Senior Scene 05-03

2013

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ON THE COVER

Local sewing shops promote quilting art

BY EMILY BRUNETT TEHACHAPI NEWS

Among the many quaint treasures in Tehachapi, quilting has gained traction with some artistic members of the community.

“People come in who are doing all sorts of [sewing projects],” Debbie Szydlowski said inside her shop, Debbie’s Fabrics. Located at 112 E. Tehachapi Blvd., Szydlowski opened her sewing niche store 12 years ago. Since then, Szydlowski said she has noticed a slow down.

“Through the years it’s gotten quieter,” she said, referencing the dragging economy.

Just down the street inside 5 Hearts Quilts and Fabrics, 104 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Claudia Blodgett said she predicts quilting will remain a popular hobby in the Tehachapi area for years to come.

“There are a lot of quilters in this area,” she said. “Quilting is alive and well. The bug bites deep but isn’t fatal… It’s a healthy compulsion. It gives quilters a way to release the creativity they have inside.”

Szydlowski agreed.

“It’s an art that’s here to stay,” she said. “People are creative in all sorts of ways, whether they are repurposing fabric or making something new.”

Szydlowski said quilting can be a way to preserve memories and quilts can often become family heirlooms. With a

PHOTOS BY EMILY BRUNETT/TEHACHAPI NEWS

A 40 year quilting veteran, owner of 5 Hearts Quilts and Fabrics, 104 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Claudia Blodgett describes the machine quilting of "Puppy Dog Crazy," a log cabin design. distant smile, Szydlowski described the quilt her great-grandmother hand stitched for her high school graduation.

“My mother would send her scraps of cloth,” she said. “I’ve always been able to look at it and see the wild pieces of fabric from the 60s that were my clothing.”

Szydlowski now sends quilts to her children, who keep the quilts in

their respective families.

“It’s like a hug from grandma,” she said of the quilts.

Blodgett said while machine quilting is functional and can produce beautiful results, handquilted pieces hold much more value. In the 40 years she has quilted, only in the last seven has she used a machine. She said she still prefers See QUILTING/Page 3

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Quilting is a ‘touchy’ art

TRAVEL The National Quilt Museum is a non-profit institution established to educate, promote and honor today's quiltmaker.

The National Quilt Museum is open to the public year-round: See website or call for hours and admission prices.

Call: 270-442-8856 Website: quiltmuseum.org

PHOTO COURTESY OF NATIONAL QUILT MUSEUM

“Air Show,” by Jonathon Shannon, Phoenix, Ariz. Machine pieced, hand appliqued, couched cording and hand quilted.

Sew exquisite: National Quilt Museum reshapes artistic notions

This quilt for a customer of Debbie Szydlowski, owner of Debbie's Fabrics at 112 E. Tehachapi Blvd., was already pieced by the customer but Szydlowski is charged with quilting an ornate design into the fabric.

‘Hand quilting is calming, centering and soothing,’ said Claudia Blodgett Continued from Page 2

sewing by hand to using a long arm quilting machine.

“Machine quilting is work,” she said with a chuckle. “Hand quilting is calming, centering and

soothing....It’s been my [art] medium for the last 40 years.”

Both women teach classes and work diligently to help fellow sewers and quilters find what they need to com-

plete their projects.

Blodgett emphasized the “touchy” nature of the quilting art.

“Fabric is a very tactile thing,” she said. “And it’s not like tomatoes; it doesn’t spoil.”

On the cover top left: Debbie Szydlowski, owner of Debbie's Fabrics at 112 E. Tehachapi Blvd., uses her long arm quilting machine to decorate a quilt for a customer inside her shop.

Top right: Claudia Blodgett, owner of 5 Hearts Quilts and Fabrics, 104 W. Tehachapi Blvd. Blodgett began the pictured project, "Cats in the Lights," in February.

Bottom left: The hands of Claudia Blodgett as she stitches her "Cats in the Lights" quilt inside her shop.

Bottom Right: Portion of “Forest Walk,” by Pat Durbin, Eureka, Calif. Machine pieced, raw edge appliqued, machine quilted. Photo courtesy of National Quilt Museum

If you want to give your family an “Oh, wow!” experience, make The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Ky., your travel destination.

Museum Chief Executive Officer Frank Bennett said those unfamiliar with quilt art who walk through the museum doors for the first time, often exclaim, as he did, “Wow!” “They have never seen anything like it and can’t believe what they’re seeing,” he said. “Actually, we have a policy that if you are not blown away by what you see we will give you your admission back. We have never had someone ask for a refund and I doubt we ever will.”

