Tehachapi substation arrest and felony log

Periodically, the Tehachapi News runs a list of arrests made by Kern County Sheriff’s Department officers assigned to the Tehachapi area.

Misdemeanor arrests
Jan. 22 – male, misdemeanor — unlicensed driver, no insurance, age 20
Jan. 29 – male, misdemeanor — under the influence, age 22
Feb. 2 – male, misdemeanor — warrant, age 35
Feb. 3 – male, misdemeanor — driving with a suspended license, age 44
Feb. 3 – male, misdemeanor — under the influence, no license plate lamp, expired tags, age 29
Feb. 5 – male, misdemeanor — warrant, age 21
Feb. 5 – male, misdemeanor — resisting or delaying the officer, under the influence, age 25
Feb. 5 – male, misdemeanor — under the influence, age 20
Feb. 5 – male, misdemeanor — under the influence of drugs, possession of marijuana, defective light, age 21
Feb. 6 – female, misdemeanor — under the influence, age 42
Feb. 6 – male, misdemeanor — driving under the influence of drugs, under the influence, expired registration, age 28
Feb. 6 – female, misdemeanor — under the influence of drugs, age 27
Feb. 7 – male, misdemeanor — under the influence, possession of paraphernalia, age 23
Feb. 8 – female, misdemeanor — under the influence, age 23
Feb. 8 – female, misdemeanor — false information, resisting arrest, age 22
Feb. 8 – female, misdemeanor — under the influence, possession of paraphernalia, driving at an unsafe speed, age 18
Feb. 11 – male, misdemeanor — no front license plate, unlicensed driver, age 28
Feb. 12 – female, misdemeanor — loud music, suspended license, open container, age 24
Feb. 14 – female, misdemeanor — possession of drug paraphernalia, age 23
Feb. 14 – female, misdemeanor — possession of drug paraphernalia, age 28
Feb. 18 – female, misdemeanor — public intoxication, age 58
Feb. 18 – male, misdemeanor — possession of less than 1 ounce marijuana, under the influence, age 46
Feb. 19 – female, misdemeanor — warrant, age 35
Feb. 19 – male, misdemeanor — arrest, age 40
Feb. 20 – female, misdemeanor — petty theft, age 23
Feb. 20 – male, misdemeanor — resisting arrest, public intoxication, age 36
Feb. 22 – male, misdemeanor — public intoxication, alcohol in the park, age 56
Feb. 23 – male, misdemeanor — driving under the influence, age 59
Feb. 23 – male, misdemeanor — under the influence, age 22
Feb. 24 – male, misdemeanor — public intoxication, license plate lamp out, age 33
Feb. 24 – female, misdemeanor — no seatbelt, no driver’s license, no registration, age 42

Felony arrests
Jan. 30 – female, felony — possession of methanphetamines, paraphernalia, under the influence of drugs, age 25
Jan. 30 – male, felony — drug possession, possession of paraphernalia, age 26
Feb. 2 – male, felony — burglary, resisting arrest, trespassing, possession of stolen property, age 22
Feb. 2 – male, felony — burglary, resisting arrest, possession of stolen property, age 21
Feb. 3 – male, felony — possession of a dangerous weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, hit and run, age 22
Feb. 5 – male, felony — possession of dirk or dagger, age 27
Feb. 8 – male, felony — kidnapping, false imprisonment, sexual battery, annoying or molesting a child, child cruelty, age 46
Feb. 9 – male, felony — possession of methamphetamine, age 21
Feb. 9 – male, felony — possession of a controlled substance, age 23
Feb. 10 – male, felony — possession of methanphetamines, unlicensed driver, obstructed view, age 26
Feb. 10 – male, felony — possession of methanphetamines, unlicensed driver, age 28
Feb. 13 – male, felony — under the influence, possession of a dangerous weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, age 29
Feb. 13 – male, felony — false name, false personation, age 23
Feb. 14 – female, felony — possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, age 22
Feb. 17 – male, felony — robbery, burglary, criminal threats, age 22
Feb. 20 – male felony — possession of methanphetamines, driving under the influence of drugs, under the influence, providing false information to officer, driving on a suspended license, expired registration, age 36
Feb. 23 – male, felony — possession of controlled substance, possession of narcotic paraphernalia, false information, parole hold, driving on suspended or revoked license, failure to stop at a red light, age, 27
Feb. 23 – male, felony — possession of controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, false information, age 28

