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Kern County supervisor districts are illegal, says federal court judge

From the March 2, 2018 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

U.S. District Court Judge Dale Drozd agreed with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) on Friday that Kern County’s supervisorial district boundaries were gerrymandered in 2011. Current boundaries …

Museum Work Day set for Sat, Feb. 24

From the February 23, 2018 Edition

A great family volunteer opportunity is on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Ridge Route Communities Museum, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come meet new friends.

“We could use any volunteers who would like to help,” …

One big freeze…for a tiny drop of water

From the February 23, 2018 Edition

By Gary Meyer, TME

Thermometers plummeted in the Mountain Communities on Monday, while precipitation gauges barely moved during the storm that blew through town. It was part of a massive cold front blowing down from …

Join AARP fun March 1

From the February 23, 2018 Edition

By Christine Frykholm, AARP

AARP will meet Thursday, March 1 at 12 noon in the Senior Room of Frazier Mountain Park Community Center.

We will not have a guest speaker at this meeting, but …

It is Science Saturday

From the February 23, 2018 Edition

Professor Brunk will lead an exploration of electrical transistors at 10 a.m. at the Frazier Park Library.

Every day is Earth Day for mountain kids

From the February 16, 2018 Edition

Kaydin and Deegan Gates of Bakersfield came to visit their mountain cousins, Samantha and James Allison (Gorman School) and friends Fiona Henry (Gorman) and Daniel Hernandez (of Frazier Park School, in the motocross helmet) on …