Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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For the past five years, 501(c)(3) nonprofit Tehachapi Valley Horse Rescue (TVHR), has worked tirelessly to provide sanctuary and rehabilitation to abandoned and surrendered senior horses. While most of the horses that come to TVHR will live out the rest of their lives peacefully in the sanctuary located in the Tehachapi Valley, there are 10 horses in rehabilitation programs with plans to eventually find new forever homes. With a total of 25 horses at the sanctuary and an additional five in...
Family Life Pregnancy Center (FLPC) has been guiding Tehachapi women, men and couples through pregnancies and early childhood care since 1989. As a 501(c)(3) noprofit, FLPC's doors are open to anyone in the Tehachapi community that has a pregnancy or parenting need. From pregnancy verification and on-site referrals for ultrasounds to maternity supplies and parenting classes, FLPC is prepared to help expecting mothers, fathers and couples through every step of the pregnancy journey and into...
The Tehachapi Unified School District held their regular monthly board meeting on Apr. 9. Topics of this meeting included exploring the creation of a district-wide student cell phone use policy, the official passing of the 2024-25 school year calendar and a long list of summer revamp projects happening across the district. The TUSD 2024-25 school year will run from Aug. 14 to June 12 with eight reserved snow days. Students returning in the fall will be greeted by refreshed, repainted and remodeled campuses and classrooms due to the district’s s...
The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District has been a supporter of the Tehachapi Humanitarian Relief Group (THRG) and The Villages’ local humanitarian efforts for years, from helping with fundraising events, gathering volunteers and stocking their food pantries. Most recently, the healthcare district has filed for a grant that would give them the funds to complete a second community garden. TVHD has partnered with the THRG and The Village on a community garden project, which started with a small lot in The Village’s backyard. It has now exp...
John McCraw is an experienced electrician with 45 years under his belt, and has been a business owner of over 30 years. His first business after receiving his contractor's license in 1987 was John K. McCraw Electrical. They were located in Santa Clarita where John lived for many years. Recently, John and his wife Becky made the move to Bear Valley Springs with their future retirement in mind. His business, John K. McCraw Electrical Tehachapi, started operation earlier this year. While he works...
Hamilton Firearms, which opened in September 2023, is a family-run business serving as Tehachapi's premier firearms, accessories and reloading shop. At the helm of Hamilton Firearms is owner Kristen Hamilton, who, with the help of her husband Zack, has transitioned from disliking firearms to opening and running a successful gun store of her own. When Kristen met Zack she didn't like guns. Zack, however, was an avid hunter, particularly of birds and deer. After taking Kristen on a few shooting...
Josh Lynch has been in the well-drilling and repair industry for nearly 30 years. He's the proud operations manager of Crown Drilling Services, a family business which started in 2016 in Bakersfield. With the help of his dog, Riggs, and his grandson's new found interest in the business, Josh runs a very successful business based on his family's teachings. Crown Drilling Services handles all things wells, from projects to emergency repairs, including a 24-hour pump service for all well...
On March 8, the Tehachapi City Planning Commission held their regular monthly board meeting at which they brought to vote a special development request by K Hovnanian Homes, who is set to purchase and develop an 18-lot land parcel by Pinon and Fig streets. K Hovnanian Homes intends to build 18 more houses in the same style as their 52-lot development in Tehachapi Hills that are about 90% complete. Due to a rezoning on the land back in 2014, K Hovnanian requires special variances that must be...
Established in 2016, Crown Drilling Services operates in both Texas and California, with operations manager Josh Lynch at the helm of California operations. Crown Drilling's service area covers all of the Central Valley and surrounding mountain areas, such as Tehachapi. From 24/7 emergency repair to large projects, Crown Drilling handles all things wells. Josh and his team specialize in hard rock drilling and are highly experienced in both residential and industrial well-drilling. Their work,...
The Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) held their March board meeting on March 12. Some topics up for discussion included a first read of the proposed 2024-25 academic calendar, new K-6 handwriting curriculum and a teacher/board agreement surrounding homework and makeup policy. The next board meeting will see a discussion of cell phone usage policies in TUSD's secondary schools. As part of the district's Capturing Kids' Hearts initiative, a program designed to foster students'...
The Tehachapi branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) began in 1980 when two women proposed an annual scholarship program for university-bound girls at Tehachapi High School. Each year since, scholarships have been given out to THS students of either gender to pursue bachelors programs and vocational schools. They also offer cash awards for middle school students who show particular academic excellence in math and science during a week long “Tech Trek” S.T.E.M. camp for specially-nominated girls going into 8th grade, and...
California is experiencing a far wetter season than originally forecasted. As of the Tehachapi Cummings County Water District (TCCWD) board meeting on Feb. 21, Tehachapi had officially seen 85% of the total predicted rainfall for 2024. In February alone, the Tehachapi valley saw over 4.5 inches of rainfall, with over 8 inches of rain having fallen already this year. Reservoirs in the Central Valley and across California are reporting fuller than average levels, with an overflow of water at Lake...
The Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council (GTEDC) held their monthly meeting on March 6. On the first Wednesday of each month, the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meets in The Village Collective, 120 S. Green Street, at 7:30 a.m. Business owners and community members are invited to attend to get live updates on the business climate in the Tehachapi area. Among the first to present was Corey Torres from Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District (TVRPD), who talked...
Tehachapi Unified School District (TUSD) voted at their February board meeting to lower the science graduation requirements for students at Tehachapi High School (THS) from three years to two. Students will instead be able to choose an elective suited to their interests, be it science or otherwise. The change came about when people realized that both California state standards and UC/Cal State university "A-G" course requirements dictate only two years of science are needed. The science course...
At Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District’s (TVHD) most recent community outreach meeting, board members discussed a variety of projects and upgrades on the horizon for 2024. Since Adventist moved out of their old PT building, TVHD is planning to move their offices into the old space, which is both larger and a better layout for an office. Their official move in date is March 1. The ongoing community garden project with Tehachapi Humanitarian Relief Group is now moving into its bed-building stage. The garden, to be decorated by rocks the T...
At their board meeting on Feb. 20, Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District (TVRPD) announced an upcoming season full of sports and events, and reported on some of their recent successes and hardships. Registration for co-ed youth baseball and volleyball are currently open through March 14 and Summer Adventure Camp registration will open on March 11. Visit www.tvrpd.org/youth-sports for more information or to register. The Polar Plunge, which was held on Feb. 19, will now become an annual...
Players must bring their own paddles and balls on all courts (though players tend to be very generous and willing to share in a pinch). Join the Tehachapi Area Pickleball (TAP) Facebook group for more information and on-the-go announcements for games and events: www.facebook.com/groups/372432924922428/. A new pickleball court in the Tehachapi police station parking lot, featuring five established nets, is expected to be complete by Memorial Day, according to Tehachapi’s Community Engagement Director and official ambassador for USA Pickleball K...
The Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Committee (GTEDC) met for their first meeting of 2024 on Feb. 7. On the first Wednesday of each month, GTEDC meets in The Village Collective at 120 S. Green St. at 7:30 a.m. In addition to discussing an upcoming year packed full of local events and projects, GTEDC introduced three new board members. Since board member Jim Arnold tragically passed away last November, and Ron Depew, one of GTEDC's founders, lost his battle with cancer last October, two...
Kaidyn Renfrow, a client of the Community Support Options (CSO) program under Kern Regional Center, was signed on as an official employee at the Subway on Tucker Road on Tues., Jan. 30. This day marked the beginning of his first job. Kern Regional Center (KRC) is one of 21 nonprofit, state-funded centers in California that provide services and support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The goal is to help them integrate better into their communities. KRC offers several...
Winter is a season that often brings joy, family time and good food. But for many, it also poses significant financial challenges and emotional stress. Last winter, The Salvation Army and its dedicated volunteers worked tirelessly to bring comfort and support to those in need during the holidays. Without volunteer support and the generous donations from the community through the kettle campaign, register donations at Albertsons and direct donations, many families would have gone through the...
On Jan. 16, the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce held their first monthly luncheon of the year in the American Legion Hall. This month featured a nonprofits showcase, where local nonprofits set up booths around the perimeter of the room for luncheon attendees to visit before availing themselves of a delicious catered meal from Red House BBQ. Members were invited to fill out a stamp card by visiting each booth for a chance to win a free article in The Loop newspaper about their business....
Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District (TVHD) held their first board meeting of the year on Jan. 16. During the meeting, the board elected to stay the same going into the new year. The board was happy to report that the rock-painting booth held at last year's Tehachapi Hometown Christmas was a great success. Painted rocks are planned to be used to decorate the long-running community garden project between TVHD and The Village Tehachapi. At the meeting, the board also reviewed the latest community...
Fans of disaster movies or actor Jeff Goldblum may recall the iconic 1996 alien invasion film "Independence Day," which featured a pivotal scene where protagonist David Levinson, a cable company technician with a M.I.T. education, portrayed by Goldblum, utilizes an amateur, or ham radio, to contact his father with critical information about the invasion. Together they use ham radio to relay the information on an open broadcast to any who may be listening. While disaster films and zombie shows...
On Jan. 16, TVRPD held their first board meeting of 2024, where they voted in a new board. Maryann Paciullo was elected to serve as chair, succeeding Kaleb Judy in the role, with Dwight Dreyer elected as vice-chair. After the elections, District Manager Corey Torres was excited to announce that planning is underway for the 2024 Fishing Derby at Brite Lake, which will take place on May 18. Torres also shared good news about the youth basketball program. With 532 kids and 60 teams, the season has...
Have you heard of the fastest-growing sport in America? Pickleball, a cross between tennis, badminton and ping-pong, exploded in popularity during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as a safe way to socialize and stay active while in lockdown. However, the biggest allure of pickleball has long-been its accessibility. Being easy to learn, low-impact and highly social, the sport has become a favorite pastime for individuals of all ages and skill levels. And with over 900 courts in California...
