From the August 24, 2012 Edition
We received a series of updates from the president and a board member of the Mountain Communities Chamber of Commerce this month, so we’ll turn this space over to their reports on issues that affect …
From the August 24, 2012 Edition
Ten year Lake of the Woods residents, Donato and Mary Ventura celebrated their 56th Wedding Anniversary August 18. Both are retired educators with a combined 64 years of teaching experience. Mary was a primary grade …
From the August 24, 2012 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
Behind every stack of books there is a flood of knowledge, but when a pipe fitting broke in the janitor’s closet of the new Frazier Park Library last Wednesday, a flood of …
From the August 24, 2012 Edition
By Gary Meyer
Lebec County Water District responded Tuesday, Aug. 14 to two reports issued by the Kern County Grand Jury in May.
One report was critical of actions by past board members Bob Karr …
From the August 24, 2012 Edition
Listing here is not report of a conviction. This law enforcement log from the Kern County Sheriff’s Frazier Park substation is from public records. Those named here must be presumed innocent until proven guilty, according …
From the August 24, 2012 Edition
LEBEC, CA (Friday, August 24, 2012)— The Frazier Mountain High School Falcon Football varsity team hosted Sun Valley High School on Friday, Aug. 24 at Falcon Field in its first pre-league game of the season. …
From the August 24, 2012 Edition
FRAZIER PARK-CUDDY VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 at 2:55 p.m.)–The Cuddy Valley fire was fully contained at one acre. Kern County and Ventura County responded with the USFS Service firefighters, who were in charge …
From the August 24, 2012 Edition
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA (Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 at 4:50 p.m.)–Jen Woodard of Los Angeles-based Best Friends Pet Adoption Center and Spay/Neuter Clinic has been appointed as Kern County Animal Control Director, effective October 1.
Woodard was …
From the August 24, 2012 Edition
Lebec’s Olympic Firefighter
By The Mountain Enterprise staff
Lebec firefighter James “Jimmy” Watkins, 29 made America’s best showing in 12 years in the men’s Olympic sprint cycling events on August 4-5. He took sixth place …
From the August 24, 2012 Edition
Artists with provocative ideas and audiences in quest of thoughtful creativity spiced with a dash of humor struck gold last week at the Center of the World Festival. The annual event, affectionately known as COWfest, …