Blinded
From the January 13, 2017 Edition
January 3, 2017 Dear Editor:
I got home at 6:30 p.m. on January 1, 2017—an hour and a half late. There were solid headlights from the Interstate 5 freeway to the Mil Potrero ‘Y’ and …
Community Input
Quite a Plan!
From the January 13, 2017 Edition
January 2, 2017 Dear Editor:
That was quite a plan that Lieutenant Curtis Fouyer of the California Highway Patrol hatched for dealing with the snow bunnies [“CHP takes lead to plan for snow visitors–and your …
Robotics
From the December 30, 2016 Edition
December 27, 2016 Dear Editor:
We are excited for our new Frazier Mountain High School Robotics season to begin on January 7. We will be holding an informational meeting for students, parents and potential mentors …
The Tinoqui-Chalola Council of KITANEMUK & YOWLUMNE TEJON INDIANS
From the December 30, 2016 Edition
This letter is from the tribal chairwoman of the Tinoqui-Chalola Council of the Kitanemuk and Yowlumne Tejon Indians, whose family is among those that lived for many generations on the land known today as Tejon …
Why subsidize the PMC P.O.?
From the December 23, 2016 Edition
December 16, 2016 Dear Editor:
After reading the article on the Pine Mountain Club Property Owners Association proposal to take over our U.S. postal services, I was saddened and confused [“PMCPOA will pursue contract to …
P.O. Blues
From the December 23, 2016 Edition
December 16, 2016 Dear Editor:
The pending change in Pine Mountain Club postal delivery is troubling.
To me, the whole idea of abandoning the public post office service for the slight chance to make a …
A note from Fred and Elaine Kiesner
From the December 23, 2016 Edition
Fred and Elaine Kiesner, who have lived in Piñon Pines for 45 years, plan to spend their winter in Bakersfield this year while Elaine is convalescing from a bout with an autoimmune disease called myasthenia …
Remembering Pearl Harbor
From the December 23, 2016 Edition
December 14, 2016 Dear Editor:
VFW Post 9791 would like to thank these individuals for a successful 75th Anniversary program to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor:
• Bonnie Kane and the Ridge Route Communities …
Kamikaze Skateboarders on Mil Potrero
From the December 16, 2016 Edition
December 12, 2016 Dear Editor:
Driving home today about three miles west of the “Y” I noticed two skateboarders being dropped off by a car.
I pulled off the road a mile further down …
Pull-Tab Philanthropists
From the December 16, 2016 Edition
November 29, 2016 Dear Editor:
The Mountain Communities Pull Tab & Money Collection Group for the Ronald McDonald House has turned in another 2,000 aluminum pull tabs. That equals 304,000 tabs so far!
We …