Community Input

Fire Hazard Help Needed

From the April 15, 2022 Edition

April 11, 2022 Dear Editor:

Thank you for the fantastic report about fire danger in last week’s paper [“Are You Prepared for Fire?” April 8, 2022, The Mountain Enterprise].

My husband and I have lived for …

Do Good With Your Old Books

From the April 8, 2022 Edition

March 25, 2022 Dear Editor:

The Friends of Frazier Park Library would like to thank everyone who came out to support our recent book sale. Even though we had about half the normal number of …

On-the-Ground Report from Ukrainian Doctor

From the April 8, 2022 Edition

To our readers: The war in Ukraine continues. As invading Russian troops withdraw to the southeastern section of the country, occupied towns, such as Bucha, tell of atrocities. Friends put us in touch with Viktor …

Kern County property taxes due

From the April 1, 2022 Edition

Second installment deadline is April 11, 2022

By Marcy Axness, TME

There are several ways to make your property tax payment:

1) Pay online using the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s website, www.kcttc.co.kern.ca.us. — Electronic checks (ACH) can …

Gas Danger: Call Before You Dig for Planting

From the April 1, 2022 Edition

March 25, 2022 Dear Editor:

I wanted to send along a reminder to your readers about Southern California Gas Company’s “Call Before You Dig” program.

Spring gets people excited about planting, which is nice and …

Family Resource Center News

From the April 1, 2022 Edition

March 24, 2022 Dear Editor:

In February, the Mountain Communities Family Resource Center (MCFRC) posted a job opening and the great response caught us off guard. We had so many fantastic residents ready to serve …

Response: Fuel Breaks Fail When It Matters Most

From the March 25, 2022 Edition

March 21, 2022 Dear Editor:

There were two fuel break studies by Syphard et al. in 2011. One of those looked at the Los Padres National Forest alone, while the second examined all of the …

Fuel Breaks for Cuddy, Tecuya?

From the March 25, 2022 Edition

March 1, 2022 Dear Editor:

To my surprise, Dr. Hanson and Mr. Baker wrote an OpEd [“Big Business Nonprofits? Nope. We Seek Better Community Safety”] on nonprofit environmental lawsuits at the same time that my …

Thumbs-Up for TME’s VFW Coverage and Buzz

From the March 25, 2022 Edition

Richard ‘Dick’ Albright of Lockwood Valley and Maricopa displayed his VFW lifetime membership card and dropped us this note:

Bravo Zulu to y’all at The Mountain Enterprise!

‘Bravo Zulu’ is a naval signal meaning ‘Well …

VFW Gets A Generous Boost for Its Auxiliary

From the March 25, 2022 Edition

March 19, 2022 Dear Editor:

I wanted to tell you what I did with the wonderful money that Quartermaster Loveless and Post 9791 gave me [“Mountain turns out to save VFW 9791,” The Mountain Enterprise, …