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  • Michael Leroy Shanahan June 5, 1954 – August 11, 2022

    Sep 3, 2022

    Michael Leroy Shanahan, 68, passed away at Seton Medical Center in Daly City, California, on Thursday, Aug. 11 with his daughter, Erin Tiffany Shanahan by his side. A viewing was held at Wood Family Funeral Service on Tuesday, Aug. 30, with a Chapel Service, immediately followed by the Graveside service. There was also a luncheon held at The Woods Pavilion. Mike was born on June 5, 1954, in Mojave to Pat and Betty Shanahan. He attended Tehachapi High School, where he thrived, playing baseball,...

  • Thunder on the Mountain Car Show and music in Central Park

    Mark La Ciura, contributing writer|Sep 3, 2022

    Race Communication's Thunder on the Mountain Car show was a big hit with over 200 cars and trucks showing up on Aug. 21. I saw many custom hot rods, trucks and muscle cars. The show was a big fundraiser for the greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce. The proceeds from the event will go to benefit the organization and local businesses in the region and admission was free. I would like to center on two of the fantastic cars that were on display. First is Rod Hamilton's 1964 Jaguar E-Type. This car...

  • Sunflowers

    Midge Lyndee, Book Review|Sep 3, 2022

    The sunflower, a native of North America, immigrated to Europe in 1510 in the cloth bags of Spaniards. Over 300 years later, sunflowers were immortalized in the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh saw the brilliant yellow flower as a beacon of hope and gratitude. In the late 1800s a group of unknown artists painted and sculpted with passion, while living very frugal and sometimes meager lives to fund their muse. They were passionate men, Matisse, Monet, Goupil, Seurat, Degas, Gauguin and...

  • Bears Through Town

    Linda Ellsworth Crisalli, Poetry|Sep 3, 2022

    Is it a myth or true that bears walk through the town of Tehachapi to get to the juniper berries in Sand Canyon? Black bears do live in our mountains. Bears do love juniper berries. And it is true that juniper berries ripen in Sand Canyon where bears have been seen eating them. They travel down from our mountains into our valley, but do they walk through town to get there? Stories from people who drive home from work late, people who are night owls or suffer insomnia and people who hear animals...