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More Photos from Tecuya Ridge Fire Over Frazier Park

From the October 21, 2011 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 at 3:10 p.m.)—U.S. Forest Service firefighters and air resources have been brought in to stop the Tecuya Ridge fire northeast of Frazier Park. Here are additional photos from …

Kern County Fire Chief Nick Dunn Retires

From the October 21, 2011 Edition

BAKERSFIELD, CA (Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 at 6:50 p.m.)—A press release this evening hs announced the retirement of Kern County Fire Chief Nick Dunn. He is credited as being helpful to the community of Pine …

Library Is Rollin’ Out!

From the October 14, 2011 Edition

Kern County Library employees were hard at work this past week, clearing books from the stacks at the Frazier Park branch’s former Mt. Pinos Way location. They loaded the collection into boxes and onto trucks …

How to Roast and Use Pumpkins

From the October 14, 2011 Edition

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Pumpkin Spice Muffins

How to Roast a Pumpkin

You can only do this with a freshly carved pumpkin. Do not use a pumpkin that has been carved and sitting out for …

Boxer Asks Feds To Help Homeowners Refinance

From the October 14, 2011 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

Writing “time is of the essence,” U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (DCA), joined with 15 others from both parties in the U.S. Senate to urge the Obama administration to quickly implement reforms to …

Pinon Pines Artist Wins 12 Ribbons At County Fair

From the October 14, 2011 Edition

Pinon Pines resident Adrienne Kadlec won 12 ribbons for her entries at the 2011 Kern County Fair during September.

Her works of art were on display at the fairgrounds until October 2, which coincidentally was …

Reduce Your Property Tax

From the October 14, 2011 Edition

By Gary Meyer

Property tax bills were recently mailed to Kern County property owners. Many are not aware that property taxes may be lowered through two methods: 1) If your Kern County home is your …

Frazier Park Substation Sheriff’s Log

From the October 14, 2011 Edition

Listing here is not a report of conviction. This is a log of law enforcement activity from Kern County Sheriff’s Frazier Park substation public records. Listing here does not indicate that the Kern County District …

Ronald McDonald House Gets 60 pounds of Tabs

From the October 14, 2011 Edition

VFW Helps Charity for Families of Ailing Children

Dee Bumgardner shows 60 pounds of aluminum can tabs for Bakersfield’s Ronald McDonald House. Bumgardner brought most of these to The Mountain Enterprise office thanks to VFW …