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Fiesta Days 2011 Royal Court

From the August 05, 2011 Edition

Queen Kayla Flinn will be a Junior at Frazier Mountain High School. Through Independent Study, she is a year ahead and is also enrolled at Bakersfield College. She plans to graduate early from FMHS, in …

Honorary Mayor is Dee Bumgardner

From the August 05, 2011 Edition

The 2011 Fiesta Days Honorary Mayor is Dolores “Mrs. Dee” Bumgardner, who has become an icon in the Mountain Communities.

Long before moving here, Dee and her family often visited this area to camp and …

Gustafson Charged with Embezzling

From the August 05, 2011 Edition

Michelle Miller Gustafson was arraigned on July 19 for embezzlement and grand theft charges related to money allegedly stolen from the Lebec County Water District last year while working as the LCWD secretary.

“She is …

Elvis Changed Local Man’s Life 50 Years Ago

From the August 05, 2011 Edition

One day, Fleming’s mom asked him to invite Elvis and some of the guys over for some homemade fried chicken.

Fleming did, and to his surprise Elvis – one of the biggest stars in the …

Victim of Armed Robbery in Frazier Park

From the August 05, 2011 Edition

Victim of Armed Robbery in Frazier Park

This is a news release of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Please do not contact the Sheriff’s Communications Center.

Date: Monday, August 08, 2011 Time: 1:51:51 AM Department …

ETUSD Seeks Candidates for School Board Position

From the August 05, 2011 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, LEBEC (Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 at 9:45 p.m.Updated Aug. 11 )—Do you sometimes wish you could be part of the solution to helping our public schools rise to the level of excellence our …

Armed Robbery Suspects Named-Public Asked for Help

From the August 05, 2011 Edition

FRAZIER PARK (August 11, 2011 at 11 a.m.)—By Gary Meyer Three suspects have been named in an armed robbery that occurred Sunday, Aug. 7 in the 3600 block of Arroyo Trail, in Frazier Park.

Kern …

Elvis Changed Local Man’s Life 50 Years Ago

From the August 05, 2011 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

This month marks the 50th anniversary of an event that changed the life of Lake of the Woods resident Al Fleming.

In 1961 Fleming was 17 years old, resident of a little …

Curly Soars Into his 95th Birthday

From the August 05, 2011 Edition

Lebec’s Merrill ‘Curly’ Baughman took his first soaring ride at age 95 in a WWII Schweizer TG-2 Trainer on Saturday, July 16 in Tehachapi. Josh Knerr, son of Neenach resident Paul Knerr (a longtime friend …