Felony reports
Jan. 16 – grand theft auto
Jan. 31– commercial burglary
Jan. 31– male — annoying or harassing telephone calls, criminal threats, age 27
Feb. 9 – vehicle burglary
Feb. 9 – burglary
Feb. 9 – grand theft
Feb. 9 – grand theft
Feb. 10 – vehicle theft
Feb. 13 – grand theft auto
Feb. 13 – grand theft
Feb. 14 – residential burglary
Feb. 15 – dissuading or preventing a witness or victim, violate domestic violence protection order
Feb. 16 – identity theft
Feb. 17 – cruelty to a child
Feb. 17 – burglary, forced entry into garage
Feb. 18 – vehicle theft
Feb. 19 – vehicle theft
Feb. 23 – burglary
Feb. 24 – spousal assault, burglary

Surviving cancer, busy with life

Cancer does not have to stop you: Stallion Springs resident Jack Buss is a prime example of that.

Buss plays tennis at least two to four times a week and plays golf twice a week.
Buss and his wife Betty moved to Stallion Springs 15 years ago. They saw an ad in the Los Angeles Times about a golf package being offered, and when they arrived, they were captivated with the ‘wide open space’ and quickly decided they wanted to retire in the area. They started to live their dream in 1991.

In 2002, Buss was diagnosed with prostate cancer. His PSA tests had been elevating slowly over time and his doctor referred him to a surgeon in Bakersfield. Fortunately, his surgery was successful and he did not require chemotherapy or radiation.

His family had no known history of cancer. But Buss took a proactive role in his own health with regular examinations, and believes it is because of this that he and his doctors were able to identify the cancer early. “Get those PSA tests. If you don’t, it gets ahead of you,” Buss said.

Buss is very active in the Tehachapi prostate information group and said being part of the group helps him feel better because he can talk to someone who has been through it.

“There are always new people arriving all the time. People react to the news differently and it helps them to learn and discuss the different options available,” he said.

Buss plans on participating in the Relay for Life event which will be held in Tehachapi July 15 through 16. Cancer survivors are invited to walk the first lap around the Jacobsen Middle School track. Teams may also enter the 24-hour marathon.

For more information, call chairperson Tracey Lankin at 821-1654.

Multiple accidents occur during storm

A spring blizzard blasted the Tehachapi area on April 5 creating havoc on town streets and surrounding roads, as well as on Highway 58.

Officer Stephen Hunsaker of the California Highway Patrol said the snow came down so fast and heavy that snow plows couldn’t keep up with clearing the snow off the freeway.

That, coupled with the wind that turned the freeway into a river of black ice, were factors in the decision to close the freeway from Towerline Road to Tehachapi at approximately 2:30 p.m. The freeway was reopened at 7 p.m.

Hunsaker said the CHP handled two wrecks on the freeway and one on Highline Road.

“Basically the accidents were caused by people driving too fast for the conditions,” Hunsaker said. “They need to slow down for bad weather, especially snow.”
Hunsaker reminds drivers that although having a 4-wheel drive might be helpful in stormy weather, it is not infallible.

Ironically, the driver of one car that was totalled on Highway 58 was the witness of another bad accident the following day in town.

Joanne Wilson of Concord was returning home from visiting family in Arizona when her car slipped on the the freeway just west of Tehachapi.
She said the car hit the median and spun around. Traveling with her were her son and daughter-in-law.

“People were going so fast they didn’t see us on the side of the road,” Wilson said.
The following day, she came into Tehachapi with an Enterprise Car Rental driver to retrieve items from her totaled car. As she and the driver followed a man in a truck, who was taking them to the wrecking yard, the man was hit by a big truck on West H Street, between Mill and Green streets.

The accident is under investigation.

Bear Valley Springs also had a number of weather-related accidents. Sgt. Dave Watts of Bear Valley Police Department said Cumberland Drive had to be closed for six hours due to an accident on that road. But, like the wrecks on the freeway, there were no serious injuries.

Sgt. Joe Giuffre of the Kern County Sheriff’s Department Tehachapi substation also reported that his department were called to several accidents throughout the area.
Side bar

Stopping distance information from the California Highway Patrol
A car in good condition with good brakes and tires traveling on dry pavement 20 mph will require at least 19 feet to stop.

