TehachaPod

Its the weekly Tehachapi entertainment update featuring Discover Tehachapi's Clare Scotti. She has gathered all of the latest information on what is happening at our local winery and brewery businesses plus she has some interesting community events to make us aware of also. Send your thoughts and questions to [email protected].

Don Marsh from our Public Works Department tells us about the additional asphalt that will be done in the coming days that was approved by city council this week. Don tells us how it came to be and that we saved money to add it on to a project under way. We also talk about three new police officers being sworn in at the recent council meeting and share a few other city updates. Send your thoughts and questions to [email protected].

We talk about both bike and vehicle safety in the Tehachapi area with Asha Chandy from Bike Bakersfield. Asha is with Bike Bakersfield and she is working with other organizations in Kern county to help spread bike safety throughout the county. She and members of her team also recently helped in a bike safety rodeo at the Tehachapi Police Department. We talk about things both cyclists and drivers should think about while sharing the roadways. For more information on Bike Bakersfield go to www.BikeBakersfield.org. Send your show thoughts and questions to [email protected].

Clare Scotti from Discover Tehachapi has all the updated details of what entertainment and what food vendors will be featured throughout Tehachapi. She also gathered the latest information on events in and around town. She updates us every week. Send your thoughts and questions to [email protected].

We talk to Aaron Falk, Teems Tulfo, and Cristina Camacho from the Kern Community Foundation about a philanthropic event planned for Tehachapi on Thursday Oct. 6 at 5 PM at the Village Co on Green Street/F St. Local non profits are encouraged to attend and talk with other organizations, there will be opportunities to help local Tehachapi based non profits. There will be three presenting groups, F.I.E.L.D., & G.A.T.E. & A.H.T.V. For more information go to www.KernFoundation.org.

We get a complete rundown on all of the Tehachapi Apple festival events that will take place on Saturday October 15 and Sunday the 16th in Downtown Tehachapi. Linda Carhart who puts it all together every year tells us what to expect this year. More information can be found at www.TehachapiAppleFestival.com.

Plus there will be a carnival hosted by the Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce. Send your show thoughts and ideas to [email protected].

Clare Scotti from www.DiscoverTehachapi.com stops by to tell us what the entertainment scene for our Tehachapi Breweries and Vineyards has this weekend. We give you a weekly update of what's happening in our wine and brewery industry. Send your questions and thoughts to [email protected].

We talk about a few things the community would like answers to. We talk about why there is horrible ATT Cellular, why Race Communications is taking longer to get to some city customers and notification issues with SCE. Jay Schlosser is invited back to directly answer questions we hear from the Tehachapi community about these issues. If you have a question or thought about a future topic send it [email protected].

Clare Scotti stops by with the latest information on what is happening in Tehachapi's Wine & Brewery Industry. She has all the food options, entertainment lineups for each location. She also talks about a few other special events to look forward to in the coming days. Send your questions, events and thoughts to [email protected]. You can follow Clare at www.DiscoverTehachapi.com.

Film producer Thom Mills stops by to talk about "4:52 The Tehachapi Earthquake" with the TehachaPod crew. Thom wrote, directed and produced the 20 minute documentary regarding the quake that leveled Tehachapi in 1952. He made the film for the Tehachapi Heritage League and filmed entirely in Tehachapi using local actors for recreations and local crew. Thom tells us about some of the fascinating stories he learned while writing the film. Copies of the movie can be purchased at the Tehachapi Museum and Tehachapi City Hall. Send your thoughts and questions to [email protected].