Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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On Saturday, Nov. 4, there was a Special Needs Resource Fair at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tehachapi. There were 17 local organizations and agencies present to offer free information to families about their services and resources for special needs and mental health. Mayor Michael Davies and Police Chief Standridge attended as strong supporters. Resources represented at the fair included: therapy dogs (Bear Valley Springs Tailwaggers Dog Club), therapeutic horseback...
The Heritage League has announced events planned for December, beginning with a warm welcome to a 1930s Christmas at the Errea House, 113 S. Green St., Tehachapi. There will be a beautifully decorated tree, hot spiced cider, cookies and gingerbread. Come gather around the player piano and sing Christmas songs like the Errea family may have done long ago. Across the street at the museum there will be another decorated tree. The Museum Store will have delightful gifts for sale including local...
Every November, Tehachapi High School (THS) students gather for an assembly to honor the brave men and women who have served their country and protected our freedoms. Immediately after entering the doors my fellow students and I realized that this assembly was going to be a powerful celebration of our nation's heroes. With red, white and blue balloons forming a tall rendition of the American flag and a foam sculpting of an equally patriotic-colored eagle hanging from the ceiling, it was clear...
With 69 locations scattered throughout Kern County, the Boys and Girls Club serves over 3,000 children two hot meals each day. A service they kept running throughout the pandemic at 5,000 kids per day, with the addition of serving first responders. In addition to their meal efforts, the Boys and Girls Club is known for offering free after-school enrichment programs for students of all ages in the schools they collaborate with. The Boys and Girls Club has been operating in Tehachapi over the...
Why is the raven like a writing desk? That is the important first question in the novel "The Wishing Game" by Meg Shaffer. I was delighted to find this book because it had a raven in it and fit so nicely with the Raven serial in this issue. The raven in this story is both a riddle and real. Author Jack Masterson is an eccentric man who wrote a series of very successful children's books about Clock Island and the adventures of children searching for wishes. Masterson has a pet raven he rescued...
This is the last installment of the Raven serial. Previous installments can be found in the last three editions of The Loop newspaper. Added into the following is a submission by Shaun Barnes. Thank you Shaun! You brought to us another layer of raven mystery that perfectly fit! We hope readers have enjoyed our little journey into reality, fantasy and the unknown. Our world is truly a magical place full of wonders and mystery. Perhaps you have been noticing more ravens these days? They say to wat...
After a courageous battle with cancer, Angela Catharine Ross Pearson passed away on Nov. 6 at the age of 85, surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy by living their lives to the fullest like she did. Angela was born in New South Wales, Australia. She spent most of her childhood on her grandparent's farm. They were carefree days, riding horses, milking cows, feeding chickens and lying on the grass making dream pictures in clouds. She loved life on the farm. Her ancestors on...
Shirley was born in Bakersfield to Porter Jack Reed and Thelma Estella Rea on Aug. 14, 1948, and passed away in Tehachapi with her family by her side on Oct. 7. Shirley grew up in Hilltop and attended Lamont and Mountain View schools before attending Arvin High School. She married Robert Devine in 1968 and her daughter, Rebecca Anne Devine was born in 1971. She married "The Love of Her Life" Ronald Frick on May 2, 1981. She and Ron had more than 42 wonderful years together. Shirley is survived...
Morris Wayne Snelling, June 22, 1939 - Oct. 22, 2023, was born to Mayme Pauline Flynn and Willis Lyle Snelling in Kansas City, Kansas. He went home to be with his Lord from home in Tehachapi, with wife, Lauraine, and Fr. Wes Clare in attendance. Wayne was cremated and a celebration of life service will be held at a later date. After his family moved from Kansas to Washington state when he was 17, Wayne and his brother Mike loved hiking and fishing. Wayne dreamed of becoming a forest ranger....
It's hard to believe that it has been 19 years since Brian Binnie flew for the Ansari X-Prize with SpaceShipOne on Oct. 4, 2004 with Scaled Composites Model 316. Designed by Burt Rutan and funded by Paul G. Allen. He also flew the first powered flight of SS1 on Dec. 17, 2003, the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers flight at Kill Devil Hills. On Dec. 16, Plane Crazy Saturday will have a special 20th anniversary presentation by Chuck Coleman about that flight at 11 a.m. in the Mojave Air &...
When I was a child of 5 or so, our family had to drive from Mojave to Lancaster to see a movie. Mojave had no theater at that time. The 25 miles on the old Sierra Highway was accomplished in my father's Model T Ford Truck. Since I was the youngest I sat in front with my mother and father. My two older brothers and sister sat in the back or bed of the truck. That's the way it was and no one said anything about it. The sides of the highway in certain parts of the year had underground aquifer...