The same car traveling 20 mph on an icy road will need 100 feet to stop. If the car has reinforced chains, it will take 75 feet before it can stop.

News unveils new Web site

At the Tehachapi News, we strive to be a comprehensive newspaper, giving our readers a real sense of our community and its residents. Now, our Web site, www.tehachapinews.com, will be able to better serve as another portal into our community and bring residents and fellow Tehachapi lovers closer together.

Unlike our previous site, the new one offers more features. Now, all articles, events, letters, columns and photos can be found on the site. With our new flexibility, we’ll be able to post stories as they are completed, even before they publish in the paper. As readers, you will be able to post comments on all stories on the site, as well as e-mail them to friends.

We also offer discussion topics, inviting you to comment on specific issues pertaining to our town.

Another feature is “Meet Your Neighbors.” When you submit articles, photos and events, you will be asked to register once, and have the opportunity to tell us all about your interests, include a photo, share favorite Web sites, and find other neighbors with like interests.

With the launch of the new site, we are also changing the way news, letters and photos are submitted to us. Instead of e-mailing the information, go to the Web site and click on the “Spread Your News” icon at the top of the page. If you haven’t registered, we’ll ask you to so we know how to contact you if we have any questions.

Then, choose what you’d like to contribute (an article, letter, photo or community event). Another page will pop up and all you have to do is fill in the blanks for the title, byline and information. You can even add photos or logos to your submission. When sending photos, be sure to use at least 200 dpi to ensure the best quality for our print edition. When you’re done, click on the “Submit” button.

A Tehachapi News editor will review your contribution and e-mail you when it has been published on tehachapinews.com. We include as many contributions as possible in our print edition.

So, go to tehachapinews.com and take a look around, register, and send us some news. We’d love to hear from you!

Will Cantil be L.A.’s dumping ground?

East Kern County leaders held a press conference in Cantil on April 3, in opposition to a proposed 3,100-acre landfill site for waste trucked in from Los Angeles.

Area residents gathered at the wind-swept site on Neuralia Road, just north of California City, to hear reasons why a one billion, cubic-yard landfill/energy park would be detrimental to the desert eco-system, the aerospace industry and residents, alike.

“What this Missouri-based trash dumping company [Herzog Environmental, Inc.] is proposing, is threatening the safety of test pilots and the mission of the bases; Edwards Air Force Base, China Lake Naval Weapons Center and the Mojave Spaceport,” said former State Senator and Assemblyman Phil Wyman.
Kern County 2nd District Supervisor Don Maben, who has worked for regulation to protect the bases from encroachment, agreed.

“If this initiative passes, it will allow the interference of night-flight testing from Edwards and China Lake,” Maben said. “It’s a naturally dark area and lights from a 24-hour plant, plus trucks every two minutes, would certainly have an effect on night vision flying.”

Mojave Space Port Manager Stewart Witt spoke of the the project’s lack of due process and the need for Los Angeles to be responsible for its own waste products.
Attorney Brandon Martin, spokesman and manager for the landfill project (known as the High Desert Green Energy Park), said he is disappointed by reactions from local politicians regarding military issues surrounding the project.

“The military missions are very important to the people of East Kern, all of Kern County and the nation,” he said. “We will do all we can to protect those missions and we are dealing directly with base officials.”

The selected site is within an existing flood zone, which Wyman believes is another concern for residents.

“Here are the problems with this L.A. dump proposal. The potential of spreading hazardous waste and potential illness to the residents of East Kern County when the proposed dump site floods,” he said.

According to Martin, the project will include a multiple technology renewable energy facility, made up of solar and wind energy as well as biomass conversion of agricultural crops and construction debris.

“The important thing for people to know is that biomass is not sludge or human waste,” Martin said. “What is disposed of would be made up of household and municipal solid waste; no medical waste or asbestos.”

He added that Kern County stands to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue over the life span of the project, plus create jobs as well as a charitable benefits trust.

However, Mayor Larry Adams of California City countered the company’s beneficial claims, saying, “This is about collecting somebody else’s trash and we don’t want it.”
Other grievances listed by Wyman include the potential transport of 18,000 tons of trash per day from L.A, carried by up to 60 trucks per hour traveling through eastern Kern County over the proposed 44-year life span of the plant.

In addition, Cantil residents Glen and Venita Harshman fear a potential impact on the habitats of already endangered species, including the desert tortoise, condors and mountain lions in the desert area.

