Community

Making Us Proud…

From the May 29, 2009 Edition

Army Private Shara M. Delmos has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina.

Delmos is the daughter of Tina Preston of Lebec and Joe Delmos of Bakersfield.

The private is …

Youthful Farmers Look to the Future

From the May 22, 2009 Edition

By Sara Woerter

The Frazier Mountain Future Farmers of America (FFA) hosted a delightful spring banquet May 12. There were 80 guests and 25 FFA students.

“FFA has given us skills and opportunity that will …

Captain Kain Linville Named Kern County EMT of the Year

From the May 22, 2009 Edition

Kern County Fire Department Captain Kain Linville, known to Pine Mountain residents for work to develop department procedures for their firefighter-paramedic program, received an award for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) of the year for 2009, …

May 19 Special Election Kern County Results

From the May 22, 2009 Edition

May 19 Special Election Kern County Results

Proposition                                                    Yes      No

1A ‘Rainy Day’ Budget Stablization Fund         33%    67% 1B Education Funding-Payment Plan                38%    62% 1C Lottery Modernization Act                          36%    64% 1D Children’s Services Funding                        36% …

Memorial Day Surprise

From the May 22, 2009 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

This Monday, while the VFW is holding its 10 a.m. Memorial Day ceremony at the Cody Prosser Veteran’s Memorial in Frazier Mountain Park, Gary and Lois Lee of Lockwood Valey will be …

Wow, What a Weekend

From the May 22, 2009 Edition

Saturday, May 23 is an exciting day in the Mountain Communities.

Heartbreak Hundred

The third leg in the King of the Mountain Century Challenge rolls through our neck of the woods starting at 8 …

U.S. Marine Corps Big Rig Crashes in Gorman

From the May 22, 2009 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Thursday, May 28, 2009, 1:30 p.m.)—A United States Marine Corps big rig crashed on northbound Interstate 5, in Gorman just after 12:00 this afternoon, sending the driver to the hospital with major …

State Budget Plan Fails

From the May 22, 2009 Edition

School District Lays Off 5 Teachers As Library, Fire, Roads and Sheriff All Prepare for Deep Cuts

By Patric Hedlund

“These are all people we want to keep, people who are doing good work,” Interim …

Mountain Lion Attack ‘A Lie’

From the May 22, 2009 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

A 16-year-old boy and his friend limped into the coffee shop adjacent to the Screaming Squirrel restaurant in Pine Mountain Village on Sunday, May 17 at about 4:30 p.m. They were seeking …