Jamie Kalvestran, of quiltshops.blogspot.com, described her reaction after walking through the museum’s doors as, “Oh, My!” Then, she wrote, she heard the woman entering behind her say, “Wow!” Kalvestran told her readers, “There are no words to explain the level of beauty, creativity and quality workmanship seen here.”

NQM is well known among the nation’s 21 million quilters who regard it as the world’s “mecca” of quilting.

And it has been described by Forbes as “a massive tourist attraction,” because it draws 40,000 visitors a year from all 50 states and 40 countries, earning Paducah the sobriquet, “Quilt City, USA.” But millions of people who may have heard of The Metropolitan Museum of Art or the Chicago Art Institute have never heard of NQM - and so are in for an eye-opening surprise.

“Today’s top quilt artists are creators on a par with world-class Ameri-

can artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe and Andrew Wyeth,” Bennett said.

“Everyone should experience this art form. It’s like nothing else....The work quilters do in every way is as much art as sculpture is art, or painting is art.”

Bennett aims to transform the way the general public thinks about fabric art. He sees his mission as changing the notion that the best quilt art isn’t at the caliber of the world’s great paintings. Or that quilts were just something grandmother sewed to keep the family warm with maybe a simple pattern design on them for ornament.

Right now, the quilting community and business is growing. Many newcomer men are becoming quilters, as well. One of them, Richard Larson, of Plano, Texas, who quilts professionally for a living, has won more than 300 quilting show awards. Last year, he exhibited in the NQM show a work titled, “Quilting Reinvented: Longarm Quilters of the 21st Century.”

“Still, we have men who visit our museum with their wives but sit in the lobby, saying, “This is not art, this is women’s stuff.’” Bennett said. “When I tell them that I am the CEO and walk them into a gallery, you can see their perceptions change.”

Opened in 1991, NQM offers the public 27,000 square feet of the finest quilt and fiber art. Exhibits are changed approximately 10 times a year.

American quilt-making has expanded in recent years to involve 21 million quilters who have tripled the value of the U.S. quilting market from just over $1 billion in 1997 to $3.6 billion today.

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Insights into Hollywood: ‘you’re only as good as your last picture’

BY NICK SMIRNOFF CONTRIBUTING WRITER

“Fear is the fuel that runs Hollywood,” stated guest speaker Dan Bronson, first speaker in the "Insights" lecture series hosted by the Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association.

Speaking on April 14 before an audience of about 50, the former studio executive said decisions in the motion picture industry are based on monetary return.

"The idea that this is art is superseded by the question 'Will this film make money?'" Bronson said. "If you, as a studio executive, approved the film and it’s a commercial failure, then so is your job at that studio. Thus “fear is the fuel that runs Hollywood."

Bronson was so intrigued by the artistic elements and manner of visual story telling in Stanly Kubrick’s film “Planet Of The Apes” that he gave up his university teaching position and moved to Hollywood to write and create artistic driven motion pictures.

Securing a Story Analyst job with Paramount Studios, Bronson learned very quickly from his mentors that “It’s called Show Business, not Show Art," he said.

“It’s all about the money and the deal," he noted. "If the film was a financial success then you may be asked to make another film for the studio."

An old Hollywood axiom is “you are only as good as your last picture," Bronson added.

PHOTOS BY NICK SMIRNOFF

Bear Valley Springs resident Dan Bronson in his study.

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Dan Bronson speaks to audience during the Insights Lecture Series

Dan Bronson's lecture on April 14 was part of a series of lectures called "Insights" sponsored by Bear Valley Cultural Arts.

These presentations are designed to provide unique perspectives on topics both familiar and new. Most of the presentations will be held in private homes and all are scheduled for Sunday afternoons.

Remaining lectures in the series are as follows: May 19, at 4 p.m. — Make Me Care: Using Stories to Influence and Persuade June 30, at 4 p.m. — Van Gogh's Prolific Decade July 14, at 4 p.m. — Contemporary Taiko: New Works Light refreshments will be served. Gate passes are available by calling Nancy at 821-3534. "Insights" are presented free of charge.

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FINANCE

The last, best thing about reverse mortgage

BY TAMMY ENGEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER

“Begin with the end in mind.” It’s really applicable to reverse mortgage, and to selecting the plan that makes the best use of a senior homeowner’s equity.

