Mountain Schools Are At a Risky Crossroad

Mountain Schools Are At a Risky Crossroad

Report and Commentary by Patric Hedlund

We are running out of time. Whether you have children in the El Tejon Unified School District or not—and whether you’ve given it thought or not—your life, the vitality …

The FP Ride Continues–See Video

The FP Ride Continues--See Video

Myth, legend and the urgency of saving the Frazier Mountain Park ducks…They all flow together into a feature film so silly it becomes a giddy lark when the Lebec-raised Trost Trio (Brandon, Jason and Sarah) …

What the Health Reform Law Does for Those on Medicare

By David Sayen, Regional Medicare Administrator for California

We hear a lot of back and forth these days about the Affordable Care Act—aka the federal health reform law—but not much about how it affects people …

News and Features

Body Found in Lake of the Woods

LAKE OF THE WOODS, CA (SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012 at 7 p.m.)—Ventura County Sheriff’s personnel and Kern County deputies worked together at the scene this evening. The deceased individual is thought to have expired from ...

Snowfall at Higher Elevations, Grapevine Open

UPDATE: FRAZIER PARK, LEBEC and CUDDY VALLEY, CA (Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 11:55 p.m.)—It appears the snowstorm passed by 7 p.m. There is little wind at this time. The National Weather Service predicts sunny ...

Small, but Mighty (and Smart!)

By Lee Bizzini

We might be a tiny school district, but we put up a good fight against much larger school districts at the 2012 Kern County Science Fair last week.

Eleven out of 16 ...

Multitasking School Bus Driver

On March 19 this photo was brought to The Mountain Enterprise. It was allegedly taken by a student being driven by a texting school bus driver. We sent the photo to the El Tejon Unified ...

Florence Cuddy Farm

March 16, 2012

Dear Editor:

The Lake of the Woods Property Owners Association is having another community meeting to discuss Florence Cuddy Farm on Sunday, March 25 at 2 p.m. at Cuddy Hall.

We have ...

March 18… Springtime Scenes

Over in Frazier Park, above, MaryAnn Ryan found a confused bluebird and Chuck Noble, below, snapped frosted mountains in Lebec.

But down in the Antelope Valley, near Neenach, while mountain neighbors were bringing in firewood, ...

Rummage Sale Benefits Dance Team

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 9:45 a.m.)–The In The Wings rummage sale (going on now through 1 p.m. today) will help send a dance team to Dance The Magic at Disneyland in ...

Jizo Peace Center News Update

By Ruth Handy, Jizo Peace Center

Jizo Peace Center, based in the Pine Mountain community, has months of plans to tell you about.

Compassion Scholarship

Outreach to Southern California high schools has begun to award ...