Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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As the West in general, and California, of course, experience another devastating wildfire year in 2021, it reminds me of terrible fire that we had 10 years ago. One of the most destructive wildfires that ever swept through the Tehachapi Mountains struck in September of 2011, destroying 32 residences and 30 outbuildings, as well as 19 cars and trucks and 19 RVs as it burned its way through 14,585 acres. Started by a Sept. 4 plane crash that killed both occupants of a small Cessna, the blaze was...
I was born in Cummings Valley on Dec. 21, 1907. We didn't have no doctors here. You had to go to Bakersfield. My mother told me she had a midwife help deliver me, her name was Mrs. Martinez and she lived in Cummings Valley and her husband was a cowboy. That's all there was then, midwives, or the husbands would help deliver the babies. When I got married, my husband worked at Monolith, and before that he worked on ranches. For $30 a month. And we had money then. Now you can work for $30 a day...
When I was 17, in about 1905, I went to work for Nick Williams of Walker Basin, driving a horse and team hauling freight. The route usually went from Caliente up the Lion's Trail to the Walker Basin area, hauling goods for the farmers and miners in the area. I also drove a public stage for Bennett and Wallace, from Caliente to the Piute Post Office at the base of Piute Mountain. Any time a man can drive a team on Piute Mountain, he can drive a harvester. The biggest team I handled was 32-head...
When I was 16, I worked for the Tehachapi News taking photos and writing, and I was the sports editor. I had a 1971 Pontiac Firebird (which I still own) and my friend Dan Wells helped me paint it. Originally it was a lame shade of avocado green like a Sears refrigerator of the era, so my friend Dan Wells helped me repaint it a deep Warrior green. One Friday night I had driven the Firebird down to Bakersfield to cover a Garces football game, and had taken my friend Bill Millhollin, who was the...
Cool off and relax with a smoothie from Tehachapi Natural Market! Delicious and satisfying flavors made to order – Chocolate Coffee Whip (pictured), Maui Mist, Orange U Nice and P-Nutty. Have you tried a Sparkling Hop Water or Hemp Apple Cider? You're in for a treat! Stop by today at 20221 Valley Blvd., Tehachapi....
With an official ribbon cutting on Monday, July 26, Friends of the Depot (FOTD), representatives from Kern County and major donors celebrated the completion of the Loop Overlook project. FOTD Vice President Keith Sackewitz initially envisioned the project several years ago after seeing a photograph of an older woman attempting to cross the road to view the historical Tehachapi Loop railroad marvel. It was obvious that the narrow road handled too much traffic for people to view the Loop safely. H...
Hall Ambulance is currently accepting applications for its next Hall EMT Academy starting Sept. 28. This is not a school but your pathway to becoming an emergency medical technician working in the Hall Ambulance 911 system in eight weeks. An emergency medical technician works on the front line of emergency medical services. EMTs assist with patient care and provide safe transport to the hospital. Hall EMT Academy graduates start at $38,000 and enjoy an extensive health and benefits plan, with...
Alert Disaster Restoration celebrated their new location with a Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting on Wednesday, July 21. They were joined by members of the Tehachapi Business community. Alert Disaster is located at 112 S. Robinson St., Tehachapi. For more information call (661) 823-4113....
The community joined the Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting at Edward Jones/Brandon Billings on Tuesday, July 27. This branch of Edward Jones Investments is located at 1001 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Ste. B-100, Tehachapi. For more information call (661) 750-6076....
After almost 17 months of silence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Tehachapi's intimate acoustic music venue, Fiddlers Crossing, will finally be alive with music for the monthly "First Friday" festivities on Aug. 6. This re-opening concert, will feature Los Angeles-based father and daughter singer-songwriter duo, Kevin and Kathleen Kelso. The show will begin at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free, but tips for the performers are strongly encouraged. The Kelsos are among a loya...
The Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Society is back and gaining momentum for the upcoming Tehachapi Mountain Festival. For a number of years we have held an annual Rock and Mineral Show and this year it will be bigger and better than before. On Aug. 21 and 22, the Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Club will be hosting a gemstone, fossil and mineral show at the Tehachapi Senior Citizen Center, located at 500 E. F Street in Tehachapi. Admission is free to the public and the club will be giving out fossil shark teeth to all kids attending the...
The Chamber is very excited to bring back the Tehachapi Mountain Festival this year on August 20-22, an event Tehachapi looks forward to each year. We are still dealing with the effects of COVID-19, as many event organizers are, and unfortunately there will be a change in activities this year. The carnival will not be part of the festival activities. Numerous annual events that were canceled in 2020 have not been rescheduled for 2021 in California, which has put the carnival company in the...
Life With Pepe for the past 18 months has been spent primarily at home. Our sheltering in place routine has been a bit longer than it has been for most people as there were an extra few weeks added to the pandemic lockdown due to my recovering from emergency surgery just before the COVID outbreak. Prior to COVID, Pepe and I traveled a great deal, visiting family and friends all over the country. Often we would travel by cruise ship up and down the West Coast of the US and Mexico; Alaska,...
