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Laughing Leprechaun Charms Book Fair…

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

…and Dr. Suess’ Birthday

Listeners were enchanted by The Laughing Leprechaun and the tale of the Six Chinese Brothers, read by Mary Hon and Susan Edwards at The Frazier Park School Book Fair March …

SUV Explodes on I-5 Near El Tejon CHP

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

UPDATE-LEBEC (Thursday, March 19, 2010, 9:13 a.m.)—Preliminary CHP reports indicate that at 8:44 a.m. a subject or subjects were running from a grey or black Chevrolet Suburban on the right hand shoulder of the Interstate …

Animal Control Director Inspects Cause 4 Cats

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

Just Days Later, Report of Feline Leukemia Virus at Facility

By Patric Hedlund

After Lebec neighbor Cindy Holloway presented a plea to the Kern County Animal Control Commission on February 17, Director of Kern County …

Grand Jury Questions Supervisors’ Cash Stash

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

Ethics Breach Seen As Danger, Local MCMAC Is Example

By Patric Hedlund

The Kern County Grand Jury sounded an alarm March 4 saying “alliances are created and favor curried” by a little-known $2.1 million …

Lebec Water Board Recall Gains Steam

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

Recall fever was in the air on Friday, March 5 when a group of about 50 customers of the Lebec County Water Company met at the Holiday Inn Express. The meeting was jointly chaired by …

Senator Ashburn Says, ‘I’m Gay’

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

Senator Roy Ashburn told a Bakersfield radio interviewer, “I’m gay,” last week, following his arrest in the early hours of March 3 for driving under the influence. He was reportedly leaving a gay nightclub in …

Census Workers Are Knocking On Doors This Week

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

You might recognize Jillian Goddard’s bright smile from her mother’s Mountain Top Video store in Frazier Park, but this month she is serving as an “enumerator” for the 2010 U.S. Census.

Jillian’s job is to …

Write April Fools’ Jokes to the Troops

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

Q: Why did the Easter egg hide? A: He was a little chicken.

Q: What did the man say when he saw ten bunnies with sunglasses hopping over a hill? A: Nothing, he didn’t recognize …

Bright Show At Work of Heart Gallery

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

By Gary Meyer

Matt Harrington’s abstract paintings blazed across the walls of A Work of Heart Gallery in Frazier Park, Saturday, March 6. The images stream and curl in brilliant colors, inspired by natural forms …