Community

Trees To Be Planted at VFW Hall

From the March 26, 2010 Edition

On Saturday, March 27 at 10 a.m. Veterans for Trees (VFT) will plant 12 trees at VFW Post 9791 in Frazier Park. They were donated by Leo Gentry Wholesale Nursery (of Gresham, Oregon).

“Volunteers to …

Kern County Grand Jury Seeks Applicants

From the March 26, 2010 Edition

Applications for the Kern County Grand Jury are being accepted through April 9.

A panel of 19 citizens is randomly selected from the pool of those who have made their interest known.

Grand jurors act …

Battalion Chief Bob Lechtreck to Retire

From the March 26, 2010 Edition

By Gary Meyer

A familiar face at Mt. Pinos Fire Safe Council meetings will be missing next month. Battalion Chief Bob Lechtreck [pronounced ‘Leetreck’] will retire on April 2, after 34 years with Kern County …

MCMAC Tries to Find Its Purpose and Authority

From the March 26, 2010 Edition

By Gary Meyer

The second meeting of the Mountain Communities Municipal Advisory Council (MCMAC or MAC), on Tuesday, March 16, was at times a struggle for council members to understand their mission as stipulated by …

Join in the Wild n’ Crazy Easter Fun

From the March 26, 2010 Edition

By Linda MacKay

The wild and crazy Frazier Mountain Boys & Girls Club annual Easter Egg Hunt and Barbecue is just around the corner. The Boys & Girls Club Easter Egg Hunt is unique, and …

Fun News: St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Contest Ends Today!

From the March 26, 2010 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2010, 9:30 a.m.)—Kids in the Mountain Communities have been invited to enter the St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Contest, sponsored by the Pine Mountain Village Merchants Association, The Mountain Enterprise, …

Come for a Synergy Lunch Thursday, Mar. 25

From the March 26, 2010 Edition

Businesses Join Synergy Summit to Launch Local Business Development Center

By Patric Hedlund

All Mountain Community business owners, entrepreneurs and managers are invited to come for a Synergy Summit Business Lunch on Thursday, March 25 …

Experimental Aircraft Crashes in Lockwood Valley

From the March 26, 2010 Edition

UPDATE-LOCKWOOD VALLEY (March 27, 2010, 10 a.m.)—Mountain Community resident Lori Hallmark reported Friday evening, March 26 at 6:10 p.m. that she saw what appeared to be a crashed homemade plane north of Lockwood Valley Road, …