Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Preparations are underway for the annual Kids Day at the Museum event to be held Saturday, Sept. 21 from Noon to 3 p.m. on the 300 block of South Green Street in Tehachapi, between the Heritage Museum and the Errea House Museum. Hoping to develop interest in local history, the Tehachapi Heritage League is arranging for artists and organizations to offer hands-on activities that teach and entertain. Children of all ages will be invited to bead bracelets, sew quilt squares, create chalk drawings,...
Good News Clubs are for children five to 12 years old. Clubs meet weekly after school for one to one-and-a-half hours and consist of a Bible lesson and verse, songs, games, snacks and laughter. The children are provided opportunities to put their trust in Jesus Christ as Savior and be empowered by God's Word and Spirit to live a life that pleases God. The Clubs are anticipated to restart on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at Tompkins; Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Golden Hills; Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Cummings Valley...
The California City Host Lions are “serving” again in California City. This time they are serving pancakes and sausage to raise funds for AYSO Soccer. The fundraiser will be held on Sept. 7 at Robert P. Ulrich School, 9124 Catalpa Ave, California City, in the multipurpose room. The cost is $5 per person and breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 10 a.m. This event is held on AYSO’s opening day and the public is invited to attend. Attendees are asked to enter from the soccer field side of the multipurpose room. We look forward to seein...
Starting Sept. 14 and occurring monthly throughout the year One Perfect Day will be hosting teas at Jennifer’s Terrace 413 S. Curry St. in Tehachapi and at The Woods Pavilion 323 W. F St. in Tehachapi. Each tea time will be presented with a specific theme each month. This is open to anyone who wants a relaxing afternoon with great conversation, a delicious light meal and scrumptious desserts. All while sipping delightful teas that complement the meal. Entertainment will be provided by local a...
Vet Friends Foundation operates Camp Golden Years, "Ole Dog Bootcamp," which was established at the Marley's Mutts Ranch in Tehachapi in 2018. It serves as a temporary base for senior shelter dog recruits to thrive and receive any necessary medical care until they meet their forever families. So far the foundation has rescued and placed more than 130 senior dogs and has roughly 30 seniors living out their last days with loving veteran families all across the United States. Enjoy this letter from...
The Blues comes in numerous shades, and Fiddlers Crossing has presented many of them over the years. Dana Hubbard occupies one shade all by himself. He will be in concert at Fiddlers Crossing, Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. This will be his second appearance at the downtown venue. Hubbard is a master of the blues guitar. Using a slide on his little finger, he gets more sounds out of one guitar and two hands than seems humanly possible. Hubbard has won award after award in the blues genre. He has...
If you are of a certain age, you might remember Pet Rocks. They were marketed in the 1970’s, packaged in designer cardboard boxes with a bed of straw inside to cushion googly eyed rocks. Air holes were cut into the sides of the boxes to make the rocks appear alive. This was one of many fads that marched through the 70s, along with bell bottom trousers, great music and love beads. Rocks are all the rage again in 2019, but this time they come with purpose. Stones that fit in the hand, painted w...
Local photographer Israel Vera graces us with another lovely photo. This time the subject is the iconic water tower in Railroad Park in Tehachapi....
What is pesto? I had been asked this question so many times that I began to look and listen attentively when the word was used. I knew what pesto was, having written a book about it. It is a delicious sauce made by combining basil, garlic, hard cheese, nuts and olive oil. I found out why it was so puzzling when I looked at recipes that had pesto in their name but basil was not an ingredient. For shame! They were imposter sauces taking the name pesto in vain. I was intrigued. I watched the chefs...
Dr. Alois Alzheimer of Munich, Germany identified the disease known as Alzheimer's in 1906. The Alzheimer's Association, the umbrella organization that funds research, education and resources, was founded in 1980. By comparison, the American Cancer Society began in 1913. "We are late in the game regarding research," Ashley Sodergren, regional director, Kern and Tulare Counties, told the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi in presentations during two recent meetings. "It is a public health issue that...
The Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District honored retiring Pipeline Superintendent Alex Steele as a "steady countenance" who has served the district for 41 years. Steele, 62, began working for the district on Feb. 3, 1978 when he was 20 years old. Bob Jasper, the first water district manager, recruited him and encouraged him to stay with the district when other jobs promised to lure him away. Steele began as an apprentice pump plant mechanic. A temporary assignment as pipeline superintendent...
Tehachapi weather: it's a thing. Local residents talk about it, enjoy it much of the time, dread it at other times and speculate about how it will affect them. Our weather changes frequently. It can be warm, cool, hot, cold, breezy, windy, still, damp, wet or dry. All in the same week. Tehachapi weather conditions aren't always that fickle, of course, and over time patterns have emerged. Humans tend to have short or at least unreliable memories about weather, saying things like, "It's never...
In 1983, I was 17 years old and living with my Dad, Mom, sister Joy and brother Brian in an old house in Caliente Canyon. It had been a very wet winter that year, and on March 1, it had been raining really hard for about 3 days. Caliente Creek had risen up and then come back down a few times. Dad left early that morning because he had to be at work in Bakersfield by 6 a.m. My sister Joy had caught the school bus about 6:15. Mom told me, "That water's getting deep, I need you to stay home and...
