Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Tehachapi Development Services Director Jay Schlosser presented three road projects for a vote at the April 19 City Council meeting. Every year the City of Tehachapi receives an allocation from the SB1 Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Gas Tax) amounting to about $270,000. Schlosser presented a list of 45 streets within three residential areas to receive new surface treatments for 2021. Although the streets within these neighborhoods are currently in relatively good shape, the seal...
Guardians Around The Earth (GATE) invites you to get outside and help beautify Tehachapi for Earth Day by gathering litter during our Tehachapi Cleanup event on Monday, April 19 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Volunteers meet at 9:30 a.m. (after school joiners meet at 1 p.m.) in the lot at corner of Dennison Road and Tehachapi Boulevard (next to Gracian's Grill). Tehachapi Cleanup mobilizes volunteers to remove litter along Tehachapi Boulevard from Dennison to Tehachapi-Willow Springs Roads. Water an...
Guardians Around The Earth (GATE) invites you to get outside and help beautify Tehachapi for Earth Day by gathering litter during our Tehachapi Cleanup event on Monday, April 19 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Volunteers meet at 9:30 a.m. (*after-school joiners meet at 1 p.m.*) in the lot at the corner of Dennison Road and Tehachapi Boulevard (next to Gracian's Grill). Tehachapi Cleanup mobilizes volunteers to remove litter along Tehachapi Boulevard from Dennison to Tehachapi-Willow Springs Roads. Wa...
Spring is near and Guardians Around The Earth (GATE) invites you to get outside and help beautify Tehachapi for Earth Day by gathering litter during our Tehachapi Cleanup event on Monday, April 19, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Volunteers meet at 9:30 a.m. in the lot at the corner of Dennison Road and Tehachapi Boulevard (next to Gracian’s Grill). Tehachapi Cleanup mobilizes volunteers to remove litter along Tehachapi Boulevard from Dennison to Tehachapi-Willow Springs Roads. Water and clean up gear such as safety vests, trash bags and gloves w...
In a memo to parents attempting to distance themselves from a recent "Let Them Play" rally, the Tehachapi Unified School District made what appeared to be an innocent typo, claiming the gathering at "Cory(sic) Burnett Field" was not sanctioned by the District in the officially released document. Of course, most of us know the home field of the Tehachapi Warriors is "Coy Burnett Field," minus the extra "r" inserted by the president of the school board who in haste autographed the memo without...
4 Economic Development quick recap Despite the challenges in 2020 presented by COVID-19, the City of Tehachapi continued to see small, medium and large business investments as economic development efforts continued. The City of Tehachapi saw $6 million in new commercial permits and commercial improvements/renovations in 2020. This included a new Panda Express Restaurant as well as remodels to four additional new restaurants that opened in previously vacated spaces in 2020. Those were Tacos El...
Valley Strong Credit Union (“Valley Strong”) is excited to announce construction has begun on its new full-service Tehachapi Branch, located at 1002 West Tehachapi Boulevard in the Walmart Shopping Center. This new location will replace the current express branch on Tucker Road, allowing Valley Strong to offer additional services to Tehachapi and the surrounding communities. The branch will be a 2,600 square-foot full-service facility, offering traditional banking, mobile and online banking ass...
Deco Du Jour opens Tehachapi store Gina Dumania has lived in Tehachapi just shy of a year after relocating from Southern California last January. Upon getting acquainted with the community, she recognized a lack of offerings in an area she happens to specialize in, furniture and home furnishings. Gina, her mother Dorothy Dumania and Shawn Bineau decided to come together and partner in Deco Du Jour, a retail store offering popular styles from Los Angeles showrooms, including farmhouse rustic,...
With the cancellation of the usual Halloween events, Tehachapi business owners came through for trick or treaters young and old on Halloween evening. The brainchild of Michele Borquez, owner of Go2Girlz, a Halloween Candy Walk modeled after the Main Street Wine Walks and Ugly Sweater Walks, was conceived and several other businesses on Tehachapi Boulevard and adjoining streets jumped on board. At last count, over 20 small businesses elected to stay open from 5 to 8 p.m. Halloween evening to...
Restaurants in the city of Tehachapi have sprouted umbrellas and outdoor seating on city sidewalks and parking lots in response to closure of interior seating due to COVID-19. "As long as it's safe, we are allowing outdoor dining on closed sidewalks and in private parking lots," Tehachapi Economic Development Coordinator and Assistant to the City Manager Corey Costelloe said at the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi July 22 meeting. "We waived outdoor dining permits. We waived rules about banners at...
There aren't many Tehachapi residents left who remember the days when almost every phone call made in this area required a person working at a switchboard, an operator who manually put a plug into a jack to complete a call. Pat Gracey, 91, not only remembers that time, she actually was one of those hard-working women who made phone calls possible. Patricia Davis Gracey was born in Mojave on September 2, 1928, the youngest of four children born to Chauncey and Maude Davis. She was raised in...
TK Pizza expands again, adds outdoor patio There has not been a shortage of investments from the owners of TK Pizza & Pasta, the local Tehachapi favorite since the business was purchased by Tyler and Wesley Shryock in 2013. Located at 640 W. Tehachapi Boulevard adjacent to the former Kmart building, the investments continue, despite the anchor tenant closing up shop a few months ago. Since taking ownership of the business in 2013, the Shryocks have transformed the once-struggling Tehachapi...
