Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Jerry Wayne Harris was born in Bakersfield, California, on November 12, 1944 to Herman Spencer Harris and Helen Frances Lanterman. After graduating South High in Bakersfield, Jerry went on to work in farming. He then worked 20 years for Columbian Chemicals Co. in the Mojave area. Upon the plant closing, Jerry attended Santa Barbara Business College. After graduating, he worked for Prudential for a short while. Jerry soon met Linda Thorndill and they were married on September 1, 1990. Jerry then...
On December 11, District 3's 14th annual Howdy Forrester Scholarship was awarded to Tehachapi fiddler B. J. Zheng. The award consists of a $1,000 scholarship and a plaque. The winner's name is also inscribed on the perpetual plaque which is exhibited at the fiddle contest each year. The award goes to the fiddler who best embodies the spirit of Big Howdy Forrester and is funded by Howdy's son, Bob, who lives in the Nashville, Tennessee area. District 3 started the scholarship in 2007, in...
The AV Fair & Event Center (AVF) Joint Powers Authority (JPA) has reappointed Gus Camacho, Newton Chelette and Gary Van Dam to the Antelope Valley Fair Association's (AVFA) Board of Directors. All three re-appointments will serve a four-year term. "The reappointment of these three individuals ensures continuity and maintains strong leadership of the AVFA Board of Directors, which are vital assets as we continue to navigate these challenging times, while planning for an exciting future of this...
Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County), Vice Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee, introduced AB 5 to stop the High Speed Rail and to dedicate remaining bond funds for K-12 education. The High Speed Rail project has been under scrutiny since 2008 for major cost overruns, mismanagement and massive delays. In order to address a $54 billion budget deficit, California passed a budget deferring billions of dollars for education. AB 5 will put the brakes on High Speed Rail for two years, fre...
Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Kern County) introduced a bill with colleague Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) that would limit the Governor's ability under the California Emergency Services Act (CESA) to unilaterally enact or change laws or regulations 60 days after the emergency was declared. Specifically, AB 108 would require the Governor to seek approval of the Legislature for any proposed changes to laws and regulations under CESA 60 days after the emergency declaration. This...
A tombstone in memory of Henry Schaeffer, a former Tehachapi business owner, was recently placed at Tehachapi's Westside Cemetery. It is a phenomenal blue pearl granite stone from Norway, provided by Sunset Monuments. It is located at Lot 8 Plot 13, Section A. Henry died October 28, 2018. When Henry closed his Home for Less Hardware Store, there was a Facebook posting by Kenneth Hetge, former Tehachapi City Councilman. It read as follows: "I am not typically emotional about businesses coming...
A dozen hearty souls greeted the windy morning on December 2: Cherokee and JD Daniel (pictured), Dana Carpenter, Linda Coverdale, Linda and Rick Florez, Carol and Bob Hellyer, Joan Howard, Ingrid Lindquist, Kathy Underwood and myself. We last picked up the two Kern County roads outside of BVS from the gate to Hwy. 202 in early March. The litter pictured was an example of that which appeared all along both roads. We encourage all residents to be careful not to litter, as it shows disrespect for...
Beautiful November weather with light winds greeted Veterans and supporting citizens at the Veterans Day Ceremony in Legacy Park at Mojave Air & Spaceport. Thank you to everyone who prayed for good weather! The annual event is sponsored by Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation, Mojave Chamber of Commerce and Mojave Air & Spaceport. Al Hansen displayed veteran aircraft, including a North American T-28B and Canadair Mk VI (F-86) Sabre. The keynote speaker was U.S. Air Force Veteran and Tehachapi...
At Tehachapi's Heritage Oak School, a (HOS) private Christian school, students learn to argue. No, they are not shouting at each other. Their arguments are more dignified, as the students learn to use critical thinking skills to communicate their positions. It's a millennia-old method of education. Based on the three-step "Trivium" Veritas Press classical curriculum, HOS students study the academic basics (Grammar, grades K-6), logical thinking (Logic, grades 7-9) and how to effectively express...
"Just signatures in a log book but they mean a lot to me." I looked through my stack of pilot log books to find a special book, while thinking of the passing of the great pilot General Chuck Yeager at 97 years old on December 7. I never met the General. It was next to impossible to meet him unless you were a "big wig." I wish I had, but at least an Edwards AFB History office employee presented my log book to the General for signature, which he signed. I did get to see General Yeager fly the F15...
It was a great day for training for the first ever West Coast Dirt and Vert at the TMTA Lehigh Trails. The Calgonquin 50k and 25k will be April 17, 2021. Located in the beautiful rolling hills of Tehachapi, lots of elevation change and a few serious climbs. Beautiful golden autumn hillsides at this time of year and incredible windflower displays in April! #VertandDirt...
After the annual Christmas Parade was canceled due to COVID concerns community members reached out to each other to hold their own parade. "Instead of the people coming to the parade, let's take the parade to the people," stated co-organizer Jenn Michael. And so they did, by word of mouth and in just a few weeks time, the idea of a "Down Home Reverse Christmas Parade" as it was labeled, caught on and grew in community interest. On parade night over three dozen floats, cars, motorcycles, trucks...
The story was attended by some, socially distanced and masked spectators. With the help of Pastor Nancy Bacon's husband Steve, working as a hand held camera man, the pagent was zoomed to those church members not in physical attendance. Alysia Bailey portrayed Mary and her partner Chris Gripkey was Joseph. Their son Quentin was baby Jesus....
The outdoor public lighting event this year was for the lighting of the fifth candle on the Menorah. Held Monday night, the fifth night of Chanukah, the Jewish worshipers were hosted on the sidewalk in front of the information office for the Sage Range Development. Led by Rabbi Schmuli Schlanger who sang and led prayers the fifth candle lighting honors went to business owner and long time resident Moshe "Moses" Mizrache. At the conclusion traditional Jewish holiday treats were handed out to the...
The Bear Valley Springs Country Store is sharing the holiday spirit....
High winds on December 7 produced spectacular cloud formations in the sky over Tehachapi. The winds were from 15 to 30 knots. The lower clouds look like the start of a lenticular wave and the higher clouds are Ice Crystals. When the air is cold and dry, the high clouds are composed almost exclusively of ice crystals. These clouds also tend to be very thin. Cirrus clouds are the most common of this group and can be blown into long, wispy streamers often called mares' tails. Cirrus clouds have...
