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Wildflowers in Tehachapi must deal with two fundamental truths about our weather: most of our moisture arrives in winter, when the days are coldest and there is the least amount of sunlight; and during summer when the...
Posted by editor
- Mon Oct 6, 2008 15:21:10 PDT
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Tehachapi residents recently got their first look at a landmark new book about the local Indian people entitled Handbook of the Kawaiisu, which is being co-authored by Native American elder Harold Williams and archeologist Allan...
Posted by editor
- Mon Sep 29, 2008 15:51:42 PDT
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One of the most unique and talented men that the Tehachapi Valley will ever know left us at 10 a.m. on Friday morning when Hooks Anderson, 91, died peacefully in his chair at home with loved ones close beside him. Hooks had recently had...
Posted by editor
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 15:27:59 PDT
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One of the more interesting mammal species in the Tehachapi Mountains can be seen running, climbing, bounding and scampering up trees year-round. These lively and energetic creatures with large bushy tails are California Gray Squirrels...
Posted by editor
- Mon Sep 8, 2008 11:01:34 PDT
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A vibrant and eye-catching mural celebrating the 100th anniversary of the cement plant at Monolith has recently been completed in downtown Tehachapi, causing motorists on F Street to slow down and admire it as they drive by.
Painted by...
Posted by editor
- Tue Sep 2, 2008 12:57:12 PDT
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People who love Tehachapi, rejoice: my friend Pat Gracey has just written and compiled a delightful book entitled Spirit of Tehachapi, which is filled with personal accounts and recollections of earlier times in our mountain home.
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Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:33:18 PDT
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Last week's column told the story of Tehachapi-area resident Sam Young, a Czechoslovakian Jew who survived the Holocaust and the horrors of World War II in Europe. When the narrative left off, the 18-year-old Sam and his family were...
Posted by editor
- Mon May 12, 2008 10:34:23 PDT
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Imagine being 11 years old and leading a happy existence in a peaceful mountain town, in a place where both your parents are well-known and respected. Then imagine that while listening to the radio one day you hear a strange speech by an...
Posted by editor
- Mon May 5, 2008 10:00:37 PDT
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I often get asked to identify local birds, especially raptors, in absentia: “I saw a big dark bird last week in a tree near my house, and it wasn’t a raven, so what was it?” is the typical sort of question. Most...
Posted by editor
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:59:03 PDT
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Our rains haven’t continued long enough into the spring to make this an exceptional year for wildflowers, but some species have gotten all the moisture they needed to thrive. Among these 2008 success stories are the handsome blue...
Posted by editor
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:05:54 PDT
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A huge wave of travelers passed through Tehachapi last Monday and Tuesday on their way north. There were tens of thousands of them but they had no effect on local traffic because they weren't using the roads, they were flying — it...
Posted by editor
- Mon Apr 7, 2008 14:02:54 PDT
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Spring has slipped into the Tehachapi area, arriving on soft westerly breezes and warm rays of morning sunshine. The Earth has responded with greening hillsides, wildflowers, nesting birds and blooming fruit trees.
While Tehachapi is...
Posted by editor
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:27:01 PDT
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Tehachapi had more snow this winter than we’ve had in recent years, and yet the roads in town were driveable every morning. Even when local schools were closed because of safety concerns, our city streets remained passable. How was...
Posted by editor
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:37:40 PDT
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It is with a profound sense of loss mingled with love and respect that I announce the passing of former Tehachapi News owner, publisher, editor and current columnist Bill Mead, 80, who died in Ridgecrest on March 7 following a brief...
Posted by editor
- Tue Mar 11, 2008 17:38:38 PDT
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While I’ve never moved out of Tehachapi and have no intention of ever leaving, I have many friends who left and later returned because they found themselves homesick for life in the embrace of the Tehachapi Mountains. “I...
Posted by editor
- Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:11:54 PST
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