From the January 01, 2010 Edition
By Patric Hedlund with additional reporting by Katy Penland
Public frustration with what have been called unresponsive and secretive governing boards at the El Tejon Unified School District (ETUSD) in the past is part of …
From the January 01, 2010 Edition
By Janice Keenberg
Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, the Mountain Communities Family Resource Center and Southwest Health Care District are jointly sponsoring a Smoking Cessation Strategy Workshop.
Using cutting edge approaches, workshop participants …
From the January 01, 2010 Edition
A new Personal Liability Immunity law was passed by the California State Legislature in August 2009.
This new law provides that a Good Samaritan who renders medical or non-medical care at the scene of an …
From the January 01, 2010 Edition
By Anne Weber
A third of the successful Single Parent Program series will be starting January 15, 2010. The series is conducted by the Mountain Communities Family Resource Center (MCFRC). It provides workshops with experts …
From the December 25, 2009 Edition
The manager of the Holiday Inn Express, opening up this month in Lebec, said 300 applications for employment were received following The Mountain Enterprise news story about them this month. They will have about …
From the December 25, 2009 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
Supervising Deputy Coroner John Van Rensselaer said Monday, Dec. 21 that toxicology and lab test results have been received for case files on Jukka Hellsten, 42 and Carl ‘Scotty’ Shropshire, 49. Both …
From the December 25, 2009 Edition
Reported by George Garrigues
Somebody ripped off Silvina Friera’s U.S. flag, and she was as mad as a hornet.
“I love this flag,” she said, and held it to her cheek. Six months ago Friera …
From the December 25, 2009 Edition
Help Them Help You—
If a fire or medical emergency occurs at your home or business, will first-responders be able to find you in time to offer effective aid? A Kern County ordinance wants to …
From the December 25, 2009 Edition
By Janie Birtell
Private First Class Dustin Alan Birtell, a longtime resident of Pine Mountain, graduated from Army Basic Training in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on December 4. He received an Expert Marksmanship Medal for the …
From the December 25, 2009 Edition
Dave Gilman’s nephew can’t make it home for Christmas. Lieutenant Colonel Rollin Young is in Iraq.
Gilman, commander of Frazier Mountain’s VFW Post 9791, knows how much overseas troops appreciate hearing from home during the …