From the March 13, 2009 Edition
By Edie and Lynn Stafford
You have invited local participants in the 2009 Great Backyard Bird Count to share their stories and photos. Boy, do we have a story!
Our story begins after Thanksgiving, 2008. …
From the March 13, 2009 Edition
You can still enter your ideas about the future of recreation needs in the Mountain Communities in an online survey being conducted by Kern County. A public meeting was held Tuesday, March 3, and a …
From the March 13, 2009 Edition
An alert flew throughout the region this week that registered sex offender Jonathan Porter had walked out of state prison on March 5 without the GPS tracking bracelet he was supposed to be wearing, …
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Update Sunday, March 1—By Bill Day
Gigi can now put 80% weight on her left side, where she had the broken hip, and 20% on the right side where she had the crushed ankle. This …
From the March 13, 2009 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
Jayson M. Schimmel, 32 of Lockwood Valley was arrested Thursday, March 5 "for the murder of his biological son," the Ventura County Sheriff’s department reports in an official statement.
On March 2 …
From the March 13, 2009 Edition
Community Appreciation BBQ Set for Saturday, March 14
By Patric Hedlund
The Kern County Fire Department responded to its first-ever call for paramedic aid on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:59 a.m. Pine Mountain’s Station #58 …
From the March 13, 2009 Edition
Reported by Eric Entebi, Fenton Communications
Tom Maloney, a veteran of The Nature Conservancy, will lead the Tejon Ranch Conservancy team, created to monitor and enforce a conservation easement across 178,000 acres of Tejon Ranch …
From the March 13, 2009 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
May 5 is the deadline for the public to comment on Tejon Ranchcorp’s request for a 50-year "incidental take permit" to build Tejon Mountain Village within the habitat of 27 threatened and …
From the March 13, 2009 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
In what may be one of the most breathtaking turnarounds in the mountain’s history, virtually overnight the 27th Annual Lilac Festival’s future has been transformed from certain death to livelier than ever.
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From the March 13, 2009 Edition
By John Sioussat
Join your fellow golfers in a tournament to benefit the construction of the Pine Mountain Dog Park April 4.
The golf tournament will take place on Saturday, April 4 with a shotgun …