Parents & kids

The mountains will be alive with the sound of music in July.  Camp Kiya will be held in the Tehachapi Mountains, and give students a unique music experience.

The camp starts Sunday, July 25 and runs through Wednesday, July 28.

Camp organizers say they'll offer ways for students to explore a new instrument or improve playing on an instrument.

The camp features teachers from the traditional music community.  They'll offer lessons in mandolin, guitar, accordion, penny whistle, harmonica, mountain dulcimer, percussion, piano, flute, ukulele, and bass.

Campers can also enjoy dancing, hiking and workshops on native folklore.

The camp costs $175, and that includes room and board plus the workshops from Sunday through Wednesday.

To get more information, call Deborah Hand at Mountain Music/Fiddler's Crossing at 661-823-9994.

The Tehachapi Church of the Nazarene is holding an Easter celebration at the Tehachapi High School gym.

The event will be held at 10 a.m. Easter morning, which is April 4. There will be music and activities for children, according to organizers.

The gym is located at the corner of East Valley Boulevard and South Dennison Street.

For more information, visit www.tnaz.org.

There's a new development in the recall election of three Tehachapi School Board members.

Three people have officially applied to be candidates they are; Chuck Hansen, Christine Duff, and Diane Peterson.

The deadline for candidates to apply is 5 p.m. Friday.

The election is scheduled to be held on March 9, 2010, and could possibly recall board members Mary Graham, Patty Snyder, and Holly Hart.

Interested parties can still apply for candidacy after the dead-line, but they would be write-in candidates.