Articles written by Mark La Ciura
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Memories of General Chuck Yeager, other great pilots
"Just signatures in a log book but they mean a lot to me." I looked through my stack of pilot log...
Spectacular cloud formations
High winds on December 7 produced spectacular cloud formations in the sky over Tehachapi. The winds...
Church adaptations to return to Kern COVID-19 Purple Tier
Adaptations to Sunday Mass were put into effect by St. Malachy Church on November 22. The weather...
The best pilot I have ever known
I have been around aviation since 1983, when I took lessons to fly sailplanes in Tehachapi at the...
Street racing crackdown in Kern County
I have been around race tracks and motorsports most of my life, learning photography on a drag...
Sky's the limit for local Build-a-Plane project
Paul Nafziger of the Tehachapi Society of Pilots' Build-a-Plane student project was kind enough to...
Cruise night in Tehachapi
On the evening of May 22 locals gathered for a community created "cruise in" with every kind of car...
My SR-71 experiences
I have always had a great interest in the Blackbird family of aircraft and have often visited...
An eye opening experience
The Edwards Air Force Base Flight Test Museum will open in December 2020. It is moving from its...
Kylie Morgan at Buck Owens Crystal Palace
It was another great listener appreciation show at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace on Feb. 12. Kylie...
Making friends at the race track
With Kern County being a hub of racing, we have five great motorsports tracks in Kern and a great...
Beppe Gambetta at Fiddlers Crossing
Beppe Gambetta Plays to a packed house at Fiddlers Crossing on Friday night on Feb. 7. The full...
TPops Orchestra trip to the 2020 Namm show
Our yearly trip down to Anaheim, Calif., to the convention for the National Association of Music...
Rising stars at Buck Owens Crystal Palace
It takes lots of guts to stand up on stage and sing your heart out, especially at a big venue like...
2020 LA Air Show kick off
On Jan. 14 the press was invited to see the distinctive F/A-18 Hornet from the US Navy Blue Angels...
A beautiful snowy day
New Year's Day is usually a fantastic day to show up at the Mountain Valley Airport, Tehachapi's...
A trip back in time
Union Pacific is celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's completion by...
Not just country music at Buck Owens' place
Just 40 minutes away from Tehachapi in Bakersfield, we have a world class music venue – Buck Owens...
Local racer wins Hard Top class at Bakersfield Speedway
Local Tehachapi racer Rich Souza won the Hard Top class on June 2. Souza drives a 1950...
Local racer spends Mother's Day weekend at the dirt track
Local racer Jenee Dugan is running a full season in the Hard Top Class and spent mother's day...
A Sentimental Journey for me
I had a fantastic time at the L.A. County Air Show 2018 but that's nothing new to me. I have been...
In a New York state of mind
While driving down a street in the valley I live in, I heard the sound of a very powerful propeller...
Local racer Jenee Dugan prepares to race in Bakersfield
Local Tehachapi racer Jenee Dugan is putting together a team to race on the dirt tracks of...
2017 Bakersfield Hot Rod reunion – We do it for the love of the sport
I have been around the sport of drag racing all my life and that is the reason why am a photographer...
