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Tucker Fire rages but spares homes

A wildfire bordered by Highline Road and Tucker Road managed to burn 55 acres over the course of nearly two hours on Thursday, Aug.

Posted by admin - Monday, August 30, 2010 - 21:55 -- 0 comments

Alfalfa: a plant of amazing ability

A dark green plant with purple flowers can be found growing alongside Highway 58 from here to Bakersfield.

Posted by admin - Monday, August 23, 2010 - 18:57 -- 0 comments

Celebrating what Tehachapi has to offer

A festive crowd of 1,200 people partied in Downtown Tehachapi on August 7 as F Street was transformed into a vibrant streetscape of food, wine and live music for the fo

Posted by admin - Monday, August 16, 2010 - 18:12 -- 0 comments

Raccoons: cute and formidable

The most frequently seen carnivore in the Tehachapi area always wears a mask, and yet everyone seems to recognize this creature anyway: the Raccoon.

Posted by admin - Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 17:59 -- 0 comments

Gunsight Clarkia: a wildflower unlike any other

One of my favorite wildflowers found in our area is neither common nor widespread, but is so unusual-looking that it is unmistakable: Gunsight Clarkia.

Posted by admin - Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 22:08 -- 0 comments

The Day The Clock Stopped

It was a hot day followed by a warm night in the quiet town of Tehachapi on July 20, 1952.

Posted by admin - Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 17:42 -- 0 comments

Betty Mead, 79, former co-publisher of Tehachapi News, succumbs

People throughout the Tehachapi area were remembering former Tehachapi News co-publisher Betty Mead with love and affection last week when it was learned that Mead, 79,

Posted by admin - Monday, July 19, 2010 - 17:19 -- 2 comments

Comfort in a crisis: Tehachapi family helped by Ronald McDonald House

The Fourth of July, 2009, is not one that the Jose and Brandy Garcia family of Tehachapi is likely to forget: on that day, their three-year-old son Jason was hospitaliz

Posted by admin - Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 17:15 -- 0 comments

Wisteria: vines both fragrant and epic

For a few brief weeks each spring in Tehachapi, walls, trellises and trees throughout the area are suddenly festooned with long drooping clusters of fragrant blossoms i

Posted by admin - Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 16:18 -- 0 comments

Joe Fontaine: Author and wilderness advocate

Last week I introduced readers to Joe Fontaine, a Bear Valley Springs resident whose grandparents ranched in Bear Valley in the 1880s.

Posted by admin - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 18:01 -- 0 comments
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