With the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage, the federally insured version of reverse, you get the choice of two basic plans — fixed rate or adjustable rate.

Too many people jump to the assumption that the fixed rate plan is better. They lived through the interest rate fluctuations of the 1980s and saw what happened then. With the fixed-rate HECM, you are assured an interest rate throughout the life of your loan, but you are required to take all of the reverse mortgage proceeds at the close of escrow.

Think about it: You are paying the full interest rate on the full balance from “go.” It makes your loan balance grow the fastest, and the bank loves you for taking this option. They’re making piles of money off you. And it’s up to you to wisely manage whatever money you get, because there won’t be any more proceeds from the loan.

Consider the adjustable-rate alternative: You get to choose to take cash now, to take a monthly income stream forever, or to leave some proceeds as a line of credit to be used later. Your start rate is lower than the fixed rate, and since you are not taking all the proceeds now, your balance grows more slowly. Yes, your rate will increase over time, but you also get more available credit over time. That last piece is tough to wrap our minds around, so call me if you want those details.

Here are two recent incidents that convince me more than ever that choosing the adjustable rate plan can be so much smarter.

Both these clients took their reverse mortgages with me in 2006.

Mrs. M’s daughter called to tell me her 93-year-old mother had taken ill and is in the hospital in Bakersfield. She had initially signed up for the monthly draw on her loan, and had some line of credit left. With a phone call, we were able to stop the draw, convert those funds to the line of credit, and max that out to her checking account. As a result, the family now has sufficient means that mom can come home with fulltime care and spend the rest of her life amongst her friends and her familiar surroundings.

Mr. R phoned me with the news that he has been sent home and “there is nothing they can do.” He, too, has the adjustable reverse with a monthly draw and some left on his credit line. We made the same phone call as above, and now he can afford to have hospice care at home.

Had they taken the fixed-rate option, there might not have been any money left over for when it matters most. If you’re considering reverse mortgage, let’s have a detailed consultation about how either program might help you have your best, last days.

TAMMY ENGEL is a Tehachapi-based mortgage advisor, and can be reached at 822-REAL with your questions about purchase, refinance, and reverse mortgage. Referrals available on request.

How to control online spending Buying online is a convenient way to make any number of purchases. Nowadays, shoppers can purchase everything from books to boats online, making it easier than ever before for consumers to connect with their favorite retailers.

But the convenience of online shopping also makes it easy to overspend.

When shopping online, consider the following tips that should help curtail spending.

• Understand online marketing. Perhaps it's so easy to shop online because it's so easy for marketers to target customers via the Internet. Before "liking" anything on social media sites like Facebook, recognize that doing so is inviting marketers to inundate you with advertisements.

• Beware of "limited time only" deals.

Online retailers attempt to entice men and women to buy products by offering "limited time only" deals through their websites. While they might offer good

deals, consumers who aren't looking to buy a vacation package or a new wardrobe should ignore these offers no matter how enticing they might be.

• Include online spending when establishing a monthly budget. Online spending is often so convenient that many people fail to account for it when establishing their monthly budgets. Come the end of the month, if you have considerably less money than your budget suggests you should, peruse bank statements to see just how much of that money went toward online spending. It might be a lot or might be a little, but take it into consideration when laying out next month's budget.

• Recognize it's real money being spent. Buying online requires real money. Instead of swiping a card at the store, you simply click the mouse a couple of times and you've made a purchase. This disconnect facilitates overspending.

Make estate planning easier; don’t let your photo I.D. expire

BY MATTHEW MARTZ TEHACHAPI NEWS

While having a driver's license or state-issued I.D. card is common for most Americans, more than 21 million people in the U.S. lack proper photo identification.

According to a 2006 study by New York University's Brennan Center for Justice, about 11 percent of adult citizens do not possess a current government-issued photo ID, including nearly 8 million — or one in five — citizens 65 or older.

As people age, they often give up their license and don't replace it with a state-issued ID that some states offer non-driving residents. Additionally, seniors over 65 are also are more likely to not have birth certificates because they were born before recording births was a standard procedure.

Increasingly, this trend often times makes estate planning for seniors a lot more diffuclt, as docu-

ments that require notarization need current photo identification.

The governing body that regulates California notary publics is the Secretary of State, who determines what forms of photo identification are allowed.