There's a group of regulars who come into Kelcy's twice a day at about 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. I call them the "Board of Directors." It started with Boyd Lehman and Harold Rouse in 1961 or 1962, when it was still Trusty's Cafe. Then they started bringing in Chet Gilbertson, who owned The Rock Shop on Tehachapi Boulevard. Over cups of coffee, they'd discuss Tehachapi history, politics, their families and news of the day. And the group grew over the years. It's good to see them all. They're good friends...
At about 10 a.m. on April 13, 1992, a backhoe operator working on the City of Tehachapi's new sewer line on Dennison Road accidently tore through a telephone trunk line, cutting phone service for every single resident of the Ashe Village (formerly known as Ashe Tract) neighborhood north of the railroad tracks. Pacific Bell construction splicers Lonnie Latham, Mike Mattucci, Charlie Lunn and Jimmy Womack were dispatched to fix the massive problem, and arrived at the site at about noon to...
“Louie Boden was a lawman in Tehachapi for 36 years, from 1915 until his death in 1951. He relied on his physical strength and popularity alone. He was our constable and he was a big, barrel-chested man. He was really strong, but he was kind-hearted and everyone loved him – he was probably one of the most popular men in town. He often chewed on a cigar as he made his rounds. “He was once called to break up a fight between two Marines at a bar on Tehachapi Boulevard, near where Kelcy’s is now....
Our recent snow storm was unusual for several reasons: we seldom have a White Thanksgiving, so that in itself was remarkable, and three days of snow in a row is also a rare occurrence these days. But is it typical of Tehachapi winters? I'm glad you asked. . . Technically, December is more of an autumn month than a winter month, at least according to the calendar – winter doesn't officially start until December 21, meaning that December has 20 autumn days and only 11 winter days in it. In the T...
Public Safety Power Shutoffs: a topic swirling in controversy. There are many opinions about why they are necessary, whether they are necessary, whether they prevent fires, whether the power companies are profiting from these outages, or whether the safety outages are happening as fallout from PG&E filing for bankruptcy. According to many sources, it is indisputable that PG&E and the other electric utilities do bear responsibility for many of the wildfires which have plagued California in...
My parents used to own a store called Gil's Rock Shop on Tehachapi Boulevard (near the current location of Sheridan's Consignment). "The Rock Shop," as most locals called it, carried rocks and minerals, but also a variety of jewelry, fossils, lapidary tools and Indian artifacts. The store also had enormous vintage oil paintings of Western scenes hung high on the walls. The store was the dream of my Dad, Chet "Gil" Gilbertson, who was born in South Dakota and went to mining school in Minnesota...
Ever since I was a little kid, I've been interested in old objects and artifacts from earlier eras, especially if they were used in the Tehachapi Mountains. These are tangible remnants of our history, and though the people who once used them are gone and the places have changed, these humble items have traveled through time and are physical reminders of the past. I joined the Tehachapi Heritage League when I was 11 years old, when the museum was housed in the little old Chamber of Commerce...
"If you're wanting to see trains in Tehachapi or watch a train go around the Loop, don't try it on a Monday, or at least if you do wait until late in the afternoon – Monday is UP's designated minor maintenance day, and the tracks are often closed to rail traffic until the end of the workday." – Ed Gordon Ed is an extremely knowledgeable rail enthusiast and was for many years the helpful and informative owner of Trains Etc. on Tehachapi Boulevard....
Tehachapi Treasure Trove is planning a special First Friday on Oct. 4, as the store's downtown location will be celebrating seven years of making friends and fun, as well as art and of being a continuing major player in the Tehachapi art community. The Treasure Trove began as a nugget in the mind of Mel White with help from Sandy Thoman, and after a couple of exploratory meetings, Susanna Monette and Janet Meabon joined them in the planning and implementation of the new adventure. The initial...
Tehachapi continues to drive conversation in Kern County, especially among visitors and those that spend time in our community as a quick weekend getaway. The GranFondo, completed a few weeks back, was a great example. Over 1,000 riders, their supporters and community members flooded Downtown on an unseasonably warm September day to enjoy the festivities and the physical challenge. Many of these riders were returning to our community as they have made the ride an annual tradition. GranFondo,...
This crazy incident happened one winter in 1980, when I was in high school. One of my older brothers worked for my family's business, Ricker Motors (on Tehachapi Boulevard where Haddad Automotive is now). He went into B & B Liquors in the morning to get a soda and some kids in two cars asked him to buy them some beer. He thought that they were friends of mine, so he did – he bought them two cases of beer. They were actually from Arvin and I had no idea who they were. Then before lunch, a classma...
From Sea to Shining Sea; new Downtown Tehachapi Trucking Company moves goods across the United States If there were a road map to starting a small business in your home and transitioning into a major player in an industry, then K.M. Payton Trucking certainly fits that mold. The newest business residents of Downtown Tehachapi, K.M. Payton recently opened their new and first office at 118 S. Robinson Street. The business, founded by Mike and Kendra Payton, handles shipping of frozen seafood and...
The streets of downtown Tehachapi were bright with color after the 2019 Chalk on the Walk on Aug. 10. Artists of all ages began claiming their 4 by 4-foot section of sidewalk canvas along Tehachapi Boulevard and Green Street at 7:30 a.m. It didn't take long for beautiful art to appear. Judging began at 1 p.m. While some of the artists were new to Chalk on the Walk, others, like Best in Show winner Krista Link, have participated before. Krista was the 2018 TVAA Pick. TVAA says a big thank you to...
