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Jon Hammond

Reporter · US

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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Jon Hammond / For Tehachapi News

    Pen in Hand: Kids Day at the museum — an afternoon of fun and exploration (opens the original)

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    In what has become a cherished Tehachapi tradition, the Tehachapi Museum hosted its annual Kids Day at the Museum on Sept. 20, and hundreds of local kids and their families were in attendance. “It was a wonderful day with more than 200 children and their families taking part in activities,” said event organizer Dixie Coutant of the Tehachapi Heritage League. “This fun event just keeps growing in interest and opportunities.” Kids Day at the Museum is only possible because of the generosit

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Jon Hammond / For Tehachapi News

    Pen in Hand: Cordage: the invention that changed the world (opens the original)

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    One of the most amazing technological advances that people ever made did not involve the wheel, iron smelting or the internal combustion engine. It came long, long before those innovations, and helped humans to survive for many thousands of years. That life-changing invention? It was cordage from plant fibers. The word cordage is an umbrella term that encompasses all manner of string, thread, twine, yarn, rope, etc. At first glance it may not seem wondrous, or an example of a singular leap of hu

  3. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Jon Hammond / For Tehachapi News

    Pen in Hand: In praise of the ones that matter most: cow elk (opens the original)

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    While the bull elk in the Tehachapi Mountains, with their massive size and enormous antlers, get the most attention, it is the cow elk that are the most critical to the continued success and survival of any given elk herd. The elk in our area, as most people know, are descended from a group of about 400 American Elk (Cervus canadensis nelsonii) that were imported from the Yellowstone National Park area around 1966. This species, also known as Rocky Mountain Elk, were imported by the Rex Ellswort

  4. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Jon Hammond / For Tehachapi News

    Pen in Hand: Eurasian Collared Doves: meet your new neighbors (opens the original)

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    One of the newest arrivals to the Tehachapi Mountains avian community are good-sized, grayish-buff birds with a pleasant appearance and distinctive call: Eurasian Collared Doves (Streptopelia decaocto). I never saw a single one of these birds in the Tehachapi area until about 15 to 20 years ago. Then one day near our driveway, I noticed what looked to be an oversized Mourning Dove with a slightly pinkish cast to it. I knew it wasn’t our familiar Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), because it did

  5. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · Jon Hammond / For Tehachapi News

    Community Calendar (opens the original)

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    Tehachapi News presents its community calendar. Local organizations are encouraged to send in details about their upcoming events. Please send your special event or ongoing community group meetings by noon Friday to editorial@tehachapinews.com. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular images. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles.

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