The Bears Are Out

The Bears Are Out

By Suzy Goulart, LBOW

Bear season came early this year. There have already been many sightings throughout the Mountain Communities.

As reported to Little Bit of Wildlife (LBOW, a wildlife rehabilitation group), bears have been …

Superintendent Tells Judge High School May Close

Superintendent Tells Judge High School May Close

Principal: ‘I Have Faith FMHS Will Be Better than Ever’

By Patric Hedlund

In a hearing last week, El Tejon Unified School District Superintendent Katie Kleier, under oath, was asked by a lawyer representing teachers …

Heard Anyone Bragging About Stealing a Stop Sign?

Heard Anyone Bragging About Stealing a Stop Sign?

Rampage Takes Down 12 Stop Signs in Pine Mountain

By Gary Meyer

On the morning of April 28, an estimated 12 stop signs and yellow caution signs were discovered vandalized in Pine Mountain. Six were …

First Solar Updates the Neighbors

By Patric Hedlund

Dust storms, dysfunctional landscaping choices and a waiver granted by Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (DPW) drew fire from about 25 Western Antelope Valley residents May 1. They spoke at …

Crashes Increase on Mountain Roads with Spring

By Patric Hedlund

Just as ice and snow fade into memory, balmy spring days present sudden new hazards to drivers on our tricky mountain roads, requiring motorists to stay cautious and alert.

The four-legged residents …

Enterprise on the Road

Enterprise on the Road

When Louis and Margaret “Marge” Arroyo of Pine Mountain went on their tropical vacation to Rincon, Puerto Rico—”The Isle of Enchanted Sunsets”—they packed an issue of The Mountain Enterprise in their suitcase, with a front …

News and Features

Six More Weeks to Clear Fire Hazards

By Patric Hedlund

The Mountain Communities were fortunate last year that several small fires in the area did not grow into a major event. But 2012 has been an exceptionally dry year, despite three light ...

Lilac Fest and Fundraising on PMLC Agenda

By Michi Knight

Pine Mountain Learning Center is excited to be performing the Maypole Dance at the 30th Annual Lilac Festival, Saturday, May 19. PMLC will help with the information booth, selling T-shirts, water bottles ...

DUI Rollover Crash On Mt. Pinos Way

By Patric Hedlund

California Highway Patrol reports that Cody Clark, 30 was traveling east in Frazier Park on Mt. Pinos Way in a 1994 Chevy Blazer on Friday, April 25. He approached Catalina Trail at ...

Drug Take Back Program Is A Major Success

By Gary Meyer

Charles ‘Buck’ Weber was happy as the five-gallon water bottle filled with pills on Saturday, April 28. The seventh Medication Take Back Day at Frazier Park Market far exceeded the average of ...

Kern Wildfire Crews Train West of Pine Mountain

By Gary Meyer

"Only as a last resort," said Kern County Fire Department Captain Derek Davis, "would they need to deploy their fire shelters."

Fifty yards away, Kern County’s wildfire crews were practicing on Tuesday, ...