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Are you a Wood Stove Outlaw? Am I? Is Santa?

From the December 1, 2017 Edition

Nine years ago, in 2008, the Mountain Communities fought and won a battle with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to be excluded from the wood burning stove and fireplace prohibitions placed on …

Zinke wants to double national park entry fees

From the December 1, 2017 Edition

NPS says fees are for maintenance backlog

By Patric Hedlund, TME The public’s deadline is December 22, 2017 to comment on U. S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s proposal to double the entry fees for …

Weatherman in the hospital

From the November 24, 2017 Edition

Jerry Ferris, who charts the weather for The Mountain Enterprise and has maintained the Frazier Mountain Weather website at www.fpweather.com has been undergoing a series of operations at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.

Please …

Virgin Islands Campaign continues…because it must

From the November 17, 2017 Edition

1998 Frazier Mountain High School graduate Heidi Gonzales, now of the U.S. Virgin Islands, has returned to seek help in sending supplies to her neighbors and husband who are staying behind to rebuild their devastated …

Los Padres introduces new Mt. Pinos District Ranger

From the November 17, 2017 Edition

Tony Martinez has been selected as the new Mount Pinos District Ranger, Los Padres National Forest officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 15. He is currently the Forest Safety Officer and Hazardous Materials Coordinator, based out …

Neighborhood Watch groups form for LOW and Frazier Park

From the November 17, 2017 Edition

Part one in a four-part series on Neighborhood Watch

By Jill Neptune, TME

“It can take only three seconds for a burglar to enter a home—and it is most often by breaking in through the …

‘Sometimes just a beautiful sunset says it all’

From the November 10, 2017 Edition

‘Sometimes just a beautiful sunset says it all,’Jeff Zimmerman wrote as he sent this top image that looks out over the landscape of the Western Antelope Valley, near Neenach on November 2. On Sunday Peter …

Contribute to Toys For Tots signups and drop-offs

From the November 10, 2017 Edition

By Bonnie Luther, FRC

It’s that time of year again! The Mountain Communities Family Resource Center (FRC) is coordinating the Toys for Tots and Gifts for Teens program for local families.

Deadlines are coming up. …