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Fiesta Days Royalty announced

From the July 27, 2018 Edition

Meet Fiesta Days Queen Kayla Perry and King Derick Bradley. But you’ve met Kayla before. She is the student leader of the Law Enforcement Leadership Academy that you’ve seen everywhere around the mountain, providing aid …

McCASA’s July updates

From the July 27, 2018 Edition

Reported by Jill Neptune Turner, TME No Addiction Recovery Grant The Mountain Communities Coalition Against Substance Abuse (McCASA) did not receive the three-year, $150,000 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) grant for which they applied …

MyC3 combats underage drinking

From the July 27, 2018 Edition

Reported by Jill Neptune Turner, TME

New stickers for the Mountain Youth Can Change Communities (MyC3) campaign known as Project Sticker Shock have been placed on refrigerator doors at the Frazier Park Market, Mountain View …

Pam Plouffe wins 2018 Humanitarian Award

From the July 20, 2018 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

The Jizo Peace Center held a lunch July 12 to give its 2018 Humanitarian Award to Pamela Anne Plouffe.

Jizo founder Ruth Handy gave those who attended the event an overview …

Senior Sack keeps serving

From the July 20, 2018 Edition

The Senior Sack Program provides free food staples to eligible seniors twice a month at Frazier Mountain Park Community Center. Seniors with an annual income below $15,000 pay just a one-time registration of $2.

New Text-to-911 in Kern County

From the July 20, 2018 Edition

A direct line to help for those with hearing loss—or when the reporting party must remain quiet to stay safe

A service publicized by Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) is not 100% reliable yet, but …

First responders: Our own local action heroes

From the July 20, 2018 Edition

The TME Team, plus community reporters

The staff of The Mountain Enterprise cannot express it often enough: We deeply appreciate the work of all the first responders who assist our mountain residents every hour of …

Local Elective Offices Open

From the July 20, 2018 Edition

These are board seats that are opening for the November 6 election. The deadline to sign up to be a candidate is August 10.

File in Bakersfield at the Kern County Elections Division, M-F, 8 …

Algal bloom at Pyramid Lake is at danger level

From the July 20, 2018 Edition

Public warned to avoid fish and the water

By Maggie Macias, California Department of Water Resources

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) said Friday, July 13 that the public should stay out of the water …