Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Tehachapi Community Theatre presents its fifth Playwright's Festival, featuring eight world premiere plays competing for the coveted "Audience Favorite" award, voted on by audiences during the festival run, which begins March 7 at the BeeKay Theatre. Forty-five plays were submitted this year from Los Angeles and Kern Counties. Although only nine originated in Kern, four of them made the finals. Plays are read "blind" by eight judges, four local and four out of town. None have access to the...
Hopefully by press time we will have had some rain. That means the weeds and grass will grow this Spring. Around the end of March or early April we start getting busy with equipment repairs and service. If you have any equipment that needs service please bring it in before the end of March and take advantage of the winter rates. You will also get your equipment back faster. Remember not to keep fuel in your equipment for more than 30 days if you have not used an ethanol additive. Water in the fu...
It's time to get a hop on your Easter shopping. Save 25% storewide from March 1st to 15th. We have Easter Cards, Spring gifts, jewelry and gifts for everyone. Terrall is pictured and will be glad to help you. If she isn't available we have several other customer service representatives to help you....
At Kelley's Café we like doing food the old fashioned way; we actually cook it. That is to say our food is not pre-cooked (or pre-wrapped and cooked). Our chicken fried steak is made with fresh cube steak that is tenderized, then breaded and cooked to order. These steaks are not cookie-cutter chicken fried steak that has already been breaded and cooked. Our ham is a bone-in ham steak. We give you ham, not a sliver of ham. Our hamburgers are made fresh, not from a frozen cookie-cutter hamburger...
It struck me as funny when a caller asked me, “So just who is this ‘underwriter’ person, anyway?!” He and his family are in the process of buying their first home and have run into delays in closing, due to the “underwriter.” Your loan officer is probably the person you have initial contact with when asking about a home loan. Their job is to screen you for what you want to accomplish and to suggest loan programs that might work. The loan processor comes next and works with you to gather all...
Fran Riggs had many reasons to move to Tehachapi when she retired. Although she had been born in Kern County, she has not lived here for many years. She did, however, still have family in the area and she had always loved the mountain setting and the change of seasons so Tehachapi seemed a natural choice when it came time to retire and move from the crowded city environment of Fullerton. Last fall Fran finally retired from 13 years as a buyer for the City of Fullerton. I was not sure what a...
Each spring, the season of Lent encourages people to grow closer to God. Some people choose to fast, or give something up. It is also appropriate to increase some practice, like meditation or time in prayer. This year, our church will offer a program to increase kindness in our community: a kindness challenge. Will acts of kindness make any difference? Will we feel anything from it? Sadly, we see the devastating impact of random acts of violence, but random acts of kindness can easily go...
On Thursday Feb. 20, Have a Heart Humane Society's Rosemary Evans (Thunder Paws Dog Training) went to Golden Hills Elementary School and talked to 125 First Graders about how to care for their dogs. Rosemary asked the children questions about what dogs need to live and nearly every hand rose to answer. Pharaoh, a one year old Lab, who is being fostered by Fiona Nelson, for Guide Dogs of America, was also on hand. Under Fiona's skilled hand, Pharaoh helped the kids understand a guide dog's job....
Is there anything I can do to lower my auto insurance bill? Yes. Insurance companies base auto insurance rates on a variety of criteria, such as your age, driving record, residence, and even the type of car that you drive (though factors vary from state to state). If you find that you’re paying more than you think you should for auto insurance, there are ways you can lower your premiums. • Shop around: Auto insurance rates vary from company to company, sometimes significantly. As a result, a g...
Moessner Farms...
Rev. Karen Gatlin gave a farewell sermon to the congregation of Tehachapi Community Congregational Church recently. She has been serving as transitional pastor for almost two years and is now moving on to other pursuits. She leaves the church in good hands because Rev. Nancy Bacon has accepted the position of permanent pastor. The two pastors have been working together for many months so it is an easy transition for the church. Rev. Karen brought new ideas and renewed enthusiasm to the church....
This Mar. 7, Friday evening from 5 to 8 p.m., Tehachapi Treasure Trove will again celebrate our First Friday FunFest. You're invited to come see our ever changing displays full of art, crafts, collectables and art supplies. Helen McAllister will be the featured artist for March. Helen is a historical painter and will display photos and paintings depicting the local gold and silver mining days. The photo was taken at Randsburg in June of 1918. The Red Cross nurses were raising money for the war...
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association is thrilled to feature local artist, Chris Paschke of Designs Ink Art, for the First Friday event, Mar. 7 at Gallery 'n' Gifts. Paschke's love of calligraphy and letters began when she took her first calligraphy class as her final college elective before graduation. She stated she was then hooked for life. Interesting how decisions such as deciding on an elective in order to complete our course of study, seeming of little significance, at the time can take us...
