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Defense Against ‘Killer Cantaloupe’

From the October 07, 2011 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

California cantaloupe producers are suffering from the effects on their industry caused when the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed that Jensen Farms in eastern Colorado is the source of an outbreak …

Varsity Falcons Lose to Strathmore High Spartans

From the October 07, 2011 Edition

STRATHMORE, CA (Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 at 9:54 p.m.)–The Mountain Enterprise intern sports reporter Tony Levesque reports from the sidelines that Varsity Falcons have lost against the Strathmore  High Spartans, 57-6. "The Falcons have two …

West Nile Deaths Come to Kern County

From the September 30, 2011 Edition

BAKERSFIELD, CA (Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.)— The Kern County Department of Public Health has just released this statement about the first two deaths in Calfiornia from West Nile Viarus occurring in this …

Wine Festival with Art Walk Invigorates Village Shops

From the September 30, 2011 Edition

By Gary Meyer

The Pine Mountain Wine Festival and Art Walk brought new faces to the village on Saturday afternoon, September 24. It was different from the summer event, Wine In The Pines, which packs …

Race for District 4 Supervisor Begins

From the September 30, 2011 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

Bakersfield City Councilmember David Couch, 52 whose term expires in 2014, declared his interest Tuesday, Sept. 27 in running for the Kern County Board of Supervisors in District 4.

The majority of …

Solar One Hires New Workers as Safety Concerns Raised

From the September 30, 2011 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

About 30 local people have been hired as construction of the Antelope Valley Solar Ranch 1 (AVSR1) project in the Neenach- Fairmont area “continues on schedule,” said Alex Martin for the company …

Gallery of Clouds Lights Stormy Mountain Skies

From the September 30, 2011 Edition

For Earl:

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul and sings the tune

without the words,

And never stops at all….

—Emily Dickinson

Thank you to Chuck Noble of Lebec and …

Traffic Update: Roadwork To Cause Delays through November

From the September 30, 2011 Edition

UPDATE, FRAZIER PARK, CA (Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.)–Residents have reported to The Mountain Enterprise that delays along Frazier Mountain Park Road, between Lebec and Frazier Park, are taking 15 to 20 minutes, …

Deer Season Starts Oct. 8

From the September 30, 2011 Edition

Hikers and other recreational users of the Los Padres National Forest are reminded that the hunting season for deer and bear in Zone D13 opens October 8. D13 extends roughly from Highway 33 to Interstate …