Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Since this is The Loop's Mother's Day issue, I decided that I would honor an amazing lady who was a devoted mother and raised her own two children here in Tehachapi, but she also provided motherly support and was a role model to countless other local kids. Her name was Joan Johnson. Joan (pronounced jo-anne) was married for 67 years to Tehachapi boy Dick Johnson, whose father Walter published the Tehachapi News for many years. Joan helped at the family business for decades, since Walter later...
If you have ever visited the ranch you have probably met my "girl pack." They are an integral part of the ranch. Each of these girls is a rescue. Truly was dropped off at the Berkeley Animal Shelter by a group of homeless people. She was sick and full of fox tails so bad she needed two surgeries. Momma and Sophie are typical desert dumps. Momma was dropped off along with her puppies in Mojave where she raised and protected them until I found her. There were four puppies but I was only able to ca...
TVAA Gallery n' Gifts presents Haylee M. Shoop as our May guest artist. Haylee is a Los Angeles based fine artist. Classically trained as a dancer, after a career dancing for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Haylee had her "A-Ha!" moment. While sitting on the couch drawing she said (to her now husband), "If I could do anything in the world, it would be to draw!" That was the end of 2015. Since starting her art business in 2016, the two have travelled to over 20 states across the U.S. showing her...
Tehachapi artist and business owner, Karen Lewis, who has crafted original polymer clay beads for 35 years, sells her beads all over the world. She also has pieces in several collections, including in the Mengei International Museum located at Balboa Park in San Diego, California. Twenty three years ago, Karen and her husband Carl opened The Spirited Bead & Klew's Gallery in Tehachapi on Mother's Day in 1999. As a thank you to customers and to celebrate their 23 great years they will be...
All American Automotive is pleased to announce that they now offer 3D alignment service. This allows their mechanics to perform the most precise wheel alignment available on all types of cars. With 3D alignment two cameras take measurements for each wheel and collect data from a number of different angles. This ensures that the steering and suspension can be adjusted, making sure all four wheels are set according to the manufacturer specifications. All American Automotive moved into their new...
Not many of us have seen a Kentucky Derby winner up close but you may get that chance on Saturday, May 7 at Triassic Winery in Cummings Valley. From 2 to 4 p.m., a 7-week-old thoroughbred colt, Ride The Curl, and his mother, California Curls, will be at the winery to help celebrate the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, which takes place at 3:30 p.m. Now, the Derby is reserved for 3-year old colts and, at 7-weeks old, Ride The Curl is obviously too young. But Managing Partners Shelley Bridges...
Russell Patrick O'Quinn, 93, died April 12 in the comfort of his Tehachapi home of 34 years. He will be laid to rest at Bakersfield National Cemetery surrounded by close friends and family. A memorial service will be held at Faith Community Church in Palmdale on May 14. Russell was born to Jesse and Pearl O'Quinn on Aug. 1, 1928, in Oklahoma City. After graduating from high school, he accepted an offer from his aunt to pay for him to attend John Brown University in Arkansas. While there, he...
The Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District will be replacing the concrete of their deteriorating West Park outdoor basketball court this year. At the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District board meeting on April 19, the board approved $72,560 for the project. The project will be financed by a site lease loan the district received in 2016 to be used for capital improvements. To date, this loan has assisted with the rehabilitation of the roof of the Dye Natatorium, the completion of...
The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Dr. David Newby will perform on Sunday, May 15 at Country Oaks Baptist Church beginning at 4 p.m. Country Oaks Baptist Church is located at 20915 Schout Rd., Tehachapi. The concert will also be live-streamed on Facebook. This year's Young Artist Competition winner, Deanna Buringrud, will perform Frank Martin's Ballade. John Knowles Paine's Overture to Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 in A Major will also be performed. Following the concert, audience...
Back in 1997, Gary Mazzola auditioned for the play, "The Odd Couple." He was taken on immediately by the director for that show, the late Royce Cox, and played Oscar, opposite Jerry Mulkins as Felix. That was Gary's first endeavor with the Tehachapi Community Theatre, and he has been active ever since in more acting roles, directing, producing and technically with lights and sound. Gary is a man of many talents. He played in "The Sunshine Boys," "Guys and Dolls," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's...
Luis and Pamela Garces moved to Tehachapi in February when Luis was transferred to Edwards Air Force Base in Mojave from Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Luis is a pilot for the Air Force and is currently flying the C12 military passenger and transport aircraft. They loved the idea of living where there were four definite seasons, and Tehachapi filled the bill. Luis was born in New York City where he grew up with a brother and three sisters. All of his siblings are still in the eastern part of the...
Announcing a new home for Major Jason E. George VFW 12114. We have moved to The Little Red School House located at 20811 Pine Ridge Drive, Tehachapi, California. All meetings and fundraisers will be held at this location. If you have any questions, please call (661) 823-4551. We meet on the first Wednesday of each month. The meetings start at 6:30 p.m. All VFW members are welcome to come. The members of Major Jason E. George VFW want to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to the American...
