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Recalling the date – California, the Golden State

We are happy to celebrate our country's birthday and we do a fine job on July 4th in saluting the...

 

Remembering the day

Few would elect to be in a major disaster, but if you've experienced one, there is a kinship with...

 
 By Pat Gracey    Community    August 5, 2023

Gold fever

Mt. Soledad, a mauve colored sentinel, whose pock marked sides show the effects of many years of...

 
 By Pat Gracey    Community    July 22, 2023

The Stradivarius

People tell me that they like to hear some of my husband’s old Marine Corps tales. I always...

 
 By Pat Gracey    Community    June 24, 2023

The rest of the story

There used to be a radio program whose host gave news as it was supposed to have happened. After...

 
 By Pat Gracey    Community    May 27, 2023

St. Malachy's welcomes Fr. Gregory Beaumont

Arriving in Tehachapi in mid-December for his duties as pastor of Saint Malachy Catholic Church,...

 
 By Pat Gracey    Community    May 13, 2023

She knew Pancho Villa

Isabel Cortez Cervantes was a well known and respected citizen of this community until her death in...

 
 By Pat Gracey    Community    April 29, 2023

Hear that whistle blow

A trip down hill from the Tehachapi Mountains, in the early days by wagon or buggy, was something...

 
 By Pat Gracey    Community    April 15, 2023

Hot Off the Press! TN 1920

While doing some research at Beale Library back in 1987, a mere 27 years ago, I could not resist...

 
 By Pat Gracey    Community    March 18, 2023

It takes a heap o' livin'

In 1933, during one of the worst periods of the great depression, my parents found themselves...

 
 By Pat Gracey    Community    March 4, 2023

I can see Black Mountain

One always wonders how mountains get their names. As a child we called Black Mountain the "Indian...

 

Artillery Diplomacy

Once in a while I like to include one of my husband’s “Tales of the Old Corps.” This one is...

 

My friend, the pine tree

I have often written about My Pet Tree in the backyard of my home. I had grown it from a tiny...

 

Kathryn Chwaz greets 105th Birthday

On January 15, 1918, a cold, winter day in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Kathryn Pointek (Chwaz)...

 

The funny paper man

When I was about 5 and 6 years old (in 1933 and 1934) I was learning to read and could figure out...

 

Christmas in the trenches

Last year at this time I wrote about the old Christmas hymn, "Silent Night." Not long ago I read in...

 

A Silent Night

Father Joseph Mohr had journeyed to Oberndorf, a small town in Austria. It was his new assignment...

 

Doin' what comes naturally

My mother used to like the song, "Smiles." It described how smiles can make you happy and even make...

 

A really good story

I knew Mary Watts because she was a student at Tehachapi High School and was a classmate of my...

 

The flood of 1932 (part 2)

Continued from our Sept. 17, 2022 issue. (I wrote an account of the 1932 flood over 30 years ago...

 

Alsbury is essay winner

In the early months of 2022 Liam Alsbury, a ninth grader in Steve Hansen's English class at...

 

The Flood of 1932 (part 1)

(I wrote an account of the 1932 flood over 30 years ago for the Tehachapi News. I was lucky to find...

 

Local Heritage Oak student awarded scholarship

Charlotte Wilson, a recent graduate of Heritage Oak School, was notified in June that she was the...

 

Doyle Gracey's memories of Korea

I was talking to a gentleman the other day who said he'd like to read another one of my husband's...

 
 By Pat Gracey    Community    August 6, 2022

Our dog, Brownie: the snake killer

If I had not read Jon Hammond's article about King snakes, I probably would not have thought about...

 

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