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UPDATE: LEBEC, CA (Wednesday, March 5 at 9 p.m.)—The scene was cleared Wednesday evening.

UPDATE: LEBEC, CA (Wednesday, March 5 at 4:15 p.m.)—The #3 and #4 lanes of northbound I-5 are closed for cleanup and …

VENTUCOPA, CA (Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 12:45 p.m.)—Highway 33 was closed on Friday, Feb. 28 at 12:37 p.m. from Ojai to Lockwood Valley Road, due to mud and rock slides during the rain. According …

VENTURA, CA (Saturday, March 2, 2014 at 12:40 p.m.)—Ventura County Sheriff’s Department reported this rescue along “Sespe River.” The more common name is Sespe Creek, although it has been referred to as a river from …

PINE MOUNTAIN (Saturday, March 1, 2014)—Residents of Azalea Drive in the Pine Mountain community lost power at 2:47 p.m. on Saturday. Power was out for about 3.5 hours, according to a resident,who estimated that power …

UPDATE– FRAZIER PARK and ELIZABETH LAKE (Saturday, March 1, 2014 )—It appears the second storm has passed. Weather spotter Linda Curtis of Frazier Park reports that she measured 3.8 inches of rain (at 5,000 feet …

If you own property in Pine Mountain, you may care whether your PMC assessments are likely to increase or not. If you want to hear what you are paying for, Tuesday, March 4 will host …

By Patric Hedlund

It was what they promised it would be, and much more. It was a “just for fun, no strings” spaghetti dinner at the Frazier Mountain Park Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 22.

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By Mel Weintstin, Pine Mountain

On February 21 I was invited by Mrs. Anne Coyle at Gorman Elementary School to address her third and fourth grade class. I went to college to become a teacher …

UPDATE—LEBEC, CA (Monday, March 3, 2014 at 11 a.m.)— An additional game has been added, Athletic Director Jerry Quick reports: “We have added a home varsity baseball game vs. Tehachapi on March 18 at 3:15 …

By Patric Hedlund

Wind, moody clouds and some torrential rains dominated Wednesday, Feb. 26. A new storm is predicted to visit, with greater ferocity, on Friday and part of Saturday. There is a warning from …

Ongoing and Upcoming

•The Big Library Read offers unlimited access to popular titles on iPhone, iPad, Nook, Kindle, and Android phones and tablets until March 5 at Frazier Park Library (3732 Park Drive, Frazier Park).

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By Patric Hedlund

Residents of the Mountain Communities who want to receive all the tax refund credits they have earned will have help on Monday, March 3, from the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance project (VITA).

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By Maxine Jarvis, AARP

AARP’s March meeting will not be a potluck. All who came to last year’s chili-hot dog fundraiser seemed to enjoy this change of routine. So we are going to try it …

By Patric Hedlund, Editor

Last month I had to explain to an 11-year-old boy that we could not accept a present that he brought to the office to thank us for some press coverage. I …