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Tejon Mountain Village Wins Unanimous Approval

From the October 02, 2009 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (October 5, 2009, 5:35 p.m.)  With a 5-0 vote, the Kern County Board of Supervisors unanimously supported certification of the Tejon Mountain Village (TMV) development at about 5 p.m. …

NEWS ALERT: Oak Tree Removal for Library Rattles Some Residents

From the October 02, 2009 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, 5:30 p.m.)—Frazier Park resident Gary Sherfey came in to the newspaper office concerned about oak trees being "ripped out of the ground" at the library construction site.

When …

McCASA’s Fight to Stop Substance Abuse Among Youth Has Just Begun

From the October 02, 2009 Edition

By Katy Penland

Anne Weber, president of the Mountain Communities Coalition Against Substance Abuse (McCASA) opened the coalition’s September 23 meeting at Frazier Park School with a cake-cutting ceremony to thank members for their efforts …

Frazier Park Estates Developer Submits Revised Plan

From the October 02, 2009 Edition

UPDATE: (Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, 9:26 a.m.)—Kern County Planning Department Division Chief Lorelei Oviatt sent out the following note to a list of those who have been inquiring, including The Mountain Enterprise, about the status …

Comment: Master Builders and Development Poker

From the October 02, 2009 Edition

Lloyd Wiens died last week. His good friend James Halfhill died just five months earlier. Both were passionately dedicated to the future of these mountains, and to a true legacy of wild nature and the …

TRAFFIC NEWS: Local LAPD Officer Injured in I-5 Crash

From the October 02, 2009 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Wednesday, Oct. 7, 11:17 a.m.) According to Sergeant Darrell Brooks of the California Highway Patrol, Ft. Tejon station, a Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer, Timothy Kay, 42 of Frazier Park, was …

The Mysteries Of Bitter Creek Explored

From the October 02, 2009 Edition

Oct. 3 , 7 p.m. Sierra Club

Bitter Creek Wildlife Refuge and its inhabitants are the topics of the presentation at the Saturday, Oct. 3 meeting of the Condor Group of the Sierra Club.

Mike …

Man Found Dead in Lebec Parking Lot

From the October 02, 2009 Edition

Kern County Fire Department (Station 56) responded to a call at approximately 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 for a "man down" in the parking lot of Frazier Mountain Mobile Home Park at 445 Frazier Mountain …