Election Day Demands Tough Choices: A Guide

With less than two weeks to go before November 4 Election Day, you hear the words frequently: this may be the most important election of most voters’ lifetimes.

Along with the critical choices for president …

A Groovy Guide to Halloween

A Groovy Guide to Halloween

By Cat Buckles

Spooky spectacles are being planned for groovy ghoulies on the creepiest of fall holidays this Halloween.

The monstrous merriment kicks off this weekend with Frazier Mountain High School’s Fourth Annual Haunted House, …

‘Fire Season’ All Year Round Now, Firefighters Say

By Katy Penland

The lack of public participation at the FireSafe Council’s public meeting held at Cuddy Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 14 was as notable as the excellent advice and fire preparedness handouts made available. …

NEWS ALERT: Deadline for Absentee Ballots is October 28

October 28 is the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot. Elections chief Ann K. Barnett said Friday: "As a courtesy and convenience to our voters, the Kern County Elections Office is extending their hours until …

News and Features

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Fall Festival

It was all about stories at The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Fall Festival in Frazier Park on Saturday, Oct. 18.

Some of the stories were classic tales of American folklore from the colonial era, sponsored ...

Thanksgiving Feast at AARP

By Gigi Day

Please come and “gobble” up our lunch of turkey and ham provided by Chapter 2915 of AARP Thursday, Nov. 6 at noon in the Frazier Mountain Park Community Center. Members and guests ...

School Architects Present Plans

Anthony R. Palazzo (above) of the architectural firm Phillips, Metsch, Sweeney, Moore from Santa Paula addressed questions from El Tejon Unified School District Supervisor Shelly Mason on October 15.

Palazzo gave a public presentation of ...

Vial of Life Update

By Elizabeth Lewis

The Vial of Life stash was running low. Supplies were depleted all over town. What were we, two Girl Scouts, to do? The answer was simple: call the Pine Mountain Emergency Preparedness ...