According to the Secretary of State’s Notary Public Handbook 2010, one way a notary is required to certify the identity of the signer is with paper identification documents, which are current or have been issued within five years.

Those documents include an identification card or driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, a United States passport, a U.S. Immigration stamped passport issued by a foreign government, a driver’s license or identification card issued by another state, a Canadian or Mexican driver’s license, a United States military identifica-

tion card, a California Department of Corrections inmate identification card, or an employee identification card issued by an agency or office of the State of California, or an agency or office of a city or county in California.

All I.D. cards must contain a photograph, description of the person, signature of the person and an identifying number.

If photo identification cannot be provided, a notary must identify the signer by the oath of a single credible witness whom the notary and signer personally knows, or by two credible witnesses whom the notary does not personally know.

However, the notary first must establish the identities of the credible witnesses by the presentation of paper identification documents as listed above.

So, to keep estate planning simple and easy, seniors are encouraged to keep their photo I.D. current.

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HEALTH

Understanding your risk for sleep apnea Sleep apnea is a debilitating and life-shortening ailment that affects millions of people across the globe, many of whom do not know they have this potentially dangerous condition. Understanding sleep apnea and its symptoms and risk factors is imperative for men and women who feel they have or may someday have sleep apnea.

What is sleep apnea?

The word “apnea” is Greek and means “without breath.” Sleep apnea occurs involuntarily and unexpectedly while a person is asleep. It causes a person to stop breathing repeatedly while sleeping — sometimes hundreds of times a night — estimates the American Sleep Apnea Association.

These moments of breathlessness can last a minute or longer and may not trigger a full awakening in a person.

There are different types of sleep apnea. The main types are obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea. Obstructive apnea is more common and occurs when the muscles in the back of the throat relax during sleep and inhibit air flow. With central sleep apnea, a person's brain doesn't send proper

signals to the muscles that control breathing.

Mixed sleep apnea is a combination of both obstructive and central sleep apnea.

During an episode of sleep apnea, the body may rouse itself partially to resume breathing but not enough to fully awaken the person. As a result, sleep may be very fragmented and sufferers could feel extremely tired during the day and not understand why.

Symptoms of Sleep Apnea Individuals who may be experiencing sleep apnea may have the following symptoms, according to The Mayo Clinic: excessive daytime sleepiness; loud snoring; awakening with a dry mouth or sore throat; headaches in the morning; problems paying attention; difficulty staying asleep.

Others may notice a spouse or family member has sleep apnea by recognizing abrupt awakenings from shortness of breath or intermittent pauses in his or her breathing during sleep. Also, it is important to note that snoring may not be a sign of sleep apnea, but very often loud snoring punctuated by periods of silence is a pretty good indicator of apnea.

Treatments After being tested for sleep apnea, which usually involves some sort of sleep test, whether at home or a nocturnal polysonmography that measures heart, lung and brain activity is conducted at a sleep center, a doctor may refer patients to an ear, nose and throat doctor if there is a physical obstruction causing the apnea. Recommendations may include losing weight, quitting smoking and other lifestyle changes if these are thought to be the primary causes behind the apnea.

Therapies for obstructive sleep apnea can include continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, which uses a machine to deliver continuous air pressure into the nose and mouth to keep air passages open. There are other air pressure devices as well. Surgery, including implants or creating a new air passageway via a tracheostomy, may be necessary in severe cases that don't respond to other treatments.

Sleep apnea is not a condition to take lightly. It affects millions of people and requires action to prevent other maladies resulting from lack of oxygen to the body.

How Medicare is improving coordination of your care

BY DAVID SAYEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

If two mechanics are working on your car, but they’re not talking to one another, the results may not be so good.

Likewise, if a baseball coach doesn’t communicate well with his players, he’s not likely to win as many games as he could.

Good coordination can improve outcomes in all sorts of human activities. Health care is no exception.

That’s why Medicare places so much emphasis on getting doctors and other health care providers to work together more closely and to share information on their patients.

For one thing, Medicare is encouraging the formation of accountable care organizations, or ACOs. An ACO is a group of doctors and other health care providers who agree to work together and with Medicare to give you the best possible care by making sure they have the most up‑to‑date information about you. ACOs are designed to help your providers work together more closely to give you a more coordinated and patient-centered experience. If you have Original Medicare and your doctor has decided to participate in an ACO, you’ll be notified of that, either in person or by letter, and the ACO may request your personal health information to better coordinate your care. You’ll have the option of declining to have your Medicare claims information shared with the ACO. Your Medicare benefits, services, and protections won’t change. And you still have the right to use any doctor or hospital that accepts Medicare at any time, just as you do now. For more information, visit www.medicare.gov/acos.html or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).

