Upcoming & Ongoing

Thursday, December 31

  • New Year’s Eve Party at the Frazier Park Moose Lodge 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Food, fun and good cheer, entertainment by Backlash, $5 cover, 245-1630, 6941 Lockwood Valley Rd.
  • New Year’s Eve Party at Madd Bailey’s Pub featuring recording artists Vicki T. and the Handful, 2-for-1 drink specials (8-9 p.m. only), party favors, midnight champagne toast and conga line. $15, 16200 Mil Potrero Hwy, Pine Mountain. Gourmet buffet available downstairs at the Screaming Squirrel for $20.
  • New Year’s Eve Party at Sue’s Tavern featuring live entertainment by Hoochie Coo starting at 9 p.m. 3400 Mt. Pinos Way, 245-1100, no cover
  • *New Year’s Eve Party at Pine Mountain Clubhouse. Tickets $65, only 80 available; on sale at the clubhouse (242-3788). Bryter Daze will play.

Friday, January 1, 2010 – Happy New Year!

  • The Mountain Enterprise and the PMCPOA Clubhouse will be closed on New Year’s Day.
  • Volunteer Naturalist training course at Frazier Mountain/Lockwood Creek 2 p.m.–5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3. To sign up: jrobinson@naturalist-for-you.org or (714) 639-8480

Saturday, January 2

  • Early bird registration deadline for 21st Annual Fog Run Jan 9. $22. www.active.com
  • Dragoon Era Living History at Fort Tejon State Historical Park. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $2-5 admission ($14 maximum for families). 248-6692 or www.forttejon.org
  • *Saloonatics live 6-10 p.m. Condor Lounge, Pine Mountain Clubhouse

Monday, January 4

  • El Tejon Unified School District winter break ends, all schools back in session.

Wednesday, January 6

  • *Mountain Top Tots program begins 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Pine Mountain Clubhouse Recreation Room, $5/class or $16/month, 242-3788, continues every Wednesday.
  • Mountain Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) classes begin 6-9 p.m. Sport/self-defense, kickboxing, cardio, grappling and more. Meets at Mountain Judo, 77025 Cuddy Valley Rd. $5 drop-in fee. Jeff 245-0828 or Adam (661) 706-2056. Continues every Wed., Fri., Sat.

Thursday, January 7

  • AARP potluck meeting 12 p.m. Frazier Mountain Park Community Center. 245-2234

Friday, January 8

  • Frazier Mountain Little League Early Registration 6-8 p.m. Caveman Cavey’s Pizza, 3620 Mt. Pinos Way, 245-1030
  • *Pine Mountain Club Town Hall meeting canceled, next meeting February 12.

Saturday, January 9

  • Celebration of Michelle Smith’s life, 11 a.m. Cuddy Hall, 335 Lakewood Pl. 245-3253. Please bring a dish to share.
  • 21st Annual 5K-10K Fog Run to benefit Kern County’s victims of crime 7-8:30 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. race $30 ($22 before January 2 at www.active.com) Lake Ming, Bakersfield. Call Lupe (661) 868-4507 or Mic (661) 324-0311.
  • *Ron Coleman and the Sundance Band 6-10 p.m. Condor Lounge, Pine Mtn Clubhouse

Sunday, January 10

  • Mountain Memories meeting to begin planning 2010 Fiesta Days 5:30 p.m. La Sierra Restaurant, 3500 Mt. Pinos Way. (661) 431-8260 or www.frazierfiestadays.com

Monday, January 11

  • Wildland Fire Science class begins at Frazier Mountain High School. For more information contact Robert Grubb, USFS 245-3731, ext. 245.
  • Pine Mountain Village Merchants Association meeting 10 a.m. Mil Potrero Water Company conference room
  • Information Session for Smoking Cessation Strategy Workshop 7-8:30 p.m. Free, Family Resource Center, 3015 Mt. Pinos Way, Frazier Park, 245-4303

Wednesday, January 13

Thursday, January 14

  • Size Matters: Free Workshop on Personnel Management and State Labor Laws for profit and nonprofit employers by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). 8-9:30 a.m., 2000 K Street, Bakersfield, 3rd floor. Call (877) 826-7232 to register.
  • Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s mobile office hours 10-11 a.m. Family Resource Center, 3015 Mt. Pinos Way, Frazier Park. Call Vince for an appointment (661) 327-3611.

Friday, January 15

  • Single Parenting Program begins at Family Resource Center, 10 a.m.-12 noon every Friday. Applications for 10-week session available at 3015 Mt. Pinos Way, call 245-4303 or 245-1408 for more information (see story pg. 5).
  • ‘Living Well with MS’ program application deadline, offers persons in Kern County a chance to work with medical, fitness, nutrition and behavioral health experts to diminish the effects of multiple sclerosis. Program begins January 25. Contact Kim Kotrla of Total Woman Fitness for application at (661) 321-9512. www.livingwellwithMS.com
  • Frazier Mountain Little League Early Registration 6-8 p.m. Caveman Cavey’s Pizza, 3620 Mt. Pinos Way, 245-1030

Saturday, January 16

  • Frazier Mountain Little League Last Chance Registration and tryouts at El Tejon Fields 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mandatory coach/umpire safety clinic 2-5 p.m., Cuddy Hall, 335 Lakewood Place, 245-1030
  • *Boys Nite Out live 6-10 p.m. Condor Lounge, Pine Mountain Clubhouse

Monday, January 18 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  • El Tejon Unified School District holiday. The Mountain Enterprise will be open.

Wednesday, January 20

  • McCASA (Coalition Against Substance Abuse) meeting 6 p.m. at Fzr Pk School Cafeteria

Thursday, January 21

  • Synergy Summit Business Meeting 12 p.m. Holiday Inn Express, 612 Wainwright Court, Lebec. All Mountain Community business owners, managers, entrepreneurs welcome to learn more about free services and low/no interest programs to help small businesses with low/no-interest loans, workshops, free consulting.

Friday, January 22

  • *Blues and Jazz Club: Kwan Hearns and Friends 7 p.m. Condor Lounge, $15

This is part of the January 01, 2010 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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