Jan 4, 2025 · In January, many people make New Years resolutions only to break them a few weeks later. However, that is not always the case. Last year, leaders of Tehachapi Heritage League made some resolutions to improve the Tehachapi Museum. They began by arranging for repairs to the building and cleaning out storage areas. They improved the labeling of exhibi...

Jan 18, 2025 · As we step into 2025, homeowners, potential buyers and investors are keenly observing the trajectory of mortgage interest rates, which play a pivotal role in the housing market's dynamics. Industry forecasts for this year present a nuanced picture, reflecting the complexities of economic policies, inflation rates and global market influences. Rates...

Feb 1, 2025 · It was announced last week that after 79 years of operation, the famed Bakersfield Speedway in Oildale is effectively merging with Kevin Harvick's Kern County Raceway Park to bring their dirt track racing to the dirt oval at KCRP. Bakersfield Speedway was a great source of family (and sometimes not-so-family) friendly entertainment, using their dir...

Nov 9, 2024 · Trains have been traditional gifts for young and old alike. The Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club would like to share their toys with all of you at their Fall Model Train Show to be held on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. . Listen to the whistles, bells, huffing and chuffing as you watch the operating layouts in Large Scale, Lionel, On30, HO, N and ...

Jan 4, 2025 · Well, we made it through another year. Although 2024 was a difficult one in many ways, it was also a good one in other ways. It was a year full of surprises and loss, rewards and disappointments, hope and despair. Many ups and downs. Just like most years. Usually when a new year rolls around and we all put up our new calendars, I like to write a ra...

Jan 4, 2025 · The last two weeks of the year have traditionally been slower for the Chamber. With businesses and visitors focused elsewhere, it is a good time to reflect on the work that was accomplished in the past year and to set goals for the next. It's a time to rest, regroup and re-energize. Looking at 2024, the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce started...

Feb 1, 2025 · Tehachapi Mountain Quilters visit Road to California Quilt Show Pat Doody, staff writer The Tehachapi Mountain Quilters had a wonderful time on Jan. 25 at the Road to California Quilt Show in Ontario, Calif. Seventy Tehachapi quilters enjoyed the bus trip and spent the day walking through the convention center, shopping at over 100 vendors and seeing more than 100 quilts from around the world.

Jan 20, 2024 · Now that 2023 has come to an end, as your Second District Kern County Supervisor, I want to share with you some of what we at the county has accomplished over this past year, and what the residents of Kern County have to look forward to in 2024. Over the past decade, the county has been impacted by significant fiscal challenges, which has resulted...

Jan 4, 2025 · It's been an interesting year with important tax changes that will impact you. Here are some of the changes and issues you need to know about. Tax return due dates: • Individuals must file returns by April 15, 2025 for the 2024 tax year. • Partnerships must file returns by the 15th day of the third month following the close of the taxable year...

Jan 18, 2025 · As we watch parts of California going up in flames, lives surrounded by ashes, I've been reading a book circa 1865, a time when people chose to become pioneers, chose to trim down their possessions to bare minimum and head out into the unknown wilds of an infant country. Most were driven by hope for a better life. For some it was a yearning for adv...