Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Events are subject to change. Check with appropriate organizations for details, or stay in The Loop at www.TheLoopNewspaper.com/. Witch/Warlock Hat Decorating Contest community judging until Oct. 30 Witch/Warlock hats are on display at Gallery 'N' Gifts for judging from Oct. 4-30. The community will determine the top three winners. You can judge in person, or on our Facebook page until Oct. 30 at 4 p.m. First, second and third place winners will receive a prize. Where: Gallery 'N' Gifts, 100 W....
Mark E. Schoenfeld is a 19-year resident of our outstanding Bear Valley Springs. Over those years, our community has slowly declined, we are spending more dollars and receiving less in services. A vote for Mark Schoenfeld is a vote investing in this community's present and future. Get to know Mark: • Family man, animal lover, cancer survivor. • Business owner. • Law school graduate. • Extensive experience in business planning, organization and management. • Influenced completion of BV Country C...
The weekend of Sept. 21 and 22 saw 62 horse and rider teams from throughout California and Nevada gather at the Bear Valley Equestrian Center for the California State Horsemen's Association (CSHA) Trail Trials 2024 State Championship Event. Avid trail riders competed for beautiful awards and bragging rights as California State Champions after two days of competition, riding up to seven miles a day while encountering different challenging obstacles throughout Bear Valley. Numerical scores were...
On Sept. 26, the Rotary Club of Tehachapi welcomed Dr. Denise Lewis from the Bear Valley Springs Astronomy Club, who gave an enlightening presentation titled, "Dark Skies and Wildlife: Detrimental Effects of Artificial Light at Night." Lewis earned her doctorate from the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. She spent her career at the University of Georgia as a cross-cultural gerontologist and qualitative methodologist. After retirement in 2021, she and her husband, Michael, moved...
I am Paul Ricchiazzi, and I am seeking a position on the BVSCSD Board of Directors. My educational background and professional career have shaped me into a strategic thinker, dedicated public servant and committed member of Bear Valley Springs. My experience in project management, law enforcement and senior care management has equipped me with diverse skills, including critical decision-making, risk management and resource optimization. As a police officer for both the Los Angeles and Bear Valle...
Slice of Life Enrichment School is proud to partner with the Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association for their inaugural Youth Art Contest, open to young artists ages 5-18. Youth from Tehachapi and surrounding Kern County areas are invited to showcase their creativity in any flat media, such as oil, acrylics, watercolor, colored pencil, pen/ink, graphite, charcoal, mixed, etc. Please no photographs or digital art. Key details: • Entry deadline: Friday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m. • Age cat...
Gallery 'N' Gifts prepares to usher in a new season of creativity, with a wonderful lineup of events to round out the remainder of the year. On the first Friday of each month, Gallery 'N' Gifts hosts a meet the artist reception and offers a chance for art lovers to peruse new works of art in the gallery. This month's event is happening Oct. 4 from 4 to 7 p.m., and welcomes Bear Valley Springs artist Denise Lewis as October's Featured Guest Artist. Learn all about Denise's inspiration and...
Events are subject to change. Check with appropriate organizations for details, or stay in The Loop at www.TheLoopNewspaper.com/. 47th annual 'Fiddlin' Down the Tracks' Old Time Fiddle Contest, Sept. 22, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. All fiddle divisions now Weiser certified. Judges: "Fiddlin' Joe" Osborn, Eric Anderson and more! For more information, please call District 3 President, Gayel Pitchford, at (661) 823-8249. Where: Tehachapi Valley United Methodist Church, 20920 Schout Rd. Southern Sierra Pops...
The Tehachapi Mountain Quilters are excited for this year's Quilt Show. Between Covid and economic reasons it has been seven long years since we have had a show. The Quilt Show will be held on Oct. 12 and 13 at the Aspen Builders Inc. Activity Center, 410 W. D St. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for ages 6-16 and under 6 is free (no strollers). We have more than 100 quilts on display, Tehachapi Mountain Quilters Portraits of our members,...
Our featured quilter for the 2024 Tehachapi Mountain Quilters Quilt Show is Frosti Acord. Come see her beautiful quilts, which will be on display at the Quilt Show. The Quilt Show will be held at the Aspen Builder's Inc. Activity Center, on Oct. 12 and 13. She is a long-time resident of Bear Valley Springs who moved to the area in 1988. Her husband Jerry was transferred from the Northrop in Hawthorne to the Palmdale Northrop to continue working in the aircraft industry. He designed each of...
The opening reception for the BVS Cultural Arts Association's 39th annual Art Show is Sept. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Oak Tree Country Club, 29500 N. Lower Valley Rd. The evening will feature hors d'oeuvres, no host bar and the artists will be in attendance to speak with about their work. There will be a silent auction of six art works donated by artists in the show, art books and related items for your auction pleasure. Winners will be announced at the end of the evening. Ticket price is $35...
One of the coolest, most interesting birds in the Tehachapi area is also one of the hardiest: the Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus). These comical, animated birds are not only fast and fearless enough to kill and eat rattlesnakes, they do not migrate, so they must also be able to withstand the harshest Tehachapi weather. Roadrunners are large birds, nearly two feet in length with long tails and long stout bills with a subtle hook at the end. Their overall plumage is a mix of black...
