From the October 22, 2010 Edition
Pine Mountain Learning Center (PMLC) has just become the top-performing school in Kern County. Its school scores are 915 on the Academic Performance Index this last reporting period. We asked the school to tell us …
From the October 22, 2010 Edition
Reported by Patric Hedlund
FRAZIER PARK-(Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, 10 a.m.)—There was a fire at 953 Walnut Trail, reported at 7:48 p.m. on Friday Oct. 22. According to Captain Tony Martinez of the Kern County …
From the October 22, 2010 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
The skies may have been weeping the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 19, but many people in Frazier Park felt a spark of hope, despite the rain, as two 20-foot oak trees were …
From the October 22, 2010 Edition
By Gary Meyer
The Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club, based in San Francisco, wheeled its Southern California tour into Pine Mountain Village on Saturday, Oct. 9 for a sleepover on their way back home.
The 45-year-old …
From the October 22, 2010 Edition
Photos and Report by Patric Hedlund (with help from Adelyn Halfand)
Ghosts and apparitions from the dark nights of 1856 were gliding through the dry grass on Saturday, Oct. 16, haunting Fort Tejon State Historic …
From the October 22, 2010 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
PINE MOUNTAIN (Sunday, Oct. 24 7 p.m.)—Two hikers came upon a pot farm harvesting operation that may span six acres in rugged terrain off of Mil Potrero Highway, less than a half …
From the October 22, 2010 Edition
Undead John Chudleigh of Pine Mountain with an automated, pneumatic zombie forever struggling to get out of the grave. Both were spotted at Jeff Long’s elaborate Halloween party extravaganza, “The Compound,” Saturday, Oct. 16. Long …
From the October 22, 2010 Edition
FRAZIER PARK (October 25, 2010, 7 a.m.)—Monday, October 25 at 06:45:36 a.m. a magnitude 3.7 quake was recorded by computers at the U.S. Geological Survey data gathering center. The epicenter was near the Frazier Mountain …
From the October 22, 2010 Edition
133 Fewer Students Enrolled Now than in October 2009
By Patric Hedlund
News of the drop in enrollment at El Tejon Unified School District campuses led the trustees’ meeting October 13. The superintendent reported that …
From the October 22, 2010 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
The question of how best to protect the scenic heritage oak trees that still grace the hillsides, streets and parks of the Frazier Mountain Communities drew both heat and light in Bakersfield …