A windy overcast day would not deter these children and their need to find eggs. The egg hunt took place at West Park on April 16, the Saturday before Easter. Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Parks District sectioned off four separate pens where the Easter Bunny had scattered eggs the night before. These would soon become arenas for battle. TVRPD had also acquired special prizes for those lucky children who found a rare golden egg. The first arena was designated for 1 to 2-year-olds. When event...
The Kern County Consortium SELPA, a division of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office, will host an all-day conference geared toward parents of children with special needs on Friday, May 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hodel’s Country Dining, 5917 Knudsen Dr. in Bakersfield. The conference was originally scheduled for January but was postponed due to the pandemic. Admission is just $10, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. The fourth bi-annual conference, titled, “Specially Yours,” is being organized to educate and empowe...
How are our roads going to change in the next 24 years? This week, Tehachapi City Council was visited by Robert Ball from the Kern Council of Governments (Kern COG), a small group of council members which helps guide the county and acquire funding for transportation improvements. Ball was at the meeting to talk about the new Regional Transportation Plan. Every four years, Kern COG revises their 24-year plan for the region's transportation network based upon changes in land use assumptions and...
The next Tehachapi Blood and Platelet Drive is set for Monday, May 16, at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at TVRPD West Park. A free t-shirt will be given to each person who donates on May 16. Houchin Community Blood Bank will send their mobile donation bus to TVRPD's West Park for whole blood donations and will set up for platelet donations inside the Aspen gymnasium. To reserve a time to donate for either blood or platelets, please visit this link: https://connect.hcbb.com/donor/schedule...
May is the month we honor mothers, celebrating being a mother, or honoring the mother that birthed us. This mother may have been loving and strong, nurturing and wise. Or maybe not. Because mothers are people living their own lives as well as ours. Mothers are people who love and people who hurt and bleed. Maybe they hold secrets they take to their graves, or maybe they break down and tell their story. This is one such story… “A Letter from Nana Rose” by Kristin Harper starts at a beach cotta...
Archaeological Site Stewardship Training: Volunteers needed for Tomo-Kahni The California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program (CASSP) is holding a 2-day training beginning Saturday April 30 to certify volunteer Site Stewards. Stewards monitor assigned cultural sites on participating public lands state-wide, and report on changes in their conditions to the jurisdiction’s archaeologist. Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park is seeking additional Site Stewards to monitor the protected ancestral village of the Kawaiisu in the Tehachapi Mountains, f...
Life doesn't always go as planned. For example, you might think you'll retire at 65 or later, when you'll be eligible for Medicare. But if you retire before then, how will you pay for your health care? Without insurance, you risk incurring thousands of dollars of expenses if you are injured or become seriously ill. And if you must pay for these costs out of pocket, you might have to dip into your IRA, 401(k) or other retirement accounts earlier than you had planned – which could result in a l...
Back by popular demand, Meg Prior will be speaking on the Afghanistan war. She will expand our knowledge of the longest running war in American history. Meg was a “producing partner” of a team sent to document the men involved in recording on film the wars in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Due to unprecedented circumstances, she found herself not in Southeast Asia, but in Afghanistan. In part, she was able to succeed in this position because of her tenacity. Some good examples of this trait are...
The Union Pacific Railroad, or just UP as it is commonly called, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Pacific is the second largest railroad only to the BNSF in the United States. Founded in 1862, the original Union Pacific Railroad was part of the First Transcontinental Railroad project, later known as the Overland Route. The original rail line was built westward 1,006 miles from Omaha,...
On April 14, Rotarian Marian Stephens gave a craft talk to the Rotary Club of Tehachapi. Stephens has 45 years of experience in public education. She was a teacher, an assistant principal, a high school principal for 21 years and she served as a superintendent for a total of 10 years in both Pennsylvania and California. She was the first female superintendent in Tehachapi. Fifteen years ago, Stephens began what she refers to as her second career as a consultant and expert witness in cases that...
WARNING: This article contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised. (Note: This is the continuation of our 31st article, from our April 2, 2022 issue, in a continuing series about local military veterans and their service to our great country. The articles may contain graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.) (Note: As a .50 caliber ball turret gunner in a B-17 "Flying Fortress" heavy bomber, Stanley had taken part in 11 hellish combat missions against such heavily defended...
The last couple of years have been rough around all the holidays, as we haven't been able to get together in large groups due to the pandemic. Thankfully things are a little different/better this year and more people will be able to celebrate things like the upcoming Mother's Day in person. And of course, for a variety of reasons, some won't be able to see mom this year either, as is always true (work schedules, finances, etc.). But even if you can't be together personally, you can always...
Are you concerned about the direction that our country is taking? Do you feel helpless to change what is happening? There is one way we can effect change: talk to the Creator and Master of the universe. We invite you to join us at noon in front of Tehachapi City Hall on Thursday, May 5, for a 1-hour meeting to pray for our nation. Tennison Shetler, of Christian Life Assembly, will lead some praise songs, and there will be a short message. The majority of the time will be spent praying for our country. At 7 p.m., there will be an All-City...