“This is an L.A. problem, not a Kern problem,” Glen said.

In February, State Senator Dean Florez (D-Shafter), also an opponent of the landfill project, presented two ballot measures designed to stop proponents from obtaining voter support before environmental approvals are established. He urges Kern County voters not to sign the petitions.

According to Florez’ Chief of Staff Al Wagner, the petitions have mainly been accessible to Bakersfield residents who live far from the East Kern dump site.

“We haven’t heard of any petitions so far in the outlying areas of Kern County,” he said.

Some 15,000 signatures are needed to qualify the measure for the ballot in November.

Prayer breakfast and rallies

In observance of the National Day of Prayer, a prayer breakfast will be held on May 4 from 7 to 8 a.m. featuring speaker Chuck Wall.

Prayer rallies will follow at city hall at noon and at the First Baptist Church at 7 p.m.

Samantha Johnson represents American Legion Auxiliary at 2006 Girls State

Samantha Johnson, 2006 American Legion Girls’ State Representative

The Tehachapi Unit 221 of the American Legion Auxiliary is pleased to announce that Samantha Johnson has been selected as this year’s delegate to attend Girls State. Samantha is a junior at Tehachapi High School and will be joining over 500 other high school juniors on July 2 through July 8 at Fresno State University.
The main objectives of the Girls State program is to educate the delegates about elective system of the local county and state government, develop leadership, instill a greater understanding of the American traditions, and to stimulate a desire to maintain our democratic government.
Samantha is active in her school government, sports, and theatre. She is the daughter of Scott and Pamela Johnson of Tehachapi.
The girls were selected by the school for an interview by the American Legion Auxiliary due to their academic accomplishments and all-around involvement in the high school and community.
The girls selected for interview were: Sky Martin (selected as alternate), Maureen Recalde (selected second alternate), Alisha Adhikari, Katelynn Camp, and Kathleen McCulough.

Featured guest speaker at TAC

Well-known local cartoonist Ray Friesen was the featured guest speaker at Suzan Christenson's Create a Comic class for kids at Tehachapi Art Center last Thursday.Ray talked about his own successful cartooning efforts, read one of his storyboards, showed an animated feature he is working on and drew some caricatures of the students. His visit and demonstrations were met with great enthusiasm by the students, teachers and parents alike.

Edison receives thanks from TPAC

Tehachapi Performing Arts Center board president BJ Mitchell presents Alis Clausen of Southern California Edison with a certificate of appreciation for their Gold Level Sponsorship. Others present at the meeting include board members Jennifer Williams, Phil Darling, and board secretary Phyllis Belcher.

Construction Begins: State Route 14 North Mojave Four Lane

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Acting Director, Alan McCuen announced the start of construction for the State Route 14 North Mojave Four Lane Project.

This $45 million dollar project will widen 10 miles of roadway from a two-lane conventional highway to a four lane divided expressway. Drainage for the entire length of the project will be improved by elevating the roadbed and bridges at Cache Creek Wash to eliminate future road closures due to flooding. A full grade-separated interchange and overpass will be constructed at State Route 14 and California City Boulevard intersection.

With the start of National Work Zone Awareness Week, Caltrans would like to remind the motoring public to “Slow for the Cone Zone” while traveling through maintenance and construction work zones.

For additional information, contact the public information office at the number listed above. For road information, please contact the Caltrans Highway Information Network at 1-800-427-ROAD (7623).

Finance picture looking brighter at TUSD

The financial picture is now looking less gloomy at the Tehachapi Unified School District due to a better state economic forecast.

Since the years 2003 and 2004 when the grim outlook from the state caused the district to lay off several teachers, the state has increased cost of living allowances (COLA) to school districts and began paying back deficit money owed to the districts as well.

With the improvement in the financial situation, Diane Branham, TUSD finance director, said the district should be able to meet the 3 percent reserve requirement this year and for the next two years.

The 3 percent money reserve in the district’s account is required for districts of the TUSD’s size and is necessary for its annual budget to be approved by the county.
In addition, the Branham projects that the district may be able to pay off its $24 million general obligation bond a little earlier, which could put from $1 to $2 million back into school projects as approved by the bond measure in 1999.

At the time the bond series A, B and C were sold, the interest rates ranged from 5.41 to 4.94 percent. Currently the rate is 4.4 percent and although it changes daily, Branham said the district hopes to give the taxpayers a refund over time on the amount they are paying on the bond.

