Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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The 2nd Annual Tehachapi Holiday Decorating Contest is ready to accept entries from the community (dates changed, note below). The contest is open to both business and residential entries, and there is no cost to participate. The contest has expanded from nine winners in 2020 to 12 winners this year. More than 100 entries were received last year and we hope to build on that for this holiday decorating season. The City of Tehachapi and The Loop newspaper are working together to include all...
The Tehachapi Christmas tree will be lit every night for families to take photographs and welcome in the holiday season! The official Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony with Santa Claus will take place on Saturday, Dec. 4 following the Tehachapi Christmas Parade which will start at 5:30 p.m. "Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday season! The Christmas tree we set up at the Historic Depot every year is a great place for families to take their holiday family photos," said...
We've got your skincare needs covered here at CBD Dependable Solutions, a family owned and operated local retail business. KÜL is one of a few luxury lines we carry in-store to focus on beauty and wellness products to transform your skincare routine. This week's display is a regime of full-spectrum CBD skincare to soothe and pamper your skin. KÜL CBD is a beauty and wellness brand proving exactly why CBD belongs in your skincare routine. The brand seeks to provide you the highest-quality f...
Our two hometown supermarkets, Albertsons and Save Mart, are really generous to our community in supporting good-deed efforts. This is the eleventh year we have experienced this support from them! My church, Tehachapi Community Church, recently collected from our congregation to provide Thanksgiving dinners for the Salvation Army to distribute to less fortunate families. Donations were accepted during Sunday services and online at the church's website, tccucc.org. When called on, Save Mart and...
Tehachapi Chapter #188 Order of the Eastern Star has been busy this year with our Community Outreach program. We have made and distributed 209 Port Pals (6” pillows with velcro that fasten around the seat belt to protect ports for those receiving chemotherapy), 143 knitted/crocheted beanie hats for chemo patients, 41 knitted/crocheted neonatal hats for premie babies and collected 45-50 pounds of pull tabs off soft drink, soup, pet food and other cans. The pull tabs go to Ronald McDonald House in Bakersfield, which are then sold and turned i...
A customer asked me how much it cost to install a new 40 gallon water heater. I answered him: $1,450. He said: Why so much?? I asked: How much do you think it should cost you? He answered me: $500 maximum...I can get a new one from the hardware store for $400. Me: For $500 I invite you to do it yourself. Him: But.... I don’t know how to. Me: You can watch a video on YouTube or for $800 I’ll teach you how to. So besides saving you $450, you’ll get the knowledge for the next time you need to do...
Data breaches are common. Security fails even on major sites like Yahoo, Goldman Sachs, Home Depot and more. But what about all the smaller sites like that Vauxhall restoration forum site you signed up for? Or that mailing list for left-handed fishing lures? If the big guys have trouble keeping the doors locked, you know the little guys have trouble, too. So it makes sense to delete accounts with as many of those old, unused services as you can. While many of these accounts may only have your...
The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Dr. David Newby will be performing on Friday, Dec. 10, at Country Oaks Baptist Church, 20915 Schout Rd., beginning at 7 p.m. Please wear a mask to enjoy the concert. The program will include Finzi’s In Terra Pax, Holst’s Christmas Day, and selections from G. F. Handel’s Messiah. The Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra will be joined by guest soloists, the Tehachapi Symphonic Chorus, as well as the Antelope Valley Master Chorale. Audience members may meet directors, soloists and musicians follo...
So the question comes up, "How do I transfer assets out of a trust to the beneficiaries?" One example might be Debbie sets up a living trust for her own benefit with herself as the initial trustee. Debbie names her daughter Carol as the successor trustee, and names her grandchildren as the ultimate beneficiaries of the trust. Debbie would then formally transfer items of property to the trust by putting her name as the trustee of the trust on the relevant deeds, accounts and title slips. At...
In August Duke Littlejohn gave up his life in Lake Elsinore and moved into his grandmother’s log cabin in Sand Canyon, accompanied by his son Duke Jr., his daughter Chloe and two dogs named Oreo and Brutus. Liz Kachmar and her husband Andy built the 1,600 square foot cabin from a kit with their bare hands in 1974. They were among the first full-time residents of Sand Canyon. Following the death of her husband in the 1980s, Liz continued to live there alone until her death in 2020. Local w...
On Nov. 17, the Golden Hills Community Services District (GHCSD) met for their regularly scheduled board meeting. Despite some technical difficulties, I was able to view most of the live-streamed meeting. A proposal to annex a property in unincorporated Tehachapi in the vicinity of Schout Rd. and Hwy. 202 was thoroughly discussed. The property owner has plans to open an assisted living facility, but needs access to water. Although there is currently a well on the property, it has been deemed...
Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield has recently welcomed aha! airlines. Aha! stands for "air, hotel, adventure." Aha!, through ExpressJet Airlines, has launched operations at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, initially flying to 10 West Coast destinations but planning on expanding to 20 destinations within the next several months. Aha! flies ExpressJet 50-seat Embraer E145 aircrafts, with two seats on one side and one seat on the other, which leaves no one in the "dreaded" middle seat. The...