One day after I got off work at Lehigh Southwest, I took a drive to think about my Dad, who passed away the year before. I took a dirt road not far from the entrance to Sand Canyon, and I came up on some commercial bee hives. There in broad daylight, at 3:35 in the afternoon, was a black bear lounging against some hives. He had torn two of them open. He was sitting on his rump, leaning against some hives with his arm resting on them, scooping honeycomb into his mouth, swipe after swipe. He...
When you find that someone who should remember, such as a husband or a child, has forgotten your birthday you say, "Oh, don't worry about it. That's o.k." What you really mean is, "YOU FORGOT MY BIRTHDAY!" California was admitted to the Union as the 31st state on Sept. 9, 1850 but we Californians seldom take note. In fact, we're lucky if it is ever mentioned in the evening news. When I mention it to someone they usually say they were not aware of it at all. Being an old time "Californian" I...
A decade has passed since the scarlet coats of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band last appeared on stages along the West Coast. However, on Sunday, Oct. 20 the band returns and will play a free concert in Bakersfield. The performance, held at 3 p.m., is sponsored by Patriots of Kern and will take place at Rabobank Convention Center. Free tickets are available (limit four per request), starting Sept. 22 by visiting marineband.ticketleap.com. Tickets are needed for entry. Seating is general admission and ticket holders must be seate...
The aircraft in the photo is a rare Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXc/e that underwent flight testing here at Mojave Airport over a decade ago before it was shipped to the TAM Air Museum Americana in Brazil. The Supermarine Spitfire is a legend in British aviation history and along with the Hawker Hurricane, successfully defended England in the Battle of Britain (1940-1941) against Germany's Luftwaffe. We were so lucky to actually hear the "Spit" flying over Mojave in July 2007. It was painted in...
During Mountain Festival weekend in Central Park, Tehachapi Rotary was selling tickets for an adult bicycle that will be given away at the GranFondo Festival on September 13 and 14. In addition, on Sunday afternoon, they gave away two children's bicycles and a quilt. The lucky winner of the boy's bike was Jason Sawade, who had waited all afternoon to make sure he and his mother were present at the drawing. Winner of the girl's bike was Lyra from California City and the quilt went to Savannah...
The RAM PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) California Circuit Finals Rodeo Committee and the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds proudly announce the return of the RAM PRCA California Circuit Finals to the Antelope Valley Fair & Event Center on Oct. 4, 5 and 6. For the ninth consecutive year, this event will host the top twelve California rodeo contestants who compete in all seven rodeo events, including bareback riding, bull riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping and barrel racing. Johnny Zamrzla, PRCA...
In the early 80s I was Recreation Director for Big Sisters of Marin, which meant I planned and implemented a variety of cultural, educational and recreational activities for the big and little sisters and brothers. Some of our activities included the siblings of the kids in the program, some included their whole families. Occasionally I would take a little brother or sister to the day's festivities if their own big sister was unable to attend. So it was that I went to pick up 9-year-old Rachael...
Join us for the September First Friday at the Colleen Farrell Gallery, Tehachapi's newest fine art gallery and artist studio at 112 #A E. Tehachapi Blvd. Colleen Farrell is an award-winning painter and ceramicist who also teaches for the Kern County School District. Farrell has been influenced by a wide historical group of artists from John Constable to Robert Rauschenberg, or the likes of Mark Rothko to her favorite rebel, Thomas Gainsborough. She has set up her new gallery as not only a place...
Come join us for our Sept. 6 First Friday at Gallery 'N' Gifts, featuring the wonderful work of Ramon Ramirez. Ramon discovered art at a very young age. What started as a child's curiosity has become a passion spanning over half a century. His legacy includes an active participation in establishing the Casa de la Cultural art school in the early 1970s. He is the sole illustrator for the California State Department of Education's book "Encuentros - Hombre a Hombre." He has exhibited nationally...
First Friday will be celebrated at Tehachapi Treasure Trove on Friday evening, Sept. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. The Treasure Trove will be featuring Patti LaZelle of PJ's Arts and Crafts. Patti makes a variety of wonderful things including doll clothes, wood ornaments, cloth dolls and other fun things. Patti talks about her life and becoming an artist and crafter, "I started crafting when I was about 5 years old. I had a neighbor who designed windows at department stores in San Francisco in the '60s....
A collection of matchbooks in the Community Case and Native American artifacts will be featured for September First Friday on Sept. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. Matchbooks have been around since 1892 when Joshua Pusey patented the idea of paper matches. The tips were dipped in a solution of sulphur and phosphorus and stapled to a piece of cardboard. The Diamond Match Company promptly purchased Pusey’s patent. In 1894, a company salesman named Henry Traute got his first order for 10 million matchbooks f...
Book Signing by Barbara K. “Escape from Sodom.” She has just finished the fourth in the series and also writes mysteries. She has been a California resident for about 8 years, currently living in Bakersfield. The book signing will be at Tehachapi Christian Store, 108 E. Tehachapi Blvd. at 5 p.m. on First Friday, Sept. 6....