“Because of the interest rates now, it looks like we can do a refund working with bond counsel and the underwriters,” she said.

Branham said the district won’t know exactly what that amount will be until they get into the market and until they they go to refund the bond. She said that is due to the fact that market interest rates may change every day.
Approximately $17 million of bond is available for refinancing at this time.

According to the bond language the purpose of the 1999 bond was to relieve severe over crowding by building a new high school and converting the current high school into a junior high; building permanent classrooms and Cummings Valley Elementary and to repair and renovate schools.

But Branham said paying off the bond a little early will put money back into the project.

“It should be a win win for everybody,” she said.

Early days of electronics are just yesterday

Our granddaughter Nikki and her husband Buddy came by the house over the weekend and something in our conversation took me back to the days when radios and TVs were full of vacuum tubes.

When I started to reminisce, it quickly became clear they didn't have a clue what I was talking about. I don't believe they have ever seen a vacuum tube because their expressions remained blank when I described it as a sort of light bulb with lots of thingies in the middle. I wasn't talking down to them. That's about all I know on the subject.
I do know that when a tube went out in one of our early television sets we were all through watching Ed Sullivan. Since the blown tube couldn't be picked out from the unblown ones in most cases, this called for pulling out all of them and heading to Thrifty Drug Store where they had a tube tester.

The first time I went through this drill, I had no problem picking out the bad tube and buying a replacement, also at Thrifty. But when I got home I quickly discovered that I should have made some notes as to where the tubes should be plugged back in. I never made that mistake again.

This episode reminded me again that technology is moving so fast that we oldsters forget that people even a little younger can't share many of our experiences with material things.

The median Californian was born after 1970. That's why these folks can't believe we used to travel in the summertime without auto air conditioning, for example. By 1970, almost all new vehicles came with it. You have to be over 50 to recall when traveling through the Mojave Desert in July was about as comfy as crossing Death Valley in a covered wagon.

To fully appreciate this generational gap we have to get back to those old vacuum tubes and their successors, the transistors and integrated circuits we accept and then ignore.

Many historians consider the development of solid state electronics as significant as the invention of the printing press and the automobile in shaping society. Microchips seem to be buried in most things we buy today. Personal computers wouldn't exist if we still depended on those cumbersome vacuum tubes.

Ditto for such diverse things as heart pacemakers, kitchen gadgets and multi-function wrist watches. More importantly, integrated circuits are the main reason why cars use less gas, burn it cleaner and why air travel is so incredibly safe compared to decades ago. We would find it catastrophic if solid state electronics should suddenly disappear and we had to go back to how things were right after the end of World War II.

Vacuum tubes haven't disappeared, however. I found hundreds of internet websites offering all kinds of them for sale. I guess they are sought after by restorers of old radios and such and for use in new guitar amplifiers and certain upscale audio systems among other uses.

Does anybody know what Thrifty did with its old tube testers? I have a place of honor for one of them in our living room.

Brite Lake to open at end of April

The Brite Lake Aquatic and Recreation area will be open for the 2006 season at 6 a.m., Saturday April 29.

Season passes are now available at the Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District office, located at 490 West “D” Street. The fee for season passes are as follows: season pass $40, senior citizen pass (62 and older) $20, and boat launching pass $10.

Season passes are for day use only. The fee for day use is $5 per vehicle, boat launching $3 per boat per day (no gas engines, electric motors only) and day use and boat launching $8.

A dump station is available for RV’s and the cost is $3 per vehicle for non-use. Overnight camping is also available with 12 sites with water and electric hook-up at $20 per vehicle per night. Dry camping is $15 per vehicle per night.
TVRPD does not take reservations for camping. Camping is on a first come first served basis.

Three picnic pavilions are available for group picnicking. Reservations and payment of rental fees must be made at least one week in advance for group pavilions.
For more information, call the TVPRD office at 822-3228.

CV honor roll students

Cummings Valley Elementary School is proud to announce its honor roll and principal’s honor roll students for the third quarter of the 2005-06 school year. Students received their awards from principal David Spencer during assemblies held Monday and Tuesday, April 3 and 4.

To be named to the principal’s honor roll, a student in fourth or fifth grade must achieve all As on his or her report card, as well as satisfactory marks in citizenship.

