Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Food for the Frontline Kern County was inspired by an example set by the city of New Orleans in an effort to help overworked front-line emergency room workers impacted by COVID-19, and at the same time support local restaurant owners and employees. George Hay, marketing director for Jim Burke Ford Lincoln in Bakersfield and Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County) have teamed up to form the Kern County version of the initiative. They began working with Kern Community Foundation to raise funds to...
For the second year in a row, City of Tehachapi employee 23-year-old Tiffany Rea, has been named Miss Kern County for the Miss United States Pageant. In 2019, Rea as Miss Kern County was a first runner-up for Miss California United States. Shortly after she earned this title, she was approached to register as Miss Nevada, where she had resided at one time. As Miss Nevada she placed in the top 10 contestants for the Miss United States title. Rea has been competing in pageants since she was 9...
Please join the staff at The Loop newspaper in sharing some good news! Search Facebook for “Good News Tehachapi” to join our new group, dedicated to promoting positive happenings in our community. The Loop newspaper was created 19 years ago, with a mission to share as much good community news as possible. While newspapers are an important way to spread needed information, we here at The Loop know it is just as important to spread happy news, messages, photos and ideas. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
Therese Luther of Tehachapi bids farewell to her trusty steed, Chippy, which has transported her through three GranFondos and a slew of training rides. Chippy is being gifted to Paula Poole, a Bakersfield lady furloughed from the oil industry. In the 1990s Paula was part of the Kern Wheelmen racing team and wants to get back into the sport now that her unemployed status gives her plenty of time for training....
With work now complete, Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Hospital is prepared for any influx of COVID-19 patients that may occur within the community. "This is just one of many precautions we are taking to keep you, and our team, safe while expediting care. We are preparing for the worst while praying for the best," said Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Communications Director Harold Pierce....
This Kaiser Permanente banner is a tribute and a "thank you" to its frontline workers during the COVID-19 outbreak....
In an effort to improve fire safety and community service, Southern California Edison, along with this contract helicopter with its rear facing observer (orange jumpsuit), spent several days flying over the Tehachapi Valley mid April....
The impact of school closures in response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has kept many students indoors and unable to explore nature. To this end, naturalists at the Kern Environmental Education Program (Camp KEEP) are developing digital content that delivers videos directly to students, supports teachers with their curriculum development, and brings the outdoors inside during these challenging times. New video content is being added every weekday at www.campkeep.edublogs.org and...
Between April 14-15, several catalytic converters were stolen from unoccupied vehicles parked in the City of Tehachapi. These thefts occurred from vehicles parked in public parking lots in the 300 Block of S. Robinson St., the 800 Block of Tucker Rd. and the 400 Block of Tucker Rd. Detectives from the Tehachapi Police Department have obtained surveillance footage of the suspect vehicle and a suspect involved in the theft that occurred on April 15 at approximately 10:25 a.m. in the 400 Block of...
It's beginning to look like the state mandated stay-at-home orders and social distancing protocols instituted at the outset of COVID-19 are working, we're seeing a flattening of the curve so to speak. The City of Tehachapi had requested and worked with Kern County Department of Public Health for more detailed data than the number of cases they were providing; they obliged by launching a new online portal last week that tells a more complete story of the impact of this virus in our community. It...
During the Stay-At-Home order the County and Aging and Adult Services will be assisting seniors 65 years of age or older who have no other means of safely obtaining groceries from local stores, with delivery to their residence using the senior’s own funds. Orders placed will be limited to 15 nonperishable items. Please contact (661) 868-1000. To ensure our vulnerable populations are being protected during the pandemic Stay-At Home order for seniors and immunocompromised, Kern County Aging and Adult Services would like to encourage neighbor chec...
The Tehachapi Arts Commission has announced that due to the social restrictions currently in place with the COVID-19 pandemic, they will postpone Art 2020 – their introductory cultural event that was to take place in mid-May. At least 40 artists were scheduled to come to Tehachapi and participate in the first annual “plein air” competition. Plein air artists are those who gather their paints, brushes, palette, canvas and easel and head into the countryside to draw and paint in the landscape allo...
Back at the end of January, and before the social lockdown, Bill and Anya Norton, now recently retired, moved from Lancaster into their new home in Bear Valley accompanied by their four cats. Although both of them are aviation enthusiasts, for Anya it was the 4th of July hot air balloons that sold her on Tehachapi. She has worked on a balloon crew for 13 years. Bill retired from Edwards Air Force Base where he was flight test engineer and worked on both the F35 and the F22. Born in Northern...
