Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The arrival of spring is always a good time to dust off the cobwebs that have built up in your home during the winter. It's also a good time to clean out and organize your financial records so you can quickly locate something if you need it. Keep only what you need If you keep paperwork because you "might need it someday," your home office and file cabinets are likely overflowing and cluttered with nonessential documents. One key to organizing your financial records is to keep only what you abso...
More must be done to protect crime victims and their families as many have experienced unwanted encounters with convicted perpetrators of crimes that upended their lives. To provide victims and their immediate families more security, Assemblymember Vince Fong (R-Central Valley) is championing Assembly Bill 313 which will expand victim protection services to the family of victims impacted by a crime. “The detrimental effects of a crime oftentimes extend beyond just the victims and witnesses of a crime,” stated Assemblymember Fong. “This will...
Taxpayers with one or more qualifying children may be able to claim a tax credit of up to $2,000 per qualifying child. The childcare credit is generally a nonrefundable credit that is limited to regular tax liability plus alternative minimum tax liability. However, a portion of the credit is refundable for certain taxpayers. The refundable portion of the additional tax credit for any qualifying child cannot exceed $1,500. The additional childcare credit is the smaller of 1.) the amount of the ch...
During your working years, you generally know how much money you're bringing in, so you can budget accordingly. But once you're retired, it's a different story. However, with some diligence, you can put together a "paycheck" that can help you meet your income needs. Where will this paycheck come from? Social Security benefits should replace about 40% of one's pre-retirement earnings, according to the Social Security Administration, but this figure varies widely based on an individual's circumsta...
Local band, Grievance, were able to perform on a very famous stage at the Whiskey a Go Go in Hollywood, California. Grievance has been together for two years and has been playing gigs at local venues during that time, but this was a huge step for them. The band plays a great cross section of Classic, Southern Rock and blues music, and has a good mixture of acoustic and electrified songs. As well as playing several covers, they have a growing selection of original songs that are sure to "Rock the...
Check out the Great Wall's ever-expanding buffet, as well as their "after 4 p.m." special menu items, including sushi (limited)! Located at 807 Tucker Rd., Ste. F, Tehachapi. See ad on this page....
Living in a mountain community we often forget how isolated we can become. Due to recent storm systems, Highway 58, the main way in and out of Tehachapi, has been closed off and on since Feb. 22. Caltrans closes the highway when driving conditions become dangerous, jack knifed trucks on the icy highway are unfortunately common. Locals were warned (or promised, depending on your point of view) that blizzard-like conditions could bring upwards of 17" of snow one morning. As luck would have it,...
When does a house become a home? When you sign the papers? When you are handed the keys? When you carry your bride over the threshold? Or maybe not until your furniture arrives, hand me downs or new from the furniture store, or belongings hauled hundreds of miles by a trailer or moving truck. People today are on the move constantly, and each time they land somewhere, they put down some kind of roots. They buy a house, or perhaps rent one, or rent an apartment or just one room. They move in...
For those looking to manage life's many challenges, manage their emotions, or just get a better night's sleep, Rosemary Powell is here to help. Powell recently moved her hypnotherapy practice from Arizona to Tehachapi where she is helping clients reach their goals. Located just across from Tehachapi City Hall, at 104-B S. Robinson St., Joyful Life Hypnotherapy is where Powell assists her clients, in-person and virtually, with everything from improving self-esteem to enriching their relationships...
At the Feb. 21 Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner swore in the new chamber board. From right: Supervisor Scrivner, Chamber President Jeanette Pauer, Matthew Nowell, Carolyn Wiles (partially hidden), Jessica Lozano, Susan Abrego, Teresa Carlson and Ashley Cortes. Unable to attend was board member Kenny Harrison....
The Tehachapi Warriors lost another major community supporter a few weeks ago with the passing of longtime Warrior physical therapist Derek Thompson. Known by the players he treated as "Dr. Death," Derek's no-frills approach to therapy and treatment was aimed at one thing, putting kids back into competition as soon and as strong as possible. While his antics were well-known on the mountain, I can say given my interactions with athletic trainers all over Kern County, his impact on the profession...
In most cases, when your password suddenly won't work with a website or email address, there is a "Forgot password" link. This is where it can get scary. The site may want to send you a code to your phone or your recovery email address, or you'll get asked for answers to your security questions. What if the site has an old phone number for you? Or what if your recovery email address is the same as the one you're trying to recover, or you haven't used that email address in years and don't know...
One always wonders how mountains get their names. As a child we called Black Mountain the "Indian Head." Black Mountain looks like a sleeping Indian. Some people cannot see it but most can. Still, I never knew it was called Black Mountain until my husband I moved the family here to my hometown, after he retired from his 30 years in the Marine Corps. We bought a home in Golden Hills and from our living room window we could see that sleepy Indian. That was when I realized that at twilight time...