TTY users should call 1‑877‑486‑2048.

Medicare also gives financial incentives to doctors and other providers who adopt health information technology. Health IT can help manage your health information, improve how you communicate with your health care providers, and improve the quali-

ty and coordination of your care.

These tools also reduce paperwork, medical errors, and health care costs.

One example is electronic health records, or EHRs. These are records that your doctor, other health care provider, medical office staff, or a hospital keeps on a computer about your medical care or treatments.

EHRs can help lower the chances of medical errors, eliminate duplicate tests, and may improve your overall quality of care.

Your doctor’s EHR may be able to link to a hospital, lab, pharmacy, or other doctors, so the people who care for you can have a more complete picture of your health. You have the right to get a copy of your health information for your own personal use and to make sure the information is complete and accurate.

Electronic prescribing is another way to coordinate and improve care delivery. It allows your doctor (or other health care provider who is legally allowed to write prescriptions) to send your prescriptions directly to your pharmacy.

Electronic prescribing can save you money, time, and help keep you safe.

You don’t have to drop off and wait for your prescription. And your prescription may be ready when you arrive.

Prescribers can check which drugs your insurance covers and may be able to prescribe a drug that costs you less.

Electronic prescriptions are easier for the pharmacist to read than handwritten prescriptions. This means there’s less chance that you’ll get the wrong drug or dose.

And prescribers can be alerted to potential drug interactions, allergies, and other warnings.

DAVID SAYEN is Medicare’s regional administrator for Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Pacific Territories. You can always get answers to your Medicare questions by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).

Did You Know?

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There are a host of ways fitnessminded folks can burn a few extra calories, even if they don't know they're doing it. For instance, those who can't sit still and tend to have a nervous personality may burn more calories than a person who is calm.

That's because fidgeting can burn up to 350 calories a day. Laughing more can also burn extra calories. Scien-

tists estimate that laughing 100 times is equivalent to a 10-minute workout on a rowing machine.

Remember to get some shut-eye as well. Research has found that dieters who get adequate sleep can more easily shed weight. For those who are feeling amorous, engaging in intimate behavior can burn up to 360 calories an hour.

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DISCOUNTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE — PLEASE CONFIRM BEFORE ORDERING IF YOUR BUSINESS offers a senior discount and you would like to be included in the next Senior Scene discount guide, call 822-6828.

The following Tehachapi businesses offer senior discounts, as follows:

KELLY’S CAFÉ, (60yrs. +) 10% daily, 20424 Brian Way, 822-1608.

QUIZNO’S, (62 yrs. +) 10% daily, 1001 W. Tehachapi Blvd., 823-9886.

58 RESTAURANT, (55 yrs. +) 15% daily, 480 E. Steuber Rd., 822-9992.

KING OF SIAM, (55 yrs. +) 15% daily, 760 Tucker Rd., 823-9977.

RAVEN’S NEST RESTAURANT, (62 yrs. +) 10% daily, 16332 Harris Rd., 822-5267.

ALL AMERICAN TIRE, (62yrs.+) 10% daily, 787 W. Tehachapi Blvd., 822-4950.

LAS PALMAS, (55 yrs. +) Sr. menu, 108 S. Green St., 822-5506.

RED CARPET GROOMING, (60 yrs. +) 5% daily, 20608 South St. #C, 823-1119.

APPLE SHED, (65 yrs. +) free non-alcoholic beverage w/ purchase of food, 333 E. Tehachapi Blvd., 823-3333.

LINDA’S CAKES N’ THINGS (55 yrs. +) 10% on cakes and goodies (not including wedding cakes), 822-1122.

RED HOUSE BBQ, (60 yrs. +) 10% daily, 426 E. Tehachapi Blvd., 822-0772.

BASKIN ROBBINS, (65 yrs. +) 10% daily, 785 Tucker Rd., 822-3496.

M&M FISH AND CHIPS, (60 yrs. +) 10% on Tues., 640 W. Tehachapi Blvd., 822-3411.

BURGER SPOT, (60 yrs. +) 10%, 208 W. Tehachapi Blvd., 822-3145.