For March First Friday the Tehachapi Museum will open a new exhibit on the Fickert Family in its Tehachapi Families Case. Two other recent exhibits will continue. Dr. Terry Warsaw's collection of marbles, including ancient pottery, stone and minerals, early German glass, and more contemporary American glass will be on exhibit, along with information on how to play marble games. Growing up in the Los Angeles area, he loved playing marbles; as he grew a little older, he switched to collecting....
Dave's Auto Repair...
It was a frigid December morning in Ridgecrest, CA, when Kern County Animal Control Officer Ashley got a call that chilled her to the bone. A couple hiking off the beaten path in the desert had come across a wire crate with three big dogs inside. Two of them were alive, shivering from both cold and fear. The third dog lay lifeless between them. Shotgun shell casings and swerving tire tracks surrounded the abandoned cage. Temperatures had dipped below freezing the previous night, so it wasn't cle...
There are major risk factors that significantly increase the risk of a heart attack, according to the American Heart Association. Some factors, including your age, sex and heredity (including race), are things over which you have no control. This makes it all the more important to manage those things that can be changed. The major risk factors for a heart attack that you can control include: being a smoker; having high blood pressure; having high cholesterol; being overweight and/or obese; a lack of routine physical activity and having high...
On Sunday, March 9, 2014, the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra – under the baton of Dr. David Newby – will perform at Country Oaks Baptist Church beginning at 4 p.m. The program opens with Grieg's Symphonic Dance in D Major, followed by Grieg's Piano Concerto featuring pianist Yung Mee Rhee. After the intermission, Schumann's Symphony No 1 in B-Flat (The Spring) will be performed. A reception will follow. Yung Mee Rhee has been honored as the First Prize Recipient of the Indianapolis Symphony You...
Mention John Gorka to anyone who has heard him and the response is immediate: "Where and when is he playing and how do I get a ticket?!" The short answer is: Fiddlers Crossing, March 16, at 4 p.m., in concert with fellow singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot. For tickets call Mountain Music, 661-823-9994. And do it soon! Among the acoustic singer-songwriters, Gorka is generally considered to be one of the brightest stars. His songs have been covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nanci Griffith, Mary...
Tehachapi donors were not satisfied with a 2013 record breaking year, so they shattered two records first thing in January 2014! We registered 120 people and collected 98 units in just six-hours at our Jan. 7 Blood drive at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Then just days later, we registered 46 donors, and collected 37 donors in Stallion Springs on Jan. 11! Both blood drives boasted the highest number of units collected at those locations ever! While it is great to thank donors and celebrate...
The old Roman god of war will be "marching" its way into our evening sky this month. (Yes, we do indeed call this month "March" because it was when the Roman Army could once again get on the move.) The planet Mars has been keeping a discreet distance from us for quite some time. It will finally start becoming prominent again in our evening sky this month. As March progresses, Mars will become an eye catcher, a dazzler in binoculars, a treat in a small telescope, and a rewarding experience in a...
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Even though it’s only February, college financial aid officers are already gathering documents, crunching numbers and otherwise working to determine grants for the school year that starts this coming fall. If you have children you plan on sending to college, how will your own savings and investments affect their chances of getting financial aid? The answer depends not only on how much money you have, b...
Water level at Brite Lake continues to rise, confusing fish as well as the fishing public. Morning hours remain successful for those utilizing Power Baits and worms. Fishing just off the bottom is yielding fish. Last stocking 2/4/14 and the week of 2/16. Lures have produced limited bass. Timely Tip: Use just a small split shot on 2-lbs test with #14-16 treble hooks. Want to share your Brite Lake fish stories or photos? Email us at: [email protected]. Also, mark your calender for the Fishing Seminar set for April 5 in the West...
I don’t know anyone who likes a deadline, yet like it or not, one looms just a month away – March 31 is the last day of the Affordability Care Act (ObamaCare) open enrollment. It’s also the last day for those of you who aren’t currently covered by health insurance to avoid an IRS penalty, but those facts are negative Let’s take a look at the positive. If you currently have no health insurance, for the next month you’ll be able to get health insurance without concern for pre-existing conditions...
In our capacity as Certified Public Accountants and Enrolled Agents, our office has had the delightful opportunity to deal with the Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board regarding client notices from taxing authorities. When a taxpayer receives a letter that states something like, “We have determined that you owe us a bunch of money”, their tendency is to just get out the checkbook and pay the amount the taxing authorities say is due. After all, they are the gov...