Native Californian, Laura Wambsgans, will be returning to Tehachapi for Art 2023 after being part of the first two shows. Wambsgans began landscape oil painting 19 years ago, after working as the managing director of a major recording studio and then as a sculptor for two decades. Her last sculpture, "Serenity," was purchased by a Tehachapi mortgage broker and ultimately donated to Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley where it can be can be viewed today in the cafeteria garden. When Wambsgans...
Artist of the Month Mikey Russell is our artist of the month. A resident of Tehachapi for the last 5 years, Mikey is a student at Christian Leaders Institute and is studying for the Ministry. He started his interest in art at a very young age and hopes to incorporate his love for art in some aspect of his future career. Possibly as an art therapist. Realism Painting Class On Thursday, March 9 Oleander will present her Realism Class. This month's subject is a curious cat peeking out of its...
Michael Lynn Bates passed away on Feb. 20 at the age of 64. He passed peacefully at home with his wife, daughter, sons and grandchildren by his side. He lived in Tehachapi for more than 40 years with his wife, Evelyn; kids, Christopher Hill, Johnathan Bates, Corie Bates, Samantha Bates, Raymond Bates; and grandchildren, Hunter Bates, Cameron Thowson, Shawn Bates, Makenzie Bates; and the additions to the family, Alex, Chase, Randy, Rachel, Jerimiah, Josh, Ryan, Julie, Larissa, and Sean and kids....
I felt like a kid again when I participated in Jim Pickerell's drum circle at the Healthy Hippie. Just giving myself permission to beat loudly on his percussion instruments was extremely pleasurable, but then Jim takes it up a notch, providing a dimensionalized experience that went beyond mindless drum banging. It's mainly about "relaxing into the rhythms," Jim explains, and feeling our intuition take over. "It's more of a spiritual thing, so there's little need to follow format or some...
In the Feb. 18 issue of The Loop newspaper began the story of the restoration of the world-famous Union Station located in downtown Los Angeles as it was explored by a group of 19 travelers from Tehachapi who took the Metrolink from Lancaster to Union Station on Jan. 28. The Tehachapi group was made up of members of Friends of the Depot, the Heritage League, the Tehachapi Railroad Club and guests. Dave McMenamin of the Los Angeles Conservancy took the group on a tour of the Union Station...
Exciting things are in the works at the Railroad Depot Museum. We have two major projects underway that will transform our campus and grow our museum. Caboose: The first is our Caboose Project. For many years a historic 1941 Southern Pacific caboose has sat between the Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum and Kohnen's Country Bakery. Being privately owned, it had no connection to the museum. Incorporating this piece of railroad history into the museum itself was a long-term objective. We plan to move...
Elon Musk has repeatedly stated, "One of the biggest risks to the future of civilization is A.I. But AI is both positive or negative, it has great promise, great capability but also, with that comes great danger." Last week Microsoft released the new Bing which is powered by software from OpenAI, a company originally started with the help of Elon Musk. OpenAI is the maker of the new chatbot, ChatGPT, and it's having its share of problems. Last week the New York Times, a test user of the...
Lewis Brown was enthusiastically welcomed by American Association of University Women as the guest speaker at their February meeting. He was the Tehachapi's 2022 Citizen of the Year and is well known as president of the Senior Center. Brown purchased property in Stallion Springs in 1971 after he came here for a rodeo. In 2004 he retired after working 27 years for Knudsen Creamery in the San Fernando Valley. In 2009, he and his wife moved to Stallion Springs. They began attending some activities...
The City of Tehachapi is now accepting vendor and entertainment applications for the 2023 Tehachapi Farmers Market. The Tehachapi Farmers Market will be held on Thursdays from June 1-Aug. 17, 4 to 7 p.m., on Green Street in Downtown Tehachapi. "We're looking for produce vendors, hot and or packaged food vendors and more. We are also accepting applications for acoustic soloist or duet who would like to perform at the Farmers Market," said Jessica Garner Market Manager. Applications are available...
Alice was born to Edna and L.E. "Boy" Williams in Las Vegas, Nevada. They lived on their cattle ranch in Cima, California before moving to their new home ranch in Caliente, California. She attended Caliente Elementary School before going on to high school at Bakersfield High, where she graduated in 1956. Alice began painting while her two daughters were young. All the while, living and working on the family ranch. She continued her love of art and oil painting throughout her life. Furthering...
I've been through Lone Pine a few times on the 395 heading for somewhere else, but I hadn't yet been to Lone Pine as a destination until a couple of weeks ago. One Friday morning, Leila, one of my day trippin' pals, and I headed up north to check out Lone Pine, specifically with the film museum in mind. It was a gorgeous day for the drive up along the Southern Sierras; Red Rocks State Park was as stunning as ever to pass through, and we also drove by a large area of lava beds further north....
The Airmanship Foundation hosted a four day jet formation training event Jan. 26-29. The Mojo-Jet Event at Mojave Air & Space Port was a huge success with over 20 jets participating from all over the United States. The ramp under the original Marine Corps Air Station Mojave tower was full of vintage jets. Mostly L-39s were present, but there was one MiG-17, a Fouga Magister and a CF-5 (Canadair F-5). The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer designed and produced in Czechoslovakia...
