Breaking News: Wildfire Awareness Expo on May 3

FRAZIER PARK, CA—(Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 4:20 p.m.) The Kern County Fire Department has released an announcement about a Wildfire Awareness Expo in Frazier Park to provide valuable information on wildfire awareness, hazard reduction, …

Success is delicious at Invention Convention

Success is delicious at Invention Convention

By Patric Hedlund—Those worried about California’s conversion to Common Core educational standards might have been reassured by the excitement at Frazier Park School’s Invention Convention March 9.

Young student scientists were invited to select a …

Surprise! Wildflowers explode in Neenach

Surprise! Wildflowers explode in Neenach

By Jeff Zimmerman, Neenach

After years of drought and scorching heat, Neenach and the Western Antelope Valley finally received some badly needed late-season rainfall. The last 4 inches of rain brought with it an abundant …

New ranger for Mt. Pinos District

New ranger for Mt. Pinos District

By Patric Hedlund

A new permanent district ranger for the Mt. Pinos District of the Los Padres National Forest will arrive before the end of May. Roy Morris served as interim ranger in 2013 from …

Editorial: Journalism is a life with consequences

By Patric Hedlund, Editor

A couple of weeks ago The Mountain Enterprise published a letter to the Mountain Communities from Navy Reserve Captain Melinda Michael, formerly a Frazier Park resident, now deployed to Kabul. She …

Breaking News: Missing Man May Be in Lebec Area

Missing Man May Be in Lebec Area

LEBEC, CA–(Monay, April 21, 2014 at 2:22 p.m.)—This Missing Person announcement was circulated this afternoon, about a missing man who may be in the Lebec area: Missing Person The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking …

‘Survivors Social’ set for April 27

By June Schmidt

If you, or people you know, are cancer survivors, we want to invite you to join us for the Relay For Life of the Mountain Communities’ Second Annual Survivor Social.

It will …

You Can’t Take It With You

You Can’t Take It With You

Frazier Mountain Focus Central and the FMHS arts enrichment program are rehearsing the heartwarming comedy ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ for performances May 1-3, 7 p.m. and May 4, 2 p.m. (ASL interpreted) at …

FFA Tackles Earth Day

Come help make our mountain sparkle on Tuesday, April 22 with the Frazier Mountain Future Farmers of America. Meet at Falcon Way and Peace Valley Road, 3:30–6 p.m. FFA will host a roadside clean up …

El Tejon PTSO Update

By Michelle Moser, El Tejon PTSO

The El Tejon PTSO (parent-teacher school organization)hosted a parent vs. student basketball Family Fun Fundraiser on March 28.

Over 25 students and their parents participated in the game. We …

News and Features

Great-grandson of Cuddy homestead pioneer dies

Alden ‘Bud’ Lester Tubbs — July 28, 1925 to April 2, 2014

On July 28, 1925 Alden “Bud” Lester Tubbs, Sr. was born in Bakersfield. His parents were Robert Franklin Tubbs and Mildred Laura Cuddy ...