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Festive offerings of the holiday season

From the December 28, 2018 Edition

Spiritual Solstice

The Solstice Gathering and drum circle hosted Saturday, Dec. 22 by Sarah-Jane “SunJay” Owen at Camp St. Nicholas in Cuddy Valley was a very meaningful ceremony to “drum in” the winter. I so …

Everybody loves a parade…

From the December 14, 2018 Edition

And the Mountain Communities know how to put them on!

More photos of holiday events:

Above, left and right: Raindrops didn’t dampen the fun at the Holiday Faire’s Fantasy of Lights—it only made the lights …

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…and wow, did it!

From the December 14, 2018 Edition

Photos from a stormy Thursday:

Above and below: ABC 7 Los Angeles aerial photos of Interstate 5, Thursday, Dec. 6, at 2:20 p.m. By then the Interstate 5 over the Grapevine had been closed for …

Mountain Girls make a difference

From the December 14, 2018 Edition

Using beauty to raise funds for the ‘Love Water’ project

By Dionne Bolton, MGC

The Mountain Girls Club is about “inspiring all girls to be smart, strong and bold.”

After learning there are many …

Surprise storm stranded many

From the December 14, 2018 Edition

‘We didn’t see this one coming’ is the refrain of meteorologists

By Gary Meyer, TME

The Frazier Park weather forecast for Thursday, Dec. 6 called for around a half inch of snow. The Grapevine …

Free income tax help

From the November 30, 2018 Edition

By Jill Neptune Turner, TME

Susana Espinoza, the Community Impact Program Coordinator for United Way of Kern County, shared information at the recent Mountain Communities Coalition Against Substance Abuse meeting about the Volunteer Income Tax …