Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On Oct. 4, the City of Tehachapi presented its first two Tehachapi Beautiful Awards. City Manager Greg Garrett, accompanied by City Council members Susan Wiggins and Christina Scrivner, presented Socorro and Carl Schmidt, 211 W. Valley Blvd., with their award and personally placed the sign for all to see. Socorro was born in Tehachapi and she and Carl bought the home in 1954. A block of cement from their original driveway remains etched with the date Sept. 17, 1954. "I took care of it for...
Tehachapi is here because of trains. The railroad was finally able to come through the pass in 1876 and there were two settlements in the area. One was founded by James Williams on Woodford-Tehachapi Road called Williamsburg, in what is now called Old Town. Close by was the small village of Greenwich. Neither became the town of Tehachapi, thanks to the railroad. The loop made it possible for trains to get over the pass, but they still needed helper engines to get up the incline. They needed a...
After being located on West Tehachapi Blvd. for six years, All American Automotive will be relocating to South Street in Old Town effective November 1. When Robert and Ann Curtin found out that part of their facilities were to be turned into a self-storage facility, they knew they would have to eventually move. During the search for possible new locations, they were afforded the opportunity to take over the South Street location of Murphy’s Diesel. Jeff Murphy was constructing a new building t...
Once upon a time my daughter Sarah J. and I made a trek to Eastern Kern County to see a B-29 Aircraft named Doc. Doc was stored at the Inyokern airport, right at the front gates for all to see. It was in no condition to do any flying and was being stored for possible restoration or spare parts for another B-29. We ended up doing many treks to this area back then as a family. We raced Mustangs at a part-time drag strip that was at one time the oldest operating drag strip in California. I also...
Get your tickets now for Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District’s Beer and Wine Festival. Brews on the Mountain takes place Saturday, Oct. 23 from noon to 4 p.m. at West Park, Grimes ball field, located at 490 West D St., Tehachapi. General admission is $40 and includes a keepsake tasting glass. VIP admission is available for $75 and includes early (11 a.m.) admission for tasting, an event t-shirt and a keepsake tasting glass. We will also be offering a Designated Driver admission o...
The City of Tehachapi is happy to announce the collaboration between the Tehachapi Salvation Army and the Tehachapi Rotary Club on the “Coats for Kids” drop-off program, happening now through Oct. 14. The Salvation Army annually collects new and gently used coats for children and teens in the Tehachapi area who are in need. The Rotary Club has been a supporter over the past years by accepting donations and then purchasing coats to donate. This year the City of Tehachapi was invited to help wit...
Expanding hours Our hours have expanded by an additional hour at currently open locations. At this time, days of operation remain the same. An appointment is not required to visit the Library and we encourage visitors to check out both our in-person and virtual programming. To see a list of currently open locations, visit www.kerncountylibrary.org/find-hours-locations/. Curbside services The Library’s curbside services remain in effect and are available for customers. Curbside appointments can be made for curbside service via the Library’s web...
Remember how I've been telling you that Windows 10 would be the last version of Windows? And instead of releasing an entirely new operating system every few years, Microsoft planned to release major upgrades to Windows 10 annually? Ahem. Well. Six years after introducing Windows 10, say hello to Windows 11. Six years is a long time for babies and operating systems, so eventually, Microsoft's list of design changes added features, and security improvements led to Windows 11. Microsoft announced...
The Tehachapi Heritage League will hold several special Christmas events this year. To help celebrate we will publish our “Christmas Around the World” booklet featuring traditions, customs and recipes from the United Kingdom. We will include the winning sketches of the Christmas sketch contest in the booklet. “Christmas Around the World” booklets will be on sale at the Tehachapi Museum and Errea House Museum beginning Dec. 3. Christmas sketch contest There are four age divisions in the sketch...
I’ve been known to pull off a stunt or two in my lifetime. I was always one of those writers, journalists and broadcast personalities that liked to experience things. Whether that was riding a bull at a rodeo, strapping into a race car and traveling at less-than ideal speeds, or going toe-to-toe with athletes nearly half my age and twice my skill set to feel the power of competition, I’ve been there and written about it. There have been several other life experiences that either voluntarily or...
• As of October 5, there are 276 newly reported confirmed cases in Kern County bringing our total confirmed cases to date to 140,649. • There are 7 new deaths being reported today and a total of 1,560 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. • The 14-day case rate is 26.78 per 100,000. • As of October 4, 802,157 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Kern County residents. 384,104 or 51% of Kern’s eligible population have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. • As of October 4, Kern County has 243 COVID-19 re...
Season 2, Episode 100 TehachaPod records its 100th episode over two seasons. Key, Corey and Greg talk about the different topics, guests and how the show has grown. TehachaPod has talked about Public Safety Power Shutoffs, Emergency Preparation, Capital Projects in the city, featured General Matthew Higher from Edwards Air Force Base, and paid tribute to our veterans and active-duty military. In this episode we also talk about maintaining our infrastructure in Tehachapi and things that are...
