Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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I have seen Kern County Fire department "Bell Huey" helicopters fly in the Tehachapi area for many years. Helicopter H408 began its service in 1968, serving in the Vietnam War. It served as a medical Helo-chopper as part of the Army's 117th Assault Helicopter Company. H408 suffered a serious crash in 1970. An explosion occurred onboard, shearing its tail boom and shredding its mast. Four soldiers were injured on landing. Those soldiers survived, but H408 was retired by the military. The...
Sharon Lerrie Lozar, 83, of Bear Valley Springs, our beloved, wife, mother, sister and friend, went home on Dec. 16, 2024. Born in Los Angeles, California, Sharon was the oldest child in a family of a brother and two sisters. Sharon married Lynn Clayton Lozar in 1969. In 1974, they moved to Oregon to raise their family. They returned to California in 1999 and settled in Bear Valley Springs. Her passions in life were serving the Lord, loving her family, helping others in need, golf and enjoying...
Well, we made it through another year. Although 2024 was a difficult one in many ways, it was also a good one in other ways. It was a year full of surprises and loss, rewards and disappointments, hope and despair. Many ups and downs. Just like most years. Usually when a new year rolls around and we all put up our new calendars, I like to write a rah-rah-sis-boom-bah column about the joy of possibilities; never mind what went before, the new calendar is a clean slate! A time for new beginnings!...
I have always loved the sights and sounds of airplanes. You know how certain sights and sounds stay in your memory bank forever? I remember when my husband Al and I were standing near the flagpole at Mojave Air & Space Port during a plaque dedication ceremony honoring all U.S. Marines and personnel who served at Marine Corps Air Station Mojave. Al looked at me and said, "Here comes Dick Lawyer!" We were looking toward the South down Airport Blvd. that Memorial Day in 1996. To this day, I still...
In January, many people make New Years resolutions only to break them a few weeks later. However, that is not always the case. Last year, leaders of Tehachapi Heritage League made some resolutions to improve the Tehachapi Museum. They began by arranging for repairs to the building and cleaning out storage areas. They improved the labeling of exhibits and planned new and rotating exhibits. THL leaders are well on the way to fulfilling their resolutions and their resolve continues through 2025. One of the new exhibits is a display of purple...
Tehachapi Rotary's 12 Days of Christmas food distribution program collected 110 boxes of food and supplies from community donations. The items were distributed throughout the Greater Tehachapi area to senior citizens and families who could use a little help. Participating agencies included Tehachapi Rotary, City of Tehachapi, Golden Hills CSD, Bear Valley CSD and Stallion Springs CSD. The Loop newspaper, City Hall, Tehachapi Police Department, Mountain Bible Church, and Tehachapi News were drop...
Adventist Health Bakersfield is pleased to announce the first baby born of the year at 12:40 a.m. Jan. 1, Diana Lucia, 6 lbs 13 ounces. Mom Deyra was filled with joy as she celebrated the new year with her healthy baby girl. For more information about Adventist Health Reedley services, visit www.AdventistHealthBakersfield.org/....
While having coffee with a musician friend of mine on Dec. 21, I found out he would be playing with Southern Sierra Pops Orchestra that day at the Shepherd of the Hills Church. The set list was a great mix of classic Christmas songs. The orchestra is 27 musicians strong, and conducted by James Reddish. We heard 12 classic Christmas song selections with guest singer, soloist Christina Scrivner, who joined the orchestra for "Panis Angelicus." Some of the other songs included, "Fantasy on the...
Perhaps you have lived in the same town all your life. If you are like me, you have moved dozens of times. Oddly enough, in all those moves, I am only about 100 miles from where I started. After finding the book "The Only Purple House in Town," by Ann Aguirre, I suddenly remembered all the purple houses I encountered along the way. Several were Victorian, one moved precariously whole in the middle of the night, and set down on new property, to be ogled with awe by neighbors the next morning....
According to "National Geographic," the practice of New Year's resolutions has been around since the time of the Babylonians, some 4,000 years ago. They started their new year on the vernal equinox (first day of spring), usually around March 20. This was the time to plant crops, crown their king and pay off their debts. A common resolution of the time was to return borrowed farm equipment. Eventually, the Romans (approximately 46 B.C.) took up the concept. However, they aligned the Babylonian...
Grab your cameras and beat winter boredom by joining TVAA's Annual Photography Contest. Tehachapi is a beautiful place to drive around, enjoy the scenery and capture some of that beauty in photos. Tehachapi Valley Arts Association is holding a photo contest in February and your photo submission could win ribbons or even bring home one of the top cash prizes! Submissions are due Jan. 24-Feb. 3, 2025. First Friday, Feb. 7 at Gallery 'N' Gifts (100 W. Tehachapi Blvd.) will feature an awards...