McDONALD’S, (55 yrs. +) 75 cent beverages, 2000 E. Tehachapi Blvd., 823-8300.

CANINE CREEK, (55 yrs. +) 50% off just bathing on Wed. only, 538 E. Tehachapi Blvd., 822-0307.

OLD TOWNE PIZZA, (55 yrs. +) 10% daily, 20430 Brian Way, 822-3558.

CITY SLICKERS, (62 yrs. +) 10% daily, 1001 W. Tehachapi Blvd., 822-4939.

DENNY’S, (55 yrs. +) 20% daily, $1 coffee with AARP card, senior. menu, 9000 Magellan Dr., 823-7380.

DOMINGO’S, (55 yrs. +) senior menu daily, 20416 W. Valley Blvd., 822-7611.

THE DRESSING ROOM, (62 yrs. +) 10% Wed., 20406 Brian Way Ste 3C, 822-4924.

P-DUBS GRILLE & BAR, (55 yrs. +) 10% on Wed., 27725 Stallion Springs Dr., 823-7777.

PACINO’S SPAGHETTI FACTORY, (62 yrs. +) 10% daily, 1100 W. Tehachapi Blvd., 8229400.

SAVE MART (55 yrs. +) 5% Wed. only, 841 Tucker Rd., 822-6849.

STUDIO J ask for LINDA, (55 yrs. +) $5 off cut/style, 114 East F St., 822-3669 ext. 227.

THAI PALMS RESTAURANT (60 yrs. +) 10% daily, 20909 South St. #3, 822-8121.

TEHACHAPI COLLISION CENTER, 10%, 2601 Santa Lucia, 822-5997.

TEHACHAPI FITNESS CENTER, 20936 Sage Lane, 823.8205.

VILLAGE GRILL, (55 yrs. +) 10% daily, 410 E. Tehachapi Blvd., 822-1128.

PETRA MEDITERRANEAN DELI, (65 yrs. +) 10% daily, 200 S. Green St., 822-1900.

PRIMO BURGER, (55 yrs. +) 10% daily, 118 East F St., 823-7202.

TO BE INCLUDED on this list in the next edition of Senior Scene call 822-6828.

EXPRESSIONS, (65 yrs. +) $5 off any service any day, 20608 South St. Ste. D, 8237007.

GOLDEN HILLS SALON, (60 yrs. +) 10% daily, 20021 W. Valley Blvd., 823-0880.

JAVA LOOP, (55 yrs. +) 10% daily, 20001 W. Valley Blvd., 822-9987.

KELCY’S CAFÉ, (60 yrs. +) 10% daily, 110 W. Tehachapi Blvd., 822-4207.

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Shop Local Sh Sh al to Get More re for or Your Money 9 Great Reasons to Buy Local 1. Money Spent Here Stays Here If residents of the Greater Tehachapi Area would transition just 10% of their out-of-area retail spending to in-Tehachapi spending, Tehachapi businesses would gain an estimated $7.62 million in sales.

2. Local Character & Prosperity In an increasingly homogenized world, communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character have an advantage in offering quality of life and unique experiences.

3. Keep Tax Revenues Local A 10% increase in local spending will generate more than $34,000 annual increase in local tax revenues. (That is, $34.1 million in retail sales; 10% of that is $3.4 million; Local government (i.e. City and County) get a total of 1% of sales tax, or $34,000).

4. Local Business Owners Invest in our Community Local businesses are owned or managed by people who live and work in our community, raising their families and investing in our community’s futures. They support our churches, our schools, our organizations, our quality of life.

5. Better Variety Local businesses provide a wide variety of products and services, right here in our community. Many of these are "one-of-a-kind" businesses that provide our community with its own distinct character. The more people shop here, the more products and services will be available.

6. Convenience Equals Savings Shopping locally saves you time and money. A shopping trip outside of the area costs you for every mile you drive, each way, and valuable time away from your home. Pocket the savings and treat your family to a night on the town!

7. Friends & Neighbors Local businesses are staffed by local residents, your friends and neighbors. You get better service from people you know and who know you. And, you can catch up on "what's new" with other customers as you shop.

8. Non-profits Receive Greater Support Tehachapi non-profits receive much of their revenue from contributions and gifts. Your support of local businesses helps to ensure that they are able to continue their corporate giving to our local non-profits.

9. Community Well-Being Vote with your pocketbook! Tehachapi matters to you, so let our businesses know that you want them to stay in our community.

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