UPDATE–Gorman, CA (Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at 9:39 a.m.)—Gorman school is now closed today due to frozen water pipes and unsafe icy conditions on campus. Peak to Peak Mountain Charter is open with a two-hour …

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National Weather Service Forecast for Mountain Communities:

Tuesday February 19, 2019:  Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 21. …

By Patric Hedlund, TME

It was 40 years ago this week, way back in February 1979, when excitement was high throughout the mountain about the arrival of a young immigrant family that had escaped from …

A dumb feature of smart phone navigation apps endangered scores of people last Sunday. Motorists using Waze and Google Maps tried to avoid an 8-hour traffic back-up over the icy Grapevine on February 10.

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By Gary Meyer, TME Publisher

When a call was received at The Mountain Enterprise office on Thursday, Jan. 31, from a reader complaining that there were no newspapers in the rack at Midway Market in …

LEBEC, CA (Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at 7:30 a.m.)—Northbound and Southbound lanes of Interstate 5 are open.

LEBEC, CA (Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 at 11:55 a.m.)—Northbound and Southbound lanes of Interstate 5 are open at …

By Marcy Axness, TME

In the story last week about The Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend (Friday to Monday, Feb. 15–18), Lynn Stafford suggested that Fern’s Lake in the Pine Mountain community will make …

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Friday, February 15, 2019

• The family fun of The Great Backyard Bird …

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Wildflower-themed Guided Nature Hike Wind Wolves Preserve Saturday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m.–noon Reservations 

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

By I. J. Christy, Ph.D.

— Christy is an astrophysicist on the faculty of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena who has owned ranches in Lockwood Valley for three decades.

Last week, on December …

Forest Service releases plan to remove 80% of Cuddy Valley trees with commercial logging and without full public review

By Marcy Axness and Patric Hedlund, TME

Los Padres National Forest announced in a Nov. …

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.)—The Mountain Enterprise newspaper announced on Tuesday, Jan. 20 that its Fictitious Business Name publishing fee is the lowest in Kern County. “We’ve lowered the cost …

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 at 1:31 p.m.)—The Mountain Enterprise has announced that subscribers now receive one free non-commercial classified ad per week. This provides a savings of up to $312 per year …

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2018 at 2:20 p.m.—The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office has just announced that a memorial service will be held Friday, Feb. 15 for Jef Dye. The Ventura County Search and Rescue team member …

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By Patric Hedlund, TME

The Pine Mountain Club Property Owners Association fired Kim Ryan, its chief financial officer, on Friday, Nov. 2, in the midst of the POA’s annual audit. According to a member who witnessed …

PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, CA (Ongoing; first released Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.)—PMCPOA has released its Lounge/Bistro Task Force Report of Findings.  Download it here.