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  • Rotary completes 12 Days of Christmas

    Rhonda Brady, contributing writer|Feb 3, 2024

    Approximately 20 years ago, the Rotary Club began its Senior Luncheon program in December, serving residents a full holiday meal, which included turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, dinner rolls, drinks and pumpkin pie. All free of charge. That first year we had eight people in attendance. Since that first luncheon, it has continued to grow until 2018 when we had over 300 attendees to serve. Many donations were made in order to serve so many people, including from...

  • '12 Days of Christmas'

    Rhonda Brady, contributing writer|Nov 18, 2023

    The Rotary Club of Tehachapi is planning its "12 Days of Christmas" program beginning in November, for distribution to families and seniors on Thursday, Dec. 14. This program has been a great success in the past and we would like to make it successful again this holiday season. Please fill a box and drop it off at one of the locations noted on the display ad on this page. If you or someone you know would benefit by receiving a box, contact Rhonda Brady at (562) 900-1696 by phone or text. The...

  • Giving back can make a huge impact

    Rhonda Brady, contributing writer|Mar 27, 2021

    My husband, Terry Brady, and I moved to Tehachapi in 2006. In 2008 we met Rene Champagne who had been a teacher at Wayside Elementary in Bakersfield for the previous 20 years. It turns out she was teaching not only at my elementary school but actually in my 5th grade classroom. Rene invited us to visit her and her students at my old classroom whenever we would like. We did just that and became acquainted with her students. I told the students I had been in that classroom when I was their age,...