These high achievers for the first quarter include: Kiera Peck, Matthew Bowlin, Jessica Carpenetti, Shawnee Villarreal, Baylee Ezati, Tyler Huebner, Austin Miller, Emily Padgett, Jessica Perrault, Samantha Wallace, Amanda Pelletier, Sheridan Morigeau, Katie Parker, Dane Camp, Donald Strasheim, Grace Liestman, Arman Alizadeh, Keagan Anick, Cesar Garcia, Valeria Garcia, Darian Grisso, Jonathan Supple, Jed Trott, Tabitha Witsken, Meagan Thiesse, Ryan Bilotta, Caleb Ellms, Holly Lambert, Baylee Garland, Veronica Rice, Quinton Grounds, Ryan Downs, Drew Siverson, Harli Smith, Josh St. John and Sarah Thoman.

Students named to the Honor Roll received satisfactory marks in citizenship, as well as all As and Bs on their report cards for the first quarter. Those students include: Jonathan Roberts, Victoria Perrault, Caleab Hutto, Branden Dunn, Carrie Brewer, Andrew Borst, Justin Amparan, Donald Culp, Megan Barnes, Sean Casey, Nikki Hanes, Madison Johnson, Audrey Moon, Angelina Montalbano, Tyler Todd, Daniel Ziegler and Alison Waters.

Also on the Honor Roll were: Morgan Aitchison, Fletcher Allen, Joey Boudreau, Shawn Carpenter, Taylor Carpenter, Kati Creten, Tesia Wolcott, Noah Owens, Kaitlyn Sizelove, Faustina Barnard, Reid Feeley, Isaiah Hutto, Kyle Mathes Orr, Zachary Minton, Jill Molidor, Adam Pinckard, Amy Bayer, Cameron Gamble, Ashley Johnson, Karlie Montoya, Austin Riddle, Emily Rohmaller, Dalton Scaggs, Allyson Schellenberg, Blake Waters and Brian Wolf.

Also Leslie Hanes, Hollynn Johnson, Katie Lennon, Meagan Manes, Shelby Newman, Alaura Wong, Sean Heller, Joshua Lara, Ethan Verone, Cecilia Woody, Alicia Harrison, Will Carter, Tiffany Short, Christian Aguilar, Abigail Ramirez, Jared Rocha-deFreitas, Wyatt Tipton, Hailey Nelsen, Jessica Jellie, Noa Carone, Michael Yarlot, Nicholas Porter, Jenna Hall, Morgan Langston, Dylan McCoy, Mark Minjares, Sam Ray, Megan Murphy and Kayleigh Jarrett.

Congratulations to all for this outstanding academic achievement.

Mrs. Mozart takes a bow

On Sunday, March 26, Mrs. Mozart (Phyllis Belcher) entertained nearly 90 guests at the Oak Tree Country Club in Bear Valley Springs. Mozart’s lovely consort greeted her callers individually, graciously inviting each of them to kiss her ring. She then offered the attendees an Austrian baker’s dozen of tidbits about her famous husband, shattering the many myths that have grown up around him and denouncing the mockery that movies have made of his life. Though Mozart proved herself the epitome of good taste and generosity, she was not above a few digs at her notoriously domineering father-in-law.

Mozart then presented her guests with live performances of some of her husband’s music. The afternoon’s entertainment included a violin solo by Bryn Rosander, a piano solo by Jolene Densmore and a violin and cello duet featuring Bryn Rosander and her mother, Christy Rosander. Mozart demonstrated her own musical gifts as a cellist by joining violinists Gayel Pitchford and Kelsey Schoenberg and cellist Christy Rosander in a rendition of one of her husband’s quartets.

Mozart then introduced her good friend, B.J. Mitchell, who offered the guests an opportunity to tour Mozart country next fall under the sponsorship of the Tehachapi Community Orchestra. Finally, the composer’s widow presented her personal photographer, Hanson Williams, who took Mozart’s friends on a photo-tour of Austria, Vienna and Prague, the settings for many of the most important events in her husband's life and the destinations for the participants in the orchestra’s upcoming tour.

The afternoon, which culminated in a repast of apple strudel, baked fresh in Mozart’s own kitchen, was made possible by the Tehachapi Community Orchestra Board. The board invites members of the Tehachapi community to join them on their tour of Mozart’s world.

For more information, call Gayel Pitchfor at 821-7511.

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