With Black Friday, Cyber Monday (who names these things), and all the traditional non-holiday related reasons for shopping, many people will fire up their computers, tablets and phones and head online and engage in some e-commerce. Here's how to be safe while filling your online shopping cart. HTTPS The #1 tip for safe online shopping is to only shop on sites using HTTPS encryption. You know, that little lock symbol in the address bar next to the address of the site you're on? HTTPS encryption e...
The Loop newspaper received a glowing review from one of our newer advertisers, AEQ Plumbing. We want to share their kind words with our readers: First off, I would like to thank Christie Aguilar at The Loop newspaper. (The year went very fast! Where does the time go?) All throughout the year Christie did a fine job following up with everything I needed to get my articles just right before print. She was patient, and very understanding that sometimes as a business we tend to forget things...
At their Nov. 13 meeting, the Tehachapi Planning Commission approved the Architectural Design and Site Plan for a Burger Bros drive-thru restaurant to be located at 1001 W. Tehachapi Blvd. next to Walgreens. The 3,000 square-foot restaurant will have seating for 40 people and the drive-thru will have entry from the alley. The owner of the restaurant is Paul Zarounian of Palmdale. He is also the new owner of the entire building. As conditions of approval, the Planning Commission asked that the...
A variety of topics were brought to vote at the Nov. 20 Tehachapi City Council meeting, from declaring surplus land to approving a project for a $160,000 sewage pump screw replacement. A new fats, oils and grease ordinance is in the works, and Community Engagement Specialist Mya Acosta was excited to promote the upcoming Tehachapi Hometown Christmas event on Dec. 2. A total of 27.3 acres west of Sand Canyon is currently owned and unused by the city. The land, which would best be suited for cattle grazing or the like, has little use to the city...
The Tehachapi Humanitarian Relief organization, in partnership with Stallion Springs Community Church delivered over 60 turkeys and Thanksgiving sides to local families throughout Tehachapi on Nov. 20. All turkeys came from local private donations. Some of our biggest contributors were Tehachapi House of Terror for donating over $900 to purchase turkeys, Tehachapi Mountain Democrat Club who donated over 390 lbs of food and 4 turkeys, NASA contractors ASRC federal & Arcata associates who...
At the Veterans Day ceremonies held in Philip Marx Central Park on Nov. 11, the American Legion Riders, along with members of VFW Post 5948, delivered and raised the American flag prior to the day's ceremonies. The National Anthem was sung by Jane Scrivner, daughter of Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner....
On the afternoon of Veterans Day, over 50 people attended the dedication of a bench located in front of the American Legion Hall located on F Street. The bench was placed in honor of Gilbert Louis Mitchell, Tehachapi's only MIA. Mitchell's plane was shot down on March 6, 1968 in Haiphong Harbor during the Vietnam War and his body was never recovered. Mitchell was part of the Tehachapi High School 1959 graduating class. American Legion Post 221 Commander Lynn Eckert dedicated the bench which was...
Six-month-old NPR of Puyallup, Washington reads his mother's copy of The Loop newspaper. NPR is the great-grandson of The Loop newspaper's staff writer Pat Doody....
On Nov. 15, Eric's Karaoke & DJ hosted the grand finale to their ongoing karaoke contest at Don Perico's restaurant. Local Aubrey McDonald won with her rendition of Janis Joplin's "Kozmic Blues." Next to Aubrey is Eric Leishman, host of Eric's Karaoke. Aubrey posted on her Facebook: "Anything is possible if you give it all you got! Or as Janis said, 'Get it while you can!'" "When it comes to anything in life we have the ability to do great things. Just trust, and believe. "I had the best time...
The headline of this column is certainly appropriate for what has been happening both personally and within the local sports world the last few weeks. Lots to catch up on so here we go. NYC Marathon A special thank you to all of those who supported my marathon efforts once again in 2023 through Team World Vision. Last year I completed the Los Angeles and New York Marathons, the latter of which I received a coveted invite for thanks to your charitable efforts supporting World Vision. New York...
On Nov. 14, Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District (TCCWD) held a celebration for the 50th anniversary of water flowing into the J.C. Jacobsen Reservoir, or as we know it, Brite Lake. Brite Lake is part of the world's most powerful single-lift water importation system, which continuously pumps water 2,000 feet uphill at up to almost 2 million gallons per minute through the Tehachapi mountains from the bottom of the Tejon Pass, or the Grapevine. At the ceremony, the water importation system...
