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Food Program Contacts

From the August 21, 2020 Edition

Commodities—Salvation Army program for low-income residents, first Wednesday of month; sign-up required: 661.809.2995 (volunteers needed)

Senior Sack—Kern Co. provides food for seniors second and fourth Wednesdays; sign-up required; Ann Jones: 661.245.3409 (volunteers needed)

Meals On …

A Little Piece of Paradise

From the August 14, 2020 Edition

Clockwise, from top left: Garden boxes for Pine Mountain Garden Club members flourish with loving care. In 2015, PMC Garden Club members entered the Lilac Festival Parade. Drummers on the truck are Dave Keim, Terry …

Food Program Contacts

From the August 14, 2020 Edition

Commodities—Salvation Army program for low-income people, first Wednesday of month; sign-up required: 661.809.2995 (volunteers needed)

Senior Sack—Kern Co. provides food for seniors second and fourth Wednesdays; sign-up required; Ann Jones: 661.245.3409 (volunteers needed)

Meals On …

Smokey Bear sculpture dedicated at Chuchupate Ranger Station

From the August 14, 2020 Edition

By Gary Meyer, TME

It’s been a long ride to completion for the new Smokey Bear sculpture at the Chuchupate Mt. Pinos District Ranger Station in Lockwood Valley.

Local sculptor Stan McCuen told The Mountain …

Dial-A-Ride is now 6 days a week

From the August 7, 2020 Edition

Starting Friday, Aug. 7, Kern Transit’s Dial-A-Ride will schedule transportation six days a week, from Monday through Saturday, 7:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. for all riders. Fares are $2, reduced to $1 for students and …

Food Program Contacts

From the July 31, 2020 Edition

Frazier Mountain Family Resource Center—Food Bank, available to all those who need it; sign-up data is not given to any other party; call for appointment: 661.245.4303, Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1–4 p.m.

Commodities—Salvation Army …

As food insecurity rises, volunteers step up

From the July 31, 2020 Edition

By Mel Weinstein, PMC with Patric Hedlund, TME

Laborers of the Harvest in Taft is the food bank that has been providing almost all the food to the Mountain Communities Family Resource Center (MCFRC) food …

Progress UPDATE: ‘Radio Bill’ Hopper is improving

From the July 24, 2020 Edition

By Judy and Cliff Brunk, PMC

“Radio Bill” Hopper was diagnosed with covid-19. Veterans Administration physician Dr. Al, contacted us to say Bill is making slow progress (but progress).

He was intubated on July 10 …