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Pot Farm Busted Near Frazier Park

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

FRAZIER PARK (Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, 3:48 p.m.)—On September 18, 2009, at about 7:00 a.m., deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Major Violators Unit with assistance of officers from the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting …

Fatality Confirmed in Grapevine Crash

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

LEBEC (Saturday, Sept. 19, 8:12 a.m.)—Although the name has not yet been released of the driver who died while driving at 100-110 miles per hour northbound on Interstate 5 just past the El Tejon School …

Family Narrowly Escapes in I-5 SUV Crash and Fire

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

GORMAN (Saturday, Sept. 19, 8 a.m.)—The Zuniga family from Bakersfield narrowly escaped tragedy on Friday, Sept. 18 around 5:30 p.m., when their SUV nose-dived off southbound Interstate 5 and into a ditch.

According to Battalion …

Two-Car Crash at Mt. Pinos Way and Frazier Mountain Park Road

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, 12:02 p.m.)—A blue Chevrolet Suburban and a black Ford collided at the intersection of Mt. Pinos Way and Frazier Mountain Park Road today just before 11:45 a.m. The …

Paramedics Get High Points

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

In its first five months of operation, Pine Mountain’s new Firefighter-Paramedic Program has provided a higher level of care to the area compared to the [Basic Life Support] services provided in the past, according to …

Lloyd Wiens of Frazier Park Passes Unexpectedly

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

By Patric Hedlund FRAZIER PARK (Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, 5:45 a.m.)—Please add your memory of Lloyd Wiens to those below. Just click the “Tell Us” tab at the top of this page, and enter your …

Local Lutheran Church May Split Over Gay Clergy Issue

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

By George Garrigues

The Mountain Community’s only Lutheran church will hold a special meeting Sunday, Sept. 20 to decide whether to split from the nation’s largest Lutheran organization.

The reason: An assembly of delegates from …