Week’s Highs To Be in the 80s—National Weather Service
FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.)—This is a good week to get busy and finish up a lot of those projects that we just can’t seem to get done when it …
Breaking News: Most Mt. Pinos Area of Los Padres Forest Still Open
FRAZIER PARK (Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, 5:50 p.m.)—Most areas of the Mount Pinos District of the Los Padres National Forest are still open. Here is a map of the closed areas. All other regions …
Breaking News: Egg Recall List Caused Local Confusion
Bistro Did Not Have Recalled Eggs
FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Tuesday, Aug. 31, 5:20 p.m.)–An egg recall list distributed by Kern County Public Health Services Department may have been misunderstood by some Mountain Communities residents. It …
Breaking News: Motion by Tejon Ranch to Intervene in Endangered Species Case Denied
On Friday, Aug. 27 a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan in Washington D.C. denied a motion filed by Tejon Ranch Company, Tejon Ranchcorp, and Tejon Mountain Village, LLC (collectively “TRC”) to …
Maimed Oak Trees Reveal Flaws in Contract Oversight
Firm Profits from Destruction of Heritage Oaks
By Patric Hedlund with Gary Meyer
On Tuesday, Aug. 24, it took less than 8 minutes for the Kern County Board of Supervisors to unanimously agree to all …
Post fire News: 100% Containment of Post Fire Declared, Mop Up Continues
UPDATE (Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, 7 a.m.)—The Los Padres National Forest said today that the Post fire is now 100 percent contained. The fire started at about 12:20 p.m. on August 24 near Lebec Road …
Kimberly Maggio Animal Abuse Trial Now Set for September 13, at 9 a.m.
Frazier Park (Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, 11 p.m.)—The case of Kimberly Anne Maggio, 49 for 23 felony charges of animal abuse, is now set for Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 at 9 a.m. in Bakersfield in …
Post fire News: Post Fire-Day Three Aftermath
LEBEC (Thursday, August 26, 2010, 12:25 p.m.)—Chuck Noble of Los Padres Estates in Lebec evacuated on Tuesday as the Post fire crested on the hill above his home with 150-foot flames.
Quick and aggressive …
Wildfire: 175 Homes Asked to Evacuate in Lebec
The combination of the power of the DC-10 to stop a raging fire in its tracks and the aggressive professionalism of the firefighters who kept the August 24 Post fire from destroying homes or …
Wildfire Website Mojo
Website Mojo The staff of The Mountain Enterprise worked for 12 hours to report the story of the Post fire with continuous updates, often every 20 minutes. Community reporters from Frazier Park, Lebec and Pine …
Grand Opening of Mountain’s Business Center Is Festive, Focused
An impressive network of friends has grown out of the Synergy Summit’s business meetings last year. Local business owners, with coordination from The Mountain Enterprise, partnership from the Mountain Communities Chamber of Commerce and support …
Tree Protection Notes
Read the full story about Maimed Trees Reveal Flaws in Contract Oversight
By CWA Architect (LPD-1)
–emphasis added–
1. “Protected Zone” for existing trees: before beginning any demotion or construction operations, the contractor shall …
Good Neighbors
Good Neighbora
August 24, 2010 Dear Editor:
I would like to submit a note to thank the Frazier Park Market. As a Pine Mountain resident, I planned to donate to the evacuation center at Frazier …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing
Send Mountain Community events to Calendar@MountainEnterprise.com or call 245-3794.
Ongoing through August–September
- Archery season is open for bear (through September 12) and archery season for deer will be September 4-26.
- Tim Ellis is August’s …
News and Features
Watchdogs Win Grant Of $25,000
The TriCounty Watchdogs received a note in the mail on August 19. The Rose Foundation sent a check for $25,000 to the group for their Southern Kern County Air Quality Monitoring Program in the Mountain ...
Hazardous Spill on I-5 Near El Tejon School
LEBEC, CA – On Thursday, Aug. 19 at 11:30 a.m. the Kern County Fire Department received a call of a hazardous materials spill from a tractor trailer on southbound I-5 at the Fort Tejon ...
Guns Drawn on Mt. Pinos Way
By Gary Meyer
On August 22, 2010, at about 5:30 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the 3200 block of Mt. Pinos Way in Frazier Park to check the welfare of a woman who called the ...
Frazier Park Substation Sheriff’s Log: July 11 – 17, 2010
This list of law enforcement activity is taken from public records. Listing here does not mean that the Kern County District Attorney chose to file charges, or what the eventual charges may be, if any. ...
Fire Quickly Snuffed in Cuddy Valley
By Gary Meyer
A roadside brush fire erupted on Cuddy Valley Road at Darling Avenue just before 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 23 and was controlled within about 20 minutes.
According to Kern County Fire ...
Fire from Overturned Big Rig Rages Onto Tejon Ranch
A big rig hauling carrots overturned Sunday, Aug. 22 in the northbound lanes of Interstate 5, at the center escape ramp near the base of the Grapevine.
The rig’s trailer was dragged approximately 1/8 ...
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- Rescue Needed for Hiker Stricken by Heat Sickness
- Tips to Reduce Your Risk Of Salmonella from Eggs
- Village Merchants To Hold First Art Walk In Pine Mountain
- Tejon Ranch Motion to Intervene in Endangered Species Listing of Tehachapi Slender Salamander Denied
- Financial Crisis Hearinig Being Held in Bakersfield
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Obituaries
- Goodbye to a Joyful Friend, Father and Husband: William Thornbrugh, December 8, 1934 – August 12, 2010
- An Unforgettable Character: Charlie Watkins, August 29, 1923 — July 20, 2010
- Ruth Tinkham Piper