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Surprising Snow and Rain Forecast for Mt. Pinos area

From the October 2, 2015 Edition

These forecasts for Frazier Park, Pine Mountain Club and Mount Piños for Oct 3 – 5, 2015 have been sent by Jerry Ferris of Mountain Communities Weather. Please notice that the prediction for Mt. Pinos …

Wildfire knocked down near Fort Tejon, I-5

From the September 25, 2015 Edition

LEBEC, CA (Thursday Oct. 1, 2015 at 2:26 p.m.)—Quick action by Kern County fire crews brought a knockdown of a 2-acre wildfire at southbound Interstate 5 near Fort Tejon. At about 1:45 p.m. a car …

Large Water Leak in Line Serving FP Business District

From the September 25, 2015 Edition

UPDATE • FRAZIER PARK, CA (Sunday, Sept. 26, 2015)—The leaking pipe has been fixed. The loss of water has stopped. See the details in the next issue of The Mountain Enterprise, available on newsstands everywhere on …

Update: McCarthy announces he wants to be Mr. Speaker

From the September 25, 2015 Edition

UPDATE—BAKERSFIELD, CA (Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 at 1:09 p.m.)—Below is the full letter that will be sent shortly to the Members of the Republican Conference of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kevin McCarthy:

Friends,

Kern County to go to bat for affordable water

From the September 25, 2015 Edition

Bakersfield, CA (Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015 at 5 p.m.)— Kern County Supervisors voted unanimously today to actively oppose a water rate hike by the county’s largest water supplier, California Water Service (CWS).

“The motion on …

Fires burning in the Mountain Community area

From the September 4, 2015 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 at 1:40 p.m.)—There are several fires burning in areas surrounding the Mountain Communities, which began on Wednesday, Sept. 9 during thunderstorms.

According to Los Padres National Forest Wildland …