I was really sorry to hear that Carol Holmes has left the Tehachapi News.  She will be missed not only by me, but by the entire community.  One thing that I will always appreciate about Carol was her passion to get a new Resource Center established in Tehachapi in order to aide children and families.  A couple of years ago Carol escorted several of us to the Resource Center in Lamont which is doing great things.  I hope that one day we will be able to build a similar center so that Carol's passion and efforts will not be in vain.  The Tehachapi Collaborative, a new organization in the community with representatives from Public Health, School District, Kern County Human Services, Sheriffs Advisory Committee, CERT, hospital, Head Start and many more very important agencies in our community.  The Collaborative held a fundraising yard sale last weekend at the home of Ernest Lopez which was very successful.  Thank you to Ernest and Rose Lopez for the use of your beautiful home in Golden Hills.  The Collaborative will also be joining with the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District on Saturday, October 7 to present the this years Health Fair.  We hope to see you all there.

Hi Everyone;

I am the Administrator of the Tehachapi Hospital.  I know that there are many questions in the community about the status and progress of the new hospital that is planned for Tehachapi.  I am hoping to use this opportunity through the Tehachapi News to inform people and to answer questions.  In brief, the plans for the new hospital have been submitted to the State of California for approval and they are currently undergoing plan checks by the State.  If all goes well, we are hoping for approval from the State by the end of this year so that we can begin construction in early 2007.  If you would like to see what the plans look like be sure and check out our hospital website at www.tvhd.org  and click on the link for the new hospital plans.  And if you have any questions please let me know.  I can be reached at ceo@tvhd.org and I will check back frequently on this blog.  Have a great Mountain Festival weekend!