The holiday season is here and what better way to enjoy the spirit of the season than helping the folks of Doublewide save their town? Tehachapi Community Theatre is excited to announce our holiday production of A Doublewide, Texas Christmas! In this laugh-out-loud comedy, it's Christmas time in Doublewide (the smallest town in Texas) and the holiday season is overshadowed as the town of Doublewide is being double-crossed! Their official incorporation papers are in jeopardy and the town needs...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved Moderna and Pfizer’s booster shots for all adults who are fully vaccinated. This follows the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization last week. In October, CDC cleared boosters of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine for all adults who received the single dose shot. On Nov. 9 the state already took action to approve booster shots for all adults in California and the MyTurn appointment website was updated to allow all adults to sign up to get a booster. People who are 18 and o...
My friend Vicki emailed me a copy of the following letter, which was reportedly written by an 83-year-old woman to her friend. I haven't been able to find out who wrote it originally, and you'll note it is a bit dated (i.e. the grocery costs), but the words are wise and as true today as they ever were. In keeping with my last missive on being thankful for the little things, I think this speaks to that effort, as well. So, I wish to dedicate the words in this letter to all of you who find a way...
The state-run OptumServe COVID-19 test site currently operating at the Arvin Public Health Building, 204 S. Hill Street is relocating to the Lamont Library, 8304 Segrue Rd. Testing ended on Nov. 27, in Arvin and resumed in Lamont on Nov. 30. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Saturdays. Currently operating OptumServe test sites: Lamont Library: 8304 Segrue Rd., Lamont - Tuesdays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wilson Branch Library: 1901 Wilson Rd., Bakersfield - Wednesdays and Sundays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Delano Tech Center:...
There used to be a radio program whose host gave news as it was supposed to have happened. After telling the tale, he would then say, "...and now, for the rest of the story." He would then give some interesting facts that completed the tale. His name was Paul Harvey. I'm no Paul Harvey but it seems that when I hear someone telling a story of an experience of a local or long past happening, I often remember a little tidbit that was left out of the tale and I want to add it. Usually, I try to...
Hopper cars appeared in the 1830s, either covered or uncovered. They weren't highly used until the 1970s when jumbo hoppers were developed that could carry more than boxcars. Hoppers transport bulk material such as grain, cement, rock, etc., and have doors or a drop bottom for unloading. The number of bays a covered hopper has depends on the weight of the product. Heavier products, like cement, travel in covered hoppers with fewer bays. The floor of the hopper is slanted to help unloading. If th...
There are so many important aviation dates to remember in the month of December. The Wright Brothers' first powered flight was on December 17, 1903, the first glide flight of SpaceShipOne was December 17, 2003, on the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' historic flight and the flight of Voyager between December 14 and December 23, 1986. The Mojave Transportation Museum's monthly Plane Crazy Saturday event will honor designer Burt Rutan; Command Pilot, Dick Rutan; Pilot Jeana Yeager and...
Breakfast with Santa Dec. 11 with time slots from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. Breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, orange juice, milk or your choice of hot chocolate or coffee. The cost is $7 for adults and $4 per child over two years old. Families having more than five members pay a maximum of $25. The cost includes activities for the kids. Tickets can be purchased at the CSD. Please buy tickets in advance so we can ensure we have enough supplies for everyone! If you are unable...
'Buy 1' initiative for the holidays returns The City of Tehachapi is once again encouraging residents to make the effort to buy at least one gift at a local independent retailer this holiday season. The annual "Buy 1" campaign aims to not only ask residents to shop local for their gift needs, but also to pay special attention to the independent retailers that grace our community. With the success of the "Small Business Loyalty Program" back in March, the hope is that residents are more familiar...
The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District is looking for "a new vision for the community," the district's CEO Caroline Wasielewski told the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council (GTEDC) on Nov. 3. The quest for a new vision offers the public the opportunity to be involved in shaping the community's healthcare resources. Now that Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley operates and manages the new district-owned hospital, she said, "our task is to provide healthcare without running a...
The Tehachapi Arts Commission has announced Art in the Park, a project that will eventually place life-size works of art in each of Tehachapi's parks. In 2022, the Commission plans to begin the project with a donation to the new Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Skate Park. Local sculptor Dwight Dreyer will be donating his time to design a life-size bronze statue of a young girl on a skateboard. Proceeds from the Art 2022 VIP Reception in July will provide the funding for the creatio...
This year the Friends of the Library are having a one day Holiday Book Sale on Friday, Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This sale is going to take place upstairs in the library. The sale is going to be small, but will have a large number of special books (antique, rare, coffee table, etc.) for 50% to 75% off the marked prices. In addition, there will be some "Books into Art" items for sale. Books have long been traditional gifts, and are likely to have been some of the first mass-produced...
Among Stockdale Tile and Flooring Center's extensive carpet choices are EverStrand™ and EverStrand Soft Appeal. These carpets are unique in that they are constructed utilizing the highest-grade plastic from post-consumer recycled beverage bottles which are spun into premium polyester fiber using Mohawk Industries' patented Continuum™ process. Additionally, the EasyClean™ stain and soil protection shields the carpet from spills and makes it simple to clean, protection that helps customers keep...
