Breaking News: House on Fire in Lebec

House on Fire in Lebec

LEBEC, CA (Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 at 10 p.m.)— Breaking News Report submitted by community reporters Bill and Gigi Day: We saw a house on fire in Lebec at 8 p.m. Gigi and I were …

Crash Sends Warning

Crash Sends Warning

CHP, Kern County Fire Engine 57 and Hall Ambulance all responded to this flipped Saturn at Frazier Mountain Park Road and Mt. Pinos Way on Friday, Oct. 7. Nathan Culp of Granada Hills said one …

‘Drop, Cover and Hold On’

By Patric Hedlund

All the Mountain Communities— our homes, schools and roads—are built astride the San Andreas Fault. For several years, the U.S. Geological Survay (USGS) has been warning that the fault is long overdue …

Library Is Rollin’ Out!

Library Is Rollin' Out!

Kern County Library employees were hard at work this past week, clearing books from the stacks at the Frazier Park branch’s former Mt. Pinos Way location. They loaded the collection into boxes and onto trucks …

It’s Pumpkin Season

It's Pumpkin Season

Reported by Michelle Penner, Frazier Park School teacher

The Pumpkin Patch at Frazier Park School is now open Monday through Friday from 7:30 to 8 a.m. and from 2 to 4 p.m. through Friday, Oct. …

Boxer Asks Feds To Help Homeowners Refinance

By Patric Hedlund

Writing “time is of the essence,” U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (DCA), joined with 15 others from both parties in the U.S. Senate to urge the Obama administration to quickly implement reforms to …

Injuries Don’t Stop Falcons From Showing Great Spirit

Injuries Don't Stop Falcons From Showing Great Spirit

Falcon Pride Takes Wing

 By Tony Levesque, Mountain Enterprise intern

On Fri, Oct. 7, the Falcons played against the Strathmore Spartans. They scored a touchdown when Patrick Moulder took the ball into the end zone …

Students Endanger Cheerleaders

By Joseph Chavez, TeenBeat

On Friday, Sept. 30 during the Frazier Mountain High School football game, a laser pointer was shined by students in the stands into the eyes of varsity cheerleaders preparing for a …

News and Features

How to Roast and Use Pumpkins

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Pumpkin Spice Muffins

How to Roast a Pumpkin

You can only do this with a freshly carved pumpkin. Do not use a pumpkin that has been carved and sitting out for ...

Los Padres Estates to Hold Annual Meeting

Board Candidates Welcomed

By Dennis Phillips, LPEPOA Board Member

The Los Padres Estates Property Owners Association (LPEPOA) Board of Directors hopes residents will mark their calendars to attend the association’s annual open board meeting at ...

Reduce Your Property Tax

By Gary Meyer

Property tax bills were recently mailed to Kern County property owners. Many are not aware that property taxes may be lowered through two methods: 1) If your Kern County home is your ...

Arvin Residents to Picket Over Youth’s Death

This notice was received by The Mountain Enterprise Friday, Oct. 14. We place it here because mountain residents heading to Bakersfield or Arvin may see these demonstrators this week. Randall Parker, whose home is within ...

Pinon Pines Artist Wins 12 Ribbons At County Fair

Pinon Pines resident Adrienne Kadlec won 12 ribbons for her entries at the 2011 Kern County Fair during September.

Her works of art were on display at the fairgrounds until October 2, which coincidentally was ...

Enterprise on the Road

The Kaiser girls of Lockwood—Patty and Keyara— hit the high seas last month. We had a wonderful time on the KNZR-AM 1560 Radio Listener’s Cruise to Ensenada, Mexico. The only bad thing was that we ...

Falcons Start League Play

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE (Friday, Oct. 14 at 9:43 p.m.)— Tony Levesque,student intern for The Mountain Enterprise, called from Edwards Air Force Base this evening with scores from Frazier Mountain High School’s first High Desert ...