Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Come join us, the Kawaiisu Language and Cultural Center, for our sixth annual Go Native! This one-day outdoor event on Sept. 1, from 10 to 5 p.m., features hands-on activities with California's indigenous artists, vendors, drummers, singers and dancers. This is a free public event, fun for all ages, in Tehachapi's Philip Marx Central Park, 311 East E Street. We have invited at least 40 Native American traditionalists from a variety of tribes to demonstrate their arts and to provide hands-on...
The beauty and concept of art surrounds us on a daily basis. Mother Earth, the greatest artist of all, fills our hearts and souls with her mountains, forests, lakes, sunsets and snowflakes. But sometimes, life seems so busy we hardly have time to notice the wonders around us. I invite you to allow the creative process to help you rediscover the importance of simple serenity. As an art educator, I have heard many people say, "I've always wanted to do art but I can't even draw a straight line."...
Lillian Virginia Tanner, better known as Virginia, Gennie, Mom, Grandma, or lately Granny, passed away on May 11, 2018. She was 83 years old. Virginia was born on May 6, 1935, to parents Robert and Lida (Jones) Toney. She had one sister, Laura, and two brothers, Robert and George. There was also a baby sister that died within days of her birth. Mom always mourned her loss. The family lived in a small four-room house overlooking a beautiful mountainside in West Virginia. There was a wood-burning...
There are so many things in Tehachapi that remind me of my dad. The wildflowers, the people, the open and endless sky at dusk. But nothing quite brings him back to me like the gentle hum of a mountain dulcimer. I woke up to a lovely surprise a couple of weeks ago. Fiddlers Crossing, Tehachapi's local gathering place for beautiful concerts and art, posted on Facebook a preview of their upcoming mountain dulcimer concert with Steve Eulberg and Erin Mae Lewis. I already planned on attending the con...
Dieter and Connie Brehm began visiting Tehachapi in 2016 when their son, Ernie, who is a Kern County firefighter, moved here. During weekend visits Dieter and Connie became acquainted with the Tehachapi area and grew to appreciate its beauty, sense of community and quiet lifestyle. With retirement on the horizon, they considered Tehachapi an option, and began a home search that culminated with the purchase of a property in the Old Town area. They made their move to Tehachapi permanent this sprin...
Two new items of note were brought up before the Tehachapi Planning Commission at their Aug. 13 meeting. Dan Proffitt from Bakersfield presented the design and site plan for a commercial truck wash and repair shop adjacent to the Pilot/Flying J Travel Center on Steuber Rd. Before submitting the project, Pilot/Flying J had to notify all area indigenous tribes of their plan asking about objections and supply a CEQA negative dec. With the completion of the truck wash, Valley Blvd. will be paved on...
Our local bird club is having their next quarterly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. in Golden Hills Elementary School Cafeteria, 20215 Park Road. Guest speaker: Bob Barnes. "Beginning Birders" Barnes, a world famous birder, has agreed to start off our new year with his encore instructional class on beginning birding. New pictures, tips and techniques and hopefully new audience questions will be the talk of this meeting. Come join us for an enjoyable evening all about bir...
As a senior dietitian at Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley, it's Kathy's passion to improve community health and educate her friends and neighbors about proper nutrition. In a world filled with fad diets and a seemingly endless flood of, "eat this, not that" studies, Kathy is driven by dispelling myths, providing clear information about nutrition and putting folks on a path to cleaner eating. "A lot of people just don't have the knowledge," Kathy said. "My passion is to create educational...
Technical stuff can be complicated, so I use analogies to help explain technical stuff in ways non-technical people can understand. CPUs, hard drive space and RAM, browsers and home pages CPUs CPU stands for Central Processing Unit, your CPU is the "engine" in your device (computer, smartphone or tablet) that does work. CPUs are also called processors, because hey, let's make all of this just a bit more confusing, shall we? Companies make different processors for different devices. For...
Last fall we tried to go to Griffith Park to see the observatory. Emphasis on the "tried" part. The GPS took us there, though some of the roads were narrow. Well they felt narrow at least. And when we got there we were unable to find any parking. We actually drove far enough away that while we could still see the observatory, it was tiny and too far for us to walk to, at least up those hills. So we gave up and said we'd try again someday. Well, someday did come. We had noticed while we were...
The streets of downtown Tehachapi were bright with color after the 2018 Chalk on the Walk on Aug. 11. Artists of all ages began claiming their 4 by 4-foot section of sidewalk canvas along Tehachapi Boulevard and Green Street at 7:30 a.m. It didn't take long for beautiful art to appear. While some of the artists were new to Chalk on the Walk, others like Best in Show winner Bridget Lucas have participated for "more years than I can remember." Lucas graduated from high school this year and is...
When he's not winning races, he's playing with his favorite toys -- squeaky ones. And playing, by his request, means ripping the squeakers out of them. Rango, named after Johnny Depp's chameleon character in the movie with the same name, is a four-time champion of the Wiener Run during Tehachapi's All-American 4th of July Hot Dog Festival. This year, with changes to the fourth celebrations, the wiener dog race didn't happen. But Rango's mom and dad found him a new venue. On July 5, he won first...
The NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California's Employee Exchange Council has presented its 2018 Harold W. Walker Memorial Scholarship Award to Erin Askins. Askins is a 2018 graduate of Tehachapi High School. She is seeking a major in civil engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, this fall and set to play NCAA softball for the institute's team called the Engineers. She earned a 4.22 grade-point average and graduated in the top 2 percent of her class. "I was...
On Friday night, Aug. 3 a reception was held at Gallery 'N' Gifts for award winners in their bi-annual photo contests. Since 2005, the group has held amateur photo contests each February and August. With $100 Best of Show Grand Prize and $25 cash prizes for each first-place award, the contest always has a good showing of contestants. Proceeds from the event go toward funding art scholarships for high school seniors as well as art supply donations for local classrooms. The winners for this...
Steve Ericson gave a great presentation at Plane Crazy Saturday last month. He spoke about new aircraft he had designed and old aircraft he had restored. One of the historic aircraft he used to own was a World War II Fieseler Fi 156 "Storch." (Translated: Stork). I remember a beautiful clear November day back in 2003 when I had a wonderful opportunity to fly with Steve in his very rare German aircraft at Mojave Airport. At the time, there were only two flyable in the U.S. The Storch was one of...
I was stressed and tired one night. Things were crazy at the store, my car was acting funny and I'd had a fight with a friend the night before. My dogs seemed particularly demanding that evening, and the cat seemed particularly whiney and needy. I had a headache. I wanted to hide and mope and feel sorry for myself. But a friend called and said she had an extra ticket to a play I'd never heard of, and would I like to go with her? My brain quickly came up with a list of excuses, and then for some...
The Tehachapi Treasure Trove is open Monday - Saturday 10 to 5 p.m., Sunday 11 to 4 p.m. Visit us online at www.tehachapitreasuretrove.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove or call us at (661) 822-6794. We are located at 116 East Tehachapi Blvd., across the street from the Water Tower. Stop by and see our collection of uncommonly eclectic and unusually unique stuff. Remember we carry an extensive line of art, craft and scrapbooking supplies, and provide artist services...
Tehachapi's 8th year for National Night Out took place at Central Park Aug. 7. The event is held yearly as a means to introduce the public to the men and woman who work as First Responders. On hand were Kern County Fire, Tehachapi Police Dept., Kern County Sheriff, Kern County Search and Rescue and Hall Ambulance. In addition, many of these safety organizations had representatives from their auxiliary organizations on hand to answer questions and hand out safety information. Tehachapi Police...
On Aug. 11-12, the Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club presented their Summer Model Train Show at the Aspen Builders Inc. Activity Center, 410 West D Street. The club hosted a neighboring club from Lancaster, had several layouts from G to Z scale and held a raffle, which included a six-month club membership and "Thomas the Train" items. This free event attracted train enthusiasts of all ages. Look for the Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club on Facebook for more information....
Community Notification Stallion Springs Road Construction Project Road construction throughout the Stallion Springs community. Griffith & Company have oiled several roads throughout the District. The week of Aug. 6 several roads had repairs made to areas of extreme damage in preparation for asphalt lay over. Overlay has begun and will be followed by full replacement of asphalt in several areas. One or more of the efforts may have or will impact you. CSD Staff is following the construction crew...
Years ago when one traveled to Bakersfield over U.S. Highway 466, it involved going down what is known as the "Old Road" which, at one time was the only way one could travel to Bakersfield. To navigate this historic route today, one must proceed west on Highway 202 for nearly three-miles, then turn right on Woodford-Tehachapi Road. This will put you on the old road that we all traveled moving northwest, down past Keene and into the great San Joaquin Valley. On this route, leaving the Tehachapi...
The Kern County Superintendent of School's award-winning "Do the Math" live TV broadcast and free tutoring program is set to return for its 17th season on Sept. 11. For the past 16 years, the live interactive program has helped students strengthen their math awareness as credentialed teachers help them work out math problems on live television. Free, phone-in tutoring is available to students from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays by calling (661) 636-4357 or toll free at (866)...
The business of the City isn't always conducted at City Hall or City Council meetings. Matter of fact, much of what is done to benefit the citizens and the community is conducted at a variety of meetings and networking opportunities, many that take place right here in Tehachapi. Take emergency preparedness and response for example. Just last week the Kern Operational Area Advisory Committee met at the Tehachapi Police Department as first responders and Kern County Emergency Operations Center sta...
On a recent Saturday morning, the Tehachapi Mountain Branch of American Association of University Women (AAUW) sponsored a tour of The Spaceship Company (TSC) and Virgin Galactic (VG) in Mojave. AAUW members and their families, as well as two of our Tech Trek families, participated. The tour took place in the FAITH hangar, where final assembly and testing of the aircraft takes place. Our very knowledgeable tour guide Katie Westley, who is a Tech Writer for TSC and leads their community outreach...
The Kern County Superintendent of Schools office, in conjunction with the Kern High School District, will host the 19th annual Kern County College Night on Monday, Sept. 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Rabobank Convention Center. The annual event attracts thousands of students and parents to explore higher education options. The free event is sponsored by PG&E and reservations/tickets are not required. Representatives from public and private colleges and universities will be on hand to speak with...
