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Peak to Peak Mountain Charter Signs and Sings

From the December 15, 2017 Edition

Peak to Peak Mountain Charter School’s Falcons and Quails signed and sang for the Christmas in the Village celebration Saturday, Dec. 9. In the colorful program, Shanene Laudenberg, teacher’s aide at the school, directed P2P’s …

Neighborhood Watch updates

From the December 15, 2017 Edition

By Jill Neptune, TME

“We are thinking of having another [Neighborhood Watch]meeting in January,” Kristina Graves of Lake of the Woods (LOW) Neighborhood Watch said last week. “We’re trying to hold a meeting once a …

Holiday Wreath-laying to Honor Veterans

From the December 15, 2017 Edition

The Bakersfield National Cemetery near Arvin will host Wreaths Across America, a holiday wreath-laying ceremony to remember our nation’s veterans. Volunteers will honor veterans of each branch of the military, the Merchant Marine , as …

Santa Spotted in Pine Mountain Village

From the December 15, 2017 Edition

Santa Spotted in Pine Mountain Village on the North Pole Transit shuttle on his way to the gazebo to meet the children of the mountain. Never miss a Santa Sighting! Subscribe to The Mountain Enterprise …

Deck the Halls…

From the December 8, 2017 Edition

Joyce Noble of Los Padres Estates in Lebec put that final perfect touch on the family Christmas tree last weekend. Her husband, Chuck, was lurking with camera in hand.

All over town, imaginative surprises are …

Friendly Clubhouse Task Force sets new tone for tough mission

From the December 8, 2017 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

An inspiring new team has been brought together by Brent Bennett to help develop a new vision—and a new process—for updating the Pine Mountain clubhouse. Bennett is proud that the busy …

Unpaid taxes make foreclosed PMC lots a growing problem

From the December 1, 2017 Edition

By Patric Hedlund, TME

The Kern County Assessor’s staffer who covers the Pine Mountain Club area was asked this week whether any action has been taken to reassess the value of PMCPOA-owned lots.

Ken White …

AARP leader Maxine Jarvis dies

From the December 1, 2017 Edition

Maxine Jarvis, fondly known as “the red-headed Energizer Bunny of AARP” passed away unexpectedly at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital this past week of complications from a surgical procedure. The Lebec resident has been a tireless …

3.1 Earthquake strikes Lebec

From the December 1, 2017 Edition

By TME Staff

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck the Lebec area at 12:41 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29.

The U.S. Geological Survey shows the quake as 5.9 miles deep and centered “2.48 miles west-northwest of …