Teachers’ union leader vows ‘class sizes can be kept small’
By Patric Hedlund
“This year, we can give back,” the president of the El Tejon Teacher’s Association (ETTA) said with a hint of excitement in his voice. I had just asked him how class sizes …
Breaking News: Grapevine Lane Closures Continue for Interstate 5 Repairs
GORMAN, CA (Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014)—Intermittent lane closures from Vista Del Lago Road (Pyramid Lake) to the Kern County line near Lebec (north of Gorman) will continue as the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) works …
Happy crowds greet Fiesta Days …And then the rains came
Sunday brought much-needed rain to the mountain. The happy Fiesta Days crowds thinned and rides stood idle, but there was still plenty of activity.
By Gary Meyer and Patric Hedlund
Saturday morning the annual Ed …
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 …
The Supermoon Challenge
Michael Hightower of Lebec had so much fun with the rising of the supermoon last month, and made such a lovely photo, that we thought we should continue the sport with The Supermoon Challenge.
The …
Pick up your new orange book at these locations:
FRAZIER PARK Frazier Park Market Ace Hardware Don’s Liquor Market The Mountain Enterprise Mountain Properties
LEBEC Lebec Chevron Sam’s Liquor Mart Old Ridge Route Antiques
GORMAN Gorman Post Office Gorman Plaza Market LAKE OF THE …
Breaking News: Watch the Video—Bear at Pine Mountain home
Pine Mountain resident Jim Hackett sent this to The Mountain Enterprise a short time after the bear visited his house on August 4, 2014:
Those who’ve been by our mountain retreat in Pine Mountain Club …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing plus Regular Weekly and Monthly Events
For listing in the newspaper and online, send community events by Thursday at 2 p.m. to Calendar@MountainEnterprise.com or call 661.245.3794 ___________________________
Friday, August 8
•Last day to put your name on the ballot for ETUSD …
EDITORIAL: Why did the orientation plan for PMC’s new board members appear to scoff at following the law?
Some mornings just seem to start out wrong. This Monday, July 28 I had two publications to get to printer and much too much work on my desk, all on deadline, but suddenly I realized …
Community Reading Project coaches needed for schools
Last year there was a strong response from adults who came one hour a week to listen to individual second grade children read to them.
“One hour a week is all it takes to help …
Antony and Cleopatra Coming to Frazier Park Library Two Saturdays
By George Garrigues, for the Classical Readers
The Classical Readers of Frazier Park Library will present the first half of a two-part reading of William Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra” in a tightened version edited by …
Gorman School bus schedule
See the Gorman School bus schedule at right. Click the image to enlarge it. For personal use only. © 2014 The Mountain Enterprise.
OpEd: Be vigilant about the risk of drug-related sexual assault
OpEd by Kern County Sheriff’s Sergeant Mark Brown
Several reports have been made regarding possible drug-related sexual assaults in this region since November. The Kern County District Attorney’s Office has not yet filed charges, but …
News and Features
Happy crowds greet Fiesta Days …And then the rains came
Sunday brought much-needed rain to the mountain. The happy Fiesta Days crowds thinned and rides stood idle, but there was still plenty of activity.
By Gary Meyer and Patric Hedlund
Saturday morning the annual Ed ...
Search and Rescue seeks new members
By Doug Wilde, for SKSR
Three new candidates have passed the initial Kern County Sheriff’s screening process and are now probationary members of Southern Kern Search and Rescue (SKSR).
SKSR is pleased to announce ...
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