Mark your calendar! The Writers of Kern Annual Conference is coming on Saturday, July 18. This is a not-to-be missed event designed to inspire and support both established writers and would-be-authors.
COVID-19 cases have not impacted operations at Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley, but the “COVID effect” has deterred patients from using valuable and timely services.
Musician, music teacher, Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra concertmaster and retired Navy Capt. Gayel Pitchford will speak at the July 8 luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi.
We need to bring good paying jobs to our district. This includes investing in our infrastructure and community. This is just one of the issues Kim Mangone is promoting as she campaigns to be elected to represent the 23nd US Congressional District. She spoke on a Zoom meeting of Tehachapi Mou…
Among the creatures who move fairly quietly and inconspicuously through the Tehachapi landscape are the rounded, big-bodied California Toads (Anaxyrus boreas halophilus).
The Tehachapi Seventh-day Adventist Church invites children pre-kindergarten through elementary school to Tehachapi's first virtual Vacation Bible School, Rocky Railway.
Toshimi Kristof took this photo in her yard in Bear Valley Springs of two California Scrubs Jays that had landed on a California Mule Deer doe.
The Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi welcomes financial Adviser Brandon Billings to its board of directors. Billings, of the Edward Jones office at 709 W. Valley Blvd., Suite B, is a youth sports coach and outdoor enthusiast.
This has been some year, hasn’t it? Anyone remember the “murder hornets” from a few months ago? No? Well the Friends of the Library do, as well as all the plans we had for the year. Things sure haven’t gone as expected. But we’re back and still working to support our library, even if there a…
Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, including its continued impact on community health and well-being, coupled with the rules and restrictions on large event gatherings, the 2020 Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival has been postponed until further notice.
We are incredibly grateful so many of you have contacted us wanting to participate in Family Life Pregnancy Center’s annual Baby Bottle Fundraiser. Traditionally, this campaign takes place between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, but it had to be delayed due to COVID-19. You are such an encour…
Gallery 'N' Gifts' will feature photographer Todd Sherwood for First Friday, July 3 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Lauren Greer Ashley of Tehachapi has been named to the dean's list at Clemson University.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout our Rotary area (Kern, San Luis Obispo, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties) the 72 Rotary clubs throughout our region stepped up to serve their individual communities.
One of the most beautiful snakes in the Tehachapi Mountains — or in the entire state, for that matter — is the California Mountain Kingsnake.
Jessica Martin took this photo in her backyard in Bear Valley Springs of a male Bullock's Oriole.
In the wake of the coronavirus, local children's author Gabriele Rose de Ginant wanted nothing more than to create a beautiful haven for the world to retreat.
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Grace Popelar, of Tehachapi, a student in the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences of the University of New Haven, has been named to the dean's list for the spring, 2020.
The Cerro Coso Community College Honors program hosted its first virtual recognition for program graduates on the college website at https://www.cerrocoso.edu/studentservices/2020-honors-program-graduates.
The Thunder on the Mountain Car Show, scheduled for Aug. 16, has been canceled for this year. The Car Show committee considered many options in an attempt to hold the show as scheduled, but finally decided that staging the show was not feasible this year.
Praying mantises are predatory insects that feed on a wide variety of arthropods. The mantids in our area are ambush predators, meaning they typically remain motionless on foliage or other surfaces and wait for smaller prey to happen by.
We need to bring good paying jobs to our district. This includes investing in our infrastructure and community. This is just one of the issues Kim Mangone is promoting as she campaigns to be elected to represent the 23rd U.S. Congressional District, currently held by Republican Kevin McCarth…
"Charismatic wildlife" is the name used to describe animals that people usually find beautiful, interesting, endearing or just plain cute. These tend to be mammals and birds, and tend not to be spiders and snakes. Among the most charismatic wildlife in the Tehachapi Mountains are California …
Dorner Family Vineyard opened its 6,000-square-foot custom-built wine making facility in Cummings Valley on Friday, complete with a tasting room, an indoor banquet hall, gift shop and a full kitchen facility on the upper floor level of the two-story structure. Downstairs is the wine blending…
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, some farmers have had surplus food wasted while families have been in need of food assistance. In response, the USDA created a temporary program to help the situation. Various regions have received farm products for distribution.
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On June 9, the Cheers to Charity committee gathered to dedicate their donation of six permanent benches, to the Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Hospital. The concrete benches are located at the main entrance, the Emergency Department entrance, and in the hospital courtyard in the center of…
Have a Heart Humane Society congratulates the 2020 graduating class of Tehachapi High School and is very proud of the efforts of this group of persevering students in the face of unprecedented adversity and a school year that ended like no other senior year has finished up in educational his…
With COVID-19 mandates and recommendations easing and changing almost daily, the Tehachapi Mountain Rodeo Association announced that it will be able to produce a Junior Rodeo season for 2020. Junior rodeo athletics will be able to participate in all events associated with Junior Rodeo compet…
Cerro Coso Community College is proud to announce that the Kern Community College District has granted tenure to Peter Fulks, professor of administration of justice.
The paralegal industry has changed significantly since the 1970s when being a legal assistant first emerged as a bona fide career. Client demands, economic necessity and explosive growth have made paralegals a popular career choice, and there never has been a better time to be a paralegal.
The Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi honors Tehachapi High School 2020 graduate Meagan Williams, recipient of the club’s $1,000 college scholarship.
St. Jude’s in the Mountains Anglican Church has reopened for in-person worship. Since the pandemic began, St. Jude’s has been conducting live-streamed services via Facebook, but now we have begun allowing worship attendance as well.
A sweet and gentle woman who was familiar to generations of Tehachapi residents recently left our valley forever with the passing of Jennie Corral, 87, on May 18. This diminutive lady was a powerhouse of activity and a person of great faith who was one of the most dedicated members of St. Ma…
Anne Marie Novinger took this photo at her home in the Tehachapi Valley of a Gophersnake crawling along a brick wall.
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A favorite quote of Valley Oaks Valedictorian Faith Ellms is “Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground” by Teddy Roosevelt. Faith grew up in Tehachapi after being adopted by her family from a Russian orphanage at the tender age of 9 months.
Valley Oaks high schools students were honored at a virtual Senior Honors reception and awards presentation during the Virtual Senior Awards Ceremony on May 19.
Valley Oaks Charter School proudly presents its graduating Class of 2020.
Thomas and Virginia Augenbaugh celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on May 28, 2020.
Hannah L. Grimes, of Tehachapi, graduated from Goshen College this spring with a bachelor's degree in elementary education with a minor in physical education.
Heritage Oak Christian School Class of 2020
Heartland Charter School Class of 2020
Monroe Continuation School Class of 2020
Tehachapi Adult School Class of 2020
Mojave River Academy Class of 2020.
Tehachapi High School has two valedictorians for the Class of 2020.
Austin Garrett (Valedictorian)
Charles Dickerson couldn't be more different than the music he creates.
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