Upcoming & Ongoing

Thursday, Oct. 9

  • Reservations due for Christian Women’s Club Luncheon Oct. 14, 245-1554.
  • Congressman Kevin McCarthy mobile office hours 10-11 a.m. Family Resource Center, 3015 Mt. Pinos Way, Frazier Park. Vince Fong, field representative (661) 327-3611.
  • FMHS Volleyball: Falcons at Rosamond. 4 p.m. JV, 5:30 p.m. Varsity.

Friday, Oct. 10

  • Deadline for the California Museum’s Dreamers Challenge contest.
  • Mt. Pinos FireSafe Council meeting 9:30 a.m. Chuchupate Ranger Station, 34580 Lockwood Valley Road, LV. 245-3731 or www.mtpinosfsc.org (resched. from Oct. 17).
  • FMHS Football Homecoming Game: Falcons vs. St. Genevive. 4 p.m. JV, 7 p.m. Varsity. Frazier Mountain High School. Go Falcons!
  • Pine Mountain Town Hall Meeting. 7 p.m. Condor Room. Last chance to speak about CSA40 and firefighter/paramedics before November 4 election.
  • Support Our Troops Night at the Village Yarn. 7-9 p.m. Knit a helmet liner or neck gator for troops abroad. Pine Mtn. Village, 242-4200, villageyarn@gmail.com.

Saturday, Oct. 11

  • 600 Year Old Oaks, Native Grasses and More in Hungry Valley State Park hosted by the Condor Group of the Sierra Club. 8 a.m. meet at Pine Mountain Club parking lot. Free. All invited. Minimal walking. Mary Ann 242-0432.
  • 55 Alive driving class sponsored by AARP. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Dream Castle. $10. Sign up to Mitch Wood, 3015 Mt. Pinos Way #202, Frazier Park, 245-3728.
  • El Tejon Volleyball: Badgers at Stockdale Tournament (Bakersfield).
  • Clean Up the Ridge Route, meet 9 a.m. at Carl’s Jr. in Gorman. Wear work clothes and bring gloves. 242-2726, (866) 262-7594.
  • *Pumpkin Carving Workshop 2-3 p.m. Pool Pavilion, PMC. $6 (includes pumpkin and carving materials). 242-3788.*

Sunday, Oct. 12

  • Los Padres Bear Aware meeting 10 a.m. Condor Room, PMC. 242-2712.

Monday, Oct. 13 — Columbus Day (observed)

  • The Mountain Enterprise office will be open on the holiday to serve you.
  • ETUSD is open for the holiday and will hold classes as normal.

Tuesday, Oct. 14

  • Christian Women’s Club Luncheon and Annual Silent Auction 11 a.m. Frazier Mountain Park Comm. Center. RSVP by Oct. 9 to Dee 245-1554.
  • El Tejon Volleyball: Badgers at Lincoln (Taft). 3:30 p.m.
  • FireSafe Council hosts Ron Oatman presenting a Wildfire Action Plan to Prevent Burnout 7 p.m. Cuddy Hall, 335 Lakewood Pl., LOW

Wednesday, Oct. 15

  • Tax Seminar for Non-Profit and Faith-Based Organizations hosted by the State Board of Equalization 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Doubletree Hotel, 3100 Camino Del Rio Ct., Bkfld. Free. www.boe.ca.gov/sutax/nonprofitsched.htm or (213) 593-1311.
  • Christian Light Network Inspirational Workshop 9 a.m.-8 p.m. So. California Bible Fellowship, 201 Manzanita Court in Juniper Ridge. Bruce 245-3551.
  • Architect presentation about El Tejon and Frazier Park School upgrades using school bond money at ETUSD Board Meeting. 7 p.m. FMHS library.

Thursday, Oct. 16

  • FMHS Volleyball: Falcons vs. Bishop. 4 p.m. JV, 5:30 p.m. Varsity. Home game.
  • Ask El Tejon School District Candidates Your Questions. Public Forum. 7 p.m. Cuddy Hall, 335 Lakewood Pl., LOW. Hosted by Mountain Communities Town Council.

Friday, Oct. 17

  • FireSafe Council meeting rescheduled, see Friday, Oct. 10.
  • Our Lady of the Snows Annual Spaghetti Dinner 4-8 p.m. $8 adults, $5 children. 7115 Lakewood Dr., LOW. Everyone welcome!
  • FMHS Football: Falcons vs. Desert. 4 p.m. JV, 7 p.m. Vars. Frazier Mtn. High School.
  • Classic Cars Cruise Night 5 p.m. Assembly of God parking lot. Mt. Pinos Way, FP.
  • Mountain Shakespeare Festival Conservatory: Adult Acting Class 6 p.m. Mountain Institute for Kung Fu and Tai Chi, 3532 Mt. Pinos Way. Peter 245-3033.
  • Robin Tyler, comedian and human rights activist, speaks against Proposition 8, 7 p.m. Fireside Room, Bkfld College, 1801 Panorama Rd., presented by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Free. (661) 877-1894 or parentjeannie@gmail.com.
  • Rick Wartzman speaks about his book Obscene in the Extreme, the story of the burning and banning of The Grapes of Wrath in Kern County 7-9:30 p.m. Southwest Branch Auditorium, 8301 Ming Ave, Bkfld. (661) 664-7716.

Saturday, Oct. 18

  • Kern Audubon Society Field Trip to Tomo-Kahni State Park (east of Tehachapi). Meet at Stockdale Highway Park’n’Ride 7 a.m. to carpool. Bill Moffat (661) 201-9279 or www.kernaudubonsociety.org.
  • El Tejon Volleyball: Badgers at Lincoln Tournament (Taft). 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Kern Autism Network Workshop “Occupational Therapy in the Home” 8:15 a.m.-12 noon. Free. 1300 17th St., Room 1A, Bkfld. www.kernautism.org or (661) 588-4235.
  • Alpine Village Realty Grand Opening 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 16215 Pine Valley Lane, Suites 103-104, Pine Mountain Village. Refreshments. 242-4100.
  • Dedication of the Ridge Route as a California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark 10 a.m. East Corner Parking Lot, Vista del Lago Visitor’s Center, on I-5 halfway between Gorman and Castaic. Public invited, coffee and donuts served.
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Fall Festival 11 a.m. ‘til dusk, Tait Ranch on Frazier Mtn. Park Rd. Participants and vendors call 245-4000 or redknight@jameszoppe.com.
  • Curves Open House 3-6 p.m. 3516 Mt. Pinos Way, FP. 245-3234.
  • “ChAT”—Charity Afternoon Tea the Village Yarn. 7-9 p.m. Knit or crochet for any charity. Pine Mtn. Village, 242-4200, villageyarn@gmail.com.

Sunday, Oct. 19

  • Art Exhibit by Dave Beigle 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Pine Mtn. Village Gazebo.

This is part of the October 10, 2008 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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