranFondo....
Road construction update for Dec. 2016...
On Oct. 26, 2016 civic leaders from Kern County met with the Union Pacific Railroad in Bakersfield to discuss the economic impact it has on the region. Tehachapi's Mayor Susan Wiggins, Mayor Pro-Tem Kim Nixon and City Manager Greg Garrett met with Union Pacific's President, C.E.O. & Chairman of the Board Lance Fritz to discuss several items relating to Tehachapi. "It was a great opportunity for the city to go over with him (Lance Fritz) and his team about proposed projects between Union Pacific...
