Community

Note from the Museum

From the July 29, 2011 Edition

By Susan Amon, Ridge Route Museum Event Coordinator

A big thank you to everyone who attended the Ridge Route Museum’s Annual Membership and Community Picnic Saturday, July 16. We had a nice crowd in attendance, …

$112,500 Awarded to Boys & Girls Club After-School Program

From the July 22, 2011 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

A long, suspenseful wait was broken Thursday, July 14 when an official letter of confirmation arrived at El Tejon Unified School District. Funding for a joint Boys & Girls Club-ETUSD after-school program …

Schimmel Sentenced In Baby Son’s Death

From the July 22, 2011 Edition

Reported by Alex Wilson and Gary Meyer

After 995 days in jail, Jayson Schimmel, 35 of Lockwood Valley was sentenced July 18 for the March, 2009 murder of his infant son, Steven.

Ventura County Superior …

Junior Rodeo Stars Romp in Lebec Event

From the July 22, 2011 Edition

Reported by Ritchie Copenhaver

In two days of rip-snortin’ excitement, youth rodeo athletes from age 2 (the ‘Little Britches’ with stick horses) to 18 romped through 26 junior rodeo events in Lebec on July 9-10. …

Arsenic Reported In Pine Mtn Well

From the July 22, 2011 Edition

By Gary Meyer

Mil Potrero Mutual Water Company (MPMWC) has reported levels of arsenic in one of its wells above the drinking water standards set by the State of California.

According to MPMWC General Manager …

Update: ‘Save Fort Tejon’ Needs Your Votes

From the July 22, 2011 Edition

Fort Tejon State Historic Park, central to the settlement of the Mountain Communities in the 1850s and a key site in California’s history, is also critical to this area’s ecotourism future. The park and its …