Our local Tehachapi Pacific Crest Trail Angel Committee has decided to delay the posting of this year’s Trail Angel listings. In addition, the group will temporarily halt all “committee sponsored” hiker assistance activities. This is in light of the orders and guidance provided by Governor Gavin Newsom to stay at home, and by the urgent recommendations of the Pacific Crest Trail Association for PCT hikers not to proceed with on-going or planned hikes of the PCT. Following these orders and recom...
Just another day in this time of Coronavirus. Just another day like yesterday was, and the day before that, and that other day, and all the others. I can't say I have much news to write about as I am, like all of us, homebound except for those exciting and somewhat daring excursions to the grocery store. But I have found the bright side to being self-quarantined, at least a little. For example, I am not a good cook – never claimed to be, probably never will be – but I am cooking for myself the...
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Edward Jones, Member SIPC. The health aspect of the Coronavirus affects everyone – we're all concerned about our well-being and those of our loved ones and communities. However, the economic impact may vary among different age groups – and if you're retired or about to retire, you might have some special concerns about starting to draw income from your investments when the financial markets are dow...
Well, here we are a month into “lock- down.” I do not know about you, but I never thought I would experience something like this in my lifetime. I will tell you who must be enjoying this crazy time though... our pets! They are definitely reaping the benefits of “their” people being home more. Although, it is great for them now, some pups and even some kitties might experience some anxiety when the world opens back up again and we slowly get back into daily life. As much as we want to snuggle with our furry family all day long, some experts...
If you came by Rescued Treasures Resale Store toward the beginning of the COVID-19 quarantine, you probably noticed that our little resale shop had a few days where we closed, thinking we could do reduced hours and a staggered schedule. Then came mandated lockdown, so we are doing the “right thing.” We had to face it anyway. We as an organization are in the high risk group – with one exception, we are almost all senior citizens! Luckily, right before the lockdown, all our puppies and dogs got adopted into loving homes and almost all of the k...
It is with great regret that the Tehachapi Symphony is canceling its May 3 scheduled concert, because of the current Coronavirus situation. We will reschedule the concert for a later date when all the restrictions have been lifted. The new concert will include the May 3 planned selections: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 (The Reformation) and von Weber’s “Andante” and “Hungarian Rondo” performed by Violist April Park, our Young Artist winner for 2020. The Symphony is also conducting its annual raffle; you can obtain tickets from any board or or...
Have a Heart Humane Society would like to thank Bank of the Sierra for a very generous grant of $3,000 funded to us on April 19, 2019. The monies we received help to fund our continuing spay and neuter efforts right here in Tehachapi. As more and more people find out about the low-cost spay and neuter clinics we offer, they fill up really fast. This just goes to show how desperately this service is needed in Tehachapi, Mojave, Rosamond and California City. Even with the world in turmoil right now, we are still getting calls and emails daily...
“The change was such as might have plunged weak spirits in despondence,” words by Jane Austen that could easily apply to the isolation of the COVID-19 virus. “We were most commodiously disposed of.” Yet, spring has sprung in spite of all disruption. “Every day is adding to the verdure of the early trees...the season, the scene, the air were all favorable to tenderness and sentiment.” In other words, spring has sprung without us. But we have inside activities, right? Some people during this...
This week's Tehachapi through the lens submission was taken by Michele Borquez, owner of Go2Girlz Estate Sales. The photo was taken at the top of her mother's driveway in Tehachapi. Michele's mother, Alice Middleton, is the owner of Auntie Em's Antique Mall. Both stores are currently closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the beautiful views and ever changing Tehachapi weather are keeping them company. Want to see your photos highlighted in an upcoming issue of The TALE? Send photo...
Sage Ranch is proud to bring a healthy new neighborhood to Tehachapi. Developed by Greenbriar Capital (US) LLC., Sage Ranch is a mixed-use residential development, located on Valley Blvd. adjacent the Tehachapi High School. This new community highlights the beauty of Tehachapi. Sage Ranch will consist of a variety of housing types from apartments, townhomes and single-family residences. Sage Ranch has brought world class architects, engineers and landscape designers together to form this...
In a telephonic meeting on April 20, the Tehachapi City Council voted unanimously to support the City’s response to the draft Environmental Impact Report released on Feb. 28 by the High Speed Rail Authority. Any City comments were to be received by the HSRA by April 28. In an eight page document, Development Services Director Jay Schlosser said he attempted to evaluate the way the project would impact the community and suggest ways to improve it, adding it would be pointless to fight the p...
By now you know that Congress has passed a $2 trillion relief bill to help keep individuals and businesses afloat during these difficult times. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act contains many provisions. Here are five that may benefit you or your business. 1. Recovery Rebates Many Americans will receive a one-time cash payment of $1,200. Each U.S. resident or citizen with an adjusted gross income (AGI) under $75,000 ($112,500 for heads of household and $150,000 for...
