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Tejon May Let Lake Go Dry

From the August 21, 2009 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

Tejon Ranch personnel told a state agency July 15 that they do “not intend to artificially maintain the [Castac / Tejon] lake level,” according to a letter from the California Regional Water …

UPDATE: Released Bear Cub Heads Back to Civilization

From the August 21, 2009 Edition

NEENACH, Calif. (Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 at 3 p.m.)—Following the capture of a third bear cub in Frazier Park Wednesday night, a couple in Neenach reported that a small bear cub wandered onto their property, …

Mountain Communities MAC Members Selected

From the August 14, 2009 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, 2:45 p.m.)—Fourth District Kern County Supervisor Ray Watson has agreed to form a Mountain Communities Municipal Advisory Council (MCMAC) to serve the communities of Frazier Park, Lebec, Fort …

Bear Shot After Grabbing Dog, Charging at People

From the August 14, 2009 Edition

By Patric Hedlund FRAZIER PARK (Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009—12 p.m.) It was a dark night Monday, Aug. 17, with only the thinnest sliver of moon above the Mountain Community neighborhoods where bears have been seen …

$3.1 Million in Stimulus Funds May be Coming to Frazier Park

From the August 14, 2009 Edition

On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Frazier Park residents will meet to learn about federal stimulus money set aside to upgrade the town’s water system. By Joyce St. Claire The Frazier Park Public Utility District (FPPUD) announced …

Secret Condor Documents to Be Released

From the July 31, 2009 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

LEBEC (August 4, 2009, 8 a.m.)—Documents kept secret since 1999 about agreements between Tejon Ranch Corporation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that may be critical to the survival of …

Frazier Park Estates Hearing Delayed to Aug. 27

From the July 31, 2009 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Friday, July 31, 2009, 12:30 p.m.) Lorelei Oviatt of Kern County Planning Department has confirmed that the hearing before the Planning Commission regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for Frazier Park …

Public Hearing on Tejon Mountain Village Delayed to September 10

From the July 24, 2009 Edition

FRAZIER PARK (Juy 24, 2009, 10:20 p.m.)—Ted James, Kern County Planning Director, said in an email to The Mountain Enterprise July 23 that the public hearing regarding the draft Environmental Impact Report for Tejon Mountain …

Hit and Run on I-5 in Lebec Ends in Santa Clarita

From the July 24, 2009 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Thursday, July 30, 2009, 12 p.m.)—A hit and run accident on southbound Interstate 5, just south of Tejon Pass Summit turned into a chase by CHP officers at about 4 p.m. on …