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 …
‘You Could Kill Someone,’ Local Water Boards Told
Ethics classes for water officials warn of red-tagged homes
By Patric Hedlund
We may take it for granted until it isn’t there, but water is the source of life. Most people wouldn’t be able to …
Breaking News: STATE VETERINARIAN CLEARS SANTA’S REINDEER TO ENTER CALIFORNIA
24-hour permit granted to Kris Kringle for his team of nine reindeer
SACRAMENTO, December 24, 2012 — California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones has granted a 24-hour permit clearing all brand inspection and health …
Comment: Newspapers and the Future
By Patric Hedlund, Editor
Every month when we look over the accounts we feel a twinge of fantasy, wishing that the large printing bills we pay could vanish, and that we would all awake to …
Traffic Update: Intersate-5 Grapevine Construction Update
GORMAN, LEBEC, CA and the Grapevine—(Monday Dec. 17-21, 2012 AT 11 a.m.) —Closures for I-5 Pavement Improvement Project were released by Caltrans this morning, to help winter travelers plan their triips. The section affected in …
News and Features
Pine Mountain paramedic program falls short, gets aid
By Patric Hedlund
In October 2012 the Kern County Board of Supervisors was given a report about noncompliance by Pine Mountain’s firefighter-paramedic program. It showed slow response times in 6 of 12 months of 2011.
...Fire destroys home in Pine Mountain
By Patric Hedlund
The Pine Mountain Club security team is credited with calling in an alert at 3:28 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 10. They said a home overlooking the PMC golf course was on fire.
...Hit-and-run semi takes down power poles
By Gary Meyer
Two power poles were snapped on Lebec Road Tuesday morning, December 11 when a semi tractor-trailer hit power lines just south of Lebec Post Office at about 6:40 a.m.
According to CHP ...
Psychologist’s Pointers for Talking with Children about Violence
By Sarah Edwards, Ph.D.
Here are some thoughts I had yesterday after the clients I saw Friday, Dec. 14 were so upset about the violence at the Newtown, Connecticut Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Helping ...
Lebec Man Arrested on Gun Charge
LEBEC, CA (Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.)—The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said today that a 32 year old Lebec man was arrested last night for being under the influence of a controlled substance ...
Ooops
With elections just completed, ethics training for public officials was a priority last week. Water boards had their workshops December 4, and the newly-elected El Tejon Unified School District trustees were scheduled for a workshop ...
Update: After School Enrichment Program for High School Advances
By Mary Pivetti, Pi?on Pines
The 21st Century High School After School Safety Enrichment for Teens Program (ASSETs) grant was successfully hand delivered on November 30 to the California Department of Education in Sacramento. The ...
Maggie Shares her Mail
Maggie Van Ostrand wanted to share her Christmas card mail this week. We thought it was fun. If anyone has received a card from Mitt, send it on over…. -Editor
Mystery Quiz
Q: What is the plaza on the corner of Frazier Mountain Park Road and Peace Valley Road that hasn’t changed in 2 years?
A: It is the visitor kiosk at the gateway to Kern County, ...
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