Local child molestation cases updated
From the April 12, 2019 Edition
By Gary Meyer, TME
When James Bufford (38) of Frazier Park went to trial in May of 2018, he was facing a possible prison sentence of 60 years on three felony counts of lewd and …
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Photo: Juvenile red-tailed hawk
From the April 12, 2019 Edition
Right: This handsome, juvenile red-tailed hawk was photographed at the Gorman sag pond on Gorman Post Road by Liz Buchroeder. The pond is on the San Andreas Fault, ecological biologist Lynn Stafford reminds us, with …
Tom Roberts’ recovery progressing
From the April 5, 2019 Edition
Friends, family and some who don’t even know Tom Roberts donated $1,300 on Sunday at a benefit toward his recovery.
Roberts was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on March 26. On April 2 he …
Convicted Lebec murderer approved for release on parole — Family members fear for their lives
From the April 5, 2019 Edition
By G. Meyer with P. Hedlund, TME
Twenty two years ago, Lebec resident Richard (Rick) Richards shot and killed Curtis Clark at Clark’s home on Hayride Road in Lebec.
Richards, who was 47 years old …
Wanted: PMC’s Screw Up
From the April 5, 2019 Edition
A Pine Mountain Club couple had life-long friends from New Mexico coming to visit three weeks ago, just before one of them was due to go for cancer surgery. It was a loving visit, at …
Campaign to protect our teens
From the March 29, 2019 Edition
Watch for McCASA ‘Tool Kit,’ coming soon to local mailboxes
By Jill Turner, TME
Marijuana Tool Kits
This month the Mountain Communities Coalition Against Substance Abuse (McCASA) will mail 500 postcard “Tool Kits” with information …
Tejon Ranch Conservancy hosts workshop for science teachers
From the March 22, 2019 Edition
Next week over 70 educators will gather at the Tejon Ranch Conservancy for a two-day workshop on teaching science journaling. The workshop teacher will be author, science educator and artist John Muir Laws.
The conservancy-sponsored …
Lockwood Valley corridor concerns underscore complex issues
From the March 22, 2019 Edition
By Patric Hedlund, TME
The residents of Lockwood Valley, we reported last week, worked together as an organized team to convince both the Ventura County Planning Commission and the Ventura County Board of Supervisors that …
PMC’s Marathon Part 1
From the March 22, 2019 Edition
By Patric Hedlund, TME
It was a four-and-a-half-hour marathon meeting for the Pine Mountain Club Property Owners’ Board on Saturday, March 16. That confirms it is budget season. Discussion, controversy and public comment prolonged the …
CHP brings free ‘Start Smart’ teen driving classes to the mountain
From the March 22, 2019 Edition
The goal? To reduce the number of teenagers killed in traffic accidents
Don’t be a statistic! Motor vehicle collision is the leading cause of accidental death among teenagers.
The Centers for Disease Control and …