Community

YouthBuild offers mountain youths job and degree

From the July 5, 2013 Edition

A $1,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor has funded the Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS) to give out-of-school youths 17 to 22 years of age a chance to work toward their high school diplomas while being paid to work on community service projects.

Coordinator Patrick Moore told The Mountain Enterprise he will extend the YouthBuild deadline for Frazier Mountain area candidates to July 12 (from July 8) and will accept applications by email or fax.

Staying Green in Lake of the Woods

From the July 5, 2013 Edition

How do they do it? Joan and Rick Kotnik have a grey water irrigation and conservation strategy for staying green through the drought in Lake of the Woods. Their secrets can help us all. 

By Joan Kotnik, LOW water customer

While the Lake of the Woods Mutual Water Company looks for a solution to its water supply problem, at our home we are adapting to the shortage with several solutions of our own. Our lawns

Relay for Life smashes goal

From the June 28, 2013 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

The first Relay for Life of the Mountain Communities was a powerful event. June Schmidt, who fought breast cancer with stubborn courage and relentless humor, applied those talents to make what she calls “our baby relay” into a smashing success.

Schmidt had strong partners. Dee Bumgardner, Jamie Bauer, Mary Schmidt, Karen Schott, Sylvia Iannucci,