From the December 19, 2008 Edition
The Fifth Anniversary Party at Sue’s Tavern on Sunday, Dec. 7 was great fun for all. Pictured, bartenders Rachel Pontuti, Marie Clark, Jan Hayward, Tara Sherk, Tavern owner Sue Nichols and Margie Abraham. The bar …
From the December 19, 2008 Edition
By Lynda Turner
The ladies of the California Star Quilting Society donated quilts for veterans at Fresno Veterans Hospital.
The members who participated include: Dawn Burns, Norma Aaland, Shirley Weideman, Michiko Kai, Cher Thomas, Doris …
From the December 19, 2008 Edition
By Robin Barrington
This quilt will be raffled off at the Holiday Faire and all proceeds will go to The Dance Studio’s competition team, to help finance their competitions.
This is a snowman-theme lap quilt, …
From the December 19, 2008 Edition
“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cheshire Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said …
From the December 19, 2008 Edition
By Carol Wiersma
Each year in early December the Pine Mountain Scrappers Quilt Guild delivers quilts to Bakersfield as gifts to the children served by the Jamison Center. Last year the guild delivered 76 quilts …
From the December 19, 2008 Edition
Many Vow Non-Compliance with Regulation
By Gary Meyer and Patric Hedlund
Anywhere you went in Frazier Park, this past week, people were signing a petition to protest the ban on wood burning imposed October 16 …
From the December 19, 2008 Edition
Daran Williams saw half-empty Amtrak buses whisking by on the I-5 and wondered why they didn’t stop for passengers in Lebec. He started a petition on the mountain that quickly caught the eye of state …
From the December 19, 2008 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
March 1, 2009 will be the start date for Pine Mountain’s long-awaited firefighter-paramedic program. A vote Tuesday morning by the Kern County Board of Supervisors to jump start the program caps an …
From the December 19, 2008 Edition
Recruiters for the U.S. Bureau of the Census will be in Frazier Park Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the Family Resource Center meeting room (3015 Mt Pinos Way). Applications and testing begin at 10 a.m. and …
From the December 19, 2008 Edition
Perhaps we’ll call it the “trainer wheels” snowstorm— just large enough and cold enough that we all got to test out our four-wheel drive, snow tires, winter driving skills, school telephone snow chains, road plowing …