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Mark Ehly Recovering

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

Many know California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Ehly by the goodhumored greeting they often received when visiting the Fort Tejon office. Ehly, the public information officer, earned a reputation for his jokes. …

CalNeva Raising Basic Cable Prices

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

Internet Service to Stay the Same

On April 1, CalNeva Broadband’s rates are being increased for Basic and Expanded Basic Cable Television Service. Movie channels and premium programming will not change. Meanwhile, the company has …

VFW Ladies Donate To Ronald McDonald House

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

By Cat Buckles

Dee Bumgardner of the VFW Post 9791 Ladies Auxiliary came by the office of The Mountain Enterprise with a whopping donation of pull tabs for Ronald McDonald House on Thursday, March 4.

New Deputies on Mountain

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

The Kern County Sheriff’s Frazier Park substation has a new line-up: Senior Deputy Richard Garrett replaces Deputy James Newell who has been moved to the property crimes detectives unit in Bakersfield.

In addition, the staff …

Cheaper Than Therapy: Writing Your Memoir

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

By Rosalie Maggio

Do you have a story to tell? Most people do. Even lives that appear tranquil have their dark, humorous or mysterious moments. Some mountain residents have decided it’s time to get their …

Fun News: St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Contest Begins

From the March 12, 2010 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, Mar. 10, 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, …

Dream Castle Founders File for Bankruptcy

From the March 05, 2010 Edition

According to documents secured by The Mountain Enterprise, the owners of the popular Dream Castle Cafe and Bakery, which is closed, have filed for personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Glenn D. Calloway and Lorraine K. Ridley …

Frazier Park’s Republican State Senator Says He’s Gay

From the March 05, 2010 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Monday, Mar. 8, 2010, 12:45 p.m.)—Senator Roy Ashburn said this morning during a KERN Bakersfield radio broadcast that he is gay. The interview follows Ashburn’s arrest in the early morning hours of …

From Cuddy Valley to Casablanca

From the March 05, 2010 Edition

Alisa McDonald Lives her Dream

By Sara Woerter

Outside the snow drifted quietly on the ground while a wind roared through the tops of the trees in Cuddy Valley. Inside the quiet two-story log home, …

Traffic Alert: Modular Home Blocks I-5 Northbound Lanes

From the March 05, 2010 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 5:30 p.m.)—Two community reporters used The Mountain Enterprise Breaking News website to report the following:

Matt Radis reports: On 3-10-10 I saw a modular home blown over on …