From the January 31, 2020 Edition
“We see a lot of rodent damage,” Jonathan “Jonny” Martin of Martin’s Garage in Lebec said. “I’ve seen cars with a couple hundred acorns stashed on top of the engine.”
He said rodents often …
From the January 24, 2020 Edition
California’s 2020 presidential primary will fall on Tuesday, March 3 this year. Did you recall that Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown signed a bill to move the 2020 primary election up three months?
Why …
From the January 24, 2020 Edition
The Mountain Communities were well represented at the 2020 Women’s March Kern County, on Saturday, Jan. 18 in Bakersfield. Pine Mountain Club’s Mel Weinstein said it was “exciting.” Local news reports said the march was …
From the January 24, 2020 Edition
By Gary Meyer and Patric Hedlund, TME
Businesses and residents of Lebec saw their lights, heaters, oxygen tanks, power tools and appliances blink off and on from Sunday through Monday, with a seven hour electricity …
From the January 17, 2020 Edition
By Patric Hedlund, TME
What is the price of peace of mind? That is a question homeowners at Pine Mountain Club may be asking this Saturday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m.
PMCPOA’s directors will hear …
From the January 3, 2020 Edition
A 51-year-old truck driver from Madera, California, was found dead at 8:25 a.m. the day after Christmas. His semi-truck was in the far right lane of the southbound Interstate 5 just north of the exit …
From the January 3, 2020 Edition
Mike Edwards of Frazier Park has lived on the mountain 15 years. After shoveling snow for hours Saturday, Dec. 28, he went to Lebec “to get some fast food lunch.”
On the way back, …
From the December 27, 2019 Edition
Volunteers are needed
The Point-In-Time count of the homeless throughout Kern County on Friday, Jan. 24 is designed to create a snapshot of the magnitude of homelessness in our region.
The headquarters for the Frazier …
From the December 20, 2019 Edition
Comments by State Senator Shannon Grove and Assembly’s Vince Fong
About 800,000 homeowners in or adjacent to 2019 wildfire disaster areas in California have been helped by Senate Bill 824 as of December 5. …
From the December 13, 2019 Edition
The long-serving board of Meals on Wheels and some of its longest-serving volunteers need to retire. They wrote a letter saying they would close the program on November 29.
After that report, and last week, …