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Camp Lakota Burns in Cuddy Valley

From the January 08, 2010 Edition

UPDATE-CUDDY VALLEY (January 8, 2010, 7 p.m.)—Kern County Fire Department’s official report about the Camp Lakota fire adds these details: On arrival to the Camp Lakota location, crews found the main lodge/dining hall 75 to …

District Struggling with Old System and Board Conflicts

From the January 08, 2010 Edition

By Horace Smith, Lebec County Water District Customer and Katy Penland, Reporter

Editor’s Note: We sent a reporter to the Lebec County Water District (LCWD) meeting on Monday, Jan. 4. That night, before the reporter’s …

Weather Advisory: Winds, Showers as Storm Slows

From the January 08, 2010 Edition

The National Weather Service predictions of snowfall for the Kern Mountains have changed to a wind advisory for this week. Here is the prediction as of 6:42 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13:

Wind Advisory

Today…Showers likely. …

FMHS Quarterback Earns Top College Ticket

From the January 08, 2010 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

Just before the holidays, Frazier Mountain High School senior Mike Morgan got a surprise offer from Kenyon College in Ohio. The small but pricey liberal arts college has invited the FMHS quarterback …

News Alert: Census Jobs Available

From the January 08, 2010 Edition

FRAZIER PARK (Wednesday, Jan. 13, 12:55 p.m.)—Census workers are needed for the mountain communities. To fill out an application, interview and test for the jobs available in our area, go to the following:

January 14 …

My ‘Cowpool’ Experience

From the January 08, 2010 Edition

By Ronni Wilde with additional reporting by Sarah Edwards and The Mountain Enterprise staff

Up until recently, I had never heard of “cowpooling.” But through participation with Let’s Live Local [a nonprofit group devoted to …

Hazmat Spill on I-5 Slows Traffic

From the January 08, 2010 Edition

UPDATE (Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, 3:40 p.m.)—Interstate 5 northbound lanes are now open.

GORMAN (Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, 2:30 p.m.)—Traffic has been stopped on northbound I-5 just north of SR-138 for cleanup of 50 bags …

There’s a New Grill in Town

From the January 08, 2010 Edition

By Gary Meyer

Mountain View Market in Lake of the Woods opened its new lunch and dinner time grill with a bang last week.

Thursday, Dec. 30, owner Ray Akari gave out free hamburgers while …

Who is Your Real Hero?

From the January 08, 2010 Edition

Nominations Being Accepted For 2010

Good people are doing remarkable things in our community and often their lifesaving deeds are done quietly, far from the spotlight. They are the “Real Heroes”—the kind of people who …