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Dance Team Victories

From the May 14, 2010 Edition

Reported by Michelle Penner and Robin Barrington

The Competition Dance Teams from The Dance Studio competed in Los Angeles April 17 at the highly-touted Tremaine competition.

They spent all day Saturday taking dance classes taught …

Girl Scouts’ Car Wash A Success

From the May 14, 2010 Edition

By Helena Forrester

What a great community we have here on the hill. A huge thank you goes out to all the friends, family, neighbors, teachers and community members who came out to Girl Scout …

Lilac Festival This Weekend

From the May 14, 2010 Edition

Lilac Festival is this weekend, May 15- 16. This is our mountain’s favorite rite of spring—the celebration after the snows are finally cleared from the roads and flowers start blooming again without getting frostbite. The …

Selling Alcohol To Minors Wins Arrests in Kern

From the May 14, 2010 Edition

In 17 enforcement operations last month, the Kern County Sheriff’s Rural Crime Unit (funded by the California Department Alcoholic Beverage Control—ABC) conducted undercover investigations.

About 30 people were arrested for selling or providing alcohol to …

Frazier Park Estates Vote Is for 557 Homes

From the May 14, 2010 Edition

A unanimous vote by the Kern County Board of Supervisors May 11 certified the proposal by Frank Arciero, Jr.’s Fallingstar Homes for the 557-home Frazier Park Estates project in Lebec.

For some who had fought …

FFA Learns To Be Leaders

From the May 14, 2010 Edition

Frazier Mountain High students who attended the State Future Farmers of America Leadership Conference in Fresno at the end of April are: (back) Austin Mielke, Josh Neeley, Jacob Neeley, Josh Smith, (middle) Andrew Jens, Grace …

Discovering Bears-And Bear Ears-at the Museum

From the May 14, 2010 Edition

By Gary Meyer

Who says you can’t touch stuff at the museum? On Saturday, May 8, kids were cutting things, squirting glue, sticking fur on it and generally making quite a mess—all so each could …