From the July 15, 2011 Edition
Reported by Jim Lumsden
It was a record year for precipitation in the Mountain Communities. We recorded 27.73 inches of precipitation from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 (known as the ‘precipitation year’). This …
From the July 15, 2011 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
“It is sort of part of the adventure, you meet an awful lot of fantastic people when things like that happen,” retired businessman William Thomason said in an interview on Monday, July …
From the July 15, 2011 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
Update -Frazier Park and Neenach,Fairmont, Antelope Acres (Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 4 p.m.)—Richard Skaggs of the Oso Town Council writes: We have a location for the First Solar Lancaster Job Fair …
From the July 15, 2011 Edition
Maggie Takes a Road Trip
Maggie Van Ostrand is a humorist and columnist who lives in Pine Mountain
By Maggie Van Ostrand
Just got back from a crosscountry drive with my two dogs and boy, …
From the July 15, 2011 Edition
Pine Mountain Wine Fest Rises Like a Phoenix as Art Walk, Golf Tournament Planned for this Year
By Patric Hedlund
There was a lilt in the voices of members of the Pine Mountain Village Merchants …
From the July 15, 2011 Edition
The Mountain Communities Chamber of Commerce is still dark this month. The board has been working to develop an ambitious action plan for the organization, board members say.
They have drafted an overview document outlining …
From the July 15, 2011 Edition
The 405 Freeway will be totally closed in both directions between the 101 and 10 Freeways from the night of Friday, July 15 until 5 a.m. Monday, July 18. CalTrans says a 10-mile ‘carpool lane’ …
From the July 15, 2011 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
Update -Frazier Park (Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 9:10 a.m.)—The City of Palmdale has filed for a preliminary injunction to stop the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s study of the possibility of shooting …
From the July 15, 2011 Edition
Fort Tejon CHP Officer Robert Shuck sends along this note.
Do you want to keep your auto insurance rates affordable? Do you value your driver’s license and want to keep it? If so, attend two …
From the July 15, 2011 Edition
Former NFL running back David Lee “Deacon” Turner was killed by a Kern County Sheriff’s deputy at about 1 a.m. Sunday, July 10. Turner grew up in Kern County.
According to KCSO reports, at about …