Community

Having fun on St. Patrick’s Day

From the March 23, 2018 Edition

Diane Duquette was giddy on March 17. Pine Mountain Club put on a big party for St. Patrick’s Day, designed by recreation supervisor Jessie Hales, shown here with her hubs, Bruce Spargo.

Beneath the …

PMC Budget Adopted

From the March 23, 2018 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

On March 17 Pine Mountain Club Directors Garry Kemmer, Phyllis Throckmorton, Bryan Skelly and Richard Ballard voted against a budget that includes $238,000 in new subsidies to the bistro and bar …

Sandy Browne cannot be Snowed

From the March 23, 2018 Edition

Pine Mountain Club POA Director Sandy Browne was resplendent in green for St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, claiming tough Irish lineage. She said during the PMCPOA board meeting that she wants everyone to know, …

SoCal Edison and PGE seek forest permit renewals

From the March 16, 2018 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) is taking added steps toward assessing the link between above-ground power lines and the catastrophic firestorms in Napa, Sonoma and Santa Rosa last year.

The …

Local contractor attacked by ‘wolf dog’ at job site

From the March 9, 2018 Edition

A local contractor confirmed Tuesday, March 6 that he was attacked in the Pine Mountain community on St. Bernard Drive by what he alleges is a “wolf-dog hybrid” weighing about 100 pounds.

The contractor, who …

Drugs, kids and McCASA

From the March 9, 2018 Edition

By Jill Neptune, TME

The Mountain Communities Coalition Against Substance Abuse (McCASA) has applied for a Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) grant. Anne Burnaugh, director of the Mountain Communities Family Resource Center, explained that …

Valley fever is increasing after Thomas fire

From the March 9, 2018 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

The Mountain Enterprise has been learning of an increasing number of neighbors—a man who worked in the Carrizo Plain, a woman who commuted to work in Taft, others who work in …