From the April 13, 2012 Edition
FRAZIER PARK, CA (Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 8:58 a.m.)–The FMHS Car Wash that was scheduled for this morning, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., has been canceled due to snow. It will be rescheduled and …
From the April 13, 2012 Edition
UPDATE: NEENACH / FAIRMONT, CA (Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 4:21p.m.)—First Solar, Inc. said in their investors’ conference today that they will lay off 30 percent of their international manufacturing workforce, as many as 2,000 …
From the April 13, 2012 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
Both candidates agreed last week that whoever wins the Kern County Supervisor’s race June 5 will make it a top priority to change the Mountain Communities Municipal Advisory Council (MCMAC) into an …
From the April 13, 2012 Edition
A candidate for Kern County Supervisor who ran a vigorous campaign against incumbent Ray Watson in 2008 died on April 5. Clifford W. “Cliff” Thompson, 60 of Taft, won the support of 67 percent of …
From the April 13, 2012 Edition
By Gary Meyer
Okay, settle down….
What can be more fun than hundreds of eager children eyeing an ocean of brightly colored eggs with the single goal of gathering mass quantities into baskets in the …
From the April 13, 2012 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
Piñon Pines Water Company board members watched proudly on Monday, April 9 as WDC Exploration & Wells rolled pipe and began the long process of drilling a test probe down to 600 …
From the April 13, 2012 Edition
Meet the new board of directors of the Ridge Route Communities Museum & Historical Society for 2012-2013: (top row) Bethel Billesbach, David Goodkin (Vice President), Daisy Cuddy (Treasurer), Jessie Jewell Jamar, Harry Nelson, Bonnie Kane; …
From the April 06, 2012 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
The sound of 20- to 30-round bursts of automatic gunfire summoned Lockwood Valley Sheriff’s substation deputies to a Los Padres Forest location southwest of Curtis Trail in Lockwood Valley March 24.
Deputies …
From the April 06, 2012 Edition
While sweet dreams of MegaBucks millions filled the fantasies of many last week, Green Dragon Organic Community Farms was informed that it won a jackpot of its own. Thousands of votes for Green Dragon were …
From the April 06, 2012 Edition
By Tom Yancey
What if your neighborhood was affected by a disaster? Would you know what to do to help out yourself, your family or your neighbors? Pine Mountain Club Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) …