An enthusiastic crowd of nearly 100 Democrats attended the Tehachapi Mountain Democratic Club's annual picnic in Philip Marx Central Park. There were lots of signs, posters, shirts and hats supporting Kamala Harris for President. Club President Yvette Benton greeted the crowd and introduced American folk singer James Lee Stanley who sang the national anthem. Everyone paused from serving themselves at the food table and stood quietly with hands on heart as the song rang out across the park. A...
The Tehachapi Symphony bids a fond farewell to Cellist Samuel Torres, who is leaving this week to attend Coast Guard Boot Camp in New Jersey. The Coast Guard is very selective and only takes the finest recruits into their ranks. Samuel definitely fits that definition. Samuel has played the Cello since he was 9 years old. He played in the Tehachapi Strings Orchestra and then moved up to the Tehachapi Symphony. Members of the audience often remarked on his beautiful curly hair and the big smile...
Past Forgiveness Peace in the moment Now transcending all judgment Nothing to forgive Tehachapi resident Patrick Wong is a man whose life has been shaped by both precision and the esoteric, by some things that can be measured and others that are difficult to define. A retired union millwright, he spent 40 years doing exacting, highly technical work on turbine generators in nuclear power plants and other large facilities. At the same time, he created poetry and developed his own spiritual,...
Get ready for the ultimate celebration of community spirit as the 61st annual Tehachapi Mountain Festival® returns Aug. 17 and 18. This beloved event has been a celebration of summer since the early days of the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce, and is set to draw thousands of attendees for a weekend packed with entertainment, arts, crafts, delicious food and more. We're thrilled to host the 61st Tehachapi Mountain Festival®, celebrating our community's heritage and showcasing all th...
When I was 17 and fresh out of high school, I was hired as an operator at the local telephone office. I earned 65 cents an hour. Six days a weeks, eight hour days on a split shift of four hours on four hours off and four hours on again. It broke up one's day to where you really could not plan to go anywhere far from town. We had a vocabulary that we used and each word emerged as the soul of kind, polite conversation. No matter how rude or irate some people were, we were the soul of tact. People...
Get ready for the ultimate celebration of community spirit as the 61st annual Tehachapi Mountain Festival returns on Aug. 17 and 18. This beloved event, which has long been a celebration of summer since the inception of the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce, is set to draw thousands of attendees for a weekend packed with entertainment, arts, crafts, food and more. We're thrilled to host the 61st Tehachapi Mountain Festival, celebrating our community's heritage and showcasing all the things...
Tehachapi residents interested in running for district office can now begin the process of filing their declarations of candidacy. The filing period officially opened on July 15, 2024, and candidates have until 5 p.m. on August 9, 2024, to submit their paperwork to the Elections Division. If an incumbent does not file by this deadline, a 5-day extension will allow non-incumbent candidates to file. However, this extension does not apply if the incumbent is termed out or if the office is vacant....
Our featured quilter for the 2024 Tehachapi Mountain Quilters Quilt Show is Frosti Acord. Her beautiful quilts will be on display at the Quilt Show, which will be held at the Aspen Builders Inc. Activity Center, 105 East E Street, on Oct. 12-13. She is a long-time resident of Bear Valley Springs. She moved to the area in 1988 when her husband Jerry was transferred from the Hawthorne Northrop to the Palmdale Northrop to continue working in the aircraft industry. He designed each of their two resi...
At the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Tehachapi, President Jennifer Palakiko welcomed Anya Norton as a new member on July 11. Anya's husband, Bill, was also in attendance for her presentation. Anya was introduced and sponsored by Jerry Munson, the Club's International Projects Chair and Co-Sargent-At-Arms. Bill and Anya Norton are retirees who moved from Lancaster to Bear Valley Springs in 2019, and they say it's the best idea they have had to date! Anya's career in education began when...
There is a longtime Bear Valley Springs resident who has caught and safely relocated not dozens, or even hundreds, but literally thousands of rattlesnakes over the course of his life. His name is Ron Hayton, and he started catching rattlesnakes under his grandfather's tutelage when he was only five years old. Ron, 79, is a retired L.A. County fire captain, and decades ago he started the Snake Guys snake relocating service, providing free assistance for area residents. Ron's volunteer efforts...
The late Nuwä elder Harold Williams had a Winchester Model 1894 lever-action carbine, the kind made famous by actor (and eventual Bear Valley Springs resident) Chuck Conners on the show The Rifleman. This gun, developed by famed firearm designer John Browning, became the one of the most popular non-military rifles ever made, with the millionth model being presented to President Calvin Coolidge in 1927. The particular firearm owned by Harold Williams was first seen in the possession of a Nuwä I...
There will be four days of Independence Day Celebration in Bear Valley Springs, a gated community in the Greater Tehachapi Area. The 4 days will be Thursday, July 4; Friday, July 5; Saturday, July 6; and Sunday, July 7. The 33rd Annual Independence Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. on the 4th. Hot air balloon rides are scheduled for July 4, 5, and 6 at 5:30 a.m. The Firecracker 5K Run will be on Saturday, July 6 at 7:30 a.m. Craft and activity booths, food and exhibit booths will be available at Cub...
A great crowd showed up for the 2024 Bear Valley Springs Renaissance Faire, put on by the Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association. There was lots to see, including period-style live music, fencing, jousting, sword/shield competitions and more. I enjoyed the music group "The Nightingales," especially their cover version of "Da Full Rigged Ship." Terri and Kathleen from the "The Nightingales" will perform with the TPOPs Orchestra for the 4th of July celebration at 11 a.m. in Central Park....
