Community Input

One Man Up

From the June 24, 2011 Edition

June 20, 2011 Dear Editor:

I want to make a clarification to El Tejon Unified School District Trustee Ken Hurst’s commentary in last week’s edition of the paper [Comment on ETUSD’s Budget, June 17, 2011].

Graduation

From the June 24, 2011 Edition

June 18, 2011 Dear Editor:

I just watched the video you posted on your website showing the Frazier Mountain High School graduation ceremony. Thanks for doing that. It brought back memories. Great job, as usual…

Comment on ETUSD’s Budget by Trustee Ken Hurst

From the June 17, 2011 Edition

I wish to address the community about the El Tejon Unified School District budget situation and to explain some of what is going on from my perspective on the board. I have welcomed the public …

OpEd: Will the Board Step Up? 2

From the June 17, 2011 Edition

By Larry Skiba

The big question being asked all over the mountain is ”Will the El Tejon Unified School District Board step up to the challenge?”

Leopard Spots and Santa

Can a leopard change its …

OpEd: Summertime Rich with Arts

From the June 17, 2011 Edition

By Sybil Chester

Here it is, summer time is fast approaching and our children will be out of school and ready to be entertained for the better part of nine weeks. While summer is a …

OpEd: Civil Wrongs

From the June 17, 2011 Edition

By George Birds, Jr.

I am a longtime Lebec resident, now retired on a poverty-level income. I voted ‘no’ on the proposed rate increase by the Lebec County Water District.

My vote was against the …

OpEd: Planners Fall Short on Vacation Rental Research

From the June 10, 2011 Edition

By Mark Smith, vacation rental owner

The Mountain Enterprise featured an interview with Kern County Planning Director Lorelei Oviatt [Kern County Vacation Rental Regulations Under Review-Permits Being Considered, May 13, 2011]. She was trying to …

USS Cesar Chavez

From the June 03, 2011 Edition

May 26, 2011

Dear Editor:

As I write this letter, workers at a San Diego shipyard are building a 689 foot ship which will be christened the USS Cesar Chavez. The announcement was made Wednesday, …

Street Rod Rivals

From the June 03, 2011 Edition

May 28, 2011 Dear Editor:

I have come up for your Ridge Route Run car show three years now, and as the current president of the Santa Clarita Valley Street Rod Association, I don’t see …

Hall of Fame

From the June 03, 2011 Edition

Dennis Penna of Lebec and Neenach has a rockabilly past life. The 45s he recorded in the 1960s are now being sold on EBay. Here’s a sample:

I don’t want to go to England to …