At the July meeting of the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Board, Ashley Krempien, TVRPD Recreation Manager, announced Brews on the Mountain Beer and Wine Festival. The new event will take place on Oct. 23 at Grimes Field at West Park, 490 West D Street, from noon to 4 p.m. Tehachapi’s Westlane Brewery will be the presenting sponsor. World Wind and Solar (WWS), BHE Renewables and Bowe Contractors have also signed on as sponsors. General Admission will be $40 and include a c...
Model trains have been traditional gifts for young and old alike. The Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club would like to share their toys with all of you at their Summer Model Train Show to be held on Saturday, Aug. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Listen to the whistles, bells, huffing and chuffing as you watch the operating layouts in Large Scale, Lionel, HO and N Modules. It’s a fun time for the public, as well as the modelers. There will also be a promotions a...
New Lehigh head introduced Past Lehigh plant manager Craig Mifflin came back to Tehachapi from his new home in Carlsbad, California to introduce the Tehachapi City Council to Lehigh’s new plant manager Blaise Moran. During the July 19 meeting Mifflin explained that the Lehigh Cement Plant has been sold with escrow to close around Sept. 1. Martin Marietta Inc., a completely U.S. owned corporation located primarily in the eastern part of the country, paid $22.3 billion for Lehigh, thus e...
In a world where more and more activities are centered online, developing an effective digital marketing plan is a must for every organization. Cerro Coso Community College is offering a new certificate program in Digital Media and Marketing this fall. Ideal for those who work in business office technology, real estate, sales, marketing, administration, education, science, engineering, healthcare, small business and other industries. This program will teach how to develop high-performing...
Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association’s annual art show is scheduled for Sept. 18-26 at the Bear Valley Springs Country Club, 29500 N. Lower Valley Road in Bear Valley Springs. Opening reception will be held Sept. 18, from 4 to 7 p.m. Artwork will be on display and available for purchase daily through Sept. 26. Art submission on Saturday, Sept. 18, starts at 8 a.m. See www.BVSCAA.org for more information and entry forms....
Three cadets from the Tehachapi Composite Squadron 46, Civil Air Patrol, Air Force Auxiliary, Cadet Airman Dalton, Cadet Airman Kaczmarczyk and Cadet Airman Trejo, attended a weeklong encampment this past week at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. Encampment challenges cadets by pushing them outside of their comfort zone. This allows them to grow and develop by presenting them with activities and tasks that allow them to learn to lead while working as part of a team. Our three cadets...
Sheriff Donny Youngblood announced the tragic death of Deputy Phillip Campas during the standoff in Wasco on July 25. Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County) offers his condolences to the Deputy’s family, the victims’ loved-ones and the law enforcement community in the following statement: “Words cannot adequately express the tremendous grief our community feels. This is a difficult time for everyone involved. “We are grieving the tragic loss of a courageous deputy sheriff, and the victims...
Please see below for updated general information on the 2021 Cooling Center Program, which will operate through September 22, 2021: For the health, safety and comfort of our residents, Kern County General Services, in cooperation with the Department of Aging and Adult Services, other Kern County agencies and/or districts and PG&E, will open Cooling Centers throughout the County when temperatures are forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS) to exceed certain highs. Cooling Centers open in...
“Because you give, I live. I went to the blood bank, and I saw people I didn’t even know saying my wife’s name, and they were there to donate blood to her.” Pedro Amador, husband of donation recipient, www.hcbb.com. Miss United States Tiffany Rea is sponsoring the next blood drive for “Crown for a Cause” on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The mobile drive will be located at TK’s Pizza, 604 W. Tehachapi Blvd. As with other Crown for a Cause blood drives, Tehachapi people are so genero...
The previously announced AV Fair & Alfalfa “Barntober Fest” is now officially the 2021 AV Fair & Alfalfa Festival’s 82nd annual Fair. The eight-day event will take place Oct. 1-10, with dark days scheduled for Oct. 4 and 5. In March, the AV Fair Management team announced plans for an October Festival, titled the “Barntober Fest.” The initial announcement made in early spring was in response to the ongoing COVID-19 large event venue restrictions announced by the State. As these restrictions have eased, the logistics and planning for a more trad...
If you don't have a spouse or children, you might think you don't need to do much estate planning. But if you have any assets, any familial connections, any interest in supporting charitable groups – not to mention a desire to control your own future – you do need to establish an estate plan. In evaluating your needs for this type of planning, let's start with what might happen if you die intestate – that is, without a last will and testament. In this scenario, your assets will likely have...
Peachy Dental offered free dental services to our community on July 30. Prizes and fun for the kids were provided. The services we offered on July 30 were limited examinations and X-rays; dental cleanings; extractions; opening and medicating infected teeth; children’s checkups and cleanings. Peachy Dental is located at 19737 Valley Boulevard, Tehachapi, we can be reached at (661) 823-7644 or [email protected]....
