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The 1930's and 1940's Tehachapi Floods

Here is a quote from the TN article " Depot fire defendants 'held to answer":

The site now reveals strata that tell the history of the depot. At the lowest level are the bricks, then remnants of charred wood from the first depot fire in 1904, then a black layer of soil that accumulated during the flood decades of the 1930s and 1940s. On top of that layer is three feet of fill that was placed on the site to hold the depot when it was raised off the ground to get above the floodwaters. The fill made the land higher than the surrounding streets.

Anyone know the history of the Tehachapi Floods from the '30's and 40's?

Extreme Sports Weekend at Woodward!

For those of you who are interested in seeing a free extreme sports event at Woodward in Stallion Springs there is one going to be held there Sept 26 -28. If you have never been there is can be awsm (no pun intended!) to watch! Bring the kids and for us oldies you will see what camps today look like! Here is more info:

The date is set and it is official that the Amateur Inline League will be holding it's World Championships event right here, in Stallion Springs at Woodward West, Sept. 26-28.

The Amateur Inline league is the largest amateur circuit in the world for inline stunt skaters. This event attracts competitors from all over the world!

This event is free for spectators, so come on out and join us at Woodward West for a weekend of fun. You will have the chance to see the best athletes in the sport compete on the best facilities in the world!

The AIL is making sure that this year’s championship event is huge and has a lot to offer to the up-and-coming amateurs out there. The weekend will not only be full of great skating and fun, it will allow inliners of all ages and skill to come together to create a weekend of memories they will never forget.

Palin/McCain

I'm starting to get confused! Every time I turn on the TV Palin is at the podium. Is McCain running for president or Palin??? She addressed the 'banking/mortgage' crisis in further depth than McCain! What gives?

McCain needs to step up his visibility more or pretty soon it will be Palin who is wearing the pants! Did he pick too strong of a VP?

It's Time for Another Favorites Blog!

OK! It's time for another favorites blog as well a a kick off to Mato pending, long anticipated FOOD CLUB, hopefully starting this fall!

I too have been trying to eat a little healthier since reffup posted his blog and weight loss and being healthy, so I am revamping my culinary techniques (what little I have!). Here is my new, somewhat healthy, favorite recipe. Add yours to it--it doesn't need to be healthy--just a favorite. And for those of you that are cooking disadvantanged, post a favorite food buy.

Easy Rotisserie Chicken Salad

Fry up 4 pieces bacon til brown then remove from skillet. Discard all but 1 tablespoon drippings, and add 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper to the skillet with the drippings. Using a whisk, heat to boiling. then remove from heat and cool slightly. Toss this mixture with 2 cups of deboned, shredded Rostisserie Chicken, the add to a bed of Romaine, tossing again. Sprinkle crumbled bacon pieces on top. Serve immediatly. Other items can be added to taste: olives, bell pepper, scallions, cherry tomatoes, etc.

One of my new favorite food items is Inn Keepers Bed & Breakfast 8 Grain Bread from Costco. It comes in a mega 3 lb loaf and doesn't contain any high fructose corn syrup, is 98% fat free and contains 22% RDA for fiber with 2 slices.

New Restaurant!!!!

Any one know about the new restaurant called the Blue Ginger PHO' that is going in between Books and Crannies and Domino's Pizza? I saw their sign today and wondered about it! At least I think it's a restaurant!

Tehachapi Hospital Budget is a Pipe Dream

Here is a quote from the TN article on how much the new hospital is going to cost:

"The Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District envisions a 25-bed hospital, Burgess explained later to the Tehachapi News, and the million and a half to two million dollar figure is a total number that includes design, hard costs of construction and soft costs of access roads, parking, utilities and water."

Are they in dreamland?????? The average cost of a hospital is over 1 million dollars A BED!!!!! And previous comments about rebuilding the train depot felt that $1 million was not enough money to finish it. And they feel a 25 bed hospital can be built with 2 million dollars or less?

I think some research needs to be done before the hospital is started. TVHCD needs to view other 25 bed hospitals that have been recently finished to see what the actual building costs were.

I sure don't want another white elephant like the fire station to be started and not finished!

Kern County has became a Haven for Animal Hoarders!

Here is an article from the Bakersfield Californian. Other counties take action against hoarders but it seems Kern County has thrown out the welcome mat!

http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/523973.html

Here is another link to Kern County Code enforcement http://www.hoardingchihuahuas.org/62dda13.pdf

Does our Animal Control Division Chief side with hoarders???? Why is it ok to have over 250 dogs in cages that live in a house with no conditional use permit to have a kennel?

And didn't they give this woman in Mojave 10 days notice to clean up before an Animal Control inspection? Did they give the woman in Cummings Valley 10 days notice to clean up? Kimi Peck gets 10 days notice before an Animal Control inspection.

According to the link above, San Berninadino "quickly" cited this woman for illegal zoning violation when she moved there. So she moved to LA County where Animal Control seized her dogs. SO SHE MOVED BACK TO KERN COUNTY!

Why hasn't Kern County quickly cited Kimi Peck for zoning violations??? Click on the Kern County Code enforcement and they have no less than 26 entries for Kimi's property.

Happy Birthday Gube!

Well, it has been almost 1 year since the mystery person, Gube, has started to blog. He has had an astonishing over 23,000 blog views and over 2200 profile looks, all of us trying to figure out who this man is and what makes this man who he is.

Gube has irritated, infuriated, bored us, outraged us, agreed and disagreed with us, crossed over the line, and has been a general pain in the azz. He has no idea what political correctness is. But he is free to be who is he is, without worrying or being concerned as to whose toes he has just stepped on or what other people think. I feel Gube is the essence of free speech, something this country is based on.

Happy Birthday Gube!

I HEARD THE ANGELS SING TODAY!

Yes, the Angels sang at my house today. As much as I love my kids, I enjoyed 8 hours of..........nothing! My kids both went back to school. My daughter, who had been homeschooled, had her first day of 7th grade at JMS and my son had his first day of 9th at THS.

Anyone else as happy as I am?

Bear Valley Springs Employee Embezzling $$$$$

I just read in the Bakersfield Californian that a Bear Valley Springs employee is under investigation due to "hundreds of thousands" of dollars that are missing from the BVS Association. Apparently this embezzling has been going on for 2 years now. Why hasn't the Tehachapi News posted anything on their website? It has been referred to the DA for further action.