Chester Ray Reaves was born May 16, 1948 in Porum, Oklahoma to parents, William and Julie Reaves. He passed peacefully at his home from this earthly life to his eternal life with his lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Dec. 10, 2024 in Tehachapi. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones who will miss him greatly. He enjoyed time spent with his family, especially with his boys, camping, barbeques, fishing and teaching them the importance of living a healthy productive life, filled with love...
Happy New Year from Tehachapi Arts Center Tehachapi Arts Center welcomes in the new year wishing everybody a happy, prosperous, and peaceful 2025. It's hard to believe another year has past us by. Improv Class with Susan & Johnathon, Saturday, Jan. 11 Join us for a great workshop and get the chance to hone your improv skills. This one is a lot of fun. Runamuk Ceramics Will be holding various classes this month. Create your own design or use one of theirs to create decorations and ornaments,...
There is no corner of this country where one can honestly look at the last several years of changes within intercollegiate athletics and claim things are better off. It started with NIL (name, image, likeness) payments, spearheaded by our brilliant state of California. What was intended to be honest compensation for an athlete when a school profits from their name, image, likeness and endorsement, has turned into all-out payments to student-athletes paid by large funds often associated with, or...
While doing some research at Beale Library back in 1987, a mere 27 years ago, I could not resist copying some events listed in the old 1920 Tehachapi News. The temperatures occasionally skip a day. I searched ahead for February and March. Often people say, "We've never had weather like this in January before." Note the 79 degrees on Jan. 18, 1920. Maybe it's not global warming, after all? We could just say, "Yes, we have." Mostly though, I read of citizens' lives 94 years ago. Fortunately I...
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The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District donated $1,000 to each of the following, please consider adoption or donations. Marley's Mutts: www.marleysmutts.org/contact/; Fixin' Feral Felines: www.fixinferalfelines.com/; Have a Heart Humane Society: www.haveahearthumanesociety.org/....
When I was in ninth grade we moved to the sub-suburbs of Newhall, California. Actually, it was an area called Saugus where tract builders had rushed in ... members of a latter-day tract building gold rush. Houses bloomed up seemingly overnight with every house a clone of one out of four plans. The area reminded me of the Pete Seeger song, "Little Boxes." Anyway, we were far from civilization. The first summer my younger sister and I would rise early once a week and make our weekly pilgrimage to...
This being the last edition of Xs and Arrows this year I thought I would take a moment to highlight some of the great contributions that the Tehachapi Warriors Booster Club has made to Tehachapi High School athletes in 2024. As President of the organization, I am proud to report we are back to full strength on the board of directors. Special thanks to Monica LaMonte, who stayed with us an additional two years following her daughter Laura's graduation from THS until we could find a suitable repla...
Justin Pool returned to Tehachapi in June after an absence of eight years. For Justin, he is returning home, but for his wife Danielle and their sons, 6-year-old Kyle and 2-year-old Walker, the mountains are a new experience as they came from Santa Rosa, near the Bay Area. Justin is the new Vice President of Operations for Brite Service Industries, a company that was founded by his mother, Jeanette, in 2006. Justin's family once lived in Pomona, California, where he was born. They also lived in...
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Last week, I had the chance to reconnect with my friend Kimberly Karver, and it was magical. We first met on MasterChef Generations, both earning our white MasterChef aprons and representing Team Gen X. Fun fact: we were two of the shortest competitors in the kitchen, standing side-by-side, two GenX "BFFs" with our own unique stories. Over the course of the competition, and even more so over the past year, we have discovered how much we share in common during our exchange of letters and video...
On Dec. 14, local veterans group 5150 Dieselz were joined by VFW Post 5948 and American Legion Post 221 in laying wreaths at the base of the military memorials located in Freedom Plaza in Downtown Tehachapi. Eight wreaths in all were placed honoring those who have served in the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines. An additional wreath was placed honoring members of the military who are listed as POW-MIA. Wreaths Across America is a...
All my life I've celebrated Christmas in one way or another, even though a lifetime of changing circumstances has also periodically necessitated changes in beloved holiday traditions. This year will be no exception – a welcome low-key day awaits me – although over the years I've also expanded my own personal celebrations to include more than one holiday. You see, through the years, thanks to a curiosity instilled in me long ago by my mother, I've learned about a number of other holidays dur...
Christopher (Chris) Franklin Sheppard was born on Oct. 17, 1963, in Dinuba, California, to Richard Franklin and Rose Marie Sheppard. Chris passed away on Nov. 30 in Pahrump, Nevada, after a valiant four-year battle with cancer. Chris joined the United States Air Force at 17 and dedicated over 26 years of service as a POL (Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant) airman, retiring as a Senior Master Sergeant in February 2008. He continued his dedication to service with the Defense Logistics Agency until his...
