YouTube Video Tells of Lebec Air Project

YouTube Video Tells of Lebec Air Project

Linda MacKay said she could hardly believe CalTrans statistics showing that 18,000 big rig trucks pass through Lebec’s Grapevine each day.

“That’s an average of 12-13 trucks per minute. I had to go count to …

Gusty Winds Cut Power, Blow Down Sign

Gusty Winds Cut Power, Blow Down Sign

By Mountain Enterprise staff

High winds ripped down the large McDonald’s sign in Gorman Monday night, March 7. No injuries were reported.

Elena Abreu of Lockwood Valley took the above photo at the restaurant Tuesday …

Bonnie Kane’s Basket Weaving Class Returns

Bonnie Kane's Basket Weaving Class Returns

Springtime at the Museum

By Bonnie Kane

It is springtime, and that means it is time for basket weaving at the Ridge Route Communities Museum again. This will be a beginners class to make pine …

All Parents Invited to Forum on Schools

By Patric Hedlund

All parents of the Mountain Communities—homeschoolers especially—are invited to join in a forum on education on Wednesday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Frazier Park School. The forum is hosted by El …

COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing

March and Ongoing

  • Girl Scouts will start delivering cookies and setting up booths outside local businesses. They will also collect your non-perishable food donations for the local food cupboard.
  • The Wild Watchers Nature & …

News and Features

Old Time Radio Theater Performs Saturday

Some Irish Things… Sort Of

The Old Time Radio Theater brings you “Some Irish Things, Sort Of" on Saturday, March 12 at the Work of HeART Gallery in Frazier Park, at 7 p.m.

Come see ...

Harlem Globetrotters Thrill Ryan Oman

Ryan Oman was one of four winners in The Mountain Enterprise Harlem Globetrotters ticket contest. He writes: “Thank you for the Globetrotter tickets. My dad and I had a great time at the game. It ...

OpEd: Add Common Sense to Snow Play Fun

By Scott Robinson, Pine Mountain

Let me start by saying I’m not opposed to families coming up from the flat lands to play in the snow. What I am opposed to is the lack of ...

Get Facts on Help For Crime Victims Saturday

Lunch ‘N Learn March 12

By Shelia Clark, Ph.D. and Sarah Edwards, Ph.D.

‘Victims of Crime’ is the theme of the Lunch ‘N Learn event on Saturday, March 12. It is getting a jump on ...

Changes for Schools Discussed at ETUSD February Meeting

By Patric Hedlund

At the El Tejon Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting on February 9, Superintendent Katie Kleier reported that the district student population had dropped by nine more students.

In her report, ...

Bakersfield Is On ‘Most Toxic U.S. Cities’ List

Forbes Magazine has popped Bakersfield almost to the top of its “America’s 10 Most Toxic” list. Philadelphia is in first place, but persistent air quality problems put Bakersfield at second place, with Fresno at third ...

Jobs Data Released

The California Employment Development Department released statistics on March 4 to show an overall Kern County unemployment rate of 16.9 percent as of January 11, 2011.

A continuing loss of jobs in the agricultural and ...

Valapalooza Takes Bakersfield

Valentina Katkov of Pinon Pines performs in Bakersfield on March 26. Katkov is a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist known for spirited shows.

Don Eubank of Cuddy Valley wrote of her concert at the Work of HeART ...