The Friends of the Library "Big Book Sale" this year is Oct. 16 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and 17 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) is going to be another 2-in-1 sale. This means that there will be a section with individually priced books and a section with Bag Sale books. On Saturday there will be a typical book sale with individually priced books in one area. Some of these include a 4th edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Tanglewood Tales, a copy of Doctor Dolittle in the Moon by Hugh Lofting, and signed copies of Am...
We at Canine Creek strive to please our customers. We have had many customers inquire about Science Diet dog and cat food – we now have the brand in the store! Below is a little bit about the line of pet food from Science Diet themselves: "Hill's pet foods meet or exceed the nutrient profiles and manufacturing guidelines of both the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) and the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). In fact of the 94 diplomats in the American C...
At the Oct. 6 Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting, Fr. Wes Clare of St. Jude’s in the Mountains Anglican Church announced that the church parking lot on Pinon St. across from Tompkins Elementary School is available for parents to use as a drop-off and pick-up location when bringing children to school or picking them up after school. Fr. Clare said that the church is providing coffee for parents in the morning and juice and snacks for the kids waiting to be picked up after s...
CBD Dependable Solutions, Tehachapi’s source for alternative medicine, offers a broad variety of luxury CBD products for you and your pets such as topicals, tinctures, edibles, coffee, tea, gel capsules, sleep aids, energy and more. There will be exclusive raffle drawings in October: two baskets full of assorted luxury CBD products with two ways to enter. The automatic entry requirement for basket No. 1 is any purchase of $40 or more. For entry into basket No. 2, wear your Halloween costume into the store. Monthly raffle drawings will be h...
The City of Tehachapi was honored on Sept. 23 with the Outstanding Transportation Project engineering award from the American Society of Civil Engineers for the Tehachapi Rail Corridor Pedestrian Safety & Enhancement Project. "A special thanks to the American Society of Civil Engineers for their recognition of the City of Tehachapi. The Railroad Safety project took many years to complete due to the complexity of working near the rail lines. While challenging, we think the results speak for...
Within the last several years there has been some dialog about the “burnout” that hits people who work in many of the fields that tax their sympathies, their caring and their abilities to continue having positive outlooks. These are people who are continually providing help, care and compassion to people who are victims of outside forces, disasters or the sometimes impossible systems that impede their progress towards happiness and well being. They can be healthcare workers, teachers, police officers, firefighters, veterinarians, social and chi...
A life that loved, a life that blessed, a humble, kind, caring, generous soul.... Glen was born in Phoenix, Arizona during the Great Depression. He was the third of six children. The family was abandoned by the father. As soon as he was old enough Glen got up early every morning to try to find any kind of work. Love and desire to care for his family motivated him all of his life. He loved and served his Country in the Merchant Marines from 1943-1946. He was assigned to active combat status in...
On Sept. 12, 2021, there was a joyous reunion when Dorothy Kay Thomas (Rudduck) passed away and joined her son Jimmy Thomas, who preceded her in death (2018). Dorothy was born Jan. 29, 1946, in Marble, Minnesota to George Rudduck and Mary Rudduck (Picek). Dorothy was 75 years old and she and her husband, Charles "Tex" Thomas had spent nearly 50 years living in Boron, California. Dorothy was a United States Army veteran, having served during the Vietnam war and met Tex while they were stationed...
The Tehachapi Symphonic Chorus rehearses at Tehachapi Valley United Methodist Church, 20400 Backes Ln., right across the street from Country Oaks Baptist, on Sunday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. Gayel Pitchford has been helping Sandy Adams rehearse the Symphonic Chorus and get them going again. Gayle is having loads of fun, “It will be so great to be doing Messiah with them live and in the flesh.” Besides Messiah, Finzi’s In Terra Pax and Holst’s Christmas Day will also be performed during the holiday concert on Friday, December 10, 2021. Y...
I remember one Dec. 31, 2016, New Year's Eve when Father Time, old 2016, made an effort to throw the weather book at us and he surely did. Starting with sunshine, then dense fog, then rain and finally snow, he went out in a fit of madness. Guess he didn't want to leave. It gets one to thinking about days gone by; sometimes decades. Our brain is a wonderful filing cabinet for episodes from our lives that can be called up at will. We see kids today completely engrossed in their smart phones that...
The Stallion Springs CSD held their annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 2 to an overflow crowd. All of the parking lots were full, there were long lines for brats and beer, sno-cones, hotdogs and the 36 vendors in the gym were kept quite busy. The band played from noon to 5 p.m. and crowds gathered round to hear them play. Vanessa and her crew did a great job of putting it all together and a special thanks to the Stallion Springs Police Department, the security company and CERT team for their...
If you're going to retire in the next few years, you'll want to start thinking about making some changes to your investment portfolio. And one area you may want to look at is whatever type of cash account you might have – because, when you're retired, the amount of cash you have readily available may be even more important than when you were working. Your cash management account could pay a slightly higher rate than a typical savings account, as well as serving as a holding place for funds t...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in certain populations and for those in high risk occupational and institutional settings. This follows the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization earlier this week. Effective immediately, those that meet the new CDC guidelines are able to access this booster dose in Kern County. This updated interim guidance from CDC allows for people who are at highest risk for COVID-19 to receive a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 b...
